Obituaries
Obituaries in La Junta Colorado and
Leonard N. Stephan
Oct 24, 2011
Leonard Nelson Stephan, passed away October 24, 2011, in Rocky Ford, at age 87. He was the second of four children born to Lee and Hazel Stephan. He was born on December 13, 1923 in Mason City, Iowa. He grew up in Nortonville, Kansas and graduated in 1941. Leonard served as a Technical Sergeant in the Marine Corps from 1942-1946....
Evelyn Jacob
Oct 24, 2011
Evelyn Jacob, 77 of La Junta, passed away Monday, October 24, 2011 peacefully making the journey home to be with her Lord and savior. She was born on October 15, 1934 on a farm in Hoxie, Kansas to Orville & Rosalie (Chamberlain) Johnson. She loved living on the farm. She has lived in La Junta since 1972. Evelyn is survived...
Jack Willison Miller
Oct 20, 2011
Jack Willison Miller, 67, passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2011 at his La Junta home. He was born on November 24, 1943 to Malcolm McCaulah & Hattie Marie (Van Dyke) Miller in Columbus, Ohio. He married Marlene T. Price on July 24, 1966 in Germantown, Ohio. He attended schools in Albany, Ohio. He joined the United States Air Force...
Virginia "Virgie" Ruth Berg
Oct 20, 2011
Virginia R. “Virgie” Berg, 82, of La Junta passed away Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011, at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, Colorado. She was born Aug. 30, 1929, in Frazee, Minnesota to F. Oscar & Ruth (Ror) Anderson.She is survived by her husband, Bob, children, Steve and wife, Mary, Janet, Darilyn, Rob and wife, Sue, grandchildren, Julie, Emily Lathrop and husband,...
Mary Deleon
Oct 19, 2011
Mary DeLeon, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family at her La Junta home on October 19, 2011, she was 90. She was born on November 9, 1920 in La Junta, Colorado. In her younger years Mary was a farm laborer, a dishwasher at France’s Café and Potties Café, worked at Western Canning and Pryor’s Manufacturing Co. She did...
Fred A. Hare
Oct 19, 2011
Fred Alvin Hare, 80, of La Junta passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at the Pikes Peak Hospice in Colorado Springs. He was born December 12, 1930 in Camden, NJ to Fred & Anna Marie (Wagenbaur) Hare. He spent his early years at their home in Delair, NJ raising chickens and turkeys and working on their small farm. In 1951...
Sgt Robert `Brian` Cowdrey
Oct 13, 2011
Sgt. Robert B. “Brian” Cowdrey, 39, of Sanford, NC and formerly of La Junta, passed away on Thursday, October 13, 2011 in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. He was born on May 26, 1972 in La Junta, Colorado to Charles Tilden & Donna (Faull) Cowdrey. He married Kimberly Jill Bollacker. Brian was an avid hunter when his job in the Army would...
Agapito "Ags" Guerrero, Jr.
Oct 13, 2011
Agapito “Ags” Guerrero, Jr., 44 of La Junta passed away on Thursday, October 13, 2011 at his La Junta home. He was born on September 13, 1967 in La Junta to Agapito & Teresa M. (Roybal) Guerrero, Sr. Agapito enjoyed playing pool and played on BJ Sport Bar Dart Team. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends....
June Miles
Oct 13, 2011
June Miles, 82, of La Junta passed away on Thursday, October 13, 2011 at Parkview Medical Center in Pueblo. She was born on March 26, 1929, in Lamar, Colorado to Jesse E. & Reva (Bloyd) Davidson. She married James “Jim” Arthur Miles on March 7, 1947 in Syracuse, KS; he preceded her in death on June 26, 2005. June owned...
Gertrude Marie Daniel
Oct 9, 2011
Gertrude Marie Daniel, 95, of Ordway passed away on Sunday, October 9, 2011 at the Crowley County Nursing Center. She was born on November 17, 1915 in Ordway, Colorado to Henry & Marie (Mumm) Passig. Gertrude farmed for Harry Clinger in Crowley County. She was a bus driver and custodian for Numa School until it closed. After the closing of...
Jessica M. Pearson-Maldonado
Oct 4, 2011
Jessica M. Pearson-Maldonado April 20, 1987 – October 4, 2011 Daniel Reymond Maldonado September 24, 2005 – October 4, 2011 Jessica M. Pearson-Maldonado, 24, of La Junta, passed away unexpectedly on Oct. 4, 2011 near Timpas, Colorado. She was born April 20, 1987, in Gunnison, CO to Herb K. & Tina (Kreiner) Pearson. Jessica graduated from Trinidad High School in...
Jo Ann Grace Jones
Oct 4, 2011
Jo Ann G. Jones, 79, of La Junta, died on October 4, 2011. She was born on Christmas Day, December 25, 1931 in La Junta, to Claude and Mildred (Eddy) Jenkins. She was a 1950 graduate of La Junta High School and attended Otero Junior College. She married Charles O. “Chuck” Jones on September 30, 1956. They just celebrated their...
Dawn L. Young
Sep 28, 2011
Dawn L. Young, died unexpectedly Sept. 28, 2011 at her Fowler home. She was born on Sept. 19, 1974 to Dale & Donna (Haskins) Young in La Junta. Dawn attended Fowler schools, graduating in 1993. She attended Pueblo Community College receiving a degree as a Licensed Practical Nurse in 2003; she graduated from Otero Junior College as a Registered Nurse...
Doris Marie Yoder
Sep 25, 2011
Doris Marie Yoder, 96, passed away on Sunday, September 25, 2011 at the Fowler Healthcare Center. Mrs. Yoder was born Doris Marie Schumann to immigrants from Saxony, Germany in Chicago, Illinois on September 21, 1915. She and her younger sister attended public schools there, and Doris was always interested in sports and music, music being a life-long interest and pleasure....
Keith I. Webb
Sep 19, 2011
Keith I. Webb, 84, of Pueblo, formerly of La Junta, passed away September 19, 2011. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mona (Peterson) Webb, and is survived by his two sisters, Shirley (Monty) Duerksen of Kansas City, Kansas, and Nancy (Jim) Rountree of San Antonio, Texas; children Katie (Vern) Easton of Belfield, North Dakota; Liz (Alan) Williams of...
Joann R. Wolfenbarger
Sep 18, 2011
Joann R. Wolfenbarger, 85, of La Junta passed away on Sunday, September 18, 2011 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Nursing Care Center. She was born September 7, 1926 to Bill & Fannie (Huckaby) McClary of Sentinel, Oklahoma. She married Dean Wolfenbarger; who preceded her in death. She graduated High School class of 1944 in Sentinel, OK. She attended Oklahoma Christian...
Gary L. Rhodes
Sep 18, 2011
Gary L. Rhodes, 54, passed away on Sunday, September 18, 2011 at his La Junta home. He was born October 2, 1956 to Leland C. & Evelyn M. (Reynolds) Rhodes in La Junta, Colorado. He married Charlotte K. Pugh on December 31, 1978 in Aurora, Colorado; she preceded him in death on June 27, 2003. He attended Swink High School...
Robert C. Springer
Sep 11, 2011
Robert C. Springer, 54, of La Junta passed away Sunday, September 11, 2011 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center. He was born July 4, 1957 in La Junta, Colorado to Richard C. & LaVaya F. (Cox) Springer. He married Gayleen S. Znidarsich on June 12, 1982 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Rob worked with the Railroad for 32 years. He...
John K. Steele
Sep 6, 2011
Johnny Keith Steele, 72, of La Junta passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center. He was born July 18, 1939 in Midland, Michigan to Edward & Esta (Shriver) Steele. He married Carla Luft in June of 1961. He later married Betty Chronister on April 11, 1980. He attended grade school Greendale County School in...
Diana Nicole Barton
Sep 3, 2011
Our Precious Little Angel, Diana Nicole Barton, age 2, of La Junta, was called to dance with the angels on Saturday, September 3, 2011 after a brief stay at the Children’s Hospital in Aurora. She was born on July 28, 2009 in La Junta, Colorado to Michael Shane Barton & Barbara Mae (Dowdy) Rice. Diana loved dancing with her brothers,...
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