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...
Thomas Jerald Fife
Aug 12, 2014
Thomas Jerald Fife, died Tuesday, August 12, 2014 at the Aspen Rehab Center in Ft. Morgan, Colorado where he had been recuperating following a hip fracture. He was born in Floral, Kansas to Jacob and Cecil (Rogers) Fife and lived in the Winfield area his entire life. He married Joan Wood in 1949. They were married for 30 years. In...
Sally Ann Trammell
Aug 9, 2014
Sally Ann Trammell, 19, of Fort Morgan, died early Saturday morning, August 9, 2014 from injuries she sustained in a motor vehicle accident on I-76 near Fort Morgan. Sally was born April 24, 1995 in Brush to Wayne & Julieta (Rodriguez) Trammell. She attended schools in Fort Morgan and graduated from Fort Morgan High School with the class of 2013....
Josephine Raquel Juanes
Aug 9, 2014
Josephine Raquel Juanes, 18, of Fort Morgan, died early Saturday morning, August 9, 2014 from injuries she sustained in a motor vehicle accident on I-76 near Fort Morgan. Josephine was born in Fort Morgan on December 9, 1995 to J. Ascencion & Margaret (Sanchez) Juanes. She attended schools in Fort Morgan and graduated from Fort Morgan High School with the...
Betty B. Amsberry
Aug 7, 2014
Betty B. Amsberry, 91, passed away Thursday, August 7, 2014, at the Valley View Villa Nursing Home in Fort Morgan. She was born January 16, 1923, in Saint Francis, KS, to Guy A. & Chesey Ezelle Billington. Betty graduated from Fort Morgan High School. On December 20,1945, she married Earnest E. Amsberry in Saint Francis, KS. The Amsberry family moved...
Malissa Ann Roth
Aug 3, 2014
Malissa Ann Roth, 29, lifelong Fort Morgan resident, died unexpectedly Sunday, August 3, 2014 at her home. She was born July 18, 1985 in Fort Morgan to Kenneth & Vickey Roth. Malissa partied and lived hard. She enjoyed etching glass and loved her friends & family. Survivors include her parents; two sisters, Jennifer England of Evans, Sylvia Roth of Colorado...
Clarence L. Linker
Aug 3, 2014
Clarence Lee Linker 79, passed away with his family and loved ones at his bedside Sunday, August 3, 2014 at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush, Colorado, following two years of ill health. He was born March 6, 1935 in Hillrose to Henry and Bertha Linker. He started school in Hillrose, then attended Roosevelt, and graduated high school in...
