On Monday, April 24, 2023, Karen Ann (Thropp) Deacon passed away suddenly at the age of 77.

Alejandro “Alex” Lopez, sadly passed away on April 22, 2023, at the age of 78.

Harriet Overman Glasgow was born on a dairy farm outside Plainfield, Ill., on Aug. 26, 1917, and lived in Plainfield until moving, at age 96, to The Bridge at Alamosa, an assisted living facility in Alamosa, Colo.

Kennie Ann Still, 79, of Ft. Collins, daughter of Kenneth Hocker and Dorothy (Milner) Ellithorpe, died in the early morning of April 8, 2023, after suffering with Vascular Dementia.

Coreen Bussemey, 87, passed away on April 24, 2023. She was a loving daughter, sister, aunt, wife, and mother in her eventful lifetime.

Gerardo was born July 12, 1965, to Antonio Rodriguez Gonzalez and Estela Aguirre Panuco in Mariano Matamoros Durango, Mexico.

Thurman “Lee” Williams of Lakewood, Colo., died at 2:55 a.m. on April 18, 2023, in La Jara, Colo.

Capulin resident Ivan Alex Quintana, 53, passed away April 20, 2023, at the Pikes Peak Hospice at Penrose Medical Center in Colorado Springs.

Robert passed away at Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs, Colo., after a courageous and difficult battle with health issues.

Alamosa resident Steven Victor Ortega, 50, passed away on April 4, 2023. He was born on Oct. 10, 1972, in Alamosa, Colo., to Victor and Darlene Ortega.

Longtime Alamosa resident Betty Ruby Cockrum, 85, died after a sudden illness, April 17, 2023, at her home in Alamosa surrounded by her loving family and close friend, Father Andrés.

La Jara resident Donna Marie Peck, 70, passed away on April 16, 2023. She was born on June 2, 1952, in Richland, Wash. She was the daughter of Raymond H. Vincent and Theresa (Gaskil) Vincent.

With a sad heart we announce the passing of Steven Justin Lee at the age of 66. He was born in Alamosa, Colo., to Dick and Katie Lee on Aug. 14, 1956

Formerly of Conejos-Antonito, Loyola M. DeHerrera, 85, passed away peacefully on the evening of April 12, 2023, with her children and grandchildren at her side, in Los Lunas, N.M.

Longtime La Jara resident Constance “Connie” Sue Shaff, 82, passed away on April 9, 2023, at the Evergreen Nursing Home in Alamosa.

Alamosa resident Sam Michael Mascarenas, 69, was called home on April 13, 2023.

Delia Joanne (Tolsma) Madril, 32, of Westminster, Colo., went to be with the Lord on April 7, 2023.

Naomi Olivia (Garcia) Alire passed away April 15, 2023, at Alta Vita Memory Care Centre in Longmont, Colorado.

Long-time Hooper resident Patricia M. Stoops died peacefully in her sleep Dec. 12, 2022.

Born in Austin, Texas, Dec. 1, 1948, to Jackie Spruce and William McCarty Spruce Sr. died in Mansfield, Texas., Feb. 27, 2023, at age 74.