obituaries

Feb 16, 2023

Helen (Welp) Spear born May 30, 1935 to Marcos Rivera and Remedios Moreno in Swastika, New Mexico and passed away on February 16, 2023.

Direct Cremation was requested with a Memorial service pending at this time. Inurnment will be in the Glendale Cemetery in Vernon, Colorado.

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

Feb 14, 2023

Ronald Ray Clark was born July 10, 1946, in Burlington, CO to John Jr. and Alma (Brenner) Clark of Idalia CO.  Ron Passed away February 14, 2023, in Lakewood, Colorado with his 2 sons by his side.  Ron was the age of 76.

“Ronnie” was what he was called in his hometown of Idalia, CO where he...

Feb 7, 2023

Daniel Lynn Wisdom born January 30, 1954 to Lawrence Dale and Eunice Lulu (Ming) Wisdom in Wray, Colorado. He passed away February 7, 2023 in the Philippines.

It is a miracle that Dan survived any part of his childhood!  He was born January 30, 1954 at the Wray Hospital.  Dr. Thompson determined that Dan was...

Feb 4, 2023

Ralinda Kaye (Carver) Hendrickson, 53 passed away February 4, 2023 in St. George, Utah. She was born April 25, 1969 to Milo and Katherine (Riley) Carver in Hastings, Nebraska.

Funeral services will be held Monday, February 13, 2023, 2:00 p.m. at the Church of the Nazarene in Wray, Colorado with Pastor Ben Beckner officiating. Cremation to follow...

Jan 31, 2023

James “Jim” Roscoe Roberts was born February 10, 1949 to Roscoe Conklin and Winifred Jennie (Patterson) Roberts in Wray, Colorado.  His brother Bill joined the family in 1951.

As toddlers, the Roberts boys were blessed to have Grandmother Donna Roberts living in Wray while Winnie worked at the Wray Clinic.  As a teacher, their grandmother enhanced their...

Jan 28, 2023

Rodney Edward Renzelman was born December 28, 1946, in Wray, Colorado. Rod passed away January 28, 2023, at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, Colorado after suffering a massive stroke.

Rod drove semi-truck most of his adult life but worked may other professions. Rod was a marine, EMT, plumber, apartment manager, ditch digger, mail courier and somewhere in...

Jan 16, 2023

Jimmy Ray Wheaton was born February 28,1953 in Wray, Colorado to George (Dude) and Kay Wheaton.  He was the youngest of four children, having sisters Edna and Lynn and brother Gail.   Jim was a country kid living in the Wray area and then moving to the Brush area. He started school in Gary, a small school near Brush. He...

Jan 14, 2023

Charles Edmund Hall (Eddie) passed away peacefully in his sleep on January 14, 2023, at the age of 78. Eddie was happily married to his wife Jan for over 57 years.  Eddie and Jan have three children, Mindy, Lorna, and Tim.

Eddie was born on October 31, 1944, in Brush, CO. He and his three siblings were...

Jan 3, 2023

Gisela Schneiderwinkel Hildebrand was born on December 1, 1925, in Prague, Czechoslovakia.

At the age of three, Gisela’s mother passed away and she was raised by an aunt and uncle. After her basic schooling, she went on to nurse’s training at a children’s hospital in Berlin, Germany, graduating in 1947.

While training to be a...

Nov 19, 2022

Henry Thomas (Tom) Buxman passed away at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, Colorado on November 19, 2022. Tom was born on March 11, 1939 in Fort Morgan, Colorado to Henry Buxman and Caroline (Weimer) Buxman.

Tom farmed around the Brush and Fort Morgan area until he purchased the Oasis Bar in Wiggins, Colorado, and operated...

Nov 4, 2022

Peggy Marie (Garton) Witte was born September 4, 1934, to Paul M. and Mary E. Garton. Growing up in rural Yuma County she learned early the value of hard work and responsibility. Peg liked nothing better than to be outside working with her dad on the farm. In a family with eight children there was never a lack of...

Nov 4, 2022

Vincent Sawyer a resident of Wray, Colorado died on November 4 th , 2022, in Greeley at the age of 38. Vincent was born in Sevierville, TN on February 23, 1984, to Thomas M and Shirley A Sawyer. As a kid he enjoyed playing in the woods and creeks with his coon-skin hat on. He could be found running...

Oct 31, 2022

Phillip A. Hayes born September 21, 1939 and passed away October 31, 2022 at the age of 83 years old.

Cremation was requested with no services. Schmidt-Jones Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Oct 30, 2022

Barbara Anne (Passmore) Gilstrap born on September 24, 1949, to Paul LaVerne and Helen Maxine (Carman) Passmore in St. Francis, Kansas. She left this earth on October 30, 2022, after her health declined.

She graduated from Benkelman High School with the class of 1968. On November 8, 1968, she married the love of her life Lawrence Wesley...

Oct 29, 2022

Alice Louise Ladd born September 3, 1955 to James Andrew and Mary Ellen (Peterson) Ladd in Dodgeville, Wisconsin. She passed away October 29, 2022 at the Denver Hospice in Denver, Colorado at the age of 67.

A Memorial service will be held at the Calvary Lutheran Church in Wray, Colorado on Thursday, November 10, 2022 at 2:00...

Oct 22, 2022

Ruth was born December 1, 1929, to Adam and Mary Wagner, on their farm near Windsor, Colorado.   She was her mother’s fourth and last child. The family moved into the town of Windsor when Ruth was nine years old. Her most vivid memory of that trip was being entrusted with holding the family’s valuable winter supply of latwerge, sugar...

Oct 7, 2022

Anne Howard Thomasson-Currey (72) died on October 7, 2022, in Wray, Colorado of metastatic breast cancer. Anne was born in London, England on February 23, 1950, to David A. Thomasson and Anne (Brooke) Thomasson. During her early childhood Anne and her older siblings Isabel and David, accompanied their father, a U.S. Foreign Service officer, to Washington, DC, and Strasbourg,...

Oct 4, 2022

Bradford Byron Groves was born May 29, 1962, in Wray, Colorado to William and Mary Jane (Bullard) Groves. Bradford was the youngest child of Bill and Mary Jane, with an older brother Paul. Bradford passed away at the age of 60 years old in Wray, Colorado on October 4, 2022.

Brad grew up in Wray, Colorado helping...

Oct 2, 2022

Jessica Brooks Stults, with her family by her side, passed away early October 2, 2022. She is survived by her parents David and Jo Stults, brother Cody, sister Roxanne, as well as her rescue dog Gordy and husband Josh.

Born November 9, 1981, in Wray Colorado, Jessie eventually landed in Chickasha Oklahoma where...

Sep 27, 2022

John R. Edens, 80, died September 27, 2022, peacefully at home.

John was born April 6, 1942, in Wray, CO to Bertha and William Edens.

He grew up and attended schools in Wray and Idalia graduating in 1960.  He met Viola Barr in high school and married December 11, 1960.  To this union four children...