obituaries


Robert John Pachek

Robert John Pachek

Jun 25, 2016

Robert John Pachek, 62, longtime area resident, died Saturday, June 25, 2016 at his home in Wiggins.

He was born July 25, 1953 in Pueblo to Carl and Therese (Balleweg) Pachek.

He married Mary Kopetzky on November...

Bill Kirby

Bill Kirby

Jun 22, 2016

William A. Kirby Jr., aka "Abe Lincoln" passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2016, at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley.  He was born January 13, 1947, in Arlington, VA, to William A. & Alice V. Kirby.

Following graduation from Washington Lee High School, Arlington, VA in 1966 Bill...

Jacob "Bud" Farnik Jr.

Jacob "Bud" Farnik Jr.

Jun 20, 2016

Jacob "Bud" Farnik Jr., 91, life resident of the New Raymer & Brush communities, passed away Monday, June 20, 2016, at his home. He was born March 3, 1925, in New Raymer to Jacob & Mary Farnik.

Bud worked on the family farm in New Raymer from a very...

Ana L. Guardado

Ana L. Guardado

Jun 20, 2016

Ana L. Guardado, 25, of Fort Morgan passed away June 20, 2016 at Colorado Plains Medical Center after a motor vehicle accident. She was born February 12, 1991 in Jerez, Mexico to Jose and Analilia (Rosales) Guardado.

Ana and her family moved to Fort Morgan in 1997 where she attended school and graduated from Fort Morgan High...

Ricky Mark Green

Ricky Mark Green

Jun 18, 2016

Ricky Mark Green (Rick), 62, unexpectedly passed away Saturday, June 18, 2016 at his home in Fort Morgan, Colorado. Rick was born September 27 th , 1953 in Hugo, Oklahoma to Marcus McDonald Green and Iva Louise (Gilbert) Green. His family moved to Brush, Colorado when he was a kid. Rick attended Brush...

Bruce A. Sater

Bruce A. Sater

Jun 16, 2016

Bruce A. Sater, 64, longtime Logan County resident, passed away Thursday, June 16, 2016, at his home in Peetz following a lengthy illness. He was born April 30, 1952, in Longmont, CO, to Albert & Loretta Sater.

He served in the...

Loris "Sonny" Dean Alexander

Loris "Sonny" Dean Alexander

Jun 14, 2016

Loris "Sonny" Dean Alexander, 80, died Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush.

He was born on October 1, 1935 in Yuma, CO. Sonny lived on a farm in Yuma until he graduated 8th grade. He later served as a...

Charles Ray Hardy

Charles Ray Hardy

Jun 13, 2016

Charles R. Hardy, age 79, of Harrison, passed away Monday, June 13, 2016, at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He was born February 22, 1937, at Snyder, Colorado, the son of John and Thelma (Gilbert) Hardy. He married Ruth Reed July 10, 1955, in Brush, Colorado. He retired from the Army/National...

Twila (Grippin) Brott

Twila (Grippin) Brott

Jun 13, 2016

Twila May Brott, 72, of Fort Morgan, passed away Monday, June 13, 2016 at her home.

She was born October 21, 1943 in Scottsbluff, NE to Roy & Mabel Harden. She moved to this area from Nebraska in 1967.

Twila worked as a...

William Edward Bass

William Edward Bass

Jun 13, 2016

William Edward Bass, 84, Lifetime Colorado resident, passed away Monday, June 13, 2016 at Sunset Manor in Brush.   He was born August 1, 1931 in Brush, CO. to Bryan and Edna Bass.

On June 25, 1961, Bill married Phyllis Refior and...

Dusten Ray Piepho

Dusten Ray Piepho

Jun 12, 2016

Dusten Ray Piepho, 42, lifelong area resident, died Sunday, June 12, 2016 in a motor vehicle accident that occured on the interstate east of Brush.

He was born October 30, 1973 in Fort Morgan to Dennis and Debra (Griess) Piepho.

Dusten...

Ingrid C. Jackson

Ingrid C. Jackson

Jun 10, 2016

Ingrid C. Jackson, 80, resident of Brush, passed away surrounded by family on June 10, 2016 at Eben-Ezer Lutheran Care Center. She was born December 14, 1935 to Ehrick and Hedwig (Konzchk) Priemel in Berlin, Germany.

Ingrid married Earl Jackson on June 22, 1962 in Berlin, Germany. They spent...

Todd Swanson

Todd Swanson

Jun 5, 2016

Todd R. Swanson II, 26, of Fort Morgan, died Sunday, June 5, 2016.

He was born April 29, 1990 in Denver to Todd & Jennifer Swanson. He moved to Fort Morgan in 2005.

At the time of his death, Todd was working for...

Art W. Kittelman

Art W. Kittelman

Jun 4, 2016

Art. W. Kittelman of Brush, Colorado, died June 4, 2016 at his home surrounded by his family.

Art was born May 14, 1925 in Manville, WY to Paul and Eva Kittelman. He attended school in Manville. Art was confirmed and baptized at Lutheran Church in 1939 at Keeline, WY....

Earl W. Timpe

Earl W. Timpe

Jun 2, 2016

Earl W. Timpe, 87, passed away quietly in the early hours of June 2, 2016 after a brief illness. Earl was born September 5, 1928 in Fort Morgan and grew up south of town farming with his family.  After graduating from high school he joined the U.S. Air Force and lived in North Africa and Great Britain, and several...

Bernice Marth Allen

Bernice Marth Allen

Jun 1, 2016

Bernice Martha Allen, 85, life resident of Morgan County, passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at Sterling Living Center.  She was born June 1, 1931 in Hoyt, to Howard and Mary (Nestor) Salmon.

Bernice married Keith Allen on March 24, 1951 in Wiggins.  Bernice worked as a baker for many years at Johnson's Super.  She loved being...

Robert Norman Frihauf

Robert Norman Frihauf

Jun 1, 2016

Robert Frihauf, 77, passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at his home near Wiggins, Colorado. He was born May 31, 1939 in Wheatland, Wyoming to Jake and Vera Frihauf.

Robert married Jeannie Bernhardt 57 years ago on January 4, 1959. They had known each other since they were seven years old. Robert graduated...

Eilene Nolan

Eilene Nolan

May 24, 2016

Nelvia Eilene Nolan, 87, of Brush, passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2016, at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. She was born October 8, 1928, in Otis, CO, to Lyle & Lia Whitmore.

When Eilene was 3 the Whitmore family moved to Dune, NE. Eilene started school in...

Luciano Torrez

Luciano Torrez

May 24, 2016

Luciano B. Torrez, 85, longtime Morgan County resident, passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2016, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center. He was born February 7, 1931, in Torrance County, NM to Eliseo & Rufina Torrez.

Luciano married Shirley Jermark on...

John Eric Anderson

John Eric Anderson

May 23, 2016

John Eric Anderson, 52, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 23, 2016 following a short battle with multiple myeloma.

John was born September 9, 1963 in Oelwein, Iowa, to Eugene and Martha Anderson. He graduated from Cedar Falls High School in 1981, and from the University of Iowa with...