All Obituaries

Connie Rae (Twiss) Corman was born on December 11, 1944 in Wray, Colorado.  She was the second of five children born to Howard B. and Mary Faye (Funk) Twiss.  Connie left this world on November 10th, 2020 at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, CO.  Connie was raised on the family farm southwest of Otis, where she attended Ashland school for grades 1-8.  She finished her secondary education at Otis High School, graduating in 1962.  After graduating, she moved...

Larry L. Korf was born on January 13, 1939 to George and Bessie (Zwirn) Korf Yuma, Colorado he passed away on November 14, 2020 in Sterling, Colorado at the age of 81. Larry was born and raised in Yuma, Colorado.  He farmed for many years with his father, George .  Along with farming Larry had several other side jobs, roofing, sprinklers for irrigation and a tree cutting business. In 1957 Larry married Sharry Darlene (Fisher) Korf to that marriage four children were born, Troy,...

Lydia Hoffmann, 101, of Yuma, Colorado was born in Fort Morgan, Colorado January 31, 1919 and passed from this earthly life November 18, 2020 at her home in Yuma.   She was born to David and Anna Catherine (Weimer) Sagel, immigrants who had come to the United States seven years earlier from the German colony of Kraft, Russia.  She was the fifth of eight children. Her siblings included older brothers Dave, Carl, and Jake, older sister Marie, younger brother Fred, and younger...

Wilma Loraine Halbert was born on November 11, 1938 to Raymond W. and Frances L. (Cunningham) Bailey in Greeley, Colorado.  She passed away on November 12, 2020 in Holyoke, Colorado at the age of 82.  Wilma married Robert L. Halbert in Denver, Colorado.  Wilma graduated from Greeley High School and then attended the University of Northern Colorado also in Greeley, Colorado.  Wilma worked as a Commercial Insurance Underwriter and Rater. Wilma loved to read and was...

Adam Edward Wirges was born on November 9, 1984 to Phillip and Carolyn (Prothman) Wirges in Holyoke, Colorado he passed away on November 9, 2020 in Brush, Colorado at the age of 36.  Following High School Adam received an Associates of Arts Degree. He was a trained fire fighter.   He was self-employed since 2009.   Adam enjoyed wake-boarding, skiing, fun with friends anywhere, golfing, riding motor bikes and playing cards. Adam was preceded in death by his...

Dennis Lee Baucke, a man of faith, strength and courage passed away on October 23rd, 2020 at the Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, CO with his family by his side. Dennis was born to Edwin and Adaline Baucke on October 4th, 1955 in Yuma, Colorado. He was the second of three children and the only son. He grew up north of Yuma where he helped his family with different responsibilities on the farm. Those included; collecting chicken eggs, raising hogs, and he helped with the day to day...

Alta “Darlene” Moffitt Strand was born July 3, 1929 in Akron, Colorado to Theodore Irving and Alta Molly (Welty) Moffitt.  She passed away on November 3, 2020 at the Regent Park Nursing and Rehabilitation & Carriage House in Holyoke, Colorado. Through her early childhood, the family moved numerous times, including Brush, Colorado and Hollywood, California.  They eventually settled in the Akron area and then to the Otis area. Darlene was baptized as a teenager in...

Helen Irene Knight was born on June 11, 1940 to Freeman and Ruth (Severns) Wadsworth in Rushville, Nebraska.  Helen married Wendell (Pete) Knight on August 22, 1958, when they eloped to Hot Springs, South Dakota.  Helen and Pete spent nearly fifty-nine years together before Pete’s passing on May 18, 2017. Helen worked at various jobs including the Gas Company, Dental Office, as a Teacher’s Aide, at the family business Knight and Son.  Helen was a member of the...

 After a sixteen year battle with cancer, Orval Dean Rawson (78) passed away peacefully at his home in Yuma, CO on October 29, 2020 with family by his side. Orval was born on October 29, 1942 in a house in Eckley, CO to William (Bill) and Esther Rawson, the middle child of three.  He was raised in Yuma where he met his high school sweetheart and the love of his life, Cathy Ann (Myers) in 1961.  During high school he participated in football, track and theater and he graduated...