Obituaries

Julesburg, Colorado Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Julesburg, Colorado & Surrounding Areas

Bernice Schuler

Bernice Schuler

May 11, 2020

Bernice Rosa Johanna Schiermeyer Schuler was born March 19, 1924 in a sod house 9 miles east and 1.5 miles south of Holyoke, CO. She died from failing health on May 11, 2020 at the age of 96 in Julesburg, CO after a long fulfilling life. Bernice attended the Evergreen School in the country through the 4th grade, and then...

Jay Hollingsworth

Jay Hollingsworth

May 5, 2020

JAY HOLLINGSWORTH, 64, of Sedgwick, Colorado, passed away May 5, 2020, at the Sedgwick County Health Center in Julesburg with his family by his side. Jay battled a long and hard fight with cancer. Jay was born on August 17, 1955, at Holyoke, Colorado, to Gene and Agnes Hollingsworth. He graduated from Revere High School with the class of 1973....

John Hernandez

John Hernandez

May 4, 2020

On Monday, May 4, 2020, John G. Hernandez passed away at the age of 86. He was a loving husband, father of 6 children, sibling of 12, grandfather to 14 and great grandfather to 16. John was born on October 20, 1933 in Ovid, CO to Ignacio and Maria Hernandez. On May 9, 1953 he married Sara Garcia, and the...

Ellen Campbell

Ellen Campbell

May 4, 2020

MARGARET "ELLEN" CAMPBELL, 84 of Julesburg, passed away May 4, 2020, at the Univesity of Colorado Medical Center in Denver. Ellen was born June 21, 1935, at Perry, Oklahoma, the youngest of three children to John and Pearl (Copeland) Edgar. The family moved to Kinsley, Kansas, where they purchased the Taylor Motel. Ellen graduated from Kinsley High School with the...

Deanie Peterson

Deanie Peterson

May 1, 2020

Geraldine "Deanie" Peterson, 66, passed away on Friday, May 1, 2020, at her home in Ovid, Colorado. Deanie was born on September 26, 1953, in Denver, CO, to Gerald and Pauline (Janosec) Hughes. Deanie attended Julesburg schools graduating in 1971. She played clarinet in the band, was a cheerleader, was in pep club, and loved dancing and hanging out with...

Chance Graham

Chance Graham

Apr 26, 2020

CHANCE K. GRAHAM, 18 of Julesburg, passed away Sunday, April 26, 2020, at the Swedish Hospital in Englewood, CO. Chance was born June 2, 2001, at Tecumseh, Nebraska, to Jeremy Todd and Denise Marie (Packett) Graham. He attended school in Tecumseh before the family moved to Julesburg, where Chance spent his adolescent years. Chance loved woodshop and was continually bringing...

Faye Radel

Faye Radel

Apr 23, 2020

FAYE CATHERINE RADEL, 79 of Julesburg, passed away April 23, 2020, at the Melissa Memorial Hospital in Holyoke. Faye was born May 24, 1940, at Julesburg, Colorado, to Sam and Loree (Smith) Mikelson. She graduated from Ovid High School. In 1962, Faye was united in marriage to Larry Radel. The couple made their home in Julesburg, and their union was...

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,...