William L Gramm
Jan 3, 2023
William Lee Gramm was born to Richard L. Gramm and Elvira (Runge) Gramm on December 3, 1959. He was active as a young man in many things. He organized many things during his youth and kept himself occupied all the time. He worked for the Kit Carson County Landfill for over 25 years. He enjoyed racing and helping his niece...
Rosemary Jostes
Dec 31, 2022
Longtime Stratton, Colorado resident Rosemary (Lobmeyer) Jostes died Saturday, December 31st, 2022, at the Washington County Nursing Home in Akron, Colorado. Rosemary was born October 4th, 1931, to Mary (Gerstberger) and J.H. (John) Lobmeyer in Kinsley, Kansas. She was the third of six children, having two sisters and three brothers. Rosemary attended Saints Peter and Paul Grade School in Kinsley,...
Glen L. Ewing
Dec 31, 2022
Glen L. Ewing, age 99, of Genoa, Colorado passed away peacefully December 31st, 2022 surrounded by family at Lincoln Community Hospital in Hugo, Colorado. Glen was born November 10th, 1923 to Everett and Mabel (Swearingen) Ewing in Yuma, Colorado. He was the 6th of 7 children. His mother passed in 1940 and stepmother Edythe joined the family in 1941. Glen...
Brenda Lee Vetter
Dec 31, 2022
Brenda Lee Vetter, 49, of Strasburg, Colorado, lost her battle to cancer on Friday, December 31, 2022 at Denver Hospice, Denver, CO. She was born May 18, 1973 in Denver, CO to Bruce and Myrna Vetter. Brenda attended Strasburg schools from Kindergarten through her Senior year. Brenda played volleyball and basketball in high school, and had the honor of playing...
Bill D. Hinkhouse
Dec 27, 2022
Among the soft hills around Studley, Kansas, Bill Hinkhouse was born March 8, 1928 to an entrepreneurial family earning their living from the prairie grass. His dad, Guy Hinkhouse, was always on the lookout for the next great opportunity while his mom Maud, a big-hearted woman who favored red hair and high heels, knew the answer to a worrisome windy...
Joe J Mccormick
Dec 24, 2022
Joe McCormick, 99, of Flagler passed away Saturday Dec. 24 surrounded by his family at the Lincoln County hospital. Joe was born to James Lee McCormick and Irene McCormick on June 8, 1923. He was raised with his 6 siblings on the family farm south of Stratton Colorado. Joe spent his youth helping the family scratch out a living during...
Michael Murphy Mellott
Dec 24, 2022
Mike Mellott, 72, of Hugo passed away Saturday, December 24th, 2022, at Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs, CO. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Phyllis Mellott of Hugo, three children, London (Keith) Reif of Hoisington, KS, Becky (Scott) Ravenkamp of Verdigre, NE, and Lake Mellott of Goodland, KS. He is survived by nine grandchildren: Cora (Cody) Ravenkamp,...
Peggy Lee Jones
Dec 18, 2022
Peggy Smith Jones was born October 30, 1929 in Phoenix, Arizona. She was the oldest of three children. Her brother, George smith, and much later a sister, Rosie, joined the family. When Peggy was two years old the family moved to Bovina, Co. then the next year they moved to Hugo, Co. When she was 5 they moved to Boyero,...
Jerry Lee Leoffler
Dec 17, 2022
Jerry Lee Leoffler age 56 of Burlington, Colorado passed away December 17, 2022. Jerry was born September, 12, 1966. He attended Bethune School and graduated in 1984. He served in the US Army from 1986-1992. Jerry is preceded in death by his parents Al Leo and Mary Leoffler, grandparents Louis and Marguerite Leoffler and John and Vera Dallas, uncle and...
Donald Francis Sherer
Dec 16, 2022
Donald Francis Sherer, 60, of Strasburg, Colorado lost his battle to cancer on December 16th, 2022. He was preceded in death by his parents, Noramay and John C. Sherer, and brothers Jimmie Ewing and Johnnie Ewing. He is survived by the love of his life Patty Sherer. Siblings; Karen Doughty, Sheryl (Ed) Augusbury, Bruce (Sharon) Sherer, Sharon Morgan, Carole (Jeff)...
Alice A. Chrisco
Dec 14, 2022
Our dear mother, Alice Chrisco sadly passed away on December 14, 2022, at the age of 87. She was a wonderful mother who was always there when we needed her. She also had many friends and was a well-loved member of the community in Simla Colorado. She was predeceased by Woodrow (Woody) Chrisco and is survived by her two sons’...
Gwendolyn Mae Schlichenmayer
Dec 9, 2022
Lifelong Kit Carson County resident Gwendolyn Mae (Einspahr) Schlichenmayer went to be with her Heavenly Father on Friday, December 9, 2022, after a brief illness at the Lincoln County Community Hospital in Hugo, Colorado surrounded by her loving family. She was 85 years old. Gwen was born on September 15, 1937, in Burlington, Colorado to Alfred Peter John and Minnie...
Kandee Despard
Dec 5, 2022
Kandace Lee Despard peacefully passed away in her home in Byers on December 5th, 2022, surrounded by love. She lost her battle with cancer and was 69 years old. Born March 1, 1953, in Denver, Colorado, Kandace was the daughter of Wayne and Virginia Berridge. Kandace grew up in the north Denver area with her 3 sisters and graduated from...
Dolores Jean Rehor
Dec 5, 2022
Dolores Rehor passed away on December 5th, 2022 after a long battle with dementia and failing health at the age of 77. Dolores Jean Smelker was born August 31, 1945, to Ivan Smelker and Wilma (Schaal) Smelker. Dolores was the youngest of five children, (Gerald, Gladys, Charles, and Doyle) where she grew up on the family farm south of Stratton....
Leroy Rivera
Dec 5, 2022
Joseph Leroy Rivera was born on December 1st 1962, in Pueblo, Colorado. He was born into a large family with seven siblings. Leroy married the love of his life, Calenia Taylor, on August 12, 1995. After raising their three amazing boys, they celebrated 27 years of marriage. He spent a large part of his life driving a semi-truck totaling 36...
Russell Melton
Nov 28, 2022
To those I love and those who love me When I am gone release me, let me go I have many things to see and do You mustn’t tie yourself to me with tears. Be happy that we had so many years. I gave to you my love. You can only guess how much you gave me in happiness I...
Savannah J. Hauser
Nov 20, 2022
Savannah Jean Redding was loved by so many. She beat all odds against her just to be here with her family. She passed away in the comfort of her home with her parents and younger siblings and not in a hospital setting. Although her death was unexpected and her body was tired, her time here on Earth was a Blessing...
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