Jon Worth Stroup was born January 25, 1950, to Darrell Worth Stroup, and Clestine Evelyn McWilliams in Holyoke, Colorado. He passed away February 23, 2022, in Longmont, Colorado. His early years were full of mischief. One tale is his mom put a cow bell around his neck, so she couldContinue Reading
Elsie Mae Marshall (Jacobs) 84 years. Adoring wife to Arthur Marshall of 66 years, and loving mother of four children Kerry, Pam, Kevin, and Randy, sadly passed away on February 23, 2022. Elsie had loved sewing, playing cards, table games, and of course watching Houston Astro baseball games. Her laughterContinue Reading
Charlotte “Char” Jean Long, 85, passed away on March 17th, 2022, in her home in Wray, CO. with family at her bedside. Char is survived by her husband and dance partner, Dean Long; her daughters, Julie Allen of Strasburg, CO, and Laura Funderburgh (Joe) of Commerce City, CO; and herContinue Reading
Betty Jean Amack Lukas was the first of four daughters born to Chester and Vivian Duncan Amack. She was born September 6, 1927, in St. Francis, Kansas, and died March 19, 2022. She grew up during the depression, and her father was doing his best to take care of hisContinue Reading
Roger Alan Gailus was born April 7, 1944 in Yuma, Colorado to Carl and Lois (Wheeler) Gailus. Roger had a brother Donald and a sister Carol. His parents resided at the family farm north of Otis. He graduated from Otis High School in 1962 in which he was active inContinue Reading
Opal was born September 20, 1925 to Ernst and Dina (Wesemann) Peters in her parent’s home near Vernon, CO. She passed March 3, 2022 in Greeley, CO at the age of 96. The youngest of 12 children, she was the only child to graduate high school, doing so in 1944.Continue Reading
Clarence George Goeglein was born February 15, 1949 to Henry and Edna (Yost) Goeglein in Akron. He was baptized at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Yuma on March 13, 1949, and confirmed in the Holy Christian faith on April 7, 1963, also at St. John’s. Clarence’s confirmation memory verse wasContinue Reading
Mary Lou Benedict, 72, was born Nov. 10, 1949 in Yuma, and passed into eternity Dec. 18, 2021 in Sterling, CO. She was 2nd of 4 daughters born to Charles “Jay” and Hildegard Bruns Benedict, namely Ellen, Mary, Wanda, and Barbara. Mary attended Lutheran grade school three years, then YumaContinue Reading
Jerry (Brenner) Crites was born August 14, 1927 to August and Frieda (Brinkhoff) Brenner in Idalia Colorado. She went to be with the Lord on March 3, 2022 at 94 years old. Jerry had one sister Maxine. She was married on her birthday in 1947 to Lawrence Crites of Idalia,Continue Reading
Helen E. Smith, known to her friends as Teena Smith, passed away at her home on Feb 27th, 2022, at the age of 78. Teena was born in Cheyenne Wells, CO on Dec 8th, 1943, to Edward and Helen Schneider. Teena grew up in Kit Carson, CO and was theContinue Reading