North Family Obituaries

Phillips County Colorado

CLAUDE NORTH 

Holyoke Enterprise, Holyoke, Colorado, February 7, 1974 

CLAUDE NORTH RITES FEB. 4 

Funeral services were held Monday, February 4, 1974, from the United Methodist Church, Holyoke, for Claude V. North, 71, who passed away Friday, February 1 at Melissa Memorial Hospital, Holyoke. 

Rev. Evan Brian, minister of the church, officiated at the services. Interment was in Pleasant Valley cemetery. Thompson Mortuary was in charge of arrangements. 

Claude V. North, son of George and Suzanne (Yount) North, was born southeast of Holyoke on August 1, 1903. He lived most of his life in the Holyoke community. September 3, 1927, he was united in marriage with Goldie E. Hall, and to this union three children were born. He became a member of the Methodist church as a boy when living with his sister in Otis. He was a member of the American and Midwest Hereford association during the time he was engaged in farming and raising Hereford cattle. In 1960 the family moved to Holyoake where he was residing at the time of his death. 

He was preceded in death by his parents, three sister, and two brothers. He is survived by his wife Goldie; a son Royce, Arvada; two daughters, Mrs. Ray (Berdine) Koberstein, Holyoke and Mrs. Allen (Linda) McDonald, Tucson, Arizona; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Martin, Holyoke, Mrs. Mildred Powers, Farmington, New Mexico, and Mrs. Emma Hill, Imperial, Nebraska; a brother, Bruce, Bazine, Kansas; nine grandchildren; one great granddaughter, and many other relatives and friends. 

 

GEORGE NORTH 

Holyoke Enterprise, Holyoke, Colorado, February 17, 1927 

GEORGE NORTH DIED AT HOME OF DAUGHTER SUNDAY MORN 

George North, for 26 years a resident near Holyoke, died early Sunday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. L.E. Harmon. Mr. North was 71 years of age, and was born in Sullivan, Indiana, December 24, 1855. His wife preceded him in death several years. They were the parents of 11 children, the majority of whom are living. 

Funeral services were held yesterday at the Pleasant Valley school house, with Rev. Otis Webb of Lamar preaching the funeral sermon. Interment was made in the State Line cemetery, Colver Brothers were in charge of the body. Mr. North was one of the respected old settlers of the community. He was well known to all the other pioneer residents, and a large number attended the funeral to pay their last respects to him 

 

GOLDIE E. (HALL) NORTH 

Holyoke Enterprise, Holyoke, CO, February, 1980 

GOLDIE E. NORTH RITES FEBRUARY 13 

Funeral services were held Wednesday, February 13, 1980, at the First United Methodist Church in Holyoke for Goldie E. North, 79, who passed away Saturday, February 9. Rev. Eldon Shoemaker, minister of the church, officiated at the services. Interment was in Pleasant Valley Cemetery. 

Goldie Evelyn Penay Hall North, daughter of George O. and Miranda E. Hall, was born January 15, 1901, Southeast of Holyoke. She lived most of her life in the Holyoke Community. Part of her youth was spent in Lamar, Nebraska with her family, while teaching school at Pleasant Valley. She graduated from high school in Franklin, Nebraska and received her lifetime Certificate from Colorado State Teachers College in Greeley. 

On September 3, 1927, while teaching school at Pleasant Valley, she was united in marriage with Claude V. North. To this union three children were born. Most of her adult years were spent in the dual role of teaching school, probably her first priority, and raising her family. She taught in Paoli, Pleasant Valley, Amity, Hillsdale in Yuma County, Amherst, and in 1955 began teaching in Holyoke. In 1960 the family moved to Holyoke, and Goldie retired from teaching in 1966. 

Goldie continued active, after retirement. She became the Public Librarian until 1976. In 1977 she moved to Sunset View where she resided at the time of her death. She had continued active with the Phillips County Historical Mental Health Clinic, Congregate Meals, Senior Citizens, Navy Mothers. She was a member of this Methodist Church. 

She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, four brothers, and two sisters. She is survived by a son, Royce V. North and his wife Shirley of Arvada, Mrs. Ray (Berdine) Koberstein and her husband Swede, of Holyoke; Mrs. Allen (Linda) McDonald and her husband, Allen, of Vicenza, Italy; nine grandchildren, two great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Ann Mead and Mrs. Bertha Klein of Imperial, Nebraska, and many other relative and friends. 

 

MICHAEL NORTH 

Enterprise, Holyoke, Colorado April 11, 1957 

MICHAEL NORTH DIES IN DENVER; SERVICE MONDAY 

Michael D. North, 63, of Lamar, Nebraska, who resided southeast of Holyoke for a number of years, passed away at 11:30 a.m. Friday at Veterans Administration Hospital in Denver. He had been in poor health for eight years and entered the hospital in Denver last March 11. Services were held at 2:00 p.m. Monday at the Holyoke Methodist church, with Rev. J. Wilson Branstetter and Rev. Donald Shaw officiating. Interment was in the Pleasant Valley cemetery. Arrangements were in charge of the Lewis Funeral Home. 

A son of George W. and Susan Yount North, Michael David North was born December 11, 1893, at Essex, Iowa. When 7 years of age he moved with his parents to a farm southeast of Holyoke.  Mr. North enlisted in the United States Army on April 29, 1918, and served with the American Expeditionary Force in France during World War I. He received his discharge from the Army on June 3, 1919. He was united in marriage to Elizabeth Holtzman on June 5, 1925 at Julesburg. To this union was born one daughter, Mrs. Celene Brady, who resides at Imperial, Nebraska. 

Surviving Mr. North are his wife and daughter; three grandchildren; five sisters, Mrs. Grace Gregg, Indianapolis, Indiana, Blanche (Mrs. Elmer Harmon), Mrs. Mary Martin and Emma (Mrs. Herbert Briggs), Holyoke, and Mrs. Mildred Power, Lynwood, California; three brothers, Albert North, Salem, Oregon, Bruce North, Bazine, Kansas, and Claude North, Holyoke, and a number of nieces, nephews and other relatives. 

 

ROYCE VELORE NORTH 

Holyoke Enterprise, Holyoke, CO, September 30, 1999 

Royce Velore North was born October 26, 1927, in Holyoke, to Claude Velore and Goldie Evelyn P. [Hall] North. Royce was one of three children. He died Sunday, September 19, 1999, at Melissa Memorial Hospital in Holyoke, at the age of 71. 

Royce attended school in Holyoke and then entered the United States Navy on September 18, 1945, when he was a junior in high school. He completed his education while he was in the service and fought during World War II. He was honorably discharged from the Navy on October 22, 1948. Royce enlisted in the United States Air Force on February 3, 1949. He retired from the Air Force as a Master Sergeant on January 31, 1966, while he was stationed at Lowery Air Force Base. Royce lived and worked as a systems analyst for Colorado Farm Bureau in Denver following his retirement from the Air Force. He moved back to Holyoke in 1989. He was a member of the American Legion in Venango, Nebraska and the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Holyoke. 

Royce was united in marriage to Shirley Burton in 1950. To this union were born two children, Stephen and Debbie. 

He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his son Stephen D. North of Westminster; his daughter Debbie K. North of Lakewood; two sisters, Berdine Koberstein and her husband Ray [Swede] of Holyoke and Linda Faye McDonald and her husband Allen of Tucson, Arizona; and two grandchildren, Daryl and Carly North of Westminster. Memorial services for Royce Velore North were held Thursday, September 23 at the Schmidt-Baucke Chapel in Holyoke. Rev. Gary Jones officiated at the services which included full military rites. 

 

SUSANNAH MARGARET (YOUNT ) NORTH 

Holyoke Enterprise, Holyoke, Colorado, May 9, 1919 

Susannah Margaret Yount was born at Harrison City, Pennsylvania, June 17, 1863, and died at her home near Holyoke on May 3, 1919, at the age of 56 years, 10 months and 17 days. She was married to George W. North July 17, 1881 and to this union were born Mae, Grace, Blanche, Zelpha, Albert, Mike, Mary, Emma, Mildred, Claude and Bruce. Mae and Zelpha preceded their mother in death, they having passed to their reward some time ago. Mrs. North became a member of the Baptist church in 1892 and was a firm believer in that faith at the time of her death. 

The funeral services were held at the State Line Church and were conducted by Rev. J.M. Dickey. The remains were laid to rest in the cemetery near the church. 

Mrs. North was a woman highly respected and greatly loved by all who know her and was of the true type of womanhood thinking of nothing but the welfare of others, her home and her children.

A host of friends join with the relatives in mourning the loss of Mrs. George W. North. 

State Herald, Holyoke, Colorado, May 9, 1919

MRS. GEORGE NORTH DIES 

Susanna Margaret Yount was born in Harrison City, Pennsylvania, June 17, 1863 and died May 3, 1919 at her home in Phillips County, Colorado, age 55 years, 10 months, and 16 days. She was married on July 17, 1881 to George North who survives her. To them were born ten children, Mae, Grace, Zelphia, Blanche, Albert, Mike, Mary, Emma, Claude and Bruce. Mae and Zelphia preceded her in death. She united with the Baptist church in 1892. The family has resided in this county for a number of years where she had a large acquaintance and has always been highly esteemed by all who made her acquaintance. 

The funeral services were conducted from the State Line Church Sunday May 4, Rev. J. M. Dickey of the Holyoke Methodist church preaching the sermon to a large congregation of sympathizing friends. The body was laid to rest in the little cemetery near the church.