Obituaries

Obituaries in La Junta Colorado and

Charles L. Darnell

Charles L. Darnell

Apr 18, 2010

Charles L. Darnell, 74, of Rocky Ford passed away on Sunday, April 18, 2010 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Nursing Care Center. Funeral services will be Friday, April 23 at 10:00 a.m. at the First Southern Baptist Church in La Junta with Wayne Cathey officiating. Interment will follow with Military Honors at Fairview Cemetery. Charles was born June 22, 1935...

J. Lane Brown

J. Lane Brown

Apr 18, 2010

J. Lane Brown, 81 of Swink, passed away on Sunday, April 18th at the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center. Memorial services will be Friday, April 23rd at 2 p.m. at the St Andrews Episcopal Church with Father Bernhard Ebert officiating. J. Lane was born March 20, 1929 in Pueblo, Colorado to James Lane and Turza Pauline (Dammann) Brown, Sr. He...

Sadie F. Crouch

Sadie F. Crouch

Apr 17, 2010

Sadie Faye Crouch, 107, of La Junta passed away on Saturday, April 17, 2010 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Nursing Care Center. Funeral services will be Tuesday, April 20 at 10:30 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in La Junta with Dr. Rex Williams officiating. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday, April 19, from 1:00 p.m....

Katherine "Hattie" H. Beegles

Katherine "Hattie" H. Beegles

Apr 15, 2010

Katherine Harriett “Hattie” Beegles, 102, of Las Animas and formerly of La Junta passed away on Thursday, April 15th at the Bent County Healthcare Center. Graveside service will be Monday, April 19th at 11:00 a.m. at the Hillcrest Cemetery in Rocky Ford with Reverend Calvin Kennedy of the Living Way Church of La Junta officiating. Hattie was born in Delta,...

Gertrude "Trudy" L. Wallace

Gertrude "Trudy" L. Wallace

Apr 15, 2010

Gertrude “Trudy” Wallace, 95, passed through the gates of heaven and into the arms of Jesus on Thursday, April 15th at the Pioneer Healthcare Center in Rocky Ford, where she had been a resident for over six years. Visitation will be Tuesday, April 20th from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Peacock Memorial Chapel. Funeral services will be Wednesday, April...

Eileen Louise Ingles

Eileen Louise Ingles

Apr 3, 2010

Eileen Louise Ingles, 81, of La Junta passed away on Saturday, April 3, 2010 at Parkview Hospital in Pueblo. Memorial services will be Wednesday, April 7, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church with Reverend MJ Romano officiating. A memorial service and inurnment will be at a later date in Harbor Beach, Michigan. Eileen was born on July 24,...

Virginia Galligher

Virginia Galligher

Mar 31, 2010

Virginia Galligher, 83, of Rocky Ford passed away on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at St. Mary Corwin Hospital in Pueblo. Visitation will be from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and services will follow on Wednesday, April 7, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. at Peacock Memorial Chapel with Pastor Maynard Bowen of the Prairie Bible Chapel officiating. She was born March 24,...

Edgar Roland Cavanah

Edgar Roland Cavanah

Mar 29, 2010

Roland Cavanah, 95, of La Junta and formerly of Swink passed away on Monday, March 29, 2010 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be Monday, April 5, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. at Peacock Memorial Chapel with Pastor Ramon Pacheco officiating. He was born December 13, 1914 in Sibley, Illinois to Edgar & Bessie Myrtle (Pullin)...

Keith Stewart

Keith Stewart

Mar 29, 2010

Keith Stewart, 59, of La Junta passed away on Monday, March 29, 2010 at his La Junta home. A Celebration of Life service will be Thursday, April 1, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. at Peacock Memorial Chapel. He was born November 26, 1950 in Glenwood Springs, Colorado to Hugh E. & Ruth (Miller) Stewart. Keith married Sheila M. Reinert on April...

Gerald "Jerry" E. Willhoite

Gerald "Jerry" E. Willhoite

Mar 28, 2010

Gerald “Jerry” Willhoite, passed away at the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center, on March 27, 2010. He was born in La Junta, July 17, 1939 to Ralph & Regina Willhoite and remained a life-long resident. Jerry attended La Junta schools, graduating in 1957. On May 14, 1960 he married Dianne Murray his high school sweetheart at the St. Patrick’s Catholic...

Christina Stjernholm Allen

Christina Stjernholm Allen

Mar 27, 2010

Christina Stjernholm Allen, 79, passed away March 27, 2010 at Parkview Medical Center in Pueblo. She was born to Esper & Lillie (Hansen) Stjernholm at the La Junta Mennonite Hospital on December 12, 1930. She graduated from Cheraw High School with the Class of 1949. Christina married Johnnie Allen on August 19, 1951 in La Junta. She is survived by...

Patricia Faye Knudsen

Patricia Faye Knudsen

Mar 24, 2010

Patricia Faye (Basham) Knudsen was born in La Junta, Colorado on Dec 8, 1940 to Ernest Fay and Frieda (Bemiss) Basham. Patricia graduated from the La Junta High School class of 1958 and then attended the Nazarene College for two years in Bethany, Oklahoma. Patricia moved back to Colorado and worked at the National Jewish Hospital in Denver as a...

Richard "Rick" L. Grasmick

Richard "Rick" L. Grasmick

Mar 24, 2010

Mr. Richard (Rick) Grasmick died at home in Centennial, CO with the help of Denver Hospice after a valiant 3 year battle with Gastric Cancer. Rick was born in La Junta, CO the youngest son of the late Henry and Dollie Grasmick. He graduated from La Junta High School, went on to Otero Junior College, Western State College in Gunnison...

Grace Mary Lorenzo

Grace Mary Lorenzo

Mar 23, 2010

Grace Mary (DiDomenico) Lorenzo was born in Cansano, Italy on August 8th, 1913 to Frances (DelGuidici) and Joseph DiDomenico. In 1923, at the age of 10, she and her mother traveled from Italy to Trinidad, Colorado to join her father. In 1927 the family moved to La Junta and made it their home. She attended schools in Berwind, Frederick and...

Max E. Rigsby

Max E. Rigsby

Mar 19, 2010

Max E. Rigsby, 81, passed away on Friday. March 19, 2010 at his La Junta home. Visitation will be Thursday, March 25th from 2 to 7 p.m. at Peacock Memorial Chapel. Funeral services will be Friday, March 26, 2010 at the First Presbyterian Church with Reverend M.J. Romano officiating.   Max was born on March 1, 1929 in Plano, Texas to...

Luciano Chavez

Luciano Chavez

Mar 17, 2010

Luciano Chavez July 14, 1936 – March 17, 2010 Luciano Chavez, 73, of La Junta, passed away on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center. Memorial services will be held on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at 2 p.m. at Peacock Memorial Chapel. Inurnment will be at Calvary Cemetery. Luciano was born on July 14, 1936 in...

Robert "Bob" Thelin

Robert "Bob" Thelin

Mar 9, 2010

Bob Thelin passed away suddenly on March 9, 2010 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center, surrounded by his loving wife and daughters. Bob was born in Foochow, China to missionary parents on January 11, 1935. He spent his formative years in Pawtucket, Rhode Island and Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where he graduated from high school in 1952. He graduated...

Andrew K. Dyett

Andrew K. Dyett

Mar 5, 2010

Andrew K. Dyett, 60, of Pueblo passed away Friday, March 5, 2010 at the Pueblo Community Living Center. He was born on Nov. 9, 1949 in Rock Springs, WY. Andrew served in the United States Air Force from 1969 to 1972. He also worked as a postal carrier for many years. A graveside service will be Tuesday, March 16, 2010,...

Conrado R. Jimenez

Conrado R. Jimenez

Mar 5, 2010

Conrado R. Jimenez, 78, passed away on Friday, March 5, 2010 at his La Junta home. He was born on May 5, 1931 in Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico to Zelerino & Carmen (Rodriguez) Jimenez. He married Maria C. Andrade Soto in El Paso, Texas. Conrado is survived by wife, Maria C. Andrade of the La Junta home; brothers, Andres, Charelo,...

Nasario Guerrero

Nasario Guerrero

Mar 3, 2010

Nasario Guerrero, 83, of Pueblo and formerly of La Junta passed away on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at his Pueblo home. He was born on August 3, 1926 in La Junta, Colorado to Tiburcio & Apolinara (Pacheco) Guerrero.    He is survived by his children, Maryann, Grabel, Bernice, Jennie, Virginia, Jimmy and Georgia. He is preceded in death by his parents,...