Obituaries
Obituaries in La Junta Colorado and
Raymond M. Baca
Mar 17, 2012
Raymond M. “Raymo” Baca, Jr., 47, passed away March 17, 2012 at his La Junta home. He was born on August 9, 1964 in La Junta to Raymond & Beatrice (Sandoval) Baca, Sr. Raymo was a very hard worker and would help anyone and everyone with any type of project. Raymo would give you his shirt off his back and...
Clara M. Hammell
Mar 16, 2012
Clara Hammell, 95, of La Junta, passed away on March 16, 2012 at the Pioneer Healthcare Center. She was born on March 30, 1916 in Philadelphia, PA to Harry Charles & Hattie Louise (Sternelle) Yeager. She was married to Glen L. Hammell on October 16, 1948 in Las Animas; he preceded her in death on July 11, 1988. Clara was...
Raymond Martinez
Mar 13, 2012
Raymond Martinez, 84, passed away March 13, 2012 at his La Junta home. He was born on January 1, 1928 in Johnstown, Colorado to Francisco & Juanita (Bustamante) Martinez. He married F. Susanna Martinez on June 16, 1982 in La Junta. Raymond served in the United States Navy and was a member of the VFW. He worked for many years...
Paula Bishop
Mar 11, 2012
Paula Jorene Bishop, 47, passed away March 11, 2012 at Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center. She was born on February 16, 1965 in La Junta to Cecil Gail Martin & Sharon (Holms) Martin. Paula graduated from La Junta High School class of 1983. She worked for Southwest Airlines as a marketing assistant. She loved animals, gardening, and decorating. Paula is...
Debra Sue Krieger
Mar 11, 2012
Debra Sue Krieger, 57, longtime Manzanola resident, passed away March 11, 2012 at Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center. She was born on May 4, 1954 in Rocky Ford to Harold & Ethel (Shook) Trembly. Debra graduated from Manzanola High School class of 1972, making her home in Manzanola. She worked as a baker for a few years but became a...
Mary A. Avalos
Mar 9, 2012
Mary Angela Avalos, 88, passed away March 9, 2012 at her La Junta home. She was born on October 2, 1923 in Cheraw to Manuel & Maria (Madrano) Marquez. She married Joaquin Avalos on January 11, 1947 in La Junta; he preceded her in death on January 31, 1998. Mary was very active member of Our Lady of Guadalupe/St. Patrick...
Harriet L. Watkins
Mar 9, 2012
Harriet Ranney Watkins passed away on March 9, 2012 at the age of 94. She was predeceased by her mother Florence Edith Ranney, her father Frank Ranney, her husband James Ward Watkins, and her brother J. Austin Ranney. She is survived by her daughter Jan McCall of Greeley, Colorado, her son Jeff G.F. Watkins of Santa Fe, New Mexico, her...
Frank Edward Anderson
Mar 8, 2012
Frank Edward Anderson, 60, of La Junta, passed away March 8, 2012 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Nursing Care Center. He was born on November 26, 1951 in Kansas City, Missouri to Harrold Frank & Betty Jane (McQueen) Anderson. Frank was the Pastor of the Baptist Church in Leadville, CO. He was a Pastor and Teacher of God’s word. He...
Jerre A. Church
Mar 6, 2012
A Wakeup La Junta Memorial Service will be Saturday, April 7, 2011, at 3:00 p.m. at the Otero Junuir College Student Center. Jerre Church, loving father to Jeff, loving husband to Jan, was born in Rocky Ford, but grew up in La Junta, Colorado. In his 77 years, he was always an unofficial ambassador for La Junta, the little city...
Patricia L. Wright
Mar 4, 2012
Patricia L. Wright, 61, of Las Animas and former resistant of Cheraw, passed away March 4, 2012 at the Bent County Memorial Nursing Home. She was born on February 23, 1951 in Pueblo, Colorado to Sam & Lily Dorene (Coleman) Smith. She married James Benjamin Wright on September 13, 1967 in Las Animas, Colorado. Patricia is survived by her husband,...
Eugene Conditt
Feb 27, 2012
Eugene C. Conditt, 84, of La Junta, passed away February 27, 2012 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center. He was born on July 21, 1927 in La Junta, Colorado to Matt Claron & Matilda Mae (Corbin) Conditt. He married Myrna C. Thomas on October 1, 1948 in La Junta, Colorado.Gene worked for the Santa Fe Railroad for 45 ½...
Patricia C. Barber
Feb 25, 2012
Patricia Carol Barber, 75, passed away February 25, 2012 at Arkansas Valley Regional Nursing Care Center. She was born in La Junta on December 12, 1936 to Lane C. and Sarah J. (Thompson) Bowser. She was the sixth of ten children and attended school in Swink and La Junta. She married V. Dwain Barber on February 8, 1952 in Raton,...
Martin T. Andrew
Feb 23, 2012
Martin T. Andrew, 88, of La Junta, passed away February 23, 2012 in Colorado Springs. He was born on October 10, 1923 in La Junta, Colorado to Gilbert & Flossie (Martin) Andrew. He married Evalena O. Spencer on March 11, 1945 in Las Animas, Colorado; she preceded him in death on February 13, 1995.Martin was a lifetime resident of La...
Teresa B. Watkins
Feb 18, 2012
Teresa B. Watkins, 84, of La Junta, passed away February 18, 2012 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center. She was born on January 15, 1928 in St. John, Kansas to Orlin Nelson & Alta Bessie (Gray) Spear. She married Billy Behm; he preceded her in death in 1966. Later marrying Even Watkins; he preceded her in death in 1994....
Ruby J. Turner
Feb 16, 2012
Ruby J. Turner, 90, of La Junta passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2012 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Nursing Care Center. She was born on June 2, 1921 in Tom, Oklahoma to Gordan & Ethel (Casey) Johnson. She married George W. Turner in 1937; he preceded her in death on January 12, 1965.Ruby & George lived in Arizona for...
Donald Victor Addington
Feb 15, 2012
Donald Victor Addington, 85, of Pueblo West, passed away peacefully and entered God’s Kingdom on February 15, 2012 surrounded by his family at Parkview Medical Center in Pueblo. Born March 10, 1926 in Ottumwa, Iowa to Alma and Bill Hobbs, adopted at 3 months old by his Aunt and Uncle Anna and Ben Addington. Don is survived by his wife...
Joe A. Gonzales
Feb 15, 2012
Joe A. Gonzales, 81 of La Junta passed away on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Nursing Care Center. He was born on August 16, 1930 in Swink to Antonio & Mercedes (Montano) Gonzales. He married Martha J. Trujillo in Raton, New Mexico in 1955; she preceded him in death on October 22, 2004.Joe worked at the...
Dr. William "Bill" Sisson
Feb 14, 2012
William "Bill" Rourke Sisson, M.D. passed away peacefully on February 14, 2012, in Gunnison, CO, with his family at his side. Bill was born in La Junta, CO on November 20, 1919 to Thomas William Sisson and Justine (Rourke) Sisson. Following graduation from La Junta High School, Bill traveled to Boulder where he attended the University of Colorado. During these...
Doris - Carola Witt
Feb 14, 2012
Doris – Carola Witt, 77, passed on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at her La Junta home. Doris was born on May 31, 1934 in Berlin, Germany to Heinrich & Charlotte Erma (Schielke) Schultz. She married George W. Witt in 1957.Doris was born and raised in Berlin, Germany and came to the United States in 1957. She worked a short time...
Ronald Dwain Geist
Feb 13, 2012
Ronald Dwain Geist, 73, passed on Monday, February 13, 2012 at his Manzanola home. Ronald was born on January 13, 1939 in Rocky Ford, Colorado to Henry “Hank” & Geneva Mae “Jo” (Parker) Geist, Jr. He married Candace Norris on September 15, 2000 in Woodland Park, Colorado.Ronnie attended school until the 4th grade in Hartman, Colorado. He graduated from Manzanola...
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