obituaries

Mar 26, 2016

Dee Hastings, 70, longtime resident of Morgan County, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2016 at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, CO.

Dee was born September 19, 1945 to Kenneth and Dorothy (Stout) Hastings in Arvada, CO. On March 15, 1968 he married the love of his life, Jennie...

Mar 25, 2016

Paula C. Guerrero, 76, longtime Fort Morgan area resident, passed away Friday, March 25, 2016, at the Colorado Plains Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. She was born June 7, 1939, in San Antonio, TX, to Jose & Lorenza (Cisneros) Contreras.

Paula married Vincent Guerrero on October 14,...

Mar 25, 2016

Luann Anderson, 67, former Fort Morgan resident, passed away Friday, March 25, 2016, at the Avamere Hospice Facility in Brighton, CO. She was born April 19, 1948, in Cheyenne, WY, to Hans & Hallene (Upp) Peters.

Luann grew up on a ranch near Hereford, CO and graduated from Grover...

Mar 20, 2016

Raymond R. Hanson, 63, lifetime Colorado resident, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2016 at his home in Brush. He was born May 22, 1952 in Denver, CO.

Ray was raised by his great grandmother, Lucinda Overton, until he was 12 years...

Mar 19, 2016

Esther Lisle, 97, lifelong area resident, died Saturday, March 19, 2016 at the Eben-Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush.

Esther was born March 1, 1919 in Fort Morgan to Henry and Lydia Kembell.

She married Robert Schott on May 9, 1937,...

Mar 19, 2016

Rose Eileen Dobbins, 83, of Fort Morgan went home to be with Jesus, Saturday, March 19, 2016 at her home. Rose was born in Tryon, NE on July 26, 1932 to Robert Alfred and Verna May (Priest) Shimmin. She grew up on a ranch near Tryon, NE and graduated from McPherson County High...

Mar 18, 2016

Julie Ann Strand was born February 7, 1956, at the Brush Hospital to Carl "Harold" and Beverly (Lesser) Strand. She passed away at Lutheran Hospital in Wheatridge, CO on March 18, 2016, with her Mother by her side. Julie was blessed with one sister, Carla, and two brothers, Dan and Dave and many more aunts...

Mar 15, 2016

Dorothy Marie Luhrs of Fort Morgan, passed away early Tuesday morning, March 15, 2016 at the Valley View Villa, just a month shy of her 99th Birthday.

She was born April 17, 1917 in Blackburn, MO to Fred & Nora (Schlue) Wessler. She married John Luhrs on January 10,...

Mar 13, 2016

Evelyn Clark, 64, lifetime resident of Morgan County, passed away Sunday, March 13, 2016 in Greeley, CO.

She was born September 13, 1951 in Greeley, CO to Glenn and Elsie (Weiss) Clark. Evelyn was an active member of the Cowboy Bible Church in Brush, CO....

Mar 10, 2016

Juan Rodriguez-Medrano, 65, longtime area resident, died Thursday, March 10, 2016 at his home in Fort Morgan. He had just returned from a trip to visit relatives in Mexico.

He was born February 8, 1951 in Durango, Mexico to Francisco and Matiana (Medrano)...

Mar 9, 2016

Helen M Wirth, 77, Wiggins & Brush resident for over 45 years, passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at the Sunset Manor Nursing Home. She was born July 14, 1938, in Greeley, CO, to Ernesto & Carmelita Gonzales

Prior to retirement, Helen worked as a licensed practical nurse.   She...

Mar 7, 2016

Tanner Lee Bowen, 25, son of Carl Bowen and Julie Reyman was born October 14, 1990, in Fort Morgan, Colorado. He passed away on March 7, 2016.

Tanner, aka "DJ Lee" "Ghost" "Tan Tan" and "Spiderman" among many others, was raised in Fort Morgan. He also lived and attended...

Mar 3, 2016

Millie Duran Baltazar, 96, went to be with the Heavenly Father, on Wednesday, March 3, 2016. She was born in Trinidad, Colo., on February 18, 1920, to Celestino and Ruth Duran. Millie lived her early life in Weldona, Colo., but spent most of her life in Fort Morgan living and working on the...

Mar 3, 2016

Wilbert "Dip" Ruhl, 85, died early Thursday morning, March 3, 2016 at the Valley View Villa in Fort Morgan.

He was born February 11, 1931 on a farm south of Fort Morgan to Peter & Marie (Sagel) Ruhl. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps as a Military Police...

Feb 29, 2016

Ivan H. Case, 81, longtime Brush resident, passed away Monday, February 29, 2016, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center. He was born May 17, 1933, in Alma, NE, to Harry & Edna Mae Case.

On August 2, 1950, Ivan married Florence Delimont in Phillipsburg, KS. After moving to...

Feb 29, 2016

Harold Edward "Ed" Peed, 79, former Morgan & Washington County resident, passed away Monday, February 29, 2016, at the Brookdale Care Center in Greenwood Village, CO. He was born October 28, 1936, in Fort Morgan, to Harold M. & Mabel G. Peed.

Following graduation from Brush High School in...

Feb 24, 2016

Nancy Jeanette Lee, 77, daughter of R. Earl Lee and Grace (Goldthorpe) Lee was born January 31, 1939 at the Eben-Ezer Hospital in Brush, Colorado.

She passed away from ill health on February 24, 2016 at the Valley View Villa Care Center in Fort Morgan....

Feb 22, 2016

Barnard "Barney" Baum, 71, passed away at his home in Fort Morgan.  He was born February 21, 1939, in Eaton, CO, to Harold & Vera Baum. Prior to retirement, Barney worked for Coors Brewery Distribution Center. Survivors include his 4 children, Vickie, Brian, Brad, and Sarah; 2 sisters, Norma Mills and Myrna Schnorr; and 10 grandchildren. At Barney's request, no...

Feb 21, 2016

Donald Lee Brown, 87, of Fort Morgan, was called home on Sunday, February 21, 2016 from the Valley View Villa in Fort Morgan. He now joins his wife, Alice Mark.

He was born August 24, 1928 in Bassett, NE to Fred & Fietta Mae (Burgett) Brown. Donald was a...

Feb 18, 2016

Leonardo Sisneros, 71, longtime resident of Fort Morgan, passed away at his home on Thursday, February 18, 2016.

He was born April 13, 1944 in Abo, NM to Leonardo and Gregorita Sisneros. On November 17, 1973 he married the love of his life, Zirita Ham in Albuquerque, NM. During...