Dtr of Jose Salas Duran & Gertrude (Albert) Duran. Married Ernie Castro Sep 29, 1940. After his death she married Larry Vallejos of Walsenburg, CO.
Vallejos, Della
Della Vallejos - Huerfano World - March 5, 1998 -
Accident claims 3. Three Walsenburg residents were pronounced dead at the scene of a one vehicle accident on Highway 10, 30 miles east of the city in Pueblo County.
They were going to a funeral in Crowley County. Identified at the scene were the driver, Ernest L. Castro, 43, his mother, Della Vallejos, 77 and Renee A. Ortibez, 33.
According to the state patrol report by Sgt. Paul Matzke, it appears that Castro fell asleep and his 1995 Chevrolet Tahoe ran off the right side of the road.
The vehicle traveled 282 feet before correcting back onto the highway and then ran across the roadway and off the left side. It rolled two and half times, coming to rest on its top.
Mr. Castro and Ms. Ortibez were ejected while the vehicle was rolling.
Obituaries on all three appear on Page 2. - Della Vallejos - Huerfano World - March 5, 1998 - Della Vallejos, longtime resident of Walsenburg, died in a one-vehicle accident with her son, Ernest L. Castro on Feb. 28, 1998.
Born in Cucharas, she is survived by her husband, Larry, Walsenburg, a son, Gabriel Herman Castro, Englewood; a daughter, Roseann Castro Groves, Arvada; six sisters, Dora Romero, Fowler, Lupe Mestas, Ophelia Martinez and Emma Vigil, all of Walsenburg, Judy Vigil, San Francisco, CA, and Mary Mares, Pueblo; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Rosary was Tuesday and funeral mass Wednesday and were from St. Mary Church. Burial was in Masonic
Cemetery.
Vallejos, Della
Della Vallejos - Huerfano World - March 5, 1998 -
Accident claims 3. Three Walsenburg residents were pronounced dead at the scene of a one vehicle accident on Highway 10, 30 miles east of the city in Pueblo County.
They were going to a funeral in Crowley County. Identified at the scene were the driver, Ernest L. Castro, 43, his mother, Della Vallejos, 77 and Renee A. Ortibez, 33.
According to the state patrol report by Sgt. Paul Matzke, it appears that Castro fell asleep and his 1995 Chevrolet Tahoe ran off the right side of the road.
The vehicle traveled 282 feet before correcting back onto the highway and then ran across the roadway and off the left side. It rolled two and half times, coming to rest on its top.
Mr. Castro and Ms. Ortibez were ejected while the vehicle was rolling.
Obituaries on all three appear on Page 2. - Della Vallejos - Huerfano World - March 5, 1998 - Della Vallejos, longtime resident of Walsenburg, died in a one-vehicle accident with her son, Ernest L. Castro on Feb. 28, 1998.
Born in Cucharas, she is survived by her husband, Larry, Walsenburg, a son, Gabriel Herman Castro, Englewood; a daughter, Roseann Castro Groves, Arvada; six sisters, Dora Romero, Fowler, Lupe Mestas, Ophelia Martinez and Emma Vigil, all of Walsenburg, Judy Vigil, San Francisco, CA, and Mary Mares, Pueblo; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Rosary was Tuesday and funeral mass Wednesday and were from St. Mary Church. Burial was in Masonic
Cemetery.
Dtr of Jose Salas Duran & Gertrude (Albert) Duran. Married Ernie Castro Sep 29, 1940. After his death she married Larry Vallejos of Walsenburg, CO.
Vallejos, Della
Della Vallejos - Huerfano World - March 5, 1998 -
Accident claims 3. Three Walsenburg residents were pronounced dead at the scene of a one vehicle accident on Highway 10, 30 miles east of the city in Pueblo County.
They were going to a funeral in Crowley County. Identified at the scene were the driver, Ernest L. Castro, 43, his mother, Della Vallejos, 77 and Renee A. Ortibez, 33.
According to the state patrol report by Sgt. Paul Matzke, it appears that Castro fell asleep and his 1995 Chevrolet Tahoe ran off the right side of the road.
The vehicle traveled 282 feet before correcting back onto the highway and then ran across the roadway and off the left side. It rolled two and half times, coming to rest on its top.
Mr. Castro and Ms. Ortibez were ejected while the vehicle was rolling.
Obituaries on all three appear on Page 2. - Della Vallejos - Huerfano World - March 5, 1998 - Della Vallejos, longtime resident of Walsenburg, died in a one-vehicle accident with her son, Ernest L. Castro on Feb. 28, 1998.
Born in Cucharas, she is survived by her husband, Larry, Walsenburg, a son, Gabriel Herman Castro, Englewood; a daughter, Roseann Castro Groves, Arvada; six sisters, Dora Romero, Fowler, Lupe Mestas, Ophelia Martinez and Emma Vigil, all of Walsenburg, Judy Vigil, San Francisco, CA, and Mary Mares, Pueblo; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Rosary was Tuesday and funeral mass Wednesday and were from St. Mary Church. Burial was in Masonic
Cemetery.
Vallejos, Della
Della Vallejos - Huerfano World - March 5, 1998 -
Accident claims 3. Three Walsenburg residents were pronounced dead at the scene of a one vehicle accident on Highway 10, 30 miles east of the city in Pueblo County.
They were going to a funeral in Crowley County. Identified at the scene were the driver, Ernest L. Castro, 43, his mother, Della Vallejos, 77 and Renee A. Ortibez, 33.
According to the state patrol report by Sgt. Paul Matzke, it appears that Castro fell asleep and his 1995 Chevrolet Tahoe ran off the right side of the road.
The vehicle traveled 282 feet before correcting back onto the highway and then ran across the roadway and off the left side. It rolled two and half times, coming to rest on its top.
Mr. Castro and Ms. Ortibez were ejected while the vehicle was rolling.
Obituaries on all three appear on Page 2. - Della Vallejos - Huerfano World - March 5, 1998 - Della Vallejos, longtime resident of Walsenburg, died in a one-vehicle accident with her son, Ernest L. Castro on Feb. 28, 1998.
Born in Cucharas, she is survived by her husband, Larry, Walsenburg, a son, Gabriel Herman Castro, Englewood; a daughter, Roseann Castro Groves, Arvada; six sisters, Dora Romero, Fowler, Lupe Mestas, Ophelia Martinez and Emma Vigil, all of Walsenburg, Judy Vigil, San Francisco, CA, and Mary Mares, Pueblo; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Rosary was Tuesday and funeral mass Wednesday and were from St. Mary Church. Burial was in Masonic
Cemetery.
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