Obituaries
Obituaries in La Junta Colorado and
Ben Apodaca
Mar 2, 2015
Ben Apodaca, 90, passed away March 2, 2015 at his La Junta home. He was born on February 7, 1925 to Vincente & Betty (Marez) Apodaca. Ben served in the United States Army during World War II serving under General George S. Patton. He also received a Purple Heart, Bronze and Silver Star medals for his service. Ben worked at...
Lily Mae Karle
Mar 1, 2015
Lily was born at Parkview Hospital in Pueblo on March 1, 2015. Lily became one of God's littlest angels also on March 1, 2015. Lily is survived by her mom, Larisa Karle of Sugar City; Grandmother Cindy Karle of Sugar City and Great Grandmother Luinda Karle of Sugar City; Uncles and Aunts, Greg and Royce Karle, Jason and Bonnie Karle,...
Melquides Estrada
Feb 28, 2015
Melquides "Mel" Estrada, 67, passed away on February 28, 2015 in La Junta. He was born on April 5, 1947 to Lucille Garcia and Patrick Estrada. Mel served in the United States Army in 1964. He worked as a truck driver until 1990 when he retired and began his hobby in Real Estate. Mel loved spending time with his family....
Ernest R. Mcfatridge
Feb 27, 2015
Ernest R. McFatridge died Friday, February 27, 2015 at Via Christie Saint Francis Hospital in Wichita, KS from a brain aneurysm, after celebrating 55 years of life. A loving and dedicated family man, he resided for the last 14 years in Hutchinson, KS with his significant other Carolyn Hoover with whom he shared the last 17 years.Born in La Junta,...
Leroy R. Coram
Feb 25, 2015
LeRoy Ray Coram, 74, passed away February 25, 2015 at his La Junta home. He was born on December 18, 1940 in Brookfield, Missouri to Alton & Vera (Jones) Coram. He married Barbara Karr on January 21, 1966 in La Junta, Colorado; she preceded him in death on February 8, 2008. He attended Otero Junior College. He worked for NIBCO...
Ronica Lynn Cordova
Feb 20, 2015
Ronica Lynn Cordova, 32, passed away on February 20, 2015 at her Denver home. She was born on July 24, 1982 in La Junta to Diane Trujillo. Ronica worked in customer service and she loved life, she had so much compassion and love, she always believed people deserved a second chance. She was a beautiful person inside and out, she...
Simona E Gonzales
Feb 20, 2015
Simona Gonzales, 82, passed away on February 20, 2015 in Arvada, Colorado. She was born on April 21, 1932 to Pete & Lucy Estrada in Las Animas. She is survived by her children, Eleanor Hunt, Felix P. (Santa) Gonzales, John Gonzales, Alfred (Merlinda) Gonzales, Delores (Francisco) Castillo, Louis (Cheryl) Gonzales, Kathy (Salvador) Garfio, Fred (Shelia) Gonzales, Arnold (Diana) Gonzales, Josie...
Sara M. Lester
Feb 19, 2015
Sara M. Lester, 93, of Manzanola passed away on February 19, 2015 at the Fowler Health Care Center. She was born on June 4, 1921 in Scottdale, Pennsylvania to James W. & Jane Grace (Loucks) Sherrick. She served in the Army Nurse Corps in WW2 in the European Theater. Sara was the director of the Ordway Nursing Home for 16...
John E. Davidson
Feb 16, 2015
John E. Davidson, 73, was taken away suddenly on Feb. 16, 2015 at his home in Las Animas. He was born on June 5, 1941 to Neil & Dorothy (Crays) Davidson in Las Animas, Colorado. John married Sherry Lyons on Nov. 12, 1981. John graduated from Las Animas High School where he played with the two time state basketball championship...
Leta Lourene Smyth
Feb 8, 2015
Leta Lourene Smyth, 95, of Rocky Ford passed away on February 8, 2015 at the Pioneer Health Care Center. She was born on June 22, 1919 in Wyoming to Arthur Andrew & Nora (Dietrich) Archer. Leta married Darrel Smyth in October 1957. Leta moved with her family to Garden City, Kansas as a baby, where she graduated from high school....
Kenneth Levi Hale
Feb 7, 2015
Kenneth Levi Hale, 64, of La Junta passed away in Woodward, Oklahoma on February 7, 2015. He was born on March 7, 1950 in Great Bend, Kansas to Bill L. & Geraldine E. (Ables) Hales. Kenneth married Patricia Kamby. Kenneth worked on the railroad as a conductor for 38 years. He enjoyed spending time with his family, golfing, playing pool,...
Robert Phillip Bourget
Feb 7, 2015
Robert Phillip Bourget passed away Saturday February 7, 2015 supported by his family and loved ones. Robert was a first generation American born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island to Aime Louis Phillias Bourget and Eva Anne Laferriere on June 8, 1930. Robert had three older sisters, Theresa, Rolande and Gabrielle. Robert’s father died in 1939 and his mother died in 1941...
Norma E. Crosson
Feb 3, 2015
Norma E. Crosson, 95, of Cheraw passed away on Tuesday, February 3, 2015, at the Arkansas Valley Regional Nursing Care Center. She was born on October, 5, 1919 in Hugo, Colorado to Sanford and Levi Ione Daniel, the seventh of eleven children. Norma married the love of her life, Paul William "Bill" Crosson, of Karval, Colorado on May 28, 1937....
Vada M. Phillips
Feb 1, 2015
Vada M. Phillips, 100, entered the pearly gates on Feb. 1, 2015 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Nursing Care Center. She was born on August 13, 1914 in Paris, Texas to James Edward and Arah (Moore) Hindman. Vada attended school in Chillicothe, Texas. She married Cleao B. Phillips on June 23, 1935. She and Cleao moved to Swink shortly after...
Richard A. Miller
Jan 30, 2015
Richard A. “Rick” Miller, 51, of Rocky Ford passed away suddenly on January 30, 2015 at the Parkview Hospital in Pueblo. He was born on March 27, 1963 in La Junta, Colorado to Albert & Janet (Slate) Miller. Rick graduated from Rocky Ford High School, after high school he attended OJC. He became a police offer in Rocky Ford for...
Donald R. Schauer
Jan 27, 2015
Donald R. Schauer, 79, of Colorado Springs, died at his home on January 27, 2015. He was born on September 25, 1935 in Fort Collins to Ralph Vincent and Angeline Ann (Michaud) Schauer. He attended St. Joseph Catholic School and graduated from Fort Collins High School in 1953. As a child Donald grew up working in the family businesses which...
Diane Lavon Adkins
Jan 21, 2015
Diane Lavon Adkins, 65, passed away on January 21, 2015 at her La Junta home. She was born on September 3, 1949 in La Junta to Roy & Irene (Roser) Hindman. She married Harvey E. Adkins on August 23, 1976. Diane enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She worked for the Pickle Plant, Gibsons, Spectrum, and Arkansas Valley...
Carlye Blake Yocam
Jan 20, 2015
Carlye Blake Yocam, 16, joined the Lord on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 while being treated for an infection at Children’s Hospital in Aurora, CO. She battled leukemia since August 15, 2014. She was in remission, but the third round of chemotherapy to beat the cancer into submission knocked out her immune system and the strep bacteria attacked. Carlye was born...
Martina Rose Rodriguez
Jan 18, 2015
Martina “Marty” Rose Rodriguez, 62, of Rocky Ford, was taken on the wings of angels on January 18, 2015. She made her journey to heaven surrounded in love by her family and friends. She was born on September 1, 1952 in Delta, Colorado to Pedro Del Villar & Jennie Terrazas. Marty graduated high school in Rocky Ford with the class...
Mary Lou Giltner
Jan 15, 2015
Mary Lou Giltner was born August 13, 1927, in Granada, Colorado and passed away peacefully January 15, 2015, in La Junta, Colorado. Mary Lou was preceded in death by her parents George and Edith Newell, her brother Eugene, her first husband Robert "Bob" Jones, two daughters, Linda Jones-Doty and Mary Anne Jones-Vaughn, a stepson, Louis and a granddaughter Amanda Vaughn....
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