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Beatrice Gallegos

Beatrice Gallegos

Sep 23, 2016

Beatrice "Bea" Gallegos

October 29, 1925 - September 23, 2016

Beatrice (Bea) Gallegos, 90, of Rocky Ford, CO, passed away on Friday, September 23rd, peacefully surrounded by her children and 2 grandchildren at Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center, La Junta. Bea was born in Rocky Ford, CO on October 29, 1925, a daughter of the...

Elsie Christine-Elizabeth Smith

Elsie Christine-Elizabeth Smith

Sep 21, 2016

Elsie Christine-Elizabeth Smith

September 14, 1924 - September 21, 2016

Elsie Christine-Elizabeth Smith, 92, of Evergreen, CO, formerly of La Junta and Sugar City, passed away on September 21, 2016 at the Lifecare Center of Evergreen. She was born to John and Katrina Margaretha (Marcus) Heil on September 14, 1924 in Sugar City, Colorado. Growing...

Frank Mickey Cisneros

Frank Mickey Cisneros

Sep 16, 2016

Frank Mickey Cisneros

September 26, 1939 - September 16, 2016

Frank Mickey (Mickey) Cisneros, 76, of Rocky Ford, CO, passed away, Friday, September 16th, 2016 suddenly, at his residence. Frank was born in Fort Worth, Texas on September 26, 1939, a son of the late Eleanor Torrez Sanchez and Frank Cisneros, Sr. He was the...

Willard Gene Clark

Willard Gene Clark

Sep 13, 2016

Willard Gene Clark

June 25, 1931 - September 13, 2016

Willard Gene Clark, 85, of Rocky Ford, Colorado passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2016 while in the presence of his youngest son at Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center, La Junta, Colorado. Willard was born in Maxwell, New Mexico, on June 25, 1931, a son of...

Conner Caleb Lott

Conner Caleb Lott

Sep 3, 2016

Conner Caleb Lott

September 3, 2016 - September 3, 2016

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Saturday, September 3, 2016

Ford-Ustick Funeral Home

305 N. 8th Street

Rocky Ford, Colorado 81067

Jean L. Proctor

Jean L. Proctor

Sep 3, 2016

Jean L. Proctor

July 14, 1926 - September 3, 2016

Jean Lucille (Mast) Proctor of Rocky Ford passed away peacefully September 3, 2016 in Ordway, CO. She was 90 years old. Jean is preceded in death by her husband for 66 years Leonard W. Proctor and her son Leonard W. (Bill) Proctor II. Jean was...

Jose Andres Aragon

Jose Andres Aragon

Aug 25, 2016

Jose "Andy" Andres Aragon

March 8, 1943 - August 25, 2016

Jose Andres (Andy) Aragon, 73, of Rocky Ford, CO, passed away on Thursday, August 25th, peacefully, at the Crowley County Nursing Center in Ordway, CO. Jose was born on March 8, 1943, a son of the late Mary (Salazar) and Joe Aragon. He was...

Paula A. Ortiz

Paula A. Ortiz

Aug 15, 2016

Paula "Polly" A. Ortiz

October 15, 1934 - August 15, 2016

Paula A. (Polly) Ortiz, 81, of Rocky Ford, CO, passed away on Monday, August 15th, 2016 peacefully at the University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO. Paula was born in French, NM on October 15, 1934, a daughter of the late Maria (Chavez) and Antonio...

Lyman Roy Edgar

Lyman Roy Edgar

Aug 11, 2016

Lyman Roy Edgar

September 13, 1914 - August 11, 2016

View Channel 9 News Dedication   Lyman R. Edgar, longtime agricultural and community leader and dedicated family man died early Thursday, August 11 in Rocky Ford, Otero County, Colorado. He was 101 Lyman was born September 13, 1914 on the Edgar family farm south of Rocky...

Jose Cordova

Jose Cordova

Aug 7, 2016

Jose "Cruz" Cordova

December 14, 1947 - August 7, 2016

Jose (Cruz) Cordova, 68, of Rocky Ford, CO, passed away on Sunday, August 7, 2016, suddenly in an auto accident. Jose was born in Trinidad, CO on December 14, 1947, a son of the late Ruth (Sanchez) and Cruz Cordova. He was a member of...

Rebecca Alice Oswald

Rebecca Alice Oswald

Aug 4, 2016

Rebecca "Becky" Alice Oswald

September 18, 1951 - August 4, 2016

Rebecca Ann (Becky) Oswald, 69, of Rocky Ford, CO, passed away on Thursday, August 4th, peacefully, at Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center-Nursing Center East, La Junta. Rebecca was born in Hesston, KS on May 27, 1947, a daughter of the late Ruth (King) and...

Judy Alice Nelson

Judy Alice Nelson

Aug 1, 2016

Judy Alice Nelson

September 18, 1951 - August 1, 2016

Judith Alice Nelson, 64, of Rocky Ford, CO, passed away on Monday, August 1st, 2016 suddenly, at her residence. Judith was born on September 18, 1951, a daughter of the late Grace Darlene (Ralston). She was a Homemaker. She is survived by Daughter Crystal, wife...

Seferino Lopez

Seferino Lopez

Jul 23, 2016

Seferino Lopez

August 26, 1936 - July 23, 2016

Seferino "Sifer" Villado Lopez, 79, of Crowley, CO, passed away on Saturday, July 23rd, while in the company of family at Joni Fair Hospice House, Pueblo, CO. Seferino was born in Olney Springs, Co. on August 26, 1936, a son of the late Sabina (Villado) and...

Linda Annette Griffin

Linda Annette Griffin

Jul 5, 2016

Linda Annette Griffin

September 12, 1950 - July 5, 2016

Linda Annette Griffin, 65, of Rocky Ford, CO, passed away on Tuesday, July 5th, at her residence.  Linda was born in La Junta, CO on September 12, 1950, a daughter of Shirley Elaine (Hall) Griffin, of La Junta and the late Robert Eugene Griffin. She...

Fred Arthur Piatt

Fred Arthur Piatt

Jun 20, 2016

Fred Arthur Piatt

June 8, 1929 - June 20, 2016

Fred A. Piatt, Jr, 87, of LaJunta, CO, formerly of Rocky Ford departed this life to be with the Lord on Monday, June 20, 2016. Fred was born on June 8th, 1929 in Syracuse, KS, to Fred A. and Edith Cauthon Piatt. Fred was raised...

Dorothy Louise Ratliff

Dorothy Louise Ratliff

Jun 4, 2016

Dorothy Louise Ratliff

April 3, 1927 - June 4, 2016

Dorothy (Dottie) Louise Lackey Ratliff, 89, passed away in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on June 4, 2016. Dottie was born in Rocky Ford, Colorado on April 3, 1927. In the 1940s, she worked as a telephone operator for Mountain Bell in Rocky Ford. On May 22,...

Alvaro Mendoza

Alvaro Mendoza

May 17, 2016

Alvaro Mendoza

April 6, 1948 - May 17, 2016

Alvaro Mendoza, 68, of Rocky Ford, CO, passed away on Tuesday, May 17th, peacefully, at his residence. Alvaro was born in Madera, Chihuahua, Mexico on April 6, 1948, a son of Luis Mendoza and the late Manuela (Figueroa) Mendoza. He was the husband of Martha E....

Myra Moore

Myra Moore

May 15, 2016

Myra Moore

August 25, 1924 - May 15, 2016

Myra Kay Moore, 91, of Rocky Ford, CO, passed away at 3:00 PM, Sunday, May 15th, at Pioneer Health Care Center. Myra was born in Eatonville, WA on August 25, 1924, a daughter of the late Lottie (Schaefer) and John Edward Chappell. She was the wife...

Ken Mccully

Ken Mccully

Apr 28, 2016

Ken McCully

August 1, 1952 - April 28, 2016

Kenneth Wayne (Ken) McCully, 63, of Monument, CO, passed away Thursday, April 28th, at his residence. Kenneth was born in Chickasha, OK on August 1, 1952, a son of the late Gladys Opal (Roberts) Fellers and James Wayne McCully. He worked as a Salesman "Ken the...

Amy Konishi

Amy Konishi

Apr 27, 2016

Amy Konishi

November 3, 1925 - April 27, 2016

Amy Konishi, 90, of Rocky Ford, died Wednesday April 27, 2016, of a massive heart attack at Parkview Hospital in Pueblo. She was born November 3, 1925, in Rocky Ford to Otomatsu and Tamiye Nakayama. Amy grew up south of Rocky Ford in Grand Valley where...

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