Ellen Valent
October 31, 1924 - - January 23, 2019
Ellen Dorthy Valent passed away peacefully January 23, 2019, age 94, in Canon City, Colorado.
Ellen was born October 31, 1924 in Farr Colorado, a coal camp in Huerfano County. She was the oldest of five children born to James and Catherine (O’Neil) Gregory. She lived her childhood in Ojo, Colorado, helping the family to deal with the many adversities and challenges of the Gr ...
Wallace Vangen
November 22, 1950 - - October 26, 2018
Wallace Vangen, age 67, passed away October 26, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. Wallace served as a sergeant in the 82nd field artillery U.S. Army for 18 years.
Wallace was born November 22, 1950 in Stanley, North Dakota to Willard and Dorothy Vangen. He was able to marry Cynthia Mayer on January 5, 1985 in North Dakota. Wallace enjoyed fishing although he was not able to do it recen ...
Rhea Vickers
November 10, 1931 - - October 17, 2017
Rhea Bernice Ellenberger-Vickers, of Canon City, Colorado, passed into the hands of the Lord early on October 16, 2017. Mrs. Vickers died peacefully at home, surrounded by her husband of 66 years, Burton, her children, Adele Vickers and David Vickers, of Canon City, Leigh Ann Collins and Lynne Quint, both of Arvada. She was 85.
Mrs. Vickers was born November 10, 1931, in Lamar, ...
James Vettese
May 16, 1925 - - October 08, 2017
James Vettese, 92, of Canon City, Colorado, passed away October 8, 2017 in Canon City. James was born May 16, 1925 in Detroit, Michigan to Francis (Capaldi) Vettese and Pasquale Vettese.
James was united in marriage to Julia (Senko) Vettese in Detroit, Michigan on June 19, 1948 until her death November 28, 2011. James and Julia were avid golfers and enjoyed ballroom dancing. ...
Hildegard Ventker
September 23, 1925 - - October 07, 2015
Hildegard Magarethe (Greve) Ventker was born on September 23, 1925, in Schwei, Germany, to Luepkea and Hermann Greve. She passed away on October 7, 2015, in Canon City, Colorado. Hilda graduated from school in Schwei and then learned the floral trade as a designer in her father’s floral business.
On April 8, 1944, she married Herbert R. Ventker. They immigrated with their so ...
Stanley Versaw
October 04, 1938 - - September 26, 2014
Stanley Francis Versaw, an active member of the Canon City community, died on Friday, September 26th, at his home in Canon City, surrounded by family. Stan was 75.
God gave Stan physical life at Del Norte, CO, on October 4, 1938 (technically about nine months earlier). God blessed him with God-honoring parents, Herbert Earl Versaw and Florence Lenora Holland. Stan had four Go ...
Jose Valdez
May 31, 1964 - - August 03, 2013
Jose Valdez, 49, passed away August 3, 2013 in Canon City, Colorado. He was born May 31, 1964 in Cuitzeo, Jalisco Mexico to Fidencio and Ma Teresa (Ocegueda) Valdez.
Jose was a kind, charitable, and very hard working man. An honorable and trustworthy man, he is loved very much by his family and friends. We will all miss him very much. He will never be forgotten.
Jose is surv ...
Timothy Vestring
June 28, 1950 - - April 01, 2013
Timothy Joseph Vestring, 62, passed away April 1, 2013 in Canon City, Colorado. He was born June 28, 1950 in Wichita, Kansas to Joseph Ambrose Vestring and Mable Irene Lovell Vestring.
He grew up outside of Odessa, Texas, in the Phillips Petroleum camp of Goldsmith. He reminisced often about many adventures in the camp with his friends.
He graduated from Odessa High School, Ode ...
John Vasquez
September 11, 1959 - - March 05, 2013
John Paul “Chief” Vasquez was born September 11, 1959, and went to be with the Lord on March 5, 2013.
John was united in marriage on May 10, 2003 to Shirley “Jeanne” Trogden of Florence, CO.
John worked as a crane operator in which he traveled throughout the United States making numerous friends everywhere he went. John loved the outdoors; he enjoyed fishing, camping, ...
Julia Vettese
August 17, 1926 - - November 28, 2011
Julia Vettese, 85, of Canon City, Colorado passed away November 28, 2011 in Canon City. Julia was born August 17, 1926 in Flint, Michigan to Frank and Anna (Chaszar) Senko.
Julia was united in marriage to James P. Vettese in Detroit, MI on June 19, 1948. She enjoyed ballroom dancing, quilting, cooking and golfing.
Juli ...
