Obituaries
Obituaries in La Junta Colorado and
Margaret R. Roberts
Apr 10, 2011
Margaret R, Roberts, 93, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2011 at her La Junta home. Margaret was born to Isaiah & Bettie (Phillips) Hayes in Miami, New Mexico on January 10, 1918. She married Marion L. “Bud” Roberts on March 13, 1938 in Fowler; he preceded her in death on July 20, 2007. Margaret graduated from Rocky Ford High School...
Charlene Groomer
Apr 9, 2011
A Memorial Service for longtime Wiley resident, Charlene Groomer will be held at 1:00PM, Monday, April 18, 2011 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Ian Blacker of the Lamar Christian Church officiating. Interment of the ashes will follow at Hasty Cemetery . Per Charlene’s request cremation will take place and there will be no visitation. Charlene was born on November...
Dean Milton Sommers
Apr 8, 2011
Dean Milton Sommers, 89, died April 8, 2011 in Colorado Springs after a six-month illness. He was the third child born to William A. and Ella Mae Sommers of Buffalo, Kansas. He was preceded in death by an older sister, Elizabeth, an older brother Eugene and a younger sister Martha Jean Hale. After graduation from Buffalo High School he attended...
Diana G. Kennedy
Apr 6, 2011
Diana Grace (Vernon) Kennedy died at the age of 63 at Swedish Medical Center in Denver Co. She was born to Archie & Ivagean (Richard) Vernon on June 4, 1947 in Manhattan, Kansas. Diana graduated from Russell High School in 1965. After graduation she attended Fort Hays State University and received a BS in elementary education. She married James A....
Virginia G. Tague
Mar 30, 2011
Virginia G. Tague, 73, of La Junta went to be with our Lord and Savior on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Nursing Care Center, following a lengthy illness. She was born on November 1, 1937 in Lanora, KS to Verbon & Lena (Thompson) Waggoner. Virginia was an inspiration to many that knew her. She enjoyed going...
Bethalee Lay
Mar 28, 2011
Bethalee Lay, 89, of La Junta passed away on Monday, March 28, 2011 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Nursing Care Center. She was born on January 24, 1922 in Anthony, Kansas to Joel N. & Zula Ruth (Tincher) Adkisson. She married Wallace C. Lay on December 21, 1940 in Deerfield, Kansas; he preceded her in death on August 21, 1981....
Reva P. Talley-Venn
Mar 24, 2011
Reva P. Talley Venn, 96, entered heavenly rest on Thursday, March 24, 2011 at the Crowley County Nursing Center. Reva was born on April 12, 1914 to James E. & Veve E. (Morris) Talley in Pattonsburg, Missouri. Reva moved to Jet Oklahoma as a small child. She later met Joe Venn and they had four children. She enjoyed being a...
Laura L. Steadman
Mar 22, 2011
Laura L. Steadman, 78, of La Junta passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at her home. She was born on Nov. 13, 1932 to Augustus and Blanche (Jordan) Pope in Enid, Okla. She was a master teacher, a teacher that expected her students to work at their highest capacity. Laura Steadman wanted her students to achieve as much as...
Irene M. Gleason
Mar 20, 2011
Irene M. Gleason, 92, passed away on Sunday, March 20, 2011, in Peoria, AZ. She was born on November 2, 1918 to Joseph & Ottilia (Staab) Schmidt in Hays, KS. Irene grew up in Spearville, KS and graduated from Spearville High School. She married Francis Patrick Gleason on August 16, 1938. After his death, Irene made her home in La...
Berna Deen Tyler
Mar 19, 2011
Berna Deen Tyler, 82, mother to Ronald, Byron, Nancy, Duwane, Jerome, Karen and Sharon Tyler, passed away peacefully in the company of her loving family on Saturday, March 19, 2011. She joins her husband of 60 years Claude Guy Ty1er, Jr., who died on January 5, 2008. “Bernadeen,” as her friends and family called her, was born in La Junta,...
Eliceo Elliott Claudio, Jr.
Mar 17, 2011
Eliceo Elliott "Lee" Claudio, Jr., 55, of La Junta, passed away on Thursday, March 17, 2011 at his home. He was born on August 18, 1955, in San Juan, Puerto Rico to Eliceo E. & Germina (Martinez) Claudio, Sr. He married Trish D. Leyba on July 23, 1993 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Lee served several years in the U.S. Army....
M. Frances Rogers
Mar 12, 2011
M. Frances Rogers, 94, of La Junta, passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2011 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Nursing Care Center. Frances was born to George W. & Hazel (Hawley) Wells on January 17, 1917 in Denver, Illinois. She married Max Cecil Rogers on June 18, 1948 in Raton, New Mexico; he preceded her in death on August 20,...
Eunice L.E. Bergstrom
Mar 9, 2011
Eunice L.E. Bergstrom, 94 of La Junta, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Nursing Care Center. She was born to Loral P. and Maude Eva (Payne) Moore on November 28, 1916 in La Junta. She attended school in La Junta and Holly, graduating from Holly School in 1935....
Joe V. Buckhaults
Mar 7, 2011
Joe Vernon Buckhaults, 88, of La Junta, passed away on Monday, March 7, 2011 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center. Joe was born to Joe Wallace & Viva (Thomason) Buckhaults on March 19, 1922 in Perryton, Texas. Joe married Virginia Carol Barker in February of 1942. She preceded him in death on Oct. 22, 2001. Joe attended elementary school...
Mabel Leota Enns
Mar 4, 2011
Mabel Leota (Nice) Enns, 94 of Hesston KS, and formerly of La Junta, CO, Rocky Ford, CO. and Cheraw, CO., peacefully passed away on March 4, 2011, at the Schowalter Villa in Hesston. There will be a graveside service at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 9 at the East Holbrook Mennonite Cemetery in Cheraw. Visitation will be Wednesday, at the...
Fred John Rozboril, Jr.
Mar 2, 2011
Fred John Rozboril, Jr., 56, of Rocky Ford, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center. Fred was born to Fred John & Elizabeth Jane (Kendall) Rozboril, Sr. on July 23, 1954 in Pueblo, Colorado. Fred was a resident of Rocky Ford for many years. He was a huge fan of the Denver Broncos. Fred...
Donald Lee Hearder
Mar 1, 2011
Donald Lee Hearder, 67, of La Junta, passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at St. Mary Corwin Hospital in Pueblo. Donald was born to Ivan L. & Zita L. (McCray) Thomas on June 10, 1943 in Denver, Colorado. Donald served in the US Navy and was a Vietnam Veteran. Donald was known throughout the town as the “snake man”...
Vernon Floyd Gutierrez
Feb 25, 2011
Vernon Floyd Gutierrez, 81, of Kim, passed away Thursday, February 24, 2011 at the University Hospital in Denver. Vernon was born to Raymond & Mary Maude (Goodrich) Gutierrez on January 25, 1930 in La Junta, Colorado. He married the love of his life Mary Weigel on August 18, 1956. Vernon spent his life on the Gutierrez Ranch in Villegreen, Colorado...
Frances G. Lucero
Feb 23, 2011
Frances G. Lucero, 64 passed away on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 after a extended illness at Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center. She was born on June 5, 1946 in Las Vegas, New Mexico to Judge Pat & Josephine (Duran) Romero, Sr. She married Leroy J. Lucero on November 23, 1966 in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Frances worked at the Prior...
Gladys V. Franklin
Feb 22, 2011
Gladys V. Moseley Franklin, 83, left this earth on Feb. 22, 2011, the same day on which she made her entrance 83 years ago. Mrs. Franklin passed away at her home in the arms of her loving husband, Bill. Gladys was born and raised on the Keystone Ranch located near Karval, Colorado to F.Y. Moseley and Ester Christine Lofdahl Moseley....
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