Wilfred May
Sep 1, 2010
Wilfred May was known to most people in Stratton and surrounding areas affectionately as Willie, but he was and always will be Wilfred, his given name, to his mother Salome. Wilfred Nicholas May was born on August 31, 1923 in Colwich, Kansas. He departed this life on September 1, 2010 in Burlington, Colorado at the age of 87 years and...
Jeremiah Ward
Aug 30, 2010
Jeremiah W. Ward, 31, of Hugo, Colorado passed away on August 30, 2010. Jeremiah was born on July 04, 1979 in Hugo, Colorado to Mikelle and Linda (Burgess) Ward the oldest of three children. Jeremiah grew up in Limon attending Limon Public Schools graduating in 1997. Jeremiah was a cowboy and loved working with animals, shoeing horses and loved being...
Sylvia Fletcher
Aug 16, 2010
Sylvia Jean Fletcher, 63, of Highlands Ranch, CO, died August 16, 2010 at Vi at Highlands Ranch Care Center due to complications from the long-term effects of radiation treatments. Sylvia was born March 31, 1947 in Stratton, CO. She is the daughter of Albert Copley and Helen Mae Fruhling Copley Lewis, and was adopted by Dean Lewis. Sylvia married Edward...
Walter Clark
Aug 13, 2010
Walter Clark passed away on August 13, 2010. He was born August 2, 1927 in Kirk, Colorado to the Reverends Frank and Beulah Clark. He had one brother, Robert and two sisters, Edna and Dorothy. As a child Walt helped with the various chores around the family farm. In 1938, his family moved to California where his parents attended seminary...
Joyce Wamsley
Aug 12, 2010
Joyce Darlene Wamsley, 82, of Bennett, Colorado passed away at her home with her loving family by her side August 12, 2010. Joyce was born November 26, 1927 in Peebles, Ohio, and was one of eight children born to Otis M. and Ruby (Newman) Gordley. Joyce grew up in Peebles, Ohio graduating high school in 1946. After graduation Joyce met...
Mayra Herrera
Aug 11, 2010
Mayra Yanet Herrera was born March 7, 1982 in Juarez, Mexico. She was the oldest child of Andres and Maria (Lopez) Herrera. Shortly after her birth, her family moved to Burlington, Colorado, where Victoria, Junior, and Juanita joined the family. She loved life and enjoyed being the center of attention. Mayra was positive she was everyone's favorite, daughter, granddaughter, niece,...
Loretta Kahanic
Aug 4, 2010
Loretta J. Kahanic, 81, loving mother, passed away August 4, 2010 in Limon, Colorado. Loretta was born June 3, 1929 in Denver, Colorado. Over the years Loretta was a devoted and active member of the Shrine of St. Therese, the Pueblo Police Women’s Auxiliary, and was the office manager for several OBGYN doctors within the Pueblo area. She loved sewing,...
Betty Walker
Jul 31, 2010
Eda Elizabeth “Betty” Walker of Limon, Colorado passed away on July 31, 2010 in Denver, Colorado. Betty was born on August 19, 1923 in Seattle, Washington, one of five children born to John and Margaret (Smyth) Newland. She grew up in Seattle, graduating from Franklin High School in 1940. Betty met Dale Walker at a baseball game in Seattle, Washington,...
Hugh Scherrer
Jul 28, 2010
Hugh Gerald Scherrer, of Matheson Colorado passed away on July 28, 2010 at the Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree, Colorado with his family present. Hugh was born in Denver, Colorado on August 31, 1926 to Harry A. and Lucille (Dillon) Scherrer, one of eight children. He grew up on the family homestead northwest of Limon, and graduated from...
Angel Baeza
Jul 26, 2010
Longtime Burlington, Colorado resident Angel Baeza passed away on July 26, 2010 at the Kit Carson County Memorial Hospital in Burlington. He was 76 years old. Angel was born on October 1, 1933 in Guadalupe, Victoria, Mexico to Sylvester Baeza and Josefa Carrasco. He was one of seven children. He attended school up through the 6th grade in Mexico. In...
Eva Faughnan
Jul 21, 2010
Orley and Bess Crouch welcomed their precious daughter, Eva on April 4, 1924 in Elbert, Colorado. The family soon moved from the ranch south of Elbert to Kiowa where she spent most of her childhood. Eva attended Kiowa Schools, graduating in 1942. Later that year, she married Samuel Beaman at the Kiowa Presbyterian Church where she was a member. Samuel...
Delores Conlin
Jul 19, 2010
Burlington, Colorado resident and former Longmont, Colorado resident Delores Helen Conlin, passed away on July 19, 2010 at her home in Burlington with her family by her side. She was 72 years old. Delores was born on September 17, 1937 in Berthoud, Colorado to Clifford C. and Irene K.A. (Cook) Thornburg. She was one of three children. Delores attended school...
William Monks
Jul 17, 2010
William Kindel Monks was born on March 13, 1919, in Bunceton, Misssouri, to Edith and Roy Monks. He was the fourth of thirteen children. Several years later, the family moved to Colorado where Bill attended school in Hugo. On Valentine’s Day in 1937, Bill met Gladys Arrowood at a party and they began dating. Four years later, on April 5,...
Marcene Straub
Jul 15, 2010
Marcene Helen Losey was born on May 13, 1925 at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Denver, Colorado. She was the first daughter of Edna Eyser Losey and Percy Louis Losey and had a younger sister, Lorene Janet Blanchard. She grew up in Denver and attended Barnum Elementary School and graduated from Garden Home High School. She married Douglas Lehnhoff Straub on...
Patricia Weltz
Jul 14, 2010
Patricia Ann (Silkman) Weltz, a Burlington resident since 1952, went to our Lord on Wednesday, July 14, 2010.
Patricia was born November 26, 1933 to Arthur and Violet Fern Silkman of Goodland, Kansas.
She was the third of four children growing up on the family farm south west of Goodland. She attended the country school near her home. Patricia was always fond...
Richard Petersen
Jul 9, 2010
Richard Owen Petersen, age 81 passed away July 9, 2010, in Saint Francis, Kansas. He was born January 18, 1929 in Flagler Colorado to Millard and Sylvia Petersen. He graduated from high school in Flagler and from Barnes Business School in Denver in 1948. He was a lifetime resident of Flagler, working with his father and owning several businesses until...
Ruth Brachtenbach
Jul 9, 2010
Ruth Brachtenbach, 96, of Gibbon, Ne died at her home, Friday, July 9, 2010. Ruth was born February 5, 1914 to William and Pauline Wynn Flageolle in a sod house on their homestead in Vona, Colorado. Ruth and older sister Pearl had to Board with their Grandparents in order to attend the St. Charles catholic grade school in Stratton, Co...
Verdie Lucke
Jul 7, 2010
Verdie Doris Abbott Lucke was born in Shelby, Nebraska on Nov. 26, 1915 to Leonard and Eunice Abbott. When the family moved to Burlington, CO, in 1920, the children attended country school and then high school in Burlington. Mom always had interesting stories of her childhood and growing up on a farm, just ask any one of her grandchildren. She...
Florence Gerke
Jul 6, 2010
Florence Fredora (Engelke) Gerke went to be with her Lord and Savior on July 6, 2010, surrounded by her family at Montrose Memorial Hospital. She was born to Henry and Ella (Borgmann) Engelke on her grandparent’s farm on April 12, 1922, in Athol, KS., and the youngest of three children. She spent her early childhood years in Athol and Agra...
Donna Dreier
Jul 6, 2010
Donna Lee Dreier of Limon, CO passed away on July 06, 2010 at the Limon Village with her family at her side. Donna was born on May 27, 1946 in Flagler, CO to Donald and Leila (Westfall) Amberger the oldest of two daughters born to this union. She grew up in Genoa, CO where she attended Genoa Public School graduating...
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