All Obituaries

Harvey Wayne Pletcher was born on December 21, 1931, the fifth child born to the union of George Washington Pletcher and Katie Glenn Pletcher. He was raised on the family farm 14 miles southeast of Yuma. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife Georgia Ann; brothers Melvin and wife Mildred, Millard and wife Thelma, George and wife Florence, and sister Kathryn and husband Robert Wenger; father and mother-in law George and Anna Hall; and sister-in-law Dorothy and husband Basil...

Kacee Blomme, age 43, passed away on January 29, 2019 in the care of the amazing staff of CHI Bergan Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska.  She was born on December 19, 1975 in Holyoke, Colorado and is the beloved daughter of Harold and Carole Blomme of Holyoke, Colorado and the loved sister of Kevin, Keith, Kerry, Kraig and Kelly and the auntie to many nieces and nephews. Kacee attended The Holyoke schools and graduated with the class of 1994.  After High School she attended Northeastern...

Mary “Darlene” (Potter) Ham was born in Benkelman, Nebraska on February 16th, 1932, to Mary Rita (O’Brien) and Floyd Emmett Potter.  She entered Heaven’s Gates on Saturday, January 26th, 2019. Darlene moved to the community of Haxtun, Colorado at age 2. Living on a farm and attending school. She loved horses, competing at fairs and riding her horse in parades. In High School she was a member of the Haxtun Fightin’ Bulldog band and was a Majorette, with...

Taryn Marie Arnold (Cannella) passed away January 20, 2019. Taryn was born on March 28, 1984 to Samuel and Cheryl Cannella. She grew up in Calhan, Colorado on the family’s beloved cattle ranch. From a young age, she enjoyed being outside, helping on the ranch, traveling, and spending weekends at mustang shows riding in her favorite blue mustang. Taryn was involved in 4-H from the time that she was eight years old. She spent most of her days in the barn with her animals, or riding her...

Barbara Jean Smith was born on March 9, 1946 in Goodland Kansas.  Throughout her life, Barb loved cooking, family, grandkids, loved trying new things, animals, supporting community, and was an avid Yuma sports fan and supporter.  As a child she lived in Kansas, Missouri, and Colorado, graduating from Yuma Union High School in 1964.  In late childhood and early adulthood, Barb became a role model for her younger siblings, helping to care for them.  Throughout her life, she...

Gregory Wayne Chandler passed away on January 10, 2019 in Greeley, Colorado at the age of 62.  Greg was born on January 9, 1957 in Brush, Colorado to Marguerite Mae Olson and Wayne Eldon Chandler. The family moved to Fleming, Colorado where Greg graduated from Fleming High School.  Greg faced many challenges in his life but always was that handyman fixing things and creating something new.  Living in Northeast Colorado all of his life he enjoyed coyote hunting and fishing...