OBITUARIES

Dec 18, 2024

Carol A. Tracy was born July 18, 1948, to Klein and Mary Lucille Bowker. She was the 5th of 12 children. Carol went to school in Goodland, KS. She married Charles Conn Cody in 1965. To this union two children were born. Chance Cody and Casey Cody. The marriage dissolved and Carol moved to Colorado, where she met Ronald Tracy....

Dec 17, 2024

 John William Craig, better known as “Johnny Bill” or “Bill”, depending on when you met him, was born to John Foster Craig III and Elizabeth Moxon Craig on June 13th, 1981. He was the second born out of four siblings, the others being Molly, Jacob, and Maggie. Even in his youth, Bill was wholly dedicated to the desire to be...

Dec 17, 2024

Robert Allen Pearce passed away on December 15, 2024, at the age of 23.

Robert was born on December 30, 2000, in Hugo, Colorado. He graduated high school in 2019. Later in life, Robert would earn himself a job at Hoffman Drug in Limon as head of department. At Hoffman Drug, many people would see the perfect and genuine smile on...

Dec 16, 2024

Alvin Earl Young, a lifelong resident of the Bennett CO farming community, went peacefully to sleep in Jesus on December 16, 2024, at the age of 100 years and two months. 

Alvin was born in a dug-out house on the family farm on October 17, 1924. The farm was located about 10 miles south of Bennett. His parents were Earl and...

Dec 8, 2024

It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Elsie Louise Hart. She passed away peacefully at home on December 8, 2024. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend, known for her unrelenting working ethic and superior card skills. 

 Elsie was born on January 12, 1934 in Brush, Colorado to Gerald and Thelma Whelden. She was...

Dec 4, 2024

Troy Lee Williams, beloved husband of Gail Williams, father of Teresa Williams Luther and Brenda Williams Bailey passed away at his home on December 4, 2024.

Troy was born on May 21, 1949, to Robert (Bob) and Evelyn Louise Williams in Burlington Colorado. Bob and Louise moved to Bethune where Troy participated in sports and made lifelong friends. He kept in...

Dec 1, 2024

 Obituary for Jeffrey Vernon Swim 

 May 15, 1968 – December 1, 2024 

 Jeffrey Vernon Swim, 56, of Deer Trail, Colorado, passed on December 1, 2024. Born on May 15, 1968, in Great Bend, Kansas, Jeff moved to Colorado with his family in 1973. He graduated from Byers High School in 1986 and enlisted in the U.S. Army the day after graduation, serving...

Nov 28, 2024

Obituary and Services will be posted when they become available. 

Nov 25, 2024

Dean Alan Wieser, a lifelong farmer and rancher, passed away peacefully on November 25, 2024, at the age of 70. Born in Burlington, Colorado, on November 8, 1954, Dean dedicated his life to working the land he loved in Idalia. His commitment to farming, ranching, and his family was unwavering, shaping the legacy he leaves behind.

Dean's early years were marked...

Nov 21, 2024

Nov 14, 2024

Mary Olive Jackson was born on February 11, 1936, and passed away at the Hugo Hospital with family by her side on November 14th, 2024.

She was born to John Dewey Jackson and Reva Grace (Braly) Jackson at home north of Vona. She was the fourth child born to the couple. Mary attended elementary school north of Vona at Plainview country...

Nov 12, 2024

Marvin Eugene VanCampen 

Marvin Eugene VanCampen, age 90, passed November 12, 2024 at Morning Star Assisted Living & Memory Care at Mountain Shadows in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was surrounded by his loving wife of 71 years and several of his children and grandchildren.

 Born July 19, 1934 in Finney County, Kansas, Marvin was the youngest of five children. The VanCampen family...

Nov 11, 2024

Jackie Lowell Hicks - July 9th 1936- November 11, 2024 (88 Years)

Lowell was born (to James and Alta) in Denver, Co on July 9th 1936, he was brought home to Peoria, CO.

They moved around over the course of the next few years. From Peoria to Arkansas for a very brief time and back to Colorado, South of Byers. When he...

Nov 8, 2024

Carl Wayne Lane, 77, unexpectedly passed away on Friday, November 8, 2024, at home in Brighton, Colorado, surrounded by his loving family.

Wayne was born on January 5, 1947, in Littleton, Colorado, to Harvey Carl and Evelyn Frances (Church) Lane. He graduated from Littleton High School in 1965 and went on to earn his Bachelor's Degree from Colorado State University in...

Nov 4, 2024

 Dorothy Mae Engel, born on May 3, 1931, and cherished by all who knew her, peacefully departed this world at the Lincoln Health Community Home on November 4, 2024, at the age of 93. Dorothy's journey began in Arriba, later she married her beloved, William Engel, on a beautiful partnership that lasted 75 wonderful years. Together, they created a home...

Nov 1, 2024

Peggy Lou Lukas, a cherished mother, grandmother, sister and friend, departed this life on November 1, 2024, in Hugo, Colorado, leaving behind a legacy of love and warmth.

 Born on September 7, 1949, in Delta, Colorado, Peggy was the beloved daughter of Harvey and Lillian Barnes. Her formative years were spent on the picturesque western slope of Colorado, where she graduated...

Oct 11, 2024

Obituary will be posted when it becomes available.

Oct 9, 2024

 

 Jeannette Irene Kontour Wallace was found passed away in her home at the Wallace ranch in Agate Colorado on Wednesday, October 9, 2024.

 She was 73 years old at her death. She leaves behind two sons: Wade and wife Colleen of the Wallace ranch and Lane and wife Christian, from Cheyenne, WY. Four grandchildren: Mallory, Brittany, Dillon, and Matthew, and Six...

Oct 8, 2024

Linda Sue Stoll was born October 1, 1950, in Colby, Kansas, to Lavern and Lois Stoll of Oakley, Kansas. She was the third child of a family of four children. They grew up on a family wheat farm South of Oakley. She went to school in Monument, KS, and then graduated from Oakley High School in 1968. She was involved...

Oct 1, 2024

Constance “Connie” Anne Warren passed away at her home in Moodus, CT, at the beginning of October 2024. She was born in September of 1960 in Colorado and grew up in Calhan, CO, where she graduated from Calhan High School. She was a dedicated hard-worker whose almost 50 year career in Information Technology began at Kaman Aerospace in Colorado Springs...