Obituaries

Obituaries

Lester Earl Brandenburg

Lester Earl Brandenburg

Jun 9, 2013

Funeral service for Lester Brandenburg will be Wednesday June 12, 2013 at 10:00 am at the Maltbie Funeral Services Chapel in Springfield. Lester passed away June 9, 2013 in Springfield at the age of 69. Lester is survived by 1 brother Paul (Marian) Brandenburg of Burlington CO, 1 sister in law Betty Hendrix of Pueblo West CO, nephews Larry Brandenburg...

Joy D Hinds

Joy D Hinds

May 18, 2013

Joy D. Hinds Joy Hinds was born May 7th, 1924 to Sostus Sylvania and Minnie Lee (Murrell) Nowlin in Lamar, Co. She passed away in her home southeast of Campo, CO on May 18th, 2013 at the age of 89 yrs and 11 days. Joy's parents moved to Baca County southwest of Campo in 1916 from Louisville, TX in a...

Lyman John Callahan

Lyman John Callahan

May 11, 2013

Lyman John Callahan born November 12, 1914 to Porter Jack and Nellie Dean (Callihan) Callahan at home in Beaver County, OK. Lyman is the second of nine children. His siblings: Mildred Marie (Robert White), Lois Lee (Max Hume), Mary Alice (Jake Broyles), Porter Jack Jr., Charles Ross, Alvin Wayne (Norma Torrence), Patricia Dean (Paul Giurlani), and John Leroy. Lyman married...

Trela Melba Noe

Trela Melba Noe

May 10, 2013

Trela Melba Noe born December 22, 1919 passed away Friday May 10, 2013 at the age of 93. Trela is survived by 8 Children: Eugene (Lynda) Noe of Walsh, Jack (Peggy) Noe of Kim, Merlyn (Donna) Noe of Springfield, Charlotte Fortik Noe of Pritchett, Shirley Noe of Salt Lake City Utah, Jerry (Ellie) Noe of Kim, John (June) Noe of...

Brady Lee Chenoweth

Brady Lee Chenoweth

May 7, 2013

Lifetime Springfield Resident Brady Lee Chenoweth, 60, died unexpectedly Tuesday, May 7, 2013 in his home. Born December 20, 1952, in Lamar, Colorado, he was the youngest of three children born to AC and Edna (Freeman) Chenoweth. He graduated from Springfield High School in 1971 and also in that year started his 23 year career with Mountain Bell Phone Company....

Kenneth Gradon Nidey

Kenneth Gradon Nidey

May 4, 2013

Kenneth Gradon Nidey was born on November 13, 1922 in Baca County, Colorado to Wallace and Hazel (Orndorff) Nidey. He departed this life on May 4, 2013 at the age of 90. Kenneth is survived by his wife Hazel Ruth of Springfield Colorado and their three sons; Paul Gradon Nidey of Springfield, David Lynn Nidey of Middleburg, New York, and...

Harry Collins Lee Jr.

Harry Collins Lee Jr.

Apr 21, 2013

Harry Collins Lee Jr. was born July 5, 1951 in Virginia and passed away April 21, 2013 at Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs Colorado at the age of 61. Harry is survived by his fiancé Lorene Reynal of Springfield CO, Father Harry Lee Sr., siblings Harry, Pat, Bobby, Charles, Kenny, Ricky, and Jodie, all of Virginia. Harry was preceded in...

Lloyd W Snodgrass

Lloyd W Snodgrass

Apr 20, 2013

Long time Baca County resident, Lloyd Snodgrass, passed away April 20th in Cheyenne Wyoming at the age of 78. Graveside service for Lloyd Snodgrass will be Tuesday April 30, 2013 at 11:00 am at the Springfield Cemetery. Lloyd is survived by his wife Jerry, and Step daughter Teresa of Cheyenne Wyoming. As well as his siblings Leroy of Belton TX,...

Ronald Lee Brown

Ronald Lee Brown

Apr 1, 2013

Ron was born April 1, 1936 in St. Louis Missouri to Aaron and Anna Mae (Costello) Brown. He graduated from Wentzville High School. In 1956 he joined the United States Navy and served 11 years with service during the Vietnam War. Most of his time was served on the air craft carriers USS Coral Sea and USS Tripoli. Ron married...

Kent Rolland Ellis

Kent Rolland Ellis

Mar 27, 2013

Kent is survived by his children Cindy Ellis, Pat Ellis, Miss (Carl) Tyler, Rusty Ellis, Donald Coulter, James (Rhonda) Sweeney, Candy (David) Mason, and Samantha (Robert) Mason. He is also survived by his siblings Ruth Rowe, Warren (Pat) Ellis, Fred Ellis, Joe (Dorothy) Ellis, 22 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren, and 38 nieces and nephews. Kent was preceded in death by...

Gary Pat Hoover

Gary Pat Hoover

Mar 11, 2013

Funeral service for Gary Hoover will be Monday March 18, 2013 at 2:00 pm at the Maltbie Funeral Services Chapel in Springfield CO. Gary passed away unexpectedly March 11, 2013 in Springfield at the age of 54. He is survived by his Mother LaVona Hoover of Springfield; Daughter Sheila Aldrich of Springfield; Debbie K. of Springfield; Siblings Judi (Riley) Callahan...

Florence Gertrude Eskew

Florence Gertrude Eskew

Mar 2, 2013

Funeral services will be held for Florence (Hutches) Eskew Thurday March 7, 2013 at 2:00pm at the Pritchett Colorado school gymnasium. Florence Gertrude Eskew went to be with the Lord on March 2, 2013. Florence was born April 2, 129 to Vess and Iris Hutches in rural Baca County. She married Kenneth Everett Eskew on June 12, 1948 Florence was...

Ethel Fay (Doyle) Amrine

Ethel Fay (Doyle) Amrine

Feb 11, 2013

Ethel Faye (Doyle) Amrine, 88, departed this life for her heavenly home on February 11, 2013. Ethel Faye Doyle was born August 6, 1924 in Liberal Kansas to Clarence David and Jane (Sheets) Doyle. The Doyle family moved several places. The first place was in Texas where the family worked in farming cotton. Later the Doyle family moved to Elkhart,...

A. Sebastian Kardatzke

A. Sebastian Kardatzke

Feb 5, 2013

Sebastian Kardatzke, age 22, passed into eternal life on February 5, 2013, in Sugar Grove, Illinois. Named André Sebastian by his parents, the late Dr. E. Stanley and Suzonne Caillouet Kardatzke, he was born January 27, 1991, in Manhattan, Kansas, and was their youngest child. Sebastian first attended St. Stephen’s Day School in Coconut Grove, Florida while the family lived...

Valena Velora Drosselmeyer

Valena Velora Drosselmeyer

Jan 5, 2013

Valena Velora was born on a farm near Woodbine, Kansas, on March 10, 1918 to Edward and Ida Vahsholtz. She was 1 of 6 children. Velora, as she preferred to be called, left home as a young woman and moved to Wichita, Kansas. She was employed at Cessna Aircraft Company, where she was involved with the construction of Cessna’s famous...

Nancy Jo Rose

Nancy Jo Rose

Jan 2, 2013

Nancy Jo (Cole) Rose was born on June 1, 1943 in Pritchett Colorado to E.S. “Bud” and Mary Ellen (Randles) Cole. She was the third child of their family that included Gerald, Ellen, Linda, Susan and Dawna. She started first grade in 1949 at Pritchett and she attended all her school years there except one, her freshman year which was...

Lr Millican

Lr Millican

Jan 2, 2013

LR Millican entered into eternal life on Wednesday afternoon, January 2, 2013, at the age of 85 years 3 months 23 days. LR or ‘Tiny’ as his mother referred to him was born September 10, 1927 (his mother’s birthday) to Frank Andrew Millican Sr. and Mariam Rosengrants Millican. LR had two siblings: Frank Jr. (February 1921) and Amy Lee (August...

Virgil Beeman Rodgers

Virgil Beeman Rodgers

Nov 7, 2012

Virgil Beeman Rodgers was 87 years old and resided in Springfield Colorado. Virgil suffered the last year and a half, with several illnesses; on the November 5th Virgil had been admitted to Swedish Medical Center in Englewood Colorado. On Wednesday November 7, 2012, Virgil Beeman Rodgers finished his race. Surrounded by his children Virgil answered his call home with the...

Lavetta Maxine Davis

Lavetta Maxine Davis

Oct 31, 2012

Lavetta Maxine Davis passed away in her home in Aurora CO at the age of 81. She is survived by 1 daughter Connie Alligood of the home, 1 grandson Randy, 1 granddaughter Robin (Paul), 3 great grandchildren Donovan, Katelyn and Ethan, 1 sister-Trula and 2 brothers-Mike and John. Lavetta was preceded in death by her parents Franklin and Josie Horn,...

Harold Gene Mason

Harold Gene Mason

Oct 10, 2012

Mr. Mason passed away October 10, 2012 in Amarillo Texas at the age of 55. Harold was born in Walsh, CO to Herbert and Dorothy Mason on February 5, 1957. Harold and Debbie Coulter were married in Springfield, CO and to this union two children were born, one daughter; Dusty and one son; Darrin both living in Nebraska. Debbie passed...