obituaries

Jan 22, 2017

Richard E. "Corky" Skinner, 81 life resident of Morgan County, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2017, at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. He was born January 2, 1936 in Brush to Paul & Glenna Mae Skinner.

Corky graduated from...

Jan 21, 2017

Vernon Edwin May, 88, longtime Fort Morgan resident, passed away January 21, 2017 at East Morgan County Hospital.  He was born September 1, 1928 in Lamar, CO to Reinhard and Pauline (Scheidt) May.

Vernon enlisted in the United States Army in January 1953 and was honorably discharged in October 1954. He was a lifetime member of VFW...

Jan 21, 2017

Dorothy Ann Kopetzky, 84, longtime area resident, died Saturday, January 21, 2017, at the Valley View Villa Care Center in Fort Morgan.

She was born March 3, 1932 in Dalton, Nebraska to Anton and Catherine (Wirges) Ketteler.

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Jan 16, 2017

Gerald LeRoy Amsberry, 77 years old, died Monday, January 16, 2017, at 12:10 PM, at Swedish Medical Center, in Littleton, Colorado following his battle with Cancer.

Gerald is survived by his beloved wife of 47 years, Nancy Amsberry; his two daughters, Michelle (Leo) Runnels of Littleton, CO and Kate...

Jan 10, 2017

Harold L. Finkner, 87, a longtime area farmer, died Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at his home in Fort Morgan.

Harold was born January 16, 1929 in Pawnee City, NE to Arthur & Emma (Diehm) Finkner. He attended school in Pawnee City where he graduated from high school. He enlisted...

Jan 9, 2017

Herman Cook, born October 2, 1927 to Henry Michael (Koch) and Elizabeth Schelegel Cook, passed away on January 9, 2017. Herman was the last of surviving siblings, six brothers and four sisters.

A Morgan County farmer and rancher his entire life, Herman was a steward of the land and...

Jan 8, 2017

Richard Huff, 78, of Fort Morgan, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2017, at his apartment.  He was born August 12, 1938, in Fort Morgan to Cecil & Julia Huff. Richard served in the US Air Force.  He married Susan Peterson on July 3, 1960, in Montgomery, Alabama.  They moved back to Fort Morgan and have lived here for over...

Jan 7, 2017

Shelley Rae Raines Holman, 51, longtime area resident of Ft. Morgan, lost her valiant fight with cancer Saturday, January 7, 2017 at her home surrounded by friends and family.

Shelley was born November 11, 1965 in Alamosa, CO to Harvey and Joyce (Barber) Holman. Shelley grew up in Sanford,...

Jan 7, 2017

Joseph H. Daviet, Jr. (92) passed away Saturday January 7, 2017 at his home in Brush.   He was born in Lockport, Louisiana on October 6, 1924 to Joseph Sr. and Margie Daviet.

Joe graduated from Lockport High school at the age of seventeen and went directly into military service...

Jan 6, 2017

Fred Sagel, 94, lifelong area resident died on January 6, 2017 at East Morgan County Hospital in Brush.

Fred was born on the family farm, July 7, 1922 near Fort Morgan to David and Anna Weimer Sagel. He had six brothers and sisters,...

Jan 6, 2017

Robert Joe Daniels Jr. (Bobby Joe) passed away unexpectedly in the early hours of January 6, 2017 surrounded by loved ones.  Bobby Joe was born to Robert Joe Sr. and Mona Mae Daniels on December 17, 1959 in Fort Morgan, Colorado.  Bobby Joe is survived by his children Kyle Daniels and Brandi Rodriguez and her family, along with...

Jan 3, 2017

Joan Webb, 77, a long time Brush resident, passed away peacefully at East Morgan County Hospital on January 3rd 2017.

Memorial services will be held Thursday January 12th 2017 at Christ Congregational Church in Fort Morgan at 11:00 am.

Joanne Marie (Stapleton) Webb...

Dec 31, 2016

Loretta Mae Smith Price, 81, of Fort Morgan, died Saturday, December 31, 2016 in the Emergency Room at Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan.

A memorial service to honor her life will be Friday, January 6th at 10:00 AM at All Saints Lutheran Church at Eben Ezer in...

Dec 27, 2016

Joe Isaac Teague was born on December 10, 1942 in Stamford, Texas to parents John Isaac and Myrtle Evelyn. He grew up in Anson, Texas with his 5 siblings, JC, Loice, Joice, Jerry, and William . After receiving an education in his hometown, he worked at the local cotton gin to help provide for his family. He also farmed cotton...

Dec 24, 2016

Debra A. Hunt, 64, longtime resident of the Brush community, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2016 at her home. She was born August 11, 1952, in Longmont, CO, to Earl "Bud" & Ima Jean Hunt.

Deb graduated from Brush High School in 1970 and attended Longmont Beauty College. Upon...

Dec 22, 2016

Owen F. Ebendorf , 95. passed away early Thursday, December 22, 2016, at the Eben Ezer Luthern Care center in Brush, CO. He was born March 25, 1921 In Galt, MO, to Frederick Ebendorf and Ruby Whitlock. He is survived by his sister Iola Mae Ebendorf (93) of Brush...

Dec 22, 2016

Eugene D. Crawley, 88, longtime Woodrow & Brush area resident, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2016, following a lengthy illness. He was born November 2, 1928 in Galatia, KS, to Francis & Cecil Crawley.

When Gene was 3 his family moved to the Woodrow community. On June 2, 1953,...

Dec 21, 2016

Maria "Lena" Garcia, 82, longtime Morgan County resident passed away, December 21, 2016 at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, CO.   She was born October 24, 1934 in Llano, NM to Barolin and Petrolina (Medina) Sanchez.

Lena moved to Morgan County in 1953, shortly after she married the love of her life Pete Garcia on October...

Dec 21, 2016

Stanley LaVerne Whitney, 74, longtime area resident, died Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley.

He was born July 19, 1942 in Goodrich to Frank and Ina (Lusk) Whitney.

He graduated from Fort Morgan High School...

Dec 20, 2016

Joe W. Cole, 81, longtime, Fort Morgan resident, passed away at his home on Tuesday, December 20, 2016. He was born August 27, 1935 in Jennings, OK to Sam and Oma (Mills) Cole.

Joe married the love his life, Norma Jean on January 6, 1955 in Stillwater, OK. He...