obituaries


Betty Sue Dahl

Betty Sue Dahl

Oct 2, 2026

Betty Sue Dahl, 91, passed peacefully with family at her side on October 2, 2026. She was born in Sioux Rapids, Iowa on June 6, 1935 to parents Arthur Murritt Willard and Marion (Rippe) Willard. She had one sibling, her brother Arthur Marion Willard.

In her younger years she was the organist for her church and nurtured close friendships with her...

Rosa Vargas-Godino

Rosa Vargas-Godino

Sep 30, 2026

Rosa passed away with love, faith, and her family by her side. Born in Gonzales, Texas, she lived with fierce determination, deep faith, and a love that held generations together. A devoted mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, she was the person her family turned to, whatever the circumstances, knowing they would find comfort, honesty, and the strength to begin again.

Among Rosa’s...

Doris Rhodes

Doris Rhodes

Sep 29, 2026

Doris Rhodes, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend, born October 27th, 1938, passed on September 29, 2026, at the age of 87.

Doris Born on October 27, 1938, in West Point Illinois, to Lee R. Hoffman and Ruth Anthony Clampitt Hoffman. She grew up with her brother, Leroy Junior Hoffman, both were always together making crazy chaos on...

Gloria Elaine Thiel

Gloria Elaine Thiel

Sep 28, 2026

Gloria Elaine Thiel of Fort Morgan, Colorado left her family and friends to be with Jesus on September 28, 2026.

Gloria was born November 13, 1944 in Ft. Morgan to Anna and Henry Thiel. Gloria was the youngest of 12 children. She was predeceased by her parents, her siblings, Anna (Jake)Becker, Hank (Doris) Thiel, Lillian (Adolph) Miller, Chester Chiara Sr., Jake...

Eloise Verlie Hanson

Eloise Verlie Hanson

Sep 27, 2026

Eloise Sagel was born March 15, 1928 to David and Paulina Sagel in a small hospital in Fort Morgan, Colorado. Fort Morgan is a small farming community with crops like corn, sugar beets, alfalfa and wheat. Eloises father was a farmer and her mother was a housewife doing all the chores a farmer’s wife would be expected to do including...

Mitchell Jon Bostrom

Mitchell Jon Bostrom

Sep 19, 2026

Mitchell (Mitch) Jon Bostrom, 62, of Brush, passed away on September 19, 2026, at the Medical Center of the Rockies. He was born in Brush, Colorado, on February 4, 1964, the second of four children born to Kenneth and Corinne Bostrom. Mitch was a beloved son, husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend whose life was deeply rooted in the community...

Robert Dwane Griese

Robert Dwane Griese

Sep 18, 2026

Robert Dwane “Bob” Griese passed away on September 18, 2026 in Fort Morgan, Colorado. He was born on June 17, 1933 to William and Hazel Griese of Last Chance, Colorado, and was the sixth of their seven children.

Bob graduated from Woodrow High School in 1951 and was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1953. He proudly served as a civil...

Debra Ann Boone

Debra Ann Boone

Sep 17, 2026

Debbie Ann Boone, 70, passed away peacefully on September 17, 2026, at Rose Medical Center in Denver. She was born February 28, 1956, in Fort Morgan to Edward and Beth Walker. Debbie grew up on her family’s farm on Road Q in Fort Morgan, where life on the farm taught her from an early age the importance of hard work,...

Paul Jerome Brinkman

Paul Jerome Brinkman

Sep 16, 2026

Paul Jerome Brinkman passed away on September 16, 2026. He was born July 27, 1967, to Therese (Tindall) Brinkman and Jerome Brinkman in Estherville, Iowa.

Paul grew up on the family farm in Estherville, Iowa, where he enjoyed riding his horse and the simple joys of farm life. His family moved to Windsor Colorado in 1985. Following graduation from Windsor High...

Jerry Dwayne Eklund

Jerry Dwayne Eklund

Sep 16, 2026

Jerry “Dwayne” Eklund of Brush, Colorado passed away peacefully at home alongside his loving family on September 16, 2026. He was born on May 27, 1943, in Slaton, Texas to Erik and Pauline Eklund. Dwayne moved to Colorado at the age of 11 where the family farmed and raised Suffolk sheep.

Dwayne graduated from Sangre de Cristo High School in 1961...

Linda Jane Staley

Linda Jane Staley

Sep 15, 2026

With warm hearts, we remember Linda Jane (Thomas) Staley, who passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 15, 2026. Born on May 6, 1945, in Fort Morgan, CO, she was the cherished daughter of Clifford and Alice (Fiscus) Thomas and was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Fort Morgan.

Linda spent her early years on a dryland wheat farm in...

Kristy Lynn Lehman

Kristy Lynn Lehman

Sep 14, 2026

Kristy Lynn Lehman, 66, passed away on September 14, 2026.

Kristy was born on November 23, 1959, in Fort Morgan, Colorado, to Hal and Patricia Reeves. She was raised in Fort Morgan and married to Don Lehman, on August 29, 1977.Throughout her life, Kristy worked at Pizza Hut and Brown's Shoe. She enjoyed cooking, spending time at the lake, and making...

Kenneth Lee Roth

Kenneth Lee Roth

Sep 13, 2026

Kenneth Lee Roth, a man of many trades and a complex spirit, passed away, leaving behind a legacy defined by his resilience, his craftsmanship, and the family who stood by him through the seasons of his life. Born on September 11, 1960, in Salida, Colorado, to Jodi Houle and Lee Kenneth Britton, Kenneth’s journey began with a new chapter at...

Ronald "Ron" Fulk

Ronald "Ron" Fulk

Sep 9, 2026

Ronald “Ron” A. Fulk died Wednesday, September 9, 2026, at the age of 73. He was born on September 20, 1952, in Fort Morgan to Frank C. & Lydia (Geist) Fulk.

Ron lived in Fort Morgan for most of his life except when the family lived in Missouri (where Frank’s family lived) for a brief time. He attended Fort Morgan schools...

Elizabeth "Betty" Laso

Elizabeth "Betty" Laso

Sep 8, 2026

In loving memory of our mother, Elizabeth “Betty” Mae Laso, who passed away on September 8th, 2026. Born May 4th 1936, to Vincente Romero & Reyes Mary Romero (Ulibarri). She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She was proceeded in death by her husband Frank Laso, sons Edward Laso, Benjamin Laso; and 12 siblings. She is survived...

Albert W. Teter

Albert W. Teter

Sep 7, 2026

Albert Wayne Teter was born in Gary, Colorado, June 17, 1939, to Elmer Gale Teter and Virginia Eveline Stickley. Beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather passed away peacefully on September 7, 2026, at his home in Gary, Colorado surrounded by family. He lived a life filled with devotion to family, love, and his work.

Albert married Bonnie Lea (Johnson) Teter on...

Barbara Louise Winkler

Barbara Louise Winkler

Sep 2, 2026

Barbara Louise (Watson) Winkler, of Brush CO, died September 2, 2026, with family by her side. She was 89. 

Born October 30, 1936 in Houston TX to Thomas Grady Watson and Jewell A (Bradshaw) Watson, she moved with her family to New Mexico at the age of seven and went on to graduate in 1955 from Los Alamos High School in...

Walter "Bob" Everett

Walter "Bob" Everett

Aug 29, 2026

Bob Everett passed away at the age of 93 on Saturday, August 29th at Longmont United Common Spirit Hospital. He was born in Denver, Colorado on February 25, 1933, to Fred and Ruth (Williams) Everett. The family lived in north and northeast Denver, a middle-class neighborhood, where he attended Adams Street Elementary School, Cole Junior High School, and East High...

Spencer Lind Gill

Spencer Lind Gill

Aug 29, 2026

Spencer Lind Gill, 32, of Fort Morgan, Colorado, passed away on August 29, 2026.

Born on October 4,1993 in Greeley, Colorado, soon after Spencer’s family moved to La Salle, Colorado. Growing up in La Salle, Spencer was involved in many types of youth sports, but baseball was his passion. He played soccer and baseball for Valley High School in Gilcrest, where...

Guy Linton Gould

Guy Linton Gould

Aug 28, 2026

Guy Linton Gould was born on March 25th of 1952 in Niwot, Colorado, to Frank and Carmen Gould. He was the third addition of five children. The story goes that he was born in a little yellow house just down the street from the plot of land that Frank would eventually build the house on which would end up being...