Eric Covelli
Sep 28, 2014
ERIC D. COVELLI, 32, lifelong area resident, died Sunday, September 28, 2014 in Fort Morgan. Eric was born April 21, 1982 in Fort Morgan to Robert & Ann (Bourquin) Covelli. He attended Fort Morgan schools and graduated From Fort Morgan High School with the class of 2000. Eric enjoyed video games, computers, and woodworking in his spare time. He was...
Kathleen "Kay" Murphy
Sep 20, 2014
Kathleen "Kay" Murphy, 87, passed away peacefully, Saturday, September 20, 2014, at her residence in Timnath, CO. Kay was a long time resident of Brush. She was born May 22, 1927, in Dubuque, IA, to Joe & Grace McMahon. She married Leo Murphy Jr. on August 7, 1950 Kay graduated, from the Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Dubuque, IA....
Grace Ruby Newens
Sep 18, 2014
Grace Ruby Newens, 98, of Ft. Morgan, died Thursday, September 18, 2014at the Porter Hospice Residence in Centennial. She was born January 30, 1916 in Nebraska to Garfield and Edith Holden. She married Everett Carl Newens on April 12, 1935 in Akron. He died in January of 1990. Grace enjoyed fishing, and gardening. She won an award in Brush for...
Bob "Bullet" Frasier
Sep 17, 2014
Bob "Bullet" Frasier, 82, life resident of Morgan County, passed away Wednesday, September 17, 2014, at the University Medical Center in Aurora. He was born August 7, 1932, in Brush to John & Goldie Frasier. Bob grew up on the Frasier family farm east of Hillrose. He attended the Roosevelt School near Hillrose until his family moved to Fort Morgan...
Marilyn Perkins
Sep 15, 2014
Marilyn Perkins, 76, of Fort Morgan, died Monday morning, September 15, 2014 at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. She was born April 25, 1938 in Denver to John & Doris (Robinson) Johnson. She married Glen Perkins in Colorado Springs on August 3, 1967. They moved to Fort Morgan from Montrose in 1996. In addition to her husband, Marilyn...
Donna Jean Paul
Sep 14, 2014
Donna Jean Paul, 78, longtime area resident, died Sunday, September 14, 2014 at the Eben-Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. Donna was born October 7, 1935 in Harrold, South Dakota to Oscar and Emma (Misterek) Hobert. She moved to this area in 1970 from South Dakota and at one time was a member of the Wiggins Community Church. Donna enjoyed...
Marie Westhoff
Sep 12, 2014
Marie Westhoff, longtime resident of Wiggins, Colorado, passed away Friday, September 12, 2014, at the home of her daughter, Barb Carter, in Aurora, CO, where she has lived for the past 3 1/2 years. At her bedside to see her into eternity were her four youngest children. She was 93 years old. She was born December 22, 1920, in Denver,...
Ann M. Deditz
Sep 11, 2014
Ann M. Deditz, 56, longtime Morgan County resident, passed away in the emergency room of Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan on Thursday, September 11, 2014. She was born August 20, 1958, at St. Luke's Hospital in Denver, CO to George & Eleanor Kyncl. Ann graduated from FMHS in 1976. She worked for the Xerox Corporation when she met...
Jeronimo Garcia Garcia
Sep 9, 2014
Jeronimo Garcia Garcia, 67, a 20 year Morgan County resident, passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at the East Morgan County Hospital. He was born July 20, 1947 in Zacualpan, Mexico, to Juan and Oliva Garcia Garcia. Jeronimo married Karen Searcy on October 26, 1980 in Mesa, AZ. He worked for Pinneo feedlot for 8 years until retirement, although he...
Ivan E. Thoms
Sep 4, 2014
Ivan E. Thoms, 93, longtime Morgan County resident, passed away Thursday evening, September 4, 2014, at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. He was born August 14, 1921, to Emil & Ethel Thoms, in Ogallala, NE. Ivan served in the US Army during WW II. On November 30, 1942, he married Alice Wahlert in Sidney, NE. Following his honorable...
Alyssa Ivey
Aug 31, 2014
Alyssa Ivey, 23, of Fort Morgan, passed away on Sunday, August 31, 2014 in Loveland, Colorado after fighting a 15 year long and hard battle against Lupus. Alyssa was born July 9, 1991 in Brush to Vernon and Gloria (Martinez) Ivey and sole sister Veronica Ivey Nickens. She lived her life between Colorado and Texas. She was later married to...
Margaret "Marge" Katein
Aug 29, 2014
Margaret "Marge" M. Katein, 76, longtime resident of Sterling, Co., passed away Friday August 29, 2014 at Valley View Villa in Fort Morgan, Co. She was born October 28, 1937 in Heilwood, PA, to George and Mary Tatarko. Marge married George Katein on May 28, 1958, at Andrews Air Force Base in Washington, D.C. She was a beloved, wife, mother,...
Betty J. Campbell
Aug 29, 2014
Betty Jean Campbell, 79, former Morgan County resident, passed away Friday, August 29, 2014, at the Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, CO. She was born in Brush on March 13, 1935, to Conrad & Katherine Hamburg. Betty graduated from Wiggins High School in 1953. On September 26, 1954, she married Robert Campbell in Fort Morgan. The Campbell's lived in Fort...
Joan C. Swanson
Aug 25, 2014
Joan C. Swanson, 68, longtime Fort Morgan resident, died Monday evening, August 25, 2014 at her home. Joan has battled cancer for the last year. A memorial service to honor Joan is planned for Saturday, October 11th at 11:00 AM at the Heer Mortuary Chapel in Fort Morgan. She was born July 28, 1946 in Cleveland, OH to Alex &...
James M. Nelson
Aug 22, 2014
James M. Nelson, 76, passed away late Friday, August 22, 2014, at the inpatient hospice unit at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. He was born August 28, 1937, in Omaha, NE, to Martin & Edith Nelson. Jim served in the United States Air Force and the Air National Guard, retiring as a Chief Master Sergeant in 2002. While living...
William Gerken
Aug 20, 2014
William "Bill" Albert Gerken, 76, of Fort Morgan, Colorado, left his earthly home to be with the Lord on August 20th, 2014. He was born February 7, 1938, in Fort Morgan, to the late Ruby and Elmer Gerken. He was the second eldest of six children. Bill married Sandra Longton in 1959, and had two sons, Bill Junior and Dale...
Joseph C. Appelhans
Aug 20, 2014
Joseph C. Appelhans, 88, life resident of Logan & Morgan Counties, passed away Wednesday, August 20, 2014, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. He was born August 11, 1926, in Sterling, CO, to Pius & Molly Appelhans. The Appelhans family immigrated to the United States from Russia, arriving February 22, 1914. The family settled in Logan County...
Theresa Mary Reagan
Aug 18, 2014
Theresa Mary Reagan, 95, of Ft. Morgan passed away at Hendrick Hospice in Abilene, TX on August 18, 2014. Theresa was born September 16, 1918 in a sod house in Weldona, CO to Michael Lugi Caneva and Nellie Trettenero Caneva. She grew up and attended school in Snyder, CO. She graduated from High School there in May 1937. She then...
Norman Keith Busch
Aug 18, 2014
Norman Keith Busch, 80, lifetime Morgan County resident, passed away Monday August 18, 2014 at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center. He was born May 28, 1934 in Fort Morgan, CO, to Henry and Altaha Busch. Norman married Lydia Neudecker on September 26, 1959, in Wiggins, CO. They were married for 37 years until Lydia passed away in 1996. He was...
Dorothy Jeanne Thompson
Aug 13, 2014
Dorothy Jeanne Thompson, 92, longtime area resident, died,Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at the Valley View Villa Care Center in Fort Morgan. Dorothy was born April 21, 1922 in Greeley to Lee and Lucy (Cogburn) McElrath. She was married to Kenneth George Thompson Sr. He died in 1983. Dorothy was a member of the United Methodist Church in Ft. Morgan, and...
