OBITUARIES

Rocky Anthony Pharris

Rocky Anthony Pharris

Jun 2, 2006

Rocky Tyler Anthony Pharris, age 29, finished his 12 year fight with testicular cancer on June 2, 2006 at his home in Stratton, CO. He was born May 25, 1977, in Fort Collins, CO to John and Debbie Pharris and was the oldest of 2 boys. He spent his youth in Loveland, CO where he was a baseball catcher and...

Harold Weisshaar

Harold Weisshaar

Jun 1, 2006

Harold Melvin Weisshaar, 83, passed away peacefully at his home on June 1, 2006. He was born December 30, 1922 in Harlan County, Nebraska to Jakob and Imkea (Westerbuhr) Weisshaar. He was baptized in the Lutheran Church on January 21, 1923. When Harold was eight, the family moved to the Settlement Area north of Bethune. He was confirmed at Immanuel...

Wendell Butler

Wendell Butler

May 31, 2006

Wendell Earl Butler passed away on May 31, 2006 at Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs. Wendell was born to Jesse and Lillie (Rogers) Butler on October 9, 1923 in El Dara, Pike Illinois the eldest of 12 children. He is survived by his wife of 60 years; Marjorie L. (Barker) Butler and 6 children; Nancy (Carl) Hutchins of Sanford, CO,...

Oliver Einertson

Oliver Einertson

May 29, 2006

Oliver Harold Einertson was born on May 29, 1925 to Clarence LeRoy and Mary Elizabeth (Mathesen) Einertson. He passed away on his 81st birthday, May 29, 2006. Oliver was the oldest of six children. He attended Limon school until the 8th grade, after which he was needed to help on the family farm. He later achieved his G.E.D. Oliver joined...

Helen Horton

Helen Horton

May 28, 2006

The family will be holding a private burial at a later date. Memorial donations may be made to the family.

Dorothy Hubbard

Dorothy Hubbard

May 26, 2006

Dorothy Marie Hubbard was born to Henry and Mary (Nall) Katz, near Offerle, Kansas on August 14, 1925. She was the 5th of 6 children. She passed away on May 26, 2006 at the Kit Carson County Memorial Hospital in Burlington at the age of 80. Dorothy was a woman of many talents and had a great love for family....

James Leach

James Leach

May 23, 2006

James Addison Leach, born June 10, 1918 to Charley and Grace (Conrad) Leach in Avoca, NE one of two children. The family moved to Arriba in 1921. Jim lived with his father and Uncle R.B. and Ella Leach after his mother died when he was 15 months old. Aunt Ella was the only mother he knew. Jim met and married...

Mary Shalosky

Mary Shalosky

May 22, 2006

Funeral Service for Mary L. Shalosky will be held Thursday ~ May 25, 2006 ~ 2:00 p.m. at the Love Funeral Home Chapel ~ Limon, CO Visitation will be held Wednesday ~ May 24, 2006 ~ 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. With a Rosary being held at 7:00 p.m. at the Love Funeral Home Chapel ~ Limon, CO Memorials may be...

Emma Dobler

Emma Dobler

May 21, 2006

On March 4, 1917, Emma was the eighth child born to John and Christina (Boepple) Ziegler at Bethune, Colorado. She was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church and received her early Christian training from her parents and the church family. Emma was confirmed at an early age. After finishing the eighth grade, she worked for several families in the Bethune and...

Dorothy Ziegler

Dorothy Ziegler

May 20, 2006

Dorothy Lee Ziegler, age 69 of Limon passed away May 20, 2006 in her home in Limon. Dorothy was born May 10, 1937 in Denver, Colorado to George Harry Campbell and Bendena Elizabeth (Hildebrand) Campbell. Following her father’s death when she was two her mother remarried her step father Ralph Johnson of Agate, Colorado. Dorothy enjoyed working crossword puzzles and...

David Mullis

David Mullis

May 20, 2006

Lifelong Burlington, Colorado resident David Allen Mullis, 47, died Saturday May 20, 2006 at St. Joseph Hospital in Denver, Colorado. David was born May 22, 1958 in Burlington to Arthur Eugene “Gene� and Sylvia Jeanette (Knapp) Mullis. David attended school in Burlington and was a laborer for the Equity CO-OP elevator in Burlington. On August 8, 1975 David was united...

Marie Verhoeff

Marie Verhoeff

May 19, 2006

Marie Ann (Bauman) Verhoeff age 95, passed away May 19, 2006 at the Lincoln Community Nursing Home in Hugo, Colorado. Marie was born on February 15, 1911 to Joe and Ida (Laces) Bauman in Falls City, Nebraska. She was one of seven children. Marie married William Leonard Verhoeff in February of 1940. Marie was a homemaker for most of her...

Mildred Bates

Mildred Bates

May 19, 2006

Mildred Fern (Miley) Bates was born on April 8, 1912, in Smithton, MO and died on May 19, 2006 in Montrose, CO. She was the oldest daughter and the second of seven children born to Alfred O. and Dollie Elma (Jewell) Miley. She is survived by her sisters, Elva Berridge of Limon, Jo Alma Cross of Pueblo, her brother, Jesse...

Ruby Goodwin

Ruby Goodwin

May 16, 2006

Ruby was born August 11, 1911 in Regnier, Colorado to Robert and Myrtle Patterson. She departed this life May 16, 2006. Shortly after her birth, her family moved to Springfield, Colorado where her father, a medical doctor, had moved his practice. She spent most of her childhood in and around this area. Ruby was preceded in death by her husband...

John Penny

John Penny

May 16, 2006

John Curtis Penny was born to Estella Myrtle (Nesmith) Penny and Orin Painter Penny on April 8, 1922, across the street from where he resided until his death. He was the older brother of Gene, who died in 1998, and Eileen Penny Hegg, who lives in Denver. John learned the value of honesty, plain dealing, and perseverance at an early...

Makennah White

Makennah White

May 4, 2006

Makennah Lynn White infant daughter of Jessica White was still born May 4, 2006 in Denver, Colorado. Makennah is survived by her mother Jessica White of Limon, Colorado. Her Grandparents, Diana White of Limon, Colorado, Barry White Jr. of Denver, Colorado, Great Grandparents Barry White Sr. of Denver, Colorado and Martha McBell of Limon, Colorado. One brother Andre White of...

Anna Schritter

Anna Schritter

May 1, 2006

Burlington, Colorado resident Anna Schritter died on May 1, 2006 at the Grace Manor Care Center, in Burlington at the age of 94. Anna was born on July 21, 1911, in Streeter, North Dakota to William and Katherine (Stieger) Schulz. She was the second of five children: Lydia Schulz Schmeir, Anna Schulz Schritter, Adam Schulz, Christina Schulz Bentz, Amelia (Millie)...

Sonia Deleon

Sonia Deleon

Apr 30, 2006

Funeral Services for: Sonia DeLeon (pronounced Day-Lee-Own) Age: 37 Will be held: Wednesday – May 3, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. At City/State: First Baptist Church – Burlington, Colorado Visitation: There will be no Visitation. Interment: Will be held in the Fairview Cemetery – Burlington, CO Memorial Contributions: May be made to the American Cancer Society and may be left at...

Zephia Hollowell

Zephia Hollowell

Apr 28, 2006

Zephia Katherine Hollowell, 108, entered into eternal rest on April 28, 2006 at Lincoln Community Nursing Home. She was a devoted wife, mother of seven, a loving grandparent to 21 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, 2 great-great grandchildren, and a loyal friend to all. Her long life on the plains says much about the pioneer spirit, the hard work and determination of...

Forrest Miller

Forrest Miller

Apr 26, 2006

Longtime Burlington, Colorado resident Forrest Newton Miller passed away April 26, 2006 at the Select Specialty Hospital in Denver. He was 76 years old. Forrest was born on October 10, 1929 in Wellington, KS to Russell and Marian (Vaughn) Miller. He was the third of five children. Forrest attended school in southeast Kansas and graduated in 1946. He then went...

Subscribe

Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries

Please wait

Verifying your email address

Please wait

Unsubscribing your email address

You have been unsubscribed

You will no longer receive messages from our email mailing list.

You have been subscribed

Your email address has successfully been added to our mailing list.

Something went wrong

There was an error verifying your email address. Please try again later, or re-subscribe.