Julesburg, Colorado Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Julesburg, Colorado & Surrounding Areas
Sallie M Munson
Jun 23, 2024
Sallie Munson, 98, of Sedgwick, CO, passed away on June 23, 2024, at the Sedgwick County Nursing Home in Julesburg.
Sallie was born on August 22, 1925, in Norphlet, Arkansas, the daughter of W.H. Murphy and Maggie Elva Sullivan. She grew up in a large family with three sisters and six brothers. Sallie attended school in Norphlet, graduating in 1942. After...
Barbara Austin
Jun 3, 2024
Barbara E. Austin, 85, of Westminster, CO (formerly of Julesburg), passed away in Westminster on June 3, 2024.
Barbara Eleanor Austin was born in San Francisco on October 19, 1938. She met her husband Richard, who was attending Mortuary Science school in San Francisco, on a blind date, and they were married six months later. Barbara adjusted to small-town life pretty...
John D. Rhodes
May 30, 2024
JOHN D. RHODES, 79, of Julesburg, CO, passed away Thursday, May 30, 2024, at the Sedgwick County Hospital in Julesburg, CO.
John was born in Julesburg, CO, on September 30, 1944, to John and Elizabeth (Lundburg) Rhodes.
John's love for his family was evident in his upbringing on the family farm in the Fairfield Community, north of Haxtun, CO, with his four...
Richard Cook
Apr 22, 2024
RICHARD COOK, 74, of Julesburg, passed away at the Sedgwick County Memorial Hospital in Julesburg, CO. Arrangements are pending at the Prairie Hills Funeral Home of Julesburg.
Karen C. Munson
Apr 20, 2024
Karen C. Munson, 69, of Sedgwick, CO, passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Sedgwick County Hospital in Julesburg.
Karen was born on December 25, 1954, in Newcastle, PA, the daughter of Arthur Alexander and Pauline (Conti) Ezzo. She graduated from Neshannock High School in 1972 and subsequently earned a certificate from New Castle Beauty School in 1973. She was...
Gwen M. Kalb
Apr 17, 2024
Gwen M. Kalb, 81, of Chappell, Nebraska, passed away on April 17, 2024, at Melissa Memorial Hospital in Holyoke, Colorado.
Gwen was born on October 7, 1942, in Sidney, Nebraska, the daughter of William and Inez (Newberg) Johnson. She completed her education at Chappell High School and earned a degree from Luther Junior College in Wahoo, Nebraska.
On October 12, 1963, Gwen married Gerald Kalb at...
Walter William Schneider Jr.
Apr 14, 2024
Walter "Bill" William Schneider JR. 74, of Ovid, passed away on April 14, 2024, at his home in Ovid, CO.
Bill was born July 8, 1949, in Scottsbluff, NE, to Walter and Dorothy (Wallace) Schneider. He graduated from Weld Central High School in CO. After graduating, Bill enlisted in the United States Air Force and served proudly for six years.
Bill...
Sachiye "Betty" Shimamoto
Mar 28, 2024
Sachiye "Betty" Shimamoto, 96, of Julesburg, passed away on March 29, 2024, at the Sedgwick County Nursing Home.Betty was born December 27, 1927, at Seattle Washington to Keishiro Urahama and Kei Morita. Betty lived in Seattle, WA, as a young girl before her family returned to Japan before WWII. She graduated from high school while in Japan. It was during...
Lavern Barnica
Mar 24, 2024
Lavern Neil Barnica, 70, of Chappell, NE, passed away on March 24, 2024, at his home in Chappell.
Lavern was born on December 15, 1953 in Chappell NE to Bill and Bernadine Barnica. He graduated from Boulder High School in 1972. He served in the U.S. Navy and went on to become a certified PADI Divemaster. From Nebraska to Colorado...
Chuck Powell
Mar 6, 2024
CHARLES E. "CHUCK" POWELL, 87, of Sedgwick, CO, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at his home in Sedgwick.
Chuck was born May 18, 1936, in Ovid, Colorado, to Raymond and Edna (Harris) Powell. He graduated from Ovid High School and subsequently entered the US Army in 1955, where he served in the Korean War, achieving the rank of sergeant.
On May...
Michael Allen
Feb 21, 2024
MICHAEL "MIKE" ALLEN, 63, of Julesburg, CO, passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at his home.
Mike was born on June 16, 1960, in Cheyenne, WY, to John and Anna (Day) Allen.
Mike's early life began in Cheyenne, WY, where he grew up and attended school. He joined the US Army in 1976, where he served as a combat engineer. His commitment...
Frances Grasz
Feb 3, 2024
Frances Grasz, aged 90, passed away on February 3, 2024, at the Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, Colorado. A lifelong resident of the area, Frances was born on the family farm in Lodgepole, Nebraska, to Arthur and Nellie Bruns. She was a graduate of Lodgepole High School.
Frances began her career at the local grocery store in Lodgepole, simultaneously working on...
James S. Rook
Feb 1, 2024
JAMES (Jim) STANTON ROOK of Denver, CO, passed into the hands of the Lord on Thursday, February 1, 2024, at the Hallmark Nursing Center in Denver, CO.
Jim was born on December 7, 1942, in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Harold Stanton "Bud" Rook and Betty Ann (Naslund) Rook.
After spending a part of his childhood in Portland, Oregon, the family resided...
Roger Hoffman
Jan 28, 2024
Roger Herman Hoffman, 89, of Julesburg, Colorado, passed away on January 28, 2024, at Longmont.
Roger was born on May 29, 1934, in Loveland, Colorado, to Herman and Helen (Bauer) Hoffman. He was baptized at the First German Congregational Church.
Roger entered the US Army in 1958, where he served for two years, receiving an honorable discharge in 1960 after achieving the...
Phyllis Ruth Dye
Jan 18, 2024
Phyllis Ruth Dye, 93, of Denver, CO, passed away Thursday, January 18, 2024, at Advent Porter Hospital in Denver. She was born in Hastings, NE, on August 16, 1930, to John "Jack" Rhodes and Hazel Hendrickson Hanley. She married William L. "Bill" Dye on June 8, 1947, at the Julesburg Christian Church. To this union, five children were born. They...
Walter "Walt" Strasser
Jan 18, 2024
WALTER "WALT" STRASSER, 78, of Holyoke, CO, passed away Thursday, January 18, 2024.
Walt was born on February 5, 1945, in Julesburg, CO, to Wilhelm and Frida Strasser, immigrants from Rohracker, Germany. Walt graduated from Julesburg High School and served in the Army National Guard.
He began his career farming south of Julesburg at a very young age. He was driving tractors...
Ashley Marie Deines
Jan 4, 2024
ASHLEY MARIE DEINES, 38, of Ovid, CO, passed away Thursday, January 4, 2024, at the Sedgwick County Hospital in Julesburg.
Ashley was born January 24, 1985, in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, to Fred "Anthony" and Michelle (Stang) Bryant. A stepfather, Stanley "Butch" Steele, would come to play a unique and fatherly role in her life growing up.
Ashley gave birth to a son, Christian...
Samuel Guzman
Jan 4, 2024
Samuel "Sammy" Guzman, of Julesburg, CO, passed away in his home on January 4, 2024. He was 65.
Sammy was born on October 25, 1958, to Vicente Guzman and Josefina Mendoza Guzman in Matamoros Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Sammy was married to Kari Kramer Guzman in 1995. Sam and Kari also had Kari's daughter, Amy Jo Torres.
He worked for the local...
Janice E. Nelson
Jan 1, 2024
JANICE NELSON, 84, of Julesburg, CO, passed away Monday, January 1, 2024, at the Regent Park Nursing Home and Rehabilitation in Holyoke, CO.
Janice was born on February 10, 1939, in Coffeyville, Kansas, to Evelyn Earline (Nellis) and Doyle Ferguson. Growing up and moving around, she went through school in Julesburg and graduated JHS Class of 1957.
Her mother Earline...
Peggy Lee Lanckriet
Dec 19, 2023
"For I am already being offered, and the time of my departure has come. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith."
~2 Timothy 4:6-7
In Loving Memory of Peggy Lee McCulloch-Lanckriet
August 15, 1953 - December 19, 2023
On December 19, 2023, as the temperature hovered at a horse-riding-perfect 67 degrees, Peggy Lanckriet transitioned from...
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