OBITUARIES

Margit G. Parker

Margit G. Parker

May 31, 2020

Margit G. Parker A graveside celebration of life memorial service for longtime Lamar resident, Margit G. Parker, will be held at 2:00 PM Friday June 5, 2020 at the Eads Cemetery in Eads, CO with Pastor Paul Floyd of High Plains Fellowship officiating. Per Margit’s request, cremation has taken place and there will be no public visitation. Margit was born...

Constance "Connie"  Louise Weber

Constance "Connie" Louise Weber

May 27, 2020

Connie’s Story A Funeral Mass for longtime Trinidad, Colorado resident, Constance Louise Weber will be held at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Kit Carson, Colorado with Reverend Jason Keas as Celebrant. A Rosary service will be held prior to the mass at 10:00AM on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. The Rite of Committal will...

Nicky  Rae Foster

Nicky Rae Foster

May 17, 2020

Nicky Rae Foster A private family memorial service for longtime Lamar resident, Nicky Rae Foster will be held at a later date. Per Nicky’s request cremation will take place and there will be no visitation. Nicky was born on September 14, 1951 at Golden, Colorado to William and Shirley (Milow) Milnes and passed away on May 17, 2020 at her...

Roy  Creamer

Roy Creamer

May 15, 2020

Roy Leonard Creamer, Jr. Roy Leonard Creamer, Jr. was born to Roy Leonard Creamer, Sr. and Sybil Evelyn Atkinson Creamer on May 4th, 1933. He was welcomed to the family by an older sister, Carolyn. The story of Roy’s birth is testament to a time gone by. When Evelyn knew that it was time for her baby to arrive, she...

Louis Ybarra

Louis Ybarra

May 13, 2020

Louis Ybarra A graveside celebration of life service for Slaton, TX resident, Louis Ybarra, will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday May 22, 2020 at the Riverside Cemetery in Lamar with Reverend Mariusz Wirkoski officiating. Visitation for Louis will be held from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Thursday May 21, 2020 at the Peacock Family Chapel. Louis was...

Anna and Bill  Dodge

Anna and Bill Dodge

May 12, 2020

Celebrating lives well lived About Bill and Anna Dodge A combined graveside memorial service for longtime residents of Granada and Lamar, Colorado, Anna B. Dodge and William “Bill” Dodge will be held at 10:00AM on Saturday, September 12, 2020 at the Hillside Cemetery in Granada, Colorado. Bill and Anna are survived by their daughter, Deanna Steward of Thornton, Colorado; grandchildren,...

Anna  B.  Dodge

Anna B. Dodge

May 12, 2020

Anna B. Dodge A memorial service for longtime resident of Granada and Lamar, Colorado, Anna B. Dodge will be held at a later date. Per Anna’s request cremation will take place. Anna was born on March 28, 1920, in Springfield, Colorado, to Homer Franklin and Cora Clarinda (Smith) Thompson and passed away peacefully on May 12, 2020, at the age...

Gerald D. "Gary" Burch

Gerald D. "Gary" Burch

May 10, 2020

Gerald D. Burch A memorial service for longtime Wiley resident, Gerald D. Burch, affectionately known to many as Gary, will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, July 11, 2020 at the Lamar Missionary Baptist Church with Pastor Travis Horn officiating. Inurnment will follow at the Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar. Cremation has taken place and there will be no public...

Rogelio Hernandez

Rogelio Hernandez

May 9, 2020

Rogelio Hernandez A private graveside service for longtime Granada, Colorado, resident, Rogelio Hernandez will be held at Hillside Cemetery in Granada, Colorado. Rogelio was born on February 27, 1942 at Barranco Azul, Chihuahua, Mexico to Erculana Hernandez and passed away on May 9, 2020 at the Denver Hospice at the age of 78. He is preceded in death by his...

Leroy Vigil

Leroy Vigil

May 8, 2020

Leroy Vigil A memorial mass for longtime Lamar resident, Leroy Vigil will be held at 10:00AM on Friday, June 19, 2020 at the St. Francis de Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Reverend Mariusz Wirkowski as celebrant. A rosary service will be held prior to the mass at 9:30AM at the church. Inurnment will follow at the Fairmount Cemetery....

Scott  S.  Tidswell

Scott S. Tidswell

May 6, 2020

Scott Tidswell A private family service for former longtime Lamar resident, currently of Colorado Springs, Colorado, will be held at a future date. Scott Stanley Tidswell, Jr. was born on September 2, 1923 at Garden City, Kansas, to Scott Stanley Tidswell and Mary Elizabeth (Adams) Tidswell and passed away on May 6, 2020 at the Mount St. Francis Nursing Center...

Mary  Jane  Kemp

Mary Jane Kemp

May 4, 2020

Mary Jane Kemp A private graveside service for longtime Lamar resident, Mary J. Kemp will be held at the Fairmount Cemetery with Cody Petersen officiating. Mary was born on July 7, 1930 at Vega, Texas to Emory and Effie (Coats) Bales and passed away on May 4, 2020 at the Prairie Pines Assisted Living in Eads, Colorado at the age...

Ann  Widener

Ann Widener

May 1, 2020

Ann Widener Surrounded by her family, Ann Widener passed away on May 1st 2020. She was 58 years old and survived by her husband Terry, children Aaron and his wife Paula, Riley, and Darcy and her husband Austin, brother David and his wife Kim Blanton, sister Dana and her husband Nick Diiorio, and her mother Joy Christina Polhemus Blanton. Ann...

Angela "Angie"  Hernandez

Angela "Angie" Hernandez

Apr 26, 2020

Maria Angela “Angie” Hernandez A memorial service for former Lamar, Colorado currently of Wheat Ridge, Colorado, Maria Angela Hernandez, affectionately known to her family and friends as Angie will be held at a later date. Per Angie’s request cremation will take place. Angie was born on December 29, 1932 at San Jose, New Mexico to Isais and Albinita (Lucero) Segura...

Garrett  Brooks Hall

Garrett Brooks Hall

Apr 26, 2020

Garrett Brooks Hall A private graveside service for lifelong Lamar resident, Garrett Brooks Hall affectionately known to his family and friends as Brooks will be held at Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar with Mike Woelk officiating. Brooks was born on February 20, 1931 at Lamar, Colorado to John Edgar and Leila (Eddleman) Hall and passed away on April 26, 2020 at...

Ruth  L.  McKenney

Ruth L. McKenney

Apr 22, 2020

Ruth L. McKenney A private celebration of life for longtime Lamar resident, Ruth L. McKenney will be held at the Peacock Family Chapel with Ian Blacker of the Lamar Christian Church officiating. A public celebration of life for Ruth will be held at a later date. Ruth was born on July 1, 1919 at Joy Coy, Colorado to Charles Clinton...

LaVerne  Stolzenberger

LaVerne Stolzenberger

Apr 22, 2020

LaVerne Stolzenberger A memorial service for current Lamar, Colorado resident formerly of Sabetha, Kansas, LaVerne Stolzenberger will be held at a later date in Sabetha, Kansas. Per LaVerne’s request cremation will take place. LaVerne was born on July 1, 1928 at Sabetha, Kansas to Walter Lee and Sara Fern (Hampton) Chase and passed away on April 22, 2020 at the...

Edwin "Ed"  B.  Spitzer

Edwin "Ed" B. Spitzer

Apr 22, 2020

Edwin “Ed” B. Spitzer A private family graveside service for former Lamar resident currently of Walsenburg Colorado, Edwin “Ed” will be held at the McClave Cemetery with Pastor Mike Schneider of the Wiley Community Church officiating. Ed was born near McClave, Colorado to Eli Franklin and Eva Marie (Colebourn} Spitzer and passed away in his sleep April 22, 2020 at...

Opal  M. Miner

Opal M. Miner

Apr 21, 2020

Opal Marlene Miner Opal Marlene Miner went home to be with Jesus on April 21, 2020, in Amarillo, Texas. She was born on September 28, 1933 to Ted and Verna (Beeler) Kunzie in the Prairie Queen Community north of Galatia, Colorado and west of Eads. She was the third of eight children. They lived there until she was 5, at...

Martin A. "Marty" Mills

Martin A. "Marty" Mills

Apr 17, 2020

Martin A. “Marty” Mills A celebration of life memorial service for longtime Lamar resident, Martin A. Mills, affectionately known to many as Marty, will be held at a later date. Per Marty’s request cremation has taken place and there will be no public visitation. Marty was born on November 22, 1978 in Liberal, KS to Charles Mills and Virginia Miller-Mills...