obituaries

Sep 11, 2025

Billy Howell, a beloved husband, father, veteran, and friend, passed away peacefully on September 11, 2025, at the age of 78, in Fort Morgan, Colorado.

Born on March 18, 1947, Billy lived a life full of dedication, curiosity, and humor. He proudly served in the United States Army and later dedicated his career to engineering at the...

Sep 9, 2025

Pamela Sue Price passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2025. She was born December 19, 1962 in Fort Morgan to James and Rosemary Price.

Sue attended STAR School in Fort Morgan (a school for the developmentally disabled) and then worked at NORESCO for several years.

She is preceded in death by her parents, James and Rosemary,...

Sep 7, 2025

Carolyn Jane Greenwood, age 85, of Brush, Colorado, passed away peacefully on September 7, surrounded by loved ones. Born on April 20, 1940, in Brush, Colorado, to Sara and Reinhold Koehler, she was the sister of Donald, Pat, and Danny. Carolyn spent her childhood in Brush, attending Brush schools until she met the love of her life, David Greenwood....

Sep 6, 2025

Charles Allen Schroeder (Chuck) was born on July 18, 1938, in El Reno, Oklahoma, to Marlin and Thelma Schroeder. He grew up with his older sister, Judy. When Marlin accepted a position as an electrical engineer with Martin Marietta, the family moved to Englewood, Colorado. Friends would often joke with Chuck, saying, "I didn't know your dad was a...

Sep 5, 2025

Robert Allan Webb, aged 71, passed away on Thursday, September 5, 2025, in Fort Morgan. Born on May 12, 1954, in Rotan, Texas, to Eugene and Marjorie Webb, Robert joined the Marines, serving two tours. Robert is survived by his daughters, Rita and Marcia. He was preceded in death by his parents and numerous siblings. In accordance with his...

Aug 29, 2025

Barbara J Bauer was born May 28, 1945, in Hillrose, CO, to Robert and Esther Schott. She passed away on August 29, 2025. A lifelong Morgan County resident, she attended Fort Morgan High School and later worked as a valued customer service representative for local banks, including Equitable Savings and Loan and Farmers State Bank.

Barbara was...

Aug 27, 2025

Gary Arthur Hodgson was born December 27, 1946 in Boulder, Colorado to Lester and Cleora Previtt Hodgson. Gary's family has always been in Agriculture and loved going to Rodeos so it was only natural for Gary to be a 'cowboy' from an early age. They also encouraged him to go to college at CSU where he became not only...

Aug 23, 2025

Alice Louise Janak Hoffman, 82, of Parker, Colorado, passed away in her home on August 23, 2025, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Alice was born on July 4, 1943, in Winner, South Dakota to Leonard and Bernice Janak. Her family moved to the Denver area in 1956.

After graduating from Adams City High School,...

Aug 20, 2025

Maralyn Annette Nau was born on April 21, 1939, in Stafford, Kansas, to Marion and Viola Elizabeth "Beth" Ward. She grew up alongside a brother "Irtis Ward" and two sisters, "Glenice Mitchell and Viola Jones". She graduated from high school in Bucklin, Kansas. Maralyn was the mother of four children:  Raymond Irtis Hoyt, Glenna "Kim" Hoyt (deceased), Paulette Frances...

Aug 20, 2025

Kenneth "Ken" Kenny departed this life on Wednesday, August 20th 2025.  Kenny was born in May of 1936 in Neptune New Jersey to Catherine and Aldan Kenny.  He attended grade school and high school in the beach town of Manasquan, NJ.  Along in attendance there was Jack Nicholson, one who would become an A list actor in Hollywood.  The...

Aug 20, 2025

Elizabeth "Betsy" Joan Allen Porter, 87, of Fort Morgan, Colorado, passed away peacefully on August 20, 2025, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Betsy was born on September 9, 1937, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Harry and Marian Allen. After living in New York for a time, the Allens moved to Los Alamos, New Mexico in 1943 where...

Aug 18, 2025

It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Karla L. Powell, 64, of Fort Morgan, Colorado after a tragic accident on August 18,2025. Karla was born in Lubbock Texas on February 11, 1961 and has lived in Fort Morgan since 1995.

In 1986, Karla married Walt Powell, and together they built a life...

Aug 16, 2025

Eilene Fritzler was born in Longmont, CO, to Henry and Ida Brehm in 1938.  Eilene was a twin growing up in Weld county with 2 brothers and 3 sisters.  Eilene's favorite memory of growing up is getting together with aunts, uncles, and cousins for canning, butchering, and holidays.

Eilene helped her parents with their dairy, and later...

Aug 15, 2025

Thomas Lynn Hulse, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, passed away peacefully on August 15th, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. His life was full of love, family, hard work, a passion for reading and learning, and a deep love of sports. He had a brilliant mind, a wonderful sense of humor and always had a smile...

Aug 13, 2025

Richard Thomas Moore was born in Omaha, Nebraska on April 3, 1939, to James and Dorothy Moore. Richard went to be with the Lord on the 13th of August 2025.

Richard met the love of his life JoAnn Dean in 1969. Excited to start their new lives together, the two were married in 1972. Richard was always...

Aug 11, 2025

Marjorie Essie Pishna Harbert passed away on August 11 2025 at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center.  She was a life resident of Washington and Morgan Counties.  She has been a resident of Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center since 2019.

She was born March 1st 1931 in Brush to Albert and Mary Belle Sime Pishna of Woodrow, CO....

Aug 9, 2025

Dick Lindsey, age 94, passed away on August 9, 2025 at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush, Colorado.  He was born to Elmer and Nellie Lindsey on January 31, 1931 in Rockford, Illinois.  Dick attended schools in Oregon, Illinois and graduated from Oregon High School.  He was a clerk typist in the U.S. Air Force from 1951 to...

Aug 8, 2025

Karen Sue Johnson, 56, Ft. Morgan, passed away on August 8, 2025.

Karen was born in Ft. Morgan to Elmer Ivan and Elvera Francis (Larm) Johnson on August 16, 1968. Karen was the youngest of 6 kids: LeRoy, Betty, Darrell, Tracy, Keith, and Karen. Elmer and Elvera moved with the younger 4 kids to Garden City Kansas...

Aug 8, 2025

Patricia Ann Lee was born in Brush, Colorado on April 11th, 1938, her parents were Roy Earl (Spike) Lee and Grace Goldthorpe. Her mother passed away when Pat was only 16 years old.

As a young girl, Pat enjoyed riding her bicycle around the farm and swimming in the irrigation ditches with her friends. She was voted...

Aug 8, 2025

With heavy hearts, the passing of our beloved Luciano Torrez, is announced, who was surrounded by his last two living sisters, Polly Contreras and Mary Franco, at the time of his death on Friday, August 8, 2025.  Luciano Torrez was born on May 12, 1943, to George and Teresita Torrez of Mountainair, NM. He was the second youngest of...