Nate Modrell passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021 in Haxtun at the age of 40.

Nathaniel Dean Modrell was born on April 5, 1981 in Holyoke. He lived the first five years of his life in the Julesburg area. As a small child, going to his Grandma and Grandpa Modrell's house was his favorite thing to do, especially on holidays with all of his family together. Nate liked going with is dad to the drilling rigs and hunting and fishing with him. During football season, both of them cheered for the Dallas Cowboys. If they beat the Denver Broncos, Nate would call his Grandma Jones to rub it in.

As Nate...