Benancio "Bennie" Trujillo, 89, of Las Animas, died Jan. 27, 2012. He was born April 1, 1922, in Maes, N.M., to Anselmo and Bacilia (Medina) Trujillo. He married Loren Sanchez on Nov. 14, 1946, in Las Vegas, N.M. They came to Las Animas in 1950. ...more

02.3.2012

Marguerite L. Jones

Marguerite L. Jones, 91, died Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, in Eads, Colo.  She was born Aug. 11, 1920, in Minco, Okla., to Otis Freeman Lacy and Ila Frances Shue Lacy.  At the age of 6, she and her siblings moved to live with their maternal grandmother ...more

Frances Marion Quintanilla, 62, of 1029 Carson Ave., died Jan. 17, 2012, at the Bent County HealthCare Center.
She was born April 4, 1949, in Taft, Calif., to Dwight and Betty Jean (Killmer) Cooper. She married Eraclio G. Quintanilla on Oct. ...more

Dolores Diane Duran, 56, of Pueblo died Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, at Parkview Hospital in Pueblo.
Dolores was born Nov. 16, 1955, in Portales, N.M., to Pefiano Narcisso and Mary Virginia Otero. She was married to John Leroy Duran on May 27, 1972, ...more

01.6.2012

Virginia Lee (Morgan) Price

Virginia Lee (Morgan) Price of Las Animas passed away in her home on Dec. 29, 2011. She was the oldest offspring of Ralph E. Morgan and Anna D. (Everhart) Morgan. Virginia was 102 years and seven months old and had been a resident of Bent County ...more

A Service of Celebration for longtime McClave resident, Sadie M. Boettcher was held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012, at the McClave United Methodist Church with the Rev. T.L. Phillips officiating. On Wednesday, Jan. 4, at 2 p.m., the Boettcher ...more

Lorraine Marie Miller, 82, of 404 Vine, Las Animas, died Dec. 22, 2011, at the Bent County HealthCare Center.
Mrs. Miller was born Jan. 19, 1929, in Swan River, Manitoba, Canada, to Clarence and Pearl (Tibble) Preller. She married Guy Bud ...more

Henry Efrain Lucero, 79, a resident of the Bent County HealthCare Center, died Dec. 25, 2011, at Parkview Hospital in Pueblo.
Lucero was born Feb. 7, 1932, in Chapparito, N.M., to Salvador and Eulalia (Roybal) Lucero. He had been a Las Animas ...more

George Benton Moreland, 68, of Las Animas, died Dec. 10, 2011, at St. Mary-Corwin Hospital in Pueblo.
Mr. Moreland was born Jan. 27, 1943, in Denver to Wallace Starks and Lucy Van Ostrand Moreland. He married Marjorie Alice Oakley on Oct. 14, ...more

Jeanette Earlene Hegar, 68, recently of Cheraw and formerly of Mason, Texas, died suddenly as the result of a stroke on Dec. 13, 2011, in Pueblo.
She was born Sept. 19, 1943, in Houston, Texas, to Jesse E. and Rose Marie (Schultz) Ward. She ...more

Mary Roberts, 79, died Dec. 1, 2011, at the Bent County HealthCare Center.
She was born in Las Animas on June 29, 1932, to Alex and Katheryn (Krapp) Miller. She married Daniel Carl Roberts on Aug. 11, 1959, in Las Animas. He died Sept. 17, ...more

Lee Max Harris, 93, died Nov. 30, 2011, at the Arkansas Valley Nursing Home in La Junta.
Harris was born Oct. 4, 1918, in Farmersburg, Ind., to Addison Edward and Laticia Mae (Adams) Harris. He married Wilma Helen Stephens on June 6, 1954, in ...more

Hortencia Saldana, 85, died Nov. 21, 2011, at her residence, 428 Elm Ave., Las Animas. She was born Dec. 17, 1925, to Esteban and Lina (Carrizales) Rodriquez. She came to Las Animas from Pueblo in 1956. For several years she was a teaching ...more

John Owen Dortch, 83, a former resident of Hasty, died Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011, at the Broomfield Nursing Home in Broomfield.
John was born Jan. 4, 1928, in Harley, Texas, to Mack D. and Lela (Boney) Dortch. He married Jewell Marie McBlain on ...more

A Celebration of Life for longtime Hasty/McClave resident, Esther M. Root was held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12 at the Dunkard Brethren Church with Wayne Burgess officiating. Interment was in the McClave Cemetery.
Esther was born Jan. 17, 1914, ...more

Rita J. Yates, 68, of Hasty, died at the Bent County HealthCare Center Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011.
Rita was born Oct. 12, 1942, in Las Animas to Clifford "Tunce" and Leah (Griffy) Martin. She was a homemaker and was a member of the Friends ...more

Shelley Louise King, 48, died Nov. 8, 2011, at the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. King was born Feb. 14, 1963, in Boulder City, Nev., to Kenneth and Lois (Perrin) Hefty. She married David Albert King on Feb. 14, 1988, in ...more

11.25.2011

George Edgar Arthur Fazekas

George Edgar Arthur Fazekas, 66, died Nov. 14, 2011, at his residence in Las Animas. He was born June 6, 1945, in South Bound Brook, N.J., to George E. and May E. (Ketrow) Fazekas.
He was a pipe fitter and was employed at the Fort Lyon VA ...more

Lifetime Bent County resident William A. (Bill) Marlman, 85, died Oct. 26, 2011, at the Bent County HealthCare Center after suffering a stroke three weeks earlier.
Bill was born Nov. 23, 1925. From his early childhood, he always knew he would ...more

Verna "Vicki" Bernice Porterfield, 78, died at the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center on Oct. 9, 2011.
Mrs. Porterfield was born in Lamar on May 9, 1933, to A.J. and Clara Ferrell Wagner. She married Richard Lee Porterfield in 1968 and ...more

Nov. 27, 1951 - Sept. 19, 2011
Manuel James Valdez, formally of Las Animas and a long time resident of Azusa, Calif., passed away unexpectedly on Sept. 19, 2011. Manuel Valdez was born on Nov. 27, 1951 to Marcia (Marcy) Olguin and Ernest ...more

09.22.2011

Eleanora Jane (Hally) Hunter

Sept. 23, 1920 to May 26, 2011
Mrs. Hunter was born to Carl M. and Mabel Halverson in Las Animas. She graduated valedictorian of her high school class and received a scholarship to Colorado State University.
She married Keith E. Hunter of ...more

A celebration of life funeral service for lifetime Prowers county resident, Maxine Dashner will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, August 11, 2011 at the Lamar Christian Church with Ian Blacker officiating. Interment will follow at Fairmount ...more

07.21.2011

Samuel Lewis Short

April 3, 1918-June 18, 2011
Samuel Lewis Short died of natural causes on June 18, 2011 at Timberwood Court Memory Care Community in Albany, Oregon.
He was born April 3, 1918 in Las Animas, Colorado.
He was a Staff Sergeant ...more

Daniel Alfred Gray, 59, of Las Animas died unexpectedly July 13, 2011 at St. Mary-Corwin Hospital in Pueblo.
Danny was born Feb. 19, 1952 in Sterling, Ill. to Alfred and Helen Dickerson Gray. He was united in marriage to Cheryl Ann Balboa on ...more

Josie Arguello, 101, died June 15, 2011, at the Bent County Health Care Center.
She was born March 4, 1910, in Rociada, N.M., to Candido and Bessie "Tita" Borrego Ramirez. She married Lee H. Arguello on Dec. 22, 1929, at St. Mary's Church. ...more

06.20.2011

Wilma Jean Marshall

Wilma Jean Horn was born from the union of Goldie Ethel Carpenter and Arthur Eugene Horn on May 17, 1927 in Las Animas.
Wilma grew up in the Bent County area, and received her early education at the Keller School, and her high school years ...more

06.20.2011

Mattie Douglas Quinn Rogers

Mattie Douglas Quinn Rogers, 91, passed away early Sunday, June 19, 2011, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born Sept. 5, 1919, in Las Animas, to Joseph and Minnie Quinn.
Mattie graduated from Las Animas High School ...more

Ellen Anna Dillon, 89, of 526 Cottonwood Ave., Las Animas, died May 26, 2011, at the Bent County HealthCare Center.
She was born Feb. 8, 1922, in Las Animas to Carl Enoch and Anna Alfrida Pettersson Nelson. She was united in marriage to Roy E. ...more

Arlo William George, 31, of Rocky Ford, died Saturday morning May 28, 2011.
He was born Jan. 11, 1980, in Denver to Billy Dean and Deborah Sue Woods George.
Arlo worked as a police officer for Rocky Ford for a while and was also as a ...more

Vickie Elaine Schaffer, 60, of 41515 Rap Road, Rush, Colo., died Sunday, May 15, 2011, at the Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs.
Vickie was born Aug. 6, 1950, in Lincoln, Neb., to parents Redman R. and Estelle Marcine Roland Hamner. She was ...more

Tammy L. Garcia, 49, of Colorado Springs, died Monday, May 16, 2011, at the Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs.
She is survived by a daughter, Sabrina Garcia of Fort Collins; her mother, Betty Wilbur; three sisters, Trudy DeVries, Ellen ...more

Manuel Trujillo, 92, longtime Las Animas resident, most recently residing in Rocky Ford, died Monday, May 16, 2011, at Littleton Adventist Hospital in Littleton.
He is survived by three children, Manuel Trujillo Jr. of Falcon, John Trujillo ...more

Esther Anna Hudnall, 97, of Helena, passed May 8,2011, at Big Sky Care Center in Helena, Montana. She was born April 15, 1914, in Elk City, Kansas, the daughter of William Fredrick and Mary Elizabeth (McClanahan) Weber.

She moved to ...more

Helene Coplan Foulk at the age of 99, passed away at the Evergreen Nursing Home in Alamosa, on May 1, 2011. Helene was born to Henry and Mary Eleanor (Lillywhite) Coplan, April 19, 1912, in Morales, Mexico. Her parents were living in an established ...more

Johnnie Faye Hughes, 76, a resident of the Bent County HealthCare Center, died there Friday, April 22, 2011.
Johnnie was born June 12, 1934, in Stuart, Okla., to parents Fred and Grace McLaughlin Chaney Sr., She was united in marriage to O.D. ...more

04.14.2011

John R. Barnes

John R. Barnes, 59, passed away suddenly in his home Tuesday April 5, 2011. A celebration of John's life was held at 3 p.m., Sunday, April 10, at the Horan & McConaty Family Chapel, 1091 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver. He was a partner with his brother ...more

A celebration of life memorial service for Fort Collins resident and longtime McClave resident, Julia A. Davis, will be held at 3 p.m., Saturday, April 2 at the Hasty Fire House in Hasty. Pastor Rick Beard will officiate the service and a private ...more

03.23.2011

Cosme Gallegos

Cosme Gallegos of Las Animas, entered into rest, March 19, 2011, at the Bent County HealthCare Center. Mr. Gallegos was born, Aug. 11, 1925, to Servando  and Helena Gallegos in Eaton, Colo. He was 85 years of age.
He is survived by his ...more

Jack Lee Baublits, 90, died in Las Animas Saturday, March 19, 2011. He was born in Las Animas on April 20, 1920, to M.C. "Heck" and Ruby (Bishop) Baublits. He was united in marriage to Lucille Frances Husted on June 4, 1937, in Grand Junction. She ...more

Donald Lee Morton Sr., 90, of 31076 Highway 183, Las Animas, died Saturday, March 19, 2011, at the Bent County HealthCare Center.
He was born Sept. 4, 1920, in Mount Hope, Kan., to George F. and Sophia M. (Holder) Morton. He married Ruth Jane ...more

03.23.2011

Delores (Lo) Barbara Florez Nunez

Delores (Lo) Barbara Florez Nunez was born to Cruz and Lena Florez on Oct. 31, 1954, in La Junta. She entered her eternal home on March 8, 2011, at the University of Arizona with her family at her side.
She is survived by her husband, Carlos, ...more

A closed casket celebration of life for longtime Wiley resident and former Pritchett, Colo., resident, Patsy Shelton was held at 2 p.m., Friday, March 11 at the Wiley United Methodist Church with the Rev. T.L. Phillips officiating. Interment ...more

A Celebration of Life for longtime McClave resident, Florence Morlan was held at 10 a.m. on Monday, March 14 at the McClave United Methodist Church with the Rev. T.L. Phillips officiating. Interment followed at the McClave Cemetery.
Florence ...more

Jose Carmelito Martinez, 71, of 44 E. Sixth St., Las Animas, died March 10, 2011, at his residence.
Martinez was born July 11, 1939, in San Luis, Colo., to Jacobo and Agripina (Sena) Martinez. He married Rosalia Sanchez on Aug. 8, 1958, in ...more

Velma Kay Walker, 46, died at her home at 27650 Frontage Rd. in La Junta on March 5, 2011.
Walker was born Oct. 13, 1964, in Rocky Ford to Chester E. and Lorraine L. (Baker) Walker. She had been a waitress at Pat's Cafe and had also worked as ...more

Isabel Marie Kelley, 87, of 1440 Columbine Place, Las Animas, died March 13, 2011, at the Bent County HealthCare Center.
She was born Dec. 9, 1923, in Liebenthal, Kan., to Jacob and Lucy (Schoendaller) Munch. She married Gerald Vern Kelley on ...more

Ralph Daniel Kaufman, entered into rest, Feb. 26, 2011 in La Junta.  He was born March 15, 1922 in Oakdale, Ill. to Dan and Avis Kaufman. He was 88 years of age.
He is survived by his children; Katherine (Fred) Winters of Manassa, Va., Vicky ...more

A Service of Celebration was held for longtime Bent county resident, Warren C. Smith at 10 a.m., Monday, Feb. 28, 2011 at the Dunkard Brethren Church with Elder Gordon Jamison officiating. Interment followed at McClave Cemetery.
Visitation was ...more

03.23.2011

Iola Woods

On Friday, Feb. 18, 2011, the wonderful life of Iola Woods came to a peaceful end in Denver after a brief stay at Rose Memorial Hospital.  Born in Wiley, on April 10, 1927, Iola was the third child of Albert and Savola Schroeder, the sister to Al ...more

Carolyn Edith Emrie, 75, of 635 Grove Ave., Las Animas, died Feb. 16, 2011, at the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center in La Junta.
She was born Nov. 4, 1935, in Little Rock, Ark., to Marvin C. and Gracie Mae (Johnson) Niswonger and came ...more

A good woman died on Feb. 9, 2011, and went to heaven.  Dorothy Elizabeth McDermott, 88, Greeley. Even though we grieve and miss her, we are happy she is with other loved ones that have moved on to a better place.  Dorothy was born in Old Fort Lyon ...more

Rubena Eva Newland, 93, of Las Animas, former longtime resident of Larned, Kan., and later Oklahoma City, Okla., died Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011, in Las Animas.
She was born Nov. 11, 1917, in Beaver County, Okla., to parents Fred F. and Eva Balzer ...more

Virginia Roseanna Keenan, 84, died Feb. 5, 2011, at the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center in La Junta. She had been a resident of the Bent County HealthCare Center for the past two years.
She was born July 30, 1926, in Hardin, Mo., to ...more

03.23.2011

Tayler Valentine Hefty

Tayler Valentine Hefty, 13, Pueblo, entered our lives on Jan. 30, 1998, and went to be with the Lord on Feb. 4, 2011.
He is survived by his parents, Jamie (Kris) Gott and Damion (Jessica) Hefty; sisters and brothers, Kelley Nesbitt, Preston ...more

Willard George Kasza, 84, of 28433 Road LL, McClave, died Jan. 25, 2010, at Penrose Main Hospital in Colorado Springs with his family by his side.
He was born Oct. 6, 1926, near McClave to Joseph and Rosella Pearl (Wertz) Kasza. He married ...more

Lonie J. Hoffman was born on April 5, 1940, in Lamar to Morgan Burton and Ruby Fern (Duncan) Thompson. Lonie and her sister, Billie Jo, grew up on the family ranch, Barrell Springs, south of Carlton.
Lonie attended high school in ...more

Carolina Aceves, 81, died Jan. 29, 2011, at the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center.
She was born Aug. 4, 1929, in Las Animas to Jose and Carmelita (Baros) Herrera. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church.
Survivors include ...more

Telesforo "Polo" Medina, 86, of 1140 Grand Ave., Las Animas, died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, at the Arkansas Valley Care Center in La Junta.
He was born May 21, 1924, in Wiley to parents Telesforo and Maria Ortiz Medina. He was united in ...more

Duby Maria Roybal, 94, of La Junta, and longtime former Las Animas resident, died Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011, at the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center.
She was born Dec. 8, 1916, in Las Animas to Adolpho and Filomena Lucero Martinez. She ...more

Kenneth Dean "Bud" Lantz died at his home in Aurora, Colo. on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011.
Bud was born at Kit Carson, Colo., on Feb. 26, 1930, and moved at an early age to Las Animas with his parents Leo J. and Georgia A. Lantz, along with older ...more

03.23.2011

Lela Rae Watkins

Lela Rae Watkins passed away Jan. 16, 2011, in Colorado Springs. She was born Dec. 12, 1920 in Odessa, Texas to Will Jay and Alice Viola Foster. She was preceded in death by her husband of 43 years, C.A. Watkins, and by her son, Jay Watkins. ...more

Thomas J. Inskeep was born on Sept. 2, 1944 in La Junta and passed away on Jan. 7, 2011 at home in Pueblo West.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Orville and Martha Inskeep, his sister Uldine Chrisco, and stepfather Claude Jones. ...more

03.23.2011

Earl Asbury Jr.

Earl Asbury Jr. was born May 31, 1924, in O'Fallon, Ill., son of Earl Sr. and Josephine Asbury. He died Jan. 5, 2011 in Colorado Springs. He attended Blackburn College, then served three years in the Marine Corps, coming out in 1946 as a second ...more

Francis Clarence Cook, 88, died Jan. 9, 2011, at the Bent County HealthCare Center.
He was born Oct. 19, 1922, in Woodland Park, Colo., to Carl C. and Frances Eugenia (Hendrix) Cook. He married Doris Jean Van Buskirk on Dec. 31, 1976, in ...more

Louisa L. Aragon, 87, died Jan. 1, 2011, at the Bent County HealthCare Center.
She was born Aug. 19, 1923, in Pecos, N.M., to Joss and Manuelita (Ortega) Lopez. She was married to Carmel Aragon and he died in 1983. She was a member of St. ...more

A Celebration of Life for longtime McClave area resident, Donna Jayne Branom will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 7, 2011, at the Lamar Christian Church with Ian Blacker officiating. Interment will follow at Fairmount Cemetery.
Visitation ...more

Carol Louise Ward Motzkus passed away Dec. 23, 2010, in Aptos, Calif.
Carol was born in Chicago, Ill., Oct. 6, 1943, to Carl and Yvonne Ward and grew up in Las Animas. She graduated from Bent County High School in 1961 and from Colorado State ...more

Pearl Blanche Bowness Breeden, 67, of 326 Locust Ave., Las Animas, died Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010, at St. Mary-Corwin Hospital in Pueblo.
Mrs. Breeden was born Sept. 4, 1943, in Denver to parents Forrest and Grace H. Grinestaff Young. She was ...more

03.23.2011

William Lewis Grissom

William Lewis Grissom, 57, of Las Animas, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010, in Pueblo as a result of an automobile accident. He was born Jan. 3, 1953, in Denver to William A. and June Benita (Lemmons) Grissom.
William served in the Army ...more

Don Wight Watts, 67, passed away on Nov. 27, 2010, at his home in Denver. He was born on May 14, 1943, in Delta, to Clyde D. and Juanita M. (Pennington) Watts.
He attended Bent County schools-Rixey, Melonfield and Bent County High School. Don ...more

Audrey Star Burns Ackley died Dec. 21, 2010, at the home of her daughter in Austin, Texas. She was born Sept. 8, 1910, in Shamrock, Texas, to John P. and Alice Alma (Jagers) Burns. She celebrated her 100th birthday in September. She was married to ...more

03.23.2011

Orlinda Maria Horak

Orlinda Maria Horak, 88, of La Junta passed away Sunday, Dec. 19, 2010 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Nursing Care Center. She was born on Jan. 9, 1922, in Chama, Colorado to Andrew and Rosarita (Sanchez) Maestas. She married Yaro Michael Horak, ...more

03.23.2011

Leo Michael Carver

Leo Michael Carver, 94, of Salida, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010, at his residence. Mr. Carver was born Nov. 13, 1916, in Altoona, Kan. to Charles and Martha (Ware) Carver.
 Mr. Carver moved with his family to Colorado in a Model A in ...more

Vena Reynolds, age 73, of Joplin, Mo., passed away Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010, in St. John's Regional Health Center, Joplin.
She was born Nov. 9, 1937, in Bent County, the daughter of Pete and Sarah (Ramirez) Quintana.  On Oct. 2, 1954, she was ...more

03.23.2011

Harold Lee Lewis

Harold Lee Lewis, 83, completed his journey on this earth Friday night, Dec. 3, 2010.  He lived his life as a cowboy, cattleman, and family man in southeastern Colorado, Oklahoma, Utah and New Mexico. 
He was born in 1927, on "The McHarg" in ...more

03.23.2011

Amanda Elizabeth Jones

Amanda Elizabeth Jones (Lawrence, Parker), 77, died at her home in Oklahoma City, Okla., on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010, after a long struggle with cancer.
Born Sept. 23, 1933, in Lamar, she lived in Colorado, Texas and settled in Clayton, N.M. ...more

Gladys Irene Turner, 92, died Dec. 5, 2010, at her residence, 32909 Road 5.5, Las Animas.
She was born Sept. 3, 1918, in Las Animas to Ed and Ollie (Mynatt) Zimmerman. She married Aaron W. Turner on March 31, 1936, in Raton, N. M.
She ...more

03.23.2011

Robert E. “Bob” Hockett

Robert E. "Bob" Hockett died Nov. 26, 2010, in Seattle, Wash. Bob was born on June 23, 1940, in Del Norte, Colo., to Raymond and Vivian (Vernon) Hockett.
His first home was above the mortuary in Monte Vista, Colo. They lived in Center, Colo., ...more

03.23.2011

Albert David “Butch” Zwetzig

Albert David "Butch" Zwetzig, 63, of Las Animas, passed away Monday, Nov. 22, 2010, at the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center.  He was born Sept. 17, 1947, in Denver.
Mr. Zwetzig had been in the care of Arkansas Valley Community Center ...more

Mildred Hajek Feik was born Feb. 16, 1923, to Raymond and Rose E. Vinduska Hajek in Marion County, Kan., and died Nov. 23, 2010, in Las Animas.
After graduating from Ramona High School in 1941, she worked as a housekeeper, cook and nanny in ...more

Serafin Duran, 92, died Nov. 27, 2010, at the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center in La Junta. He was born Nov. 2, 1918, in Trujillo Creek, Colo., to Mr. and Mrs. Severo Duran. He married Lucy R. Lucero in 1945 in Raton, N. M. He came to Las ...more

Connie Marie Jones was born to Al and Leora Jones on May 19, 1950, at Seibert, Colo. She passed away Nov. 15, 2010, in Seattle, Wash.
She is suvived by one son, Kenny Maganellia of Portland, Ore.; her father, Al Jones of Las Animas; two ...more