Obituaries
Obituaries
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Charlotte Dawn Homsher
Oct 5, 2012
Charlotte Homsher, 66, died at Solace Hospice Care in Ashville, North Carolina. She was born in Lamar Colorado on July 25, 1946. In 1968 Charlotte received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Colorado in Boulder and taught art both in New York and Ashville, North Carolina public schools. Charlotte was always involved in some creative activity:...
Jr Smith
Sep 30, 2012
JR Smith was passed away September 30, 2012 in Springfield CO at the age of 89 at the Long Term Care Center J.R. was born in Achille, OK to Leslie and Elizabeth Smith. He honorably served his country during World War II with Headquarters Company, 15th Army. After his service in the Army, he returned home and moved to Baca...
Harvey John Jesser
Sep 22, 2012
Harvey John Jesser was born July 5, 1926 to Philip and Christena (Jantz) Jesser on the family farm north of Pritchett. He was the fifth of eight children. Harvey graduated from Pritchett High School in 1944 and married his high school sweetheart, Cleta Hartley, that same year on December 14th. Early on Harvey worked as a ditch digger. Harvey and Cleta...
Anna Mae Wade
Sep 10, 2012
Anna Mae Wade, the daughter of Phillip Franklin Bartholomeuw Cummings and Edna Blyeu Cummings, was born September 24, 1932 at Walnut Shade Missouri and delivered by a midwife. She passed away September 10, 2012 in Springfield at the Long Term Care Center where she resided for the past 15 years. She was 79. Anna helped her family by working while...
Vernon Eckerdt
Aug 30, 2012
Service for Vernon Eckerdt will be Monday September 3, 2012 at 2:00 am in the Chapel at Maltbie Funeral Services; 265 West 8th Ave in Springfield CO. Vernon passed away Thursday August 30 at the age of 76. Vernon is survived by his wife Rita Eckerdt of Pritchett,CO; Son Gary and Mary Lou Eckerdt of Rockport TX; Son Royce Eckerdt...
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