OBITUARIES

Scott Parks

Jun 17, 2017

Scott Edward Parks of Strasburg, Colorado passed away unexpectedly Saturday, June 17, 2017 in Parker, Colorado. Scott was 46 years old. Born November 26, 1970 to parents Keith E and Shari P (Marino) Lakin, Scott was loving adopted and raised by Eugene W Parks and married to Shari for 32 years. Scott was one of two siblings. He graduated from...

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Ruth Pekarek

Jun 16, 2017

Longtime Burlington resident, Ruth Pekarek, passed away June 16, 2017 at Kit Carson Memorial Hospital in Burlington, Colorado. She was 83 years old. Ruth was born on January 7, 1934, in Holdenville, Oklahoma, to Barry Franklin and Myrtle (Davenport) Turner. She was the youngest of three children. Her sister and brother, Annie Lula (Turner) Baade and Albert Barry Turner, preceded...

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George Wesley Slater

Jun 16, 2017

George Wesley Slater was born April 5, 1939, at Byers, Colorado, the son of Wesley Alvin and Esther Anna (Bevard) Slater. He died June 16, 2017, at Lincoln Community Hospital, Hugo, Colorado, at the age of 78. Following graduation from Byers High School in 1957, George enlisted in the United States Army where he proudly served his country from 1962...

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Rogina Cusic

Jun 14, 2017

Rogina Cusic, 56, Bismarck, died June 14, 2017. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 am Tuesday, June 20, at Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, 519 Raymond St., Bismarck, with Fr. Todd Kreitinger as celebrant and Msgr. Thomas Richter and Fr. Russell Kovash as concelebrants. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Monday, June 19,...

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Lupe Nelly Gallegos

Jun 14, 2017

Lupe Nelly Gallegos, age 68 of Ramah, CO passed away June 14, 2017 at the Simla Good Samaritan Center in Simla, CO. Lupe was born on December 12, 1948 in Torrington, WY to Eligio R. and Lucy (Ortega) Flores. She was the 13th of fourteen children. Lupe married Santos Gallegos in Denver, CO on September 5, 1968. To this union...

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Kya &Quot;Dizzy&Quot; Marie Cole

Jun 8, 2017

Burlington, Colorado residents Kya “Dizzy” and Tierra “T” passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, June 8, 2017 in Wyoming. Kya was 24 and Tierra was 22 years old. Kya Marie Cole was born on June 10, 1992 in Goodland, Kansas to Jeffrey Cole and Sarah Harris. She would later be blessed with her sister Tierra Lynn Cole, who was born on...

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Tierra &Quot;T&Quot; Lynn Cole

Jun 8, 2017

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Albert &Quot;Wayne&Quot; Ragains

Jun 8, 2017

Albert Wayne Ragains, born April 10, 1951 in Colorado Springs, Colorado to James Sanford Ragains and Millie (Ashwoah) Ragains. He was the third of four children. Wayne lived in Rush, Colorado, most of his life, he moved from place to place but, ended up back in Rush. He attended Antioch Church, loved his horses and had an amazing way with...

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Thomas &Quot;Tom&Quot; Charles Vanderstock

Jun 7, 2017

Thomas (Tom) Vanderstock, 71 of Limon passed away peacefully at the Denver VA Hospital June 7, 2017 surrounded by his family. Tom was born August 8th, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Thomas and Shirly Vanderstock. Tom moved with his family to southern California when he was 10 years old. He remembered going to Disneyland when it first opened...

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Donald &Quot;Don&Quot; Lee Jones

Jun 5, 2017

Donald Lee Jones was born on Febuary 21st 1938, North of Seibert, to Harris and Lina Jones. He spent his childhood on the family farm with his siblings Leroy, Erma and Phyllis. He graduated Flagler High School in 1955 at the age of 17. Shortly after graduation, he entered the Navy and was stationed in California. Don was a 2nd...

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Joan M. Rouse

May 28, 2017

Joan Rouse was born July 21, 1936 to Joseph and Sybil Burian in Seibert, Colorado. She passed away on May 28, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. She was 80 years old. Joan was the 3rd of 5 children. She spent her childhood years in the Vona-Seibert area. On September 11, 1961 she married Delmar Rouse. They resided in Burlington for their...

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Ladeen Mills

May 10, 2017

M. Ladeen Mills, age 83 of Stratton, Colorado passed away May 10, 2017 at the Kit Carson County Memorial Hospital in Burlington, Colorado. Ladeen was born July 22, 1933 on the farm south of Stratton to parents Arthur M. and Thelma A. (Neilson) Lowe. She was the fifth of seven children born to this union. Ladeen graduated from Burlington High...

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Carolyn Mae Mcarthur

May 9, 2017

On grandpa Guy F. McArthur’s birthday August 27, 1950 Dave and Luella Barber McArthur and daughter, Cathie, welcomed Carolyn Mae McArthur into their lives. Although Dave and Lue farmed and lived in a basement dugout southeast of Burlington, they wanted to offer more for their girls. Their journey took them to Southern California where Dave learned the auto body profession...

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Michael Allen Hinson

May 6, 2017

No services will be held at this time, on behalf of the family we encourage you to celebrate his Michael's life.

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Gladys L. Farnsworth

Apr 30, 2017

Gladys Weeden was born at St. Francis, Kansas on January 23, 1914 daughter of Fred and Haidee (Nealley) Weeden. Fred took his little family and moved to St. Joseph, Missouri. Haidee and her 2 children returned and lived with her parents, 2 years later. Gladys attended all 12 grades at Kanorado and worked one year after graduation for the school...

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Dorothy &Quot;Dottie&Quot; A. Kliesen

Apr 27, 2017

Dorothy “Dottie” Armella Kliesen, age 85, of Aurora, Colorado, passed away Thursday, April 27, 2017, at her home in Aurora. Dottie was born on January 23, 1932, in Plains, Kansas, to John and Victoria (Herrman) Dreitz. She was one of four children. Dottie graduated high school from Sacred Heart Academy in Wichita, Kansas, in 1950. On May 29, 1951, Dottie...

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David G. Nicklos

Apr 25, 2017

David George Nicklos was born on June 12, 1954. He spent his childhood in Las Animas, Colorado, with his happiest times being on his grandparents’ farm. He loved farming, ranching, hunting, and shooting. After many jobs, he found the perfect one as a Wildlife Tech on the South Republican State Wildlife Area. For 20 years, he roamed the area maintaining...

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Ethel M. Martin

Apr 24, 2017

Ethel Mae Martin passed into eternity at home in Stratton, Colorado, on April 24, 2017, after a battle with cancer. She was born December 12, 1947, in Dodge City, Kansas, to William and Eileen (Simerl) Cure. Ethel grew up in Stratton, Colorado, and had seven brothers and one sister. She graduated from Stratton High School in 1965 and attended the...

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Charles Dean Lewis

Apr 22, 2017

C. Dean Lewis, son of John H. Lewis and Evelyn Burton Lewis, died on April 22, 2017, at Bethesda Hospital East, Boynton Beach, Fla. Dean died of complications of pneumonia at the age of 83 years and two days. Dean and Helen Mae moved to Boynton Beach on Feb. 1, 2012 to be near their daughter Deanna and husband Raymond...

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Louise Eugenie Gerstenberger

Apr 19, 2017

Louise E. Gerstenberger passed away April 19, 2017 in Simla, Colorado. Louise was born in Deer Trail, Colorado, July 3, 1921 to Alta and Dell Dodge. She was the third born among siblings, George, Luella, Orvall and Bert. She attended Byers school and graduated in 1939. Louise married Keith Gerstenberger in Clovis, New Mexico, July 5, 1940. Together they raised...

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