All Obituaries

Mass of Chrisitan Burial for Santos Lucero Quintana will be held at 10:30 a.m. and Rosary at 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 24, 2023 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Las Animas, Colorado.  Per Santos’ request, cremation will follow and inurnment will take place at a later date. Santos (Granados) Lucero Quintana was born on November 12, 1951 in Juarez, Mexico to Elpidio and Juanita (Mendoza) Granados.  She passed away on March 17, 2023 at Arkansas Valley Regional Medical...

A Funeral Service for Joel Barbee will be held at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, March 25, 2023 at the Friends Church in Las Animas, Colorado with Pastor Diane Hutson officiating.  Interment will follow at the Bent/Las Animas Cemetery next to his mother, Harriet Elizabeth Barbee, and father, Ralph Burton Barbee. Joel Ralph Barbee, husband, step-father, brother, and dear friend, passed away in the early morning hours on March 13, 2023 at the age of 83. He was born on May 15, 1939 in Las Animas,...

A Memorial Service for Marcia McElroy will be held Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Lamar, Colorado with Rev. Ian Blacker officiating. Marcia McElroy, 76, of Lamar, Colorado, passed away on February 25, 2023, following her second battle with cancer. She faced her illness with courage and grace. She was born in Clovis, New Mexico, on October 12, 1946, to parents E.A. and Wanda (White) Benbrook. During her childhood, the family moved to Lamar....

A celebration of a life well lived and so deeply loved for Rose Marie Vana, will be held on Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 2:00 PM at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Holly, CO. Pastor Mike Lewis will officiate. Rose’s final resting place will be in Walsenburg, CO with her beloved twin sister. Longtime Holly resident, Rose Marie (Jellison) Vana was born in Boulder, CO on January 11, 1934 along with her twin sister, Betty Jane to Sumner William and Rosa Angeline (Lorenzo)...

Allan Isaac Presser was born on January 19, 1945 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Norbert and Goldie (Perlman) Presser. He passed away on February 17, 2023 in Las Animas, Colorado at the age of 78. Allan grew up in New Orleans and California. He attended UCLA in Los Angeles for Electrical Engineering, Long Beach State for Industrial Arts, and University of the Pacific in Stockton for his Pharmacy degree. Allan worked most of his life as a pharmacist in the Los Angeles area before moving to Las...

Funeral services for Beverly Pollart will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 18, 2023 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Holly, Colorado with interment to follow in the Holly Cemetery. Deacon Allan Medina will be presiding. Recitation of the Rosary will be held prior to the funeral service at 10:30 a.m. Per Bev’s request, there will be no public visitation.  Beverly Jane Pollart passed away peacefully on February 12, 2023, at UCHealth Memorial Central in Colorado...

Graveside Services for Harold Morlan will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, February 20, 2023, at the Bent/Las Animas Cemetery Elder Chapel.  Per Harold’s request, there will be no public visitation. Harold Leon Morlan was born on September 26, 1933 in McClave, Colorado to Ernest and Anna Mae (Schneider) Morlan.  He passed away on February 11, 2023 at his home in Las Animas, Colorado at the age of 89. Harold was united in marriage to Caroline Fern Phillips on June 10, 1955, and...

A Celebration of Life for Laura Shaw will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at the Seed and Supply Church in Las Animas, Colorado with Pastor Rod Coulter officiating. Laura Janelle Shaw was born on April 13, 1976 in Bay City, Michigan. She grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado and graduated from William J. Palmer High School in 1994. Laura worked at Goodwill for many years where she sorted donations. She loved to read, Laura Ingles Wilder books were some of her...

A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 18, 2023, at the First United Methodist Church in Las Animas, Colorado.  Ardith (Ardi) Irene Wallace passed from this life on February 1, 2023 in Las Animas, Colorado.  She was born October 4, 1946 in Ogden, UT, to Vincent A. and Dorothy I. (Manhart) Manning.  Ardi graduated from Aurora Central High School in 1964.  Her high school activities included Girls’ Athletic Association, Future...