Obituaries

Apr 25, 2017

Mary “Katie” Gallegos, 78, of Greeley died Tuesday, April 25, 2017. She was born December 6, 1938 to Theodore & Mary (Gonzales) Sierra in Loveland, Colorado. She married Joe Gallegos December 13, 1957 in Greeley, Colorado. She was a member of St. Peter’s and loved playing bingo. Survivors include her sons, Joe Gallegos and Gerald (Laurie) Gallegos, a daughter, Karen...

Apr 25, 2017

Steven Kip Mellin, 63, of Greeley, passed away on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at the North Colorado Medical Center. He was born August 20, 1953 to Donald & Ruth (Brinkman) Mellin in Greeley, Colorado. He lived in Northern Colorado his entire life and was a graduate of University High School. He was a certified journeyman farrier and taught farrier science...

Apr 18, 2017

Marion Adeliade Chandler, 91 of Evans, passed away on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at her home in Evans with her family by her side. She was born on March 9, 1926 in St. Paul, Minnesota to John and Emma. Marion graduated from Wilson High School in 1944 in St. Paul Minnesota. Marion and Fred Chandler were owners of the Sundown...

Apr 14, 2017

Elizabeth "Betty" Elaine Anderson of Greeley died April 14, 2017, at the in-patient unit of Tru Hospice of Northern Colorado. She was born on May 11, 1927, in Ryder, N.D. to Rudolph and Anna (Hauge) Vangsness. She grew up in North Dakota and later moved to Colorado in the 1950's. She married Clarence Anderson and together they had 7 children....

Apr 12, 2017

Trinidad Castro Ramos, 70, of Greeley passed away peacefully surrounded by family at his home on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Trinidad was born on December 7, 1946, in Julesburg, CO to Refugio and Margaret Sierra Ramos. He grew up in Julesburg where he received his education. He met and later married Geneva Llamas in the early 1970’s before they divorced...

Apr 10, 2017

James T. Reighter “Jim” passed away on April 10, 2017 while under AccentCare Hospice at Fair Acres Manor in Greeley, Colorado, from colon cancer. He was born December 21, 1933 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Ralph and Chloe B. (Snellenberger) Reighter. Jim attended schools in Fort Wayne, including Purdue University in Lafayette. He served in the Army in Korea during...

Apr 9, 2017

Alfonso “Ponchie” Chacon, 81, of Greeley passed away with his family by his side on Sunday, April 9, 2017 under Hospice care at the Bonell Good Samaritan Center. He was born October 30, 1935 to Jack & Mary (Murillo) Chacon in Gilcrest, Colorado. He attended school in Gilcrest and worked for Monfort and numerous truck driving jobs. He was a...

Apr 8, 2017

Apr 1, 2017

Rhonda Wiseman, 57 passed April 1, 2017 in Hospice surrounded by close family and joined her parents that day. She was the daughter of Don & Sharon (Kunz) Wiseman. She was born in Goodland KS. and grew up in LaSalle Colo. later moving to Greeley. Rhonda went to school in LaSalle and graduated from Valley High School in Gilcrest in...

Mar 29, 2017

Donna Lee Bachenberg, 89, of Greeley passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at the Bonell Good Samaritan Center. She was born on April 23, 1927 to Hubert and Mona (King) Spohn in Superior, Nebraska, but was raised in Chester, Nebraska. She graduated from Chester High School in 1944 and went on to Nebraska Wesleyan University from which she graduated...

Mar 29, 2017

Ronald Rutt, 73, of Evans Colorado, died Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at the Hospice Inpatient Unit at N.C.M.C. He was born on September 19, 1943 to Alex and Esther (Jacoby) Rutt in Johnstown, Colorado. He graduated from Johnstown High School in 1962. In June 1963, he married Karen Elsberry. They had three children. Ron loved being on the Johnstown fire...

Mar 25, 2017

Marshall H. Rivera, 60 of Greeley, passed away on Saturday, March 25, 2017 at the Hospice Inpatient Unit at North Colorado Medical Center. Marshall was born on May 1, 1956 in Castro Valley, California to Harry M. and Clara (Mata) Rivera. He lived in Cheyenne, Wyoming from 1966 until 1984. He later moved to Sealy, Texas in 1986 where he...

Mar 24, 2017

Steve Briseno, 59, of Fort Collins, passed away on Friday, March 24, 2017 at Pathways Hospice Care Center in Loveland. He was born November 28, 1957 to Liberato & Marcelina (Rodriguez) Briseno in Greeley, Colorado. He attended Fort Collins High School. He worked construction for most of his life except for the last 5 years where he worked as a...

Mar 20, 2017

Miguel “Mike” Garza Reyes, 85 of Greeley passed away on Monday March 20, 2017 at the Hospice Inpatient Unit at North Colorado Medical Center. Mike was born on September 29 1931 in Santa Rosalia, Tamaulipas, Mexico to Miguel and Isabelle (Garza) Reyes. He was raised and received his education in West Texas. Mike was a faithful worshiper of Jehovah God....

Mar 19, 2017

Bryant David Morales, 49 of Greeley passed away on Sunday, March 19, 2017 at the North Colorado Medical Center. Bryant was born on October 1, 1967 in Denver, Colorado to Micel Alberto and Rebecca (Montoya) Morales. He grew up in Ft Lupton and graduated from Ft. Lupton High School in 1986. He moved to Greeley in 1992. Mr. Morales was...

Mar 13, 2017

Frank Chris Cordova, 54 of Greeley, passed away Monday, March 13, 2017 at the Hospice Inpatient Unit at NCMC in Greeley. He was born August 6, 1962 in Greeley to Erminio and Virginia (Borneman) Cordova. Frank married Leah Jean Sharp on May 5, 1984 in Greeley. Mr. Cordova started his career as an auto detailer at Garnsey & Wheeler and...

Mar 12, 2017

Mar 9, 2017

Stephen (Steve) Dale Kilpatrick, born February 27, 1950 in Colorado Springs, CO passed to the Lord on March 9, 2017, after a long battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his siblings. He is preceded in death by his parents, John F. Kilpatrick, Jr and Patricia Ann Berry Burgeson, also by his niece Hannah Kilpatrick. He attended Wasson High School,...

Mar 9, 2017

Millicent Mae Sandin, 91 of Greeley, passed away on March 9, 2017 at Fairacres Manor Nursing Home. Millicent was born on April 26, 1925 to Pete and Myrtle Broberg at home near Newman Grove, NE. After graduating from high school, she worked in Denver before being called back home to help in the family owned store during the war effort....

Mar 8, 2017

Jacob Lee “Jack” Schantz, 75, of Evans, passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at Fair Acres Manor. He was born September 14, 1941 in Fort Morgan, Colorado to Jake and Irene Schantz. He graduated from Fort Morgan High in 1961. After high school he worked on I-76 from Fort Morgan to Denver, building the new highway. When the project...