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Lawrence Harwig

Lawrence Harwig

Jun 29, 2011

Lawrence Harwig of Cheyenne Wells passed away June 29, 2011 at Cheyenne Manor in Cheyenne Wells. Lawrence was born on March 7, 1917 in Crab Orchard, Nebraska the third child of Thomas and Mahtilda Harwig. The Harwig family moved several times from 1917 to 1933 finally settling at a farm northeast of Eads, Colorado. Lawrence started school in Arkansas and...

Jay Harris

Jay Harris

Jun 28, 2011

Jay Arnold Harris, 78, of Karval, Colorado passed away peacefully at the Lincoln Community Nursing Home in Hugo, CO on June 28, 2011. Jay was born on March 19, 1933 at home in Pleasant Center, Colorado one of eight children born to Earl and Vera (Burger) Harris. He was raised on the farm graduating from Ordway High School in May...

Florence Reeder

Florence Reeder

Jun 20, 2011

Stratton, Colorado resident Florence Wray Reeder passed away June 20, 2011 at the Grace Manor Care Center in Burlington, Colorado. She was 77 years old. Florence “Flossie” was born in Traer, Kansas on September 9, 1933 to Iva and Edward Allacher. She was welcomed home by her older brother Willard. Florence attended and graduated from Flagler High School in 1951....

Allen Whisman

Allen Whisman

Jun 19, 2011

Allen J. Whisman of Burlington, CO, 59, passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2011 at the Kit Carson County Memorial Hospital in Burlington. He was born in Jackson, MI on June 27, 1951 to Worley and Alice Heckaman Whisman. Al graduated in 1969 from Columbia Central High School. He was a prior member of Eagles in Brooklyn, MI. Al relocated...

Erma Sailer

Erma Sailer

Jun 18, 2011

Longtime Burlington, Colorado resident Erma Sailer passed away June 18, 2011 at the Good Samaritan in Goodland, Kansas. She was 78 years old. Erma was born in Burlington, Colorado on March 7,1933 to Ralph and Nellie Schmidt. She had an older sister Marge Conger. They grew up on the farm South of Burlington. Erma married Dean Sailer on May 6,1966....

Edith Hornung

Edith Hornung

Jun 18, 2011

Edith Augusta (Kasselmann) Hornung age 96 of Stratton Colorado passed into eternal life on Saturday, June 18, 2011. She passed away from complications of pneumonia and lymphoma. Edith was born on April 8, 1915 to William Carl and Christina (Schreck) Kasselmann. She grew up in the Catholic Community of Windthorst near Spearville, Kansas. She graduated from Windthorst High School in...

Nelson Chamberlain

Nelson Chamberlain

Jun 13, 2011

Biography The Rev. Nelson "Nick" Ralph Chamberlain, 64, died Monday, June 13 from complications from cancer at his home in Wiggins. A brilliant man with a never-ending thirst for knowledge, Nick, devoted his life to following God's will. Even near the end of his eight-month fight with lymphoma, he found the strength to preach and care for the congregation at...

James Clement

James Clement

Jun 11, 2011

James Donald Clement, age 88 of Limon, Colorado passed away, Saturday, June 11, 2011 at Lincoln Community Hospital in Hugo, Colorado. Jim was born October 12, 1922 in Bristow, Oklahoma the son of Lemuel and Gladys (Shanks) Clement. He graduated from Lakeview High School in San Angelo, Texas. Jim graduated from for Sul Ross University in Alpine, Texas with a...

Victor Flores

Victor Flores

Jun 8, 2011

Visitation Friday June 10, 2011, 6:00 - 8:00 PM at Love Funeral Home Click for Map and Directions

Betty Smiley

Betty Smiley

Jun 4, 2011

Biography Betty Lou Smiley, 78, of Limon Colorado passed away in Aurora, Colorado on June 04 2011. Betty was born on February 27, 1933 in Independence, Iowa to Gladys Drury. She grew up in Iowa and graduated high school. Betty married J.D. Smiley in Albert Lee, Minnesota on November,29, 1952 and the couple had five children. Betty Boo as her...

Jack Ivey

Jack Ivey

Jun 1, 2011

Jack Walter Ivey, 91, of Colorado Springs, Colorado passed away on June 1, 2011. Jack was born Nov. 29, 1919 in Elbert County, Colorado to Mary Margaret (Bull) Ivey and Milo Earnest Ivey one of five children. When Jack was 5 the family moved from the homestead to Limon, Colorado where he graduated from Limon High School. He worked at...

Joseph Cure

Joseph Cure

May 29, 2011

Burlington, Colorado and former Stratton, Colorado resident Joseph Easton Cure passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2011 at his home in Burlington, after a lingering illness. He was 88 years old. Joe was born on April 6, 1923 in Fowler, Kansas. He was the tenth of twelve children born to Horace and Edith (Eisenbart) Cure. Joe joined the Marines on...

Alberta Crouse Grimm

Alberta Crouse Grimm

May 28, 2011

Alberta Joy Crouse was born on July 20, 1932 to Albert and Mae Crouse. She passed away on May 28, 2011 at the age of 79. Alberta grew up on a farm south of Kanorado, Kansas where rides in the wheat filled trucks, sharing a bicycle and a pony, making mud pies, playing “store” on wintry days, walking barefoot in...

Jesse Nucklas

Jesse Nucklas

May 25, 2011

Biography Jesse L. Nucklas,68, of Flagler, Colorado passed away May 25, 2011 with his loving wife by his side.

Minnie Coonts

Minnie Coonts

May 24, 2011

Minnie, 94, passed away on 24 May 2011 in the Comfort Care Unit at Orchard Park Nursing Facility in Denver. She was preceded in death by her husband, Delbia K. Coonts. She was born 11 September 1916 to Henry J. and Goldie Smith on a farm west of Agate, Colorado. Siblings, brother (Hank) and sister (June) were born after Minnie....

Hazel Tuck

Hazel Tuck

May 21, 2011

A full obituary will be posted when it becomes available.

Gail Siruta

Gail Siruta

May 15, 2011

Gail Siruta was born June 16, 1953 in Burlington, the first child of Bob and Esther (Richards) Young, and died suddenly Sunday, May 15, 2011 outside of Russell, Kansas. After graduating from Burlington High School with the Class of 1971, Gail attended Western State College for one year. She told her mom and dad she didn’t like Gunnison because, as...

James Borkosky

James Borkosky

May 13, 2011

James "Jim" A. Borkosky, 71, of Wild Horse, Colorado passed away at his home on May 13, 2011. James was born on January 18, 1940 in Bluffton, Ohio to Ross and Dorothy (Davis) Borkosky he one of six children. In 1961 he married Jane Borkosky and to this union one son, James Robert, and two daughters, Janis and Julia, were...

Mary Bart

Mary Bart

May 10, 2011

Biography Mary Louise (Fitzhugh) Bart, aged 78, of Simla, Colorado, died peacefully on May 10, 2011, at the Good Samaritan Center Nursing Home in Simla. Mary was born January 21, 1933, in Harrison, Westchester County, New York, the daughter of Pressley Medlin and Rose (Norris) Fitzhugh. Mary grew up in Harrison and graduated from New Rochelle High School in 1950....

Mildred Peters

Mildred Peters

May 7, 2011

Mildred Mae Ferrier was born August 15, 1923 to Joseph and Dora Ferrier in Elk Creek, NE. She passed away on May 7, 2011 from a long battle with alzheimers and many other illnesses. Mildred grew up in Missouri with many brothers and sisters. On November 15,1943 she married William G Peters in Conway, MO. They moved to Burlington shortly...

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