obituaries

Aug 12, 2016

Larry Dewayne Hall, 69, life resident of Morgan County, passed away unexpectedly Friday, August 12, 2016, at the Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, CO. He was born June 20, 1947, in Brush to Edgar & Arla Mae Hall.

Larry graduated from Brush High...

Aug 11, 2016

William Rocha, 87, life resident of Brush, passed away Thursday, August 11, 2016, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center. He was born June 25, 1929, in Brush, to Guadalupe & Juana Rocha.

William served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. Following his discharge, William came back...

Aug 11, 2016

Claudine M. Taylor, 86, passed away Thursday, August 11, 2016 at Medical Center of The Rockies in Loveland.

She was born December 31, 1929 in Lamoni, IA and moved to Abilene, KS at the age of four where she was raised by her aunt and uncle. Claudine graduated from...

Aug 10, 2016

Ouida Dell (Fletcher) Simmons, 103, passed away on August 10, 2016 at Valley View Villa.

She was born to Bertran David & Eudora (King) Fletcher on June 15, 1913 in Denver, CO. She graduated from Atwood High School and married C.E. "Ted" Simmons on June 18, 1931. Her husband...

Aug 9, 2016

Norbert L. "Shorty" Wilson, 87, passed away Tuesday, August 9, 2016, at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. He was born October 3, 1928, in Killdeer, ND, to Norbert E. & Ruby O. Wilson.

Following graduation from high school, Shorty...

Aug 4, 2016

Epifanio Castillo, 48, of Fort Morgan, passed away Thursday, August 4, 2016.

He was born October 2, 1967 to Epifanio and Raquel (Gutierrez) Castillo Jr. in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. He moved with his family from Scottsbluff to Fort Morgan in 1985.

Epifanio was a...

Aug 4, 2016

Felipe de Jesus Cardenas, 66, longtime area resident, passed away Thursday, August 4, 2016 at the North Colorado Medical Center Hospice Unit in Greeley.

He was born February 18, 1950 in Durango, Mexico to Juan and Maria Cardenas.

Felipe enjoyed training, riding and racing horses. He also...

Aug 3, 2016

Victoria Marie Pereo, 39, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016 at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, Co.

Vicky was born April 30, 1977 in Brush, CO to Cynthia L. Meza. She resided in San Pedro, California for several years. Vicky moved back to Brush...

Aug 2, 2016

Sandra Sue Kettering, 68, lifelong area resident, died Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at her home in Fort Morgan.

She was born March 9, 1948 in Denver to William and Carroll (Renshaw) Fixen.

She married Richard Kettering on May 21, 1966 in...

Aug 2, 2016

PATRICIA DALRIE SKRABACK, 63, a longtime resident of Morgan County, passed away Tuesday at the Sedgwick County Hospital in Julesburg, Colorado. She was a real estate agent for Zwetzig Realty at the time of her death.

Dalrie was born April 20, 1953, in Wray, CO to Irvin Dale and...

Jul 29, 2016

Ruth F. Scott, 94, longtime Brush resident, passed away Friday, July 29, 2016, at the Life Care Center of Greeley.  She was born October 12, 1921, in Waverly, Nebraska, to Walter and Mignon Greenwood.

The Greenwood family moved to Brush when Ruth was 3 years old.  On June 9, 1943, she married Alan Scott. They lived in...

Jul 28, 2016

Lorrane "Bill" Troyer, 86, of Fort Morgan, died Thursday, July 28, 2016 at the Eben-Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush.

He was born in Rooks County Kansas on October 14, 1929 to Bluford & Edith Troyer. He married Laura Stanley on June 19, 1951. They were married for nearly...

Jul 27, 2016

Antonio Ruiz, 60, longtime Morgan County resident, passed away suddenly at his home. He was born September 16, 1955 in Frederick, OK to Ernesto & Viola Ruiz.

When Tony was a child, the Ruiz family moved to Morgan County. Prior to retirement he worked for CDOT and area farms...

Jul 25, 2016

Betty Marie Herbst, 91, a longtime resident of Fort Morgan, passed away Monday, July 25, 2016, at Aspen House in Loveland, CO.

Betty was born at home on September 22, 1924, to Fred and Nora (McDaniel) Sussex in Edson, KS. Her family spent most of her childhood in Colorado...

Jul 25, 2016

Gloria M. Romero, 82, of Fort Morgan, died Monday, July 25, 2016 at Valley View Villa in Fort Morgan.

She was born November 28, 1933 in Monte Vista, CO to Tony & Millie Martinez. Gloria married Mickey Romero in Taos, NM on April 25, 1951. They moved to Fort...

Jul 24, 2016

Deborah Lee (Axelson) Doiel, 62, went to be with her Lord and Savior on July 24th, 2016 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Deborah was born on September 14th, 1953 in Grand Junction, CO to Carl and Dacy Axelson. Deborah grew up on the western slope of Colorado, riding horses, working in the fruit orchards, and living on...

Jul 19, 2016

Shanna J. Norris, 71, longtime area resident, passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at the Eben-Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush.

She was born May 12, 1945 in Blair, Nebraska to R. Cecil and Bessie Davis.

She graduated from Montrose High School and...

Jul 9, 2016

Robert Dale Campbell, 80, died Saturday, July 9, 2016 at his home in Greeley.

He was born August 4, 1935 in Benkelman, NE to Albert & Leola (Harper) Campbell. He married Betty Jean Hamburg on September 26, 1954 in Fort Morgan. Bob and Betty moved to Englewood from Fort...

Jul 9, 2016

Charles R. Mallory, a longtime resident of Fort Morgan, passed away Saturday, July 9, 2016, at Valley View Villa after several years of bad health.

Charles was born March 13, 1927 to Charles and Bertha (Earsom) Mallory on a farm near Clark, MO.  He graduated from High School in 1945 and from Coyne Electrical School in Chicago,...

Jul 9, 2016

Jacob Hoffner, 92, lifetime Colorado resident, passed away Saturday, July 9, 2016, in Fort Morgan, CO. He was born July 29, 1923, in Gill, CO to Gottfried and Katherine Hoffner , the youngest of eight children . He graduated from Gill High School, where he loved athletics and excelled in basketball. He worked and farmed...