Lawrence, better known as Larry, was born August 17, 1937. Larry graduated from Sterling High School in 1955. He continued his education at Northeastern Junior College and graduated in 1957. Larry married the love of his life, Charlene June Gritten, on November 1, 1958. They just celebrated their 62nd wedding...
Richard was born on October 22, 1945 north of Haxtun, Colorado to Richard Wilson and Betty Lou (Whited) Moon. He attended schools in Stoneham, Sterling, Colorado and Van Lou, Ohio. He was a welder and worked at Wisdom Manufacturing. Richard was a member of Sterling Foursquare Church and was a...
Jeff was born May 1, 1975 in Sterling, Colorado to William J. Loft and Diane L. (Decker) Loft. He graduated from Sterling High School and pursued a career in construction. He owned and operated a construction business for many years. He enjoyed woodworking and playing foosball. He was preceded in...
Pat was born April 7, 1940 in Alma, Michigan to Nelson A. Kelley and Naomi Elizabeth (Schloneger) Kelley. He was born and raised in Michigan. Pat started his career working for Gateway Sporting Goods in Michigan and he was transferred to Greeley, CO in 1971. He married Barbara A. Chaney...
Richard was born in Sidney, NE, on April 27, 1950. He graduated from Peetz High School in 1968 and then attended Westmar College in Le Mars, IA, where he graduated with a double major in business administration and sociology in 1972. There he met his wife to be, Nita Jo...
He was born, the youngest of four siblings, on July 31, 1962 in El Cajon, California, to Ivan Keith Brooks and Elaine Darlene Fetzer. At the time of his death Tom was doing what he loved, working as an independent Handyman in Haxtun, Colorado. Tom grew up in El Cajon,...
Freddie was born December 6, 1939 in Thomas, OK to Lloyd E. and Olive June (Loudenslager) Blagg. He graduated from Pueblo County High School in 1958 and married Barbara Knuth on June 10, 1961. The couple moved to Sterling, CO in 1965, where he was employed at the Sterling Coca-Cola...
Sharon was born December 23, 1949 in Kimball, Nebraska to Jay and Betty (Bellendir) Norling. She was married to William Ogley for over 40 years. She was a Nurse at Cargill for over 30 years. She enjoyed sewing, cooking, traveling, gardening and she loved her animals. She was a member...
Betty was born to John and Clara (Copley) Nelson on December 15, 1931 on the family farm west of Peetz, CO. She was the third child and first daughter of ten children. Betty attended Peetz schools, graduating High School in 1949, and went on to study piano at Sherwood Music...
Marian was born February 21, 1933 in Brighton, Colorado to John and Margaret (Kneisel) Hubach. She attended Zion Lutheran School, graduated from Brighton High School in 1951 and then attended Barnes Business School. Marian then married Eldor Kuster, on January 10, 1960. They farmed south of Brighton until 1984 when...
Richard was born June 22, 1950 to Martin E. Gerbitz and Vera (Innes) Gerbitz in Sterling, Colorado. Dick married Iris Jean County on January 13, 1967. He worked at the City of Sterling as a young man mowing Columbine Park with a walk behind mower. He later moved to Thornton...
Julia was born February 16, 1923 in Topeka, KS to Marcos and Rosario (Delgado) Montezino. She married Jose F. Maestas, Sr. in Mitchell, NE in 1950. She lived in Peetz, CO for 12 years, in Sidney, NE for 10 years, in Greeley, CO for 5 years and then moved to...
Katie was born January 7, 1937, to Harry and Frieda Scheuerman in Sterling. She grew up on the family farm and attended school in Padroni. Katie married Dale Webb on May 27, 1958, near Fort Smith, Arkansas, where Dale was stationed in the Army. After Dale was discharged from the...
Kay’Annah was born September 24, 2018 in Rice Lake, Wisconsin to Carletis D. Martin and Amanda K. Whitman. She was preceded in death by her sister Layla Whitman; grandparents Wayne and Ruth Whitman; uncle Jeremy Whitman; aunt Carlichia Martin; great-grandmother Iona Williams and great-grandfather Jarvis “Jap” Battle. Kay’Annah is survived...
Connie was born September 13, 1934 in Galveston, Texas to Jose and Carmen (Uvalle) Ramirez. She married Oscar Gomez and the couple made their home in Sterling. Connie worked many years at Cargill. She liked to read, watch TV and crocheting. Her favorite color was pink, and she loved roses...
Rosalie was born on March 19,1920 to Lewis and Lucille (Fitch) Spelts of Sterling, Colorado. She was an outstanding student with an unquenchable curiosity and a keen intellect—two attributes that would follow her the rest of her life. In 1942, Rosalie joined the 4% of American females to graduate college...
Edna was born on July 13, 1934 in Frazier, Colorado to Lambert and Hazel (Benson) Howell. She grew up on the ranch and helped in logging. She married Jon K. Harms and raised 3 children. Edna held various jobs in the Granby area and eventually opening her own sewing shop...
Betty was born January 4, 1952 in Sterling, Colorado to Alfred and Ruth Alice (Harns) Flesner. She graduated from Sterling High School in 1970. Betty married Roy Osborn on January 14, 1984 in Sterling. She loved spending time with her kids, grandkids, dogs and enjoyed reading and doing anything outdoors....
Greg was born September 16th, 1948 to Lyle and Geraldine Dyson (Cote) in Concordia, KS. He graduated from Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School in 1966, studied electronics at North Central Kansas Area Vocational Technical School. Greg joined the United States Air Force for 8 years. He then graduated...
Rod was born the oldest of four brothers on the family farm west of Peetz, CO on May 29, 1928 to Hugh E. “Hap” Williams and Lela (Pearson) Williams. Rod was a lifelong farmer. He attended schools in Peetz until the school burned down, forcing his class to graduate from...
Maggie was born February 8, 1946 in Kearney, Nebraska to Robert Leo and Carrie Wanita (Stubbs) McEntee. She graduated high school in Ogalalla, Nebraska. Maggie married Ronald Pollock in Proctor Colorado in 1985. She enjoyed gardening and crafts. She is preceded in death by her husband Ronald Pollock, brothers Bob...
Donna (Donnie) Louise Sutton Mitchell was born September 1, 1956 in Denver, Colorado to Wilburn Leon and Thelma Louise Sutton and was born into eternity on March 2, 2021 after a protracted illness. She married Marshall Mitchell and together had two sons, Robert Aaron Mitchell and Jacob Leroy Mitchell. Donnie...
Glenna May Langshaw was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She was born to George Leland and Marie (Wallace) Skeen in a log cabin in Dolores, Colorado on November 2, 1936. After graduating from Greeley High School, Glenna attended Colorado State College of Education for one year and became...
Leonard Eugene Jones passed away in El Centro, California, on October 19, 2020. He was born on October 16, 1938 in Sterling, Colorado, to Leonard Joseph and Josephine Pearl. Leonard was married to Judy Gay Rossen who preceded him in death in 2019. He is also preceded in death by...
Glenda Audrey (Goddard) Hovel was born December 23,1921 on a farm 2 1/2 miles east of Haxtun, CO. She was the daughter of Glenn and Alta Goddard. The family moved to a farm 5 1/2 miles south of Haxtun and she attended school at Highland Center and later at Fairfield...
Don was born on November 26, 1945 near Camargo, OK to Roy Donathan and Sarah Jane (Littlejohn) Tuck. He attended schools there and in Delta, CO. He married Mary Ann Padilla on March 6, 1965 in Sterling. They celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary this year. Don grew up on farms...
Audra was born September 1, 1966 in Longmont to Don and Margaret Mercer. She grew up in Lyons and was an active member of local FFA and 4H Clubs as well as the Simmental Association. She had a passion for animals, particularly cattle. Audra graduated high school and moved to...
Betty was born in Flagler, Colorado on May 15, 1933 in their family home to Jake and Everene Fruhling. Her older sister, Helen was sent across the pasture to the neighbors to await her arrival. She was the middle of three children, having one older sister, Helen May, and one...
Donald Eugene Simms was born June 9, 1935 in Sterling, Colorado to Griffin L. and Irene Olive (Geer) Simms. He started school at Prairie View/Pointed Rock School; a one room country school near the North Sterling Reservoir until the 8th grade and graduated from Sterling High School in 1953. In...
Ida Mae was born to Frank E and Theresia (Siegel) Ludington in St. Paul, Nebraska on October 11, 1921, according to Ida Mae, and October 12, 1921, according to her birth certificate. She was the sixth of seven children, having survived them all. She was preceded in death by her...