obituaries

Oct 3, 2021

William James Magruder, known by his friends and family simply as Bill, Dad, Grandad, or Grandpa, and lovingly as Grandpa backhoe, came into the world May 29,1933 in Hugo, Colorado to parents Malvern and Mary (Flageole) Magruder and lived in Simla, Colorado until he was 7 years old.

Later, Bill moved to Vernon, Colorado where he would...

Sep 29, 2021

Jennifer Brooke Gelvin was born December 27th, 1971 in Wray, Colorado to Edmond E and Rebecca C (Grate) Gelvin.  They lived at Kitzmiller Ranch and in Laird, CO until the family settled north of Wray.  She graduated from Wray High School in 1990 and moved to Boulder where she nannied for Uncle Bill and Aunt Jean Thomas while attending...

Sep 22, 2021

Alta Irene (Haskell) Daschofsky passed away at the age of 88 years on September 22,2021. She was born the third child of Gerald & Lola Haskell on January 5, 1933 in Beecher Island, Colorado.

She married in 1951 and moved to Boise, Idaho in 1954 where she lived and worked until 2004. She then moved back to...

Sep 14, 2021

Stephen Ray Pittman 3/02/1953-9/14/2021 Stephen Ray Pittman (68) was born to John Jr. & Ellen “Louise” Pittman in Las Animas, Colorado in 1953.

When he was 5 years old they moved to Wray Colorado, where he lived and worked off and on until 1991. While Steve grew up in Wray, Colorado he participated in multiple sports and...

Sep 8, 2021

Nancy Annette (Cornish) Kimsey born March 8, 1939, at her Grandma Gilstrap’s boarding house in Wray, Colorado to Velma Aughe and later adopted by Robert Cornish. She passed away peacefully on September 8, 2021 at the Hillcrest Care Center in Wray, Colorado.

Nancy grew up in Wray, loved school, very smart in Math and Spelling, was on...

Sep 5, 2021

Pamela Russell was born December 12, 1946 and passed away September 5, 2021. Cremation was requested with no services.

Schmidt-Jones Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Aug 30, 2021

Christopher Conklin Zuege, age 63, was born March 17, 1958 in Denver, Colorado, and passed away August 30, 2021 in Birmingham, Alabama after a 2 year battle with cancer. He is survived by his two children Caitlyn Zuege and Connor Zuege, his mother Carol Zuege, sister Lisa Mitchell and her husband Gene, and brother Scott and his wife Sherry, along...

Aug 30, 2021

Jake Leroy Bigner was born on March 21,1938 to Jake and Louise (Tatum) Bigner. He entered eternal life on August 30, 2021, at the age of 83.

Jake was born in Hawk Springs, Wyoming and lived east of Wray as a young child.  He attended Wray schools graduating from Wray High School, class of 1957.  One of...

Aug 19, 2021

Jerome M. Currier passed away on August 19, 2021, at his home in Wray, CO. He was born December 5 th , 1988 in Denver, CO to Maria Starks Wren and Doug Currier, being raised in the Denver/Seibert area.  He attended High Plains Public Schools in the Vona/Seibert school district and moved to Wray in 2007 to begin his...

Aug 16, 2021

Haigler, Nebraska – Karen M. McVey passed away on Monday, August 16, 2021, at the ranch near Haigler after a year-long fight with cancer.

She was born June 7, 1953, at North Platte, Nebraska to Wesley Steel and Joy Binegar Steel. She attended Hall Grade School and graduated from North Platte High School in 1971.

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Aug 12, 2021

Vera L. West was born November 2, 1926 and passed away on August 12, 2021 at the age of 94 in the Wray Community District Hospital. Cremation was requested with no services.

Schmidt-Jones Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Aug 11, 2021

Danny Kenneth Cumley was born March 15, 1948, to his parents Darlene (Lush) and Floyd Kenneth Cumley (Bud) in Wray, Colorado. Danny spent his childhood in Wray.

After he attended High School, Danny joined the Navy in June 1965. While in the Navy he served overseas during The Vietnam War and was honorably discharged from the Navy...

Aug 1, 2021

Ronald Henry Peterson was born to Robert and Marjorie (Looney) Peterson on April 30,1943 in Denver, Colorado.  He was the third of twelve children to grow up in their beloved family home on Quitman Street.  Growing up Ron received his amateur radio license at age 13 and he loved radios his entire life.  Ron received a Bachelor’s Degree in...

Jul 14, 2021

Debra Marlene (Stults) Gillett was born in Denver Colorado on January 24, 1953.  The Lord knew that she would need a loving family and shortly after her birth she was adopted by Darrel and Martha Stults.

Deb or Debbie as many called her, attended schools in Vernon and Wray.   Deb married Gary Gillett and to this union...

Jun 26, 2021

Alma left for her place with God on June 26 th peacefully, with her daughter Barbara Northcutt at her bedside.

She was born at home on the family farm in Rawlins, Kansas to James and Jenny Bowland. As a young girl her family moved to Wray, Colorado where she attended most of her public schooling. She married...

Jun 13, 2021

Owen Hammond died in a tragic car accident on Sunday, June 13, 2021.  He was 15 years old.

Owen was born in Montrose, Colorado on July 18, 2005, to Matthew and Chrystal (Smith) Hammond.  His first home was in Dove Creek, CO where he loved exploring the desert and looking for arrowheads with his dad and Grandpa...

Jun 6, 2021

George W. Spellman was the second oldest of eight children born to Eldon Thomas (Bud) Spellman and Lois B. (Richards) Spellman January 6, 1929, at home in the Alvin area north of Wray.  He passed away June 6, 2021, at Wray Community Hospital.

George grew up in the Alvin community and when he was 16 years old,...

May 23, 2021

LeRoy Wright was born in Julesburg, Colorado May 21 st 1946 and passed away May 23, 2021 at his home in Wray Colorado surrounded by his wife, family, friends and pets. He was the only child of George and Rosa Wright of Julesburg Colorado. He married Lana Rae Eastin and had four sons. Garry, Steve, Shannon and Sean.

May 21, 2021

DEAN A. CLARK, 98 passed away May 21, 2021 at the Cheyenne County Village in St. Francis, Kansas.

Private Graveside services & Inurnment will be held in Haigler Cemetery in Haigler, Nebraska.

Memorials may be given to the Haigler VFW or the Haigler United Methodist Church.

Services are entrusted with Schmidt-Jones Funeral Home...

May 8, 2021

Kelly Paul Chamberlain was born August 13, 1956 in Wray, Co. to Bernadel Rita and Arthur

Mason Chamberlain, Jr.

Kelly rode his last rodeo and laid his hat down on May 8, 2021 in the Greeley Hospital after a

long life battle with diabetes.

Kelly was baptized and confirmed at Saint...