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Lavonne Duncan

Lavonne Duncan

Feb 14, 2023

Lavonne Duncan, 88, of Sterling, Colorado died February 14, 2023.  Viewing will be held from 1 – 6 p.m., Thursday, March 2 at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, March 3 at The Rock Assembly of God Church, 415 Beattie Street, Sterling, Colorado with Pastor Gina Graves presiding.  Burial will follow the...

Julia Kloberdanz

Julia Kloberdanz

Feb 7, 2023

Julia Kloberdanz, 95 of Sterling, Colorado passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at Devonshire Acres. A graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, March 4, at Riverside Cemetery followed by a celebration of Julia's life at 11:30 a.m. at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home with Reverend Brian Witherspoon officiating.

Julia was born May 26, 1927, to John...

Silvan A Tadolini

Silvan A Tadolini

Feb 7, 2023

Silvan A. Tadolini, 96, of Sterling passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2023. Visitation will be from 1 pm to 4 pm Sunday, February 12 at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home with family receiving friends from 2 pm to 4 pm. Funeral services will be 10:30 am, Monday, February 13 at the Sterling Berean Church with Pastor Dan Holsten officiating.  Burial will...

Mitchell Arlo Fries

Mitchell Arlo Fries

Feb 3, 2023

Mitchell Arlo Fries (Mitch), 60 of Fleming, Colorado, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, February 3, 2023, following a long hard-fought battle with cancer. Viewing will be held from 1 -6 p.m., Friday, February 10 at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home with family receiving friends from 4 - 6 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday,...

Judith Lea Lindsey

Judith Lea Lindsey

Feb 3, 2023

Judith Lea (Chandler) Lindsey, 69 of New Raymer, CO passed away Friday, February 3, 2023. Cremation will take place and no services will be held.

Judith was born December 6, 1953, in Denver, CO to William Chandler and Viola Mae (Kingham) Chandler. She completed the 9 th grade in Walden, Colorado. Judith met the love of her...

Dorothy Elaine Koch

Dorothy Elaine Koch

Jan 29, 2023

Dorothy Elaine (Schoenberg) Koch, 84 of Colorado Springs, CO, formerly of Sterling, CO passed away at home peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, January 29, 2023. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, February 3, at Riverside Cemetery.

Dorothy was born on April 11, 1938, in Illiff, Colorado to Adam Schoenberg Jr....

Helen Elaine Gibbs

Helen Elaine Gibbs

Jan 29, 2023

On Sunday, January 29, 2023, Helen Elaine Gibbs passed peacefully in her rural farmhouse outside Haxtun, as she wished, with her daughters by her side. A celebration of Helen's life will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 11, at First Christian Church.

Helen Elaine (Hebbel) Gibbs was born to Heinrich (Henry) Wilhelm and Ethel Flossie (Skinner)...

Ann Lou Smith

Ann Lou Smith

Jan 27, 2023

Ann Lou (Harrison) Smith, 83 passed away Friday, January 27, 2023. A celebration of Ann's life will be held at 3:30 p.m., Sunday, February 26 at Faith United Methodist Church.

Ann was born at home in a small house on a farm around Polo, MO. Where she weighed in at 2 ½ lbs. She went 12 years...

Donald Henry Debus

Donald Henry Debus

Jan 27, 2023

Donald Henry Debus, 90 of Sterling, Colorado passed away Friday, January 27, 2023. A closed casket funeral service will be held at 12:00 p.m., Friday, February 3, at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home with Reverend Michelle Witherspoon officiating followed by a graveside service at 2:30 p.m. at Riverside Cemetery in Sterling, CO.

Donald was born September 28, 1932, on...

Allen K Higel

Allen K Higel

Jan 9, 2023

Allen Kent Higel, 82, of Sterling, CO passed away Monday, January 9, 2023, at Swedish Medical Center. A graveside service will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 21 at Riverside Cemetery, Sterling, CO. followed by a celebration of Allen's life at 11:00a.m., at Peace Lutheran Church, 1404 S 9th Avenue, Sterling, CO with Pastor Jeff Hanson officiating.  A reception...

Sandra Lee Schroeder

Sandra Lee Schroeder

Jan 7, 2023

Sandra Lee Schroeder, 82 of Sterling passed away Saturday, January 7, 2023. A celebration of Sandra's life will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 18, at Sterling Berean Church with Pastor Daniel Holsten officiating. Sandra was laid to rest at Riverside Cemetery.

Sandra was born September 24, 1940, in Norristown, Pennsylvania to Robert Rink Buswell and...

Richard Eugene Kerschner

Richard Eugene Kerschner

Jan 7, 2023

Richard Eugene Kerschner, 98, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2023, at Devonshire Acres.  Viewing will be held from 8 - 8:45 a.m., Friday, January 13, 2023, at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home, followed by a graveside service at 9:00 a.m. at Sunset Memorial Gardens, officiated by Rev. Spencer Green. A celebration of Richard's life will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday,...

Betty Jean Souders

Betty Jean Souders

Jan 6, 2023

Betty Jean Souders, a long-time resident of Sterling Colorado, entered eternal life on Friday, January 6, 2023, surrounded by her sons.  Betty had just celebrated her 91 st birthday.

The Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, June 10 th at 10:30 am at the Chaney-Reager Funeral Home at 443 South Second Street in...

Joyce Elaine Jones

Joyce Elaine Jones

Jan 5, 2023

Joyce Elaine (Pyle) Jones, 90, of Sterling passed away on Thursday January 5, 2023, in Sterling Colorado.   A private graveside service will be held at Sunset Memorial Gardens on January 16, 2023.  Joyce's Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, March 25, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home in Sterling with Pastor Kristie Firme officiating.

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Michael Campbell

Michael Campbell

Jan 1, 2023

Michael "Mike" Campbell-Sorg, 78 of Sterling, Colorado passed away Sunday, January 1, 2023. A celebration of Michael's life will be held next January 1, 2024, at 229 Clark Street, Sterling, Colorado.

Michael was born August 27, 1944, in Denver, Colorado to Clifford Campbell and Mary Louise Lawler. Michael married Barbara Mathis and he enjoyed adult coloring, plastic...

Gerald (Jerry) Dean Ruf

Gerald (Jerry) Dean Ruf

Jan 1, 2023

Gerald "Jerry" Ruf passed away Sunday, January 1, 2023, in Greeley surrounded by his family. Viewing will be held from 1 – 6 p.m., Monday, January 9 at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, January 10 at Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev. James R. Nash officiating. Gerald will be laid to rest...

Jessie R Yerton

Jessie R Yerton

Dec 31, 2022

Jessie R. Yerton, 57 of Penrose, Colorado passed away Saturday, December 31, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Per Jessie's, request cremation has taken place with no services.

Jessie was born March 19, 1965, in Sterling, Colorado to Loy Allen Yerton and Mary Christina Padilla. He attended and graduated from Sterling High School.

He is preceded...

Ellis Edward Schmidt

Ellis Edward Schmidt

Dec 30, 2022

Ellis Edward Schmidt, 99 of Sterling, Colorado passed away Friday, December 30, 2022. A celebration of Ellis' life will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 5, at Leroy Community Church with Reverend Jared Sonnenberg officiating. Ellis will be laid to rest at the Leroy Cemetery.

Ellis was born September 25, 1923, in Sterling, Colorado to Alfred...

Bonnie Jo Hobbs

Bonnie Jo Hobbs

Dec 28, 2022

Bonnie Jo (Jackson) Hobbs, 69 of Sterling passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2022, in Greeley, CO. A celebration Bonnie's of life will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 6, 2023, at Trinity Lutheran Church with Pastor Mike Paulison officiating. She will be laid to rest at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Sterling.

Bonnie was born January 1,...

Eldor Erwin Kuster

Eldor Erwin Kuster

Dec 25, 2022

********Service has been rescheduled for Monday, January 16, at 10:00 a.m. ********

Born on Christmas Sunday, 1927, Eldor E. Kuster of Crook, Colorado died on Christmas Sunday, 2022 at the age of 95 in Haxtun, Colorado.  Weather permitting, a memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, January 2, 2023, at Trinity Lutheran Church South Divide,...

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