Obituaries
Obituaries in La Junta Colorado and
Donald C. Hill
Oct 24, 2018
Donald Calvin Hill was born in Elmhurst Illinois on June 26, 1945 to Stanley E. Hill and Francis E. Hill. After moving to Montrose, CO in 1962 Donald graduated from Montrose High School in May of 1963. He proceeded through higher education for one year at CSU before moving to Durango, Colorado, in order to complete a Bachelor Degree in...
Norma Jean Cannon
Oct 21, 2018
Norma Jean Cannon, 80, of La Junta passed away on October 21, 2018 at the Fowler Health Care Center. She was born on January 9, 1938 to Robert & Helen Alyce (Yarnell) Dawley. She married Carroll Cannon on June 3, 1956; he preceded her in death on December 28, 2013. She was a daughter, sister, wife and mother. Her family...
Peter Anthony Kasper
Oct 19, 2018
Peter Anthony Kasper, 68, passed away on October 19, 2018 at his Fowler home, after fiercely battling cancer for almost a year. Pete was born on February 2, 1950, to Peter Albert Kasper and Hilda "Aldona" Badaukus in Crete, Illinois. The second child of three, they bought a dairy farm in Lowell, Indiana in 1957. He attended Lowell High School...
Jennie M. Mckampson
Oct 19, 2018
Jennie Marie McKampson, 101, passed away on Oct. 19, 2018 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Nursing Care Center. She was born on May 7, 1917 in Trinidad, Colorado to Ford & Essie (Carroll) Greer. She married to John McKampson, Sr; he preceeded her in death on January 17, 1973. Jennie is survived by her son John (Helen) McKampson of Phoenix,...
Loretta Jean Green
Oct 17, 2018
Loretta Jean Green, 62, passed away on October 17, 2018 at her Olney Springs home. She was born on February 20, 1956 in Los Angeles, California to Thomas J. & Eula Mae (M Kidder) Luckaj. She worked for the Olney Springs Post Office for over 20 years. She enjoyed watching her grandchildren play sports and their other school activities. She...
Mary L. Hurtado
Oct 16, 2018
Mary L. Hurtado, 98, of La Junta passed away on October 16, 2018 at the Crowley County Nursing Center in Ordway. She was born on March 17, 1920 in El Paso, Texas to Simone & Maclovia (Contreras) Nativadad. She married Alfonso Joe Hurtado on July 24, 1938 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Ordway, Colorado; he preceded her in death...
Francis Luther Roberson
Oct 13, 2018
Francis L. Roberson, 84, of La Junta passed away on October 13, 2018 at the Colorado Acute Care Hospital in Denver. He was born on October 27, 1933 to Herbert Eugene & Verna Jane (Wray) Roberson in Adrien, Missouri. He married Betty Steir on November 27, 1957 in Raton, N.M.; she preceded him in death on October 13, 1996. Francis...
Ruth Muth Grenard
Oct 10, 2018
Margaret Ruth Muth Grenard, 80, better known as Ruth Muth Grenard, passed away suddenly on Oct. 10, 2018 at Evergreen Assisted Living, where she resided in La Junta, CO. Ruth was born to Friedrich and Martha (Spate) Muth on July 4, 1938 in Rocky Ford, CO. She attended school in Rocky Ford and graduated high school as co-valedictorian with the...
Eloisa Esquivel
Oct 7, 2018
Eloisa Esquivel, 80, passed away on October 7, 2018 at her Rocky Ford home. She was born on May 5, 1938 in Las Vegas, New Mexico to Vicente Max & Catherine (Sanchez) Sandoval. She married Cesar Esquivel Martinez in 1975, he preceded her in death on March 24, 2016. Eloisa was a proud mother of nine children. She worked and...
Pauline P. Guerrero
Oct 7, 2018
Pauline P. Guerrero, 94, passed away on Oct. 7, 2018 at her La Junta home. She was born on Apr. 6, 1924 in Lamar, Colorado to Carmen & Benita (Baca) Palacio. Pauline married Ernest Guerrero on Aug. 16, 1948 in La Junta; he preceded her in death on June 5, 2010. Pauline was a cook at the Harvey House, Kit...
Matthew Munoz
Oct 6, 2018
Matthew Munoz, 39, passed away on October 6, 2018 at his La Junta home. He was born on May 9, 1979 in La Junta, Colorado to John & Nancy Jean (Sanchez) Munoz. Matthew loved spending time with his family, listening to all types of music. He enjoyed cooking, outdoor grilling and smoking a variety of meats. He also enjoyed sports...
Jerry M. Chapman
Oct 5, 2018
Jerry was born in La Junta, Colorado on October 2nd, 1940. He grew up in Swink with his parents Miles and Dorothy, and younger sister Sandra. Jerry attended school in Swink where he enjoyed playing football in high school. Jerry met the love of his life, Christine Bryant, in 1959. Christine and Jerry were married on March 11, 1960. They...
Joe Rodriguez
Sep 30, 2018
Joe Rodriguez of Ordway passed away Sept. 30 at his home surrounded by family. He was 89. He was born March 10, 1929 in Lamar, Colorado, the oldest son of Petra and Juan Rodriguez. He moved to Ordway with his family and attended Crowley County Schools & later Otero Junior College. Rodriguez worked at the Pueblo Army Depot starting in...
Ronna Rae Eveatt
Sep 27, 2018
Ronna Rae Eveatt, 67, passed away unexpectedly at her La Junta home on September 27, 2018. She was born on September 11, 1951 in Lamar, Colorado to Roy Earle & Edith Ruth (McDowell) Osban. Ronna graduated from La Junta High School in 1970. She enjoyed traveling with her family, enjoyed her home and working on genealogy. She was a loving...
Lorna Mayme Jenkins
Sep 25, 2018
Lorna Mayme Bond Nichols Jenkins, 90, of La Junta passed away on September 25, 2018 at the Bent County Memorial Nursing home in Las Animas. She was born on November 29, 1927 in Rocky Ford to Herman & Loie (Beer) Bond. Lorna was raised on a ranch north of Arlington, where she spent countless hours working cattle and riding horses....
F. James Inguito
Sep 22, 2018
James Inguito, 72, passed away September 22, 2018, at his La Junta home. He was born on Aug. 22, 1946 in Santa Maria, CA to George & Sybil (Trent) Inguito. He was married to Rosann Inguito. He proudly served in the United States Army. Services will be at a later date.
Juanita Maria Lucero
Sep 18, 2018
Juanita Maria Lucero, 75, of La Junta passed away on September 18, 2018 at her son’s home. She was born on March 17, 1943 in Goodland, Kansas to Clarence & Velma (Nutt) Vassau. Juanita was a very talented woman. She enjoyed creating flower arrangements, ceramics, crocheting and sewing. There was nothing she could not create with her own two hands....
Edna Louise Root
Sep 18, 2018
Edna Louise Root, 95, passed away on September 18, 2018 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Nursing Care Center in La Junta. She was born on July 25, 1923 in Springfield, Ohio to Leland John & Lula Mae (Hilderbrand) Prater. She married Lester M. Root on March 2, 1947 in Raton, New Mexico; he preceded her in death on November 21,...
Polly Jessie
Sep 16, 2018
Polly Jessie, 82, passed away on September 16, 2018 at her Ordway home. She was born on September 8, 1936 in Beech Creek, West Virginia to Harmon & Bessie (Hatfield) Mahon. Polly's greatest pleasure in life was taking care of and cooking for other people. This was evident based on her 30+ years of feeding kids at the Crowley County...
Donald Leon Eddy
Sep 10, 2018
Donald Leon Eddy, 74, passed away on September 10, 2018 at this La Junta home. He was born on January 15, 1944 in La Junta to Ellis C. & Iva R. (Jenkins) Eddy. He graduated from La Junta High School with the class of 1962. While in high school he was proud to join the National Guard and then went...
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