Ethel B. Ferris

Ethel B. Ferris,

            A graveside service for longtime Haswell, Colorado resident Ethel B. Ferris will be held at 10:00AM on Thursday, May 23, 2024 at the Kit Carson Cemetery in Kit Carson, Colorado.

In the early morning of May 16, 2024, Ethel Belle Ferris at the age of 84, passed away with her family by her side.

           Ethel was born on January 4, 1940, to Amos and Helen Vashus. She graduated from Kit Carson High School in 1958. While she was attending school, she met the love of her life Ronald Ferris and they married on June 24, 1958.  They went on to have 4 children, Annette, Dennis, Lorene and Stefanie. They lived and raised their family on the farm north of Haswell.

             Ethel enjoyed cooking, sewing, crocheting and gardening.  She also enjoyed the pets and animals on the farm.

            She is preceded in death by her parents Amos and Helen Vashus.

         Ethel is survived by her husband Ronald Ferris of Haswell, CO, children Annette Weber of Kit Carson, CO, Dennis Ferris of Haswell, CO, Lorene Kennedy of Parker, CO and Stefanie (Clay Smith) Ferris of La Junta, CO, grandchildren Tara (Jeremy), Ryan (Cheyenne), Janel, Brandon, Mike, Curt (Starla), Cara and Isaac and numerous great-grandchildren.  She is also survived by her brother Gary (Judy) Vashus of Ashland, KS as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, other family and a host of friends.

         Memorial contributions may be made to the Arkansas Valley Resource Center Domestic Violence Help in La Junta, CO either direct or in care of the funeral home office.