obituaries

Nov 26, 2020

Virginia Earl (Barritt) Miller was born at home north of Wray on February 7, 1926 to Lloyd David and Frances Elizabeth (McKeavor) Barritt. She was born a twin to sister, Lavinia Merle. Older sister, Mary Lloydeen completed the family. Virginia passed away while at Hillcrest Care Center November 26, 2020 at the age of 94.

Virginia would...

Nov 25, 2020

Sharon Louise (Jeurink) Leighton born December 17, 1948 to Garold and Esther (Steele) Jeurink in Wray, Colorado.

Sharon started school in the one-room schoolhouse, Fairview, north of Wray. She transferred into town to Wray Elementary in the fourth grade, graduating from Wray High in the class of 1966. She went on to graduate from Central Business College...

Nov 17, 2020

Dallas LeRoy Godsey was born as the only child February 20, 1922, to Donald Dee and Lily Ann (Bowen) Godsey. He was born in the farmhouse on the Godsey homestead southwest of Wray, Colorado. Dallas passed away Nov. 17, 2020 at his home in Wray, Colorado.

Being an only child, Dallas had many responsibilities on the farm....

Nov 5, 2020

Chrisse Jo Peters, 68 was born January 18, 1952 to Wilbert Sam and Myrle "Tillie" O. (Smith) Peters in Wray, Colorado. She passed away November 5, 2020 in Ft. Morgan, Colorado.

A Private Graveside Service and Inurnment was held in the Grandview Cemetery in Wray, Colorado. Schmidt-Jones Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Cremation was requested....

Oct 14, 2020

Richard (Dick) L. Tombaugh was born July 2, 1942 to Scott E. and Aileen (Devlin) Tombaugh in Wray, Colorado. After a prolonged illness he joined the Lord, October 14, 2020 at his home in Wray.

Richard was in the Air Force from 1960 to 1961. He married his lovely wife, Lila (Clabaugh) on August 10, 1962. Dick...

Oct 10, 2020

Deborah (Debbie) Carol Roberson was born September 29, 1964 to Gary Wayne and Ellen Chloe (McNutt) Roberson, in Hays, Kansas. She passed away peacefully in her home October 10, 2020.

Debbie grew up in Ft. Collins. She grew up riding her horse, Foxy and was very active in sports throughout junior high and high school. She played...

Oct 10, 2020

Ramona June (Kline) Renzelman born November 30, 1929 to Lester Allen and Emma Lovetta(Dunbar) Kline in Holbert, Nebraska. She passed away October 10, 2020 at the age of 90.

Services are pending.

Schmidt-Jones Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Oct 5, 2020

Julie Anne Collette was born April 2, 1957 to James and Nadine Collette in Burlington, Colorado.  Raised on a farm northeast of Kirk, Colorado she was the youngest of three siblings.  Being a farmgirl she was in 4-H, showed steers, rode her horse Daisy, walked corn rows and changed irrigation socks.  She was pretty, talented and won runner-up in...

Oct 5, 2020

Wayne Elroy Rasmussen was born October 8 th to Orval & Ruby (Wasson) Rasmussen in Stratton Co. He passed and entered eternal life at the age of 78 on October 5 th 2020 at Hillcrest Care Center in Wray, Colorado.

Wayne grew up on the family farm south of Stratton the oldest of 3 boys. He helped...

Sep 29, 2020

Melvin Howard Bishop was born on November 3, 1944 in Syracuse, Kansas. He passed away from complications following a stroke in Englewood, Colorado on September 29, 2020. He was 75 years old.

Melvin’s parents were William Howard Bishop and Rose Mary (McGee) Bishop. Melvin grew up in rural Greeley County, Kansas near Tribune, and was baptized at...

Sep 25, 2020

After a long start to the year 2020, Harold “Red” Lee Blazer went to be with the Lord at the age of 86 on Friday, September 25, 2020. He passed peacefully in his home surrounded by family.

Red was born in Vernon, Colorado on December 20, 1933. He was the third of five children born to Howard...

Sep 24, 2020

Carol Rose Krehmeyer was born on Feb 11 th 1947 to Lila and Gerald Forsythe in Saint Francis, Kansas . Lila divorced and married Jim Foster who became Carol’s stepfather. Carol passed away on Sept 24 th 2020 in Yuma, Colorado.

Carol was raised in Wray and went to Wray for school. She later moved to Fort...

Sep 8, 2020

Ray Perrin entered into rest at home in Wray, Colorado on September 8th 2020, surrounded by family. He was proud to have celebrated 82 years of life and 62 years of marriage.

Ray Henry Perrin was born July 2nd, 1938 near Akron, Colorado to Joseph Martin Perrin and Martha Retha (Buhr) Perrin, the seventh of nine children....

Sep 3, 2020

Wilma Lucille Ward was born June 9, 1929, in Wray, Colorado, the oldest of three daughters of G.W. “Bill” and Vivian Keith Ward of Vernon. She graduated at age 17 from Vernon High School and attended Colorado Women’s College. She married LaVern Stults on June 15, 1947, at the Wray United Methodist Church and they went to Niagara Falls...

Aug 30, 2020

DiAnna Fern Tofflemoyer passed away Sunday evening, August 30, 2020 at her residence at Wray, CO.

DiAnna was born October 6, 1934 at Wray, Colorado to Earl Marlow Tofflemoyer and Vella Vernal Dorrance.

DiAnna attended her elementary school years at various country schools.  She would often talk about her and her brother, Marlow, riding horseback...

Aug 23, 2020

Betty Fern Adamson-Owens was born May 6th, 1944 in Wray, Colorado to Bert Ellsworth and Maudie Frances Claridge Adamson. She was the 6th of seven children.

When Betty was two years old, they moved from Beecher Island to Eckley, where she spent the next seventy-four years. She went to grade school in Eckley, until 10th grade, then...

Aug 22, 2020

Katherine Marie Zion passed away on August 22, 2020, at the age of 96.

Katherine was born on October 29, 1923, at the family home in Vernon to Ernst and Dina (Wesemann) Peters. She was the second to youngest of twelve children.

On November 3, 1940, Katherine married Gerald Zion in St Francis, Kansas. They...

Aug 18, 2020

Larry Dean Zion born May 8, 1944 and entered into rest on August 18, 2020 at his home in Idalia Colorado. He was born in Wray, Colorado to Gerald and Katherine (Peters) Zion. He spent the entirety of his life homesteading in Idalia. He graduated from Idalia High School in 1962 and went on to college for a year...

Jul 8, 2020

On Wednesday, July 8, 2020, Betty Jane Johnson, longtime Essex Iowa resident, passed away peacefully at the age of 92 in Julesburg Colorado.

Betty was born in York County, Nebraska in 1928 to Clarence and Hilma (Johnson) Johnson, with sisters Ruth (Gus Alm) & Anna Mae (Bob Martin), and brother Wally (Barb Dadoe).

She married...

Jul 7, 2020

Gregg Alan Seastone was born October 16, 1955 to Ernest Charles and Mary Elizabeth “Bette” (Bacon) Seastone in Denver. He spent most of his life in the Denver metro area, later spending time in Gardner and Golden before moving to Wray in 2016. He was delighted to find family roots here, in the legacy of his great grandparents George...