obituaries

Apr 5, 2024

Calvin George Zuege, 82, of Fort Worth, TX, passed away on April 5, 2024. He was born on February 26, 1942, in St. Francis, KS. Among many of his various positions, Calvin was a Store Manager and Regional Manager at Tandy Leather. He attended Haigler Elementary, Haigler High School, and McCook Junior College for higher education. Calvin was a...

Apr 3, 2024

Cindy McCoy (Dresen) was born February 9, 1961 to Wid and Laura Dresen in Wray Colorado.  Welcoming her home after a week in the hospital were her siblings Sandy, Diana, and Roger.

Cindy passed away on Wednesday April 3rd, 2024 with her family at her side.

Cindy was educated in the Yuma School from 1966...

Apr 1, 2024

Lucile M. Bledsoe passed away on April 1 after seeing 102 birthdays.  (She would argue 103 because the clock starts when you are born and that really is your first birthday.)  That very first birthday took place in Duluth, Minnesota, on September 11, 1921.  She was the second of six Driscoll children.  Since she was the eldest sister, it...

Mar 24, 2024

Bernadette Marie O'Connor passed peacefully to be with the Lord on March 24, 2024 at age 87 in Wray, Colorado. Bernadette is survived by her brother Ronald Murphy and her three children; son Scott O'Connor, his children Camille, Ryan, Kieran, Samuel; daughter Kimberly O'Connor, daughter Stacey Barton (Larry) and their children Connor and Alex. Bernadette was born and raised...

Mar 17, 2024

Anna Mae Stults sadly left us at Prestigious Care Memory Unit in Fort Collins, Colorado on March 17 2024 at the age of 90 yrs old.

She is survived by son Mike Stults (Nona) children Steven Urban, Ryan Stults, Darin Stults Jamie Stults. Son David Stults (Jo), children Cody Akey, Roxann Hurley. Son Rick Stults(Kathy), children Zach...

Mar 5, 2024

Martha June Wilhelme

April 22, 1945-March 5, 2024

Martha June Wilhelme was born on April 22, 1945 to Max and Virginia Padilla in Hayden, Colorado.  She was the youngest of seven children.  She completed high school at Cathedral High School, in Denver, Colorado, while living with her mother, becoming a respiratory therapist,  a TSA agent...

Mar 3, 2024

Ida Delia “Dee” (Larreau) Wilson was born  June 8, 1938 in Colorado Springs, Colorado to Joseph Ephraim and Mary Elna (Daniels) Larreau.  She passed away March 3, 2024 at her home on the family ranch north of Wray. Dee recounted her early years jokingly as “moving every time the rent was due”. Dee lived  in several towns on the...

Feb 12, 2024

Kenton E. Mattheis was born on May 22, 1944, in Pierre, South Dakota, to Ewald and Thelma (Sherwood) Mattheis. He died on February 12, 2024 after seven and a half years of kidney dialysis and is buried in Kirk, Colorado. As a young child, he often told people that he was born on the day his parents got married....

Feb 11, 2024

Velma M. McArthur ( nee Smelker) age 97 passed away on February 11,2024 at Imperial Manor Nursing home in Imperial Nebraska.

Velma married John McArthur senior on October 9,1943. Three sons born to them were John Jr, Terry Lee and Lonny Dale. Three daughters born to them were Leila Joy, Meryl Marie and Linda Lou. The family...

Jan 22, 2024

Judith Louise Henson was born January 10th, 1949, to James Dougan and Sue Machin in Phoenix, Arizona.  She passed away on January 22nd, 2024, in Wray, Colorado.  She was a cherished member of the Wray Community, known for her kindness, resilience, strength, and unwavering love.  Judy was a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend to many.  Her dedication...

Jan 21, 2024

Doris Imogene "Gene" Bainbridge born August 17, 1931 to John William and Josephine (Anderson) Frost in Inola, Oklahoma. She passed away on January 21, 2024 at the age of 92.

A Receiving of Family & Friends will be held on Thursday, January 25, 2024 from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. at the Schmidt-Jones Funeral Home in Wray,...

Jan 16, 2024

Evelyn Mae Cline born June 19, 1931 to William Howard and Esther (Crouch) Grimsely in La Junta, Colorado. She passed away on January 16, 2024.

Cremation was requested with no services.

Schmidt-Jones Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.

Jan 12, 2024

Janet Louise Shaver was born on November 12, 1935, in St. Francis, Kansas to Walter J and Helen Louise (Piper) Shaver.  She had one older sibling, John Wesley Shaver.  Janet was called to her eternal home on January 12, 2024, to sing in the angel choir.

Janet grew up on the family farm in Armel, Colorado surrounded...

Jan 11, 2024

CJ Weatherly, 45, of Eckley, Colorado peacefully passed away on Thursday, January 11th, 2024, surrounded by family at his home in Eckley CO.

CJ was born in Deming, New Mexico to Bob and Tina Weatherly on September 18th, 1978. He married Wendy Sue (Post) Weatherly on January 18th, 2002 in Haigler, NE. CJ graduated from Wray High...

Jan 11, 2024

Rex Wagner, 90, of Wray passed away January 11, 2024 at Hillcrest Nursing Home, just hours after arriving.

Rex Eugene Wagner was born September 15, 1933 in Wray, Colorado to Roscoe and  Vilda (Eastin) Wagner, the third of eight children. Rex began school at the Star School near Wray, and as the family moved following Roscoe’s employment,...

Jan 4, 2024

Broderick Aaron Highberger born March 14, 1992, to Jeff and Sandy (Zwickl) Highberger at the Wray Community District Hospital in Wray, Colorado. He passed away on January 4, 2024 at the age 31.

Broderick grew up in Wray being the middle child of three boys. He attended school in Wray, and while in Junior High School he...

Jan 2, 2024

On January 2nd, 2024, Anna Mae Lancaster got her wings and passed away peacefully at Hillcrest Nursing Home.  She was 79 years old.  She was the second child born in Wheeler, Texas, to Eugene and Mary Marie Gudgel on February 12, 1944.  She grew up in a very loving home with her older sister Jeanie and younger sister Mary...

Jan 1, 2024

Eldon Eugene Constable was born October 8, 1939, in Salina, KS to parents Loran Lawrence and Mary Nina (Goldsby) Constable. He lived in Salina and attended schools there until the age of 16. In March of his junior year, he moved to Lakewood, Colorado with his parents. Eldon then attended Alameda High School in Lakewood, where he played the...

Dec 20, 2023

Robin Kathleen (Lenz) Henson was born January 8, 1982 in Englewood, Colorado. Her parents, Jim & Leslie Lenz, brought her home to the farm in Wray, Colorado & it was the beginning of many adventures. Robin started talking at an early age. At 17 months old when going to the softball field and watching her dad’s fast pitch games,...

Dec 19, 2023

Berna Kay Renzelman was born on September 12, 1938 to Samuel Glenn and Vera Fern (Blacker) Rockwell in Wray, Colorado.

She attended Eckley and Wray schools and graduated Wray High School in 1956. After high school she moved on to attended UNC in Greeley and graduated with Teaching degree and minor in home economics.

On...