Obituaries

Brenda Kathleen Kregar of Gaithersburg, MD, loving wife, mother, sister and grandmother passed away on October 22, 2022, at the age of 73.

A celebration of life for lifelong Eads, Colorado resident, Larry Evan Watts will be held at 2:00PM on Friday, May 26, 2023 at the Eads High School Gymnasium with Lane Gooden and Jim Brown co-officiating. Interment will follow at the Eads Cemetery in Eads, Colorado.

Eunice (Honey Belle) Dixon, of Eads, Colorado, passed away on May 6, 2023 at Weisbrod Memorial Hospital in Eads. Honey Belle was born January 31, 1942 in Raton, New Mexico to Emmett & Aline Thrasher.

Paul J Tesmer was born May 14, 1953 along with his twin brother Peter B Tesmer in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado.

Jewel Marie Densford, 71, passed away April 28, 2023. She leaves behind to cherish her memory daughters Kelli and husband Dave, Brianne and husband Dhruv, three grandchildren Megan partner Aaron, Emily and partner TJ, and Aaron, and one great granddaughter, Memphys Marie, along with numerous friends.

Kenneth Allond Burns was born on July 26, 1930, at his grandmother’s home (as was the custom) in Leoti, KS, to Jesse Allond and Roberta May (Hollister) Burns. Kenneth returned, with his parents, to his ome in Colorado when he was 3 weeks old.

Charles Edward Barber, age 84, of Longmont, Colorado passed away peacefully on Monday, March 13, 2023. Charles was born in Lamar, Colorado.

Donald Ray “Don” McDaniel was born on May 19, 1925 in Eads, Colorado the son of Roland and Lottie Wilkins McDaniel. Don married Phyllis Martha Elgin and they raised three children.

Laurel Arnold Niemann, 93, of Flagler, Colorado passed away on February 28, 2023 at Weisbrod Memorial County Hospital in Eads after a long life of service to his faith, family, community and country.

Susan Jean Fox, beloved daughter, sister, mother and friend, died of cancer complications on March 3, 2023.

Denis James Weber was born at the family farm in Sheridan Lake, Colorado on September 15, 1933 to Frank and Agatha Weber. He was the eighth of 8 children.

Betty Ann (Harrison) Jones was born on April 18, 1938. She passed on February 12, 2023, surrounded by family.

Clarence (“Pete”) Alvin Pedersen was born on a farm in Cheyenne County, southwest of Arapahoe on October 27, 1929. Clarence was the third of four children.

Memorial services will be held on Friday, March 3, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at the Grace Lutheran Church in Cheyenne Wells.

Rob Kelley was born in Eads, Colorado on May 25, 1949 to his parents Irene and Eugene Kelley. He joined his siblings, Betty (Crow), Bobbie (Calhoun), and Gary, who would prove to be a constant presence in his life.

Mary Ellen Ziegler passed from this earthly life to her heavenly home on February 7, 2023, at Cheyenne Manor, her home for the past 7 years. She was 97 years of age.