Kathleen Neubauer
Oct 8, 2026
Our beautiful wife, mother, and grandma gained her wings on the night of October 8, 2026, in Tucson, Arizona, and is now free of pain and suffering. Kathleen (Kathy) Williams was born on February 12, 1948, in Beloit, Kansas, to Paul R. and Joyce (Applegate) Williams.
Kathy spent her early years growing up in Osborne, Kansas. In 1956, she and her...
Daniel Clyde Schwartz
Oct 7, 2026
In Loving Memory of Daniel Clyde Schwartz
March 22, 1961 – October 7, 2026
Daniel Clyde Schwartz, of Wray, Colorado, was born on March 22, 1961, to Harold and Virginia Schwartz and passed away on October 7, 2026, at the age of 65.
Dan was a devoted husband, proud father, loving grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend. He was a man who believed in...
Robert K. Wilson
Oct 6, 2026
Robert K. Wilson Obituary
Robert K. Wilson was born in Denver, Colorado, on October 29, 1953. He lived with his biological mother until he was 2½ years old. During that time, he was fed only milk and was unable to sit up or walk when social services intervened. Shortly before his third birthday, he was blessed to be adopted by Bonnie...
Cynthia A. Barker
Oct 4, 2026
Cynthia Ann (Glenn) Barker entered eternity October 4, 2026 at the age of 79. She was born September 27, 1947 in Wray, Colorado to David and Evelyn Glenn. She was the oldest of four children. Cindy went to school in Wray through the eighth grade. During her freshman year of high school, her family moved to Denver where she graduated...
Dolores Marie Magruder
Sep 30, 2026
Dolores Marie Magruder
Dolores was born at home in Imperial, Nebraska, on October 5, 1933, to William and Winnie Johnson Edwards. She was baptized in the Lutheran Church when five days old. She was the first of four children welcomed into the family, followed by Donna (deceased), Kenneth Edwards of Imperial, NE, and Joann Fortkamp of Imperial, NE. They lived with...
John E. Zion
Sep 27, 2026
John Zion was born November 2, 1947, and passed away on September 27, 2006.
He was the second son of Elbert and LuJean Zion. From the time he was small, John loved animals and delighted in picking them up and carrying them around the yard. Over the years, he raised chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, sheep, and cattle, along with a horse...
Judy "Noffsinger" Wilson
Sep 25, 2026
Judy (Noffsinger) Wilson, age 75, passed away peacefully on September 25, 2026. Born in Wray, CO, Judy was the beloved daughter of Warren and Audrey Noffsinger. She grew up on a farm in Laird, CO alongside her siblings Tom, Terry, and Janet. While growing up, she was active in 4-H, church and school activities attending Laird Grade School and graduating...
Doug Sessions
Sep 8, 2026
Doug was born on May 29, 1948 in Cody Wyoming to Glenn and Alice Sessions and passed suddenly on September 8 in Slana, Alaska at the cabin he dearly loved.
The Sessions family moved to Merino in 1950 from Oregon Basin oilfield camp near Cody Wyoming. It seems Doug was destined to live and work hard all his life. One of...
Douglas A. Schafer
Sep 5, 2026
Doug was born on July 16, 1959, in Wray, Colorado, to Jack A. and Bonetta Schafer. He was raised on the family farm and ranch near Kirk, Colorado, where he developed the strong work ethic and values that would guide him throughout his life. He graduated from Liberty High School in Joes, Colorado, earned an associate’s degree from Northeastern Junior...
Robert Bruce Latoski
Sep 5, 2026
Robert Bruce Latoski passed away peacefully the morning of September 5th, 2026. He was born December 14th, 1953 to Robert Ahrens and Mary (Latoski) Arnold in Rawlins, Wyoming.
Bruce spent the first few years of his life in foster care, living mostly with the Christiansen family of Loveland. He recalled having fond memories of his time with them. In 1957 he...
Wallace Eugene Jones
Aug 31, 2026
Wallace Eugene Jones was born in Wray, Colorado on February 8, 1939 to Homer & May Jones. Wallace (Wally to most) was the 4th child of 12 who was raised in nearby Laird, CO.
While attending K-12, he formed many lifelong friendships with whom he spoke often. Wally was quite the prankster in his formative years sharing tales of floating watermelon...
Ronald M. Akey
Aug 13, 2026
Ronald Melvin Akey was born on February 14,1934, in Wray, Colorado to Melvin and Leona (Haskell) Akey. Ron was the oldest of 4 children including sister, Caroline and brothers, Bernard and Rodney.
Ron attended school in Vernon, Colorado. He grew up on a farm northeast of Vernon and helped his parents with dryland farming and raising cattle. Ron was very close...
Bernice Margaret Muller
Aug 8, 2026
Bernice Margaret (Downey) Muller passed away on August 8th, 2026, at the age of 89 years.Bernice was born January 18, 1937 in Wray, Colorado to Frank & Sophia Downey. She was the 9th of 10 children. She graduated from Wray High School in 1954 and was a cheerleader for the Wray Eagles. She married Richard (Dick) Muller in 1955. They...
Derry Diehl
Jul 31, 2026
Derry Diehl, age 76, of Laird, passed away peacefully on 31 July 2026 with family at his side. His strong faith was a touchstone through life, summed up in his tattoo that read “If God brings you to it, he will bring you through it“.
He was born on 27 January, 1950 to Harvey W Diehl and Betty Jane Diehl (nee...
Marilyn Lee Bruffett
Jul 28, 2026
A beautiful life of 80 years came to a peaceful close on July 28, 2026, when Marilyn Bruffett joined the angels in heaven.
Marilyn Lee Ekberg was born on January 24, 1946, to Harry and Beulah Ekberg. She was their first daughter and the first grandchild on both sides of the family. A newspaper clipping from 1946 captured Marilyn as an...
Frankie Jean Paxton
Jul 24, 2026
Frankie Jean Paxton, passed away peacefully in her sleep on July 24, 2026 in Brush, Colorado. Frankie had just turned 90 years old.
She was born in Franklin County, Illinois on June 30, 1936 to Robert Oral Browning and Emma (Furlow) Browning. She was the oldest of their 5 children – her siblings were Ethel (Paxton), Ralph (Browning), Effie (Stump) and...
Anneliese R. McBeth
Jul 23, 2026
Anneliese McBeth was born 6 October 1946 to Hermann and Maria Gerlach (Nee Bohlander) in Langenselbold, Germany. She was soon followed by a brother, Manfred Gerlach, who became a lifelong friend and confidante. The Bohlander family was large and close knit with Anne spending a lot of time with her grandparents, Wilhelm and Caroline Bohlander. Caroline was a formidable matriarch,...
Judith Lynn Utz
Jul 18, 2026
Judy, 83, of Idalia, Colorado, and most recently, Parker, Colorado, passed away on July 18, 2026, at her son’s home surrounded by her Family.
Born on March 27, 1943, in Anthony, Kansas, Judy was the oldest of three siblings, five half siblings, and the daughter of William Donald Garvin and Merle Winifred Newsum (maiden name Mock), both deceased.
After graduating from Kingman...
Charles Lee Reiman
Jul 15, 2026
Charles Lee Reiman, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully on July 15, 2026, at the age of 94.
Charles was born on March 25, 1932, to Charles and Sophia (Reining) Reiman. He attended school through the eighth grade before leaving school to stay home and help his family on the farm. In April of 1952, Charles...
Jimmy Milton Sharp
Jul 12, 2026
Jimmy Milton Sharp passed away July 12, 2026 at the age of 85.
Jim was born June 10, 1941 in Tulia, TX. He graduated from Hart Hight School, shortly after graduation he married his high school sweetheart, Scarlett Beeson.
In 1965 they moved to a farm and ranch in Idalia, Colorado. They farmed until Scarlett’s passing in 2003. To this union were...
