Julesburg, Colorado Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Julesburg, Colorado & Surrounding Areas
Phyllis J Dye
Mar 29, 2020
PHYLLIS J DYE, 92 of Julesburg, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2020, at the Sedgwick County Hospital in Julesburg, CO. Phyllis was born June 25, 1927, near Paoli, CO. to Frederick and Anna (Dirks) Harms. She was one of seven children. Phyllis attended Ovid High School and graduated with the class of 1945. She attended beauty school in Denver, though...
Elizabeth Paquette
Mar 22, 2020
ELIZABETH "BETTY" C. (RILEY) PAQUETTE, 80, of Julesburg, passed away March 22, 2020, at the Northern Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. Betty was born June 4, 1939, at Harrisville, Rhode Island, to James and Catherine (Powell) Riley Sr. She graduated from Harrisville High School. On June 25, 1960, Betty married Raymond P. Paquette Sr. The couple made their home in...
Connie J. Juhl
Mar 2, 2020
CONNIE J. JUHL, 66 of Julesburg, passed away Monday, March 2, 2020, at the Longmont United Hospital. Connie was born December 23, 1953, at Lexington, Nebraska, to Ralph and Marian (Collins) Marquardt. She graduated from Julesburg High School with the class of 1972. Connie attended Colorado State University before graduating from the University of Northern Colorado with a degree in...
Wilma Kirkpatrick
Feb 25, 2020
WILMA M. KIRKPATRICK, 85 of Julesburg, went home to Heaven on February 25, 2020. Wilma was born December 17, 1934, at Garnett, Kansas, to Oscar and Veda (Slinkard) Citron. She grew up as middle child in a family of nine in logging camps mostly in the mountains of Colorado. Wilma raised her own family in Greeley and Brighton before moving...
Patricia L. Rabe
Feb 17, 2020
PATRICIA L. RABE, 89 of Julesburg, formerly of Chappell, NE, passed away Monday, February 17, 2020, at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. Patricia was born March 2, 1930, at Big Springs, Nebraska to Harold and Helen (Walberg) Palser at the home of her maternal grandparents, Claus and Ida Walberg. The family moved to the Davis Creek community between...
Doris Heath
Jan 15, 2020
DORIS HEATH, 70, of Julesburg, passed away January 15, 2020, at the Sedgwick County Hospital in Julesburg. Doris was born June 8, 1949, at Ovid, Colorado, to Bearlie and Dora (Van Dyke) Heath. She attended school in Sedgwick before graduating from Julesburg High School with the class of 1967. Doris went on to attend Nebraska Christian College before getting her...
Minnie Kathryn Splitter
Dec 4, 2019
Minnie K. Splitter of Big Springs, NE, entered into eternal life on December 4, 2019, at the Sedgwick County Memorial Nursing Home in Julesburg, Colorado, at the age of 97. She was born Minnie Kathryn Anderson to Charles and Della Anderson on December 2, 1922, in Torrington, Wyoming. She was the youngest of four children. At the age of four,...
Bonnie S Gangwish
Nov 27, 2019
Bonnie S. Gangwish, 72 of Sedgwick, passed away November 27, 2019, at the Sedgwick County Hospital in Julesburg. Bonnie was born July 25, 1947, at Denver, Colorado, to Billy H. and Betty F. (Dixon) Lawrence. On March 21, 1964, Bonnie married Terry Gangwish at Commerce City, and the couple made their home there before moving to Lochbuie, CO, where they...
Wilma J Hoffman
Nov 24, 2019
WILMA JEAN HOFFMAN, 89 of Sedgwick, CO, passed away Sunday, November 24, 2019, at the Sedgwick County Memorial Hospital. Jean was born January 22, 1930, at Robards, Kentucky, to George H. and Bertha M. (Price) White. She graduated from Henderson High School. Jean married David Hoffman in Hopkinsville, KY, in 1954, and their union was blessed with three children Jacqueline...
Terry Lee Smith
Nov 15, 2019
TERRY LEE SMITH, 68 of Ovid, CO, passed away Friday, November 15, 2019, at Sterling Regional MedCenter in Sterling, CO. Terry was born July 20, 1951, to James and Edna (Mihelish) Thomas in Craig, CO. She attended Moffit County High School and graduated with the class of 1969. Terry went on to attend the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley,...
Peggy Lou Raymond
Nov 5, 2019
PEGGY LOU RAYMOND, 65 of Sedgwick, Colorado, passed away November 5, 2019, at her home in Sedgwick. Peggy was born October 24, 1954, in Julesburg, Colorado to Ralph and Shirley Miller. She graduated from Julesburg High School with the class of 1972. For the majority of her life, Peggy resided in Sedgwick County, where was known to serve and cook...
Margaret Cole
Oct 13, 2019
MARGARET COLE, 93 of Julesburg, CO, passed away Sunday, October 13, 2019 at the Sedgwick County Memorial Hospital in Julesburg. Margaret was born June 9, 1926, at Big Springs, Nebraska, to Albin and Margaret (Peterson) Walline. She graduated from Big Springs High School in 1943 and shortly thereafter started teaching in the "country schools" where she taught grade 1st thru...
Jimmie Dale Ziegler
Sep 29, 2019
JIM D. ZIEGLER, 64 of Julesburg, passed away Sunday, September 29, 2019, at his home in Julesburg. Jimmie (Jim) Dale Ziegler was born November 29,1954 in Julesburg. He was the first of two sons born to Harold and Carolyn (Williamson) Ziegler. Jim will be remembered for his quick wit, passion for cars, and love for his family. Before his last...
Shizuye Peterson
Sep 21, 2019
Shizuye Peterson passed away peacefully on September 21, 2019, at the Sedgwick Country Nursing Home. Shiz was born on June 26, 1926, the daughter of Kansuke and Tsuchi Kinoshita and attended schools in Ovid and Sedgwick. She graduated from Sedgwick High School in 1944, attended nursing school at Presbyterian Hospital in Denver and graduated in 1950. She started her nursing...
Rex Harrington
Sep 2, 2019
REX HARRINGTON, 82, longtime resident of Sedgwick/Ovid passed away Monday, September 2, 2019, at the Swedish Medical Center in Denver. Rex was born on June 28, 1937, to VA and Vera (Leetsch) Harrington in Arthur, NE. Rex graduated from Arthur High School in 1955. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in May of 1956 and was honorably discharged in May...
Ronald A Smith
Aug 5, 2019
RONALD A. "SMITTY" SMITH, 75 of Julesburg, passed away Monday, August 5, 2019, at his home. Ron was born August 20, 1943, at Julesburg, Colorado to William McKinley and Florence Ora (Ricker) Smith. Ron graduated from Julesburg High School and subsequently took over his father's hay business. Ron went on to join the U.S. Army, where he served in Germany....
Lenore Sitton
Jul 12, 2019
LENORE SITTON, 81 of Julesburg, CO, passed away Friday, July 12, 2019 at Regent Park Nursing and Rehabilitation in Holyoke, CO. Interment of cremains will be out of state at a later date. Prairie Hills Funeral Home of Julesburg is assisting the family.
Glen Sandquist
Jun 21, 2019
GLEN SANDQUIST, 77, of Sedgwick, passed away June 21, 2019, near his home. Glen was born November 1, 1941, at Haxtun, Colorado to Art and Iva (Peterson) Sandquist. He graduated from Haxtun High School with the class of 1959. On June 30, 1963, Glen married Thelma Appelhans at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Julesburg. The couple made their home south...
Frederic Jerome Gonzales
Jun 13, 2019
Frederic Jerome Gonzales, 64 passed June 13, 2019 in Fort Morgan, CO. He was born May 7, 1955 in Odessa, TX to Pauline (Infante) Gonzales and Refugio Riojas Gonzales. He grew up in Ovid, CO. While growing up, Fred found his love of sports, fishing and motorcycles (and he was a pretty good cook!). He graduated from Revere High School...
Nancy Lee Schutt
Jun 4, 2019
Nancy Lee Smith Schutt, 82 of Julesburg, CO, passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2019, at her home in Julesburg. Nancy was born September 9, 1936, in Ovid, Colorado to Leonard D. "Buck" and Esther F. Smith, the eldest of four children, Lawrence "Pete," Marilyn, and Robert. The family moved to Sedgwick when Nancy was in the second grade, and she...