Obituaries

Julesburg, Colorado Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Julesburg, Colorado & Surrounding Areas

Ella Faye Scott

Ella Faye Scott

Apr 20, 2020

ELLA FAYE SCOTT, 86 of Ovid, passed away Monday, April 20, 2020, at Regent Park Nursing and Rehabilitation in Holyoke. Ella was born January 16, 1934, at Monte Vista, CO, to Harry and Pearl (Wright) Burkhart. She graduated from Sargent Consolidated Schools in CO before attending Stephens College in Columbia, MO, and later, Colorado A & M in Ft. Collins,...

Edward K. Bowen

Edward K. Bowen

Apr 20, 2020

EDWARD K. BOWEN, 59 of Julesburg, passed away Monday, April 20, 2020 at his home. Arrangements are pending at the Prairie Hills Funeral Home of Julesburg.

Charles Rolfson

Charles Rolfson

Apr 10, 2020

CHARLES EUGENE ROLFSON, 78 of Foxfield, CO, passed away April 10, 2020, at the Porter Hospice Residence in Centennial. Charles was born November 24, 1941, at Julesburg, Colorado, to Charles L. and Matilda (Henni) Rolfson. He graduated from Ovid High School with the class of 1960. Charles began his career in construction in Denver and Amarillo, TX. In 1968, Charles...

Phyllis J Dye

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.