John Buhr, 91, passed away in Colorado Springs, (Penrose Hospital), on Sept. 13, 2024. John was born on Feb. 15, 1933, on a small farm in Mesita, Colo. He was the 5th child of 6 from Orville and Ebba Buhr.
After graduating from Mesita High School in 1951, he worked on the family farm for a couple of years, and then joined the Air Force in 1953, where he served 22 years as a Career Airman, attaining the rank of Master Sergeant. A Vietnam Veteran, John received numerous awards and decorations, including the Airman Medal for saving a child from a burning house, and four Air Force Commendation medals.
On Dec. 26, 1958, John Married Elsie Etter, daughter of Oliver and Ester Etter of Alamosa. John was blessed with 4 beautiful children, Cindy (Jim) Savage, John Edwin Buhr, Doris (Richard) Roberts and Donna (Joe) Osterholt, 11 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandchild.
In 1975, John retired from the Air Force and moved his family back to Alamosa. He attended and graduated from Adams State College in 1981 with a major in Industrial Arts. John worked for the Alamosa-Monte Vista Coop for several years in refined fuels, and a couple of years at AmeriGas as a fill-in driver.
He loved the outdoors and enjoyed fishing, camping and hunting. He was a life member of
the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Air Force Sergeants Association and
the Benevolent Order of Elks. As a member of the American Legion VFW Color Guard, John participated in several hundred funerals for military Veterans.
John was preceded in death by his parents, Orville and Ebba Buhr; brothers - Laverne (Ordean) Buhr, Edward (Louise) Buhr, Francis Buhr; Sisters - Glen Mildred (Dennis) Kersteins, Arlene (Larry) Etter and Norma Jean Buhr. Son-in-law, Joe Osterholt.
Services will be held on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, at 10 a.m. at Rogers Family Mortuary in Alamosa, with a graveside service to follow at the Alamosa Cemetery.
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