Rose Benzel
Dec 10, 2015
Rose Benzel, 91, longtime Fort Morgan resident, died Thursday, December 10, 2015 at the Valley View Villa in Fort Morgan. She was born November 1, 1924 in Scottsbluff, NE to Alex & Elizabeth Meininger. On January 11, 1948, she married Roy Benzel. Rosie spent all of her married years as a housewife and mother, living in Cheyenne, Torrington, Scottsbluff, and...
Roger L. Kumke
Dec 9, 2015
Roger L. Kumke, 68, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at his home in Brush. He was born in Brush on October 1, 1947, to Arvis & Bonnie Kumke. Roger lived and attended school in Snyder. He began his working career in some of the Brush area feedlots. On October 18, 1965, he married Lequita Denning in Fort Morgan. Roger...
Donald Stewart Norrish
Dec 7, 2015
Donald Stewart Norrish, 81, Colorado native and 45-year Fort Morgan resident, passed away Monday, December 7, 2015, in Fort Morgan, CO. He was born December 13, 1933, in Greeley, CO to Ovid and Gladys Norrish. Don grew up in Keenesburg, CO where he graduated from Keenesburg High School in 1952. He served in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1956...
Leslie M. Beck
Dec 7, 2015
Leslie M. Beck, born January 14, 1927 died December 7, 2015. Leslie was born in Hillrose, CO to Adam and Lydia Beck. He served in Korea on the front lines coming home to Brush and marrying Helen Holt on May 30, 1954 in Brush, CO. He is survived by his wife, Helen of 61 years; daughter,r Debora Beck-Massey; son, Monte...
R. Allen Walker
Dec 6, 2015
Allen Walker, 56, former Brush area resident, passed away Sunday, December 6, 2015, at the inpatient hospice unit at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. He was born February 8, 1959, in Greeley, to Bob & Mary Walker. The Walker family moved to Brush where Allen attended Brush schools. He graduated from Brush High School in 1977. He later attended...
Alvin Randall Parrish
Dec 2, 2015
Alvin Randall Parrish, 81, longtime area resident, died Wednesday December 2, 2015 at his home in Fort Morgan. Al was born February 22, 1934 on the homestead SW of Akron of Randall Parrish and Ruby Cline. When Al was three, his mother married Albert Jesse. Albert was the person who influenced Al and helped make him the man...
Donald Wayne Baker
Dec 2, 2015
Donald Wayne Baker, 83, life resident of Morgan County, passed away Wednesday, December 02, 2015, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. He was born April 19, 1932, in Snyder, CO, to Lester & Nellie Baker. Wayne graduated from Snyder High School. Following graduation, Wayne joined the US Air Force where he served until 1954, when he received...
Shirley Lebsock
Dec 1, 2015
Shirley Lucille Lebsock, 78, passed away suddenly Monday, December 1, 2015, at her home in Fort Morgan. She was born April 28, 1937, in Brush, Colorado to William and Martha (Wambolt) Kress. She married Willard James Lebsock on June 19, 1955 in Fort Morgan. They farmed north of Fort Morgan for 53 years. Shirley also worked several years at Trendsetter...
Ila Mae Wernsman
Nov 29, 2015
Ila Mae Wernsman, 88, longtime area resident, died Sunday, November 29, 2015 at the Bee Hive Assisted Living Facility in Fort Morgan. She was born July 10, 1927 in Torrington, Wyoming to Orville and Gertrude (Young) West. She married Walter C. Wernsman on June 10, 1947 in Sterling. They moved to Fort Morgan from Sterling in...
Robert "Bob" G. Meyer
Nov 26, 2015
Robert "Bob" G. Meyer, passed away suddenly at the emergency room at Colorado Plains Medical Center on Thursday, November 26, 2015, one day after his 90th birthday, with his wife, daughter and great grandsons Maverick and Matlock Hunter at his side. Bob was born on Thanksgiving day, November 25, 1925, in Sheboygan, WI to George & Anna Geist Meyer, and...
Ronald L. Weisbart
Nov 26, 2015
Ronald Lyle Weisbart, 63, life resident of Morgan County, died Thursday, November 26, 2015, as the result of a farm accident. He was born December 14, 1951, in Brush, to Jack & Jean Weisbart. Ron graduated from Brush High School in 1970. He attended Northeastern Junior College in Sterling for two years. Ron loved working with cattle. He spent most...
Harold Fries
Nov 24, 2015
Harold Phillip Fries, age 93, went home to heaven on November 24, 2015. He was born in Fort Morgan, Colorado, on June 11, 1922 to Phillip Fries and Marie (Schlotthauer) Fries. Harold grew up on a farm, the eldest of seven children. A U.S. Army veteran, Harold served with the "A Battery" of the 601st Field Artillery Battalion in the...
Steven W. Lang
Nov 24, 2015
Steven W. Lang, 48, of Wiggins, CO, passed away on Tuesday November 24, 2015. Steven was born March 10, 1967 in Denver, CO to Gilbert and Marie Lang. On July 23, 1989 he married he's best friend, Mechel Scott in Lakewood, CO. He enjoyed woodworking, hiking, gardening and spending time with his wife, who was his soul mate. Steven is...
William "Bill" Prevost
Nov 23, 2015
William "Bill" Prevost, 79, longtime Fort Morgan resident, died Monday, November 23, 2015 at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. Bill was born March 31, 1936 in Denver to William W. & Ann Prevost. He came to Fort Morgan when he was in his early 20's. He married Carol Mae Griffith in Fort Morgan on April 8, 1964. Bill...
David Alan Walter
Nov 22, 2015
David Alan Walter, 53, longtime area resident, passed away Sunday, November 22, 2015 at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. He was born June 10, 1962 to John (Jack) and Audrey Walter in Columbus, WI. On November 6, 1982, Dave married Becky Steinhorst in Randolph, WI. Dave enjoyed cooking, especially meat on the smoker . He enjoyed tinkering with...
Dionisio Ramirez-Garcia
Nov 22, 2015
Dionisio Ramirez-Garcia, 73, longtime Brush resident, passed away Sunday, November 22, 2015 at his home. He was born October 9, 1942, in Mexico to Patricio Ramirez and Margarita Garcia. On February 2, 1970 he married the love of his life, Marelina Leaños, in Mexico. He enjoyed going fishing, and barbequing for his friends and family. His family was very important...
Samuel Baltazar
Nov 18, 2015
Samuel Diego Baltazar, 29, of Fort Morgan, died Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center in Denver. He was born in Los Angeles, CA on January 26, 1986 to Diego & Guadalupe Baltazar. The family moved to Fort Morgan in 1995. Samuel was a great guy, always a listening ear for other people. He was a typical...
Albert Horst
Nov 17, 2015
Albert Horst, 89, former Fort Morgan resident, passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2015, in Wheat Ridge, CO. He was born August 9, 1926, on the family homestead near Briggsdale, CO. to John and Christina (Niceler) Horst. He spent his childhood there with his parents and eight siblings. Albert served in the US Army during WWII serving in 1945-46. He was...
Bob Atwood
Nov 15, 2015
Robert "Bob" L. Atwood, 82, passed away Sunday, November 15, 2015, at the Valley View Villa Nursing Home in Fort Morgan. He was born March 12, 1933, in Fort Morgan, to Lester & Amanda Atwood. Bob joined the US Army in 1953 and for nearly two years in active duty and then another 6 years in reserves. Following his honorable...
John R. Hinds
Nov 14, 2015
John R. Hinds, 83, passed away Saturday, November 14, 2015, at the East Morgan County Hospital. He was born May, 1932, in Prague, OK, to George A. & Grace Hinds. John married Betty Jo Henry on September 10, 1953, in Raton, NM. The Hinds family lived in Kimball, NE where John worked in the oil fields and later ran a...
