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Gilbert Montanez
Feb 16, 2015
Gilbert Montanez
December 29, 1953 - February 16, 2015
Gilbert (Mosca) Montanez, 61, of Rocky Ford, CO, passed away Monday, February 16th, peacefully, at Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center, La Junta. Gilbert was born in Rocky Ford, CO on December 29, 1953, a son of the late Lucy (Montanez) Montanez and Unknown . He worked...
Byron Lunday
Feb 16, 2015
Byron "BB" Lunday
March 3, 1923 - February 16, 2015
Byron Bernard (BB) Lunday, of Rocky Ford, CO, passed away Monday, February 16, 2015. He led a full and happy life to the ripe old age of 91. Byron was born in Newdale, CO on March 3, 1923, a son of the late Belva (Sanders)...
Lowell Gray
Feb 15, 2015
Lowell Gray
April 5, 1938 - February 15, 2015
Lowell David (Bud) Gray, 76, of Sugar City, CO, passed away Sunday, February 15th, suddenly, at his residence. Lowell was born in Delta, CO on April 5, 1938, a son of the late Flora (Hays) Gray and John Wesley Taylor. Bud graduated from Dolores High School...
Daniel F. Dugan
Feb 8, 2015
Daniel F. Dugan
August 28, 1948 - February 8, 2015
Daniel Frederick Dugan, 66, of Rocky Ford, CO, passed away Sunday, February 8th, peacefully, at Pioneer Health Care Center. Daniel was born in Colorado Springs, CO on August 28, 1948, a son of the late Virginia Aileen (Gallaher) and Frederick Paul Dugan. He was the...
Simpson A. Estes
Jan 29, 2015
Simpson "Andy" A. Estes
April 20, 1933 - January 29, 2015
Simpson A. Estes, 81, of Rocky Ford, CO, passed away Thursday, January 29th, peacefully, at Pioneer Health Care Center. Simpson was born in Lauderdale, MS on April 20, 1933, a son of the late Sally (Smith) and Simpson Estes, Sr. He worked as a...
Beverly Schwartz
Jan 26, 2015
Beverly Schwartz
May 13, 1952 - January 26, 2015
Beverly Lynn (Bev) Schwartz, 62, of Swink, CO, passed away Monday, January 26th, while in the company of family members, at Pioneer Health Care Center, Rocky Ford. Beverly was born in New York City, NY on May 13, 1952, a daughter of the late Beatrice and...
James Pendlay
Jan 20, 2015
James Pendlay
September 24, 1950 - January 20, 2015
James Herbert (Jim) Pendlay, II, 64, of Rocky Ford, CO, passed away Tuesday, January 20th, suddenly, at his residence. . James was born in Wichita, KS on September 24, 1950, a son of the late Jane Rivers and James Herbert Pendlay, Sr. He graduated from high...
Jerre Franklin Swink
Jan 15, 2015
Jerre Franklin Swink
September 2, 1918 - January 15, 2015
Jerre Franklin Swink, 96, of Rocky Ford died Jan. 15, 2015, at Pioneer Health Care Center. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Community Presbyterian Church in Rocky Ford. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery in Rocky Ford. Visitation at Ford-Ustick Funeral Home will...
Robert Lovato
Jan 12, 2015
Robert Lovato
April 14, 1953 - January 12, 2015
More information will appear as it becomes available.
Seda Fujishiro
Jan 11, 2015
Seda Fujishiro
January 19, 1918 - January 11, 2015
Seda Fujishiro, 96, of Rocky Ford, CO, passed away Sunday, January 11th, peacefully, at Pioneer Health Care Center. Seda was born in Rocky Ford, CO on January 19, 1918, a daughter of the late Mitsuko (Suetsugu) and Keitaro Mameda. She was the widow of Shuey Fujishiro....
Eula Cummings-Turner-Westley
Jan 9, 2015
Eula Cummings-Turner-Westley
June 11, 1918 - January 9, 2015
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Henry Bitter
Jan 5, 2015
Henry Bitter
April 14, 1917 - January 5, 2015
Henry Bitter, 97, of Rocky Ford, CO, passed away Monday, January 5th, peacefully at Pioneer Health Care Center. Henry was born in Rocky Ford, CO on April 14, 1917, a son of the late Christine Mary (Martin) and Henry Bitter, Sr. He was the widower of...
Dale Edward Muth
Jan 5, 2015
Dale Edward Muth
April 26, 1961 - January 5, 2015
Dale Edward Muth, 53, of La Junta, CO, passed away Monday, January 5th, suddenly, at his residence. Dale was born in La Junta, CO on April 26, 1961, a son of Dorothy Louise (DeLong) Muth and the late Alfred Lee Muth. He graduated from Swink...
Humberto Ontiveros
Dec 28, 2014
Humberto Ontiveros, Sr.
March 11, 1940 - December 28, 2014
Humberto Ontiveros, Sr., 74, of Manzanola, CO, passed away Sunday, December 28th, suddenly at his residence. Humberto was born in Est. Morita, Chihuahua, Mexico on March 11, 1940, a son of the late Francisca (Lopez) and Manuel Ontiveros. He was the husband of Maria Rosario...
Beverly Caldwell
Dec 26, 2014
Beverly Caldwell
December 20, 1924 - December 26, 2014
After recently celebrating her 90th birthday, Beverly Elizabeth (Hardt) Caldwell went to be with the Lord on December 26, 2014. A memorial service will be held on January 2, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. to celebrate the life of Beverly at the CommUNITY Presbyterian Church in Rocky...
Alyssa Crespin
Dec 25, 2014
Alyssa Crespin
March 9, 1999 - December 25, 2014
Alyssa Marie (Sweety) Crespin, 15, of Rocky Ford, CO, passed away Thursday, December 25th, while in the company of family members, at Children's Hospital, Aurora, CO. Alyssa was born in San Bernardino, CA on March 9, 1999, a daughter of Anna Marie (Ferree) Vigil and Jody...
Juanita A. Ring
Nov 23, 2014
Juanita A. Ring
September 17, 1921 - November 23, 2014
Juanita A. Ring, 93, of Rocky Ford, CO, passed away Sunday, November 23rd, peacefully, at Bent County Healthcare Center, Las Animas, CO. Juanita was born in Jay, Oklahoma on September 17, 1921, a daughter of the late Anna (Downs) and William Sturges. She was born...
Conrad Chris Trujillo
Nov 17, 2014
Conrad Chris Trujillo
April 15, 1967 - November 17, 2014
Conrad Chris Trujillo, 47, of Rocky Ford, CO, passed away Monday, November 17th, while in the company of family members, at Evergreen Gardens, La Junta. Conrad was born in Rocky Ford, CO on April 15, 1967, a son of Rose Marie (Gallegos) Trujillo and the...
Bonna Dee Riley
Nov 16, 2014
Bonna Dee Riley
October 17, 1933 - November 16, 2014
Bonna Dee Riley, 81, of Rocky Ford, died Sunday, November 16, 2014 at the Pioneer Health Care Center in Rocky Ford. She was born October 17, 1933 in the Rocky Ford to the late Claude and Naomi (Lane) Green. She Graduated from RFHS in 1951...
Velma Mcdonald
Nov 13, 2014
Velma McDonald
August 11, 1925 - November 13, 2014
Funeral Services will be at the St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Rocky Ford, CO, at 11:00 AM on Friday, November 21st, with Pastor John Dell officiating. A Visitation will be on Thursday from 1 - 4 PM at Ford-Ustick Funeral Home. Interment will be in the Hillcrest...
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