Marvin D. Nesheim
Oct 11, 2014
Marvin D. Nesheim, 94, passed away Saturday, October 11, 2014, at Exempla Lutheran Medical Center in Lafayette, CO. He was born October 25, 1919, in Monroe Center, IL, to Christopher & Ermagard Nesheim. On August 24, 1943, Marvin married Donna Vice in Jacksonville, FL. He graduated from Michigan State University with a civil engineering degree. After graduation, Marvin was employed...
Dorothy Charlene Jackson
Oct 11, 2014
Dorothy Charlene Jackson, 87, longtime area resident, died Saturday, October 11, 2014 at the Valley View Villa Care Center in Fort Morgan. She was born December 1, 1926 to Amos B. and Catherine M. (Ferguson) Moore in Fort Morgan. Dorothy married Dwayne G. Jackson on February 15, 1945 in Denver. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in...
Cecil O. Wetzbarger
Oct 9, 2014
Cecil O. Wetzbarger, 91, passed away Thursday, October 9, 2014, at the Windsor Health Care Center in Windsor, CO. He was born March 11, 1923, in Brush to Guy & Annie Wetzbarger. Cecil lived, and worked, in the Denver metro area for several years. He worked as a food broker for Rainbow Bread Company, and later Frito Lay, retiring in...
Richard D. Funk
Oct 7, 2014
Richard D. Funk, 76, former Antelope Springs area resident, passed away Tuesday, October 7, 2014, at the Arlington, TX, Memorial Hospital. He was born August 30, 1938, in Brush to Orville & Wanda Funk. Dick graduated from Snyder High School in 1956. He worked as a System Analyst for Northwest Airlines for many years. Most recently he has worked as...
Kenneth D. Ruff
Oct 6, 2014
Kenneth David Ruff, 74, of Brush, passed away at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley on Monday, October 6. Ken was diagnosed with acute leukemia and pneumonia one week ago and lost his fight very quickly. Ken was born in Basin, WY on August 30, 1940, to Andrew and Esther (Laymen) Ruff. He graduated from Craig High School in 1959...
Cecil C. Krueger
Oct 6, 2014
Cecil C. Krueger 77, lifelong resident of Hillrose, Colorado, passed away at his home Monday, October 6, 2014. He was born May 8, 1937 in Brush to C. A. and Dora Krueger. He graduated from Hillrose High School in 1955. On November 26, 1961 he married Lucille Brunkhardt in Hillrose. They were married 52 years. Cecil joined the Army in...
Jo Annette Motley
Oct 5, 2014
Jo Annette Motley, 69, lifetime Colorado resident, passed away Sunday, October 5, 2014 at Centennial Health Care Center in Greeley. She was born April 13, 1945 in Laredo, TX, to Robert and Marjorie Eaton. Jo married the love of her life Roger Motley fifty years ago on August 15, 1964 in Englewood. She graduated from Englewood High School in the...
James Alan Longcor
Oct 5, 2014
James Alan Longcor, Jim, age 71, passed on October 05, 2014 surrounded by his loving family in Greeley. Born on January 28, 1943 in Norfolk, NE, Jim met his beloved wife Regina (Lee) in Fremont, NE and they married on December 21, 1970. The two eventually found their way to Fort Morgan, CO where they raised four sons in a...
George Wambolt
Oct 3, 2014
George Wambolt, 91, formerly of Fort Morgan, died Friday, October 3, 2014 at the Emerald Grove Central Care Center in Mesa, Arizona. George was born December 22, 1922 in Fort Morgan to George and Marie (Foos) Wambolt. He attended schools in Fort Morgan and Brush, CO after which he engaged in farming with his father. During WWII he served with...
Margaret Newhouse
Oct 3, 2014
Margaret Newhouse, 89, passed away from this life into the arms of her Heavenly Father on Friday, October 3, 2014, at Valley View Care Center in Fort Morgan, CO. She was born on November 7, 1924 in Durant, OK to James Edward Williams & Nell Denton. Margaret married the love of her life, James Newhouse on September 5, 1942. They...
Cary Kretzer
Sep 29, 2014
Cary Kretzer, 68, of Fort Morgan, died Monday, September 29, 2014. He was born April 25, 1946 in Del Norte, CO to Lowell & Mary (McKinney) Kretzer. He married Barbra Skoglund on September 20, 1969 in Loveland. They moved to Fort Morgan 12 years ago. Cary worked as a machinist. He enjoyed rock and arrowhead hunting, going to flea markets,...
Burke Doty
Sep 29, 2014
Burke Doty, 80, life resident of the Fort Morgan community, passed away Monday, September 29, 2014, at his home. He was born April 17, 1934, on the family near Fort Morgan, to George & Goldie Doty. Burk graduated from Fort Morgan High School in 1953. He served in the US Army from 1958 until his honorable discharge in 1962. He...
Harold S. Spade
Sep 29, 2014
Harold Spade, 82, former longtime Morgan County resident, passed away Monday, September 29, 2014, at the inpatient hospice unit at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. He was born March 17, 1932, near Wiggins. Harold served in the US Army from 1952 until his honorable discharge in 1954. After his military service Harold attended and graduated from the University of...
Ronald "Footy" Von Loh
Sep 28, 2014
Ronald "Footy" Von Loh, 70, lifetime Morgan County resident, passed away Sunday, September 28, 2014 at Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. He was born December 5, 1943 in Fort Morgan, CO, to William and Julia Von Loh. Footy graduated from Wiggins High and took All-State basketball in 1962. He was the kicker for the football team as well....
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...
