All Obituaries

Milton Kenneth Oltjenbruns died December 7, 2018, at Melissa Memorial Hospital in Holyoke, at the age of 98. Milton was born on August 23, 1920, to Harry and Amelia (Welper) Oltjenbruns, at their farm southwest of Holyoke.  He was baptized in the Lutheran faith and was later confirmed in that faith at Zion Lutheran Church in Holyoke on June 10, 1934. Milton attended Lakeside School through the eighth grade, then hired out to hand-pick corn for various farmers in the local area and...

Arnitta Belle (Balderston) Mumm was born September 12, 1933 in Yuma, Colorado to Clyde and Katherine (Schwabauer) Balderston, the third of four children.  Arnitta graduated Yuma Union High School in 1951.  She married Dennis Lyle Mumm, the love of her life and high school sweetheart, on July 18, 1954.  To this union was born Linda, Susan, and Vicky.  She passed away on December 6, 2018 surrounded by her family at Yuma Life Care Center.  Following high school,...

Betty Jo McKinley Seedorf was born July 10, 1926 in Beeler Kansas to Emma and Otis McKinley.  She lived Southeast of Yuma Colorado.  Betty Jo attended country school riding a horse to school with her sisters and brother.  She and her sister Maxine moved into an apartment to attend Yuma High School as they lived far from town.  Betty Jo often talked about how they would walk from their apartment above Mustains to High School.  Don Seedorf noticed Betty Jo when he was...

Vona Lanora Covert Maine of Greeley, Formally of Holyoke, Colorado was born May 6th 1932 in Wauneta Neb. to Orville F. and Velma L. Myers Covert at the home of her maternal Grandparents Charley J. and Justina A Myers. She passed November 28, 2018 at her home in Greeley, CO. Vona attended Elementary school thru the 7th grade in a 1 room country school in rural Chase county Neb. This was a very small school, usually attended by relatives and the teachers where relatives. During her 7th grade...

Rena Rose was born June 17, 1942 to James Lee Murton Beechley and Ada Elizabeth (Kier) Beechley at the Wray Hospital in Wray, Colorado.   She flew home with Jesus on Tuesday, November 27, 2018, from her home in Otis; children, grandchildren, and faithful companion, Charlie Kuntz, surrounded her when she passed.  Rena was the fourth child of five siblings. She grew up in the Vernon and Idalia area, where she graduated eighth...

 Erma Fay (Mekelburg) Murphy was born to this world on September 2, 1927. She blessed her parents William and Elizabeth (Klein) Mekelburg as the youngest of five children. Erma Fay graduated from Yuma Union High School and spent her entire life in Yuma. She married Robert Lee Murphy, the love of her life, on March 14, 1948. To this union was born Michael, Tracy, Toby, and Paula. As a dedicated and loving mother, Erma Fay never missed any event or activity in which her children...

Dorothy A. Klinzmann, 93, of Otis, Colorado, passed away on Monday, November 26, 2018.  Dorothy was born on October 8, 1925 to Albert and Barbara (Gemaehlich) Klinzmann at their home in the Burdett community.   She graduated from Lone Star High School in 1943.  After high school, Dorothy took correspondence and night classes at Northeastern Junior College.  She then continued her education at Colorado State College in Greeley (now known as University of Northern...

Norma Jean Houston of Holyoke, Colorado was born on September 25, 1924 to Lester McCormick and Henrietta (Schmidt) McCormick in Holyoke, Colorado.  She passed away on November 24, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Skilled Nursing Fort Collins Village, Fort Collins, Colorado, at the age of 94.  Norma Jean also known as “Jean” graduated from Phillips County High School in 1942. Following graduation Jean moved to Denver, returning to Holyoke in 1957. Jean worked at several...

Michael James Gracey was born on July 31, 1950 to James Gracey and Carol Bethene Hircock in Loup City, Nebraska.  He passed away on November 23, 2018 at the Melissa Memorial Hospital in Holyoke, Colorado, he was 68 years old.  Mike married Paula Ann (Wiggins) Gracey, Paula passed away in 2008.  Mike managed the Co-op grain elevator at the CO/NE state line, as well as in Paoli for most of his life.   Mike had a long-time membership to the Holyoke Golf Course....