All Obituaries

Esther Louise (Graham) Hendrix was born on November 1, 1937 and passed away on October 13, 2018 at the age of 80, with her family by her side.  Esther was born to Anna Fern (Hixson) Graham and Harold Bruce Graham at Syracuse, Kansas on November 1, 1937.  She was the 5th of five daughters and considered herself a tomboy and the son that Bruce never had.  Sister, Valera (14 years older than Esther) remembers the night that Esther was born, as Valera had to milk 7 cows as Bruce...

Ardis Nadine (Harr) Partch was the fourth daughter born to Virgil and Esther (Gilliland) Harr on September 7, 1936 in Yuma, Colorado.  Ardis met the love of her life Richard Partch and they were married on September 22, 1955 at the Wray Court House.  They were blessed with five children, five granddaughters, four great grandchildren and another on the way.  Ardis was a stay at home mom.  She ran children's day care for many years.  She helped her Aunt Fern...

Shirley May Thompson was born on May 24, 1936 to Melvern and Sophia Miles of Holyoke, Colorado.  She entered into eternal rest in her home in Holyoke on October 7, 2018. Shirley attended Haxtun schools and graduated from Haxtun High School in 1954.  She then went on to attend Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, Colorado. Shirley married the love of her life, Robert Leland Thompson, on September 4, 1955 in Haxtun, Colorado.  Shirley worked for the Phillips County social...

Donald Stanley Rutledge was born on January 5, 1938, on the family farm northeast of Yuma, Colorado to Howard Stanley Rutledge and Mary Brand Rutledge in the house built in 1894 that still stands today. He was the youngest child with two bossy, older sisters, Doris and Shirley.  He grew up helping his parents with a variety of chores including feeding beef, working on the dairy and raising chickens.  While in high school Don was involved in the Future Farmers of America, and served...

Paul Lee Ross was born on March 6, 1936 to William C. and Georgia C. (Immenschuh) Ross in Denver, Colorado. He passed away on October 1, 2018 at the Yuma District Hospital in Yuma, Colorado at the age of 82.             Paul graduated from Saint Francis de Sales High School in 1954. He attended the School of Mines for three years before joining the US Army to serve in the Corps of Engineers from...

Jeffrey Michael Hickox of Haxtun, Colorado was born on April 20, 1983 to Charlie Hickox and Lynn (Olive) Fontana in Colorado Springs, Colorado.  He passed away on September 28. 2018 In Denver, Colorado.    Jeff attended Palmer High School and received a Bachelor of Enviromental Science degree at the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He married Christine Lee (Cowne) on June 9, 2013 in Manitou Springs, Colorado,   Jeff worked for the Colorado...

Leota Jane Corman was born on August 19, 1923 in Otis, Colorado,  and passed away peacefully on September 30, 2018  in Yuma, Colorado. Leota was born to Raymond and Rose (Matthews) Bose. She was the middle child of three, older sister Virginia and younger brother Floyd (Bud) She attended Otis schools through the 11th grade.  She married the love of her life, Raymond Corman on September 1, 1940. They joined St. Paul Lutheran Church in 1951.  They were blessed with two...

Jennie Virginia (Elder) Banaka, was born on July 28th, 1928 in Lamar, NE to Joseph A. Elder and Newella A. (Corning) Elder . She entered into eternal life on September  24th, 2018 at Regent Park Nursing Home in Holyoke, CO.  Jennie was born in Lamar, NE, the youngest of  8 children. Her parents then moved the family to Palisade, NE for a short time For Joseph’s work. They moved back to the Lamar area where Jennie attended school through the 8th grade and received her...

August Freeman Scheunemann II entered this world in Denver on January 30, 1945 to Freeman and Mildred Scheunemann.  Uncle Chip and Chip, as he was affectionately known to family and friends, grew up in the Scheunemann family home in Holyoke.  He graduated from Holyoke High School in 1963 and Parks School of Business in Denver, CO.  Soon after, he returned to Holyoke to help run the family department store.  During that time, Chip was involved with numerous civic...

Larry Timmens, also known as “Roller Boy 13” by his friends passed away on September 12, 2018 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.  He was born on June 16, 1966 in Yuma, Colorado to Lyle Lavern Timmens and Eula Jean (Farmer) Timmens.  Larry graduated from Yuma High School with the class of 1986. Larry always had a big smile and a hello for everyone, he never knew a stranger.  Larry loved to read when he could still see.  He was an avid fisherman while he could...