Robert Dale Sprague, 89, of Monte Vista, Colo., passed away on March 7, 2025. He was born on Aug. 16, 1935, in Denver, Colo., to Charles Robert Sprague and Mary Madeline Muehlbaur.
He is survived by his loving wife, Shirley Ann Sprague, of Arvada, Colo; his daughter, Diana Lynn (Nick) Hartney, of Thornton, Colo.; sons Dale Dean Sprague, of Lakewood, Colo., and Daryl Scott (Tammy) Sprague, of Pagosa Springs, Colo.; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and sister Beverly Ann Judd, of Brighton, Colo. Robert (Bob) served in the U.S. Navy, was a barber and owned a barber shop in Lakewood, Colo., for 30 years, then moved to Pagosa Springs, Colo., bought an RV Park and ran it for 17 years. He was a member of the Vets for Vets in Pagosa Springs, a volunteer at the soup kitchen with the Methodist church, was a member of Amazing Grace Community Church, was part of the Masons and was a coin collector from the age of 7. He never met a stranger, and he called everyone a friend.
A graveside service with military honors will be held on Sunday, March 16, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at the Colorado State Veterans Cemetery – Homelake located at 3749 Sherman Ave., Monte Vista, Colo. Arrangements in care were made by Strohmayer’s Funeral Home in Monte Vista.
