OBITUARIES

Feb 23, 2018

Linda Lea Mason was born August 8, 1960 to Max and Jean (Smith) Mason.  She had an older brother Jim and sister Margaret to welcome her home.

  Linda spent her childhood in Arriba, CO where she attended K thru 6th grade.  She was involved in 4-H and loved raising her baby lambs.  Playing in town with her friends was one...

Feb 18, 2018

Sean Michael Moler, 21, of Watkins, CO died on February 18, 2018 in Aurora, CO.  He was born on July 2, 1996 to Gregory and Therese (Behrens) Moler in Aurora.  

Sean enjoyed time with his family and friends. A 2015 graduate of Bennett High School and Morgan Community College, Sean excelled at academics as well as athletics and extra...

Feb 18, 2018

Brandi Faye Wilson, 24, of Bennett, CO was taken from her family and friends on February 18, 2018 in Aurora, CO.  She was born on January 20, 1994 to Jeff and Stephanie (Toft) Wilson in Aurora.  

Daughter. Sister. Granddaughter. Niece. Friend. Best Friend. Brandi Faye Wilson, was a shining beacon of light to everyone who crossed her path.  

From early...

Feb 9, 2018

Stratton resident Robert Anthony Martel passed away peacefully on February 8, 2018 at Collier Hospice Care Center in Wheatridge, Colorado.  He was 72 years old.

Bob was born March 6, 1945 in Denver, Colorado. His parents were George & Lena Martel of Ft. Lupton, Colorado. He was one of three children.

As a young teen he enjoyed his small town community. Over...

Feb 9, 2018

Thelma Elzora Geoffroy was born September 30, 1936 in Buick, Colorado to Grace and Ralph Straily.  Her family moved several times throughout Eastern Colorado and Kansas due to her father’s job as railroad section foreman.  However, her grandmother had a home and grocery store in Buick, Colorado that the whole Straily family called home.  Thelma and her siblings had many...

Feb 8, 2018

Doris Frances Flageolle was born to Glenn and Carrie Wood on July 4, 1931 in Siebert, Colorado.

Doris passed away at her home in Matheson on February 8, 2018.

She was preceded in death by her parents, 2 brothers Gland and Lloyd, sister Ruby and her husband Archie, and a son Jerry.

Doris leaves behind one sister Alta, four children, Dan Tanner(Francine), Bob...

Feb 5, 2018

John L. Noah was born February 11, 1951 to Basil L. and Bernetta I. (Shaw) Noah in Denver, Colorado.  He passed away on February 5, 2018 at Lincoln Community Hospital in Hugo, Colorado.

John graduated from Hugo High School in 1970.  He married Janice E. Freeman, wife of 43 years, on April 3, 1974 and they had one son, Bryan S....

Jan 30, 2018

On August 15,1917, a special baby girl came into the world. Gladys Monks was born to Ida and Jasper Arrowood in Jackson, Kentucky. She was the oldest of three girls. Gladys and her family moved to Denver, Colorado during the 1920s and to Englewood in 1930. In the early 1930s, the young family moved to Limon, Colorado where they would...

Jan 27, 2018

Former Stratton, Colorado resident, Jennifer Jo Whipple passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, January 27, 2018 at her home in Berlin, New Jersey. She was 46 years old. Jennifer was born on January 5, 1972 to David and Gabriele (Snelling) Whipple in Yuma, Colorado. She was one of two children born to this union. Even as a child she was thankful...

Jan 22, 2018

John Ray Riemenschneider was born on August 2, 1960 in Flagler, Colorado to Vernon “Tobe” and Shirley R. Leach. He went to Karval High School and was in the United States Army. After returning John attended N.J.C. where he received his Certified Welding Pro Certificate. John was an all around handyman and was an exceptional Farm Hand and Harvester. He...

Jan 18, 2018

Muriel Ester Fulks was born November 8th, 1924 on the Fulks homestead near Turon, Kansas. She was the third child of John Wallace Fulks and Adelia Louise Harvey Fulks. She passed January 18th, 2018 at the Care Center in Hugo, Colorado with family by her side. Mert grew up a “tomboy” at heart, romping around the family farm with her...

Jan 16, 2018

After spending valuable time with her family, Paula passed away peacefully at the Grace Manor Care Center in Burlington, Colorado surrounded by family on January 18, 2018. She was 83 years of age. Paula was born on January 19, 1934 to Frank and Simona (Rodriguez) Hernandez in Poteet, Texas. She was one of seven children. She married Nicolas S. Rodriguez...

Jan 14, 2018

Longtime Stratton, Colorado resident, Norma J. Shutte passed away peacefully at the Kit Carson County Memorial Hospital in Burlington, Colorado with her daughters by her side on Sunday, January 14, 2018. She was 84 years of age. Norma was born on November 23, 1933 to Ed and Frances Ardelta (Dent) Webb in Chanute, Kansas. She was oldest of three children...

Jan 14, 2018

Delmer Manyik, 78, was born on July 16, 1939, in Calhan, CO to Joe & Helen Manyik. He entered Heaven’s gates on Sunday, January 14, 2018. Delmer spent his childhood helping on the family farm and graduated from Calhan High School. He married his loving wife, Mildred (Millie) Gross, on July 23, 1960. To this union three children were born,...

Jan 13, 2018

Dean Kinkel was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 8, 1927 to Francis and Dean Brown. She died on January 13, 2018 in Hugo, Colorado. Dean graduated from Colorado College in 1949 with a degree in political science and education. She met Louis Kinkel in college; they married on September 2, 1949. Their three children are: Katherine Ann Ostenrude (Neil),...

Jan 10, 2018

Chris Eugene Clapper was born on September 9, 1961 and departed life on January 10, 2018 in a tragic farming accident. Chris was born in Burlington Colorado to Paul and Billie Clapper, and was the youngest of nine children. He grew up on the family farm east of Vona Colorado and graduated from Hi-Plains High School. Growing up he loved...

Jan 9, 2018

Richard Young, age 93 years, passed away on January 09,2018, in Austin, Texas. He had been living with his daughter Dixie and family since his stroke in December 2014. “Dick”, as he was called by most, was born December 6, 1924, to George and Lena Young near Arickaree, Colorado. Dick spent his life on his ranch northeast of Simla. He...

Jan 5, 2018

Leora O. Buhring Green, “Lee,” 98, of Kiowa, Colorado passed away January 5, 2018, in Simla, Colorado at the Simla Good Samaritan Society Care Center. Lee was born on November 30, 1919, in Arriba, Colorado. As a young child, she contracted diphtheria and after a long fought battle was able to overcome the deadly disease, and returned to school and...

Dec 28, 2017

Lavone Richie was born October 14, 1922 in Sublette, Kansas to Andrew and Millie Poling Trahern. She passed away peacefully December 28, 2017 at Carla’s Cluster in Limon, Colorado with her favorite aid Jouvanie by her side. She had eight siblings with one dying at birth leaving her the youngest of the family. Lavone was doted on by six brothers...

Dec 26, 2017

Ena (Mary) Kinkade went to her heavenly home on December 26, 2017. She was born on December 9, 1926 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She was the eighth girl of the family and first to be born in a hospital. Thus her first name Ena was after the attending nurse and her middle name Donald was because her Dad wanted a...