Hariett Virgene (Markham) Burns
Jul 28, 2017
Harriett “Virgene” Burns was born on December 8 th 1932, on a farm outside of Johnstown, to Robert Markham and Enid Pratt, one of seven children. She passed away July 28, 2017 at the age of 84 years old at the Pathways Hospice in Loveland, Co. She attended Johnstown schools and was crowned Homecoming Queen in 1949. She met...
Steven John Newton
Jul 24, 2017
Steven John Newton was born February 19, 1963 in the Wray Community District Hospital in Wray Colorado, to the proud parents John and Gracie Newton, waiting for his arrival was Lois. In the last 6 years, he struggled with many health issues and cancer took his life on July 24, 2017.
Steve was an amazing beautiful person...
Justin Robert Noffsinger
Jul 18, 2017
Justin Robert Noffsinger, age 35 of Holyoke, CO died on July 18, 2017 in Holyoke, CO. He was born on April 08, 1982 in Wray, CO to Robert and Lori Noffsinger. He attended school at New Life Academy in Eckley, CO, and the public schools in Wray, CO. Following high school he attended Northwest Technical College, in Goodland, KS...
Ruth Ann (Wood) Peeples
Jul 15, 2017
Ruth Ann Peeples was born Aug 12, 1943 in Colorado Springs. Ruth was an only child to her parents Bill and Gertrude James. Ruth grew up in Delta where she met her husband, Robert Peeples. Ruth was married to Robert on December 24, 1961. In 2001, Robert and Ruth celebrated their 50 th wedding anniversary. More recently, they celebrated...
Ralph Eugene Finkner
Jul 3, 2017
Dr. Ralph E. Finkner passed away peacefully with family near on July 3, 2017 in Wray, Colorado. Dr. Finkner was a prominent plant breeder and a pioneer in the field of crop genetics. Ralph was born in Akron, Colorado, on March 24, 1925. He was the fourth and youngest son of A. Ed. G. and Iona Finkner. Ralph was...
Keith F. Chartier
Jul 2, 2017
Keith Chartier passed away July 2, 2017 at the age of 96. Keith was preceded in death by his parents, Frank & Bertha; brothers, Emit, Bill, and Bob; sisters, Madge, Tootie, and Jean; children, Michael, Steven and Keith Jr.; and his wife, Marjorie of 69 years.
Keith is survived by his brothers, Donald and Dallas; sisters, Phyllis...
Shana Leigh Gardner
Jun 29, 2017
Shana Leigh Gardner was born November 18, 1951 to Alvin C. and Estella A. (Welp) Stone in Wray, Colorado. She passed away June 29, 2017 at the age of 65.
She grew up south of Vernon in her early years, the youngest of four girls; Joleen, Treva and Yvette. She was baptized at the St. John’s Lutheran...
Leonard Charles "Chuck" Schmidt
Jun 29, 2017
Leonard Charles “Chuck” Schmidt was born June 22, 1931 to Otto Albert & Mabel Fern (Lynch) Schmidt in Holyoke, Colorado. He was the third of four sons. He passed into eternal life on June 29, 2017 in Haxtun, Colorado.
As a boy, he grew up on the family farm in the Wages community. He helped with the...
Malcolm Curtis Akey
Jun 22, 2017
Malcolm C. Akey went to be with his Lord on Thursday, June 22, 2017 at Wray, Colorado. He was born on June 27, 1924 to Ellis and Lucile Curtis Akey in Wray, Colorado. He met and married the love of his life, Doris Briggs Akey, in 1946 shortly after he returned from serving his country in World War II....
Sandra Kay Crossland (Stamm)
Jun 15, 2017
Sandra, known to many as Sandy, was born on December 18, 1946, in Benkelman, Nebraska. She passed away on June 15, 2017, at the age of 71 at the Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, CO.
Sandra was the oldest daughter of Gerald and Donna Stamm. She had fond memories of growing up on the family...
Robert "Bob" T. Northrup
Jun 2, 2017
Robert “Bob” Northrup was born April 5, 1943 to Lawrence and Patrica Northrup in St. Francis,
KS.
Bob grew up on a farm Northwest of St. Francis and attended Fort Hays State University in
Hays, KS and Finley Engineering College in Kansas City, graduating with a Civil Engineering
...
Robert Edgar Bryant
May 27, 2017
Robert Edgar Bryant was born September 9, 1926 to Edgar George and Clara (Soper) Bryant in Wray, Colorado. He departed from life, May 27, 2017 at the Yuma Life Care Center in Yuma, Colorado.
Robert attended school at the Vernon School. He married Ila Zion on June 9, 1945 and to this union was born two children,...
Glen "Big Red" Edward Kline
May 27, 2017
Glen "Big Red" Kline was born to Glen N. Kline and Francis K. (Belcher) Kline
February 18, 1936 in Sacramento, California. Glen died May 27, 2017 at the age
of 81.
Glen's father, Glen, worked for The Great Western Sugar company as a pipe-fitter
prompting a...
Robert "Rob" C. Starks
May 6, 2017
Robert Conway Starks, 38 born in Swedish Medical Center on October 3, 1978 in Denver, Colorado to Jill C. Marvin and Richard D. Starks. He left this earth to join his grandfather, Jerry Starks on May 6, 2017.
Robert worked in the oil field for the majority of his young life. He always loved working with his...
Stephen "Steve" Thomas Herbert
Apr 20, 2017
Stephen "Steve" Thomas Herbert, 63 born December 3, 1953 to Merle Thomas and Mavis Elaine (McKinney) Herbert in Wray, Colorado. He passed away April 20, 2017 in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. No services. Cremation was requested.
Lanus "Lanny" Lee Harsh
Apr 20, 2017
Lanus Lee Harsh was born on June 24, 1940 in Ft. Klamath, Oregon and was the
second child of J. Kenneth Harsh and Virginia (Werkheiser) Harsh. He entered into rest
April 20, 2017 at Hillcrest Care Center.
The family returned to Greeley, CO soon after he was born where his father
...
Leona Mae (Gross) Kowalke
Apr 18, 2017
Leona Kowalke was born in Craig, Colorado on November 28, 1948 to Vern and Gertrude Gross and was united in marriage on February 6, 1971 to Everett Kowalke and they were blessed with three beautiful children, Paul Kowalke, Jennifer Kowalke and Kimberly Meier. On April 18, 2017 God called Leona home to Heaven. Leona is survived by her son,...
Betty Lee (Browning) Green
Apr 9, 2017
On the 18th of September 1922, great grandmother, Mary Brigham, recorded in her diary that a baby girl with a crown of beautiful auburn hair was born to Bula Eddie (Busby) and Ronald Clinton Browning in Armel, CO. They named her Betty Lee. She was given a special gift - a heavenly voice. Her singing talent was discovered around...
Ida Loretta (Reed) Connally
Apr 1, 2017
Ida Loretta (Reed) Connally, 106 years young, of Wray, CO, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 1. Ida was born to Isaac Reed and Flora (Finn) Reed in Burlington, CO on March 17, 1911. Her father and mother moved to California and then on to Oklahoma when she was a young girl. Ida attended the Nazarene College in Bethany,...
Kathleen "Kathy" Lenae (Schafer) Fonte
Mar 30, 2017
Kathleen (Kathy) Lenae Fonte was born September 5, 1958 to Duane and Mary (Brown) Schafer. She spent 58 short years with us and passed away March 30, 2017 after a short battle with cancer.
Kathy, born and raised in Wray, spent her life attending Wray Schools and spending her youth involved in cheerleading, FHA, FBLA, NHS, and...
