Obituaries

Vivian Clarke

Vivian Clarke

Feb 13, 2012

Vivian E. Clarke, 92, passed away peacefully February 13, 2012 in Pueblo, Colorado. Vivian as born May 30, 1920 in Hugo, Oklahoma to Joshua adn Mary Baker. She and her husband E.O. ran Matt’s Gasoline Pump Repair for 28 years and was a greeter at Wal-Mart for 12 years. She was preceded in death by her husband E.O. Clarke. Survived...

Floyd E. Mower

Floyd E. Mower

Feb 11, 2012

Floyd E. Mower passed away February 11, 2012 in Pueblo, Colorado. Floyd was born June 22, 1930 in Wichita, Kansas to Francis and Marjorie Mower. He was a veteran of the US Army having served in Korea where he received 2 Bronze Stars, a member of King of Kings Lutheran Church and will be remembered as an all around handy-man...

Kathleen R. Alvarez

Kathleen R. Alvarez

Feb 8, 2012

KATHLEEN R. ALVAREZ passed away February 8, 2012 in Pueblo, Colorado. Kathleen was born in Pueblo on August 12, 1964 to James and Linda Bunn and had lived in this area most of her life. She had been employed as a Nursing Assistant in nursing homes and at Parkview Medical Center. Kathy was preceded in death by her mother Linda...

Patricia Robinson

Patricia Robinson

Feb 7, 2012

Patricia Robinson, 61, departed this life Tuesday, February 7, 2012 in Pueblo, Colorado. She was preceded in death by her parents Alvin and Ruth Bean, her brothers Albert and Bobby DeCuir and her sister Carolyn Bean. She leaves to celebrate her life her children Venia and Sheldon; her grandchildren, Porshe, Kenny and Marshay as well as a host of cousins...

Frances Jones

Frances Jones

Feb 6, 2012

FRANCES JONES passed away February 6, 2012 in Pueblo, Colorado. Frances, one of ten children of Italian Immigrants, was born March 3, 1919 in Rockvale, Colordao and had lived in Pueblo most of her life. During WWII she was employed at Pueblo Tent & Awning where she sewed parachutes for the Army Air Corp and later worked for many years...

Glenn A. Filer

Glenn A. Filer

Feb 1, 2012

GLENN A. FILER passed away February 1, 2012 in Pueblo, Colorado. Glenn was born in Pueblo on September 30, 1929. After a brief teaching career he was drafted into the US Army where he served in the Counter Intelligence Corps. Upon his return to Pueblo, Glenn was a furniture salesman for American Furniture on Main and then Benfatti Furniture for...

Macie C. Teel

Macie C. Teel

Jan 31, 2012

Macie C. Teel passed away January 31, 2012 in Pueblo, Colorado. She was born September 9, 1907 in Pierce City, Missouri, one of nine children, to Elmer and Amanda Cochran. Macie was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church, Pueblo Chapter #7, OES and the Daughters of the Nile. She was preceded in death by her husband Austin, 4 brothers...

Sophie Harrison

Sophie Harrison

Jan 26, 2012

Sophie Harrison entered into the gates of Heaven and began her eternal life on January 26, 2012. Sophie was born July 25, 1926 in Ocate, New Mexico to Francisco and Bernice Espinoza. Sophie loved her family and was the true Matriarch. She enjoyed cooking, shopping and loved maintaining her immaculate yard. She and her husband loved sports and attending the...

Ronald "Bud" Atkinson

Ronald "Bud" Atkinson

Jan 25, 2012

Ronald “Bud” Atkinson, 91, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jan. 25, 2012. Bud was a longtime Pueblo resident and though he only achieved an 8th grade education in school, he excelled as a General Contractor for over 35 years, building many of the homes in Pueblo and the surrounding area. He also helped build homes in Aspen...

Virginia E. Goldsberry

Virginia E. Goldsberry

Jan 24, 2012

Virginia E. Goldsberry passed away January 24, 2012 in Pueblo, Colorado. Virginia was born May 2, 1928 in Pueblo and has been a lifelong resident. She was preceded in death by her husband Alvin in 1993 as well as a son Frank, a grandson Brian, a great granddaughter Kennedy Tylee and a brother George Adair. Virginia is survived by her...

Kenneth Ray Kiniston

Kenneth Ray Kiniston

Jan 16, 2012

Kenneth Ray Kiniston passed away Jan. 16, 2012 in Pueblo. Ken was born Jan. 10, 1944 in Lamar and had lived in Pueblo since 1977. His entire career was spent in the grocery business where he was a Retail Service Specialist for Associated Grocers, owned a store in Brush, CO, and in Pueblo was a Meat Cutter and Sea Food...

Donna Marie Nance

Donna Marie Nance

Jan 7, 2012

Donna Marie Rickman Nance, 59, of Pueblo, Colorado went to be with the Lord on January 7, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband John Nance; her father Dale Rickman and her sister Gwen Burner. Her survivors include her mother Dorothy Duran Rickman; brother, Doug (Debra) Rickman; children, Suzie (Phil) Higgins, Nicole Nance, Justin Nance; grandchildren, Jessica (Mike)...

Gundel Paula Popp

Gundel Paula Popp

Dec 13, 2011

Gundel Paula Popp, age 85, went to be with the Lord on Dec. 13, 2011. Gundel was born in Bochum, Germany on Dec. 13, 1926, to Otto and Paula Dubielzig. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Robert Popp; brother Norbert Dubielzig; grandmother Paula Korfmann ; Aunt Else Walter and Uncle Alfred Walter; nephew Westley Popp; special...

Walter Yerby Tooke

Walter Yerby Tooke

Dec 12, 2011

Walter Yerby Tooke passed away December 12, 2011 in Pueblo, Colorado. He was born on June 4, 1919 in Mexia Texas to Myrtle Alma (Yerby) Tooke (later Hessig) and Douglas Marvin Tooke and spent his childhood in Texas, moving to Pueblo at age 17. Walter attended Centennial High School followed by a year at Pueblo Junior College in 1940 before...

Jack A. Boykin

Jack A. Boykin

Dec 6, 2011

John A. “Jack” Boykin, 84, passed away December 6, 2011 in Pueblo, Colorado. Jack was a graduate of University of Georgia, Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, a World War II US Navy Veteran and a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army Reserves. Jack has been a Pueblo resident since 2001 where he and Jane moved from Georgia to be closer to...

Elsie M. Chappell

Elsie M. Chappell

Dec 5, 2011

Elsie M. Chappell passed away Dec 5, 2011 in Pueblo. Elsie was born June 9, 1925 in Hooker, Oklahoma to Lorenz and Jacie Kreiger. Elsie was a member of the Order of Eastern Star Chapter #7, as well as the Church of God in Pueblo where she played the piano and organ for many years. She loved and nurtured her...

Madelyn Irene Rogers

Madelyn Irene Rogers

Nov 19, 2011

Madelyn Irene Rogers 79, passed away November 19, 2011 in Pueblo, Colorado. She is survived by husband Will Rogers of Rye; daughter, Carol (Rick) Weiss, of Rocky Ford; son, Steven Wissler,of Manzanola; grandchildren, Kelcie and Malorie Weiss of Rocky Ford; Megan and Lance Wissler, of Canyon, Texas; stepchildren, Sandy Leonard, of La Junta; Jim (Sandy) Rogers, of Wyoming and their...

Ethel Ritzus

Ethel Ritzus

Nov 15, 2011

Ethel Hutman Ritzus, 88, passed away Nov 15, 2011 in Pueblo. Ethel was preceded in death by her husband Cyril, her brothers, Tom, George and Clifford and sisters Verna and Helen. Her survivors include her sister Evelyn DiPaola, of Pueblo, special friend and adopted little sister Jan (Steve) DiPaola, of Trinidad; step-son, Larry (Betty) Ritzus and their children, of Montgomery,...

Rosa Ellen Garrison

Rosa Ellen Garrison

Nov 10, 2011

Rosa Ellen Garrison went to be with the Lord on November 10, 2011. She was born in 1921 in Kansas to Harry and Gena Morse. Rosa was employed for many years at School District #60 and spent her retirement gardening and adoring her grand-daughter. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Wayne Garrison as well as her...

Marjorie Rose Manning

Marjorie Rose Manning

Oct 30, 2011

Marjorie Rose Manning, departed this life on Oct. 30, 2011, was born May 18, 1921 to Walter and Roxanna Kinser in Hugoton, Kansas. She was the eldest of five children. Her parents moved the family to the Sargent Community in 1936. She graduated from Sargent High School in 1941 and married her best friend, William J. Manning, of Chandler, OK...