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Winston “Tony” Watkins Jr., 76, of Salida, passed away on August 17th, 2018 at Kindred Hospital in Denver after battling number of illnesses. Tony was born in Eunice, New Mexico to Winston and Marjorie Watkins on April 6th, 1942. He played college football at Texas Tech and graduated with a Masters in Education. He was married to Brenda Kay Gregory from 1961-2001. He later remarried to Tatyana Asoyan of Salida in 2012. He worked as a teacher at Pueblo South High...

Winston “Tony” Watkins Jr., 76, of Salida, passed away on August 17th, 2018 at Kindred Hospital in Denver after battling number of illnesses. Tony was born in Eunice, New...

Theodore Gibbens

Theodore Hafer “Pete” Gibbens was born May 5, 1931, in Pueblo, Colorado, to Ted and Mary Gibbens. He passed peacefully into the arms of our Lord at home surrounded by loved ones August 14, 2018. Pete was raised and attended schools in Pueblo, Colorado, and graduated from BVHS in 1949 after the family moved to the Clear Creek Ranch in 1946. He served in the Army as a Corporal during the Korean Conflict, serving 2 years (1952 – 1954) in Germany. Pete was...

Theodore Hafer “Pete” Gibbens was born May 5, 1931, in Pueblo, Colorado, to Ted and Mary Gibbens. He passed peacefully into the arms of our Lord at home surrounded by loved ones...

Pamilla Lawrence

Pamilla Kaye Lawrence, 73, of Salida died Aug. 13, 2018, at Cherrelyn Health Care Center in Littleton. She was born May 27, 1945, in Fresno, Calif., to Clarence and Geneva Peck. She married Richard Lawrence in 1990. Mrs. Lawrence loved animals and the mountains. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, reading, walking and birds and was an avid Denver Broncos fan. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband in 1996; and grandson, Michael James Dixon in 2010. Survivors include her...

Pamilla Kaye Lawrence, 73, of Salida died Aug. 13, 2018, at Cherrelyn Health Care Center in Littleton. She was born May 27, 1945, in Fresno, Calif., to Clarence and Geneva Peck. She married...

William Sustrich

William “Bill” Henry Sustrich, 91, of Salida died July 25, 2018. He was born Sept. 23, 1926, in Canonsburg, Pa., to Joseph and Alice Sustersic, Slovenian immigrants. Mr. Sustrich grew up in Pennsylvania and joined the Navy during World War II, serving aboard the minesweeper YMS Yancy in the Pacific Ocean. Following the war, in 1949 he moved to Denver, where he became an explosives engineer. He developed the explosive designs to initiate stage separation on the space...

William “Bill” Henry Sustrich, 91, of Salida died July 25, 2018. He was born Sept. 23, 1926, in Canonsburg, Pa., to Joseph and Alice Sustersic, Slovenian immigrants. Mr. Sustrich grew...

Margaret Myers

Margaret Elina (Neifert )Myers Born April 1, 1925 Passed July 20, 2018 at age 93 Went home to be with her lord Jesus July 20th, 2018. Margaret was the 3rd child of 5, born to John and Hilda (Strom) Neifert. She was born in Yuma Colorado. At age 5 her father was killed in a truck-train accident and the family struggled to survive during the depression years. At a later date her mother married Daniel Neifert and they had 2 additional daughters. The family moved to the little Cochetopa area...

Margaret Elina (Neifert )Myers Born April 1, 1925 Passed July 20, 2018 at age 93 Went home to be with her lord Jesus July 20th, 2018. Margaret was the 3rd child of 5, born to John and Hilda...

Patrick Neilly

Patrick M. Neilly, 78, of Salida, passed away at home in Salida, Colorado on July 18th after a long recovery from surgery in November. He is survived by his Daughter, Kathleen M. Neilly of Salida, his son, Michael R. Neilly, his granddaughter Kyra Neilly and his grandson Alec Neilly all of Sunnyvale, California. He was preceeded in death by his wife Mable C. Neilly of Salida in 2004. He was born on July 21, 1939 in Tuscon Arizona to Thomas Neilly and Mildred Wilcox. He spent several...

Patrick M. Neilly, 78, of Salida, passed away at home in Salida, Colorado on July 18th after a long recovery from surgery in November. He is survived by his Daughter, Kathleen M. Neilly of...

Bonnie Smith

Max Price II

Max Duane Price II (Nick) passed away July 14, 2018 in Vernal, Utah. He was born October 18, 1980. Max grew up in Cotopaxi and after leaving School he joined the United States Air Force. Max was a helicopter pilot, a true patriot to America, an avid collector, a space enthusiast, a darn good mechanic, and a great redneck engineer. He was a loving father and always put his family and friends above all else. Max is survived by his “wife” Marina and his four children...

Max Duane Price II (Nick) passed away July 14, 2018 in Vernal, Utah. He was born October 18, 1980. Max grew up in Cotopaxi and after leaving School he joined the United States Air Force. Max was a...

Ida Dopp

Ida Dopp, 92, of Salida died July 9, 2018, in her home, surrounded by her family. She was born Jan. 10, 1926, in Alamosa to Antonio and Rafilita Trujillo. During her elementary years she learned to swim in a creek. She became an avid swimmer and swam well into her later years. She married Jose Quintana, Jr., in Alamosa, and in 1967 the family moved to Salida, where they lived until his death in 1983. She married Francis Dopp in 1988, and they lived in Salida until his death in 2007. For...

Ida Dopp, 92, of Salida died July 9, 2018, in her home, surrounded by her family. She was born Jan. 10, 1926, in Alamosa to Antonio and Rafilita Trujillo. During her elementary years she learned...