obituaries

Mar 7, 2022

Barbara Rosene Hedges was born on March 6, 1933, to Roland and Marguerite (Keilman) Hawks in Wray, Colorado, and passed away on March 7, 2022, at 89 years old in Long Beach, California. Barbara grew up in Wray, played the saxophone in the high school marching band, was a cheerleader, a member of the 4-H Club and worked as...

Mar 3, 2022

Opal was born September 20, 1925 to Ernst and Dina (Wesemann) Peters in her parent’s home near Vernon, CO.  She passed March 3, 2022 in Greeley, CO at the age of 96. The youngest of 12 children, she was the only child to graduate high school, doing so in 1944. On January 15, 1945, she married Frank A Cantrall...

Mar 3, 2022

Jerry (Brenner) Crites was born August 14, 1927 to August and Frieda (Brinkhoff) Brenner in Idalia Colorado. She went to be with the Lord on March 3, 2022 at 94 years old. Jerry had one sister Maxine.

She was married on her birthday in 1947 to Lawrence Crites of Idalia, Colorado. They had three children Terry, Diane...

Feb 27, 2022

Helen E. Smith, known to her friends as Teena Smith, passed away at her home on Feb 27 th , 2022, at the age of 78.

Teena was born in Cheyenne Wells, CO on Dec 8 th , 1943, to Edward and Helen Schneider.  Teena grew up in Kit Carson, CO and was the youngest of the...

Feb 14, 2022

Beverly J. Kalivoda was born near Vernon, Colorado on May 1, 1935, to Albert and Marie (Lippert) Anderson. Bev went to join her husband Ken in heaven on February 14, 2022.

Bev’s family moved to the farm near the Idalia area where she attended school. She met the love of her life, Kenneth Kalivoda, in Wray. Ken...

Feb 11, 2022

Ella (Hansbrough) Wilcoxen was born January 18, 1924 to Dennis and Eva (Wilks) Hansrough in California. Ella had two brothers, Earl and Wayne and two sisters Nancy and Dorothy. She passed away on February 11, 2022 at 98 years old.

She met her future husband Wayne “shorty” Wilcoxen at the skating rink in Culver City, CA.  They...

Feb 8, 2022

Jeraldine E. (Bowman) Baird was born May 26, 1933 to Ralph and Eva (Peterson) Bowman in Laird, Colorado. She passed away February 8, 2022 at the age of 88.

A Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Cremation was requested. Schmidt-Jones Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Feb 7, 2022

J Rex Ward was born October 29, 1941 to Jack and Ilene (Lebeda) Ward in Caldwell, Kansas. He passed away at the age of 80 years old in Akron, Colorado.

A Memorial service will be held on Thursday, February 17, 2022, 10:00 a.m. at the Caldwell Methodist Church in Caldwell, Kansas. Cremation was requested. Schmidt-Jones Funeral Home...

Feb 3, 2022

HEATHER JENELLE WEED (CORONA) was born in Santa Clara County California on December 18, 1974 passed away in Indianapolis on February 3, 2022.  She is preceded in death by her mother Janice Lee Carlyle.  She leaves behind her father, Harold Leon Weed Jr., two sisters, Erika Montez and Colleen Moore, five children, Michael Weed, Daniel Corona, Breanna Corona-Holsapple, John...

Jan 29, 2022

Carolyn Phyllis (Stults) Frerichs born August 17, 1936 to Clarence Arkley and Selma Amanda (Harmon) Stults in Wray, Colorado. She passed away on January 29, 2022.

Visitation/viewing will be held at the Schmidt-Jones Funeral Home in Wray, Colorado on Thursday, February 3, 2022 from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Funeral services will be held on...

Jan 27, 2022

Everett R. Kowalke was born on November 30, 1948 in Goodland, Kansas to Paul H. Kowalke and Marie (Cress) Kowalke. He passed away January 17, 2022.

The family moved to Brighton, Colorado where Everett attended High School and then joined the United States Navy in December 1967 and was honorably discharged in December, 1969. After leaving the...

Jan 20, 2022

Dorothy Mae (Graf) Bush born March 4, 1933 to Alvin and Mary (Meyerdirk) Graf in Worthington, Minnesota. She passed away January 20, 2022 at the age of 88.

William Alvin Graf and Mary Bernice Meyerdirk were married on September 28, 1932. To this union six children were born: Dorothy Mae, William George, Robert Dean, Bonnie Jean, Sandra...

Jan 17, 2022

Mary Lynn Chapman (Eyestone) was born February 11, 1959, in Denver, Colorado to John Thomas and Mary Jane Chapman. She was the fifth born of seven girls.

In 1981, she married Don Lyn Eyestone in Wray, Colorado. With the birth of her daughter in 1983 a dream came true and then with the birth of her son...

Jan 9, 2022

Jean Pearl Ruyle went to be with the Lord on January 9, 2022. She was born on June 30, 1942, just a year and a day after her older sister, Dorothy, was born. After her parents’ divorce, she moved with Dorothy and their mother, Katherine (Blumenshine) Baumgartner, to Greeley. Jean graduated from Greeley High School in 1960.

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Jan 7, 2022

Nathan Anthony Ekberg passed away in his home on January 7, 2022, where he went home to be with his Savior.  Nathan was born on July 21 st , 1968, in Fort Collins, Colorado.  He was raised by George and Kay Ekberg where he learned the importance of hard work and an undying love for family.  Though he grew...

Jan 1, 2022

Toby Jon Wood left this world to be with his Lord and Savior in Heaven on January 1, 2022. Toby was born in Sterling, Colorado on August 28, 1958, the first-born son of Don and Patty Wood. Toby was a rough and tumble child, always up for adventure and harmless mischief, with a kind heart and a soft spot...

Dec 24, 2021

Patricia Jean (Ramseier) Willig, 74 was born December 31, 1946 to Dean Russell and Dorothy June (Anderson) Ramseier in Wray, Colorado. She passed away peacefully in her sleep on December 24, 2021 in her home in Chappell, Nebraska.

Pat is survived by her husband, Phillip Willig, her children, Nadilyn Purdy and Jeff of Excelsior Springs, Mo, Angela...

Dec 20, 2021

Mollie Beth Snyder born August 22, 1931, to Lewis H. and Belle M. (Hoffar) Mitchell in McAlester, Oklahoma. She passed away December 20, 2021, at her home.

She attended public school and graduated from McAlester High School in 1949. She worked at a drug store during her four years of high school.

Mollie Mitchell married...

Dec 13, 2021

Susan Mary (Kirchmeyer) Barker was born October 20, 1941 to Allen E. and Emelie (Witkowski) Kirchmeyer in Arcade, New York. She passed away at home in Wray, Colorado on December 13, 2021.

Cremation was requested with no services.

Schmidt-Jones Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Dec 10, 2021

Shellie May Merritt was born September 26, 1962 to Ronald Ray and Theresa (Ruby) Merritt in Brighton, Colorado. She passed away in Denver, Colorado at the age of 59 on December 10, 2021.

Services are pending. Cremation was requested.

Schmidt-Jones Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.