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William Kenneth Smith
Jul 22, 2015
William "Ken" Kenneth Smith
August 3, 1927 - July 22, 2015
Wm. Kenneth Smith of Fowler died at the Crowley County Nursing Center, Ordway, Colorado, on July 22, 2015, where he had been a resident for a short time. He was born in Fowler, Colorado on August 3, 1927, first child of David K. and...
Robert Hancock
Jul 12, 2015
Robert Hancock
June 19, 1928 - July 12, 2015
Robert Gailon Hancock, 87, passed away July 12, 2015 following his courageous battle with cancer while in the company of his daughters, at Grace Pointe in Greeley. Robert (Bob) was born on June 19, 1928 in Rocky Ford, Colorado to Elmer Christopher and Ethel Belle (Sullins)...
Stephen F. Richardson
Jul 11, 2015
Stephen "Steve" F. Richardson
May 6, 1949 - July 11, 2015
Stephen "Steve" F. Richardson age 66 of Rocky Ford, died July 11, 2015. He was born May 6, 1949, in Denver to Lin Doyle Richardson, Sr. and Dorothy Nadine (Beeman) Richardson On January 29, 1966 he married Nicki Ann (Trentine) Richardson and lived in...
Grace O'Dea
Jul 1, 2015
Grace O'Dea
December 27, 1923 - July 1, 2015
Mrs. Grace Arlene Omdahl O'Dea 91, formerly of Sugar City, most recently living in Pueblo at the Villa Pueblo Senior Living Community where she passed away Wednesday July 1, 2015. She was born December 27, 1923 to the late Mandus and Sylvia (Scotvold) Omdahl in Cottonwood,...
Beverly Baird
Jun 30, 2015
Beverly Baird
August 28, 1926 - June 30, 2015
Beverly Jean Baird, 88, of Rocky Ford, CO, passed away Tuesday, June 30th, suddenly, at Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center, La Junta. Beverly was born in Cambridge, IL on August 28, 1926, a daughter of the late Dorothy and Roy C. Shaw. She was the widow...
Helen Clark
Jun 27, 2015
Helen Clark
May 6, 1937 - June 27, 2015
Helen Joyce Clark, 78, of Rocky Ford, CO, passed away Saturday, June 27th, while in the company of family members, at Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center-Nursing Center East, La Junta. Helen was born in Estancia, NM on May 6, 1937, a daughter of the late Bessie...
Leonard Wilson Proctor
Jun 26, 2015
Leonard Wilson Proctor
September 19, 1926 - June 26, 2015
Leonard Wilson Proctor, 88, of Rocky Ford, passed away suddenly on June 26, 2015. Leonard was born September 19, 1926 and was a lifetime farmer and rancher in the Rocky Ford area and Arkansas Valley. He is survived by his wife Jean Lucille (Mast) Proctor....
Ted Encinias
Jun 9, 2015
Ted Encinias
February 1, 1953 - June 9, 2015
Ted Joe (Teddy) Encinias, 62, of Rocky Ford, CO, passed away Tuesday, June 9th, suddenly, at his residence. Ted was born in Rocky Ford, CO on February 1, 1953, a son of the late Helen Mary (Marquez) and Fred Joe Encinias. He was the husband of...
Annie Gonzales
Jun 6, 2015
Annie Gonzales
June 8, 1926 - June 6, 2015
Annie Gonzales, 88, of Rocky Ford, CO, passed away Saturday, June 6th, peacefully, at Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center-Nursing Center East, La Junta. Annie was born in Sabinoso, NM on June 8, 1926, a daughter of the late Josie (Baca) and Alfredo Aragon. She attended school...
John Harris
May 31, 2015
John Harris
June 2, 1931 - May 31, 2015
John Pyron Harris, age 83, passed away in Cortez, Colo. on May 31, 2015. John was born in Bailey Ford, Texas on June 2, 1931 to W. Earl Harris and Orpha Garvin Harris. In 1935 they moved to Dove Creek, Colo. to pinto bean farm. After...
Henry Diaz
May 26, 2015
Henry Diaz
July 15, 1949 - May 26, 2015
Henry Diaz, 65, of Rocky Ford, CO, passed away Tuesday, May 26th, 2015 at the VA Hospital in Denver, CO.
Henry was born in Rocky Ford, CO on July 15, 1949, a son of Maria (Chavez) Diaz and the late Espiridian Diaz, Sr.
...Daniel Moore
May 22, 2015
Daniel Moore
May 18, 1931 - May 22, 2015
Daniel I Moore, 84, of Rocky Ford, CO, passed away Friday, May 22nd, suddenly, at Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center, La Junta. Daniel was born on May 18, 1931, a son of the late Mae (Fredricks) and Joseph B. Moore. He served in the U.S. Army....
Joyce Pool
May 19, 2015
Joyce Pool
June 10, 1933 - May 19, 2015
Joyce Pool, 81, of Ordway, CO, passed away Tuesday, May 19th, while in the company of family members, at Fowler Health Care Center, Fowler. Joyce was born in Bryan, TX on June 10, 1933, the daughter of the late Effie (Thames) and Willard Winters. She was...
Antonio Pacheco
May 9, 2015
Antonio Pacheco
November 27, 1919 - May 9, 2015
Antonio Pacheco, 95, of Ordway, passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2015 at his home. Mr. Pacheco was born November 27, 1919 in Trujillo, NM to the late Teodoro and Eloisa (Lopez) Pacheco. Mr. Pacheco was raised in Trujillo, NM and later joined the U.S. Army...
William Skuderna
May 3, 2015
William "Bill" Skuderna
November 1, 1919 - May 3, 2015
William Anthony (Bill) Skuderna, 95, of Rocky Ford, CO, passed away Sunday, May 3rd, peacefully, at Pioneer Health Care Center. William was born in Rocky Ford, CO on November 1, 1919, a son of the late Kathrine (Gobin) and Anthony Skuderna. Bill graduated from Rocky...
Amycus Valerio
Apr 30, 2015
Amycus Valerio
April 30, 2015
Amycus Aiden-Izsael Valerio, 4 months, of Rocky Ford, CO, passed away Thursday, April 30th, while in the company of family members, at Memorial Health System, Colorado Springs. Amycus was born in La Junta, CO on December 19, 2014, a son of Vicki Lee Valerio. He is survived by His mother...
Helena May Nevins
Apr 25, 2015
Helena May Nevins
March 7, 1914 - April 25, 2015
Helena May Nevins passed away on Saturday, April 25 2015 at her home in Fowler, CO. She was born March 7, 1914 in Bennington, Kansas to Champ Sidney and Lilly Anna (Pease) Strange. Her family homesteaded about 19 miles north of Fowler when she was...
Lorene Broadbent
Apr 21, 2015
Lorene Broadbent
August 18, 1926 - April 21, 2015
Lorene L. Broadbent 88, of Pueblo Belmont Senior Center, passed away April 21, 2015 after a lengthy battle with Alzheimers Disease. Lorene was born to Joseph M. and Edna M. Riley in Rocky Ford, Colorado August 18, 1926 at the old Physicians Hospital. She attended schools...
Willard "Will' Eugene Swain
Apr 20, 2015
Willard "Will' Eugene Swain
February 16, 2015 - April 20, 2015
Willard Eugene (Will) Swain, 83, of Rocky Ford, CO, passed away Monday, April 20th, while in the company of family members, at his residence. . Willard was born in Wadsworth, OH on February 16, 1932, a son of the late Myrtle Isadore (Moore) and...
Robert Dale Johnson
Apr 19, 2015
Robert "Bob" Dale Johnson
December 26, 1927 - April 19, 2015
Robert Dale (Bob) Johnson, 87, of Manzanola, CO, passed away Sunday, April 19th, while in the company of family members, at his residence. Robert was born in North Platte, NE on December 26, 1927, a son of the late Agnes Faye (Dale) and Emery...
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