Geneva Weakley
Jun 9, 2015
Geneva Weakley, 51, passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2015, at the Spring Creek Health Care Center in Fort Collins following a short illness. She was born March 17, 1964, in Sterling, CO, to Gene & Eva Weakley. Shortly after her birth the Weakley family moved to Brush. Geneva graduated from Brush High School in 1983, received her AA degree from...
Frances Viola Henson
Jun 9, 2015
Frances Viola Henson, 89, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 9, 2015. A longtime Fort Morgan resident, Viola moved to Rangely, Colorado in the late 90s, and then to Brush in 2009. She was born to Frank and Jesse Timmons on December 28, 1925. She grew up on a farm 9 miles south of Ft. Morgan. She married Kenneth Claud...
Joe Domingo Landin
Jun 9, 2015
Joe Domingo Landin, 74, lifelong area resident, died Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at his home in Fort Morgan. He was born April 6, 1941 in Buckeye, Arizona to Guadalupe and Tomasa Landin. Joe enjoyed working on cars, reading the newspaper, tending to his garden, and listening to music, especially the oldies. He worked as a welder for the Monfort Feedlots...
Howard L. Toft
Jun 7, 2015
Howard L. Toft, 91, a Colorado native, passed away on June 7, 2015 in Brush. He was born April 14, 1924 in Bennett, CO to Fred and Merle Toft. Howard married Helen Hawk on April 21, 1946 in Strasburg, CO. He worked for Public Service Company of Colorado for 34 years as a lineman. Howard was a proud member of...
Cindy Nayeli Felipe
Jun 7, 2015
Cindy Nayeli Felipe, of Fort Morgan, was born in Florida on August 21, 1999. She passed away at the young age of 15 on June 7, 2015. Cindy was a student at Fort Morgan High School. She loved to sing, listen to music and play computer games. She will be remembered as a shy, yet playful young lady. Cindy is...
Joann M. Carroll
Jun 5, 2015
Joann M. Carroll, 55, passed away Friday, June 5, 2015, at the Presbyterian - St. Luke's Medical Center in Denver following a short illness. She was born April 27, 1960 in Huntington Beach, CA, to Arnold & Martha McBeth. The McBeth family moved to Colorado in 1973. Joann worked in the restaurant industry for several years, which only enhanced her...
Hilaria Escobedo
Jun 4, 2015
Hilaria Escobedo, 78, of Brush, CO, passed away June 4, 2015 at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, CO. She was born January 22, 1937 in Yancey, Texas to Tomas and Francisca Garcia. She spent her childhood in Texas and moved to Wyoming with her family, where she met and married her husband Victor B. Escobedo on November 12, 1959....
Robert Acosta
Jun 2, 2015
Robert B. Acosta, 89, longtime area resident, died Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at his home in Brush. He was born June 6, 1925 in Fort Morgan to Hipolito and Delores (Martinez) Acosta. Robert was a member of the Catholic Church. He raised animals and enjoyed fishing, and reading, especially westerns. Survivors include his wife Jessie of Brush; one son, Butch...
Raymond Arnold Sunderman
Jun 2, 2015
Raymond Arnold Sunderman, 85, was called to his eternal home on June 2, 2015 after a long battle with Parkinson's. He was born in Sidney, NE to Arnold and Margaret Sunderman on October 30, 1929. He graduated from Sidney High School in 1947. Ray served in the U.S. Air Force from 1951 to 1955. He married Marian Sherwood on November...
Clarence Michael Swoape
May 28, 2015
Clarence "Mike" Swoape, 46, was brought home to his loving Fathers' house on May 28, 2015 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Jackson, Tennessee to Sam L. Swoape Jr. and Georgann Swoape. He graduated in 1988 from Thompson Valley High School in Loveland, CO. He married Lora Faye Beckwith on August 12, 1989. He enjoyed golfing,...
Mike Kosman
May 26, 2015
Mike Kosman, 56, longtime Morgan County farmer, passed away on Tuesday evening, May 26, 2015 at his home, surrounded by family and friends. Mike is survived by his wife, Kerri Kosman; his children, Alex Iungerich (Juliane), Jamie Kosman, and Austin Kosman; and his grandchildren, Jadyn and Jordan, all of Fort Morgan; his sister, Kendra Hosek (Dan) of Florida; and his...
Frank Hogeland
May 26, 2015
Pastor Frank Hogeland, age 84, died Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at Northern Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, CO following a lengthy illness. He was a resident of Morgan County for 40 years and the Pastor of Grace Bible Church in Fort Morgan for 38 years. Frank was born Dec. 20, 1930 in Trenton, NJ to Newlin and Hilda (Yerkes) Hogeland...
Beulah M. Gilbert
May 23, 2015
Beulah M. Gilbert, 93, passed away Saturday, May 23, 2015, at her home near Last Chance, CO. She was born October 28, 1921, to Frank W. & Clara Knight, on the family farm near Woodrow. Beulah graduated from Woodrow High School. She married Harry Gilbert on May 11, 1940 in Bayard, NE. The Gilbert family lived in Washington County most...
Ruth Helen Segelke
May 22, 2015
Ruth Helen Segelke, 79, passed away on May 22, 2015 at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush, CO. Ruth was born November 23, 1935 in San Pedro, CA to Henry J. Wiebe and Agnes Shaw Edwick Wiebe. Her father was in the U.S. Navy during Ruth's youth, so the family lived in many places during his years of service,...
Max Wojciechowski Jr.
May 22, 2015
Max R. Wojciechowski Jr., 54, passed away Friday, May 22, 2015, at his home in Brush. Max was born October 11, 1960, in Fort Wayne, Indiana to Max & Joyce Wojciechowski. Max has lived in Morgan County for 20 years. Prior to ill health forcing his retirement he worked in the maintenance department at Cargill Meat Solutions. He married Monica...
Patricia "Pat" Linker
May 20, 2015
Patricia Ann Linker (Statley) passed away peacefully on May 20th 2015. She was born March 17, 1936 to Andrew Jacob and Esther (Miller) Statley in Sterling Colorado. She lived a majority of her life in the Fort Morgan Area, and a brief time in California while her kids were young. Pat had a strong thirst for knowledge and was always...
Charles Francone
May 18, 2015
Charles Dean Francone, 80, passed away on Monday, May 18, 2015 at his home in Orchard. He was born on January 6, 1935 to Charles Milo and Helen Margaret (Stoll) Francone. Charles was born in Fort Morgan, CO but was raised in Weldona. Growing up, he helped his parents run the dairy farm they owned. As a young man he...
June Arlene Fenn
May 17, 2015
June Arlene Fenn, 84, longtime area resident, died Sunday, May 17, 2015 at the Valley View Villa Care Center in Fort Morgan. She was born January 26, 1931 to George and Lola Campbell in Exeter, California. June married Jarvis Fenn on October 1, 1949 in Seaside, California. She was a member of Saint Helena's Catholic Church in Fort Morgan. She...
Pedro Arriola
May 14, 2015
Pedro Arriola, 75, longtime area resident, died Thursday, May 14, 2015 at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. He was born October 12, 1939 in Oshkosh, Nebraska to Alvin and Caroline Arriola. Pedro married Julia Aguirre on August 21, 1996 in Brighton, Colorado. He was a member of Saint Helena's Catholic Church in Fort Morgan. Pedro enjoyed fishing and...
Azalee Rayne Rudnik
May 12, 2015
Azalee Rayne Rudnik, infant daughter of Gaire & Malori Rudnik, passed away at birth on Tuesday, May 12, 2015, at Children's Hospital in Aurora, CO. Survivors include her parents, 2 sisters, Brailey and Hadleigh; grandparents, Wendy & Jeff Kroskob of Brush; Gary Rudnik of Log Lane Village, & Janet & Chad Armstrong of Brush; great grandparents, Norma & Don Kroskob...
