Obituaries

Jun 13, 2018

Raymond (Ray) Joseph Miller, 83, long-time Baca County farmer/rancher, passed away Wednesday, June 13 th , 2018, at his home, surrounded by his family, following a courageous fight with cancer.

Ray was born on March 7 th , 1935 in Brighton, CO to John and Lydia (Kahm) Miller.

Ray grew up on farms around the...

Jun 8, 2018

Julian Packard was born on July 16, 1927 in Walsh, Colorado.  He was the first of seven children born to Osa Julian and Hattie (Arndt) Packard.  Julian departed this life on Friday, June 8, 2018 at Southeast Colorado Hospital in Springfield, Colorado.

Julian spent most of his adult life working as an electrician, a career he took...

May 31, 2018

Shirley Grace Olinger, age 75, passed away May 31, 2018 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She was born September 20, 1942 in Springfield, Colorado to Donald and Ruby Newberry. She graduated from Two Buttes High School in 1960 and then went on to school in Denver, Colorado where she became an x-ray technician. She met her husband, Bill Olinger, in January...

May 23, 2018

Edwin Floyd Crowley, age eighty-three of Walsh, Colorado went home to be with his Savior and Lord on Wednesday, May 23, 2018. Ed spent many years as the owner/operator of Crowley Trucking, sharing his drive time with his loving wife, Nelda.  Together Nelda and Ed raised three children; Eddie, Yvonne and Duane.  Ed and Nelda enjoyed spending time with their...

May 14, 2018

Richard Ochoa was born August 19, 1943, in Ordway, Colorado to Tony and Dorothy Ochoa.  Richards's early childhood was spent in Ordway, until 1954.  The Ochoa family then moved to Ulysses, Kansas, where the family farmed sugar beets.  In 1957 the family moved to Walsh, Colorado, where he graduated high school in 1964.  After high school Richard married the...

May 7, 2018

Gregory Wayne Hetrick of Walsh, Colorado went to be with the Lord on May 7, 2018.  He was born in Elkhart, Kansas to Keith Ray Hetrick and Alice Mildred Medley Hetrick on January 11, 1961.  He was the sixth of seven siblings. Greg attended school in Walsh, Colorado to the 9 th grade. He then started to work and...

Apr 29, 2018

Arthur Cleo Brisendine was born on February 26, 1923 at home near Stonington, Colorado to Alva and Cordelia (Clark) Brisendine. He had 3 brothers and 3 sisters. Jesse Brisendine, Melvin Brisendine, Everett Brisendine, Beulah (Gookin) Brisendine, Eulah (Palmer) Brisendine, Nina (Sample) Brisendine.

Art and Velma (Newman) were married on January 17, 1945. They had five children: Cleo...

Apr 28, 2018

Betty Jo Neal arrived in Baca County to Joe and Ethel Neal on November 22, 1934 at the family farm southwest of Springfield, Colorado.  Betty was the oldest of 4 siblings – brother Jimmie, and sisters Lila and Janice.  The family then moved to their farm 6 miles southwest of Springfield.

Betty grew up in tough times. ...

Apr 15, 2018

Eugene Harvey Dillon was born  at home near Richards Co on Feb 5th, 1925.  He was the 4th of 11 children born to Bill Dillon and Nila Coulter Dillon.  Eugene passed away April 15, 2018 at the Sharmar Care Center in Pueblo, Co.

Gene was an avid arrowhead hunter and could throw a mean yo-yo. He enjoyed...

Mar 8, 2018

Today we are remembering and celebrating the life of Olive Marie Ackley.  Olive was born on December 22 nd , 1927, in Walsh, Colorado.  Edna Ozelle and Floy Eslick were her parents.  Her brother, Lloyd Eslick, is here from Laramie, Wyoming.  Her sister, Margaret McCauley, lives in Colorado Springs.  Her older siblings, Loren Eslick and Pearl Wilder, are deceased....

Mar 8, 2018

Ila Ruth Walker of Walsh, 93, died at Walsh District Nursing Home, March 8, 2018. Ila was born in Stonington, Colorado on February 9, 1925, the fifth child of Ethel and Lewis Ely Walker. The family moved to Walsh when she was a year old. Ila Ruth graduated from Walsh High School in 1943, then attended the University of Colorado...

Feb 16, 2018

Mary Ann Swafford of Walsh, Colorado went to be with her Lord on February 16, 2018, just one year, one day and minutes apart from her husband, the love of her life, Walter Swafford. She was born at home in Bartlett, Colorado, on April 29, 1934, to Arthur and Mabel McGill Butt. She was the sixth of seven siblings. The...

Jan 18, 2018

Constance (Connie) ElJean Cumbie (Kirkpatrick, Ratliff) rode into the sunset on January 18, 2018. She was born on December 5th, 1918, the second child of Aaron Cumbie and Alma (Hamer) Cumbie. They preceded her in death. Her five siblings, Opal Estelle, Marion Louise, Aaron Banie, Aaron Albert (Jr) and Alma Grace also preceded her in death. Connie was born in...

Jan 16, 2018

La Glenda Belle Robins Clayton was born at home September 8, 1916, at 5:00 pm to Robert Henry and Lottie E. Robins in Stonington, Colorado. She went home to be with her Lord, Tuesday January 16, 2018, at the age of 101 years, 4 months and 8 days. Mom's birth was not recorded until December 17, 1916, as no doctor...

Jan 14, 2018

Hal Eugene (Butch) Wade, 66, passed away January 14, 2018 in Springfield. Butch was born January 8, 1952 to Hallie and Margaret (Gibson) Wade in Lamar, CO. He joined Hallie's children Roy, Leon, Sharon and Linda. The family was completed with the addition of Kenny and Ralph. Butch attended Springfield Schools until the 11th grade. He later accepted a challenge...

Dec 14, 2017

Rosary will be Tuesday, December 19, at 7:00 P.M. at Our Lady of the Annunciation Catholic Church. Mary Anita Orosco was born June 6, 1943, in Satanta, Kansas to Rufino Orosco and Clara Vega. She passed away December 14, 2017, at Southeast Colorado Hospital in Springfield, Colorado. Mary is survived by her daughter, Christina (Harold) Brewer of Springfield, brother, George...

Dec 12, 2017

Joseph "Harold" Rose was born in St. John, Kansas on February 26, 1927 to Joseph Carlos and Minnie Bell Rose and died December 12, 2017 at age 90. Harold, as a young boy, moved with his family to settle in Two Buttes, Colorado where they farmed for many years. Harold also helped his dad move buildings. On one occasion, Harold's...

Nov 9, 2017

She was born October 5, 1937 in Two Buttes, CO to Emery Barnon Ratliff and Anna Irene (Carr) Ratliff. Ruth grew up in the country and attended nearby schools in Walsh, CO. She was united in marriage to Marvin Leroy Rhoads at Raton, New Mexico and to this union three children were born: Emery, Irene and Floyd. Floyd passed away...

Oct 27, 2017

Dorothy Ruth Stevens, who preferred the name Ruth, was born to Charles and Pearl Stevens on June 11th, 1922 at West Mineral, Kansas and went to rejoin her husband in heaven on October 27, 2017. Ruth grew up on a farm in southeast Kansas, in the midst of a large lively family. She learned early in her life how to...

Sep 22, 2017

Lois Opal Wellman was born March 1, 1922, in Elkhart, Kansas, to Merle and Carrie (Doke) Wellman. She was the third child born of five. Her siblings were Clifford, Lillian, Ruth and Red. The Wellman family lived on a farm 15 miles south of Walsh. Lois attended Richards School. One story Lois told was on a wet and cold...