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Kelley Dean Hunt passed away unexpectedly on Dec. 9, 2024. His departure leaves a profound void in the hearts of those who knew and loved him. Kelley was born on Feb. 22, 1958 and adopted to Charles Evert Hunt, Jr. and Leona May (Salvador) Hunt. Kelley is a 1976 graduate of Haxtun High School. Born with a deep connection to the land, Kelley found joy and purpose in farming - a passion that shaped much of his early life. Later, he embarked on a career as an over-the-road truck driver, where he...
Joan Paulson, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, passed away on Oct. 27, 2024 at the age of 85. She was born on Feb. 28, 1939 in Cheyenne Wells. Joan was the eldest of five children born to Wally and Josephine Bruce and raised in Haxtun with her siblings John, Barb, Carol and Bob. Joan graduated from Haxtun High in 1957, Kahler School of Nursing (Rochester, Minn.) in 1960 and the University of Colorado in 1964 (Master's of Nursing). Then she started her career in Minnesota as a nursing...
Larry David Rutledge entered into eternal life on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024 at the age of 80. Larry was born Nov. 14, 1943 in Auburn, Neb. to Carroll Carson and Cora Merle (Hutchinson) Rutledge. Larry enlisted in the United States Army at Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. and was honorably discharged on April 24, 1965. He married Carolyn Sue Henderson on Dec. 28, 1971 in Loveland. Larry worked as an engineer at Lockheed Martin for many years. Larry is survived by his wife Carolyn; daughters Barbara...
Blake Anthony Krueger passed away Oct. 7, 2024 at the age of 32. Blake was born May 14, 1992 in Haxtun to Forrest Benge and Melissa Krueger. Growing up, Blake lived in Amherst on his Grandpa Krueger's farm until moving to Sterling. He was a graduate of Sterling High School with the Class of 2011. While in high school, he met the love of his life Danielle Petarde and they were married on May 27, 2017. After he graduated from high school, he worked for Industrial Welding for 10 years. He then...
Brenda Diane Gallegos died in faith in her Lord, Jesus Christ, on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, at Anschutz Medical Center in Aurora at the age of 59. Brenda was born on Aug. 13, 1965 to Clifton Belcher and Janice (McCall) Belcher in Kankakee, Ill. She was baptized on Sept. 5, 1965 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Kankakee. In 1977, Brenda welcomed Warren Dermer as a father into her life. She was confirmed on March 30, 1980 at First English Lutheran Church in Sterling. Brenda attended school in...
Patrick "LeRoy" Lousberg passed away Sept. 16, 2024 at the Haxtun Nursing Home. LeRoy was born Aug. 13, 1939 in a home birth in the St. Peter's area. His parents were Aloys and Elizabeth Lousberg. LeRoy was the youngest of four boys: Duane, Deryle, Dean and LeRoy. He attended St. Peter's Catholic School until eighth grade and then went to Fleming High School where he graduated in 1957. On Sept. 5, 1959, LeRoy married Joanine Lock. LeRoy and Joanine were married 61 years and had seven children...
Ronnie Sack, Paoli, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 12 at 3 p.m. at the Paoli Cemetery....
Richard Hinde died on Sept. 12, 2024 in Haxtun at the age of 90. Dick, as he was known by his family and many friends, was born Sept. 6, 1934 in Haxtun. He is the son of Harold and Katherine (Wilhelmi) Hinde and had six siblings, all of whom have preceded him in death. He and his family lived on several different farms southwest of Haxtun during his childhood. He attended Daily, Fleming and Haxtun schools, graduating from Haxtun High School in 1953. Shortly after graduating, he married his high...
Julayne Ann Brown passed away on Aug. 25, 2024 at her home in Craig at the age of 57. She was born on Aug. 21 1967. To commemorate her incredible journey and to celebrate the love she spread, a memorial service will be held in her honor at Grant Mortuary, 621 Yampa Avenue in Craig at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14. A reception will follow at the Chamber of Commerce. In lieu of flowers, donations may made to any local animal shelter as Julayne was an avid animal lover....
Joe Frank Woodside passed away peacefully in Haxtun on Monday, Aug. 19 at the age of 87. Joe was born on Feb. 14 1937 to Oakley and Mabel (Tilman) Woodside in McKenzie, Tenn. Joe attended Fulton High School in Fulton, Kent. After graduation, he went on to attend Murray State University, in Murray Kent. In 1958 Joe enlisted in the United States Army where he served with the Army Security Agency, as a communications expert. Joe served the until 1963, spending most of his service time in Germany....
Teresa Ann (Cheney) Blackburn Yost passed away peacefully at Mesa Valley Estates on Aug. 17, 2024 at the age of 85. She was born April 2, 1939 to Harold C. Cheney and Minnie DeBuhr Cheney in Haxtun. She grew up in Haxtun where she and her sisters Velda Lee and LaVonne Kay were known as the "Cheney girls." She was very busy with school activities and working with her mother and sisters in Minnie's Cafe. In highschool Teresa was active in the band, the school choir, and was a cheerleader for the...
Ivan Keith Brooks passed away Saturday, June 29, 2024 at the age of 93. Keith was born Oct. 29, 1930 in Haxtun to Ivan and Florence Elnora (Bevard) Brooks. He graduated from Haxtun High School in 1949. After graduation, Keith worked at Haxtun Phone Company for four years, the Seismic Company for two years and Western Lumbar in California for 40 years. He married Elaine Darlene Fetzer in 1952 in Haxtun and later married Vera Lowry in El Cajon, Calif. in 1984. Keith enjoyed spending time with his...
Linda Anne Fuesz passed away on July 29, 2024 in Haxtun at the age of 80. She was born in Grand Junction on July 22, 1944, the second of four children born to Dr. Lowell and Anna Mae Heiny. She graduated from Grand Junction High where she was active in the symphonic orchestra, was a violinist and also played the piano. She was involved in multiple clubs including serving on the student council as vice president and being a part of the United Methodist youth group where she also attended church...
It is with great sadness that Cody Alan Craven passed away, unexpectedly, on Saturday, July 20, 2024 in Sidney, Neb. He was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming on Aug. 11, 1958 to Harrison Alan and Dorothy (Phillips) Craven. His dad worked on the ranch outside of Chugwater, Wyo. until Cody was between the ages of one or two year. They then moved to Brighton, where he grew up and graduated from Brighton High School in 1976. Cody then moved to Sterling to attend Northeastern Junior College, graduating in...
Joan Ord Dvorak passed from this world on July 11, 2024 at her home in Haxtun at the age of 75. Joan was the third of five children born to Robert and Marie Ord on March 8, 1949 in Denver. She went to Kindergarten at Park Hill School and first grade at Blessed Sacrament grade school. In 1956 the family gave up city life for mountain living in Evergreen, where she continued grade school and graduated from Evergreen High School in 1967. Their house was a mile from the town of Evergreen and about a...
Jimmy "Jim" Dean Gibbs passed away on Monday, June 24, 2024 in Sterling at the age of 72. A private remembrance gathering will be held by the family and his ashes will be scattered at a place close to his heart. Jim was born on Jan. 15, 1952 in Sterling to Donald D. and Patricia M. (Anderson) Gibbs. He graduated in 1970 from Haxtun High School and attended Denver Automotive School and the Police Academy. He worked as a Police Officer for the Town of Haxtun, a Water Well Driller for Stewart...
Tamara Lucinda (Hill) Welch passed away on Wednesday, July 3, 2024 in Greeley at the age of 69. Tamara was born Jan. 5, 1955 in Haxtun to Jackie Duane and Verna Marlene (Dee) Hill. She graduated from Haxtun High School, then completed her Associate Degree at Ambassador College in Big Sandy, Texas. Tamara married K. Michael Welch on July 13, 1975 in Sterling; the two were married for 49 years. Tamara owned and operated Sterling Health Foods for many years. In her free time she enjoyed bird...
Sallie Munson passed away on June 24, 2024 at the Sedgwick County Nursing Home in Julesburg at the age of 98. Sallie was born on Aug. 22, 1925 in Norphlet, Ark., the daughter of W.H. Murphy and Maggie Elva Sullivan. She grew up in a large family with three sisters and six brothers. Sallie attended school in Norphlet, graduating in 1942. After high school, she attended secretarial school in El Dorado, Ark. In 1944, she went to work for a local lawyer for a short time, then went to work for the Wa...
On Sunday, June 9, 2024 Rebecca Anne Peterson passed away peacefully into God's arms at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood. Becky was born on Aug. 10, 1957 in Holyoke to Donald and Shirley Vernon. She graduated from Holyoke High School in 1975 and worked at Melissa Memorial Hospital until 1982. Then in the summer of 1982 she met her husband-to-be, Randal Peterson. They married Oct. 1, 1982 and began a 42-year run of God's blessings. Becky and Randy had three children, Randal Peterson Jr., Lena...
Judy Lynn (Salvador) Crossland passed away on May 6, 2024 at the age of 65. Judy was born on Sept. 7, 1958 to Paul and Florence (Langdon) Salvador in Haxtun. Judy married Harold Crossland Sept. 30, 1984. She attended Holyoke and Haxtun schools. After graduating from Haxtun High School in 1977, Judy went to Northeastern Junior College to pursue her cosmetology career. Judy was then a passionate beautician for 45 years, including owning her own beauty shop. Judy took very good care of her...
Linda Lou (Bahler) Statz passed away surrounded by her children on June 10, 2024. She lived her entire life in and around Holyoke. Linda was born on Nov. 19, 1947. Linda was devoted to family and community. Professionally, she worked as a bookkeeper and later county treasurer. Once she retired, she volunteered her bookkeeping expertise at multiple churches. She and her husband Ralph also owned and operated the Peerless Theater for about a decade. She was a very active volunteer, participating...
Wilbert (Will) Brown left this life on earth to be with his Lord for eternity on April 8, 2024 in Hayden, Idaho. Memorial Service will be held Saturday, June 15, 2024 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Haxtun at 10:30 a.m. Inurnment will be at the Haxtun Cemetery with a luncheon to follow at the church....
John D. Rhodes passed away Thursday, May 30, 2024 at the Sedgwick County Hospital in Julesburg at the age of 79. John was born in Julesburg on Sept. 30, 1944 to John and Elizabeth (Lundburg) Rhodes. John's love for his family was evident in his upbringing on the family farm in the Fairfield Community, south of Haxtun, with his four sisters. He cherished his time there, creating lasting memories. He graduated from Haxtun High School in 1963. John's unwavering dedication to his country was a...
Wilbert (Will) Brown left this life on earth to be with his Lord for eternity on April 8, 2024 in Hayden, Idaho. Will was welcomed into this life on Sept. 8, 1945 by his parents Hubert and Esther Brown of Haxtun. Will's first home was a 600 square foot two room farm house east of Haxtun. Will was the oldest of three boys. He was joined on the family farm by brothers, LaVern in 1948 and Milton in 1955. The family moved into a new home their father built while not farming. Growing up on the...
Ruth Starkebaum, affectionately known as Laverne, was born on Oct. 1, 1929 to Ruth and Carl Englehart at Cortez. Our Heavenly Father called Laverne home on March 5, 2024 at the age of 94. She died at home surrounded by family and her caregiver. Laverne attended schools in the Lewis/Cortez area, followed by studying at the University of Northern Colorado until her marriage to Clark Starkebaum on Aug. 14, 1949, after meeting on a blind date. She attended Colorado State University until Clark's...
