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Lawrence Benjamin Maestas

1935 - 2023

Lawrence Benjamin Maestas obituary, 1935-2023

BORN

1935

DIED

2023

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Martin Mortuary - Grand Junction

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Grand Junction, Colorado

Lawrence Maestas Obituary

Lawrence "Larry" Benjamin Maestas, 88, of Grand Junction, Colorado, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on September 5, 2023, at the HopeWest Hospice Care Center.

Larry was born on January 23, 1935, in McPhee, Colorado, to Joseph B. Maestas and Caroline O. Archuleta, and was baptized in the Roman Catholic Church on February 2, 1935. Larry married Roberta O. Cockrell in Aztec, New Mexico on November 7, 1955. They were together 54 years before her passing on August 19, 2009.

Larry is also preceded in death by his son, Joseph Claude; and siblings, Rudy Maestas and Dorothy O'Bryant. He is survived by his children, Dean Maestas, Vicki Ives, and Heidi Maestas; his siblings, David Maestas, and Marci Roundtree; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Larry was a soldier, world traveler, and lifelong student.

Services will be held at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery of Western Colorado on Friday, October 20, 2023 at 3 p.m.

We love you, Poppa.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Journal on Sep. 28, 2023.

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Gail LaFever

September 30, 2023

Been many years ago but always in my heart, there's no right words or magic words, but now is a time to let it go, be at peace within your selfs, as we are now the adults it's so hard to say thinking back on all the fun and crazy things we did, now it's weird we lost our parents and our brothers Joe, anyway thoughts and prayers are with you all love y'all

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Veterans Memorial Cemetery of Western Colorado

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