Karen Lynn Workman
Apr 26, 2013
Karen Lynn Workman, beloved mother, passed away Sunday, April 21, 2013 in her home. She was born November 12, 1968 in Oakland, California and graduated from De Anza High School in El Sobrante, California in 1986. Preceding her in death were her mother, Patricia Workman, grandparents, Leona and Ned Thompson and Permelia and Roy Workman. She is survived by her...
Jodi Rae (Barker) Archer
Apr 24, 2013
Jodi Rae Archer went to heaven on April 23. 2013. She was born on August 12, 1972 in Wray, Colorado to Freddie and Sharlene Barker. Jodi attended school in Wray, Colorado and then attended Aims Community College in Greeley, Colorado where she received an Associate of Applied Science Degree Office Occupation/Administrative Support in 1992. After living in Greeley several years...
Carmen Lea (Blankenship) Smith
Apr 11, 2013
CARMEN LEA (BLANKENSHIP) SMITH, 40 born December 18, 1972 in Newton, Kansas to Charles and Marie (Ramsey) Blankenship, joining her sister, Sheila Marie. Carmen attended school in the Burlington and Idalia school district and graduated from Idalia in 1992. Carmen married Jason Smith September 5, 2000 and together they raised three boys. Carmen grew up in the country and raised...
Nettie May (Gorbet) Welton
Apr 11, 2013
Nettie May Welton, beloved Mom and Grandma passed away March 25, 2013 at the Wray Community Hospital.
David Lee Brophy
Mar 27, 2013
David Lee Brophy was born on the family homestead on Valentine’s Day in 1930. His Mother, Precious, said he was the best Valentine’s present ever. Dave Brophy was all boy – active, daring, quick. What would it have been like to raise him with six siblings in a tiny shack in the Sandhills? David and his siblings walked about a...
Gayle Harouff
Mar 11, 2013
Gayle Joyce (Brown) Harouff was born August 4,1948. Gayle was the third child of Elmer R. and Evelyne J. (Hicks) Brown. She passed away February 21, 2013 in Wray. During her childhood she lived in a number of places with her family. She went to Fairview country school where her own Grandmother Hicks waas her teacher. She attended Laird School...
Bernice Marie Crews
Mar 11, 2013
Bernice Marie Crews was born on February 19, 1929 to Otto “Jack” and Ruth Finn at the Kitzmiller Ranch north ofWray, Colorado. She passed away February 7, 2013 at the age of 83 at Perkins Pavilion Good Samaritan Society of Hastings, in Hastings , Nebraska. She was the seventh of eight children born to Jack and Ruth. Bernice was always...
Wayne Richard Wiley
Feb 4, 2013
Wayne R. Wiley was born in Norton, Kansas , September 6, 1921, the only child of Ethel (Antrobus) and Paul Wiley. He moved to Colorado with his parents at the age of five. He was very proud of his service to his country. He was drafted into the United States Army in 1942. He served in both the Pacific and...
Rose Marie Endsley
Feb 4, 2013
Rose Marie Endsley, born 09/22/1940 to Donovan and Frances Boardman in Shelby County, Iowa and passed away on Sunday February 3, 2013 in Greely, Colorado at the age of 72, with her family by her side. Rose grew up working in restaurants along side of her Mother Frances Boardman and later in life drove a harvest truck and worked at...
Randel Dean Newton
Feb 4, 2013
Randel Dean Newton was born on May 14, 1969, at the Wray Community Hospital to Carol and Dean Newton. Randel passed on February 2, 2013, at the age of 43. Randy attended all twelve years of school in Wray graduating in 1987. While in high school he participated in football all four years. He received honorable mention for football in...
Lorna M (Kohlman) Winden
Feb 4, 2013
LORNA MARIE WINDEN, 72, of Sterling died January 30, 2013 at SterlingLivingCenter. Lorna was born on September 23, 1940 in Wray to Loren and Rozza Kohlman. Lorna attended school in Wray, CO. In her earlier years growing up, Lorna spent most of her time at the Wray Sale Barn and Cedardale Nursing Home which were both family owned and operated. ...
Clarence L Wickersham
Dec 11, 2012
Clarence l. “Wick” Wickersham of Boulder was called to his “Heavenly Home” on December 5, 2012. He was the son of Jess Milton Wickersham and Millie Powers Wickersham.He was born in Hereford, South Dakota on October 10, 1923. He was married to Doris N.Root in Bauder, Colorado on December 8th, 1942. He lived in Boulder after coming here from Rapid...
Dorothea Mae Oestman
Dec 11, 2012
Dorothea Mae Oestman was born on July 18, 1917 to Junious and Gladys Weed at Laird, Co. She passed away at the Brighton Care Center in Brighton, CO on December 2, 2012. She married Elmer Oestman, Sr. on September 5, 1937 and they farmed north of Wray until they retired and moved into town in November 1975. Dorothea and Elmer...
John H Engel
Dec 11, 2012
John H. Engel was born June 8, 1918 to John and Louise (Bearman) Engel north of Vernon on a chicken ranch. He was baptized in the Vernon Lutheran Church. At the age of two when his mother died, John was taken in by Anna and George Hadlock at their home southwest of Vernon. He attended Hope School, which was a...
Patricia Lee Phillips
Dec 11, 2012
Patricia Caster Hahn Phillips peacefully passed away on December 4, 2012 in Wray, Colorado. Patricia was born in Clarion, Iowa on July 14, 1925 to Leon Dell Caster and Orel Grace (Mechem) Caster. She married Verlyn Max Hahn on October 6, 1946. To this union 3 children were born, Linda Lee Hahn of Wray, Colorado, Leland Max (Gloria) Hahn of...
Floy Jean Fisher
Dec 11, 2012
Floy Jean Crabtree Fisher was born on September 17, 1925 near St. Francis, Kansas to Frank and Bessie Mae Bartlett Crabtree and died Nov. 8, 2012 at her home in Haigler, NE. She lived in the St. Francis, KS and Parks, NE areas during her younger days graduating from 8th grade with all the rural schools in a ceremony held...
Bill Mansfield
Nov 27, 2012
Billy Gene (Bill) Mansfield, 88, of Wray, Colorado, passed away on November 22, 2012. Bill was born on November 7th, 1924, in Haigler, Nebraska to Glen Jasper Mansfield and Lily Mae (Dowd) Mansfield. On September sth, 1941, Bill married the love of his live, Adora Ellen Dent of Tenton, Nebraska. Bill and Ellen made their home in the Armel area...
Duard L Fix
Nov 15, 2012
Duard Lee Fix, 78, passed away on November 15th, 2012 at theWray Community Hospital after a courageous 16 month fight with pancreatic cancer. Duard was born to Albert and Grace (Whyte) Fix in Wray onAugust 1, 1934. He was the youngest brother to Duain (Weenie) Fix, Lila Mae Dykes, Shirley Carson, and Melvin Fix. His mother had a massive stroke...
Edwin D Reed
Nov 7, 2012
Edwin David Reed came to this world on March 3, 1943 to Glen and Ollie Reed in Orofino, Idaho. He was a joy from the beginning. A young child with a bright smile and a great sense of humor. Everyone knew at early age that he was going to be special. Tragedy did find him at an early age as...
Joann Brown
Oct 13, 2012
Joann “Joie” Theresa Brown (Pevler) was born to Joann Alta Wheaton and Michael Mark Thompson on the Vandenberg Air Force Base, California on December 4, 1963. She passed away peacefully at her home on October 11, 2012. She grew up in Haigler, Nebraska with her three sisters (Mary, Julie, and Tricia.) She attended school in Haigler, Nebraska where she graduated...
