obituaries

Apr 4, 2017

Rosa Lee Mitchell, 96, former Brush resident, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at her home in Fort Collins, CO. She was born June 12, 1920, in Albany, MO to Charles & May Roark.

After graduating from Albany High School, Rosa Lee earned a Bachelor of Science...

Apr 2, 2017

Jose Esteban Chavez Jimenez, 73, of Fort Morgan passed away peacefully Sunday, April 2, 2017, at Valley View Villa in Fort Morgan, CO. Jose was born in San Miguel de Allende Guanajuato, Mexico to Fortunato and Dominga Chavez.

Jose married the love of his life Maria Chavez on April 6, 1965 at San Miguel de Allende Guanajuato,...

Mar 31, 2017

Carl W. Bechtold, 100, of the Arbor at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush, Colorado, went to be with his Lord on March 31, 2017. He was born Carl William Hedrick, October 14, 1916, in Detroit, Michigan to Beaufort Hedrick and Cora Ann Hoadley Hedrick. After his mother died, he was adopted by William F. and Charlotte Jane Bechtold...

Mar 31, 2017

John F. LaFaver, 70, of Greeley, passed away Friday, March 31, 2017, at the Pathway Hospice in Loveland, CO. He was born February 18, 1947, in Brush to Thomas & Gloria (Steyaert) LaFaver.

When John was a child the LaFaver family moved to the Denver area where he graduated...

Mar 30, 2017

Adelia (Dee) A. Waldron went to be with the Lord March 30, 2017.

She was born April 9, 1925, the eldest child of John and Hettie (Follet) Hendrickson. She was born in North Park, CO, graduating from North Park High School in 1943. She married Orvie Waldron on November...

Mar 29, 2017

Donald M. Mitchell, passed away at the East Morgan County Hospital on March 29, 2017, following a brief illness. He had spent almost all of his 94 years living in Brush. Born on January 13, 1923, at home on Custer Street to Laura Elizabeth (Resch) and Merle M. Mitchell, he attended Brush Schools. He had...

Mar 27, 2017

Ernest Robert Osier was born in Kelso, Washington, on November 7, 1927, to Robert and Arva (Boylan) Osier. He was the oldest of three boys and one girl. He grew up in Skamania, Washington while his Dad worked on the construction of the Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River. In the mid-30's, after...

Mar 27, 2017

Evelyn "Evie" J. Oster, 73, of Wiggins, passed away Monday, March 27, 2017, at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush.  She was born June 19, 1943, in Limon, CO, to Clifford & Amelia Deeds.

Evie graduated from Genoa High School.  On June 15, 1962, she married Delbert Henry and they had 4 children.  Evie had a...

Mar 27, 2017

Kevyn Chuc – De Leon, 18, of Fort Morgan died Monday, March 27, 2017 at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood after suffering a brain aneurysm.

He was born October 16, 1998 in Fort Morgan. Kevyn was employed at Walmart and was a Senior at Fort Morgan High School at...

Mar 24, 2017

Dr. Jarrold R. Schaefer, 79, passed away Friday, March 24, 2017, at the Medical Center of the Rockies, following a 7 month illness. He was born January 12, 1938, in Fort Morgan to Paul and Mildred (Sweet) Schaefer.

Dr. Schaefer grew up and attended school in Fort Morgan. He...

Mar 21, 2017

Nathan "Ed" Cranson was born in La Junta, Colorado on December 12, 1956, to Calvin and Mary Cranson. He passed away on March 21 at Northern Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, Colorado after a two and one-half year battle with lung cancer.

Ed was the youngest of seven children....

Mar 19, 2017

Bud Andrew Loomis, 88, of Fort Morgan passed away peacefully Sunday, March 19, 2017 at Valley View Villa in Fort Morgan, CO. Bud was born July 22, 1928 in Fork Township, MI to Andrew and Florence Loomis.

Bud had a true love for fishing and nature. He and" Ol 'Brownie," his fishing truck, went quite often to...

Mar 16, 2017

David Charles Waselkow, 77, longtime area resident, died Thursday, March 16, 2017, at his home in Fort Morgan.

He was born July 3, 1939, in Boulder, Colorado to Charles and Mary (Jovanovich) Waselkow.

A Veteran, David honorably...

Mar 16, 2017

Eugene "Gene' Vancil, 93, lifetime Morgan County resident, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2017, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. He was born November 21, 1923, on the family farm near Snyder, CO. He was the sixth of nine children born to Ephraim and Ethel Vancil.

Mar 16, 2017

Mario N. Herrera, 27, former local resident, died Thursday, March 16, 2017 in Loveland.

Mario was born October 5, 1989 in Fort Morgan. He had been employed at Cargill in Fort Morgan prior to moving to Loveland where he worked at Oldcastle Precast at the time of his death....

Mar 15, 2017

Douglas "Doug" Earl Chenoweth, 58, passed away early Wednesday, March 15, 2017, at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. He was born January 9, 1959, in Brush to Ray E. & Edith E. Chenoweth of Woodrow, CO.

Doug graduated from Woodlin School in 1978. He lived in the...

Mar 14, 2017

Tom (Thomas) Moses Gonzales of Brush, Colorado passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2017.

Tom was born to Frances Sue Olivas and Moses Gonzales in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. He volunteered and honorably served the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war earning numerous medals. He had been a Deputy Sheriff, worked...

Mar 10, 2017

Vera Lois Washburn, 92, of Log Lane, passed away early Friday morning, March 10, 2017 at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush after an extended illness.

She was born north of Fort Morgan on June 30, 1924 to Robert & Mable (Toyne) Neal. Vera married George Washburn on...

Mar 10, 2017

Jose Manuel Benitez – Soto, 39, of Brush, died of injuries suffered in a motor vehicle collision on Friday, March 10, 2017, on Highway 36 near Byers, CO. He was born February 14, 1978, in Durango, Mexico to Manuel Benitez & Maria de Jesus Soto.

Manuel moved to Morgan...

Mar 9, 2017

Paul M. Daniels, 67, passed away Thursday, March 9, 2017, at his home in Sterling. He was born December 11, 1949, in Englewood, CO to Virgil L. & Frances Daniels.

After graduating from Englewood High School, Paul joined the US Army....