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...
Brandon Ray Daviet
Nov 12, 2015
Brandon Ray Daviet, 40, lifetime Colorado resident, passed away Thursday, November 12, 2015. He was born June 3, 1975 in Denver, to Connie Daviet. Brandon attended Tompson grade school in Brush, graduated from Englewood High School and attended Metro College Denver to obtain his associate in criminal justice. He was a member of Living Waters Tabernacle of Denver. Brandon was...
Patricia R. Chafin
Nov 10, 2015
Sister Patricia Chafin - Deaconess, Nurse, Occupational Therapist Patricia Rae Chafin, 88, of Brush, Colorado passed away quietly on November 10, 2015 while under the care of Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. Sister Patricia was born January 7, 1927 in Williamson, W. Virginia to Leonard and Dorothea P. Chafin. She was baptized July 1934 at Pikeville, KY Methodist...
Marilyn E. Keatley
Nov 8, 2015
New Middletown - Marilyn E. Keatley, 75, of New Middletown, formerly of Brush, Colorado, died Sunday morning, November 8, 2015 at Masternick Memorial Health Care Center. Marilyn was born August 14, 1940 in Youngstown, Ohio, a daughter of the late Harry and Grace Cardwell Kerr. She was raised in Poland, Ohio, and was a 1958 graduate of Poland Seminary High...
Farice Elwood
Nov 5, 2015
Farice V. Elwood, 85, lifelong resident of Fort Morgan, died Thursday, November 5, 2015 at her home. She was born July 11, 1930 in Fort Morgan to Marshall & Frieda (Lebsock) Green. She attended area school and graduated. On January 2, 1949, Farice married Marvin Elwood in Fort Morgan. The Elwood's owned and operated the Fort Morgan Carpet Center for...
Jose Saravia
Nov 4, 2015
Jose Gilberto Saravia, 19, of Fort Morgan, died Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at the Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland. Jose was born in Los Angeles, CA on June 4, 1996 to Gilberto Saravia & Fidelina Castillo. The family moved to Fort Morgan when Jose was eight years old. He attended area schools and, at the time of his...
Geraldine Midcap
Nov 3, 2015
Geraldine "Geri" Midcap, 89, of Fort Morgan, passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. Geri was born in Fort Morgan on September 9, 1926 to John A. & Anna (Koch) Schauermann. She graduated from high school in 1944 and moved to San Francisco where she worked for the Chamber of Commerce. Later,...
