Obituaries
Obituaries in La Junta Colorado and
Dwain Barber
Apr 24, 2012
Dwain Barber, 80, passed away April 24, 2012 at his La Junta home. He was born in Hoop Up, Colorado on April 20, 1932 to Charles Leon & Opal N. (Jackson) Barber. He married Patricia Carol Bowser on February 8, 1952 in Raton, NM; she preceded him in death on February 25, 2012. Dwain and Patricia began their lives together...
Dallas W. Schultz
Apr 21, 2012
Dallas W. Schultz, 85, of La Junta, passed away on April 21, 2012 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Nursing Care Center. He was born on Dec. 6, 1926, in Denver, Colorado to Simon & Clara (Brian) Schultz. Dallas was raised on a ranch near Thurman, Colorado until the family moved to the Cheraw area in the 1930's. He married Margaret...
Mary Heinzman
Apr 7, 2012
Mary Heinzman passed away on April 7, 2012 among her family in Boulder, CO. She was 100 years old. Mary was a homemaker, wife and mother. She will be fondly remembered for her energy, resolve, independence, thrift and wit. Mary was born March 16, 1912 in Sugar City, CO to George J. Schott and Katherine M. Mueller, the oldest of...
Edward M. Carnal
Mar 31, 2012
Edward M. “Ted” Carnal, 78, of La Junta, passed away on March 31, 2012 at the Pioneer Health Care Center. He was born on December 15, 1933 in La Junta, Colorado to Tom & Melvena (Tobey) Carnal. Edward served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a Janitor at the La Junta High School for over...
Betty May Mccall
Mar 22, 2012
Betty May McCall, 82, of La Junta passed away on March 22, 2012 at the Joni Fair Hospice House in Pueblo. She was born on April 2, 1929 in Crane Missouri to Albert & Leta (Houtchens) Hilton. She married Francis Edward McCall, Jr. on December 20, 1943 in Kansas; he preceded her in death on April 28, 1980. Betty managed...
Randolph Wesley Hogan
Mar 22, 2012
Randolph Wesley “Randy” Hogan, 55, passed away on March 22, 2012 at his La Junta home. He was born on July 25, 1956 in Riverside, California to Everett & Marjorie (McKaughn) Hogan. Randy graduated from Fowler High School class of 1975. He attended two years at OJC in the Automotive Kavoc program while in high school and one year of...
Laverne E. Davis
Mar 21, 2012
LaVerne E. Davis, 73, of La Junta, passed away on March 21, 2012 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Nursing Care Center. She was born on March 31, 1938 in La Junta, Colorado to Henry & Dolly (Bender) Grasmick. She married Jim Davis on September 16, 1956 in La Junta, Colorado. LaVerne was a bookkeeper for Cotton Chase, Big R, 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...
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