Obituaries

July 7, 1960 ~ November 26, 2021 (age 61) Bivian “Von” Mercado, passed away November 26, 2021, at the age of 61. He was born in Boulder, Colorado July 7, 1960. Von lived his life in Colorado surrounded by family and friends.

Ruth Marie Brashar was born April 22, 1938 to Verne J. Brashar and Edith Naomi Brashar in Rock Island, Illinois. Ruth was an only child.

August 27th, 1931 - November 23rd, 2021 Dr. Robert Malcolm Stafford, 90, passed away on November 23, 2021.

April 18, 1953 - November 20, 2021 A celebration of life memorial service for longtime Lamar resident and dentist, Gerald Branes, D.D.S.

1930 - 2021 Charles Edward Mills was born on April 29, 1930 to Edward Robert and Mabel King Mills in a dug out six miles north of Bethune.

1973 - 2021 Stanley Leroy Meyer was born in Denver, Colorado. He was a very special gift to his parents James and Dorothy Sowards who adopted him at 1 month old through Catholic Charities.

November 22, 1939 ~ November 22, 2021 (age 82) Harold was born on November 22, 1939, to Fred Block and Aletha (Turley) Block and raised on the family farm in Pocahontas County, Iowa.

December 4, 1948 ~ November 15, 2021 (age 72) James Richard Carl “Ricky” “Bubba” passed away November 15, 2021 at his home in Greeley.

October 31, 1935 ~ November 17, 2021 (age 86) Joy was born in Detroit, MI and passed in Longmont, CO surrounded by loving friends and family.

June 18th, 1931 - November 18th, 2021 Born in Appleton, Wisconsin, to Robert F. and Mary E. O’Keefe Matz.