OBITUARIES

Robert Mattics

Robert Mattics

Aug 15, 2008

Robert L. Mattics, age 85, of Kit Carson, Colorado passed away August 15, 2008 in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado. Robert was born October 9, 1922 in Kendrick, Colorado to John and Eva (Mayffey) Mattics. He was the second of six children born to this union. Robert attended and graduated from Hugo High School in 1940. Following graduating he owned and operated...

Sylvia Fox

Sylvia Fox

Aug 14, 2008

Sylvia Blanche Benoit was born March 16, 1914 to Corrine and Sylvio Benoit in De Mar Kansas. She left this world August 14, 2008 to be with her family and friends in heaven. She was 94 years old. On November 27, 1934 she was married to Ralph Fox. To this union was born 7 sons. Robert and wife Donna of...

John Thornton

John Thornton

Aug 14, 2008

View Video Tribute John Austin Thornton was born in Elko, Nevada on December 16, 1991, the first son of Jeff and Tammy Thornton. His parents knew from the time he could crawl that John was a “country kid.� He would crawl to the front door and slap it with his open palm as his signal that he wanted to be...

Johnnie Johnson

Johnnie Johnson

Aug 13, 2008

View Video Tribute Johnnie Johnson, age 76, of Bethune, CO passed away August 13, 2008. Johnnie was born January 31, 1932 in Smith Center, KS to Alvin and Fern (Robertson) Johnson. He was the third of eight children. Johnnie attended school in Kanorado, KS and in Bethune and Burlington, CO. He enlisted in the Navy in 1952. While in the...

Lorraine Grover

Lorraine Grover

Aug 8, 2008

Lorraine Louise Grover 82 of Calhan, CO passed away August 8, 2008 at the Simla Good Samaritan. Lorraine was born July 15, 1926 to Lawrence LaBerge and Lela Redman in Santa Monica, California. Lorraine was one of three children. In 1944 Lorraine married John Douglas. They were married 27 years until his passing in 1971. To this union four children...

Abraham Becker

Abraham Becker

Aug 5, 2008

Abraham A. “Beck� Becker age 89, of Colorado Springs, CO passed away August 5, 2008. Beck was born January 3, 1919 in Vona, CO to Andrew and Katherina (Schultz) Becker. He was the youngest of twelve children born to this union. Beck graduated from Vona High School in 1936. Following high school he joined the United States Army Air Core...

Gerald Plautz

Gerald Plautz

Aug 4, 2008

Longtime Burlington, Colorado resident Gerald Charles Plautz passed away on August 4, 2008 at his home near Burlington. He was 78 years old. Gerald was born on June 10, 1930 in Malcolm, Nebraska to Fred and Sophie (Lange) Plautz. He was one of two children. Gerald attended school in Burlington and graduated from the Burlington High School in 1948. On...

Royce Hitchcock

Royce Hitchcock

Aug 1, 2008

Kenneth Royce Hitchcock was born in Santa Monica, California on November 12, 1942 to Okley Kenneth and Betty Lee (Pelstrom) Hitchcock. He spent his first years in California and moved back to Bird City, KS in 1944 when his Dad was deployed overseas for WWII. In the spring of 1950 the family moved to the Beverage Ranch south of Burlington...

Erma Boland

Erma Boland

Aug 1, 2008

Longtime Burlington, Colorado resident Erma Boland passed away on August 1, 2008 at the Grace Manor Care Center in Burlington, Colorado at the age of 76 years old. Erma Olive (Runge) Boland was born May 4, 1932 near Kanorado, Kansas, to Harry and Martha Runge. Erma was baptized as a small infant and confirmed in her teenage years, and was...

Dolores Magnuson

Dolores Magnuson

Jul 11, 2008

Former Burlington, Colorado resident Dolores Fay Magnuson passed away on July 11, 2008 at the Camellia Care Center in Aurora. She was 78 years old. Dolores was born on May 6, 1930 in Burlington to Elmer and Mary (Thoman) Magnuson. She was the youngest of five daughters. Dolores worked as a bookkeeper in the City Auditor’s office for the City...

Rita Bradberry

Rita Bradberry

Jul 11, 2008

View Video Tribute Rita Bradberry 78, of Limon, Colorado passed away July 11, 2008 at the Lincoln County Hospital in Hugo, Colorado. Rita was born on April 25, 1930 in Matheson, Colorado to Paul and Anna (Calkum) Hoefler. She attended school at Midway School through the 8th grade and graduated from Simla High School. She married Clovis Bradberry on May...

Ray Jones

Ray Jones

Jul 10, 2008

Longtime Stratton, Colorado Ray Harold Jones passed away July 10, 2008 at the Tender Care Village in Flagler. He was 91 years old. Ray was born on January 7, 1917 in Plainview, Kansas to Dave and Edna (Sissel) Jones. He was one of three children. On June 30, 1945, Ray married Lila Marie Barber in Goodland, Kansas. To this union...

Kathleen Butler

Kathleen Butler

Jul 10, 2008

Kathy Margaret was born September 28, 1938 to Adam and Thelma Gotto in Hugo, CO. She passed away July 10, 2008 in Denver, CO after a lengthy illness. Kathy went to school in Hugo, graduating in 1957. After graduating high school, she attended college at UNC in Greeley. She met and married Rickey Butler on July 6, 1958. Rick and...

Ferdie Kordes

Ferdie Kordes

Jul 9, 2008

Mass of Christian Burial for: Ferdie Kordes Age: 96 Will be held: Monday, July 14, 2008 at 10:00 AM At City/State: St. Charles Catholic Church, Stratton, Colorado. Visitation: Will be held on Sunday, July 13, 2008 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Church with a Rosary to be recited at 7:00 PM in Stratton, Colorado. Interment: Will be held...

Calvin Zimbelman

Calvin Zimbelman

Jul 4, 2008

View Video Tribute Calvin Willard Zimbelman, longtime Burlington businessman, died July 4, 2008 at the age of 83 at the Kit Carson County Memorial Hospital. Calvin was born on September 25, 1924 on the family farm northwest of St. Francis, Kansas. He was baptized May 3, 1942. He was the youngest of eleven children born to John M. and Christina...

Alvin Lowe

Alvin Lowe

Jul 2, 2008

Longtime Flagler, Colorado resident Cecil Alvin Lowe passed away on July, 2, 2008 at his home in Flagler. He was 86 years old. Alvin, as he was known, was born on January 19, 1922 in Swink, Colorado to Arthur and Agnes (Radspinner) Lowe. He was the eldest of seven children. Alvin received his education at First Central south of Stratton,...

Garrett Mullin

Garrett Mullin

Jun 25, 2008

Garrett M. “Buster� Mullin, age 76, of Limon, Colorado passed away June 25, 2008, at Limon. Buster was born November 13, 1931 in Limon to John Patrick and Susan Agatha (Spurlock) Mullin. He was one of three children. In 1942 when he was only eleven years old Buster attempted to join the Navy to serve his country during World War...

Maurice Sheridan

Maurice Sheridan

Jun 22, 2008

View Video Tribute Maurice Wakefield Sheridan, age 88, of Fort Collins, Colorado, died on Sunday, June 22 at his home. Maurice W. Sheridan was born April 11, 1921, in Wellfleet, Nebraska, to Wake and Elsie Sheridan. He married Vera Loutzenhiser on September 3, 1946, in Casper, Wyoming. Maurice tried his hand at many jobs - farming, ranching, paperboy, grounds crew...

Siegfried Stolley

Siegfried Stolley

Jun 20, 2008

Siegfried Stolley passed away June 20, 2008 at his home in Limon, Colorado. Siegfried was born October 26, 1950 in Hamburg, Germany to Marie Stolley. Siegfried and his family moved from Germany to Bridgeport, Connecticut in 1956. He was raised in the Catholic Church. Siegfried moved to Limon, Colorado in 2000 and worked as a delivery driver for Pizza Hut....

Evan Bancroft

Evan Bancroft

Jun 19, 2008

Evan (Bubba) Clayton Bancroft, age 17, left this world on Thursday June 19th, 2008 at Kit Carson County Memorial Hospital in Burlington, CO. after a tragic construction accident. He was born November 19th, 1990 in Burlington, CO. to Jay and Charlayne (Thiede) Bancroft of Vona, CO. He was the youngest of three children and was raised on the family farm...

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