Cleo D. Berry
Dec 14, 2014
Longtime Brush resident, Cleo D. Berry, passed away December 14, 2014, at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center. Mrs. Berry was born October 19, 1919, in Wellington, Kansas. She married Jack G. Berry in Douglas, Wyoming on December 24, 1939. They had two children, Barbara Bartels (Dale) of Brush and Jack D. Berry (Sharon) of Casper, WY. Following Mr. Berry's retirement...
Warren Rosenfield
Dec 13, 2014
WARREN EDGAR ROSENFIELD, 71, longtime area resident, died Saturday morning, December 13, 2014 at his home in Hillrose. He was born May 11, 1943 in Loveland to Harold & Bessie (Metcalf) Rosenfield. Warren married Janet Scott in Fort Morgan on December 7, 1962. Warren was a truck driver for the majority of his working years. He had also worked for...
Elmer E. Fuerst
Dec 13, 2014
Elmer E. Fuerst, 87, passed away Saturday, December 13, 2014. He was born March 2, 1927, to Paul & Ardeth (St. Clair) Fuerst on the family farm southwest of Yuma, near Hyde, CO. Elmer attended elementary school at East Hyde in Washington County, and high school in Yuma. He joined the US Navy on April 21, 1945. On September 27,...
Wallace Dean Kracke
Dec 11, 2014
Wallace Dean Kracke, 83, died Thursday, December 11, 2014 at his home in Brush. He was born January 28, 1931, in Gage County, Nebraska to Lee Kracke and Johanna (Ulrich) Kracke. He was baptized into the Christian faith on February 15, 1931 at Clatonia Zion Lutheran Church and confirmed on June 10, 1945 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Julesburg,...
Ralph J. Rowley
Dec 9, 2014
Ralph J. Rowley, 82, of Georgetown, passed away on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. Visitation will be held on Saturday, December 13, 2014 from 4:00PM to 6:00PM at The Gabriels Funeral Chapel, 393 North IH 35, Georgetown, TX with a Rosary being recited at 5:00pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, December 19, 2014 at 1pm at...
Theresa J. Roybal
Dec 7, 2014
Theresa J. Roybal, 95, passed away Sunday, December 7, 2014, at Sunset Manor Nursing Home in Brush. She was born October 15, 1919, in Atwood, CO to Gregorio & Fedelia Carrasco. Theresa married Elick Roybal on September 10, 1938, in Sterling, CO. In 1965 the Roybal's moved to Brush. Theresa Roybal entered Sunset Manor on November 21, 2012. Survivors include...
Ralph E. Hollenbeck
Dec 7, 2014
Ralph E. Hollenbeck, 79, passed away Sunday, December 7, 2014, at his home in Brush. He was born April 19, 1935, in Topeka, KS, to Ira L. & Rosa C. Hollenbeck. Ralph married Judie Folsom on September 2, 1965, in Montrose, CO. They moved to Brush in 1979. Ralph owned & operated Ralph's Lock & Key in Brush until health...
John A. Algee
Dec 7, 2014
John A. Algee, 77, passed away Sunday, December 7, 2014. He was born September 2, 1937, in Skull Creek, CO to David D. & Dorothy A. Algee. John served in the US Marine Corp. Following his honorable discharge he moved to Morgan County. He worked several years for Scott Wolever north of Snyder. He later drove truck for Cox Grain...
Junior Leist
Dec 6, 2014
Junior Ralph Leist, 75, of Weldona, Colorado, passed away December 6, 2014 in Loveland, Colorado. Junior was born on July 9, 1939 in Algona, Iowa, to Ralph and Kathryn Leist as the eldest of six children. Junior met the love of his life Barbara Leist in 1972 in Fort Dodge, Iowa and they married on April 5th, 1980. Junior and...
Florence "Dolly" Parker
Dec 6, 2014
Dolly Parker died early Saturday morning, December 6, 2014, in Brighton, surrounded by family. She was born on August 7, 1925 in Hayden, Colorado, to Waller and Mary Davis Barnes. Her mother died while Dolly was a small infant so she became a member of the family of George and Katharine "Kitty" Barnes Schulz. Dolly's young years included attending a...
Richard Henry Brandt
Dec 4, 2014
Richard Henry Brandt, 67, lifelong area resident, died Thursday, December 4, 2014 at his home in Fort Morgan. Richard was born October 24, 1947 in Ft. Morgan to Henry and Frieda (Eckes) Brandt. Richard served his country in the United States Army during the Viet Nam conflict. He loved cars. He bought a1956 Chevy Belair, which was his pride and...
Harry H. Castrup
Dec 3, 2014
Harry H. Castrup, 86, life resident of Washington & Morgan Counties, passed away Wednesday, December 3, 2014, while surrounded by his family at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. He was born May 18, 1928, in Otis, to Robert & Augusta Castrup. Harry graduated from the Lone Star School in 1946. On October 1, 1951, he enlisted in the...
Michael Anthony Morrison
Dec 2, 2014
Michael Anthony Morrison, 34, of Fort Morgan, died Tuesday December 2, 2014. Mike was born in Mountain Home, Idaho on October 2, 1980 to Bill and Ruth (Califf) Morrison. Mike moved to Colorado as a child and attended schools in Fort Morgan. Mike worked at Cargil and most recently as a handyman. He enjoyed spending time with family and close...
Teressa J. Medina
Dec 2, 2014
Teressa J. Medina, 80, passed away Tuesday, December 2, 2014, at the Sunset Manor Nursing Home in Brush. She was born April 2, 1934, in La Junta, CO to Ben & Eleanor Mestas. Teressa graduated from La Junta High School During her working career, Teressa worked as a chef in nursing homes. She moved to Brush when her health began...
Ethel Ruth Schippert
Dec 1, 2014
Ethel R. Schippert, 97, lifetime resident of Brush, Colorado, passed away Monday, December 1, 2014, at Sunset Manor Care Center in Brush. She was born in Brush on March 4, 1917 to Guy and Annie Wetzbarger. Ethel married Fred Schippert on July 15, 1936 in Brush. She worked at Duckwalls in Brush for years. Ethel was an active member of...
Joan Corsentino
Dec 1, 2014
Joan Corsentino, 85, longtime area resident, died Monday, December 1, 2014 in Fort Morgan, CO. Joan was born November 29, 1929 in Brighton, CO to George and Elisabeth Seader. She was the 11th of 12 children. Joan was baptized at the Zion Church in Brighton, she attended Tonville Grade School near Hudson and graduated from Brighton High School in 1947....
Monica Lorae Mabey
Nov 30, 2014
Monica Lorae Mabey, 60, lifetime Morgan County resident, passed away Sunday, November 30th, 2014 at University Medical Center in Denver. She was born in Pueblo, CO on November 23, 1954, to Joseph and Eulalia Duran. Monica enjoyed crafts, Harley Davidson lifestyle, gardening, fishing, and nature. She was a very spiritual person, a Flowerchild. Monica loved the color purple, her dog...
Nancy Westerhouse
Nov 27, 2014
BRUSH, CO - Nancy Westerhouse, age 66, my love and my life the past 13 years, passed away peacefully Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014. Nancy lived her life the same way she battled Parkinson's for the past seven years - with hope, faith and determination. At that the time of Nancy's peaceful passing; she was a resident of Eben Ezer Lutheran...
Hannah Lanphear
Nov 26, 2014
. Hannah Lanphear, 101, life resident of Morgan County, passed away Wednesday, November 26, 2014, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born December 25, 1912, in Fort Morgan, to Conrad & Amalia Schaffer. Hannah lived in several areas in Morgan County. She has lived in the Brush community since 1942. She married Paul Lanphear on...
Wanda Meng
Nov 24, 2014
Wanda L. Meng, 86 , long time area resident, passed away on Monday, November 24, 2014, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. Wanda was born March 30, 1928, in Barnett, Missouri, to Granderson and Leona (Nail) Reynolds. Wanda grew up in the Barnett area and then attended high school in Eldon, Missouri, graduating in 1945 as Valedictorian...
