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La Rae Kolleen Mortensen Shawcroft

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Birth	:	7 Apr 1922 Sanford, Conejos County, Colorado, USA
Death	:	26 May 2007 La Jara, Conejos County, Colorado, USA
Burial	:	Sanford Cemetery, Sanford, Conejos County, USA
Coordinate	:	37.2374992, -105.9103012
Plot	:	1909-B
Description	:	Buried May 31, 2007; Sanford Cemetery Record. Obituary: Kolleen La Rae Shawcroft, 85, died May 26, 2007 at her home in La Jara, Colo. She was born April 7, 1922 in Sanford, Colo. to Rulon Erastus Mortensen and Sarah Kathrine Poulsen Mortensen. La Rae married Oscar Bennion Shawcroft on October 4, 1947 in Sanford. He preceded her in death on June 23, 1999. La Rae graduated from Alamosa High School in 1940 and after graduating from Mesa College she became employed at Lowry Air Force Base in Denver, Colo. and then went to Washington D.C. where she worked for the Department of... Read More	Buried May 31, 2007; Sanford Cemetery Record. Obituary: Kolleen La Rae Shawcroft, 85, died May 26, 2007 at her home in La Jara, Colo. She was born April 7, 1922 in Sanford, Colo. to Rulon Erastus Mortensen and Sarah Kathrine Poulsen Mortensen. La Rae married Oscar Bennion Shawcroft on October 4, 1947 in Sanford. He preceded her in death on June 23, 1999. La Rae graduated from Alamosa High School in 1940 and after graduating from Mesa College she became employed at Lowry Air Force Base in Denver, Colo. and then went to Washington D.C. where she worked for the Department of Defense during World War II. After returning to La Jara in 1946 and marrying Oscar, she became employed by the Public Service of Colorado as a clerk at the La Jara office. She worked there for 30 years before retiring and always took great pride and joy in knowing all the customers and visiting with them. She was active in the Church of Latter Day Saints and enjoyed filling many church callings. After retirement she enjoyed working in her yard, being with friends and family, and visiting friends and neighbors. La Rae is survived by her son Brett L. (Smiley) Shawcroft of Alamosa, Colo.; and her sister-in-law Louise Mortensen. In addition to her husband, La Rae is preceded in death by her parents, her brothers Clint Mortensen and Grant Mortensen, and her sisters, Vera Bertsch, Estelle Orchard, and La Von Crowther. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thur., May 31, 2007 at the La Jara Second Ward Chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in La Jara. Interment will follow in the Sanford Cemetery. Visitation will be Wed., May 30, from 6 until 8 p.m. at the Rogers Family Mortuary in Manassa, Colo. Contributions are requested to the La Jara Second Ward Missionary Fund through the mortuary office. Rogers Family Mortuary in Manassa is in care of arrangements.

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La Rae Kolleen Mortensen Shawcroft death on 26 May 2007 in La Jara, Conejos County, Colorado, USA
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Latitude: 37.2374992
Longitude: -105.9103012

Family Members:

Parent

Rulon Erastus Mortensen

(1879 - 1960)

Sarah Katherine “Sadie” Poulson Mortensen

(1886 - 1946)

Spouse

Oscar Bennion Shawcroft

(1923 - 1999)

Siblings

Vera Cathilene Mortensen Bertsch

(1908 - 2004)

Kenneth 'E' Mortensen

(1913 - 1979)

Grant Curtis Mortensen

(1914 - 1988)

LaVon Fauntel Mortensen Crowther

(1923 - 2001)

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Sanford, Conejos County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2374992, -105.9103012

2. La Jara Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.2977982, -105.9610977

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Coordinate: 37.1519000, -105.8915000

7. Los Cerritos Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.1494000, -105.9127000

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Coordinate: 37.1486015, -105.9203033

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Coordinate: 37.2375000, -105.7560000

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Coordinate: 37.2658620, -105.7464570

12. La Isla Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.0864860, -105.9555750

13. Saint Joseph Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.2841988, -106.0980988

14. Saint Joseph Church Old Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.2814000, -106.1118000

15. Old Capulin Cemetery
Capulin, Conejos County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2980995, -106.1097031

16. Lobatos Cemetery
Conejos County, USA
Coordinate: 37.0630989, -105.9116974

17. Conejos Cemetery
Antonito, Conejos County, USA
Coordinate: 37.0842018, -106.0175018

18. Warshaver Cemetery
Antonito, Conejos County, USA
Coordinate: 37.0828018, -106.0152969

19. Antonito Cemetery
Antonito, Conejos County, USA
Coordinate: 37.0819016, -106.0156021

20. Becker Cemetery
Alamosa County, USA
Coordinate: 37.3669014, -105.7478027

21. Alamosa Municipal Cemetery
Alamosa, Alamosa County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4495000, -105.8591000

22. Alamosa Spanish Cemetery
Alamosa, Alamosa County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4592000, -105.8929000

23. Mogote Presbyterian Cemetery
Mogote, Conejos County, USA
Coordinate: 37.0522003, -106.0868988

24. Las Mesitas Cemetery
Las Mesitas, Conejos County, USA
Coordinate: 37.0651770, -106.1091540