July 2022

La Junta, Colorado - Lloyd Frederick Mueller, Sr., 88, of La Junta, CO passed away on July 16, 2022, at the Bent County Healthcare Center in Las Animas, CO. He was born on August 8, 1933 to Frederick & Margaret (Lampe) Mueller in Spearville, KS. He married Judith A. Wright on October 25, 1958; she preceded him in death on April 3, 1996. He graduated from Dodge City High School in 1953. He worked laying cement with his dad and helping doing farm work before he went to the Army, in 1954 1956 as a Paratrooper 82nd airborne at Ft. Bragg, NC. He went to work for the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad in 1957 until 1988. He lived in Las Vegas, New Mexico, Pueblo and La Junta. He settled in La Junta in 1965. He drove the special needs bus for La Junta Schools and drove the Swink Activity and Route Bus, retiring in May of 2019. During the summers he harvested for longtime friends in and around Dodge City, KS. Lloyd enjoyed gardening, camping, woodworking and spending time with his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was always willing to help others. He was a member of the La Junta Jaycees, a life member of the La Junta Elks #701 and the Our Lady of Guadalupe/St. Patrick Parish from 1960 until 2022.

Jetmore Mary Joanne Sorem, 89, passed away July 17, 2022 at Hodgeman County Health Center ISB, Jetmore. Mary Joanne was born November 13, 1932 in Dodge City, the daughter of Louis C.