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Fredrick "Fritz" R. Johnstone

Fredrick "Fritz" R. Johnstone

Nov 15, 2009

Fredrick "Fritz" Ronald Johnstone, 64, of Sterling, died Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, at this home after a long battle with cancer. A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, at the Bank of Colorado Event Center with Art Roth officiating. Inurnment will take place at Riverside Cemetery following the services. Fritz was born Dec. 14, 1944, to...

Betty L. Karg

Betty L. Karg

Nov 11, 2009

Betty Lucille (Schott) Karg, 79, of Sterling, passed away Nov. 11, 2009, in Brush. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home. Closed casket services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at the First Christian Church in Sterling, with the Rev. Dale Wesley and Rev. Victor Karg officiating. A...

Burnell "Bernie" Norman Wagner

Burnell "Bernie" Norman Wagner

Nov 8, 2009

Burnell "Bernie" Norman Wagner, 78, of Crook, passed away Nov. 8, 2009, in Sterling from complications due to cancer. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at United Church of Crook, with the Rev. David Tyree officiating. Interment will be at...

Muriel F. Vita

Muriel F. Vita

Nov 2, 2009

Muriel F. Vita, 86, passed away on November 2, 2009, at the Haxtun Hospital Extended Care Unit. She was born on August 16, 1923 in Great Bend, Kansas. Private family services will be held. She is survived by her daughter Pat Crowder and husband Robert of Holyoke, grandson Rob Crowder of Holyoke, grandson U. S. Army National Guard E-2 Matthew...

Violet Rose Bartlett

Violet Rose Bartlett

Oct 29, 2009

Violet Rose Bartlett Violet Rose Bartlett, 77, of Sterling, died Oct. 29, 2009, in Sterling. Memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, at Peace Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Eugene Zeller officiating. Services will conclude at the church. She was born Feb. 7, 1932, to Henry and Mollie (Herzog) Nikel in Padroni. She graduated from high school...

Roger Eugene Lewis

Roger Eugene Lewis

Oct 24, 2009

After struggling with the disease of Alzheimer's for the past year, Roger Eugene Lewis, 83, of Sterling, passed away Oct. 24, 2009, in Sterling. His family was given the gift of being with him as he passed peacefully. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29,...

Elmer A. Karg

Elmer A. Karg

Oct 22, 2009

Elmer A. Karg, 85, of Sterling, died Oct. 22, 2009, in Sterling. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 26, at Trinity Lutheran Church, with the Rev. James R. Nash officiating. Interment will be at Riverside Cemetery. Mr. Karg was born Jan. 23,...

Ross J. Lindstrom

Ross J. Lindstrom

Oct 18, 2009

Ross J. Lindstrom, 88, of Sterling, died Oct. 18, 2009, in Sterling. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home, followed by funeral services at 11 a.m., with Pastor Doug Burroughs officiating. Interment will be at Riverside Cemetery. Mr. Lindstrom was born June 17, 1921, to Phillip and Olive Fern (May) Lindstrom in...

Albert H. Nickal

Albert H. Nickal

Oct 16, 2009

Albert Harold Nickal, 80, of Denver, died Oct. 16, 2009, in Denver. Closed casket services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home, with Pastor Stephen Weams officiating. Interment will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Mr. Nickal was born to Johnny and Elizabeth (Sinner) Nickal in Hillrose. He attended rural Matthews Elementary and Padroni schools, receiving...

Dorothy Lillian Lawrie

Dorothy Lillian Lawrie

Oct 14, 2009

Dorothy Lillian Lawrie, 87, of Sterling, died Oct. 14, 2009, in Sterling. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at Emmanuel Baptist Church, with the Rev. Sean Cole officiating. Services will conclude at the church. A private family graveside was held at Sunset Memorial Gardens. She was born July 7, 1922, to Benjamin and Lillian (Schaefer) Walling...

Elsie Stone

Elsie Stone

Oct 13, 2009

Elsie Stone, 91, of Grand Junction, died Oct. 13, 2009, in Grand Junction. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, at Chaney-Reager, with Pastor David Loeschke officiating. Interment will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Stone was born Sept. 27, 1918, to...

Helen Lucille Barton

Helen Lucille Barton

Oct 13, 2009

Helen Lucille (Krull) Barton, 85, of Sterling, died Oct. 13, 2009, in Sterling. Visitation will be from 1 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at First Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Michelle Witherspoon officiating. Interment will be at Riverside Cemetery. She was born March 14, 1924,...

Hazel Mae Kidwell

Hazel Mae Kidwell

Oct 9, 2009

Private family services and burial to be held at Riverside Cemetery.

Victor E. Amen

Victor E. Amen

Oct 8, 2009

Victor E. Amen, 91, of Burlington, died Oct. 8, 2009, in Burlington. Memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 19, at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home, with Herman Albrandt officiating. Inurnment will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Mr. Amen was born Nov. 5, 1917, to Andrew Amen Jr. and Mary (Wiederspan) Amen in Sterling. He attended school in Logan and...

Charles "Bob" Smith

Charles "Bob" Smith

Oct 1, 2009

Charles Robert "Bob" Smith, 65, of Fleming, died Oct. 1, 2009, in Sterling. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, at Calvary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Michael Young officiating. Services will conclude at the church. Mr. Smith was born April 2, 1944, to Robert Elmer Hord and Ruby Fern Smith in Kansas City, Kan. He is...

Virginia M. Curtis

Virginia M. Curtis

Sep 30, 2009

Virginia Curtis, 90, of Sterling, died Sept. 30, 2009, in Sterling. Graveside memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, at Riverside Cemetery, with the Rev. Doug Burroughs officiating. She was born May 13, 1919, to John and Emillie (Zollner) Jung in New England, N.D. On May 19, 1951, she married Asa H. Curtis in Holyoke. Mrs. Curtis...

Linda M. Dennis

Linda M. Dennis

Sep 26, 2009

Linda M. Dennis, 58, of Sterling, died Sept. 26, 2009, in Greeley. Visitation was held Monday, Oct. 5, followed by funeral services at 11 a.m., at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home. The Rev. Gary Meadows will officiate. Interment was at Willard Cemetery. Ms. Dennis was born Feb. 1, 1951, to Wilbur Edwin Dennis Sr. and Ellen Marie (Pedersen) Dennis in Sterling. She...

Garsene Ann Trump

Garsene Ann Trump

Sep 25, 2009

Ann Trump, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend passed away peacefully and entered Eternal Glory on Sept. 25, 2009, with her family by her side after a longterm illness. She was 64 years old. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home in Sterling, with the Rev. Fred Wilcox officiating. Services...

Jon C. Rudel

Jon C. Rudel

Sep 17, 2009

Jon C. Rudel, 54, of Chandler, Ariz., native of Julesburg, died Sept. 17, 2009 in Chandler. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept 22, at the Chaney-Reager Funeral Home in Sterling, with family receiving friends at that time. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Sterling. Mr. Rudel is...

Celia Avalos

Celia Avalos

Sep 15, 2009

Celia Avalos, 76, of Sterling, died Sept. 15, 2009, in Sterling. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home, with Vigil service and Rosary to follow. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, at St. Anthony Catholic Church, with the Rev. Robert L. Wedow officiating. Interment will...

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