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...
Neil was born October 31, 1936 in Sterling, CO, Neil was the fourth of eight children to bless Leo and Enid Lindstrom. His childhood was spent on the family farm. Neil graduated from Sterling High School in 1954. He played the saxophone for the high school band which was nationally...
Floyd was born March 2, 1939 in Elba, Colorado to Floyd Alonzo Cure and Maude Mae (Stewart) Cure. He married Patsy Lou Cline on April 9, 1957 in Akron, Colorado. They were married for 64 years and he still called her “love” and held her hand as they walked to...
Jack was born May 17, 1933, in La Salle, Colorado, and was the son of the late John and Zua (Cagley) Annan. Raised on an irrigated farm near La Salle, he showed Duroc hogs at fairs for nine years as a 4-H member. Jack attended La Salle School through the...
Lou was born to Robert “Bob” and Anne Meisner on November 21, 1951 in Sterling, Colorado. The Meisner family lived and farmed near Messex, Colorado, and she attended Merino schools until she graduated in 1969. In 1970 she met and in 1975 married Dan Wilkins and gave birth to one...
Alfred James Pacheco was born on July 18, 1986 to Joe and Leticia (De Los Santos) Pacheco in Ft. Morgan, CO. AJ was dearly loved by his family and friends and will be greatly missed. He is preceded in death by his grandmother Helen Pacheco; grandparents Rosa and Joaquin De...
James David Franson was born September 6, 1977 in Sterling, CO to Debra Bailey. He attended school in Sterling. James enjoyed working on cars, fishing, remodeling homes and building bonfires with family and friends. He always enjoyed helping others in need and he especially loved his two daughters. He is...
He attended Merino High School, NJC, and CSU. Jerry taught at Sterling High School, worked in the oil fields for Tex Monroe’s Pumping Service, and the Unrein pumping service. He later worked at Riverview Golf as the grounds keeper, ending his work career with Northeastern 18. Jerry was an active...
While in high school, Chad was a member of the Future Farmers of America. He earned many awards with the FFA including getting to make a trip to Kansas City, Missouri and to be awarded the American FFA degree. He continued onto NJC, graduating with a degree in Business Management....
Ken was born on October 13, 1945 to Walter and Louise (Leffler) Amen. He grew up on his family’s farm loving agriculture and the beauty of God’s creation. Ken was an active 4-H and FFA member growing up showing cattle, playing the piano, and enjoying sports. He graduated from Crook...
Herman was born May 5, 1930 in Iliff, CO to John and Amalia (Roth) Keil. He worked many years at Safeway in Greeley. He enjoyed playing in a polka band and listening to polka music. Herman had a great sense of humor and was always telling jokes. Some of the...
Marge was born the youngest of 7 kids to James Weaver and Addie (Decker) Thomas in Wauneta NE. She lived with her family there for the first 18 years of her life. Because she was much younger than her siblings, she was always very close to her nieces and nephews....
Jeanette was born on May 1, 1940 in Sterling Colorado to Walter and Hilda Bredehoft. She graduated from Lutheran school K through eight and then graduated from Sterling high school; she then attended Northeastern Junior College where she graduated nursing school with an LPN degree. She continued to pursue her...
Eric moved to Eastern Colorado Services in 1991 and attended their day program in Sterling. Despite the challenges Eric had in his life that kept everyone on their toes, he was best known for his smile, his teasing ways, and his desire to help others when he could. He touched...
Jerry was born December 6, 1929, to Curtis and Hazel (Ruff) Hall of Lima, Ohio. He loved his country and considered it an honor to serve in the military. The United States Air Force was called the Army Air Corps when he joined in 1946. He married the love of...
Ben was the fourth son born to Roy and Brandee Gillham of Peetz, Colorado and was fiercely loved by his parents. His three older brothers, Jake Timothy (13), Matthew Dean (11) and Waitley Thomas (4) Gillham will miss him for the rest of their lives. We will cherish every single...
David was born February 15, 1929 to Frank and Ida (Kuhl) Michal in Elk Creek, Nebraska at his grandparent’s home (Henry and Effie Kuhl). He graduated from Flagler High School in 1946. He was baptized and confirmed at the Zion Lutheran Church in Flagler. David married Gwendolyn (Gwenn) Henningsen on...
Margaret was born November 5, 1930 in Sterling, Colorado to John and Nora (DeSoto) Bianco. After attending Sanders School, Margaret worked at home with her family. Here she learned many great traditions that she kept alive with her children and grandchildren for decades. She then married the love of her...
Penny was born March 1, 1955 in Sterling, Colorado to Don Pryor Adkins and Dona Grace (Coats) Adkins. She graduated in 1973 from Seminole High School in Seminole, Texas. She went to college at San Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas before moving to Lakewood, Colorado with the rest...
Bill was born March 28th,1937 in Burr Oak, Kansas to Derald and Faye (Moon) Decker. He was raised on a farm in the Burr Oak Kansas community. He graduated from Burr Oak High School in Kansas. Bill married Marilyn Kay Shelbourne on October 20th, 1963, in Gothenburg Nebraska and the...
Daniel was born January 17, 1982, in Cincinnati, OH to Jerry and Martha (Beemer) Collins. Daniel enjoyed college football, loved the Ohio State Buckeyes, Cincinnati Bengals, and Indiana Pacers and his favorite Saturday activity was watching games with his boys. He also enjoyed fishing with his family. Daniel couldn't live...
Hank was born to Jens Jorgen Jensen and Hanna Lamphear on April 21, 1929, in Harrison, WI. He attended Waupaca High School, Waupaca, WI receiving a 10th grade education and chose a career as the owner and operator of a trucking business. Hank served in United States Air Force Squadron...
Shirley was born July 23, 1926, in Haxtun, CO to Guy VanDusen and Lois (Shields) VanDusen. She married Robert Donald Hounshell on May 10, 1947. She is preceded in death by her husband Robert, parents and 1 grandchild Alyssa Hounshell Zubko. Shirley is survived by her daughter Carole Wohlers, son...
Sammy entered into this life in Haigler, Nebraska on June 23, 1938 to Samuel Benjamin Kuhns and Mildred Leone Lytle. While traveling around quite often, Sammy was part of many different schools. After his Junior year in highschool, Sammy left school to join the workforce as a feedlot cowboy that...
Dennis Allen Yost was born January 31, 1948 in Sterling, Colorado to Henry Allen Yost and Lois (Miller) Yost. He graduated from Sterling High School in 1966 and from the University of Northern Colorado with a Business Degree. In 1970, he went to work with his dad for Yost Construction...
Josh was born on November 5, 1987 in Greeley, Colorado and was the son of Yvette (Lawson) Karg and Bill Shepard. He went to Caliche High School and graduated in 2006. He was a member of FFA, 4-H, and enjoyed playing football and wrestling. There was never a dull moment...
Roger was born October 26, 1960, in Sterling, Colorado to Ruben and Francis (Abeyta) Sandoval. He graduated from Lincoln High School in Denver in 1979. He worked at Gunslinger Custom Paint as a paint/body man. Roger enjoyed riding his motorcycle and spending time with family and friends. He would do...
Darrell was born on July 7, 1932 in Sterling, CO, to Dwight and Viola (Held) Whittington while they were farming south of Fleming. During the Depression, they left their family farm and moved to Fort Collins in 1935, then to Denver in the spring of ’42, and to Cambria, CA,...
On March 20, 1940, Judy was welcomed into the world by her parents, Harry and Estel Hall and sister Doris in Des Moines, Iowa. Soon after high school graduation her parents relocated the family to Sterling, Colorado. She received her associates degree from Northeastern Junior College in 1960 and then...
Bob was a graduate of Sterling High School, and later completed an AA degree from a community college in MO. He worked as a cook for many years in the Eldon and Osage Beach, MO areas. After moving back to Sterling in 1990, Bob cooked in local restaurants before working...