All Obituaries

Deb May Michael was born September 6, 1958 in Burlington, Colorado to Nova Joy (Hatfield) and James McCoin. She attended and graduated from Stratton High School in 1976. She continued her education at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling and finished her teaching degree at UNC, Greeley. While attending NJC, she met her future husband, Bradley James Michael. They were wed March 1, 1980 in Stratton, CO. They made their home northeast of Haxtun, CO. Deb started her teaching career at...

On Friday, April 30, 2021, Robin Renee Papp, loving wife, daughter, and sister passed away peacefully at age 54. Robin was born on May 11, 1966 in Greeley, Colorado to Larry and Twila Emory. Upon graduating from Osborne High School in 1984, she worked in a nursing home where her love of helping others shined through. She also worked at Hach in Loveland, Colorado for over a decade. On March 21, 1992 she married Michael Robert Papp, where they settled in Johnstown, Colorado.  Robin...

Howard Duane Fix passed away on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at the Haxtun Health Extended Care Unit at the age of 84.             He was born Sept. 22, 1936 in Sterling to Adolph Elmer and Ruby Lillian (Cunningham) Fix.  Howard grew up in Haxtun and graduated from Sterling High School.  He went on to attend Northeastern Junior College while playing football for the...

Morris Marion McDonald was born March 7, 1930, at Haxton, Colorado to Marion and Bertha McDonald.  He was the oldest of 3 children -Mardell and Marvin.  They lived on the homestead at Eckley and farmed until 1958 and moved a mile away and lived there until Morris retired. Morris worked on the homestead farm with his brother and parents and invested in buying his own land close to the farm.  They had a dairy for approximately 25 years.  Morris graduated high school in...

Chad Arden Collette was born October 17, 1982 in Denver CO. Eventually moving with his mother JoDel to Kirk CO. At the age of 4 his mother and he joined the Collette family where he lived and learned until he was 18. Chad’s journey continued on to Sterling CO, where he spent 1 year at Northeastern Junior College. He returned back to Kirk where he started to make it on his own working for multiple family farms. Denver was his next stop, going to work for his uncle Dan at Southglenn...

Shelly Kay Clark was the 4th child born to Norman “Shotgun” and Shirley Josh Clark on May 11, 1959 in Yuma, Colorado.  She passed away April 16, 2021 in Ordway, Colorado.  She attended Yuma Schools, graduating from Yuma High School with the class of 1977 and had 4 children; Joshua, Amanda, Joseph and Kaleb. She went to Nursing School, became an LPN and worked at many different locations. She loved working with the elderly and anyone who needed help....

Ruby (Fadenrecht) Heinrichs was born on May 13, 1924 at the corner of Road K and Road 8 near Joes, Colorado to Ben Fadenrecht and Susie (Koop) Fadenrecht.  Ruby was the last of five children.  Her siblings were brothers, Edger and Edwin and sisters, Matilda and Alice.  Ruby was a busy body.  She loved to work outside driving the tractor for her dad and working with the cattle and horses. She came to know her Lord and Savior at an early age.  She met the love of her...

 Jennie Eleanor Barry, of Yuma, Colorado, was called to her eternal home on Sunday, April 11, 2021 at the age of 93.    Jennie came into the world August 10, 1927, the 12th of 15 children, to George William and Margaret “Maggie” (Sthamann) Pauli in Washington County, Kansas.  In 1932, the family moved to a farm in Colorado, 11 miles northeast of Kirk.  Jennie attended grade school there at Golden Gate, and continued her schooling in Yuma, graduating with...