OBITUARIES

Jan 19, 2019

Janice “Jan” Darlene Simmons, 66, passed away in her sleep at home on Saturday, January 19, 2019, in Yoder, Colorado.  She was born July 26, 1952 to Andrew and Ruth (Cartwright) McCoy in Norfolk, Virginia. 

She loved spending time with her family and friends, and playing the piano and organ at church.

Survivors include her husband Robert “Bob”; her three children Cathy...

Jan 9, 2019

Carlos George Andersen was born February 10, 1930 at the Andersen Homestead north of Genoa to George and Margaret Andersen.  He joined his sister, Cleo, and brother, Ted.  He passed away on January 9, 2019 at Collier Lutheran Hospice near his home in Arvada, Colorado.

Carlos attended several different schools as his family moved with the Peterson family business including...

Jan 8, 2019

Carol Shirley Everitt was born on December 25, 1927, at home on the C.M. Everitt homestead, east of Parker, Colorado, to parents Carlos H. and Esther S. (Nelson) Everitt.  The family moved to a farm/ranch on Comanche Creek between Kiowa and Elbert where Carol and her brother and sister rode horseback to the Lundy School.  After the flood of 1935,...

Jan 8, 2019

Jan 4, 2019

Private Family Services to be held.

Dec 28, 2018

Charles Winfield Rarick, age 92, of Arriba, Colorado was born on April 13, 1926 to Ed M. Rarick and Ida (Eberle) Rarick northwest of Arriba.  He was the last of six children.  Charles attended school in Bovina, Colorado through the ninth grade and graduated from Arriba High School in 1944.

Charles helped out on the farm for a year and served...

Dec 26, 2018

Della Fae (Gramm) Purviance was born on September 11, 1965 to Richard L. Gramm and Elvira (Runge) Gramm in Burlington, CO. Della was welcomed home by her bothers Dale and Bill.

She attended the Burlington schools and graduated with the class of 1983. While in school she played volleyball and was a member of the band. She waitressed for many years,...

Dec 20, 2018

Anita Gay Stewart was the 1st born child to Howard and Eileen Stewart on May 15th 1940. She went to the Burlington Schools and graduated in 1958. From there Anita went to CSU in Ft. Collins.

While in high school and during her summers while attending college; Anita worked as a telephone operator and was a member of a local bowling...

Dec 19, 2018

Nina Lou Walker Ford was born November 8, 1927, in Seibert Colorado to Aubrey Walker and Winnie Anderson Walker and entered into rest December 19, 2018.  She was 91 years old.

She received her education in Flagler, graduating high school in 1945.  She attended Denver University for two years. She then moved to Vona, Colorado where she got a teaching job....

Dec 18, 2018

On Tuesday December 18, 2018, Helen “Lucille” Stanko was taken to heaven, she was 86.

Lucille was born as Helen Lucille Young on June 27, 1932 to Harold and Myrtle (Moody) Young. She grew up south of Simla, CO near Alta Vista, CO with her 3 siblings. After graduating from Simla High School, she moved down road 7 miles to Matheson,...

Dec 17, 2018

Violet Leona (Lundvall) Knapp, a lifelong resident of the Idalia and Burlington area, was born August 24 1914 in Hale, Colorado and died December 17, 2018 in Burlington, Colorado.  She was the third of six children born to Email Cordell Lundvall and Flora Mae (Stafford) Lundvall/Bauder.  Her father came to the United States at age 9 from Stockholm, Sweden.  Violet...

Dec 8, 2018

Paul Edward Gering was born June 26, 1921 on his parent’s farm 22 miles northeast of Flagler, Colorado.  His parents were Edward Gering and Edith Huntzinger Gering.  His three younger siblings were Marie Gering, Earnest Gering and Lewis Gering.  He was in the Shiloh community for almost his entire life, attending Shiloh Central School and being baptized at the Shiloh...

Dec 8, 2018

Kathy Ann Grokett was born to Virginia and Hugh Green on February 13, 1950 in Hugo, Colorado. The family lived down at Boyero on the Schafer ranch where Kathy helped her dad with the horses.  Kathy had a great passion for horses.  She grew up riding and ranching with the Schafer boys.  Kathy showed several horses and won Champion and...

Dec 3, 2018

Constance “Connie” Joann Claussen of Vona, CO died peacefully at home after battling a long illness. Connie was born in Grand Prairie, TX on April 15th, 1945, to Vera and Chalon Renfro. She was a dedicated employee of United Airlines for 25 years, where she was a flight attendant, based primarily out of Denver. In 1993, Connie married Darwin "Dar"...

Dec 2, 2018

A full obituary will be posted when it becomes available. 

Nov 27, 2018

Clara B. King, 93, passed away November 27, 2018, at the Lincoln Community Care Center in Hugo, Colorado.  She was born to Warren and Lulu Ballard on January 24, 1925, in Holt City, Nebraska. 

As a teenager, Clara helped her older brother with haying around Bassett, Nebraska.  She then worked at the University of Nebraska in the Ag Department for around...

Nov 27, 2018

Sheila Ann Banks was born July 17, 1942 in Beaver, Oklahoma to Virgil D. and Jessie Mae (Reagan) Devers, and passed away on Tuesday November 27, 2018 at the Lincoln Community Care Center in Hugo, Colorado after a brief illness. 

Sheila grew up on the family farm, 10 miles east of Perryton, Texas and graduated from Perryton High School in 1960. ...

Nov 25, 2018

Mr. Robert “Bob” Page Brush, 76, of Genoa, Colorado, died peacefully in his home with family by his side on November 25, 2018. 

Bob was born in Huntington, New York, in 1942 to John and Autumn Brush.  Bob is survived by his loving wife of 45 years, Donna (originally from Limon.)  He also leaves behind two sons: Sam (Maura) of Long...

Nov 24, 2018

Donald R. Elliott was born on August 2, 1935 in Hugo, CO to Garson and Cassie Elliott. He passed away peacefully in his sleep on November 24, 2018.  He grew up in Hugo with three brothers and five sisters.  He graduated from Hugo High School in 1955. After graduation he moved to Denver and pursued a career in the engineering...

Nov 12, 2018

Dorothy (Ford) Turner passed away Sunday, November 11, 2018.

She was born on a farm outside Marlette, Michigan on May 26th 1930 to Matthew and Edith Ford.

She married Gordon W. Turner on December 25, 1950.  She had 10 children; Barbara, Mary, Charles, Arthur, Eva, Annette, Jim, Reta, Ida and Brenda.

Dorothy did books for her husband, worked at Stuckey’s, Seibert Food store...