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Larry Thomas Mason

Larry Thomas Mason

October 6, 2016

Larry Thomas Mason

February 17, 1944 - October 6, 2016

Larry Thomas Mason, 72, of Rocky Ford, CO, passed away at 10:14 AM, Thursday, October 6th, peacefully, at Pioneer Health Care Center. Larry was born in Florence, SC on February 17, 1944, a son of Doris Maxine (Cochran) Mason and the late Albert Eli Mason....

Theodore Torres

Theodore Torres

October 4, 2016

Theodore "Ted" Torres, Sr.

May 29, 1944 - October 4, 2016

Theodore (Ted) Torres, Sr., 72, of Rocky Ford, CO, passed away on Tuesday, October 4th, while in the company of family at the Crowley County Nursing Center in Ordway, CO. Theodore was born in Rocky Ford, CO on May 29, 1944, a son of...

Laura Jane Brack

Laura Jane Brack

October 3, 2016

Laura Jane Brack

May 8, 1947 - October 3, 2016

Laura Jane Brack, 69, of Plainfield, IN, passed away on Monday, October 3rd, 2016 peacefully, at Greenwood Village South, Greenwood, IN. Laura was born in Rocky Ford, CO on May 8, 1947, a daughter of the late Helen (Yarnell) and Robert William Dawley. Laura was...

Ernest Abeyta

Ernest Abeyta

September 23, 2016

Ernest Abeyta

November 20, 1920 - September 23, 2016

Ernest Abeyta, 95, of formerly of Rocky Ford, of Monte Vista, passed away Friday, September 23rd, while in the company of family, at CVCLC at Homelake, Monte Vista, CO. Ernest was born in Trinidad, CO on November 20, 1920, a son of the late Cleofas (Martinez)...

Beatrice Gallegos

Beatrice Gallegos

September 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

September 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

September 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

September 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

September 3, 2016

Conner Caleb Lott

September 3, 2016 - September 3, 2016

More information will appear as it becomes available.

SERVICES

Services pending

Saturday, September 3, 2016

Ford-Ustick Funeral Home

305 N. 8th Street

Rocky Ford, Colorado 81067

Jean L. Proctor

Jean L. Proctor

September 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

August 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

August 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

August 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

August 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

August 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

August 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

July 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

July 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

June 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

June 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,...

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