obituaries


Rolla Keigley

Rolla Keigley

Jan 8, 2015

Rolla David Keigley, Dave to family and friends was the most loyal, honest, upstanding man and friend to many people he met in his travels.

And this is his life story:

Rolla David Keigley "Dave" was born on September 28,1929 in Pueblo, Colorado to Rolla William Keigley and Vera Fern (Roberts) Keigley. Dave was two...

Toby E Graham

Toby E Graham

Jan 6, 2015

Toby Graham was born June 29, 1973 in Ft. Collins, CO--the first child of Jerry and Janet Graham. He grew up on the farm north of Wray and graduated with the WHS Class of '91. By end of his junior yr. of high school, Toby knew he wanted to attend Arizona State in Tempe, AZ. And that would have been...

Irvin Gorman

Irvin Gorman

Dec 29, 2014

IRVIN “IRV” GORMAN, 75 was born October 27, 1939, to Virgil Earl and Cecelia Florence (Goroski) Gorman in Wray, Colorado. He passed away December 25, 2014 in Wray, Colorado. A Memorial Services will be held at the Wray United Methodist Church in Wray, Colorado on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. with Reverend Norman Stott officiating. Cremation was requested....

Ada E Beechley

Ada E Beechley

Dec 17, 2014

Ada Elizabeth Beechley passed away December 16, 2014, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, at the Advanced Health Rehabilitation Center.  She lived in Yuma County all of her 99 years until recently moving to Colorado Springs with her daughter. Ada was born at the family home near Vernon, Colorado, on October 17, 1915, to Leslie and Rosa (Kibel) Kier.  She was the...

Argil A Renzelman

Argil A Renzelman

Dec 17, 2014

Argil A. Renzelman was born to Conrad Carl Renzelman and Emma Katherine Kugler Renzelman, on February 16, 1936, and passed away December 16, 2014, at the age of 78.  He was the youngest of four siblings, including Velma, Lelia , and Walter. Argil attended country school, Laird elementary and graduated from LairdHigh School in 1954.  He loved sports and excelled...

Betty Joyce Buzick

Betty Joyce Buzick

Dec 9, 2014

Betty Joyce Buzick, 95 passed away December 7, 2014 at the Sunrise Assisted Living in Westminster, Colorado. Betty was born to Charles Dudley and Bertha Emily (Hinshaw) Robinson  in Richland, Iowa. No services and cremation was requested. An obituary at a later date. Spellman-Schmidt Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Wilbur Willis Brown

Wilbur Willis Brown

Dec 9, 2014

Wilbur Willis Brown, 86 passed away on Saturday, December 6, 2014 at Hillcrest Care Center in Wray, Colorado. Wilbur was born October 16, 1928 in Vernon, Colorado to Orba Herman and Ruth (Fischer) Brown. He attended school at Beecher Island. Wilbur served in the U.S. Army from 1950 to 1952. He worked at Bugs Farm Supply as a farm implement...

Zachariah Colton Alcorn

Zachariah Colton Alcorn

Dec 2, 2014

Zachariah Colton Alcorn passed away on December 2, 2014 in Wray, Colorado at the age of 15. Zachariah was called by his middle name, Colton, more often than his first name. He was borntoMarvin Alcorn Jr. and Sylvia Alcorn (Slawinski) in Steamboat Springs, Colorado on April 14,1999. Zachariah was born with a twin brother, Noah Alcorn, and has an...

Evelyn P Flick

Evelyn P Flick

Dec 1, 2014

EVELYN P. FLICK, 89 was born June 4, 1925 in Atwood, Kansas to Ora and Anna (Portschy) Like. She passed away on November 28, 2014 in Idalia, Colorado. No services and direct cremation was requested.

Doris Jean Leighton

Doris Jean Leighton

Dec 1, 2014

Funeral services for Doris Jean Leighton were held December 5, 2014 at the Spellman-Schmidt Mortuary in Wray, Colorado with Reverend Wynkoop officiating.  Internment was at the Grandview Cemetery.  She departed this life at the age of 87 years and 10 months. Doris Jean was born January 10, 1927 in Wray, CO to Ray T. and Cora Anderson.  Her early life...

Mary K Cobb

Mary K Cobb

Nov 27, 2014

Mary Katherine Cobb was born on January 10th, 1976 in Langdon, North Dakota. She was the youngest of two daughters to Lee C. Zion and Linda D. (Wakefield) Zion. Mary passed away suddenly on November 27th, 2014 in Boulder, Colorado. Growing up Mary got to travel the United States and Europe as her father Lee was In the United...

Norma E Seward

Norma E Seward

Nov 22, 2014

The First Lady of Colorado Horse Racing Norma E. Seward, renowned Colorado horsewoman and longtime resident of Wray, Colo., passed away on November 19 at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, Colo.  Her untimely death was a result of acute congestive heart failure.  She was seventy-four years old. Funeral services were held on November 28 at 11 am at the...

Harold F Shandy

Harold F Shandy

Nov 22, 2014

Harold Shandy, 66 was born July 7, 1948 in Wasco, California to Ben and Mary (Jones) Shandy. He passed away November 20, 2014 in Idalia, Colorado. Harold liked working on machinery and rebuilt his first car at the age of 12. He attended a power engineer’s school and obtained a stationary engineers license.  He supported his family by working on...

Mary A Ersland

Mary A Ersland

Nov 16, 2014

Mary Alice Carlson Ersland was born on May 3, 1932 in Melrose Wisconsin. She passed away Sunday, November 16,2014 at Hillcrest Care Center where she lived for the past 2 years. She was 82.

Mary was born the eldest of 5 children to Elmer Carlson and Thelma Brown Carlson. her father was a logger and farm hand...

Charline E. Orcutt

Charline E. Orcutt

Nov 12, 2014

Charline E. Orcutt, 86 of Julesburg, Colorado passed away on November 12, 2014 at the Sedgwick county Nursing Home in Julesburg, Colorado. A graveside service was held on Monday, November 17, 2014, 11:00 a.m. at the Grandview Cemetery in Wray, Colorado with Rev. Kerry Johnson officiating. Charline was born on april 13, 1928 in Wray, Colorado to Charles and Edna...

Shannon D Bueltell

Shannon D Bueltell

Oct 31, 2014

SHANNON D. (POOH) BUELTELL, 45 was born December 31, 1968, to Donald and Ilene (Morgan) Bueltell in Yuma, Colorado. He passed away October 30, 2014 in Greeley, Colorado. A Celebration of Life – Bonfire will be held at the Eckley Community Center in Eckley, Colorado on Saturday, November 15, 2014 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.  Paula and Garrett invite...

L Clay Glenn

L Clay Glenn

Oct 31, 2014

Lawrence Clay Glenn was born January 16th, 1929 in Cunningham, Kansas. He was the eldest of six children born to James Edgar Glenn and Marguerite Pearl (Northrop) Glenn. Clay grew up playing and working on the family farms and ranches with his father and grandfather. He often told stories of driving teams to plant feed, riding out to the pasture...

Rex J Tracy

Rex J Tracy

Oct 27, 2014

Rex J. Tracy was born February 26, 1937 in Wray, Colorado to Harve and Evaleen Tracy. He died October 25, 2014 at his home in Wray, Colorado. Shortly after Rex was born the family moved to Cheyenne County Kansas where Rex spent his first eight years of his life. While there he started school in the country school, District number...

James F Poyser

James F Poyser

Oct 27, 2014

JAMES FREDERICK POYSER was born February 4, 1935 to John and Alta Poyser in Phillips, Kansas. He passed away October 26, 2014 at Hillcrest Care Center at the age of 79. He was raised on a farm in Kansas and when he turned 21, he moved to Salida, Colorado to work at the mine at Climax. He worked as a...

Hilma J Madison

Hilma J Madison

Sep 30, 2014

HILMA J. MADISON, 89 was born June 23, 1925, to Guy Jonathan and Julia Barbara Vasecka) Cope in Cope, Colorado. She passed away September 30, 2014 at Hillcrest Care Center in Wray, Colorado. A Funeral Services will be held at the Cope Community Church in Cope, Colorado on Friday, October 3, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. with Reverend Terry Covert officiating.  ...