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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Jerry Dean Patten
Nov 7, 2014
Jerry Dean Patten, 73, of Sterling, passed away Fri., Nov. 7, 2014 in Sterling. Visitation Tues., Nov. 11, 2014 from 10am until 6pm at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home. Funeral service Wed., Nov. 12 at 2pm at Living Word Church of God, interment Sunset Memorial Gardens. Jerry was born May 4, 1941 in Fort Morgan, CO to Robert and Lucille Andrews Patten....
Lois E. Donoho
Oct 29, 2014
Lois Bilyeu Donoho, 81 of Sterling, passed away Wed., Oct. 29, 2014 in Sterling. Memorial service 3:00 p.m., Mon, Nov. 10, 2014 at Emmanuel Baptist Church, Rev. Sean Cole officiating. Services will conclude at the church. Lois was born Dec. 2, 1932 in Omaha, Nebraska to Glen and Clara Bilyeu. Lois moved to Sterling with her family in 1945. She...
Virgal J. "Jim" Anderson
Oct 18, 2014
Virgal James "Jim" Anderson, 68 of Sterling, passed away Sat., Oct. 18, 2014 in Sterling. Memorial service will be 1:00 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 30, 2014 at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home with Pastor Ben Hackbarth officiating. Services will conclude at the funeral home. Virgal was born Jan. 27, 1946 in Sterling to Farrel and Darlene Parks Anderson. Jim was preceded in death...
Joann T. Frank
Oct 17, 2014
Joann Teresa Frank, 79 of Sterling, passed away Fri., Oct. 17, 2014 in Sterling. Visitation will be Tues., Oct. 21, 2014 from 10am until 7pm, with Recitation of the Rosary to follow at 7pm at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 am Wed., Oct. 22, at St. Anthony Catholic Church, with interment to follow at Riverside...
Robert Wayne Thomas
Oct 13, 2014
On Monday, Oct. 13 2014 our loving father Robert (Bob) Wayne Thomas, of Sterling CO, passed away surrounded by loved ones. Friends and family are welcome to join us for a memorial service at 10:00 am, Mon., Oct. 20th, at the Chaney-Reager Funeral Home. Bob was born in Sterling CO on June 29th, 1949 to father Joseph W. Thomas, and...
Marilyn A. Krier
Oct 1, 2014
Marilyn Krier, 84, of Sterling, died October 1, 2014, in Sterling. A rosary will be held at 6 p.m., Sun., Oct. 5, at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home. The funeral mass will be 10 a.m., Mon., Oct. 6, at St. Anthony's Catholic Church with burial at Riverside Cemetery. Marilyn was born July 4, 1930 to Beryl and Marie Ivers in Akron, CO....
Joseph R. Montgomery
Sep 27, 2014
Joseph R. Montgomery, 73 of Sterling was born October 27, 1940 and died Sat., September 27, 2014 in Sterling. He is survived by his wife Doris of Sterling; his son Mike and his wife Leah of Colorado Springs; his brother Bob and his wife Joanne of Sterling; brothers-in-law Roger Dixon and wife Pat of Alma, Nebraska and Jerry Dixon of...
Henry R. Kautz
Sep 17, 2014
Henry Ronald Kautz, 92, formerly of Iliff, passed away Wed., Sept. 17, 2014 in Littleton. Visitation with family receiving friends will be Sun, Sept. 21 from 4pm until 6pm at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home. Funeral service will be Mon, Sept. 22 at 10:30 am at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home, Rev. Michelle D. Witherspoon officiating, with interment and military rites at Riverside Cemetery....
