Rosita Cordova
May 17, 2013
Rosita Cordova
July 24, 1949 - May 17, 2013
Mrs. Rosita Marie (Rosie) Cordova, 63, of Rocky Ford passed away on Friday, May 17th, 2013 while in the company of family members at St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center, Pueblo, CO. Rosita was born in Phoenix, AZ on July 24, 1949, the daughter of William Benjamin and...
Wayne Gilbert Hamilton
May 13, 2013
Wayne Gilbert Hamilton
March 9, 1929 - May 13, 2013
Wayne Gilbert Hamilton passed away on May 13, 2013 in Ft. Collin, Colorado. He was born March 9, 1929 in Cheraw, Colorado to Wayne and Edith Hamilton. Wayne lived his entire life in the Rocky Ford area. His life began on a farm in the...
Albino Gonzales
May 2, 2013
Albino Gonzales
August 24, 1925 - May 2, 2013
Mr. Albino Gonzales, 87, of Ordway passed away on Thursday, May 2nd, 2013 peacefully at Sangre De Cristo Hospice House, Pueblo, CO. Albino was born in Sugar City, CO on August 24, 1925, the son of the late Prospero and Delfinia (Salas) Gonzales. He was the...
Albert Lewis Switser
May 1, 2013
Albert Lewis Switser
January 16, 1917 - May 1, 2013
Albert Lewis Switser was born January 16, 1917, in Calumet, Oklahoma to Tobe and Alice (Morris) Switser. His family moved to Rocky Ford, Colorado when Albert was a year old. They farmed and ranched in Cheraw, Colorado, most of Albert's life. He attended school in...
Joseph Olmedo
April 26, 2013
Joseph "Joe" Olmedo
March 1, 1957 - April 26, 2013
Mr. Joseph Henry (Joe) Olmedo, 56, formerly of Rocky Ford died Friday, April 26th, 2013 in Denver, CO. Joseph was born in Canon City, CO on March 1, 1957, the son of the late Henry and Josephine (Estrada) Olmedo. He graduated from Rocky Ford High...
Paul Frederick Johannes
April 8, 2013
Paul Frederick Johannes
June 24, 1920 - April 8, 2013
Paul Frederick Johannes, 92, passed away in the presence of family members on Monday, April 8, 2013, at Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins. Mr. Johannes was born and raised in Rocky Ford, where he spent most of his life until moving to Fort Collins...
Vidalia Cordova
April 6, 2013
Vidalia Cordova
November 14, 1915 - April 6, 2013
Mrs. Vidalia (Vi) Cordova, 97, of Rocky Ford passed away on Saturday, April 6th, 2013 peacefully at Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center, La Junta, CO. Vidalia was born in Chaperito, NM on November 14, 1915, the daughter of the late Frank DeSales and Dolores (Lucero) Garcia....
Bettie Miell
April 5, 2013
Bettie Miell
December 25, 1928 - April 5, 2013
Mrs. Bettie Lorraine Miell, 84, of La Junta passed away Friday, April 5th, 2013 while in the company of family members at Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center in La Junta, CO. Bettie was born in Limon, Colorado on December 25, 1928, the daughter of the late...
Kay Mahoney
April 4, 2013
Kay Mahoney
November 25, 1961 - April 4, 2013
Mrs. Glenda Kay Mahoney, 51, of La Junta passed away on Thursday, April 4th, 2013 while in the company of family members and friends at her residence. Glenda was born in Rocky Ford, CO on November 25, 1961, the daughter of Albert Leslie and Grace Edith...
Leroy Roger Vigil
April 3, 2013
Leroy Roger Vigil
February 9, 1952 - April 3, 2013
Mr. Leroy Roger Vigil, 61, of Rocky Ford passed away Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013 suddenly at his residence. Leroy was born in Rocky Ford, CO on February 9, 1952, the son of Modesto and Lydia C. (Lopez) Vigil. He served in the U.S. Army as...
Trinidad Magana
March 30, 2013
Trinidad Magana
October 22, 1922 - March 30, 2013
Mr. Trinidad Magana, 90, of Manzanola passed away on Saturday, March 30th, 2013 suddenly at his residence. Trinidad was born in Santa Ana, CA on October 22, 1922 to the late Silvano and Vida (Quintana) Magana. He worked as a Field Worker. He loved fishing, gardening...
Vernon Zellhofer
March 24, 2013
Vernon Zellhofer
March 24, 2013
Mr. Vernon Earl (Vern) Zellhofer, 88, of Rocky Ford passed away on Sunday, March 24th, 2013 while in the company of family members at his residence. Vernon was born in Illinois on November 14, 1924, the son of the late Fred and Dora Zellhofer. He was the widower of Agnes...
Margarita Gonzales
March 24, 2013
Margarita Gonzales
June 1, 1926 - March 24, 2013
Mrs. Margarita O. Gonzales, 86, of Rocky Ford passed away on Sunday, March 24th, 2013 while in the company of family members at her residence. Margarita was born in Rocky Ford, CO on June 1, 1926, the daughter of the late Jose and Anita (Aragon) Olivas....
Elizabeth Haney
March 18, 2013
Elizabeth Haney
January 20, 1941 - March 18, 2013
A private family burial was held.
Hattie Roberts
March 17, 2013
Hattie Roberts
November 26, 1923 - March 17, 2013
Mrs. Hattie Lenore Roberts, 89, of Rocky Ford passed away on Sunday, March 17th, 2013 peacefully at University Park Care Center, Pueblo, CO. Hattie was born in Mt. Hope, WV on November 26, 1923, the daughter of the late Samuel James and Clara (Meadows) Williams. She...
Hildred Ray Kuhn
March 9, 2013
Hildred "Hap" Ray Kuhn
May 11, 1935 - March 9, 2013
Mr. Hildred Ray (Hap) Kuhn, 77, of Rocky Ford died Saturday, March 9th, 2013 peacefully at Arkansas Valley Regional Nursing Center - West, LaJunta, CO. Hildred was born in La Junta, CO on May 11, 1935, the son of the late Ralph and Leola...
Emery Ernest Swartzendruber
March 4, 2013
Emery Ernest Swartzendruber
October 21, 1925 - March 4, 2013
Mr. Emery Ernest Swartzendruber, 87, of Rocky Ford passed away on Monday, March 4th, 2013 at Pioneer Health Care Center. Emery was born in Manson, IA on October 21, 1925, the son of the late Ernest Floyd and Sarah (Wenger) Swartzendruber the fourth of six...
Doris Kulakowski
February 28, 2013
Doris Kulakowski
November 9, 1926 - February 28, 2013
Mrs. Doris Kulakowski, 86, of La Junta died on Thursday, February 28th, 2013 peacefully at Crowley County Nursing Center, Ordway, CO. Doris was born in Los Angeles, CA on November 9, 1926, the daughter of the late Howard Allen and Alta Serra (Upper) Dewey. She graduated...
Timoteo Gonzales
February 26, 2013
Timoteo "Tim" Gonzales
January 5, 1926 - February 26, 2013
Mr. Timoteo (Tim) Gonzales, 87, of Rocky Ford passed away on Tuesday, February 26th, 2013 peacefully at Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center, La Junta, CO. Timoteo was born in Las Cuevas, NM on January 5, 1926, the son of the late Apolonio T. and Margarita...
Madeline Lucero
February 9, 2013
Madeline Lucero
March 19, 1921 - February 9, 2013
Mrs. Madeline Lucero, 91, of Rocky Ford passed away on Saturday, February 9th, 2013 suddenly at her residence. Madeline was born in Las Vegas, NM on March 19, 1921, the daughter of the late Phillip and Rosenda (Baca) Martinez. She was the widow of Benjamin Santiago...
