Mary Grace Bushner was born on February 18, 1942, on the Bushner family farm north of Yuma, Colorado, to Otto and Lillyan Bushner—during a blizzard. After her birth, Otto had to take the doctor back to town on a tractor through the snow, marking the beginning of Mary’s life withContinue Reading
James R. Collette III, known to most as Jim, was born January 23, 1951, to James and Nadine (Klassen) Collette of Joes, Colorado. He died April 23, 2025, in Renton, WA at age 74. His first 18 years were spent on the family farm. Many hours were spent on hisContinue Reading
Larry Dean Gardner, born on April 3, 1950, in Yuma, Colorado, “invaded” heaven on May 13, 2025, in Wray, Colorado, at the age of 75. Larry was born to Merle and Hazel Gardner of Eckley, Colorado. He was the oldest of three children, with a younger sister, Delaina, and aContinue Reading
Pauline Frenzl passed away peacefully in her sleep at Harmony House in Yuma, Colorado. She was born July 14, 1935, in Brush, Colorado, to Paul and Clara Walczyk. Pauline attended school in the Washington County School system. On December 27, 1955, she married Frank A. Frenzl. Shortly after their marriage,Continue Reading
Richard Lee Shaffer passed away on April 21, 2025, at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush, Colorado. He was born on January 15, 1948, in Denver Colorado, to Roy Irvin Shaffer and Edna Robenia Strole. Richard was the youngest of fourteen children. Richard mostly grew up in Yuma, ColoradoContinue Reading
Born in the times of dirt storms, infestations of deadly insects, depression and diseases like influenza and pneumonia, tuberculosis, scarlet fever and diphtheria; the times when a handshake was a promise to do as spoken. When you stopped what you were doing to help neighbors and friends in need. BackContinue Reading
Gabriele Doris Whipple (Snelling) was born August 24, 1950 in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Gabi passed away May 5, 2025 in Aurora, Colorado at the age of 74. As a child, Gabi came to the United States in 1954 after her mother Hannelore Noll married Leonard Snelling of Yuma, Colorado. Leonard adoptedContinue Reading
Kay Marie Janet Chadwick (née Lochrie), age 64, of Delta, Colorado, passed away on May 3, 2025, in Grand Junction, Colorado. Kay was born on December 26, 1960, in Butte, Montana, to Wallace Lochrie and Marilyn Packer (née Johnson). In 1978, she met the love of her life, Leland Chadwick,Continue Reading
Steven Howard Morgan was born in Wray on October 28, 1952 to Howard and Rosalie (Armagost) Morgan. He passed away on April 30, 2025. Steve attended elementary school in Eckley through 8th grade, then attended high school in Yuma. He was raised on a farm south of Eckley. He enlistedContinue Reading
Julian (Jack) Earl Dowell passed away on April 22, 2025, in Yuma, Colorado, at the age of 85. He was born on February 15, 1940, in La Junta, CO, to Cleo and Lucile Dowell. He was #3 in a family of 6 kids. Jack was a graduate of Rocky FordContinue Reading