obituaries

Aug 6, 2023

Jack Frederick Snyder was born on May 3, 1930 to George F. and Anna Louise (Barth) Snyder in Waco, Nebraska. He passed away peacefully in his sleep on August 6, 2023 in Rio Rancho, New Mexico at the age of 93.  George was a farmer so Jack joined in the farming endeavor about 1938. He attended Waco Public School...

Jul 27, 2023

Marion Leroy Chapman was born January 4, 1942, in Yuma, Colorado to William and Beulah (Wells) Chapman. He was the seventh of eight children. His early childhood was spent on the family farm southwest of Eckley, Colorado. When he was eleven years old, the family moved to the Brush area, where he attended schools at Snyder and Brush. At...

Jul 26, 2023

Patricia Joann Chapman was born November 23, 1940 to George and Eleanor Agatha (Harmer) Hood in North Platte, Nebraska. She passed away July 26th, 2023 at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, Colorado at the age of 82.

Pat grew up in rural North Platte and attended a country school through 8th grade before transferring to St. Patrick...

Jul 7, 2023

Marvin Leo Carlock Jr. was born June 8, 1950 in Benkeleman, Nebraska  to Marvin and Harriet(Long) Carlock.  He was the youngest of 5 children, joining siblings Stanley, Cheryl, Sandy and Linda.

Marv attended school in Haigler, Nebraska and graduated from the Haigler High School in 1968.  He went on to attend Western Nebraska Technical School in Sidney...

Jul 5, 2023

Tyler William Meyer, age 28, passed away on July 5, 2023, in New Orleans, LA.

Tyler was born to Theresa and Randy Meyer on March 22, 1995, in Castle Rock, CO. His parents later divorced.

In 2000, he was the ring-bearer at the wedding of his mother Theresa and Erik Barney at Erik’s family ranch...

Jul 2, 2023

Carole Joyce Whomble was born September 3, 1940, in Wray, Colorado, to Chester and Doris Whomble.  She was the older of their two girls.  She grew up on the family farm five miles south of Beecher Island.  She came into this world full of curiosity and with an adventurous spirit, and put those traits to use!

Carole...

Jun 28, 2023

Alfred Emil Brophy born October 23, 1931at home north of Wray to Thomas Edward and Estella Violet (Walker) Brophy. He passed away on  to eternity surrounded by family at his home on June 28, 2023 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Alfred lived north of Wray during his early years. When he was 5 years old his parents bought...

Jun 25, 2023

Millie W. (Coffman) Bracelin was born on February 7th, 1933 to Hazel (Meier) and Jesse Coffman in Eckley Colorado. On June 25th, 2023, while surrounded by her husband Myron, her children Terry, Tonna and Pati, her 2 youngest grandsons Michael and Kobe Krehmeyer, she gracefully took the hand of Jesus and climbed the stairway to Heaven.

Millie...

Jun 12, 2023

Pauline Almira (Haines) Glenn, 93, of Wray Colorado went to be with her Lord and Savior on June 12, 2023.

She was born on May 1, 1930, to Hiett Emerson Haines and Geraldine Nellie (Evans) Haines in Hutchinson, Kansas.  Pauline lived her early years in Hutchinson but when a teenager her family moved to Colorado where she...

Jun 9, 2023

Christina A. Moe born July 15, 1957 in Mitchell, South Dakota. She passed away June 9, 2023 at Hillcrest Care Center in Wray, Colorado at the age of 65.

Cremation was requested with no services. Schmidt-Jones Funeral Home was entrusted with the arrangements.

Jun 8, 2023

Richard Speicher born October 17, 1946 to Melvyn and Carol (Simpson) Speicher in Wray, Colorado. He passed away on June 8, 2023 in Houston, Texas.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, 1:00 p.m. at the Schmidt-Jones Funeral Home in Wray, Colorado. Interment will be held in the Grandview Cemetery in Wray, Colorado following...

May 16, 2023

Raymond Carl Helling passed away peacefully at Hillcrest Care Center in Wray, CO on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at the age of 87.

Raymond was born near Idalia, CO on January 31, 1936 to Carl H. and Marie (Brietmayer) Helling.  As a child, Raymond started his education in a one room schoolhouse and was fluent in both...

May 16, 2023

Timothy Neil Vanderford was born October 19, 1963, into a nursery of 8 boys at the Wray Community Hospital. Unknown to Tim he would soon become nursery roommates with his future brother-in-law.

As he grew up in his young life, he was joined by two brothers Dan and Scott. Can you imagine the fun that the brothers...

May 14, 2023

Pamela Kay (Wisdom) Coulter was born in Wray, CO on December 2, 1949, 4 short weeks after the Wray Methodist Church burned to the ground.  Pam attended school in Wray, graduating with the Class of 1967.  Public school years brought real life awareness to Pam early as she was one of twelve first grade casket bearers for a classmate...

May 12, 2023

Daryl Dan Ehrlich was born January 9, 1951 in Denver, Colorado. He left this life to be with Jesus on May 12, 2023.

Daryl was the only child of Rachel Eugene Ware and Frederick Ehrlich, Jr. When Fred remarried, Daryl became a big brother of Jack and Roger Bradley and Janet and Georgianne Ehrlich.

Daryl...

May 8, 2023

Mildred Jane Wright Balding was born in Wayne County, Illinois on October 3, 1927. She died in Wray, Colorado, on May 8, 2023 . Mildred was raised primarily by her mother, Jennie Stinson Wright. She had three brothers and two sisters, all older and all predeceasing her. She was married to Edgar Balding,...