Obituaries

Obituaries in La Junta Colorado and

Antonio Ulloa

Antonio Ulloa

Mar 31, 2009

Antonio “Tony” Ulloa, Jr., 52, of La Junta passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at the Exempla Lutheran Medical Center in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. Recitation of the Holy Rosary will be Saturday, April 4, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. followed by the Funeral Mass at 10:00 a.m., at Our Lady of Guadalupe/St. Patrick Parish with Father Alphonsus Ihuoma officiating. Services...

Robert W. Hobeika

Robert W. Hobeika

Mar 28, 2009

Robert Wayne Hobeika, 62, of Pueblo, passed away Sunday, March 28, 2009 at the Veterans Administration Nursing Home in Pueblo, Colorado. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at Fort Logan National Cemetery. Military honors by Fort Carson Honor Team.He was born on May 21, 1946 in Denver, Colorado to Eli & Nora Hobeika. Robert attended St....

Martha O. Jackson

Martha O. Jackson

Mar 25, 2009

Martha Ola Keen-Jackson, 95, of La Junta and longtime Villagreen resident passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Nursing Care Center in La Junta, Colorado. Visitation will be held on Sunday, March 29th from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. at the Peacock Memorial Chapel. Funeral services will be Monday, March 30th at 11a.m. at...

Katherine Hibbs

Katherine Hibbs

Mar 24, 2009

Katherine Hibbs died March 24th at Nursing Home East of the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center.She was born August 25th, 1914 in Donalsonville, Georgia to James Morris and Sarah Katherine Stovall. She was two years old when her father James Morris died, and the family moved to Panama City to live with aunts while their Mother went to Washington D.C....

Thomas E. Dillon

Thomas E. Dillon

Mar 23, 2009

Thomas Dillon, 89, passed away March 23, 2009 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be Friday, March 27th, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Funeral service will be Saturday, March 28, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. at Peacock Memorial Chapel with Reverend Chuck Shipman officiating.He was born September 8, 1919 in Ordway, Colorado to...

Frank Jones

Frank Jones

Mar 22, 2009

Frank Jones, 56, of La Junta passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2009 at his home. Memorial services will be held on Thursday, March 26, 2009 at 2 p.m. at the Peacock Memorial Chapel. He was born on June 29, 1952 in La Junta to Frank & Dorothy M. (Wunsch) Jones.He married Kathy A. Roberson on December 16, 1976 in...

Gerard Munoz

Gerard Munoz

Mar 20, 2009

Gerard Munoz, 44, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, March 20, 2009, at his La Junta home. Visitation will be Tuesday, March 24, 2009, from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Peacock Memorial Chapel. Funeral service will be held March 25, at 2:00 p.m. at Peacock Memorial Chapel with Reverend Richard Johnson of the First Assembly of God Church officiating.He was born...

Alice M. Carson

Alice M. Carson

Mar 20, 2009

Alice M. Carson, 87, of La Junta, passed away Friday, March 20th at the Arkansas Regional Medical Center.Graveside Service will be Thursday, March 26, 2009, at 11:00 a.m., at the Higbee Valley Cemetery in Higbee, Colorado.Alice was born September 15, 1921, in Chicago, Illinois to Thomas D. and Anna Pietraszak Mendyke. She married Kit Edward Carson on July 17, 1943....

Pete Schneider

Pete Schneider

Mar 19, 2009

Pete Schneider, 87, of La Junta passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2009 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Nursing Care Center. Memorial services will be held Saturday, March 21st at 2 p.m. at the Peacock Memorial Chapel with Gale Allen of the Cowboy Church officiating. Inurnment will follow at the Higbee Cemetery. He was born on May 30, 1921 to...

Phillip Guerrero

Phillip Guerrero

Mar 18, 2009

Phillip Guerrero Jr., 53, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at his La Junta home. Visitation will be Friday, March 20th from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Peacock Memorial Chapel. Recitation of the Holy Rosary will be on Friday, March 20, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. and the Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, March 21st at 10:00...

Edward Romero

Edward Romero

Mar 15, 2009

Edward Dean Romero, 41, of La Junta passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2009 at his home. Memorial services will be Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at Peacock Memorial Chapel with Pastor Sam Herrera officiating. He was born on June 15, 1967 in Rocky Ford, Colorado to Eduardo & Ceceila (Cruz) Romero. He married Juanita Abeyta on December...

Edna Vigil

Edna Vigil

Mar 12, 2009

Edna M. Vigil, 75, of Pueblo and formerly of La Junta passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2009 at Parkview Hospital in Pueblo after a long fight with illness. Recitation of the Holy Rosary will be on Friday, March 20, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. followed by the Memorial mass at 10:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe/St. Patrick Parish with...

Herbert Q. Trumble

Herbert Q. Trumble

Mar 10, 2009

Herbert Quincy Trumble, 90, of La Junta, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2009, at the Arkansas Valley Regional Nursing Care Center. Herbert was able to share his 90th birthday with all of his children in attendance with a luncheon held at the Boss Hogg’s for him. A cake was also enjoyed at the Arkansas Valley Regional Nursing Care Center...

Jim R. Kerr

Jim R. Kerr

Mar 8, 2009

Jim Kerr, 63, passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2009, at his La Junta home. Funeral service will be held Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 11 a.m. at the First Church of Nazarene in La Junta. He was born on August 23, 1945, in Las Animas, Colorado to Noel & Jewel (Jones) Kerr. Jim was a coach and teacher at...

Jane Chaparro

Jane Chaparro

Mar 3, 2009

Jane Lopez Chaparro, 73, of Rocky Ford passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at the Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs. Recitation of the Rosary will be Sunday, March 8, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. at the St. Peter’s Catholic Church. Funeral Mass will be held on Monday, March 9, 2009 at 10:00 a.m., at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Rocky...

Peggy J. Gearhart

Peggy J. Gearhart

Feb 25, 2009

Peggy J. Gearhart, 73, passed away on Wednesday, February 25th at her Swink home. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 28, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at the Swink Methodist Church with Reverend Tom Dudley officiating. Internment will follow at the Fairview Cemetery. She was born on September 18, 1935 in Swink, Colorado to Ralph & Frances (Adcock) Kenagy....

Walter L. Glasco

Walter L. Glasco

Feb 25, 2009

Walter Lee Glasco, 95, passed away on Wednesday, February 25th at his La Junta home. Visitation will be held on Sunday, from 1 to 5 p.m. at Peacock Memorial Chapel. Funeral services will be held on Monday, March 2, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at Peacock Memorial Chapel with Pastor Ed Kite of the Rocky Ford Church of the Nazarene officiating....

Warren H. Pletcher

Warren H. Pletcher

Feb 25, 2009

Warren H. Pletcher, 87, of La Junta, passed away on Wednesday, February 25, 2009, at the Arkansas Valley Regional Nursing Care Center. A graveside service will be held March 30, 2009 at 2 p.m. at the Fort Lyon National Cemetery with Military Honors.He was born on June 20, 1921, in Elkhart, Indiana to Henry I. & Agnes O. (Enders) Pletcher....

Carlyle "Short" Watters

Carlyle "Short" Watters

Feb 23, 2009

Funeral services were held Monday, February 23, 2009 for Carlyle “Short” Watters at the Arkansas Valley Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Swink, Colorado. Short died February 19, 2009 at his Cheraw home of 44 years. Short was born February 11, 1925, south of Rocky Ford and lived all of his life within a 25 mile radius moving to the Cheraw area...

Steven Jerome Valdez

Steven Jerome Valdez

Feb 17, 2009

Steven Jerome Valdez, 32, of Rocky Ford passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at his home. Memorial service will be held Saturday, February 21, 2009 at 11 a.m. at Peacock Memorial Chapel with Pastor Roger Harris of La Junta officiating. He was born on April 28, 1976, in Denver, Colorado to Christobal “Chris” & Roberta “Bobbie” (Walz) Valdez. Steven...