Obituaries

Obituaries in La Junta Colorado and

Darrell D. Miller

Darrell D. Miller

May 19, 2013

Darrell Miller, 78, passed away May 19, 2013 at Penrose Medical Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.  He was born on Sept. 28, 1934 in La Junta, Colorado to Henry & Lydia (Will) Miller. He married Doris Wright on Jan. 27, 1952 in La Junta. Darrell was born and raised in the Fort Bent area.  He farmed in his early years,...

Marcel Martinez

Marcel Martinez

May 19, 2013

Marcel Martinez, 89, passed away on May 19, 2013 at his La Junta home.  He was born on July 4, 1923 in Las Vegas, New Mexico to Antonio & Maria (Archuleta) Martinez. He married Emma Fernandez on July 31, 1943 in Raton, New Mexico; she preceded him in death on January 30, 1998. Marcel was a foreman for the La...

Janice A. Monaco

Janice A. Monaco

May 18, 2013

Janice A. Monaco, 76, longtime La Junta resident, passed away on May 18, 2013 at home. Janice was born on April 11, 1937 in Las Animas, CO to Lonie & Eva (Odell) Netherton. She attended school in Las Animas, graduating from Bent County High School in 1955.  She married Renald "Ren" Monaco on Nov. 27, 1954; he preceded her in...

Aline B. Stewart

Aline B. Stewart

May 15, 2013

Aline B. Stewart, 87, of La Junta, went home to be with her husband Clyde on May 15, 2013 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center. Aline was born on December 27, 1925 in Elkhart, Kansas to Aaron Bane & Charlotte (Doris) Murray. She married Clyde T. Stewart on July 20, 1936 in Raton, New Mexico; he preceded her in...

Margaret Ann Schultz

Margaret Ann Schultz

May 11, 2013

Margaret Schultz, 82, of La Junta, passed away on May 11, 2013 at Evergreen Gardens in La Junta, CO. Margaret was born on September 24, 1930 in Cheraw, CO to Harry and Doris (McGee) Hansen. She attended school in Cheraw. Margaret married Dallas Schultz of Cheraw on July 21, 1946; he preceded her in death on April 21, 2012. From...

Betty Larrew

Betty Larrew

Apr 30, 2013

Betty Larrew, 87, passed away on April 30, 2013 at The Good Samaritan Village in Fort Collins, Colorado. Betty was born on December 9, 1925 in Otero County to Lindsey and Mamie (Wheeler) Ice. She attended school in the Cheraw area. She married Bud Larrew in Amarillo, Texas on February 2, 1948; he preceded her in death on April 8,...

Eva Ruth Hall

Eva Ruth Hall

Apr 28, 2013

Eva Ruth Hall, 89, passed away April 28, 2013 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Nursing Care Center. She was born on March 21, 1924 in Lamar, Colorado to Earl Duval & Grace Ethal (Hash) Whitaker.  She was the sister to Earl Duval Whitaker, Jr. & James A. Whitaker; she now rejoins them, they are all together again. She married Dennis...

Mamie C. Sisson

Mamie C. Sisson

Apr 26, 2013

Mamie C. Sisson was born November 16, 1925 in La Junta, CO to M.B. “Cotton” Chase and Verdie (Standley) Chase. She was raised by Cotton and his second wife Lois (Roberts) Chase. Mamie passed away April 26th, 2013 at Gunnison Valley Health Senior Care Center, Gunnison, Colorado with her family by her side. Mamie attended La Junta schools graduating from...

Susan Long

Susan Long

Apr 24, 2013

Susan Jane (Cole) Long, 62, passed away on April 24, 2013 at her Cheraw home surrounded be her family. She was born in La Junta, Colorado on September 29, 1950 to E.S. “Bud” & Mary (Randles) Cole of Pritchett, Colorado. Susan attended all of elementary school except second grade all of high school in Pritchett graduating with the class of...

Edna Pearl Campbell

Edna Pearl Campbell

Apr 23, 2013

Edna Pearl (Wickham) Campbell, 76, of La Junta went home to be with her husband, Wayne Campbell and her parents on April 23, 2013 at St. Mary-Corwin Hospital in Pueblo, CO. Born to Walter Forest and Dorothy Dix (Elder) Wickham on December 21, 1936 in La Junta, CO. Edna graduated from La Junta High School in 1954. She married Wayne...

Toni Sharon Salazar

Toni Sharon Salazar

Apr 22, 2013

Toni Sharon Salazar, 63, passed peacefully on April 22, 2013 at St. Mary/Corwin Medical Center in Pueblo, Colorado.  She was born on September 3, 1949 in La Junta, Colorado to Frank & Lena (Dominguez) Griego. Sharon will be deeply missed by her family and friends who loved her dearly. She is survived by her son, James (Andrea) Salazar; grandsons, Robert...

Robert L. Kimsey

Robert L. Kimsey

Apr 14, 2013

Memorial Service: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 2 p.m.                                       Place: First United Methodist Church in Rocky Ford Robert L. Kimsey, went to be with the Lord on April 14, 2013 at his Rocky Ford home, after a short illness; he was 84.  He was born on October 29, 1928, to Louis Edgar & Dorothy (May) Kimsey in Pueblo, Colorado. He...

Clyde M. Scott,  Sr.

Clyde M. Scott, Sr.

Apr 10, 2013

Clyde Marshall Scott, Sr., 85 of La Junta, Colorado, passed away on April 10, 2013, at the AVRMC Nursing Care Center. He was born on January 23, 1928, to Klip and Pearl Holder Scott in Charleston, Missouri. He grew up in the Sikeston, Missouri, area along with his seven brothers and sisters. On June 3, 1953, he married Flora Loretta...

Rosanna C. Ong

Rosanna C. Ong

Apr 8, 2013

Rosanna Ong, 87, of La Junta, passed away April 8, 2013, at the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center.  Rosanna was born on February 24, 1926, in Custer County, Nebraska to Jay & Marie (Sherwood) Scofield. She married Andrew Ong on June 12, 1954 in Raton, New Mexico; he preceded her in death on Oct. 1, 1984. Later in 1926 her...

Fred L. Sisnroy

Fred L. Sisnroy

Apr 7, 2013

Fred L. Sisnroy, 60, longtime resident of Swink, died on April 7, 2013, unexpectedly, surrounded by family, at University of Colorado Hospital in Denver.  A memorial service will be held on Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 11am at Peacock Memorial Chapel in La Junta. Fred was born on February 1, 1953 in Walsenburg, CO to George and Patricia (McMahon) Sisnroy....

Duye V. Nolan

Duye V. Nolan

Apr 4, 2013

Duye Virginia Nolan, 78, of La Junta, former Cheraw resident until 2008, passed away April 4, 2013, at her La Junta home.  Duye was born on April 11, 1935, in La Junta to Brigido & Antonia (Salazar) Martinez.  She was married to Tony Nolan; he preceded her in death on June 12, 1995. Duye worked at the Night & Day...

Clayton Bear Warren

Clayton Bear Warren

Apr 1, 2013

Clayton “Bear” Warren, 78, passed away on April 1, 2013 at his Kim home. He was born on March 3, 1935 in La Junta, Colorado to Ed & Mabel Warren.  He is survived by his children, Dwayne (Leah) Warren, Bar (Martha) Warren, Debbie Meket, and Kathy Chavez; grandchildren, Blake, Travis, & Trevor Warren, Kendra, Kelsey, Crystal, Casey, and Kaylin, Kayla,...

Paulyne Harsch

Paulyne Harsch

Mar 30, 2013

Paulyne Harsch, 86, of La Junta passed away on March 30, 2013 at the Sangre de Cristo Hospice in Pueblo. She was born on January 13, 1927 in La Junta, Colorado to Philip & Rose (Fioretti) Caponera. She married John Harsch on September 27, 1968 in Raton, New Mexico; he preceded her in death on July 3, 2006. Paulyne was...

Franklin Ronald Hicks

Franklin Ronald Hicks

Mar 26, 2013

Franklin Ronald Hicks, 68, passed away on March 26, 2013 at his Rocky Ford home surrounded by his loved ones. He was born on November 23, 1944 in Pueblo, Colorado and was adopted by Russell Lloyd & Pearl Winona (Vandersnick) Hicks in 1952.  He married Joyce Faye Morley on September 20, 1963. They made their home in Rocky Ford for...

Alice M. Stover

Alice M. Stover

Mar 26, 2013

Alice M. Stover, 85, of Manzanola, passed away March 26, 2013, at the Arkansas Valley Regional Nursing Care West. Alice Stover was born October 12, 1927 in Kim, Colorado to Thomas Daniel and Mary Alice Sutton. She married Albert “Bud” Stover of Manzanola on July 2, 1949; he preceded her in death on August 14, 2000. Alice graduated from Fowler...