OBITUARIES

Maureen Winkelman

Maureen Winkelman

Apr 13, 2012

Maureen (Templeman) Winkelman age 94 of Limon, Colorado peacefully passed away on Friday, April 13, 2012 at Carla’s Cluster Care in Limon. She was born January 27, 1918 on her grandfather Harmon Shinogle’s farm near Minneola, Kansas the daughter of Wesley Fielden and Leona DeVoe (Shinogle) Templeman. She grew up in Minneola and graduated from Minneola High School. On December...

Arthur Rasner

Arthur Rasner

Apr 6, 2012

Arthur Lee Rasner was “hatched”, as he used to jokingly say, on October 28th, 1921, on the family homestead near Tacony, Colorado. He passed away peacefully in his apartment at The Bridge Assisted Living facility in Colorado Springs on Good Friday, April 6th at the age of 90. Art was the eldest of four children born to Frank and Viola...

Gail Pitzer

Gail Pitzer

Apr 1, 2012

Gail Kay (Benjamin) Pitzer age 59 of Agate, Colorado passed away Sunday, April 1, 2012 at her home. She was born April 24, 1952 in Colorado Springs, Colorado the daughter of Robert Leonard and Reba G. (Davis) Benjamin. She grew up in Agate and graduated from Agate High School in 1970. Gail was married to John McClain on June 18,...

Elsa Kerksiek

Elsa Kerksiek

Mar 31, 2012

Elsa Kerksiek passed away peacefully on March 31, 2012 at the Prairie Creeks Assisted Living Center in Strasburg, Colorado. She was 93 years of age. Elsa Eichmann was born on June 9, 1918 on the family farm near Trego Center, Kansas, the 3rd of 14 children. She grew up in the Smoky Hill River area, attending Benish School and later...

Randy Frihauf

Randy Frihauf

Mar 31, 2012

Randy Lee Frihauf was born August 15th, 1959 to Robert and Jeannie Frihauf in Greeley, CO. He passed away on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at the Presbyterian St. Luke’s Hospital in Denver, CO. He was the oldest of four children, he has two sisters, Debbie and Michelle, and a brother Ben, who was 11 years younger. For the first 11...

Jimmie Forney

Jimmie Forney

Mar 28, 2012

Biography Jimmie Forney passed away March 28, 2012 at her home in Simla, Colorado. It was Jimmie's wish to be cremated with no services being held.

Lola Gramoll

Lola Gramoll

Mar 24, 2012

Lola was a member of the Stratton United Methodist Church and the Stratton American Legion Auxiliary where she was a Past President for many years and was also District President. She enjoyed golfing, reading her daily devotionals, doing crosswords and word finds and reading her bible and romance novels. Her latest joy was playing bridge, which she started doing at...

Lola Hartley

Lola Hartley

Mar 21, 2012

Longtime Seibert, Colorado resident, Lola Hartley passed away on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Society in Goodland, Kansas. She was 96 years old. Lola was born May 12, 1915, to Charlie and Carrie Minor, the oldest of eight children. She married George Hartley on April 13, 1932. To this union three children were born; Calvin, Shirley and...

Marjorie Stewart

Marjorie Stewart

Mar 21, 2012

Marjorie Geneva Sailer was born to Charles Lester and Mertie Marie Lattimore Sailer on November 26th, 1932 in Plains, Kansas. She departed this life on March 21st, 2012 in Loveland, CO. The family farmed in the Plains, Satanta and Garden City, Kansas area until moving to Byers, Kansas to farm for Mertie’s father in 1937. Marjorie and her two older...

Dorothy Hughes

Dorothy Hughes

Mar 20, 2012

Dorothy Jane (Stokesbary) Hughes, age 89 of Burlington, Colorado and former lifelong resident of Flagler, Colorado passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at the St. Anthony's Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado. She was born June 8, 1922 in Reynolds, Nebraska the daughter of Roy and Anna (Lillie) Stokesbary. Dorothy's family moved to Flagler at a very young age and remained a...

Jim Knox, Jr

Jim Knox, Jr

Mar 19, 2012

James Earnest Knox, Jr. was born Wednesday, December 10, 1930 to James Earnest and Laura (Williams) Knox in Fort Morgan. He was a graduate of Fort Morgan High School, after which he attended the University of Colorado, earning a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree. Jim married Beverly Lee Whetstine on June 17, 1951. They had four children, Randy J. Knox, (Nikki),...

Richard Stanton

Richard Stanton

Mar 19, 2012

Richard Allan Stanton, Limon, Colorado resident passed away March 19, 2012 at this home. It was Richards wish to be cremated, no services will be held at this time.

Joseph Brachtenbach

Joseph Brachtenbach

Mar 15, 2012

Longtime Kit Carson County resident Joe Brachtenbach passed away on March 15, 2012 at the Grace Manor Care Center in Burlington. He was 91 years old. Joe was born on March 9, 1921 on the family farm north of Stratton to Peter and Mary (Hemmrich) Brachtenbach. He was the youngest of four children. Joe attended country school, until his father...

Jo Ann Pickard

Jo Ann Pickard

Mar 9, 2012

Jo Ann Pickard, 80, of Vona, Colorado passed early on Friday morning, March 9, 2011 at Presbyterian St. Luke’s Hospital in Denver, Colorado. Jo Ann was born on July 3, 1931 south of Vona, Colorado to Ray and Harriet Ford. Jo Ann was the sixth child of eleven children – she was the first daughter following five boys. During Jo...

John Franek

John Franek

Mar 5, 2012

John Andrew Franek, “Papa”, was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. He was born in Colville, Washington on October 27, 1935 to John Andrew Franek and Pauline Mary Franek. He graduated from Calhan High School 1953. He served 4 years in the US Air Force. During his time in the military he played baseball and received a contract...

Robert Bohannon

Robert Bohannon

Mar 2, 2012

Robert “Bob” J. Bohannon age 86 of Simla, Colorado passed away Friday, March 2, 2012 at the Penrose Main Hospital in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was born March 1, 1926 in Higbee, Missouri the son of Charles and Eva (Crimm) Bohannon. He grew up mostly in Springfield, Illinois and joined the United States in Navy in 1943. Bob proudly served...

Jean Schlichenmayer

Jean Schlichenmayer

Mar 2, 2012

Jean Schlichenmayer, longtime resident of Kit Carson County, CO, died at home in Grand Junction, CO, on March 2. She was 85 years old. Born July 19, 1927 in Stratton, CO, Jean was the eldest daughter of Earl and Lucy (Wood) Messenger. Jean’s grandfather was Ira D. Messenger. As a county commissioner, he was instrumental in purchasing the famed Kit...

Hildur Schiffner

Hildur Schiffner

Mar 2, 2012

Hildur Ellen Walsh Schiffner, longtime resident of Burlington, Colorado, went to be with the Lord on March 2, 2012. She passed peacefully, surrounded by friends and family. Hildur was born in Frederick, Colorado, July 15, 1921, to John and Olga Walsh. She was the third of four siblings. She graduated from high school in Frederick and became the devoted wife...

Sarita Chandler

Sarita Chandler

Mar 1, 2012

Sarita Margaret (Hooker) Chandler, widow of Clarence A. Chandler, departed this life on Thursday, March 1, 2012 at Good Samaritan Society in Goodland, Kansas. The third child of Richard H. and Anna I. (Weir) Hooker, Sarita was born June 21, 1914 on her parent’s homestead twelve miles south of Otis, Colorado. She received her formal education at the Victor School...

Jackie Garrett

Jackie Garrett

Feb 27, 2012

Longtime Stratton, Colorado resident Jackie Lou (Wiegers) Garrett, died Monday, February 27, 2012, at her home. She was 70 years old. Jackie was born March 23, 1941, to John and Alma Dean Wiegers in Colorado Springs. She was the next to the youngest of six children. Jackie grew up and went to school in Palmer Lake, Colorado. She graduated from...

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