Keith F. Chartier
Jul 2, 2017
Keith Chartier passed away July 2, 2017 at the age of 96. Keith was preceded in death by his parents, Frank & Bertha; brothers, Emit, Bill, and Bob; sisters, Madge, Tootie, and Jean; children, Michael, Steven and Keith Jr.; and his wife, Marjorie of 69 years.
Keith is survived by his brothers, Donald and Dallas; sisters, Phyllis...
Shana Leigh Gardner
Jun 29, 2017
Shana Leigh Gardner was born November 18, 1951 to Alvin C. and Estella A. (Welp) Stone in Wray, Colorado. She passed away June 29, 2017 at the age of 65.
She grew up south of Vernon in her early years, the youngest of four girls; Joleen, Treva and Yvette. She was baptized at the St. John’s Lutheran...
Leonard Charles "Chuck" Schmidt
Jun 29, 2017
Leonard Charles “Chuck” Schmidt was born June 22, 1931 to Otto Albert & Mabel Fern (Lynch) Schmidt in Holyoke, Colorado. He was the third of four sons. He passed into eternal life on June 29, 2017 in Haxtun, Colorado.
As a boy, he grew up on the family farm in the Wages community. He helped with the...
Malcolm Curtis Akey
Jun 22, 2017
Malcolm C. Akey went to be with his Lord on Thursday, June 22, 2017 at Wray, Colorado. He was born on June 27, 1924 to Ellis and Lucile Curtis Akey in Wray, Colorado. He met and married the love of his life, Doris Briggs Akey, in 1946 shortly after he returned from serving his country in World War II....
Sandra Kay Crossland (Stamm)
Jun 15, 2017
Sandra, known to many as Sandy, was born on December 18, 1946, in Benkelman, Nebraska. She passed away on June 15, 2017, at the age of 71 at the Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, CO.
Sandra was the oldest daughter of Gerald and Donna Stamm. She had fond memories of growing up on the family...
Robert "Bob" T. Northrup
Jun 2, 2017
Robert “Bob” Northrup was born April 5, 1943 to Lawrence and Patrica Northrup in St. Francis,
KS.
Bob grew up on a farm Northwest of St. Francis and attended Fort Hays State University in
Hays, KS and Finley Engineering College in Kansas City, graduating with a Civil Engineering
...
Robert Edgar Bryant
May 27, 2017
Robert Edgar Bryant was born September 9, 1926 to Edgar George and Clara (Soper) Bryant in Wray, Colorado. He departed from life, May 27, 2017 at the Yuma Life Care Center in Yuma, Colorado.
Robert attended school at the Vernon School. He married Ila Zion on June 9, 1945 and to this union was born two children,...
Glen "Big Red" Edward Kline
May 27, 2017
Glen "Big Red" Kline was born to Glen N. Kline and Francis K. (Belcher) Kline
February 18, 1936 in Sacramento, California. Glen died May 27, 2017 at the age
of 81.
Glen's father, Glen, worked for The Great Western Sugar company as a pipe-fitter
prompting a...
Robert "Rob" C. Starks
May 6, 2017
Robert Conway Starks, 38 born in Swedish Medical Center on October 3, 1978 in Denver, Colorado to Jill C. Marvin and Richard D. Starks. He left this earth to join his grandfather, Jerry Starks on May 6, 2017.
Robert worked in the oil field for the majority of his young life. He always loved working with his...
Stephen "Steve" Thomas Herbert
Apr 20, 2017
Stephen "Steve" Thomas Herbert, 63 born December 3, 1953 to Merle Thomas and Mavis Elaine (McKinney) Herbert in Wray, Colorado. He passed away April 20, 2017 in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. No services. Cremation was requested.
Lanus "Lanny" Lee Harsh
Apr 20, 2017
Lanus Lee Harsh was born on June 24, 1940 in Ft. Klamath, Oregon and was the
second child of J. Kenneth Harsh and Virginia (Werkheiser) Harsh. He entered into rest
April 20, 2017 at Hillcrest Care Center.
The family returned to Greeley, CO soon after he was born where his father
...
Leona Mae (Gross) Kowalke
Apr 18, 2017
Leona Kowalke was born in Craig, Colorado on November 28, 1948 to Vern and Gertrude Gross and was united in marriage on February 6, 1971 to Everett Kowalke and they were blessed with three beautiful children, Paul Kowalke, Jennifer Kowalke and Kimberly Meier. On April 18, 2017 God called Leona home to Heaven. Leona is survived by her son,...
Betty Lee (Browning) Green
Apr 9, 2017
On the 18th of September 1922, great grandmother, Mary Brigham, recorded in her diary that a baby girl with a crown of beautiful auburn hair was born to Bula Eddie (Busby) and Ronald Clinton Browning in Armel, CO. They named her Betty Lee. She was given a special gift - a heavenly voice. Her singing talent was discovered around...
Ida Loretta (Reed) Connally
Apr 1, 2017
Ida Loretta (Reed) Connally, 106 years young, of Wray, CO, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 1. Ida was born to Isaac Reed and Flora (Finn) Reed in Burlington, CO on March 17, 1911. Her father and mother moved to California and then on to Oklahoma when she was a young girl. Ida attended the Nazarene College in Bethany,...
Kathleen "Kathy" Lenae (Schafer) Fonte
Mar 30, 2017
Kathleen (Kathy) Lenae Fonte was born September 5, 1958 to Duane and Mary (Brown) Schafer. She spent 58 short years with us and passed away March 30, 2017 after a short battle with cancer.
Kathy, born and raised in Wray, spent her life attending Wray Schools and spending her youth involved in cheerleading, FHA, FBLA, NHS, and...
Susan P. Kier
Mar 25, 2017
Susan P. Kier passed away at the age of 76, on March 25, 2017, after losing her battle with deteriorating health.
She was born on January 8, 1941 in Michigan City, Indiana to Wallace and Genevieve Paxton. She grew up as an only child and married James Kier moving to Colorado where he was originally from. She...
Mary "Kay" Katherine Phipps
Mar 14, 2017
Mary Katherine "Kay" Phipps born March 3, 1941 on a farm northwest of Wray to James F. "Frank" and Dorothy (Klein) Wilson, as the youngest of eight children. Her fondest memories of her youth, the miniature snowdrift inside her bedroom window sash, the ward catalog heated a top the cook stove to keep her "piggies" warm, taking her trusty...
Allison Mae Turvey
Mar 13, 2017
Allison Mae Turvey born to Stuart and Joni (Owens) Turvey on June 1, 2001 in Greeley, Colorado. Allison entered into eternal rest with her Lord and Savior on March 13, 2017 at the age of 15 years, 9 months, and twelve days. Allison was raised in Eckley, Colorado and educated in the Yuma School District.
In her...
Barbara Joyce Schauer
Mar 13, 2017
Barbara Joyce Schauer was born on July 18, 1933 in Wray, Colorado to Otto Ivan Lohman and Sylvia Pearl (Bullard). She passed away Monday, March 13, 2017 at the age of 83. Barbara attended and graduated from the Wray school system before marrying Alfred Frederick Schauer in 1950. They had two children, Debbra Sue (born 1953) of Cheyenne, Wyoming and...
Ruth Elizabeth (Engel) Stone
Mar 5, 2017
Ruth Elizabeth Otillia Stone passed away March 5, 2017 at home in Otis, Colorado. She was born april 27, 1922 in Vernon, Colorado to Frank and Margaretha Engel. She attended Bunch Grass & Vernon Schools. She always rode Old Cap the horse to school every day.
She married Eugene V. Stone on July 27, 1940 and to...
