Janice Penfold
Jul 20, 2015
Janice Penfold, 68, of Wiggins, Colorado passed away Monday, July 20, 2015 after a hard-fought battle with cancer. She was born in Brush, Colorado to Jake and Esther Baumgartner and she attended Wiggins schools. Jan is survived by her husband, Melvin Penfold of Wiggins; her children, Shelley (Steve) Gray of Seattle, WA, Chance (Becky) Ruhl of Wiggins, Laci Byers of...
Mary Emma Warboys
Jul 20, 2015
Mary Emma Warboys, 93, longtime area resident, died Monday, July 20, 2015 at the Eben-Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born February 21, 1922 in Dayton, Ohio to Stephen and Elizabeth Hallda. Mary married Lewis L. Warboys on July 29, 1939. He died in 1991. Mary was a farmer and a rancher on their place north of Fort...
Patsy Castrup
Jul 19, 2015
Patsy P. Castrup, 80, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2015. She was born April 7, 1935, in Bloomington, NE, to Earl & Clista Watson. Patsy married Lester Null in 1953. The Null family lived in Fort Morgan for many years. Lester died in 1982. Patsy worked as an environmental service technician at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. On...
Asencion "Chon" Garcia
Jul 17, 2015
Asencion "Chon" Garcia, 61, passed away Friday, July 17, 2015, at the North Colorado Medical Center Hospice Unit. He was born April 18, 1954, in Mexico to Gil Antonio & Tomasa Garcia. On January 9, 1976, Chon married Candee Halverson in Missouri. After living in Iowa for a short time, the Garcia's moved to the Brush community. Chon has worked...
Bill Noel
Jul 15, 2015
Bill D. Noel, 71, longtime Brush resident, passed away and joined his loving wife Mary on Wednesday evening, July 15, 2015. Bill was born August 9, 1943 in Seibert, CO to Clarence "C.B." and Helen Marie Noel. He married Mary Gregg in Fort Morgan on March 17, 1966. The family moved to the Brush area from Seibert in 1983. Bill...
Audrey Patricia Kennedy
Jul 15, 2015
Audrey Patricia Kennedy, 25, lifelong area resident, died Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at her home in Orchard. She was born April 19, 1990 in Fort Morgan to Robert and Julie (Schulte) Kennedy. Audrey had a spirit that was larger than life. She had a gift for touching the lives of those around her, a gift of laughter and joy that...
Melvin Van Meter
Jul 10, 2015
Melvin Edward Van Meter, 56, longtime area resident, died Friday, July 10, 2015 after a work related accident in Washington County. Melvin was born June 12, 1959 in La Junta, CO to Merle and Adalee "Faye" Van Meter. He graduated from Wells High School in Wells, NV in 1977. Melvin has worked for the Morgan County REA for the last...
Marvin A. Troudt
Jul 9, 2015
Marvin Albert Troudt, 81, long-time area resident of Fort Morgan, died Thursday, July 9, 2015 at his rural home southwest of Fort Morgan, following a valiant battle with lung cancer. Marvin was born March 12, 1934, the oldest of four sons, to Albert and Emma (Gorr) Troudt at his grandparent's home northeast of Scottsbluff, Nebraska. He was the husband of...
Irven Chenoweth
Jul 8, 2015
Irven Merit Chenoweth passed away on July 8, 2015, at the Eben-Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush, Colorado. Irven Chenoweth was born February 17, 1934 on the family farm one mile south of Grinnell, Kansas. He was the fourth and youngest child of Orval Miles and Lydia Janet Chenoweth. Eight and a half years separated Irven from his next older...
Donald Roy Jones
Jul 8, 2015
Donald R. "Butch" Jones Jr., 68, lifelong area resident, died Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at his home in Fort Morgan. He was born May 15, 1947 in Fort Morgan to Donald and Betty (Murphy) Jones. Butch married Chris Deal on November 2, 2007 in Fort Morgan. He enjoyed fishing, camping, yard work, listening to old country music, watching westerns on...
Duke D. Munsell
Jul 8, 2015
Duke D. Munsell, 56, passed away July 8, 2015, at his home in Littleton, CO. He was born April 17, 1959, in Broomfield, CO, to Donald & Phyllis Munsell. Prior to ill health forcing his retirement, Duke was an over-the-road truck driver. He was an avid fisherman and hunter. He enjoyed going to Black Hawk and Central City to gamble;...
Isabelle Emelia Trujillo
Jul 2, 2015
Isabelle Emelia Trujillo, 83, longtime Morgan county resident passed away July 2, 2015 surrounded by her family. She was born May 23, 1932 in Antonito, CO to Nickolas and Andreita Gallegos. She married her husband Candelario Trujillo on June 30, 1948 in Chevyington,CO. In her younger years Isabelle enjoyed fishing, gardening and playing cards. After moving into Sunset Manor she...
Luella Schippert
Jul 1, 2015
Luella Schippert, 94, longtime Morgan County resident, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at the East Morgan County Hospital. She was born November 4, 1920 in Roggen, CO, to James C. and Lena (Barrett) Clark. When Luella was about 3 years old the Clark family moved to Morgan County, living in the Gary & Brush communities. She attended Brush schools...
Donna Y. Oskarson
Jul 1, 2015
Donna Y. Oskarson, 84 of Wiggins, CO, died July 1, 2015, of injuries suffered in a fire near her home. She was born November 28, 1930, in Morris County, KS, to Claude & Naomi Fuerney
The Fuerney family moved to Boulder, CO, and Donna graduated from Boulder High School...
Cody Allan Dobbins
Jun 30, 2015
Cody Allan Dobbins left us too soon on Tuesday, June 30, 2015. Cody is greatly missed by his loving wife Rebecca and his young daughter Delaney. Cody's parents Quinton and Stacey Dobbins share in his wife's grief along with his brothers Tyson and Kyle Dobbins. As a lifelong resident of Fort Morgan he leaves behind many family members and friends...
Violet Irene Schaffer
Jun 30, 2015
Violet Irene (Amen) Harris Schaffer, 94 of Fort Morgan passed away Tuesday June 30th, 2015 at North Colorado Medical Center as a result of an auto accident. Violet was born on January 14, 1921 to Andrew and Anna Amen in Sterling, CO and she spent her youth in Crook, CO on the family farm with her 12 brothers and sisters....
Bert & Debbie Kammerzell
Jun 29, 2015
Bert C. Kammerzell, 51, and his wife, Debbie L. Kammerzell, 51, died Monday, June 29, 2015 in Fort Morgan. Bert was born December 26, 1963, in Fort Morgan and Debbie was born January 12, 1964, in Los Angeles, CA. Bert & Debbie married July 3, 1984, in Jackson Hole, WY. At the time of their death, Debbie was the manager...
Randall Lee Thompson
Jun 29, 2015
Randall Lee Thompson, 55, of Fort Morgan, died on Monday, June 29, 2015 at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. He was born June 30, 1959 in Fort Morgan to Kenneth & Dorothy Thompson. Randy worked for Morgan County for 35 years. His coworkers were like brothers to him. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. Randy loved life, his friends and...
Marjorie Emily Pauline Crosby
Jun 27, 2015
Marjorie Emily Pauline Crosby, 93, lifelong area resident, died Saturday, June 27, 2015 at her daughter's home in Wiggins. She was born June 6, 1922 in New Raymer to Merritt and Frieda (Gneiser) Nickerson. Marjorie married Arthur Crosby on January 7, 1947 in New Raymer. They farmed and ranched in New Raymer for many years. She was a member of...
Margaret M. Larsen
Jun 27, 2015
Margaret Mary Larsen, 94, of Brush, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2015, at the Valley View Villa Nursing Home in Fort Morgan. She was born to Arthur & Mary (Monnahan) Haller in her Grandmother's sod house east of Deer Trail, CO, on November 4, 1920. Margaret graduated from Woodrow High School in 1937. She worked in the diet kitchen at...
