Howard Manley Chase
Aug 30, 2016
Howard Manley Chase was born on October 27, 1929, at Beecher Island, Colorado. At age six, his father passed away, leaving his mother to handle the ranch and finances. Manley was the youngest, with two older sisters, and lived on the ranch through his high school days. With Manley being the only son, and without a father, he had to...
Larry Dean Counce
Aug 22, 2016
Larry Dean Counce, 64 passed away Monday, August 22, 2016. He was born to Harold E. and Phyllis (Laird) Counce on September 16, 1951 in Wray, Colorado. A Graveside service and Inurnment will be held on Friday, September 2, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in the Grandview Cemetery in Wray, Colorado with Steve Wynkoop officiating. Memorials maybe made to the Larry...
Charles "Charlie" Howard Mulligan, Iii
Aug 12, 2016
Charles Howard Mulligan III (Charlie), son of Charles H. Mulligan Jr. and Virginia Trokey Mulligan, entered this life on October 12, 1944 in Fullerton, California. He departed this life at his home in Haigler, Nebraska the morning of August 12, 2016 at the age of 71 years 10 months. Charlie was diagnosed with sarcoma cancer in January, 2015. Charlie was...
Ronald Shawn Miller
Jul 18, 2016
Ronald Shawn Miller was born September 7, 1962 in Meeker, Colorado, the son of Ronald and Gail Miller, step brother to Kevin, Mark, and step sister Kristen Muri Lund and half-brother to Erich, Eron and Ethan. Shawn, as everyone knew him, graduated from Berthoud, Colorado High School in 1980 where he enjoyed raising and showing Dairy cattle and sheep in...
Annette Maxine (Bagley) Godsey
Jul 16, 2016
Annette “Maxine" Godsey was born September 16, 1923 at home near Vernon, to Arthur Walter and Alice Catherine Beach Bagley. She passed peacefully July 16, 2016 at the age of 92. Maxine was the middle sibling in a family of five children. The family lived in Vernon during the winters and anxiously anticipated the summers when they would move to...
June Leah (Pahljina) Witte-Jensen
Jul 8, 2016
June Leah Pahljina was born on April 29, 1926 in Winona, Missouri, first child of Joseph and Martha Ross Pahljina. The family moved to Rocky Ford, Colorado when June was 4 years old. She attended Rocky Ford Schools before the family moved to Ordway where she graduated from high school in 1944. She joined the United States Cadet Nurse Corps...
Randy Lee Heaton
Jul 4, 2016
RANDY L. HEATON, 56, born June 14, 1960 to Albert Russell Heaton and Rosa Lee (Sturdivan) McClurg in Wray, Colorado. He passed away July 4, 2016 at the Wray Community Hospital in Wray, Colorado. A Receiving of Family & Friends will be held on Thursday, July 7, 2016 at the Schmidt-Jones Funeral Home, 427 Adams Street, Wray, Colorado from 6:00...
Wanda Jean (Shepherd) Jones
Jun 20, 2016
Wanda Jean Jones passed away peacefully after a long illness with her family nearby on June 20, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas at the age of 76. Wanda was born October 8, 1939 in McCook, NE to Alford & Ruth Shepherd as the seventh child of eight children. She spent her childhood in McCook before her family relocated to Denver,...
Eleanor "Kay" (Jones) Yost
Jun 18, 2016
Eleanor Kay (Jones) Yost was born July 19, 1945, to Homer and May Jones in St. Francis, Kansas. Kay was one of twelve children raised in the Wray area. She and her siblings liked to spend time playing in the “Laird ditch” growing up. Kay graduated from Wray High School in 1963. Kay married her high school sweetheart and love...
Lael D. (Ward) Deterding
Jun 16, 2016
LAEL DIANE DETERDING was born March 2, 1933 to Bill and Vivian Ward in Wray. She passed away June 16, 2016 in Wray at age 83. Lael married the love of her life, Alva Deterding September 12, 1954. They were married for over 61 years. To this union two sons were born. Brent in 1957 and Brad in 1960. Lael...
Rosa Lee (Sturdivan) Mcclurg
Jun 16, 2016
Rosa Lee McClurg, mother of Roletta Smith, Randy and Rod Heaton, passed away Thursday, June 16, 2016. Rosa Lee McClurg was born November 4, 1938 to Epha Sturdivan and Vera Esther Carter. She passed away June 16, 2016 at the age of 77 after a lengthy illness. Rosa’s parents split up at an early age; she stayed with her father...
Gwendolyn "Blanche" (Ames) Haptonstall
Jun 15, 2016
Heaven gained an amazing lady on June 15, 2016. Gwendolyn “Blanche” Haptonstall passed away at Bonell Good Samaritan Society in Greeley, CO, at the age of 102. She was the oldest of nine children of Howard and Evalyn (Bochoven) Ames. She was born on December 29, 1913 on the family homestead near Rydell, KS, spending her early years enjoying farm...
David Joe Bush
Jun 12, 2016
David Joe Bush was born October 11, 1932 in a sod house northeast of Haigler, Nebraska to Oren and Allie (Porter) Bush. To this union four children were born; Don, Dale, Dorothy and the youngest, Dave. David attended District 42 school in Haigler from 1st - 8th grades in a one room country school. All four of the Bush children...
Paul William Schakelaar
May 24, 2016
Paul William Schakelaar of Wray Colorado died May 24th 2016 at Hillcrest Center in Wray, due to complication with pneumonia, and a long struggle with Parkinson’s. Paul was born on December 19th 1930 in Wray Colorado to Albert and Bernice Schakelaar. His Siblings were Fern, Nadine, and Carol Schakelaar. In 1951 he married Lovina Jane Rockwell at the Nazarene church...
Joyce E. (Applegate) Williams
Mar 26, 2016
Joyce Elaine (Applegate) Williams was born on February 22, 1927 on the family farm near Luray, KS to Forrest and Laura Faye (Spoon) Applegate. She passed away March 26, 2016 at Hillcrest Care Center in Wray, CO at the age of 89. She was raised on the family farm and attended the Cheyenne Country School through the 8th grade. She...
Denny D. Cumley
Mar 21, 2016
Denny Cumley, 64 was born in Wray, Colorado to Floyd (Bud) and Darlene Cumley on May 20, 1951. Denny graduated from Wray High School in 1970. He married Gladys Wheaton on Feb. 13, 1970 and to this union they had two daughters Lisa and Abbi. Denny and Gladys later divorced. Denny loved golfing and team roping. He enjoyed going to...
Katherine A. (Buchner) Owles
Mar 21, 2016
Katherine A. Owles was born in Aurora, Illinois April 9, 1922 to Anton and Marie Buchner. She was raised in a family of 10. After graduating from high school Katy worked in her parent’s bakery. A secretarial appointment came up for a water well drilling company in Aurora and she worked there until retiring. Kathy met Elmer Zbinden in Aurora...
Viola L. (Blazer) Wall
Mar 16, 2016
Viola Lucille Blazer Wall was born to Howard and Ada Blazer on February 22, 1930, at her Aunt Frances Bucholz’s home near Vernon, CO. She passed away March 16, 2016, at the age of 86. She was the oldest of four siblings, Dewayne Blazer, Harold Blazer, Arlene Blazer McCracken and Robert Blazer. During the first five years of Vi’s life...
A. Rowe Shively
Mar 15, 2016
Arthur Rowe Shively was born on December 16, 1941, in Wray, CO, to Charlie and Mina Shively. He was the middle child of five. He grew up on the family farm just south of Idalia, CO. He attended school at Idalia and graduated in 1959. Rowe attended CSU, known then as “Aggies,” and graduated in 1963 with a BS in...
Charles "Bill" William Neitz
Mar 14, 2016
Charles “Bill” William Neitz passed away peacefully of natural causes at Hillcrest Care Center, in Wray CO on March 14th, 2016 at the age of 87. Bill was born on August 18th 1928 in the town of Cambridge, KS. He was the first born and the first son, of Miranda and Albert Neitz. He had 2 brothers, 2 sisters and...
