obituaries


Florence Roberta Case

Florence Roberta Case

Nov 3, 2015

Florence R. Case, 81, longtime Brush resident, passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2015, at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. She was born November 25, 1933, in Harlan County, NE, to Francis & Mary Margaret Delimont. Florence attended school in Orlens, NE. On August 2, 1950, Florence married Ivan Case in Phillpsburg, NE. After moving to Brush, Florence worked...

Eileen E. Martin

Eileen E. Martin

Oct 30, 2015

Eileen E. Martin, , 96, passed away October 30, 2015, in Brush, CO. She was born September 13, 1919, in Rock Springs, WY to Horace and Gwendolyn Ainscough. Early in life she enjoyed camping and fishing with her family. She had a passion for ceramics and painting. She was a member of the Red Hat Society and the senior citizen...

Cleofas Alvarado

Cleofas Alvarado

Oct 27, 2015

Cleofas Alvardo, 55, passed away, October 27, 2015, at Medical Center of the Rockies. He was born September 25, 1960 in Mexico to Pedro Alvarado and Guillermina Mendoza. No services are planned at this time.

Melvin Gene Vangraefschepe

Melvin Gene Vangraefschepe

Oct 26, 2015

Melvin Gene Vangraefschepe, 66, lifelong area resident, died Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at his home in Greeley. He was born March 23, 1949 in New Raymer to Leonard and Geraldine (Littlefield) Vangraefschepe. Melvin was a farmer in his earlier years, and enjoyed most things having to do with agriculture. He was a regular at the sale barn and various auctions...

Martin T. Almeraz

Martin T. Almeraz

Oct 26, 2015

Martin T. Almeraz, 67, life resident of the Brush community, passed away Monday, October 26, 2015. Marty had been in failing health for several months. He was born July 31, 1948, in Brush, to Frank & Connie Almeraz. Marty graduated from Brush High School in 1966. Shortly after he enlisted in the National Guard. After his active duty training, Marty...

Norma Pflager

Norma Pflager

Oct 23, 2015

Norma ("Jean") Pflager died on October 23, 2015 after a short illness. Norma was born in 1926 in Unionville, Missouri to Lloyd Emerson Pollock and Louise [Hancock] Pollock. The family moved to Brush, Colorado where she lived from ages two to thirteen. She was a resident of Fort Morgan for the past seventy-six years. In 1943 she married John E....

Lenora Ann Smith

Lenora Ann Smith

Oct 20, 2015

Lenora Ann Smith, 59, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at Northern Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, CO surrounded by her family. She was born October 3, 1956 in Clarksville, TN to Leonard and Georgia Woolsey. On December 16, 1973, Ann married Thomas "Tommy" Smith in Log Lane Village, CO. She worked as a Teacher's Aide for special needs children...

Carolyn Diane Orick

Carolyn Diane Orick

Oct 19, 2015

Carolyn Diane Orick, 72, passed away Monday, October 19, 2015, at the inpatient hospice unit at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. She was born September 28, 1943, in Anniston, Alabama. Carolyn moved to Fort Morgan to be with her daughter, Mary Holt, in 2014. She enjoyed embroidery work and acrylic painting. She was a past worthy matron of Eastern...

Carol Schneidmiller Daniels

Carol Schneidmiller Daniels

Oct 17, 2015

Carol Daniels, 67, was born April 27, 1948, in Denver, CO, to John & Cora (Unrein) Schneidmiller, one of four children. She passed away on Saturday, October 17, at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. Carol attended school and graduated from Brighton High School in 1966. She worked as grounds manager at Second Creek Raceway in Commerce City, CO...

Nathaniel James Osburn

Nathaniel James Osburn

Oct 10, 2015

Nathaniel James Osburn, 22, passed away suddenly on October 10, 2015 in Aurora, CO. He was born November 9, 1992 in Madison, WI. Nathaniel graduated from Lincoln High School in Fort Morgan. He earned his associates in psychology from MCC, and was working on his bachelors in psychology at UNC. He was a member of Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society....

Shirley M. Taylor

Shirley M. Taylor

Oct 8, 2015

Shirley M. Taylor, 76, passed away Thursday, October 8, 2015, at her home. She was born May 1, 1939, in Gilcrest, CO to Edward & Esther Weinmeister. On June 14, 1957, Shirley married Robert Taylor in Greeley, CO. They moved to the Morgan area in 1971. She was a member of Eastern Star in Cortez, CO. She enjoyed doing crossword...

Cindy Stieb

Cindy Stieb

Oct 7, 2015

Cindy L. Stieb, 62, passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2015, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush following a lengthy illness. She was born May 30, 1953, in Delta, CO, to Elmer & JoAnn Burkhardt. On August 20, 1969, Cindy married Lawrence J. Stieb. She has lived in Brush since that time. Cindy received her Associate in Science...

Larre Chilcote

Larre Chilcote

Oct 4, 2015

Larre Dean Chilcote, 61, lifelong area resident, passed away Sunday evening, October 4, 2015 at his home in Fort Morgan after a brief battle with cancer. He was born on July 29, 1954 in Fort Morgan to Dan & Freda (Dietz) Chilcote. After graduating from high school, Larre attended UNC where he obtained his teaching degree. He married Ceil Heit...

Carl A. Frisk

Carl A. Frisk

Sep 28, 2015

Carl A. Frisk, 84 of Fort Morgan, CO passed away September 28, 2015 at Ashley Manor Care Center in Fort Lupton, CO surrounded by his family. There are no services planned at this time.

Gerald Everingim

Gerald Everingim

Sep 28, 2015

Gerald (Jerry) Everingim, 79, of Brush Colorado, passed away on September 28, 2015. A Funeral Service will be held on October 2, 2015 at 10:00 AM at Heer Mortuary Chapel in Brush, Colorado. Jerry was born in Denver, Colorado on January 12, 1936 to Imelda (Fregeau) and William Everingim. He owned a Millwright business in Colorado for several years. Jerry...

Sharon James

Sharon James

Sep 24, 2015

Sharon L James, 70, passed away Thursday, September 24, 2015, at her home near Castle Rock, CO. She was born August 27, 1945, in Corpus Christi, TX to Howard E. & Millie Shawcross. Following the end of WWII the Shawcross family moved back to Gary, CO. Sharon graduated from Brush High School in 1963. On September 4, 1965, she married...

Jesus M. Granillo

Jesus M. Granillo

Sep 23, 2015

Jesus M. Granillo, 83, longtime area resident, died Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. He was born on April 3, 1932 in Chihuahua, Mexico to Lucio Granillo and Angela Salcido. Jesus was a member of Saint Helena's Catholic Church in Fort Morgan. He enjoyed guns, going dancing, and wearing his suits. He loved...

Harold Eugene Rasmussen

Harold Eugene Rasmussen

Sep 23, 2015

Harold Eugene Rasmussen, 81, longtime area resident, died Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. Harold was born June 1, 1934 in Sterling, Colorado to Vernon and Vera (Grooms) Rasmussen. He farmed in northeast Colorado for most of his life. He married Miriam Thiel on June 1, 1997 at Lake Taho, Nevada. Harold enjoyed playing...

Alberta C. Miller

Alberta C. Miller

Sep 21, 2015

Alberta C. Miller, 87, life resident of Morgan County, passed away Monday, September 21, 2015. She was born August 1, 1928, in Brush to Arthur & Aster Petersen. Alberta graduated from Snyder High School. On November 17, 1946, she married Dave Miller Jr. in Brush. She was very active in the Brush community, having worked at Safeway, owned a shoe...

Waldroyn Morman

Waldroyn Morman

Sep 16, 2015

Waldroyn "Wallie" Morman, 88, longtime area resident, peacefully fell asleep and stepped into heaven from Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush on September 16, 2015. Wallie was born January 11, 1927, to Wallace & Florence (Mock) Small in Brush, Colorado, and was one of four children born to this union. Wallie attended Brush schools and graduated from Brush High...