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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
...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
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
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
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
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
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,...
Debra Ann Bradley
Dec 24, 2022
Debra Ann Bradley, 64 of Sterling passed away unexpectedly at her home Saturday, December 24, 2022. A celebration of Debra's life will be held later in the summer of 2023.
Debra was born June 23, 1958, in Omaha, Nebraska to Arlen Claire Dittman and Jo Ann Smith. Debra was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church, and she...
Bryony Raylene Trump
Dec 20, 2022
Bryony Trump, 26 of Sterling passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, December 20, 2022, in Greeley, CO. Viewing will be held from 1 – 6 p.m., Tuesday, December 27 at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home. A celebration of Bryony's life will be held at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 28 at First Baptist Church with Pastor Selby Batty officiating. The service will conclude at...
Eugene "Gene" Henry Stumpf
Dec 20, 2022
Eugene "Gene" Henry Stumpf, 93, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2022, in Sterling. Visitation and viewing will be held from 1:00 - 6:00 P.M. Tuesday, December 27 at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home, with the family present from 4:00 - 6:00 P.M. Funeral services will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Sterling on Wednesday, December 28 at 10:30 A.M. Interment...
Shirley Alice Grauberger
Dec 18, 2022
Shirley Alice Grauberger, 85 of Greeley, CO passed away Sunday, December 18, 2022. A celebration of Shirley's life will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 14, 2023, at Zion Congregational Church with Reverend Brian Witherspoon officiating. Inurnment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Sterling.
Shirley was born August 18, 1937, in Sterling, CO to Leeland...
Stephanie Louise Genereux
Dec 15, 2022
Stephanie Louise Genereux, 47 of Otis, CO passed away Thursday, December 15, 2022, at home surrounded by her loving family. Viewing will be held from 1:00-6:00 p.m. Thursday, December 29 at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home with family to receive friends from 4:00-6:00 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, December 30, 2022, at First English Lutheran...
Leo Ray Christensen
Dec 14, 2022
Leo Ray Christensen, 89 of Sterling, CO passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at Devonshire Acres. Visitation and family to receive friends will be held from 1:00 -4:00 p.m., Sunday, December 18 at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, December 19 at The Rock Assembly of God Church with Pastor Wally Weber...
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