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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...

Vaneta Hopkins

Vaneta Hopkins

Apr 23, 2016

VaNeta Hopkins

March 18, 1933 - April 23, 2016

VaNeta Hopkins passed away April 23rd, 2016 at her home. Her husband, Norman, was at her side along with sons Kenneth Hopkins, Steven Hopkins, daughters Rita Condis, Kathy Lordino and Cindy Griffin was notified and on her way. VaNeta was born to Lillian and Lucien Hobson...

Marge Roscover

Marge Roscover

Apr 18, 2016

Marge Roscover

September 24, 1940 - April 18, 2016

Marjorie "Marge" (Ustick) Roscover, a native of Rocky Ford, Colorado left us April 18, 2016. Born September 24, 1940 to Carl and Isabel Ustick. Marge was a successful local real estate agent, who along with her husband, Wes Roscover owned and operated Roscover Realty, retiring in...

Esther Allen

Esther Allen

Apr 14, 2016

Esther Allen

November 9, 1926 - April 14, 2016

Esther Allen, 89, of Rocky Ford, died Thursday, April 14, 2016 at the Pioneer Healthcare Center in Rocky Ford. She was born November 9, 1926 in Rocky Ford, CO to the late Henry and Christine Grassmick. She was preceded in death by both husbands, David Goebel...

James Allan Graham

James Allan Graham

Apr 9, 2016

James "Jim" Allan Graham

March 23, 1933 - April 9, 2016

James Allan (Jim) Graham, Sr., died April 9, 2016, in his home surrounded by family and friends at age 83. He was born to Helen and Earl Graham in Fowler, CO, on March 22, 1933. Jim spent most of his childhood in Fowler and...

Charles Dickie

Charles Dickie

Apr 8, 2016

Charles Dickie

May 14, 1927 - April 8, 2016

Charles was born to Virginia (Lierman) and Jack W. Dickie in Napa, California on May 14, 1927. He attended schools in Napa and graduated from Napa Union High School. After graduation he enlisted in the United States Navy and served in a destroyer escort, was honorably...

Tom Momoi

Tom Momoi

Apr 8, 2016

Tom Momoi

November 28, 1927 - April 8, 2016

Inurnment services for Tom Kauro Momoi, 88, of Swink, will be held on Saturday May 7, 2016 at 11:00 AM in the Valley View Cemetery in Rocky Ford. Mr. Momoi died April 8, 2016 at the Crowley County Nursing Center in Ordway. He was born Nov....

Joseph Lorenzo

Joseph Lorenzo

Apr 7, 2016

Joseph Lorenzo

March 21, 1956 - April 7, 2016

More information will appear as it becomes available.

SERVICES

Services pending

Thursday, April 7, 2016

Helen M. Showalter

Helen M. Showalter

Apr 5, 2016

Helen M. Showalter

June 29, 1922 - April 5, 2016

Helen Mildred Showalter, 93, of La Junta, CO, passed away on Tuesday, April 5th, peacefully, at Fowler Health Care Center in Fowler. Helen was born in Camden, NJ on June 29, 1922, a daughter of the late Georgianna (Richards) and John B. Alden. She was...

Albert Larry Leikam

Albert Larry Leikam

Apr 4, 2016

Albert Larry Leikam

April 21, 1936 - April 4, 2016

Albert Larry (Larry) Leikam, 79, of Rocky Ford, CO, passed away at 12:40 AM, Monday, April 4th, peacefully, at Crowley County Nursing Center, Ordway, Crowley County. Albert was born in Rocky Ford, CO on April 21, 1936, a son of the late Catherine (Jirgensohn) and...

Constance J. Dean

Constance J. Dean

Mar 17, 2016

Constance "Connie" J. Dean

September 6, 1932 - March 17, 2016

More information will appear as it becomes available.

SERVICES

Services pending

Thursday, March 17, 2016

Pompello Vasquez

Pompello Vasquez

Mar 13, 2016

Pompello Vasquez

May 8, 1937 - March 13, 2016

More information will appear as it becomes available.

SERVICES

Services pending

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Kenneth Purcell

Kenneth Purcell

Mar 12, 2016

Kenneth "Kenny" Purcell

January 19, 1953 - March 12, 2016

Kenneth Robert (Ken) Purcell, 63, of Rocky Ford, CO, passed away at 9:45 AM, Saturday, March 12th, suddenly, at Parkview Medical Center, Pueblo, Pueblo County. Kenneth was born in Rocky Ford, CO on January 19, 1953, a son of Kenneth Purcell and the late Nora...

Laberta Hollar

Laberta Hollar

Mar 9, 2016

LaBerta Hollar

January 27, 1928 - March 9, 2016

LaBerta (Bert) Hollar, 88, of Rocky Ford, CO passed away from natural causes on Wednesday, March 9th, at Memorial Hospital, Colorado Springs, CO. LaBerta was born in Plainfield, NJ on January 27, 1928, a daughter of the late Lillian Viola (Notes) and Adolph Henry Ahlfeld. She...

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