Rebecca Jean Kahrs, longtime area resident, went to heaven November 19, 2024 at Sterling Regional Medical Center. She was born December 12, 1949 in Sterling to Walter and Bernice (Klein) Kahrs and baptized in Yuma at St. John’s Lutheran Church. She was later confirmed at First English Lutheran Church inContinue Reading
Debra Ann Jesse passed away at the Yuma District Hospital on Sunday, November 17, 2024. She lived in Yuma, Colorado with her husband Carl Jesse of 40 years. She was born July 12, 1955, to Carol May Smith and Alexander David Smith in Missoula, Montana. She was the fourth ofContinue Reading
Doris Marie (McCall) Smith was born on April 19, 1940, in Yuma, Colorado to Arthur Virgil McCall and Alice Capitola (Chandler) McCall. She passed away after a lengthy illness on November 9, 2024, surrounded by her family. Doris married the love of her life, Eugene Alfred Smith on June 23,Continue Reading
Cecelia “Denise” Axsom passed away on November 3, 2024 at the age of 71. She was born September 1, 1953 in Canton, Texas. Her family moved from Texas to Fort Morgan, Colorado in 1955. She graduated from Fort Morgan High School in 1971. She then attended a semester of collegeContinue Reading
Dorothy (Mathies) Polly Spear, 91, entered her eternal home in heaven on October 22, 2024. Born on May 1, 1933 to Joseph & Katherine Mathies on a farm 15 miles northeast of Yuma, CO, the sixth of seven children. The family moved to a school section further north when sheContinue Reading
Robert Lee Miller 1934– 2024 Robert Lee Miller was born November 5, 1934, and passed away October 17, 2024. A Funeral Service will take place Friday, November 1, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at the St. John’s Lutheran Church in Yuma, Colorado. Interment at the Yuma Cemetery. Memorials to the St.Continue Reading
Morgan Taylor Spencer 33, peacefully passed away October 6, 2024 in Rio Rancho, NM surrounded by her family. Born January 14, 1991 in Wray Colorado to Kenneth and Linda (Morgan) Spencer. Morgan was welcomed home in Eckley, CO by her siblings Melinda and Kyle and extended family. Morgan attended YumaContinue Reading
Dennis Albert Stahn was born February 16th, 1945, in Denver Co and passed away peacefully in his Akron home on Monday October 7th, 2024, at the age of 79. Dennis was one of four children born to Albert and Matilda Stahn. He attended high schools in Denver and graduated fromContinue Reading
Vera Genevieve (Batterson) Traxler passed away at the age of 96, on Thursday, October 10, 2024. She had resided at the Washington County Nursing Home – Harmony House, for almost six years. Vera was born at her parents’ homestead on December 20, 1927. She was the third child of LeonardContinue Reading
JoAnn C. Hanson was born June 5,1941 to Jim and Gladys Cavin of Natchez Mississippi. She was the 4th of 4 children, the baby. Her nickname as a child was “Doll” because she was so cute. Her siblings include William Cavin, Jean Cavin Rentfro, and Louise Cavin Skidmore. As aContinue Reading