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Joe Moralez

Joe Moralez

November 9, 2010

Joe Moralez

October 31, 1925 - November 9, 2010

Mr. Joe Chapparo Moralez, 85, of Rocky Ford died Tuesday, November 9th, 2010 while in the company of family members at his residence. Joe was born in Rocky Ford, CO on October 31, 1925, the son of the late Jose and Josefina (Chapparo) Moralez. He attended...

Rose Montoya

Rose Montoya

November 4, 2010

Rose Montoya

April 3, 1928 - November 4, 2010

Mrs. Rose M. Montoya, 82, of Rocky Ford died on Thursday, November 4th, 2010 while in the company of family members at the Pioneer Health Care Center. Rose was born in Ojo Sarco, NM on April 3, 1928, the daughter of the late Fidel and Maria...

Della Marie Gauna

Della Marie Gauna

November 3, 2010

Della Marie Gauna

January 13, 1938 - November 3, 2010

Mrs. Della Marie (Dee) Gauna, 72, of Rocky Ford died suddenly Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010 while in the company of family members at St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center, Pueblo, CO. Della was born in Trinidad, CO on January 13, 1938, the daughter of the late Joe...

Rod Torgler

Rod Torgler

November 2, 2010

Rod Torgler

July 26, 1946 - November 2, 2010

Roderick Alan Torgler — beloved husband, father, brother, neighbor, and friend — died November 2, 2010, after a long battle with leukemia. He was 64. Rod was born on July 26, 1946 in La Junta, Colorado to George and Pearl Torgler. He was the youngest of...

Fred Martinez

Fred Martinez

October 31, 2010

Fred Martinez

August 4, 1930 - October 31, 2010

Fred Martinez, 80, of Thornton CO, formerly of Rocky Ford died on Sunday October 31, 2010 at his residence. Fred was born on August 4, 1930 in Maes, New Mexico to Marcelino Martinez and Magdalena (Leyba) Martinez, who preceded him in death. He was the youngest...

Claude E. Meyer

Claude E. Meyer

October 28, 2010

Claude "Sonny" E. Meyer

January 20, 1938 - October 28, 2010

Mr. Claude Eugene (Sonny) Meyer, 72, of Manzanola died Thursday, October 28th, 2010 surrounded by his family and under the watchful eye of the loving staff at the Crowley County Nursing Center, Ordway, CO. Claude was born in La Junta, CO on January 20,...

Acacia Rae Gonzales

Acacia Rae Gonzales

October 26, 2010

Acacia Rae Gonzales

October 26, 2010 - October 26, 2010

Miss Acacia Rae Gonzales, stillborn, of Rocky Ford died Tuesday, October 26th, 2010 at Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center, La Junta, CO. Acacia was born in LaJunta, CO on October 26, 2010, the daughter of Michael Vincent Gonzales and Sheila Marie Trujillo. She was a...

Alice Roberta Cadwallader

Alice Roberta Cadwallader

October 17, 2010

Alice Roberta Cadwallader

August 25, 1929 - October 17, 2010

Mrs. Alice Roberta Cadwallader, 81, of Rocky Ford died on Sunday, October 17th, 2010 while in the company of family members at Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center, La Junta, CO. Alice was born in Peru, KS on August 25, 1929, the daughter of the late...

Stanley David Harris

Stanley David Harris

October 17, 2010

Stanley David Harris

December 8, 1945 - October 17, 2010

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Alani Lee Herrera

Alani Lee Herrera

October 12, 2010

Alani Lee Herrera

October 12, 2010 - October 12, 2010

Miss Alani Lee Herrera, of Rocky Ford was stillborn on Tuesday, October 12th, 2010 at Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center, La Junta, CO. Alani was born in LaJunta, CO on October 12, 2010, the daughter of Adam Jay Herrera and Selena Lee Quintero. She is...

Clarence O. Compton

Clarence O. Compton

October 4, 2010

Clarence O. Compton

January 1, 1919 - October 4, 2010

Clarence Oscar Compton of Sugar City, Colorado passed away in the Juniper Village Care Center in Lamar, Colorado on October 4, 2010 at the age of 91. Clarence was born January 1, 1919 in Keota, Colorado to Edgar James and Susie Bond Compton. Clarence was...

Edith Waleska Cover

Edith Waleska Cover

September 24, 2010

Edith Waleska Cover

October 5, 1909 - September 24, 2010

Mrs. Edith Waleska Cover, 100, of Rocky Ford died on Friday, September 24th, 2010 peacefully at Pioneer Health Care Center, Rocky Ford, CO. Edith was born in Rocky Ford, CO on October 5, 1909, the daughter of the late Bryon Bernard and Waleska Hester (Watson)...

Jerry Edward Clevenger

Jerry Edward Clevenger

September 14, 2010

Jerry Edward Clevenger

May 22, 1925 - September 14, 2010

Mr. Jerry Edward Clevenger, 85, of Mesa, AZ, formerly of Rocky Ford, died on Tuesday, September 14th, 2010 at his residence. Jerry was born in Rocky Ford, CO on May 22, 1925, the son of the late James "Jimmy" Austin and Gladys Athalia (Cowgill) Clevenger....

E. Loene Manchen

E. Loene Manchen

September 10, 2010

E. Loene Manchen

February 5, 1932 - September 10, 2010

Mrs. E. Loene (Hendrie-Grasmick) Manchen, 78, of La Junta died Friday, September 10th, 2010 at Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center. Loene was born in Rocky Ford, CO on February 5, 1932, the daughter of the late Ralph Waldo and Thelma Fern (Andrews) Hendrie. She graduated...

C. Elizabeth Chandler

C. Elizabeth Chandler

September 9, 2010

C. Elizabeth Chandler

January 21, 1917 - September 9, 2010

Mrs. C. Elizabeth Chandler, 93, of Rocky Ford, Thursday, September 9th, 2010 peacefully at Pioneer Health Care Center, Rocky Ford, CO. Elizabeth was born in Nicholasville, Kentucky on January 21, 1917, the daughter of the late Army Scott and Callie Mae (Williams) Sherrow. She was...

Bernice Michaud

Bernice Michaud

September 9, 2010

Bernice Michaud

August 26, 1942 - September 9, 2010

Mrs. Bernice June Michaud, 68, of Rocky Ford died on Thursday, September 9th, 2010 at Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center, La Junta, CO. Bernice was born in Pueblo, CO on August 26, 1942, the daughter of the late Joseph and Ella Sara (Gregory) Torrence. Berniece grew...

Jayleigh Alicia Gauna Valdez

Jayleigh Alicia Gauna Valdez

September 1, 2010

Jayleigh Alicia Gauna Valdez

September 1, 2010 - September 1, 2010

Miss Jayleigh Alicia Gauna Valdez, of Rocky Ford died on Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 at Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center, La Junta, CO. Jayleigh was born in LaJunta, CO on September 1, 2010, the daughter of Gregory Angelo Gauna and Danielle Lynea Valdez. She...

Tiffany Bernadette Baggs

Tiffany Bernadette Baggs

August 22, 2010

Tiffany Bernadette Baggs

May 3, 2010 - August 22, 2010

Miss Tiffany Bernadette Baggs, infant, of Rocky Ford passed away Sunday, August 22nd, 2010 suddenly at Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center, La Junta, CO. Tiffany was born in Pueblo, CO on May 3, 2010, the daughter of Michael Ray and Camea Josephine (Ficke-Savoie) Baggs. She...

Gary L. Montgomery

Gary L. Montgomery

August 16, 2010

Gary L. Montgomery, Sr.

October 28, 1950 - August 16, 2010

Mr. Gary Lynn Montgomery, Sr., 59, of La Junta passed away on Monday, August 16th, 2010 at Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center surrounded by his family. Gary was born in Pueblo, CO on October 28, 1950, the son of Gary Robert and A'Loah Jeane...

Lois E. Johnston

Lois E. Johnston

August 11, 2010

Lois "Sammy" E. Johnston

January 12, 1916 - August 11, 2010

Lois Edmona (Sammy) Johnston, 94, passed peacefully August 11, 2010, at her home in Columbine West Care Center, Fort Collins, Colorado. Born in Lamont, Oklahoma, January 12, 1916, to Perley and Dora Baker, the sixth of eight children, Sammy lived much of her life...

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