Obituaries
Obituaries in La Junta Colorado and
Gloria Cindy Rivera
Jan 9, 2015
Gloria Rivera, 50, passed away on January 9, 2015 at the University of Colorado Health in Aurora. She was born on January 2, 1965 to Margaret (Whatley) and Raymond J. Becerra in La Junta. Gloria worked with S.H.A.R.E. a domestic advocate for over 10 years. She had a passion for fashion especially high heels. She also was a diehard Denver...
William F. Temple
Jan 9, 2015
William F. Temple, 67, of Pueblo passed away on Jan. 9, 2015 in Pueblo. He was born on Jan. 23, 1947 in Denver, Colorado to Clarence & Alice ( Munson) Temple. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam Conflict. Graveside services will be Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Olinger Chapel Hills Cemetery in Centennial,...
Johnny E. Wilson
Jan 8, 2015
Johnny Eugene Wilson (John), 55 passed away in a rollover accident on Thursday January 8th, 2015 between Boone and Ordway, Colorado. He was born in Rocky Ford, Colorado on July 23rd, 1959. John is survived by his wife Karen of 25 years, son Johnny Wilson (Hannah), daughter Monica Martinez (Mychael), daughter Krystal Button and brother Larry Wilson. Grandchildren include Kaiya...
Willis Max Dutton
Jan 8, 2015
Willis “Max” Dutton passed on January 8, 2015, from complications of a stroke. He was born on November 25, 1927, to Early and Grace Dutton in Panhandle, Texas. The family moved to Canyon, Texas in 1933, where they had a wheat and dairy farm. As this was before milking machines, he and his older brother Joe, mom and dad, were...
Julia Lorraine Ortiz
Jan 3, 2015
Julia Lorraine Ortiz, 63, passed away on January 3, 2015 at the Parkview Medical Center in Pueblo. She was born on August 16, 1951 in La Junta to Louis B. & Monica (Gonzales) Salazar. Julia worked in banking for over 38 years. She will be missed dearly by her family and friends. She is survived by her loving sons, Joel...
Rebecca B. Valdez
Jan 3, 2015
Rebecca B. Valdez, 90, of Rocky Ford, passed away on January 3, 2015 at the Pioneer Health Care Center. She was born to Luciano & Agapita (Montoya) Sanchez on June 10, 1927 in Pastura, New Mexico. She married Antonio C. Valdez on August 31, 1951 in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Rebecca enjoyed camping, knitting, cooking and spending time with her...
Margaret Ellen Mccray
Dec 30, 2014
Margaret Ellen McCray, 91, passed away on December 30th, 2014, at Pioneer Health Care Center in Rocky Ford, CO. Services will be held at the Peacock Larsen Funeral Home on Saturday, January 3, 2015 at 1:00 pm. A private burial will take place at the Fairview Cemetery in La Junta. Margaret was born on January 6th, 1923, in Rocky Ford,...
Robert Ashby Fritz
Dec 28, 2014
Robert Ashby Fritz, 89, of Las Animas passed away on December 28, 2014 at his granddaughter’s home in Pueblo West. He was born on January 10, 1925 in Princeton, IN to Earl & Della Lee (Ashby) Fritz. He married Mildred Galine Johnston on October 11, 1944 in Raton, New Mexico. Robert was retired from the Ft. Lyon VA Medical Center...
Stacey Y. Hernandez
Dec 28, 2014
Stacey Y. Hernandez, 46, peacefully entered into rest on December 28, 2014 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on August 31, 1968 in Rocky Ford to Antonio Saldana & Gloria Batres. Stacey worked as a C.N.A. for many years, she loved to help people. She loved spending time with her children and grandchildren. She was a...
Gerald Dean Artis
Dec 26, 2014
Master Sargent, Warrant Officer 2, Gerald “Jerry” Dean Artis, 67, departed this life to join his Savior Jesus Christ on December 26, 2014 at Spanish Peaks Veteran Community Living Center in Walsenburg, CO. Jerry was born along with his twin brother Gary on August 24, 1947 in Walnut, Illinois to Gerald B. and Ella Catherine (Tuttle) Artis. Jerry graduated high...
David F. Dudley, Jr.
Dec 25, 2014
David F. Dudley, Jr., 78, of La Junta passed away on December 25, 2014 at his son & daughter-in-laws home. He was born on January 18, 1936 in Woodsville, New Hampshire to David & Betty (Bayliss) Dudley, Sr. He married Micheline Legras on December 30, 1961. David was served in the Korean War two times and also in the Vietnam...
Wilbur Carson Mccloy
Dec 23, 2014
Wilbur Carson McCloy, 92, passed away on December 23, 2014 at his La Junta home. Carson was born on August 15, 1922 to McLeod & Leslie (Braly) McCloy in Lieb, Texas. He was their third son. Carson and his brothers helped on the family farm in Hutchinson County. His father was one of the very first to plant wheat in...
Roger F. Florez, Sr.
Dec 21, 2014
Roger F. Florez, Sr., 63 passed away on December 21, 2014 at his La Junta home. He was born on March 19, 1951 to Joe & Lore (Stien) Florez. He worked for Nibco for 19 years as a machine operator and worked at Otero Junior College in maintenance for 20 years until he retired in 2008. He is survived by...
Ora Emily Pauley
Dec 18, 2014
In loving memory of Ora Emily Pauley, 88, passed away on December 18, 2014 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Nursing Care Center surrounded by her loving family and under the care of the nurses and aides where she worked as a nurse; for over 40 years. She was born on November 11, 1926 in Powersville, Missouri to Emerson & Ora...
Mildred Galine Fritz
Dec 12, 2014
Mildred Galine Fritz, 87, of Las Animas passed away on December 12, 2014 at her granddaughter’s home in Pueblo West. She was born on October 19, 1927 in Harper County, Oklahoma to Charles William & Susan Charity (Singer) Johnston. She married Robert Ashby Fritz on October 11, 1944 in Raton, New Mexico. Mildred was a farmer’s wife and was a...
Zayden Anthony Ryan Bustamante
Dec 6, 2014
Zayden Anthony Ryan Bustamante, 8 months old, of La Junta, passed away on December 6, 2014 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center. He was born to Anthony Bustamante, Jr. & Tauni Abney on March 27, 2014 in La Junta. Recitation of the Holy Rosary will be Friday, December 12, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. and funeral mass will follow at...
Billy Gene Bryant
Dec 6, 2014
Billy Gene Bryant, 65, of La Junta passed away December 6th, 2014 at his home. Billy was born on September 6th, 1949 to Jasper & Bertha (Cupp) Bryant in Palestine, Arkansas. He married Sherri L. Barbee on February 13, 2003 in Cripple Creek. Billy proudly served his country as a Green Beret in Viet Nam. Billy was an avid classic...
Micaela G. Lucero
Nov 30, 2014
Micaela G. Lucero, 85, of La Junta, passed away on November 30, 2014 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Nursing Care Center. She was born to Hilario & Juanita (Ortiz) Gonzales on May 8, 1929 in Delta, Colorado. She married Joe E. Lucero on November 18, 1987 in La Junta, Colorado; he preceded her in death on August 21, 2009. She...
Irene Bishop Kuhl
Nov 30, 2014
IRENE SNYDER BISHOP KUHL Irene Snyder Bishop Kuhl, 93, passed away on November 30, 2014, in Denver, Colorado. She was born October 11, 1921 in La Junta, Colorado to Mark G. and Annie Heatwole Snyder. She graduated from La Junta High School in 1939, earned her AA degree from Goshen College in 1941, her BA degree from Denver University in...
Vera Ruth Goodrich
Nov 30, 2014
Vera Ruth Goodrich, 76, passed away on November 30, 2014 at her La Junta home. She was born April 20, 1938 in Las Animas, Colorado to Julius Adin & Alice Elizabeth (Lloyd) Palmer. She married Robert Lee Goodrich on May 26, 1957 in Kim, Colorado; he preceded her in death on August 14, 2005. She graduated and was valedictorian at...
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