Obituaries
Obituaries in La Junta Colorado and
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....
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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