obituaries

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...

Jul 6, 2016

Floyd Earl Deal Jr., 59, longtime area resident, died Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan.

He was born July 18, 1956 in Vancouver, Washington to Floyd and Darlene (Bliven) Deal.

Floyd was a member...

Jul 4, 2016

Dorothy J. Alexander, 87, longtime resident of Washington & Morgan Counties, passed away July 4, 2016, at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. She was born October 10, 1928, in Yuma County, CO, to Raymond & Bertha Campbell.

On October...

Jul 2, 2016

Shannon Marie Dalton, 46, lifetime Morgan County resident, passed away suddenly, Saturday, July 2, 2016.

She was born September 21, 1969 to Edward Dalton and Peggy Holloway in Huron, SD.  Shannon was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Fort Morgan.  She enjoyed doing crafts and spending times outdoors, especially fishing.  Her pride and joy in...

Jun 28, 2016

Robert James Mearsha, 65, longtime area resident, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 28, 2016,surrounded by love in Aspen Rehab at the Valley View Villa Care Center in Fort Morgan.

He was born August 30, 1950 in Denver to Frank and Irene Mearsha.

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Jun 28, 2016

Luis C. Vazquez, 55, former Fort Morgan Police Department Officer, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood after suffering a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm a few days earlier. He was born January 14, 1961, in Brooklyn, NY.

Following his honorable discharge from the US...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...