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Gordon Mathesen

Gordon Mathesen

Jan 13, 2015

Gordon L. Mathesen of Flagler, Colorado passed away on January 13, 2015 in Flagler. Gordon L. Mathesen was born July 6, 1940 as the third of four children to Andrew and Grace Matheson of Genoa, Colorado. Gordon was a student of Genoa Public School form 1946 thru May of 1958 when he graduated. In January of 1960 he entered the...

Edna Bishop

Edna Bishop

Jan 13, 2015

Longtime Kanorado, KS resident, Edna Bishop, 86, died peacefully Tuesday, January 13, 2015 on the way to Burlington, CO with her son, Kenneth Bishop Jr. by her side. She was born April 19, 1928 to Ezra and Pearl (Murray) Potts, in Englewood, CO. She grew up happily in Monument, CO before moving to Kanorado where she raised her beautiful family....

Kermit Brent

Kermit Brent

Jan 12, 2015

Kermit Alton Brent, long–time resident of Arriba, Colorado, died January 12, 2015 at Aspen Leaf Assisted Living in Flagler, Colorado after a brief illness. Kermit, son of Shelah H. Brent and Hassie M. (Taylor) Brent, was born near Smithville, Tennessee and moved with his family to Kansas when he was about four years old. In 1931 he moved with his...

Louise Conrardy

Louise Conrardy

Jan 10, 2015

Louise Anna (Klenke) Conrardy, 94, of Stratton, Colorado, passed away at the Grace Manor Care Center in Burlington on Saturday, January 10, 2015. She was born on July 26, 1920 in Spearville, Kansas. Her parents were William and Clara Klenke. Louise attended school in Spearville and graduated from Spearville High School in 1939. Louise met the love of her life,...

Janet Goetzcke

Janet Goetzcke

Jan 10, 2015

Janet Goetzcke was born June 19, 1936 along with her twin Janice to Earl J. Feather and Eleanor (Green) Feather in Denver, Colorado. She grew up in Golden, Colorado and graduated from Golden High School. Janet met John in Golden and on April 29, 1954 she became his wife at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Lakewood, Colorado. Four children blessed this...

Ray Kahler

Ray Kahler

Jan 9, 2015

Ray Arthur Kahler, age 69, of Hugo, Colorado passed away on January 9, 2015 with his loving family by his side. Ray was born on June 10, 1945 in Hugo, Colorado to Arthur and Helen (Warner) Kahler and is one of two children. He graduated from Hugo High School in 1965 and served his country honorably in the Navy from...

Edna Emmerling

Edna Emmerling

Jan 8, 2015

Edna Olene Knutson Emmerling passed away peacefully on January 8, 2015 at her home in Hugo. Edna was born to Olavis and Emma Einertson Knutson on July 18, 1919 in Genoa, Colorado. Edna lived in the Genoa community all her young life. She attended school in a one room school north of Genoa. Edna was baptized and confirmed at Christ...

Alice Pridgen

Alice Pridgen

Jan 8, 2015

Alice Marjorie Pridgen of Calhan, CO passed away January 8, 2015 at the age of 86. She had lived in Calhan, CO since June 1972. The last few years of her life had been spent at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Simla, CO. Alice was born October 6, 1928 in Escambia County, FL to parents Joseph Pasco Jernigan and...

Opal Klassen

Opal Klassen

Jan 3, 2015

Opal Ruth Fuhlendorf Klassen, age 85, passed away Saturday, January 3, 2015 at Cheyenne Manor Nursing Home in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado. Opal was born September 17, 1929, northeast of Vona, to Frederick and Chloe Fuhlendorf. She was the youngest of 11 children, having 5 brothers, Lloyd, Leroy, Dale, Wayne and Carl and 5 sisters, Violet, Mabel, Velma, Ada, Frances. Opal...

Edrie Oster

Edrie Oster

Dec 31, 2014

Edrie Avis Oster, 103, of Hugo, Colorado passed away at her home of 74 years on December 31, 2014, with family at her side. Edrie was born on May 19, 1911 in Elkader, Kansas to Baptist minister James Perry and Laura May (Ware) Summers, the third of six children. As a child she would ride to school on horseback, then...

Francis "Smokey" Boese

Francis "Smokey" Boese

Dec 30, 2014

Francis Wayne Boese, 72 of Hugo, Colorado passed away on December 30, 2014 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Francis “Smokey” was born on January 7, 1942 in Alexander, Kansas to Elmer and Ethel (Morgan) Boese one of six children. He grew up and graduated from Alexander High School in 1960. Smokey moved to Colorado after meeting Frankie in 1962. The couple...

Hazel Ransom

Hazel Ransom

Dec 30, 2014

Hazel Thelma Ransom, age 99, passed away in Hugo, CO on December 30, 2014. Hazel was born in Greensburg, KS on January 23, 1915 to Roy and Laura Hope (Vierson) Ratliff. She had one older sister, Jessie, and a younger brother, Gerald. The family moved to Oregon when Hazel was around five years old and the girls attended school there....

Donald Mckee

Donald Mckee

Dec 29, 2014

Biography Donald A. McKee, a newcomer to Burlington, passed away December 29, 2014. Donald was born to Harold A. McKee and Dorothy E. Husser in San Bernardino, California and resided in California until moving to Grand Junction, Colorado in the 1960’s. Donald served in the United States Navy during WWII, as an electronics instructor at Great Lakes, Illinois. He was...

Yvonne Gumb

Yvonne Gumb

Dec 26, 2014

Julia Yvonne Gumb of Cheyenne Wells, Colorado, passed away December 26, 2014 Yvonne was born October 14, 1926 in Independence, Kansas to Ervin Leo and Blanche Maria (Irwin) Kolb. She attended Mount Pearl school north of Carson and graduated from the Kit Carson High School class of 1944. Yvonne married Duane Kline May 1, 1945. To this union was born...

Audrey Wilks

Audrey Wilks

Dec 24, 2014

Audrey Maxine Wilks, 94, of Simla, Colorado passed away on December 24, 2014 at the Simla Good Samaritan Care Center. Audrey was born on December 14, 1920 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Elmer and Theresa (AAmodt) Anderson one of six children. She attended and graduated from South High in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1938. Audrey married Ralph E....

Elizabeth "Liz" Jenkins

Elizabeth "Liz" Jenkins

Dec 23, 2014

Longtime Bethune, Colorado resident, Elizabeth “Liz” Jean Sathmary Martin Jenkins passed away unexpectedly on December 23, 2014 at the Kit Carson County Memorial Hospital in Burlington. She was 70 years young. Liz was born on August 18, 1944 in Braddock, Pennsylvania to Ernest E. and Marjorie B. (Brown) Sathmary. She was one of five children born to this union. Liz...

Maxine Andrews

Maxine Andrews

Dec 21, 2014

Maxine Pearl was the first child and only daughter of Albert & Lu Billenwillms. She was born on June 11,1922, in Burr Oak, Kansas. She departed this earthly life on December 21, 2014, after a brief illness. Maxine lived with her family in the Burr Oak community until 1926, when the family moved to Wichita, Kansas. In 1939, they again...

Helen Newcomb

Helen Newcomb

Dec 20, 2014

Helen Marie (Shimek) Newcomb was born on March 7, 1929 in Bill, Wyoming to Edward and Dora (Mabin) Shimek. She was the fifth, of eleven children. Helen grew up in Niobrara County around Lusk, Wyoming. She remembers going to town to take care of an elderly lady as one of the jobs she had as a young girl. She graduated...

Jack Ledbetter

Jack Ledbetter

Dec 16, 2014

A full obituary to follow as it is available.

Jack Hamilton

Jack Hamilton

Dec 15, 2014

Eldon Lee (Jack) Hamilton, 89, passed away on Dec. 15, 2014 at Lincoln Community Hospital in Hugo, CO. Jack was born on Sept. 1, 1925 in Knowles, OK to Dewey and Jessie (McAtee) Hamilton, one of six children born to this union. In August, 1937, the family decided to move to Windsor, CO. They made it to the Kingsbury Ranch,...

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