Vicki Lee Kennedy
Feb 19, 2015
Vicki Lee Kennedy , age 72, passed away at the family home on February 19, 2015. She was born on November 24, 1942 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to Gerald Laird and Vivian Webb Laird. Vicki was home schooled and then attended many schools in such memorable areas as Homer, Alaska, Bryce Canyon, and Hawaii as her father was employed...
Shirley Ann Holt
Feb 17, 2015
Shirley Ann Holt passed peacefully into Heaven on February 17, 2015, after a long battle with cancer. Shirley was born on November 16, 1943, to Everett and Lola Wade in Torrington, WY. On June 4, 1960, Shirley and Wayne L. Holt were married in Brush, CO. They had four beautiful children, Colleena, Carla, Christina, and David. The family spent many...
Lynda Karlene Nichols
Feb 16, 2015
Lynda Karlene Nichols, 71, passed away Monday, February 16, 2015 at her home. She was born November 13, 1943 in Salem, Oregon, to Gerald and Ernestine Pultz. Lynda married Floyd Nichols on October 12, 1994. Lynda was an avid collector, enjoyed babysitting and spending time with family and friends, but her true passion was animals. For the past 25 years...
Jack L. Hunter
Feb 16, 2015
Jack L. Hunter, 85, passed away Monday, February 16, 2015, in Loveland, CO. He was born November 4, 1929, in Pacific Junction, Iowa to Frank & MaryHunter. Jack moved to Morgan County in October 1969. Prior to retirement, Jack worked as a refrigeration mechanic for the railroad. He was a member of the Morgan County Moose Lodge. He enjoyed woodworking...
Frances Thelma Saylor
Feb 14, 2015
Frances Tanner Saylor, 98, died, February 14, 2015, at the Valley View Villa Care Center in Ft. Morgan. She was born on a farm near Goodrich on August 9, 1916 to Lloyd and Velma Reeves Tanner. Frances attended elementary school in Goodrich, two years of high school in Weldona, and she graduated from Fort Morgan High School in 1934. Frances...
Ruth Martinez
Feb 12, 2015
Ruth Martinez, 86, Fort Morgan resident, died on Thursday, February 12, 2015 at Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. She was born May 7, 1928 to Juan & Juana (Trujillo) Alonzo. Ruth is survived by her daughters; Isabel Riley of North Platte, NE, Mary Ellen Padilla of Brush, Donna Bailey of Anderson, AK; 7 sisters, Ethel Martinez, Lena Alonzo,...
Richard Edwin Tibbetts Dds
Feb 10, 2015
Dr. Richard E. Tibbetts, former Fort Morgan dentist, passed away early Tuesday Feb 10th at Colorado Plains Medical Center. Richard was born Nov 28,1931 in Fort Morgan, CO to Ray and Estelle Tibbetts. After graduating from Fort Morgan High School, he attended Monmouth College in Illinois and the University of Denver. He graduated in 1957 from the University of Missouri...
Barbara Jean Rusch
Feb 10, 2015
Barbara Jean Rusch, 84, of Fort Morgan, joined her Lord and Savior in Heaven on February 10, 2015. She was born to Jake and Lottie Hein on March 2, 1930 on a farm southwest of Culbertson, Nebraska. The Hein family came to Fort Morgan in 1945. Barbara graduated from Fort Morgan High School. She was employed by The Mountain Bell...
Pearl Edith Holmes
Feb 7, 2015
Pearl Edith Holmes, 84, lifelong resident of Brush, died Saturday, February 7, 2015 at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. Pearl was born in Brush on September 13, 1930 to Conrad & Anna (Hoffman) Leis. She graduated from Brush High School in 1948 and married Richard Holmes on October 16, 1949. Pearl worked at Westside Grocery for over...
Edna C. Henness
Feb 6, 2015
Edna C. Henness, 89, lifelong area resident, died Friday, February 6, 2015 at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. Edna was born August 12, 1925 in Fort Morgan to Leslie and Bertha (Wells) Canfield. She married Robert Henness Jr. on June 1, 1941. Edna was a member of the First Christian Church in Fort Morgan. She was also...
Edward L. Wahlert
Feb 4, 2015
Edward L. Wahlert, 78, of Hillrose, CO passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2015. Ed was born February 27, 1936 in Exira, IA, the son of Jim and Arlene Wahlert. The family moved to Hillrose, CO in 1946. Ed graduated from Hillrose High School in 1954 and married Charlene Giauque in 1955. They farmed between Hillrose and Brush for a year...
John William Zambo
Feb 4, 2015
John William Zambo, 92, longtime Fort Morgan resident, passed into the mysteries of death on Wednesday, February 4, 2015. Born July 10, 1922, to Lydia Zambo in Selby, South Dakota, John grew up in Rapid City, graduating high school in 1940. While in school, he cultivated a lifelong interest in Ham radio and procured a license with the call letters...
Kenneth Wayne Cox
Feb 1, 2015
Kenneth Wayne Cox, 63, was born August 21, 1951 to Fred and Iona Cox at the Fort Morgan Community Hospital. He lived in the Fort Morgan area all of his life. He attended schools there and graduated from Fort Morgan High School in 1969. Ken was 6 years old when his brother Roger was born. He loved being a big...
Gilbert Baltazar
Feb 1, 2015
Gilbert Baltazar, 78, Fort Morgan resident for over 40 years, passed away early Sunday, February 1, 2015 at his home. He was born January 13, 1937 in Pueblo to Gonzalo & Maria Baltazar. Gilbert attended Fort Morgan High School where he was active in Wrestling, winning many awards. He served in the U.S. Army beginning in 1954, and he was...
Steven Campbell
Jan 29, 2015
Steven P. Campbell, 69, longtime Jackson Lake area resident, died Thursday, January 29, 2015 at the Medical Center of The Rockies in Loveland. Steve was born June 13, 1945 in Meadville, Pennsylvania to Steven & Josephine Campbell. He has lived in the Weldona/Jackson Lake area since the 80's. Steve drove a truck for the majority of his life, first on...
Lee W. Kemp
Jan 28, 2015
Lee W. Kemp, 70, passed away Wednesday, January 28, 2015, at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush following his battle with cancer. He was born November 8, 1944 in Cedar Rapids, IA, to John & Faye Kemp. Lee married Sandra Nidey on June 27, 1964, in Williamsburg, IA. After living in Iowa for a short period of time, the...
Anadelia Deanda Avalos
Jan 27, 2015
Anadelia Deanda Avalos, 59, lifelong area resident, died Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at the Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland. She was born February 26, 1955 in Rock Springs, Texas to Geronimo and Manuela (Deanda) Sandobal. Anadelia enjoyed singing, listening to music, dancing, jewelry, and movies. She loved to collect things. She had knickknacks of every kind, but was...
Donald William Dobbins
Jan 21, 2015
Donald William Dobbins, 97, of Ft. Morgan, died Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. Don was born October 24, 1917 in Tryon, Nebraska to Omer and Gladys Dobbins. Omer died when Don was very young. His mother later married Ira Cumpston. Don said it was his prayer that all step-children could have a step-father...
Evelyn "Missy" Colleen Hibma
Jan 21, 2015
Evelyn "Missy" Colleen Hibma, 55, passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2015 following a valiant battle with breast cancer. She was born October 9, 1959 in Fort Worth, Texas, to Joe Ed & Florine Williams. Missy married Rod Hibma on July 25, 1981, in Denver. They lived in the Denver metro area for many years until moving to Fort Morgan on...
Gertrude Stratton
Jan 20, 2015
Gertrude L. Stratton, 84, formerly of Brush Colorado, passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2015 in Callaway, Nebraska. Gertie was born June 4, 1930 in Denver, Colorado to Adam and Katie (Bathauer) Bellender. On May 10, 1950, Gertie married Lawrence Stratton Jr., at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Brush. To this union three children were born. Gertie cooked at Eben Ezer...
