Efren Gregory Jaramillo Efren Gregory Jaramillo, 61, passed away Sunday, June 13th, 2021, in Canon City, Colorado. Efren was born on August 9th, 1960, in La Junta, Colorado. He was a carpenter and tile layer by trade. He is survived by his mother, Mariana “Mary Lou” Cox; Thomas (Rosa) Corona, Darlene (Tim) Lewellyn, Randy Jaramillo, and numerous nieces and nephews, aunts, and uncles. Efren was preceded in death by his father, Efren “Freddie” Jaramillo; his sister,...

Kenneth Louis Cornella On Saturday June 12, 2021, Kenny Cornella slipped away peacefully in his sleep to be with the Lord. Born to Louis “Bosco” and Pauline (Menepace) Cornella on February 12, 1938, in Florence, Colorado, he grew up locally and graduated from Florence High School in 1956. He had an infectious smile and loved his family and friends unconditionally. He was always the life of the party and always the first to help anyone in need. Kenny was a highly skilled heavy...

Clayton Speer, our amazing son, grandson, brother, nephew, uncle, friend, left us suddenly on June 3, 2021. Clayton was born in Canon City, Colorado on August 30, 1989, and lived in Penrose.  He graduated from Garden Park High School and earned his Associates degree at Pueblo Community College. Clayton was an avid snowboarder who loved nature and being outdoors. He worked in local restaurants, grocery stores, and landscaping, and gave snowboarding lessons at Monarch for a few...

Allen Eugene "Big Al" Robinson, 61, of Canon City, CO, passed away Saturday, May 29, 2021 at his residence. He was born in Troy, Ohio to the late Robert Robinson and the late Virginia Hamm.  Al enjoyed being outdoors, mushroom hunting, arrowhead hunting, and gold prospecting. He loved driving up to Cripple Creek (an old mining town) for picnics and admiring the Colorado Mountains. Al was an avid Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Reds fan. He is remembered mostly by his laugh,...

MICHAEL “MICKEY” WELLS Michael “Mickey” (Morris) Wells passed away peacefully on May 20, 2021 in Cañon City, Colorado after a lengthy illness and complications from the COVID-19 virus.  Mickey was born November 3, 1954 in Lynwood, California to Orvin Eugene “Gene” Morris and Norma Louise “Lou” Morris (Costa).  Mickey served as Latin Club officer and graduated early with a 4.0 GPA and ranked 3rd in her class from Excelsior...

Elizabeth “Betty” June Sparling Wood Munson Born June 30, 1937 Passed Away May 23, 2021 Betty was born in Canon City on June 30th, 1927, the daughter of Earnest and Winona Herald Sparling.  Betty often spoke of her loving and wonderful parents. She was the older sister to her brothers, Donald, and Robert. Her childhood home was the Sparling family ranch in Boneyard Park in the Wet Mountains of Colorado. Living the vast majority of her life in front of the Sangre...

William Einar “Korky” Korkia passed away at his home of 60 years on May 17, 2021. He was born April 18, 1931 in Bovey, Minnesota to his parents, Einar and Hilda (Heiniemi) Korkia. A child of the Great Depression, William learned the importance of working with what he had, and he developed an independent spirit that guided his entire life. Known to everyone as "Korky," he entered the Army during the Korean conflict and was trained as a wheeled vehicle mechanic. Toward...

Norma Louise (Lou) Costa passed away May 14, 2021 after contracting COVID. Lou was born in Los Angeles, California on May 28, 1937 to Lloyd Whitfield and Norma May (Squires) Cummings. Lou grew up in the Los Angeles area, but spent a lot of her youth during summer vacations in the Archer area of Idaho, where her mother's family resided. On April 2, 1954, Lou married Orvin Eugene (Gene) Morris. That union produced 3 children:  Michael (Mickey), Jamie, and Randol Eugene (Randy)...

Howard Scott Sylvester, age 78, of Canon City, Colorado, passed away unexpectedly on May 14th, 2021 after a short illness. Howard was born on July 28, 1942 to Howard E. and Shirley L. Sylvester in Santa Rosa, New Mexico. Howard was self employed as a master gunsmith and antique gun collector who ran his own business until its closure in 2010. Howard loved his craft and had an amazing talent for it. One of his greatest pleasures was to look for arrowheads in the desert of his beloved New...

Phillip Eugene Wigglesworth 1948-2021 Phil Wigglesworth, a true Colorado treasure, left us way too soon, but we know Heaven is celebrating his arrival. Born into a pioneer family, and the first male born in the Pioche, Nevada hospital, Phil had an adventurous soul from the very beginning. This was forged through frequent moves with his family throughout the western United States and Canada, and powerfully fueled by his innate desire to explore. As a teenager, Phil worked with his father...