What can we reason but from what we know? -Alexander Pope
What can we reason but from what we know? -Alexander Pope
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Frank (Eugene) Salvador passed away Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 at his home in Casa Grande, Ariz. at the age of 84. He was born April 11, 1936, to H. E. & Alice (Sperber) Salvador in Sterling. His family is making plans for a celebration of Frank’s life for family and friends to be announced later this spring in Colorado and in Arizona. Bauke Funeral Home, Holyoke, will be in charge of the arrangements....
Dr. Curtis C. Starkebaum, DVM, passed away peacefully, at home with family, on Feb. 1, 2021 at the age of 97. Curtis was born on the family farm near Haxtun on April 10, 1923 to Ernest and Vera Starkebaum. Growing up, he worked on the farm, raising turkeys, chicken, cows, hogs, horses and the growing of corn. He attended a one-room school through eighth grade, riding his horse, Bill, to and from school. He was good student and multi-sport athlete at Haxtun High School. Curtis graduated from...
Richard Charles Moon passed away on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021 at the Sterling Regional MedCenter at the age of 75. Richard was born on Oct. 22, 1945 south of Haxtun to Richard Wilson and Betty Lou (Whited) Moon. He attended schools in Stoneham, Sterling and Van Lou, Ohio. He was a welder and worked at Wisdom Manufacturing. Richard was a member of the Sterling Foursquare Church and was a strong believer in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. He loved attending church and bible studies. He also loved spending time with his grandkids, family and...
Richard Lee Jackson passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 29, 2020 at the age of 79. Richard was born on Jan. 21, 1942 in Merina, Neb. to Kenneth and Pauline (Prescott) Jackson. He attended school at Merina and later obtained a GED. Richard was in the Army and the Army National Guard. He was a third degree master Mason of the Blue Lodge in Scottsbluff, Neb. and a 32nd degree Shriner of the Scottish Rite in Alliance, Neb. Richard was only seven years old when he started to help his father farm. He...
Thomas Keith Brooks, known as Tom by all, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021 following a tragic accident at the age of 58. He was born, the youngest of four siblings, on July 31, 1962 in El Cajon, Calif., to Ivan Keith Brooks and Elaine (Darlene) Fetzer. At the time of his death Tom was doing what he loved, working as an independent handyman in Haxtun. Tom grew up in El Cajon and graduated from Granite Hills High in 1981. Tom started working in construction after high school....
Larry Gene Stein passed away on Jan. 19, 2021 at the age of 84 at Melissa Memorial Hospital in Holyoke. He was born on Jan. 7, 1937 to Erwin and Jo (Rice) Stein in Topeka, Kan. After graduating from high school Larry attended Western Colorado University in Gunnison. Larry married JoAnn (Weiss) Stein on March 9, 1958 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Holyoke. This union was blessed with three children Brian, Cheryl and Eric. Larry and JoAnn spent 62 years together before his passing. Larry...
Burnell (Buster) Lee Holcomb passed away Jan. 18, 2021 in Muskogee, Okla. at the age of 91. Burnell was born on March 19, 1929 in Helena, Mont. He moved to Michigan from Montana at the age of six with his family. Later in life he worked on a ship as a Merchant Marine, worked as a crane operator and served in the Army during the ending of the World War II. Then Burnell met Wauneta, married and settled down in Michigan, where he went into farming like his father and grandfather. In 1969 Burnell, Wauneta and their son bill moved to the Wages...
Nova “Joy” Blancken went to be with the Lord on Jan. 22, 2021 in Holyoke. She was born in Fowler, Kan. on April 29, 1934. Joy started school in Kansas and during her elementary years, they moved to a wheat farm in Stratton. She graduated from Stratton High School and then attended Colorado Women’s College and earned her degree in Secretarial Science. She worked at the First National Bank of Colorado Springs and soon after relocated with her two children to Stratton. Joy worked at the First National Bank of Stratton for 37 years. During that...
Robert Fred Crossland passed away Jan. 5, 2021 at the Washington County Nursing Home in Akron. Robert "Bob" Crossland was born Jan. 20, 1946, in Haxtun, the son of Robert Wayne and Edna (Johnson) Crossland. Bob attended his early years of school in Fleming, Haxtun and Eckley and graduated from Wray High School in 1964. After high school he went on to graduate from the National Electronics Institute in Denver in 1965. It was while in Denver that he met and courted his life-mate, Sandra Kay...
David Duane Schaefer, known as Dave by all who knew him, passed away unexpectedly in Haxtun on Dec. 31, 2020 at the age of 67. He was born on Sept. 21, 1953 in Sterling to Lee and Thyra Schaefer. On Aug. 17, 1979 Dave married Kathy Idler in a wedding chapel outside of Golden. At the time of his death, Dave was employed by Wilson's Repair in Haxtun. He previously owned and operated Lee's Auto Parts in Haxtun before selling the business to Green's Repair which later became Wilson's Repair. Dave wa...
Althea Maxine (Lundberg) Cumming passed away on Dec. 20, 2020 at her home in Sun Lakes, Ariz. at the age of 96. Althea was born March 26, 1924, to Roy Edward and Alice Pearl (Lounsberry) Lundberg on their farm north of Haxtun in Sedgwick County. She attended Fairfield School nearby from first through 10th grade. Althea then finished the last two years of high school in Haxtun, with the Class of 1942. The family was a member of the local Swedish Covenant Church, where her father was on the board...
Robert F. Crossland passed away in Akron on Jan. 5, 2021 at the age of 74. He was born Jan. 20, 1946 to Robert Wayne and Edna Carrie (Johnson) Crossland in Haxtun. Funeral services were held on Jan. 15 at the Wray United Methodist Church in Wray with Pastor Ben Wentworth officiating. Interment followed in the Grandview Cemetery in Wray. Memorials may be given to Robert F. Crossland Memorial Fund, c/o First Pioneer National Bank in Wray. Schmidt-Jones Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements....
Eric Allen Kipp passed away Dec. 14, 2020 in Chappell, Neb. with longtime girlfriend Lori by his side. Eric was born May 1, 1971 in Wray to Frank Allen Kipp and Mary (Riggs) Kipp. He was a lifelong resident of the Pleasant Valley Community in Northwest Yuma County. He graduated from Yuma High School in 1989 and furthered his education with two years at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling. Eric grew up farming and hunting on his parents' farm and developed a love of hunting and raising sheep....
Thomas Duane Davis died on Jan. 7, 2021 while in care at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley due to complications with COVID. Tom was born on Nov. 24, 1947 in Haxtun to his parents Andrew and Opal (Marvin) Davis. He attended Haxtun Schools and graduated from Haxtun High School in 1966. He loved playing sports, playing drums in the band and singing in the choir. Tom earned certification from the Police Academy and the Sheriff's Academy. Tom was a member of the Colorado Association of Chi...
Evelyn Berdine (North) Koberstein was called to the heavenly garden on Dec. 18, 2020 at the age of 90. Berdine was born to Claude V. and Goldie E. (Hall) Koberstein on June 10, 1930 in Phillips County. She spent her childhood southwest of Holyoke in the Pleasant Valley area. She attended school in Holyoke and graduated from Phillips County High School. Following high school, she attended college in Denver. On May 7, 1950 Berdine was united in marriage to Ray W. “Swede” Koberstein at the First United Methodist Church in Holyoke, where they wer...
Mable Louise Postal, a resident of Brighton for more than 50 years, died Dec. 10, 2020 of natural causes at the home of her nephew in Westminster. She was 93. Mable was born to G. J. "Joe" Moon and Wilma Barden Moon in Akron on June 3, 1927. Her mother died when Mable was just two years old. When an Iowa single mother, Bernice Thurber, heard from her aunt in Fleming about the widowed farmer with three young children, she moved to the Moon farm north of Dailey to become the housekeeper and...
Leonard Lee Anderson died Dec. 22, 2020 at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush at the age of 88. He was born Oct. 19, 1932 on his grandmother's (Lola Griebel Anderson) homestead north of Webster, Kan. to George W. Anderson and Elma (Evans) Anderson. Due to difficulties of the Depression the family ended up moving to north central Colorado in 1935 looking for opportunities. After working for several farmers in the area the family ended up in Nunn in 1941 and went to work managing the Campion...
Kenneth Laverne Salyards passed away Jan. 6, 2021 at the Haxtun Hospital at the age of 92. He was born in Haxtun on April 23, 1928, the son of Lloyd and Anna (Holmes) Salyards. Ken attended schools in Ovid, Dailey and Haxtun. The family lived in Ovid, Littleton and Eaton for a period of time, before returning to Haxtun. He married Lily Mae Fetzer on Jan. 1, 1950 in Dailey; they were parents to three sons, Patrick, Mike and Dennis. The couple lived and farmed north of Haxtun and later in life mov...
Darrell Russell Hiatt passed away on Nov. 28, 2020 at Melissa Memorial Hospital at the age of 88. He was born Nov. 24, 1932 to Wayne and Doris Hiatt in Ovid. Darrell married Jean Hettrich on June 27, 1954. They were married for 66 years. Darrell love to farm, and build and fly remote airplanes. In past years Darrell and Jean enjoyed square dancing and camp outs with their camp and dancer club. Darrell is survived by his wife Jean Hiatt, Holyoke; son Gary and wife Linda, Barnunn, Wyo.; daughter...
Cella Mary Garrett passed away on Oct. 27, 2020 in Haxtun at the age of 97. Cella was born on July 5, 1923 in Big Springs, Neb., to Floyd and Olive (Temple) Thrasher. She graduated from Big Springs High School at the age of 16. During World War 2, Cella worked in an electronics manufacturing plant in Ogallala, Neb. and moved to Haxtun following her marriage to Merle Dean "Diz" Garrett on March 23, 1946 in St. Francis, Kan. Cella worked at several locations in Haxtun including the Haxtun Departme...
Richard "Dick" Fryrear passed away Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 in Greeley at the age of 76. Richard "Dick" Fryrear was born in Haxtun on June 18, 1944 to Melvin and Mary (Thompson) Fryrear. He was the third child following his sisters Helen and Barbara. The Fryrears lived in the tight-knit community of Highland Center south of Haxtun. Dick attended the Highland Center Grade School. He often remarked that he received a great education there because the information was repeated for each class and, in...
Donald Gene Salyards died peacefully at 1:15 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020 at Heritage Point in Mishawaka, Ind. following a brief illness at the age of 89. Don was born on Feb. 6, 1931 in Haxtun to Clyde and Maude (Holmes) Salyards. He grew up during the Depression in several small farming towns in Colorado including Littleton and Eaton. He started working after school at a young age and was always very resourceful. His numerous jobs included working in his Dad's blacksmith shop, helping at...
Royce James Potter passed away peacefully with his family by his side Nov. 28, 2020. Royce was born June 3, 1942 to Rose and Roy Potter in Haxtun. Royce was the youngest of five siblings, Robert (Bob), Helen, Richard (Dick) and Patricia. He graduated from Haxtun High School in 1960 and attended Colorado State University for two years. Royce married Janet Heermann on Aug. 18, 1962 in Fort Collins and they moved to California. Royce worked at Laurentide, a finance company, for the next six years in California and Nevada. Their son Rick was born...
William Bruntz, Haxtun, passed away in Fort Morgan on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020 at the age of 91. Bill was born on Jan. 23, 1929 in Scottsbluff, Neb. to Fred and Mary (Wambolt) Bruntz. He married Luella Bartels on Aug. 3, 1945. In 1952, Bill enlisted in the United States Army. During his service time, he was a barber. He was honorably discharged in 1954. Bill was a farmer, auctioneer, owned his own service station, truck driver, worked on trailers, trained students for truck driving and raised his...
Betty Dix passed away at Regent Park in Holyoke on Monday, Nov. 30 at the age of 92. Betty was born to parents Melvin and Hilda Sherwood on June 27, 1928 south of Paoli. She grew up on the family farm and attended Broadway School, a one-room country school south of Paoli, and Haxtun High School. On Sept. 23, 1945, she married Jack Dix of Haxtun. The couple raised five children on the family farm southwest of Haxtun. Betty helped her husband operate the farm raising dryland wheat and cattle...
