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Clarence F. Smith

Clarence F. Smith

Jan 23, 2015

Clarence Frank Smith, 91 of Sterling, passed away Fri. Jan. 23, 2015 in Sterling. Memorial service 1:30 pm Thurs., Jan. 29 at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home with Rev. Ed Bigler III officiating. Miliary rites with inurnment to follow at Riverside Cemetery. Clarence was born Dec. 29, 1924 in Haxtun, CO to Harvey and Mary Priebe Smith. He graduated from high school....

Cecil W. Swan

Cecil W. Swan

Jan 13, 2015

Cecil W. Swan, 80 of Sterling, passed away Tues., Jan. 13, 2015 in Sterling. Visitation will be 2pm until 4pm, Sun., Jan. 18, 2015 at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home. Funeral Service will be 1pm, Mon., Jan. 19, 2015 at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home, interment at Riverside Cemetery. Ceceil Wayne Swan was born Jan. 7, 1935 on the family homestead northwest of Sterling...

Coral D. Burton

Coral D. Burton

Jan 7, 2015

Coral D. Burton, 95 of Sterling, passed away Wed., Jan. 7, 2015 in Sterling. Memorial service will be 11:00 a.m. Sat., Jan. 17 at Willard United Methodist Church with Rev. Spencer Green officiating. Service will conclude at the church. Coral was born July 18, 1919 in Haxtun, CO to Lewis and Lola McCord Hart. She graduated from Haxtun High School...

Mary A. Fox

Mary A. Fox

Jan 7, 2015

Mary (Parker) Guthrie Fox, 96, of Sterling, Colorado entered the Lord's presence on Wednesday, January 7, 2015. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., Mon., Jan. 12 at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home. A celebration of her life will be held at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home on Tuesday, January 13, at 10:00 a.m., with Pastor Dale Pierce officiating. Interment at 2:30...

Patricia Ann Tadolini

Patricia Ann Tadolini

Jan 3, 2015

Patricia Ann Tadolini, 81, of Sterling passed away Sat., Jan. 3, 2015 in Sterling. Visitation will be from 10 am to 6 pm Wed., Jan. 7 at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home with family receiving friends from 4 pm to 6 pm. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am Thurs., Jan. 8 at the Berean Church with Pastor Dan Holsten officiating. Burial...

George M. Borner

George M. Borner

Jan 1, 2015

George Michael Borner, 72, of Sterling was born July 4, 1942 and passed away January 1, 2015. Funeral services will be held at First Presbyterian church of Sterling on Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at 11:00 am followed by military honors, a greeting by the family and a dinner. George was born in Lincoln, Nebraska to Bill Borner and Irene Kesselring...

June E. Kessler

June E. Kessler

Dec 30, 2014

June E. Kessler, 87 of Sterling, passed away Tues, Dec. 30, 2014 in Sterling. She was born Feb. 13, 1927 in Lisbon, Iowa to Lloyd and Esther Hartman Longerbeam. She is survived by her sons Thomas Farr and Michael Farr and her daughter Linda Liuzzo and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. June was preceded in death by her parents and...

Royce L. Goff

Royce L. Goff

Dec 29, 2014

Royce Leroy Goff, 57 of Iliff, passed away Mon, Dec. 29, 2014 in Iliff. Celebration of life will be from 11:00am until 3:00pm, Sat. May 9, 2015 at the Iliff Community Center, 405 2nd Ave. for sharing memories of Royce. All family and friends are invited to come for pot luck, bring a dish of your choice. For more information...

J. Howard Crooks

J. Howard Crooks

Dec 28, 2014

"Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost." -Thomas Jefferson Newspaper legend J. Howard Crooks, 89 of Sterling, passed away Sun., Dec. 28, 2014 in Sterling. Cremation was held. Memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Thurs., Jan. 22, 2015 at the Chaney-Reager Funeral Home with the Rev. Michael Paulison...

Faye Skarka

Faye Skarka

Dec 28, 2014

Faye Skarka, 91, of Sterling, passed away Sun., Dec. 28, 2014 in Sterling. Memorial service will be 2:00 p.m., Sat., Jan. 3, 2015 at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home, with Rev. Ed Bigler III officiating. Services will conclude at the funeral home with inurnment at Greenwood Cemetery in Sidney, Nebraska at a later date. Faye was born Dec. 18, 1923 in Sterling...

Margaret L. Mcintire

Margaret L. Mcintire

Dec 21, 2014

Margaret Lorraine Dilley McIntire, 87 of Sterling, passed away Sun., Dec. 21, 2014 in Sterling. Visitation will be from 2pm until 4pm, Fri. Dec. 26 at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home. Closed casket funeral service will be 11am Sat., Dec. 27 at First Presbyterian Church, Rev. Michelle D. Witherspoon officiating, with interment at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Margaret was born Dec. 19, 1927...

George J. Baskall

George J. Baskall

Dec 11, 2014

George Jake Baskall, 90 of Sterling, passed away Thurs., Dec. 11, 2014 in Aurora. Visitation will be from 10am until 4pm, Thurs., Dec. 18 at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home. There will be visitation at 10am on Fri., Dec. 19 at the Holy Name Catholic Church, 3290 W. Milan Ave., Sheridan, CO with Recitation of the Rosary at 10:30am. Mass of Christian...

Staniel "June" Juranek

Staniel "June" Juranek

Dec 9, 2014

Staniel "June" Juranek, 86 of Crook, passed away Tues., Dec. 9, 2014 in Crook. Visitation will be 10am until 6pm on Fri., Dec. 12 with family receiving friends from 5pm until 6pm at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home, Sterling. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30am Sat., Dec. 13, 2014 at St. Anthony of Padua in Julesburg, with burial at Julesburg Cemetery...

Margaret M. Dickerson

Margaret M. Dickerson

Dec 6, 2014

Margaret May Dickerson, 98 of Sterling, passed away Sat., Dec. 6, 2014 in Sterling. Private family inurnment will be held at Riverside Cemetery. Margaret was born May 7, 1916 in Willard, CO to Frank and Dora Harris Long. She married Virgil Royce Dickerson. She was a seamstress and loved sewing and going to picnics. She was a member of First...

Frances C. Bornhoft

Frances C. Bornhoft

Dec 1, 2014

Frances Cecilia Schwarz Bornhoft, 87, of Fort Morgan, passed away Mon, Dec. 1, 2014 in Brush, CO. Frances was born Dec. 4, 1926 at Weiner, Arkansas to Conrad and Viola Lehr Schwarz. She married Harold Bornhoft April 17, 1952 in Weiner, Arkansas and they moved to Colorado after their marriage. They lived in Stoneham until 1994, when they moved to...

William Paul Lee

William Paul Lee

Nov 28, 2014

William Paul "Bill" Lee, 61, of Sterling, was born on January 3, 1953 and died on Friday, November 28, 2014 in Sterling. Funeral services will be held graveside at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver, on Tuesday, December 9 at 2:15pm, staging area C. Bill was born in Oahu, HI at Tripler Army Hospital to Michael J. and Norma M....

John "Ogie" Ogan

John "Ogie" Ogan

Nov 28, 2014

John Robert "Ogie" Ogan, 56, of Sterling, passed away November 28, 2014 in Sterling. Memorial services will be held at 10am on Tues., Dec. 9, 2014 at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home in Sterling with services concluding at the funeral home. Ogie was born January 24, 1958 in Longmont, CO. He has been a resident with Eastern Colorado Services for the Developmentally...

Anna "Beth" E. Miller

Anna "Beth" E. Miller

Nov 26, 2014

Anna Elizabeth 'Beth' Miller, 96 of Sterling, passed away Wed., Nov. 26, 2014 in Sterling. Visitation will be 10am-4pm, Thurs., Dec. 4 at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home and at 10am Fri., Dec. 5 at First English Lutheran Church with funeral services to start at 10:30am at the church. Interment will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Anna Elizabeth 'Beth' Miller was born...

Marvin L. Blaine

Marvin L. Blaine

Nov 22, 2014

Marvin L. Blaine, 90, of Sterling, passed away Sat. Nov. 22, 2014 in Sterling. Visitation Mon., Nov. 24, from 10am until 4pm at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home. Funeral service Tues., Nov. 25 at 2pm at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home, interment Riverside Cemetery. Marvin was born on May 9, 1924 to Christina Kelley and James Duncan Blaine in Atwood, CO. He was the...

Clella Mae Gerbitz

Clella Mae Gerbitz

Nov 18, 2014

In loving memory of Clella Mae Gerbitz,89, who passed away peacefully Tues., Nov. 18, 2014. She was a kind, loving, gentle spirit. Her smiling face and her warm smile will be missed by all. She leaves behind six children, Gloria Moeller and husband Kent, Roberta Hughes and husband Allen, Oliver Gerbitz, Jr. and wife Inez, Roxy Bell, Gale Cooper and...

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