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Fred John Fleischacker

Fred John Fleischacker

June 10, 2009

Fred John Fleischacker

March 2, 1942 - June 10, 2009

Fredrick John "Fred" Fleischacker, 67, husband of Betty Jean (Croutch) Fleischacker of 206 West Hill Farm Drive, passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at his residence. Mr. Fleischacker was born March 2, 1942 in Rocky Ford, Colorado, a son of the late Henry Fritz and...

Libby Bueno

Libby Bueno

June 9, 2009

Libby Bueno

April 23, 1946 - June 9, 2009

Miss Liberty (Libby) Bueno, 63, of Rocky Ford died Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 while in the company of family members at her residence. Libby was born in Colorado on April 23, 1946, the daughter of the late Roberto and Bessie Bueno. She worked as a Laborer...

Lucy Ellen Langhorst

Lucy Ellen Langhorst

May 28, 2009

Lucy Ellen Langhorst

January 11, 1922 - May 28, 2009

Mrs. Lucy Ellen Langhorst, 87, of Sugar City died Thursday, May 28th, 2009 peacefully at Crowley County Nursing Center, Ordway, CO. Lucy was born in Urbana, MO on January 11, 1922, the daughter of the late Emory and Ruth (Smith) Whillock. She graduated from Urbana...

Beatrice H. Drescher

Beatrice H. Drescher

May 28, 2009

Beatrice H. Drescher

October 1, 1915 - May 28, 2009

Beatrice Drescher (Bea) 93, of Olney Springs died Thursday, May 28, 2009 at the Fowler Health Care Center. Graveside services will be Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 11:00 am at the Olney Springs Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Methodist Church in Olney. Ms. Drescher...

Linda Aragon

Linda Aragon

May 27, 2009

Linda "Lin" Aragon

March 10, 1960 - May 27, 2009

Mrs. Linda Aragon, 49, of Rocky Ford died on Wednesday, May 27th, 2009 unexpectedly at her residence. Linda was born in LaJunta, CO on March 10, 1960, the daughter of Albert F. Aragon and Eloisa (Sandoval) Esquivel. She was the wife of Lawrence Baraza. She...

Frances M. Miller

Frances M. Miller

May 18, 2009

Frances "Fif" M. Miller

June 27, 1930 - May 18, 2009

Born 6/27/30 to Charles S. & Waive Williams of Rocky Ford, the youngest of 6 children. Fif was an avid bridge player and she enjoyed arranging and entering flowers in the fair for many years. She was a member of PEO and Beta, RF...

Mary Evelyn Lavoi

Mary Evelyn Lavoi

May 13, 2009

Mary Evelyn LaVoi

July 15, 1923 - May 13, 2009

Evelyn LaVoi slept away at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, CA on Wednesday May 13, 2009, after a short but valiant fight with lung cancer. She was born Mary Evelyn Veatch in Rocky Ford, Colorado, to H.L. and Agnes Veatch and as a girl...

Joe H. Lopez

Joe H. Lopez

May 8, 2009

Joe H. Lopez

February 12, 1946 - May 8, 2009

Joe H. Lopez age 63 of Buda, Texas, passed away Friday, May 8, 2009. He was born on February 12, 1946 in Rocky Ford, Colorado. Joe attended school in Rocky Ford, Colorado. He worked at the VA Fort Lyon hospital prior to moving to Austin...

John Randolph Reynolds

John Randolph Reynolds

April 29, 2009

John "Randy" Randolph Reynolds

November 6, 1935 - April 29, 2009

John R. "Randy" Reynolds, IV of Rocky Ford, died on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center in LaJunta after a long battle with pneumonia. He was born November 6, 1935 in Hamlin, Texas. He was the first child of...

Linda Joy Johnson

Linda Joy Johnson

April 28, 2009

Linda Joy Johnson

March 25, 1970 - April 28, 2009

Linda Joy Johnson, 39, died Tuesday, April 28, 2009. She was born March 25, 1970, in McPherson, the daughter of Richard B. "Dick" and Naomi Sue (Weaver) Morris. Survivors include her husband, Ty; a son, Tanner Lane Johnson, of the home; two daughters, Lakyn Tylin...

Dorothy Evelyn Abert

Dorothy Evelyn Abert

April 20, 2009

Dorothy Evelyn Abert

November 12, 1930 - April 20, 2009

Dorothy E. Abert, 78, of Rocky Ford died on Monday, April 20th, 2009 peacefully at the Pioneer Health Care Center in Rocky Ford. Dorothy was born a twin in Rocky Ford, CO on November 12, 1930, the daughter of the late Henry Jr. and Amelia...

Frances Adelle Busch

Frances Adelle Busch

April 2, 2009

Frances Adelle Busch

June 24, 1938 - April 2, 2009

Mrs. Frances Adelle Busch, of Rocky Ford died on Thursday, April 2nd, 2009 while in the company of family members at her residence. Frances was born in Ordway, CO on June 24, 1938, the daughter of the late Delmer and Frances (Stone) Shaffer. She graduated...

Richard Marion Mathis

Richard Marion Mathis

March 24, 2009

Richard Marion Mathis

May 28, 1947 - March 24, 2009

Mr. Richard Marion Mathis, 61, of Rocky Ford died on Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center, La Junta, CO. Richard was born in Lamar, CO on May 28, 1947, the son of Marion Arthur and Flo Lorraine (Clarkson) Mathis. He...

Richard Eugene Delong

Richard Eugene Delong

March 18, 2009

Richard "Horsebite" Eugene DeLong

November 30, 1948 - March 18, 2009

Richard Eugene DeLong "Horsebite", 60, of Rocky Ford, died on Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at his home. He was born on November 30, 1948 in La Junta, to the late Selma and Charles DeLong Sr. He lived on the family farm 6 miles west...

Kaden Bierbaum

Kaden Bierbaum

March 18, 2009

Kaden Bierbaum

March 18, 2009 - March 18, 2009

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Helen Kimber West

Helen Kimber West

March 10, 2009

Helen Kimber West

June 11, 1904 - March 10, 2009

Helen Kimber West was born on June 11, 1904 in Agra, Oklahoma. Her family moved to Rocky Ford when she was two years old and she lived in Rocky Ford the rest of her life. After graduating from Rocky Ford High School in 1922 she...

Eileen K. Coulter

Eileen K. Coulter

February 28, 2009

Eileen K. "Pat" Coulter

October 16, 1910 - February 28, 2009

Mrs. Eileen K. (Pat) Coulter, 98, of Rocky Ford, died on Saturday, February 28th, 2009 peacefully at the Pioneer Health Care Center in Rocky Ford. Eileen was born in Erie, Kansas on October 16, 1910, the daughter of the late Isaac Robert and Fredia...

Juan Lucero

Juan Lucero

February 19, 2009

Juan "Tino" Lucero

October 28, 1953 - February 19, 2009

Prayer of the rosary for Juan "Tino" Lucero, 55 of Rocky Ford will be Sunday February 22nd at 7:00 p.m. at St. Peter catholic church in Rocky Ford. A mass of Christian burial will be Monday February 23rd at 9:30 a.m. Mr. Lucero died February...

Irene Valdez

Irene Valdez

February 18, 2009

Irene Valdez

June 2, 1931 - February 18, 2009

Mrs. Eloina Irene Valdez, 77, of Rocky Ford died on Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 while in the company of family members at the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center-Nursing Center East, La Junta, CO. Eloina was born in Los Ceroso, NM on June 2, 1931, the daughter...

Frank R. Clark

Frank R. Clark

February 9, 2009

Frank R. Clark

January 9, 1936 - February 9, 2009

Frank R. Clark, 73, of Garden City, KS, formerly of Rocky Ford, died Monday, February 9, 2009 in Garden City, KS. Frank was born on January 9, 1936, to Milo Peter Clark and Nora Kathryn Kalmoe in Britt, Iowa. Frank joined the Army at age...

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