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Carol Holtzclaw

Carol Holtzclaw

May 21, 2013

Carol Ann Holtzclaw, 66, of Byers, Colorado passed away on May 21, 2013 at Swedish Hospital in Englewood, Colorado. Carol was born to Archie Lee and Dorothy (Betts) Holtzclaw on April 4, 1947 in Denver, Colorado one of three girls born to this union. She grew up in Byers graduating from Byers High School in 1965. She went on to...

Grace Wise

Grace Wise

May 19, 2013

Grace was born in Belfast Ireland on February 17, 1933. She was raised in Loughmourne, Castleblayney, County Monoghan until she was 16 when she was brought to the United States and left by her parents to continue her education at the People Bible School in Colorado Springs, CO. where she graduated in 1954. She held several jobs before she was...

Marjorie Monks

Marjorie Monks

May 10, 2013

The daughter of a farmer, the wife of a farmer, the mother of a farmer, Marjorie Mae Monks was born on the family farm in Agate, Colorado on October 9"‘, 1934. The same farm where she raised her children, Rick and Laura, and where Rick and his family continue to farm and resided today. Margie lived on the family farm...

James May

James May

May 10, 2013

James Mathias May of Stratton, Colorado passed into eternal life on Friday, May 10, 2013 at his home surrounded by family. He was 87 years old. Jim was born on July 7, 1925 to Bernard “Ben” and Salome (Majerus) May in Colwich, Kansas. Jim was the second of eight children. He attended Sacred Heart Catholic Grade School in Colwich, and...

Dee Craig

Dee Craig

May 10, 2013

Dolores (Moreland) Craig was born on June 11, 1925 on a farm southwest of McDonald, Kansas. Dee was the 10th of eleven children born to Clarence and Verna (Kirk) Moreland. Dee went to school for 12 years at McDonald and graduated as the salutatorian with the class of 1943. After high school, she went to Topeka, Kansas, earning a degree...

Ruben Schaal, Jr

Ruben Schaal, Jr

May 7, 2013

Ruben Schaal, Jr., longtime resident of Burlington, Colorado passed away in Burlington, Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at the age of 66. Ruben was born to Ruben Theadore Schaal, Sr. and Erna Christena Weisshaar on January 27, 1947 in Newberg, Oregon. He was the oldest of their three children. Moving to Colorado with his family at the age of 6, he...

Edgar Smith

Edgar Smith

May 6, 2013

Edgar Walton Smith was born December 27, 1919 to Bertrand Guy and Eunice Oliva Smith in Onaga, Kansas. He was the middle of 5 children. He attended school in Onaga and graduated from Onaga Rural High School in 1937. While he was a senior in high school, Eddie worked for the Onaga Herald as a printer’s devil where he began...

Anita Baugh

Anita Baugh

May 6, 2013

Longtime Burlington, Colorado resident, Anita Louise Baugh passed away on Monday, May 6, 2013 at the St. Anthony’s Hospital in Greeley, Colorado. She was 77 years old. Anita was born on January 31, 1936 to Harry Herman and Melva (Howard) Simpson in Greeley, Colorado. She was one of five children born to this union. She graduated from Kanorado High School...

Blanche Burgess

Blanche Burgess

May 5, 2013

Blanche Lee (Pinello) Burgess, 81, of Limon Colorado passed away on May 5, 2013. Blanche was born on November 30, 1931 in Colorado Springs, CO to Lee and Rose (Lobue) Pinello. Blanche attended elementary and Jr. High at Widefield Grange School in Security, CO. She then attended Fountain High school through the 11th grade when she met and married the...

Josh Olsen

Josh Olsen

May 4, 2013

Joshua Norman Olsen, 24, of Calhan, Colorado passed away on May 4, 2013 in Wewoka, Oklahoma. Josh was born on February 23, 1989 to Daniel and Tina (Ake) Olsen one of two children. He grew up in Calhan attending and graduating from Calhan High School in 2005. Josh attended PPI Community College. Josh was very competitive and would never pass...

Eileen Stewart

Eileen Stewart

Apr 30, 2013

Longtime Burlington, Colorado resident, Eileen G. Stewart passed away on April 30, 2013 at the Grace Manor Care Center in Burlington. She was 96 years old. Eileen was born on August 24, 1916 in Cartright, North Dakota to Lester Washburn and Libby Ellenor (Green) Farwell. She was one of seven children. Eileen moved to Burlington with her parents when she...

Bernice "Bunnie" Elliott

Bernice "Bunnie" Elliott

Apr 28, 2013

Bunnie Elliott of Burlington, CO passed away April 28, 2013 at the Sloan’s Lake Rehabilitation Center in Denver, CO at the age of 87. She was born Bernice Etta Short on April 10, 1926 on a homestead south of Seibert, CO to Ben and Bessie Short. She was the seventh of eight children. Bunnie had very fond memories of attending...

Ralph Einertson

Ralph Einertson

Apr 20, 2013

Ralph Olin Einertson, 70, of Limon, Colorado passed away at his home on April 20, 2013. Ralph was born on July 18, 1942 to Orin and Clara P. (Kjosness) Einertson in Limon, Colorado. To this union four children were born, Ralph, Lavon, Arlen and Diane. Ralph was raised in Limon, graduating from Limon High School in 1960. On May 6,...

Lila Brouwer

Lila Brouwer

Apr 16, 2013

Lila Lora (Loutzenhiser) Brouwer was the youngest of nine children born to Ernest T. and Edith G. Wildman Loutzenhiser on September 7, 1924, in Jewell, Kansas. She was born in a rock house six miles south of Jewell. When she was four years old she moved with her family to a farm 17 miles northeast of Flagler to a community...

Michael Teer

Michael Teer

Apr 16, 2013

Lifelong Kit Carson County resident Michael Alexander Teer passed away on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 near Limon, Colorado due to injuries he sustained in an automobile accident. He was 19 years old. Michael was born on May 17, 1993 in Nausau County, Florida to Gerald Forest and Karen Beth (Eldridge) Teer. He was one of two children. Michael attended school...

Dorothy Eurich

Dorothy Eurich

Apr 15, 2013

Dorothy L. Eurich, 92, formerly of Ramah, Colorado passed away on April 15, 2013 in Westminster, Colorado. Dorothy was born on August 10, 1919 in Pueblo, Colorado to George W. and Katherine (Tomko) Evans. She graduated from Calhan High School in 1938. She married Johnny E. Eurich and to this union was born three sons; James E., Ray E., and...

Dorothy Tanner

Dorothy Tanner

Apr 11, 2013

Longtime Vona, Colorado resident Dorothy Lillis Tanner passed away on Thursday, April 11, 2013 at the Grace Manor Care Center in Burlington. She was 94 years old. Dorothy was born in Decatur, Illinois on September 13, 1918 to James O. and Fanny Marie (Jones) Wright. Dorothy graduated from Decatur High School in 1936. On March 13, 1943, Dorothy married Leslie...

Esther Mauck

Esther Mauck

Apr 8, 2013

Esther P. Mauck, 76, of Strasburg, Colorado passed away April 8, 2013 in Limon, Colorado. She was born January 31, 1937 to Guy and Florence (Isgar) Nicks in rural Elbert County, Colorado and graduated from Simla High School in 1955. On March 8, 1956 Esther married Henry Sherman Mauck at the family farm south of Matheson, Colorado. To this union...

Mary Hamacher

Mary Hamacher

Apr 6, 2013

Mary Violet Hamacher was born October 24, 1923 to Robert and Grace (King) Housh in the family’s home North of Matheson, Colorado. Her name was in God’s Book and she passed on Saturday, April 6, 2013. She married to her sweetheart, Louis F. Hamacher, February 18, 1942. The couple made their home on the hill East of Matheson. To this...

Lori Pelton

Lori Pelton

Apr 2, 2013

Lori Lynn (Mosbarger) Pelton passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, at her home in Byers, Colorado. She was born July 16, 1961 in Denver, Colorado to Cliff and Kaye Mosbarger. Lori began attending school in Aurora, then later in Leadville. The family moved back to Byers where she continued her schooling. Throughout high school, Lori was involved in several...

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