Obituaries
Obituaries in La Junta Colorado and
Gerald V. Clark
Jul 11, 2014
Gerald Victor Clark, 90, Lifetime Fowler resident passed away on July 11, 2014 at the Fowler Health Care Center. He was born on September 27, 1923 in Fowler to Garry E & Alice C. (Dortenbaugh) Clark. He married Elaine on June 24, 1945 at the Fowler United Methodist Church; she preceded him in death on April 27, 2004. Gerald married...
Angela M Perez
Jul 4, 2014
Angela M. Perez, 90, of La Junta passed away on July 4, 2014 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center. She was born on April 28, 1924 in La Junta to Marcelino & Maria (Avila) Maldonado. Angela loved watching the Novelas Channel and she never missed a Denver Bronco Game. She enjoyed all Spanish music and dancing. She is survived...
Kenneth R. Payne
Jul 4, 2014
Kenneth R. Payne, 68, entered his eternal home on July 4, 2014 at his Las Animas home. He was born on July 20, 1945 in Tulare, California to Charles & Nellie (Giles) Payne. Kenneth grew up in California and Oklahoma. He graduated from Tyrone High School in Tyrone, Oklahoma, in 1963. He served in the United States Air Force and...
Velma June Young
Jul 1, 2014
Velma June Young, 88, longtime resident of the Fort Bent community, departed this life on July 1, 2014 at her home. June was born on March 2, 1926 in Denver, Colorado to George Finley & Erma Ruth (Whitesel) Barrier. She attended elementary school in a country school near her family's ranch in Gillette, Wyoming and then attended high school in...
James Paul Nesselhuf
Jun 30, 2014
James Paul “Jim” Nesselhuf, 69, passed away on June 30, 2014 at his La Junta home. He was born on May 11, 1945 to Harry & Kittie (Tovatt) Nesselhuf in Rocky Ford. He married Carolyn F. Holmes on September 3, 1988 in La Junta. Jim served in the United States Army from January 1966 until January 1969. He worked for...
Betty Louise Mumaugh
Jun 30, 2014
Betty Louise Mumaugh, 88, died June 30, 2014 in Fowler, Colorado. She was born in Rocky Ford, Colorado on April 2, 1926 to Rocelia and Charles (Ray) Stanbridge. She married Dave O. Mumaugh May 15, 1948 and had two sons and two daughters between 1949 and 1960. Betty was born in Rocky Ford and raised with one sister and two...
Timothy Francis Downey
Jun 27, 2014
Timothy Francis Downey, 70, of Swink, passed away on June 27, 2014 at the Select Medical Hospital in Colorado Springs. He was born on September 19, 1943 in Dodge City, Kansas to Michael & Nellie (O’Keefe) Downey. He married Judith Ann Gonzales on October 4, 1969 and they later divorced on November 17, 1987. Timothy attended the Sacred Heart Grade...
Keith R. Wynne
Jun 23, 2014
Keith Rowland Wynne, 64, passed away June 23, 2014, in Sun City West, Arizona, after a courageous fight against cancer. Keith was born January 15, 1950, in La Junta, to A.G. and Edna Lorene (Rowland) Wynne. He attended school in La Junta, graduating from La Junta High School with the class of 1968. Keith also attained the rank of Eagle...
Annie J. Mestas
Jun 23, 2014
Annie J. Mestas, 78, longtime La Junta resident passed away June 23, 2014 at her La Junta home. She was born on April 13, 1936 to Samuel & Delia (Andrada) Miller in Roy, New Mexico. Annie was taught her elementary school years at home on their ranch in La Cinta Canyon, NM. Then moved to Colorado where she attended Junior...
Dorothy N. Colton
Jun 22, 2014
Dorothy N. Colton, 86, of Fowler passed away on June 22, 2014 at the Fowler Nursing Home. She was born on November 17, 1927 in Ash Grove, Missouri to Orville & Thelma Harper. She grew up with seven brothers and three sisters. She married Glen Alan Colton on September 2, 1947 in Springfield, MO. Dorothy was a minister’s wife and...
Audrey L. Keller
Jun 19, 2014
Audrey Louise Keller, 83, longtime resident of Ordway passed away unexpectedly on June 19, 2014 at the University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora. She was born on September 14, 1930 in La Junta to Roscoe & Nellie (Brand) Kenworthy. Audrey worked at the Department of Human Services for 38 years. She was a member of the United Methodist Church and...
Dallas Clair Anderson
Jun 16, 2014
Dallas Clair Anderson, 93, passed away from this life on June 16, 2014. Dallas was residing at the Pioneer Nursing Home in Rocky Ford at the time of his death. He lived for many years with his wife Laura A. Anderson La Junta. Dallas was born in Arlington, Colorado on July 17, 1920 where he was raised on the family...
Brian Scott Rouillard
Jun 15, 2014
Brian Scott Rouillard, 46, passed away unexpectedly on June 15, 2014 at his La Junta home. He was born on July 21, 1967 in Valparaiso, Indiana to Vernon H. Rouillard, Sr. & Goldie A. Albertson. Brian loved working from home, fixing computers and TV’s. He is survived by his mother, Goldie Albertson of La Junta and brother, Walter Rouillard of...
Arlene Mae Lundahl
Jun 14, 2014
Arlene Mae Lundahl, 81, of Swink passed away June 14, 2014 at Sangre de Cristo Hospice in Pueblo. She was born on January 11, 1933 in San Diego, California to Therman & Mabel Helen (Bjork) Burris. She married Bill "Red" Lundahl on March 30, 1952 in Ordway, Colorado. Arlene is survived by her son Jay (Sandy) Lundahl of Pueblo; daughter,...
Ruth Place
Jun 13, 2014
Ruth Place,95, of Rocky Ford passed away Friday, June 13, 2014 at the Pioneer Health Care Center. Ruth was born on January 12, 1919 in Eads Colorado to Margaret and Philip Warner. She moved with the family to Hooker, OK as an infant. She graduated from the Hooker schools and attended Panhandle A and M College in Goodwell, OK. She...
Heather M. Gallegos
Jun 12, 2014
Heather M. Gallegos, 28, of Pueblo, passed away unexpectedly on June 12, 2014 at the home of her fiancé. She was born on March 24, 1986 in La Junta. She is survived by her children, Anthony Shawn Gallegos, Contessia Rivera & Lillian Rivera; her mother, Aurora (Steve Trujillo) January-Marquez; her father, Jared Grayson Gallegos; fiancé, Bryan Huckabay; sister, April Lee...
Margaret A. Wilder
Jun 9, 2014
Margaret A. Wilder, 82, passed away June 09, 2014 in . She was born on February 19, 1932 in Branson, Colorado to Myrtle and Thomas McClendon. She graduated from Branson High School. She married William H. Wilder on June 05, 1955 in Raton, New Mexico; he preceded her in death on March 09, 1994. Margaret loved gardening, cooking, animals, and...
Carl Edward Avara
Jun 8, 2014
Carl Edward Avara, 82, passed away June 8, 2014. He was born July 25, 1931 to Oscar and Virginia Avara in La Junta, Colorado. He was raised in the La Junta area and ranched most of his life. He married Esther Mae Lower on February 3, 1952 and had 52 happy years of marriage with her. Carl was a dedicated...
Rex Lloyd Poulignot
Jun 4, 2014
Rex Poulignot, 84, passed away at his Manzanola home on June 4th with family by his side. He was born on September 25, 1929 in Atwood, Kansas to Charles G. & N. Faye (Marietta) Poulignot. As a child, the family moved to Rocky Ford where Rex attended school graduating in 1947. He married Florence (Taylor) on April 4, 1948 and...
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