Wayne W. Whittaker
Feb 13, 2017
Wayne W. Whittaker
January 24, 1931 - February 13, 2017
Wayne Wilbur Whittaker, 86, of Rocky Ford, CO, passed away Monday, February 13th, at the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center, La Junta after a sudden medical emergency. Wayne was born in Denver, CO on January 24, 1931, son of the late Daisy Rebecca (Garkie) and...
Ichiro Suto
Feb 13, 2017
Ichiro "Ich" Suto
February 14, 1925 - February 13, 2017
Ichiro (Ich) Suto, 91, of Rocky Ford, CO, passed away Monday, February 13th, peacefully at Cottonwood Ridge Assisted Living in Rocky Ford, CO. Ichiro was born in Rocky Ford, CO on February 14, 1925, the son of the late Denbichi (Takahashi) and Kunikichi Suto. He...
Stanley W. Miller
Feb 4, 2017
Stanley W. Miller
February 15, 1935 - February 4, 2017
Stanley Ward (Stan) Miller, 81, of Rocky Ford, CO, passed away Saturday, February 4th, at Crowley County Nursing Center, Ordway, CO. Stanley was born in Rocky Ford, CO on February 15, 1935, son of the late Dorothy Mae (Snyder) and John Myron Miller. He was...
Richard J. Rivera
Feb 3, 2017
Richard "Ricky" J. Rivera
July 4, 1988 - February 3, 2017
Richard "Ricky" James Rivera, 28, of Littleton, CO, passed away Friday, February 3rd, peacefully, at Saint Anthony Hospital, Lakewood, CO. Ricky was born in Denver, CO on July 4, 1988, a son of Jeri Renea (Trujillo) Vargas and the late Roger Jose Rivera. Ricky...
Krista Rene Franklin
Jan 31, 2017
Krista Rene Franklin
August 5, 1972 - January 31, 2017
Krista Rene Franklin, 44, of Rocky Ford, CO, passed away Tuesday, January 31st, unexpectedly at Parkview Medical Center in Pueblo. Krista was born in San Diego, CA on August 5, 1972, a daughter of Paul Valdez, of Rocky Ford and the late Sara (Morris) Valdez....
Bette F. Gray
Jan 9, 2017
Bette F. Gray
March 31, 1933 - January 9, 2017
Bette Faith (McCall) Gray, 83, of Rocky Ford, passed away on Monday, January 9, 2017 at her home. Bette was born on March 31, 1933 in Kim, CO to the late Stella (Grove) and Duncan McCall. Her father died on her 18th birthday and after...
Jackie E. Headding
Jan 4, 2017
Jackie E. Headding
September 4, 1936 - January 4, 2017
Jackie Eugene (Jack) Headding, 80, of Rocky Ford, CO, passed away Wednesday, January 4th, at Pioneer Health Care Center. Jackie was born in Holly, CO on September 4, 1936. He graduated from Wiley, CO in 1954. He served in the U.S. Army. He worked as...
Nicomeres Cordova
Jan 4, 2017
Nicomeres "Shorty" Cordova
June 1, 1931 - January 4, 2017
Nicomeres (Shorty) Cordova, 85, of Rocky Ford, CO, passed away Wednesday, January 4th, while in the company of family, at his residence. Nicomeres was born in Holman, NM on June 1, 1931, a son of the late Romoncita Florence (Benabides) and Pedro A. Cordova. He...
Joe F. Aragon
Jan 2, 2017
Joe "Phil" F. Aragon
May 1, 1934 - January 2, 2017
Joe "Phil" F. Aragon, 82, of Rocky Ford, died at Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs on Jan. 2, 2017. He was born to Silvestre and Benigna (Castillo) Aragon on May 1, 1934 in Dahlia, NM. He was the widower of Bernice E. (Cordova) Aragon....
Becky A. Pena
Dec 30, 2016
Becky A. Pena
November 2, 1952 - December 30, 2016
Rocky Ford, CO Becky Ann Pena Becky Ann Pena, 64, of Ordway, CO, passed away Friday, December 30th, peacefully, at her residence. Becky was born in La Junta, CO on November 2, 1952, a daughter of the late Harriet Medina and Ruperto A. Pena. She...
Allen Melville
Dec 28, 2016
Allen Melville
December 15, 1927 - December 28, 2016
Allen Franklin Melville, 89, of Rocky Ford, CO, passed away Wednesday, December 28th, at his residence. Allen was born in Pueblo, CO on December 15, 1927, a son of the late Ruth E. (Zimmerman) and Allen Franklin Melville, Sr. He was the widower of Helen Louise...
Betty Jean Fleischacker
Dec 26, 2016
Betty Jean Fleischacker
May 17, 1944 - December 26, 2016
Betty Jean Fleischacker, 72, of Aurora, CO, passed away on Monday, December 26th, at her residence. Betty was born in Hemet, CA on May 17, 1944, a daughter of the late Ovie Lillian (Burke) and Ben Croutch. She was the widow of Fredrick John Fleischacker,...
Elisabeth Cuddy
Dec 26, 2016
Elisabeth Cuddy
August 3, 1921 - December 26, 2016
Elisabeth Ann Clevenger Cuddy (Betty) died in Port Orchard, Washington on Monday, December 26, 2016 at the age of 95. Betty was born in Rocky Ford, Colorado to James Austin Clevenger and Gladys Athelia Clevenger (Cowgill) on August 3, 1921. She grew up in Rocky Ford...
Barbara J. Montoya
Dec 25, 2016
Barbara J. Montoya
February 7, 1938 - December 25, 2016
Barbara Josie (Garcia) Montoya, 78, of Rocky Ford, CO, passed away at 3:12 AM, Sunday, December 25th, peacefully, at Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center, La Junta. Barbara was born in Rocky Ford, CO on February 7, 1938, a daughter of the late Dolores L. (Lucero)...
Stella Fyfe
Dec 24, 2016
Stella Fyfe
July 18, 1963 - December 24, 2016
Stella (Maes) Fyfe, 53, of Salina, KS, passed away on Saturday, December 24th, suddenly, at Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center, La Junta, CO. Stella was born in Rocky Ford, CO on July 18, 1963, a daughter of Magdalena Nancy (Reyna) Esquibel and the late Daniel Celestino...
Francis E. Condit
Dec 21, 2016
Francis "Frank" E. Condit, Sr.
February 17, 1948 - December 21, 2016
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SERVICES
Services pending
Thursday, December 22, 2016
Ford-Ustick Funeral Home
305 N. 8th Street
Rocky Ford, Colorado 81067
Lawrence Segura
Dec 10, 2016
Lawrence Segura
February 6, 1956 - December 10, 2016
Lawrence (Lencho) Segura, 60, of Rocky Ford, CO, passed away at Saturday, December 10th, at Parkview Medical Center, Pueblo, Pueblo County. Lawrence was born in Rocky Ford, CO on February 6, 1956, a son of Eleria Eloyda (Apodaca) Segura and the late Richard Joe Segura. He...
Joseph H. Dubois
Dec 10, 2016
Joseph "Joe" H. DuBois
May 27, 1927 - December 10, 2016
Joseph Harry (Joe) DuBois, 89, of Rocky Ford, CO, passed away at 2:45 PM, Saturday, December 10th, at Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center, La Junta. Joseph was born in Rocky Ford, CO on May 27, 1927, a son of the late Welcome L. and...
Phillip J. Patterson
Nov 26, 2016
Phillip "Jim" J. Patterson
November 6, 1952 - November 26, 2016
Phillip James Patterson, 64, of Manzanola, CO, passed away on Friday, November 25th, at his residence. . Phillip was born in Carlsbad, NM on November 6, 1952, a son of the late Lucille (Denning) and John Rueben Patterson. He was the husband of Karleen...
Arthur Raymond Marlow
Nov 21, 2016
Arthur Raymond Marlow, Sr.
September 19, 1940 - November 21, 2016
Arthur Raymond (Ray) Marlow, Sr., 76, of Rocky Ford, CO, passed away on Monday, November 21st, peacefully, at Crowley County Nursing Center, Ordway. Arthur was born in Springer, NM. on September 19, 1940, a son of the late Albina Maria (Vigil) and Harry Luther...
