Obituaries
Obituaries in La Junta Colorado and
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,...
Daniel A. Mora, Jr.
Sep 2, 2011
Daniel A. Mora, Jr., 45, passed away on Friday, September 2, 2011 at his La Junta home. Dan was born on May 16, 1966 in La Junta, Colorado to Daniel A. & Mary (Encinias) Mora, Sr. He is survived by his mother Mary of the La Junta home; children Ashley Mora of La Junta; Rae Mora and Nicolas Mora both...
Margaret "Marg" L. Conroe
Sep 2, 2011
Margaret L. “Marg” Conroe, 81, of Salida passed away Friday, September 2, 2011 at the Columbine Manor in Salida. She was born January 10, 1930 in La Junta, Colorado to Richard & Elsie (Tolten) Conroe. After graduating high school, she got her teaching degree from Greeley State Teachers College in 1952 and taught physical education classes in Tehachapi, California; Bend,...
Ada Margaret Willhoite
Sep 2, 2011
Ada Margaret Willhoite, 92, passed away September 2, 2011 at her La Juntas home. She was born July 28, 1919 in Larned, Kansas to William Marian & Ada Ruth (Eveatt) Jordan. She married Jeff Willhoite on October 19, 1938 in La Junta; he preceded her in death on Jan. 8, 1998. Ada enjoyed going on walks and being with her...
Bette Jane Hunnicutt
Sep 1, 2011
Bette Jane Hunnicutt, 85, of La Junta passed away September 1, 2011 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Nursing Care Center. She was born April 27, 1926 in Fowler, Colorado to Harry and Irene (Porterfield) Rose. She married Sterling S. Hunnicutt in 1943 in Oakland, California; he preceded her in death on Aug. 16, 1990. Bette, spent most of her youth...
Eugene P. Schulz
Sep 1, 2011
Eugene Pearl Schulz passed away in his sleep on Thursday, September 1, 2011, in Kalona, Iowa. The third of nine children, he was born in La Junta, Colorado, on May 11, 1919, to Henry Carl and Elise Johanna (Roeder) Schulz. “Gene” to his wife and friends, Eugene's early childhood was tempered by the depression era. He learned to work hard...
Beverly Joyce Proctor
Aug 28, 2011
Beverly Joyce Proctor, 58, lifetime resident of La Junta, passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2011 at the Joni Fair Hospice House in Pueblo. Beverly was born on May 9, 1953 to John Burton & Norma (Downey) Proctor in La Junta, Colorado. Beverly graduated from Adam State College in 1975. She was an accountant for many years at the Colorado...
Russell "Skip" R. Spurrier
Aug 28, 2011
Russell Ralph “Skip” Spurrier, 78, of La Junta passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2011 at the Pioneer Health Care Center in Rocky Ford, Colorado. He was born June 5, 1933 in North Platte, Nebraska to Richard G. and Vera K. (Olsen) Spurrier. He married Yvonne B. Shappell on December 5, 1962 in Evanston, Wyoming; Yvonne preceded him in death...
Audrey A. Nesset
Aug 24, 2011
Audrey Nesset, 73, was born on October 1, 1937, in Watkins, Iowa, to Helen and Arthur Nesset; she died August 24, 2011 in La Junta. Audrey enjoyed decorating clothing with Tri-Chem and enjoyed her circle of friends that met on Friday mornings to play cards and make ceramics. She was active with the Senior Center and The Cancer Care Initiative....
Roberta A. Campbell
Aug 23, 2011
Roberta A. “Bo” Campbell, 93, of Fowler and formerly of La Junta passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at the Fowler Health Care Center. She was born July 3, 1918 in La Junta, Colorado to Thomas B. & Mary (Jones) Macaulay. She married A.R. "Bud" Campbell on December 31, 1940 in Raton, New Mexico; he preceded her in death in...
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