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Bradford L. Clark passed away on Nov. 13, 2020 in Idaho Falls, Idaho at the age of 70. He was diagnosed with vascular dementia in May of 2018. Brad was born and raised in Haxtun, the son of Grover K. Clark and Pauline Heckman. After high school Brad started his family with two sons and began his life-long career in sales which included for a time carrying on the family Chevrolet dealership in Haxtun. He loved the car business but life took him in different directions where he sold everything...
René Davis passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2020 at University Hospital-Anschutz in Aurora at the age of 75. A daughter. A sister. A wife. A mother. A grandmother. A "Grandma Janet." A friend. Her husband, James "Jim" Davis, of almost 55 years loved her more than words can express. She and Jim set an amazing example for their four children who have been married a collective 125 years. Janet passed away on what would have been her mother's 112th birthday. Janet was born near her childhood home...
Scott Wayne Legg passed away Nov. 22, 2020 in Sterling at the age of 53. Scott was born Dec. 7, 1966 in Haxtun to Patricia (Lambert) and Elmer Legg. He graduated from Fleming High School. Scott was a Veteran and was in the Air Force from 1985-1989. He made his career as the waste water superintendent for the City of Sterling. Scott received his certification for class A waste water and water, water distribution, waste water collections and industrial waste water treatment. On April 16, 1994 he...
Holt Brandon Houser passed away on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020 at the age of 51. Holt was born on May 17, 1969 in Holyoke to Marilyn (McMillan) Strother and later adopted by the late Doug Houser. He attended Fleming Schools from 1977-1987 where he graduated. He moved to Greeley in 1989 after his dad died and worked various jobs. In May 1991, he met the love of his life and the rest is beautiful history. Shauna and Holt married in May of 1992 and together have four children. Life was never easy for Holt medically; he suffered from kidney disease...
Raymond "Ray" Milo Hahn passed away on Nov. 6, 2020 in Walla Walla, Wash. at the age of 90. Ray was born in the home of his maternal grandparents in St. Joseph, Mo. on Sept. 24, 1930 to Raymond and Ila Marene (Wisdom) Hahn. He was the oldest of five children. Ray grew up in Haxtun, where his family raised wheat, horses and dairy cows. Growing up in the plains of Colorado, Ray shared many stories with his children about getting up before dawn to milk the dairy cattle and opening the door only to...
Gerald Dean "Lefty" Haynes passed away Oct. 28, 2020 at the age of 90 in Sterling with his loving family by his side. Gerald was born Oct. 2, 1930 in Holyoke, the seventh child of 13, born to Mary (Noren) and Clyde W. Haynes. He attended school from first through eighth grade at Sunnyside District 3. The family moved to Dailey and he attended one year of school there. He then attended Fleming, graduating with the Class of 1948. During high school, Gerald played all sports, but his first love...
Joanine Rose Lock Lousberg passed away on Oct. 9, 2020 at the age of 80. Joanine was born Jan. 21, 1940 in Linn, Mo. Her parents were Edward and Mary Ann Lock and she was one of 10 children. When Joanine was three years old her family moved to the St. Peters area. Joanine went to St. Peters Catholic school until eighth grade and graduated from Fleming High School. Joanine married Patrick (LeRoy) Lousberg on Sept. 5, 1959. Together Joanine and LeRoy had seven children. Joanine was a stay-at-home...
Laurel Adelaide Williams passed away in Sterling on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020 at the age of 96. Laurel was born on Feb. 11, 1924 at home in LeRoy. She was the daughter of Peter Loos and Idaletta Dreier Loos. Laurel attended school at LeRoy and Highway, where she found her passion for teaching at a very young age. She graduated from New Haven High School in 1941 and later earned her teaching degree from the University of Northern Colorado in 1960. Laurel lived in the LeRoy community all of her...
June Pauline Edwards passed away on Sept. 20, 2020 in Haxtun at the age of 68. June was born on July 10, 1952 to Willis and Mary Ann Holtman in Girard, Kan. In 1968, she met Warren Edwards and they wed on Nov. 29, 1969 going on to have three children: Jesse, Damon and Cindy. June dedicated her life to being a fantastic and wonderful mother. June was also a second mother to many kids in Haxtun. She was always very active in the lives of all of her kids. She volunteered in each of their classrooms growing up she and she was a Den Mother for the C...
Adam John Powell passed away on Sept. 21, 2020 at the age of 39. Adam was born on April 27, 1981 in Atwood, Kan. and grew up in McDonald, Kan. attending Cheylin elementary and high school. He graduated from Cheylin High School in 1999. After high school Adam attended Sterling College in Sterling, Kan. on a football scholarship for one season before returning to Colby Community College. Adam was a cook at heart and began cooking at various restaurants before opening his own bar and grill in Atwoo...
Rodney Kent Rahe passed away on Aug. 15, 2020 at the age of 76. He was born to John and Hilda (Stahr) Rahe in Julesburg on Dec. 4, 1943. Rodney was baptized into the Christian faith and reaffirmed his faith through the rite of confirmation at the Zion Lutheran Church in Chappell, Neb. He attended a rural school north of Chappell through the eighth grade and then began high school in Chappell. After his parents moved from Nebraska, Rodney graduated from Haxtun High School. In 1968, Rodney...
Verna Elizabeth Bledsoe passed away in Haxtun on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020 at the age of 97. Verna was born on May 11, 1923 in Osceola, Neb. to Clarence Egelhoff and Lillian (Eversman) Egelhoff. She attended grade school at Phillips County Elementary and High School at Fleming High School. She married Charles Bledsoe on Aug. 12, 1941 in Sidney, Neb. They had two daughters Deanna and Judy. Charles passed away in 1974. Verna was a farmwife and mother during her years with Charles. During her...
Mary Madeline (Young) Allen passed away Sept. 8, 2020 at the Haxtun Hospital at the age of 101 years, six months and seven days. Mary was born March 1, 1919 near Martinsville, Mo., the fourth child of Owen and Eppa (Milholland) Young. When Mary was one year old, her family moved to a farm in the Sandhills southeast of Holyoke. After a few years of drought and hard times, her father moved the family back to a farm in Northwest Missouri. On July 3, 1936 she married Vestil Clyle Allen. To this unio...
Jeffrey "Reid" LaMont passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020 at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley at the age of 66. Reid was born in Fairbanks, Alaska on May 6, 1954 to Gerald Bobby "Bob" LaMont and Willa Mae "Billy" (Harvey) LaMont. He is survived by his son Jedidiah "Cole" LaMont, LaSalle, and daughter Scarlet A. LaMont, Sterling; grandchildren Kadon, Korbon and Paislee Trout, Sterling; brother Gerald and wife Sally-Jo LaMont, Deer Trail; and sister Linda and husband Mitch...
Howard Dale Einspahr passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020 at the age of 76 at the Regent Park Nursing and Rehabilitation and Carriage House in Holyoke. Howard was born on Oct. 9, 1943 in Sterling to Emial and Ruth Einspahr of Haxtun. He completed his primary and secondary education at Haxtun Public School in Haxtun. After high school, he attended Northeastern Junior College in Sterling where he studied agriculture. On June 4, 1967, Howard married Lila Mae Earl in Sterling. He then whisked...
Bonnie Jean (Corning) Harms passed away on Aug. 13, 2020 in Sand Springs, Okla. She was born April 1, 1932 in Colby, Kan. to Lester and Hilda (Goodrow) Corning. As a child, Bonnie's family resided in Kansas, Wyoming, Nebraska, and settled in Paoli. She graduated in 1950 from Haxtun High School in Haxtun. Bonnie married her high school sweetheart, Orville Lee Harms on Jan. 7, 1951. Bonnie's heart and home were always open. No one was turned away from either. Her integrity and support was unsurpas...
Steven B. Edwards passed away Monday, Aug. 24, 2020 at the East Morgan County Hospital at the age of 73. He was born May 12, 1947, in Sterling to Rex and Roberta (Little) Edwards. Steve graduated from Haxtun High School in 1965. He attended Northeast Junior College in Sterling for two years and then attended and graduated from Colorado State University in 1971. During his working career, Steve worked as an agronomist and was district manager for several different seed corn companies. Steve...
Ronald Gene Hart passed away at his home in Sterling on Aug. 17, 2020 at the age of 80. Ron was born July 26, 1940 in Haxtun, one of four children born to Willard and Della Jean Hart. He grew up on a farm north of Haxtun learning his love for hard work and animals at an early age. He attended school every day in town riding the bus with the sisters. Ron, in grade school, took an interest in playing the trumpet, which in the early stages was not as appreciated by the family but as time grew so...
William Plank Jr. passed away peacefully on July 8, 2020. He was born on May 8, 1931 and was a beloved husband, father, brother, uncle, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend. William is survived by daughters Patti and husband Mark Wagner, Dr. Debra Plank and Cheri and husband Robert Segari; six grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife Donna Darlene Plank and daughter Pamela Kay Tufts. A family celebration of Bill's life was held in Lak...
Duane R. Smith, Sidney, Neb., passed away Thursday, March 26, 2020 in Kimball, Neb. at the age of 83. Graveside inurnment will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5 at the Haxtun Cemetery. Condolences and memories may be left on Duane’s Book of Memories at www.gehrigstittchapel.com. Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC is in charge of care and funeral arrangements....
Eldon Reutter died Monday, July 27, 2020 at Columbine West in Fort Collins at the age of 97. Eldon, the son of Harry and Mary Reutter, was born Dec. 27, 1922 in Crab Orchard, Neb. Eldon attended a country school near Crab Orchard through the first grade, when the family moved to a farm four miles north of Sterling. He attended a country school near Sterling through the eighth grade. Eldon graduated from Sterling High School in 1940. He attended Peru State Teachers College from 1940 to February...
Robert “Bob” Allen Sauder, Haxtun, passed away on Aug. 10, 2020 in Sedgwick County at the age of 59. Bob was born on Nov. 7, 1960 to Bill and Nancy Sauder in Julesburg. He attended elementary school at Sedgwick Grade School and graduated from Revere High School in 1979. Bob’s early years were spent working alongside his dad and brother on the family farm in Sedgwick. Bob was baptized on Dec. 4, 1960 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Chappell, Neb. He actively worshiped and was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Haxtun where he serve...
Roger Dale Lambert passed away on July 27, 2020 at UC Health in Denver the age of 69. Roger was born Nov. 25, 1950 to Walker and Hazel (Freemyer) Lambert in the Holyoke Hospital. Roger "Roller" Lambert graduated from Haxtun High School in 1969. Roger was very active in track and football. In 1969, he was an All-State football player. Roger married Sandy Groover on Sept. 6, 1974. Roger and Sandy had two children: Zac and Zeb Lambert. In 2005, Roger adopted a daughter, Julie Lambert. Roger was...
Paul Vernon Evans passed away on July 21, 2020 at the age of 94. Paul was born "Baby Taylor" in Bethel Hospital (now Colorado Springs Memorial) on East Boulder Street in Colorado Springs on June 19, 1926, baby son of George Lewis and Ruth M. Coleman Taylor. On July 11, 1926, a doctor delivered him to his adopting parents, Fred Harrison Evans and Fred's wife, Emma Hooper Evans. Fred was employed, and Paul grew up, on the farm of Scott O. Sharp, about two miles north of then Fountain. Two sons wer...
Rex Hadeen passed away on Monday, July 27 in Haxtun at the age of 91. Rex was born on Aug. 19, 1928 to Caleb and Susie Hadeen in Haxtun. He went to school and graduated from Haxtun High School in 1946. After graduating high school, Rex worked for several farmers until he started working for Miller Implement in 1948. While he was employed at Miller Implement, he was a parts man, salesman, put machinery together and over hauling tractors. He received many honors for his dedicated service from...
