All Obituaries

Service will be on November 7th, at 1PM at Veteran's Park.  Full obituary forthcoming

Frances Ayala Cordova passed away on October 12, 2020, only two days after celebrating her 90th birthday, and following a lengthy illness. She was born on October 10, 1930 to Nicholas and Guadalupe Ayala. She married Leo Cordova on July 3, 1951. She was preceded in death by her parents; her grandparents; her husband, Leo; their son, Richard Paul; their grandson, Aaron Kay; her sisters, Beatrice, Concepción, and Susie; her brothers, Simon and Urban; son-in-law, Chris Kay. Frances is...

 Willis Day went to be with his Lord and Savior on October 11, 2020 at the age of 94. Willis was born on September 28th , 1926 in Enid, Oklahoma. He was the first-born son of William and Flora Day. Willis married Cleo (McColm) Day on October 11, 1947. Together they raised their seven children; Cathleen (George) Goodwin, Mitchell Day, Diane (John) Mahlberg, Jennifer (Jerry) Burtard, Colleen (Gary) Carroll, Kevin (Gayla) Day, and Judy Sawyer. Willis opened and managed numerous meat...

Fay(e) (Hartman) Dauel was born February 14, 1940 to Ruby and Oscar Hartman at Good Samaritan Hospital, Kearney NE. She graduated from Longfellow High School in Kearney. Fay met Bob in High School and they were married on June 8, 1958. They had one daughter Kim. Left to mourn her are her daughter Kim and favorite (only) Son -in-Law Mark, her 2 Grandsons Matthew (Brook) Huffington and David Huffington. She is also survived by her three great-grandchildren, Hayden, Cooper and Eugene. Her...

On October 5, 2020, Cecil Duane Clymens, 78, died in his Fremont County, CO, home in full view of the Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range. He was born August 18, 1942, to Joe and Eva (McClure) Clymens, in rural Nodaway County, Hopkins, MO. Cecil is survived by his children, Dale (Paula) Clymens of Glenwood, IA; David (Christine) Clymens of Taunton, MA; Diane (Gary) Heiserman of Lincoln, NE; sister Judy (David) White of Maryville, MO; seven grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, many nieces,...

Ronald Lee Tedesko, 49, passed away following a car accident on Saturday October 3rd, in Florence, CO. He was born on July 28th, 1971 to Gary and Ruby (Galbraith) Tedesko, in Englewood CO. Ron is survived by his mom, Ruby Tedesko of Canon City, CO; grandma, June Galbraith of Canon City, CO; brother, Mike (Lisa) Tedesko of Canon City, CO; son, Gary Lee Tedesko of Greeley, CO; step-son, Devon Bufmack of Arvada, CO; step-daughter, Taylor Bufmack of Fort Collins, CO; son, Justin Lee Tedesko of...

David Leland Miller Jr., 61, of Guffey Colorado, passed away on 30th of September, 2020 at Penrose Hospital, Colorado Springs Colorado, after a long battle with cancer. Dave was born in Florence, Colorado to parents David and Nora Miller, on 24th of September, 1959. He grew up in the town of Florence, and graduated from Florence High School 1978. He was married to Christy Ann Miller on March 4th 1990. Dave worked as a Corrections Officer in Maintenance for the Colorado State Department of...

On September 29, 2020, Deborah "Debbie" Howell passed away peacefully at age 67 after a brief illness following knee replacement surgery.  She always showed great courage in facing life's challenges, and she did it with a smile.  Despite the pain, Debbie came out a hero and stayed strong until the end. Debbie was born to Jerry & Donna Farris on June 26, 1953.  She graduated from Fowler HS in 1971.  A few years later, she married Tom Howell and together...

Clarence Calvin Chambers died peacefully in his sleep in the early morning hours of September 27, 2020. He was born at Pauls Valley, Oklahoma on August 14, 1927 to William Haskell Chambers and Jewel Chambers (Denson). Calvin was an over the road truck driver for most of his working life. He had been in all 50 states and parts of Canada. He loved to travel which he did often with his friend Jan. He also liked to fish. His favorite fishing spot was Spring Creek near Gunnison, Colorado. He...

"God bless the whole world, no exceptions."  David Wells Crippen, age 84, of Florence, Colorado, passed away Saturday, September 26th, 2020.  Born May 13th, 1936 in Chester, Pennsylvania, to Lynn and Millie Crippen, David was the youngest of two children. He graduated from Hillsborough High school in Tampa, Florida.  With a baseball scholarship, he went to Anderson University, Anderson, IN. He then entered the U. S. Coast Guard for 8 years, serving on the...