Obituaries

Mar 9, 2013

Mar 7, 2013

Frank Freidenberger, 76, passed away March 7, 2013 at his Rocky Ford home.  He was born April 6, 1936 in La Junta to Manuel & Anna Marie (Wirth) Freidenberger.  He married Ruth I. Grasmick at the Community Presbyterian Church of Rocky Ford in 1958. Frank served in the United States Army.  He attended and graduated from Western State College where...

Mar 5, 2013

Bill G. Miller, 75, passed away March 4, 2013 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center after an extended illness.  He was born May 14, 1937 in Boise City, OK to Harley and Ethel (King) Miller. At the age of nine, the family moved to Colorado settling in La Junta.  Bill worked several jobs including; the Santa Fe Railroad, Trailways...

Feb 28, 2013

Anne Fazio, 92, of La Junta passed away Thursday, February 28, 2013 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center. She was born on August 30, 1920 in La Junta, Colorado to Henry & Catherine (Grotwol) Miller.  She married Joseph Fazio on September 23, 1948 in Raton, New Mexico; he preceded her in death on November 28, 2010. Anne was a...

Feb 26, 2013

Ralph William “Bill” Willhoite, 76, of La Junta passed away on February 26, 2013 at Arkansas Valley Regional Nursing Care Center. He was born in La Junta, Colorado on October 12, 1936, to Ralph E. & Mary Regina (Hayes) Willhoite. Bill served in the United States Air Force from March 1955 and was honorably discharged in December 1958. He attended...

Feb 20, 2013

Hattie C. (Allsworth) Saban, 89, passed away on February 20, 2013 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Nursing Care Center. She was born in Coaldale, Colorado, on January 14, 1924, to Thomas L. & Amy (Tatman) McGlothlin. Her first marriage was to Ralston “Ross” E. Allsworth in Boise City, OK on May 4, 1943; he preceded her in death on December...

Feb 13, 2013

Joy R. Vining passed away on February 13, 2013 at 7:00 pm. She was born in Geneva, Illinois, on July 12, 1927, to Perry and Myrtle Robinson. Joy married Carl M. Vining, Jr. on April 30, 1948, in the College Church of Christ in Wheaton, Illinois. Joy and Carl moved to Pueblo, Colorado in 1957. Joy became a member of...

Feb 10, 2013

Isabel Del Rio, 77, of La Junta, passed away February 10, 2013 in Littleton, Colorado. She was born on July 6, 1935 in La Junta, Colorado to Panfilo and Frances Olivarez. She was married to John Del Rio in La Junta, Colorado from 1961 to 1976. Isabel worked for Arkansas Valley Community Center, now known as Inspiration Field, for 24...

Feb 4, 2013

Natividad “Tivi” Rosales, 86, passed away on February 4, 2013 at her La Junta home.  She was born on September 8, 1926 in La Junta, Colorado to Conrad & Marcelina (Hernandez) Zavala. She married Refugio “Rufus” Rosales on October 22, 1948 in La Junta, Colorado; he preceded her in death on October 24, 1997. Tivi was a member of the...

Jan 21, 2013

Funeral Service: Friday, January 25, 2013, 10:30 a.m. Place: River of Life Church in Ordway Tab L. Ramsey, 56, of La Junta passed away January 21, 2013 in Pueblo.  He was born on November 18, 1956 in Pueblo to Sam & Joan (Dilts) Ramsey. What words can describe the life of a man I pick up a pen to do...

Jan 16, 2013

Clayton Stephenson, 49, passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 16, 2013 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center.  He was born August 11, 1963 to Fred R. & Jeri G. (Bryant) Stephenson in Azle, Texas. He graduated from Swink High School in 1983.  Clay married Tami L. Hopkins on December 29, 1984 in Lamar, CO. Clay was in the US Navy...

Jan 14, 2013

Arrangements are pending.

Jan 13, 2013

Funeral Service: Friday, Jan. 18, 2013, 10:00 a.m.                                   Place: Peacock Memorial Chapel                             Visitation prior to service. Janet (Locke) Carver was born to George and Sybil (Davis) Locke in the family home near Utlyville, CO (about 15-20 miles east of Kim, CO) on October 10, 1943.  Janet attended school in Kim, CO and graduated Kim High School in 1961. In 1955...

Jan 13, 2013

Funeral Service: Saturday, January 19, 2013, 10:00 a.m.                            Place: Peacock Memorial Chapel                    Visitation: Friday, Jan. 18, 2013, 3 to 5 p.m.                           Place: Peacock Meorial Chapel Freida Pearl (Reed) Steed, 91, peacefully passed away at home in the early morning of January 13, 2013, after enjoying an evening of shared old songs, stories and memories with her sons and daughter in...

Jan 13, 2013

Gabrielle Aimeé Gardner Lopez, 39, of Crowley passed away at her home on January 13, 2013.   She was born on January 23, 1973 in Denver, Colorado.   Gabrielle had attended Pacific Northwest Ballet where she had been awarded a full dance scholarship.  She had danced ballet professionally in the United States and Canada.  Besides ballet, Gabrielle loved the ocean and animals...

Jan 10, 2013

Gwenda Lynn Leeder, 56, of La Junta entered into rest on January 10, 2013 at the Parkview Medical Center in Pueblo. She was born on January 10, 1957 in Lamar, Colorado to James & Betty (Rose) Gibbs. Gwenda enjoyed fishing, working in her garden and listening to rock and roll. She had a willingness to help others. She will be...

Jan 10, 2013

Funeral Service: Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, 10:00 a.m.                            Place: Cheraw United Methodist Church                     Visitation: Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013, 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.                            Place: Peacock Memorial Chapel Arlita Ruth (Pantier) Beebe was born on February 12, 1927 in Formosa, Kansas to Floyd and Lila (Quick) Pantier. Arlita passed away January 10, 2013 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Nursing Care Center,...

Jan 7, 2013

Memorial Service: Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, 11:00 a.m. Place: West Assembly of God, Fowler, CO

Dec 28, 2012

Lula Belle Markus, 89, died December 28, 2012 at the Crowley County Nursing Center. She was born July 5, 1923 in Bogard Missouri to Jack & Viola (Harris) Miles.  She married the father of her children, Henry Grasmick of Sugar City in 1938; he preceded her in death. She later married Robert Markus; he preceded her in death.  Lula worked...

Dec 25, 2012

Evelyn Irene Harp, 91, of La Junta, Colorado, passed away on December 25, 2012, in Broomfield, Colorado. Evelyn Irene Alexander was born in Enid, Oklahoma to Manring and Phoebe Alexander on January 27, 1921. She attended high school in Arkansas City, Kansas and graduated in 1939. She went on to earn a Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern Oklahoma State...