obituaries

Dec 11, 2019

On August 03, 1974 Leslie Ruth Cappels was born to Eileen Gayle Martin Cappels and Richard Dwight Cappels. The Cappels family lived in Sunnyvale, California where they resided happily for years to come. When Leslie was two-years-old, her younger brother Richard Dwight Cappels II entered the world. Leslie spent her childhood in California participating in dance and other extracurricular...

Nov 30, 2019

Carol Anita (McElhose) Reitmeyer was born on December 27, 1932 in DesPlains, Illinois. Her Parents were James and Hazel (Moyers) McElhose. She had one brother, Howard. She passed away on November 30, 2019 at Clermont Park in Denver, Colorado.

Carol was married to Herman Reitmeyer on August 19, 1967 in Denver, Colorado.

She worked as...

Nov 22, 2019

Dallas Lohman was born in Wray CO, November 12, 1962 to Dallas Duain and Pauline (Cox) Lohman. He lived and worked many places including Ft. Worth, Texas and Greeley, CO before moving back to Wray in 1997. Dallas loved working with his hands. He had an upholstery shop, auto repair shop, worked for E & E Excavating, Firm Automotive,...

Nov 11, 2019

Lunettie Fern (Weed) Juranek was born July 30, 1932 to Myron Herbert Weed, Sr., and Edna Bird (Wheaton) Weed in Haigler, Nebraska at her grandmother’s house. She passed away at the Wray Community District Hospital November 11, 2019 at the age of 87.

Lunettie attended country school from first to eighth grades and ninth to twelfth grade...

Nov 2, 2019

On August 25, 1946, Robert James Coulter and Alta [Showalter] Coulter were blessed with the birth of their son, Robert James Coulter, Jr. in Corydon, Iowa. He came to be known as Jim to all friends and family. Raised as a single child, due to the loss of his baby sister, Anne; Jim consistently created families all around him....

Oct 24, 2019

CHARLES J. “BUCK” WILSON, 92 was born December 31, 1926 to James Franklin and Dorothy Emma (Klein) Wilson in Rural Yuma County, Colorado and passed away October 24, 2019.

A Rosary will be held at the St. Andrew Catholic Church in Wray, Colorado on Friday, November 1, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.

A Mass...

Oct 23, 2019

Tanya Marie Andrews was born at Wray Community Hospital on May 16, 1954, to Eldridge Dwayne “Deak” Andrews, and Viola Mae (Welp) Andrews.  She was known as “Tanny” to all who loved her.  She passed away on October 23, 2019.  Tanny brought joy to so many people throughout her life. She had a wonderful, caring personality and was a...

Oct 11, 2019

Lynn Dean Adamson passed away on October 11, 2019 at the age of 86 at Wray Community Hospital. Lynn was born on November 14, 1932 to Isaac and Bertha (Adams) Adamson. He had one older sister, Verlene; one older brother, Charles; and a twin brother by 15 minutes, Glenn. He attended his first few years of school north of...

Oct 1, 2019

Dolores “Dee” Blecha was born October 26, 1951 in Roslyn, New York to John and Dolores Fabianski.  She grew up in Westbury, New York, graduating from W.T. Clarke High School in 1969.  Soon after, she moved to Colorado to attend the University of Northern Colorado to pursue her dream of being a teacher.  While student teaching in Greeley she...

Sep 20, 2019

Marion Marguerite Crites was born January 7, 1924 to Roy William and Irene Elizabeth (Hoover) Howard in Cheyenne County, Kansas. She went to be with Jesus September 20, 2019 in Wray, Colorado.

Marion attended school in St. Francis, Kansas until she was a Sophomore in high school. She worked at various jobs until she met Fred L....

Sep 16, 2019

Daisy Laurene (“Laurene”) Hale Finkner was born January 28, 1932, to Frank Lorin and Daisy Colman Hale in a sod home thirty-five miles southwest of Akron, Colorado. Laurene was the second youngest of seven children, and given the distance from town, she was delivered by an older sister. She graduated from Lindon High School, then attended Colorado State College...

Sep 12, 2019

Carol Ann Schakelaar was born to Albert Schakelaar and Bernice (Minton) Schakelaar January 15, 1941 at the Wray Hospital. She was baptized in the First Christian Church of Wray in 1956. Carol graduated from Wray High School in 1958. She married Bob Twiss on April 8, 1959. Bob was in the Air Force and they lived in many cities...

Sep 11, 2019

9 th of 10 Children of John William Bainbridge and Grace Mae Everitt

Denver, Colorado

(Brother to John, Joe, Freda, Vida, Esme, Jay, Ray, Tom and Mildred Bainbridge)

Married Doris Imogene “Gene” Frost 1-7-1951

Raised 4 Children, Bruce B. Bainbridge, Charles...

Sep 7, 2019

Derrick Dean Bassnett, also known to his friends and family as “Goob”, was born on February 20, 1969 to James Bassnett and Ann Dickens in Torrington, Wyoming. He passed away on September 7, 2019 in Atwood, Kansas.

Derrick grew up in Yoder, Wyoming where he attended school. After high school, he moved to Haigler, Nebraska where he...

Aug 29, 2019

Victoria Lynn Sharp, affectionately known as Vicky, was born April 19, 1951 to Esther Chloe Sturdivan and Don Holton in Oakland, California. On the morning of August 29, 2019, Victoria (Vicky) Sharp passed away unexpectedly at the age of 68.

Vicky was the proud mother of four dysfunctional children and lovingly doted on her grandchildren, who could...

Aug 25, 2019

HAL D. SMITH, 56 was born November 14, 1962 in Wray, Colorado to Richard D. and Marleen K. (Campbell) Smith. He passed away Sunday, August 25, 2019 at the Wray Community District Hospital.

Hal was a mason for 25+ years until he was forced to stop due to his illness. Many of the buildings he...

Aug 12, 2019

Dale L. Brueggeman, 88 went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday morning August 12, 2019 at the Swedish Medical Center in Engelwood, Colorado.

Dale was born April 8, 1931 in Wray, Colorado to Fritz and Erna (Schildmeier) Brueggeman. He grew up with three siblings Virgil, Wilma and Bob. He attended schools in Vernon...

Jul 19, 2019

The life of Kurt Hickenlooper will be celebrated at his residence on Saturday August 17 th at noon.  If you knew Kurt, you knew he had a passion for stories and a good conversation.  He shared his smile with anyone he met and made sure they left smiling.   He had a huge heart and his loss will be felt...

Jul 18, 2019

Jack L. Bliven was born on April 3, 1948 in Wray Colorado to Jess “Pat” and Geraldine (Trent) Bliven. He was the fifth of nine children. Jack was a lifelong resident of Yuma County. He started driving a Semi over the road after graduating high school in 1966. Jack used to cruise Main street in his Semis, he liked...

Jul 17, 2019

Patty J. (Monk) Spellman was born in Wray August 29, 1944 to Dallas Albert “Bert” and Jenny (Oman) Monk. Patty passed away July 17, 2019 at Pullman Memorial Hospital in Pullman, Washington at the age of 74.

Patty attended the Yuma School District through her high school graduation. During her young years, Patty cared for her grandmother....