Obituaries
Obituaries in La Junta Colorado and
Susan Kay Schrock
Jan 9, 2024
Susan K. Schrock, 69, of Swink, Colorado passed away January 9, 2024, at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 19, 1954, in La Junta, Colorado to Leland & Evelyn (Reynolds) Rhodes.
Susan graduated from Swink High School in 1972. She married the love of her life, Tom Schrock, on December 30, 1972. They celebrated their 51st wedding...
Donna Louise Berg
Jan 4, 2024
Donna L. Berg, 86, of La Junta, CO, passed away on January 4, 2024, at Crowley County
Nursing Care Center. She was born June 20, 1937, in Versailles, Missouri, to Roscoe and Hazel
(Bradshaw) Moritzky.
Donna grew up in Platte City, MO, area where her dad worked for Fairview Farms. She
graduated from Dearborn High School in 1955. She met Lawrence Berg through a...
Donald Pennington
Jan 4, 2024
Donald “Don, Donnie” Richard Pennington was born in Manzanola, CO. on May 19, 1935. He was the middle child, 5th of 9 children, of Gibson Pennington and Mae (Moxley) Pennington. He had four brothers and four sisters. He was proceeded in death by his parents and three brothers, Clifford, Ralph, & Marion and by three sisters, Juanita, Doris, & Barbara.
He...
Stella Rozella Florez
Jan 3, 2024
Stella Rosella Florez
July 9, 1945 - January 3, 2024
Stella Rosella Florez was called home to be with our Lord and Savior on January 3, 2024, at Pioneer Health Care Center. She was surrounded by the love of family and passed peacefully.
Stella was born in La Junta, Colorado on July 9, 1945, to Joe R. Florez and Lore Stein Florez. Stella...
Micah Dakoda Reece
Dec 30, 2023
Micah was born January 2nd, 2004 to Autumn Tafoya and Ethan Harkness. At the very young age of 7 months old, Barrett Reece came into his life and quickly became his father. At the age of 7, Micah was legally adopted by Barrett and lived the rest of his life as Micah Dakoda Reece. Micah lived an adventurous life and...
Jerry Dale Church
Dec 27, 2023
Jerry Dale Church, 77, of Fowler, Colorado passed away, Wednesday, December 27, 2023, at his Fowler home. He was born Saturday, August 17, 1946, in Muskogee, Oklahoma to Lenn & Vivian E. (Brashear) Church.
He graduated from Moore High School in 1964. That summer, he enlisted in the US Navy and served until he was honorably discharged in 1970. Three and...
James Robert Schmelzer
Dec 25, 2023
James Robert Schmelzer, 71, of La Junta, Colorado, passed away Monday, December 25, 2023, at his La Junta home. James was born Friday, February 8, 1952, to Donald & Clara (Seel) Schmelzer in Boulder, Colorado.
Jim graduated from Boulder High. He joined the Navy and served his country for eight years. Upon discharge, he attended Otero Junior College earning an associate...
Alice Fern Luellen
Dec 23, 2023
Alice Fern Luellen
September 10, 1948 – December 23, 2023
Alice Fern Luellen, 75, of Las Animas, passed away Saturday, December 23, 2023 at Parkview Medical Center in Pueblo, Colorado. She was born Friday, September 10, 1948 in Missouri to Henry C. & Roxie M. (Headley) Luellen.
Fern came from a large family and was 1 of 9 children. Her favorite hobbies were...
Terri Dee Spangler-Darnell
Dec 21, 2023
Terri Dee Spangler-Darnell
July 24, 1961 – December 21, 2023
Terri Dee Spangler-Darnell, 62, of Rocky Ford, Colorado, passed away unexpectedly on December 21, 2023, at her home. She was born July 24, 1961, in La Junta, Colordo to Terrence & Janice (Lawler) Spangler.
Terri is survived by her children, Michelle (Charles) Romero of La Junta, CO; Michael (Jamie) Darnell of Pueblo, CO;...
Judith Sue Davis
Dec 20, 2023
Judith Sue Davis
September 28, 1945 – December 20, 2023
Judith Sue Davis, 78, passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2023 in La Junta, Colorado. She was born September 28, 1945 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Andrew J. & Mary Lou (Church) Sesock.
Judy is survived by her children, Diane (Ed) Davis-Brunell of Bennett, CO; and Daniel Davis of La Junta, CO; granddaughter, Stephanie Christine...
Cleo Dee Reed
Dec 16, 2023
Cleo “Tom” Dee Reed
August 15, 1944 - December 16, 2023
Cleo Dee Reed, 79, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 16, 2023 in Colorado Springs, CO. He was born in Baldwin, KS. To Milton and Vera Reed.
Cleo was survived by his wife of 61 years of marriage to Barbara Reed of Las Animas, CO; his brother, Butch and Jody Reed of...
Michael Steeves
Dec 15, 2023
Michael Francis Steeves, 78, of Swink, died peacefully in Colorado Springs, CO, on December 15, 2023, surrounded by his family. Mike was born in 1945, to MacKenzie and Helen (Urbanski) Steeves in Morehead City, North Carolina.
In 1969, Mike departed for Vietnam to serve his country as a member of the United States Airforce. This was the first of five Far...
Pauline Ramirez
Dec 12, 2023
Pauline Ramirez
January 26, 1938 – December 12, 2023
Pauline Ramirez, 85, of La Junta, Colorado, passed away Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at her La Junta home surrounded by her loving family. She was born Wednesday, January 26, 1938 in Swink, Colorado to Jose Felix & Guadalupe (Terrazas) Rodriguez.
She was raised and attended school in Swink, Colorado and graduated in 1958. Pauline...
Patricia Sue Phillips
Dec 12, 2023
Patricia Sue Phillips
January 4, 1969 – December 12, 2013
Patricia Sue Phillips, 54, passed away, Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at her home in Ordway, Colorado. She was born in Houston, Texas on Saturday, January 4, 1969 to Bobby Ray & Pauline (Pruett) Phillips.
Patricia is survived by her husband Mike Bell of the Ordway home; children, Sean Maggio; and Shelbie Maggio; brother,...
Michael Scott Kerr
Dec 11, 2023
Michael Scott Kerr
July 17, 1963 – December 11, 2023
Michael Scott Kerr, 60, of La Junta, Colorado, passed away Monday, December 11, 2023, at Memorial Central Hospital in Colorado Springs, CO. He was born Wednesday, July 17, 1963, in Kalamazoo, Michigan to Richard & Alice (Waterman) Kerr.
Scott graduated from Palo Verde High School in Tucson, AZ. He enlisted in the United...
Carol Pacheco
Dec 10, 2023
Carol Pacheco, 73, of Rocky Ford, went to heaven to be with the Lord surrounded by her loving family on December 10, 2023 at her home. She was born July 10, 1950, in Colorado Springs, Colorado to Irene Caroline Thesing and Leonard Charles Slocum. Carol moved to Rocky Ford in 1981, where she was a pastor’s wife at the First...
Jerre Lynn Henderson
Dec 8, 2023
Jerre Lynn (Stewart) Henderson was born in Austin, Texas, on September 25, 1945. She finally got her wish to go to Heaven on December 8, 2023. She was the first of 6 siblings born to Clyde and Aline (Murray) Stewart. She had many cousins that she loved as siblings, too.
Jerre married the love of her life, Donald Henderson, on November...
Miles Norman Clark
Dec 8, 2023
Miles Norman Clark
November 17, 1952 – December 8, 2023
Miles Norman Clark, 71, longtime resident of Crowley County, passed away Friday, December 8, at Parkview Medical Center surrounded by his wife and children. Miles was born on November 17, 1952, in Yuma, Colorado to Norman and Shirley (Josh) Clark.
Miles graduated from Yuma High School in 1971 where he was a member...
Cynthia Medina
Dec 4, 2023
Cynthia May Medina, 74, of La Junta Colorado passed away unexpectedly at AVRMC, on December 4, 2023, in La Junta, Colorado, surrounded by her family. Cynthia was born on December 18, 1948, to Clyde Bowen & Viola Garcia.
In 1965, Cynthia married Jose H. Medina and had six children. Later in life she married Sergio Bailon.
Cynthia impacted so many lives with...
Brinda Kay Goodwin
Dec 3, 2023
Brinda Kay Goodwin, 62, passed away at her La Junta home on December 3, 2023. She was born on August 2, 1961 to Joan Fayette (Lusk) and Arthur Karl Randall.
She is survived by her sons, Justin Davis, Granitt Bowe Goodwin, and Robert-Ray Blaze Russel Goodwin; daughter, Mariah Joane Jones; four grandchildren; sister, Grace Margret (Roland) McGuire; brother, Ray Allen (Stanett)...
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