Frederick Donald Schick
May 20, 2014
Frederick Donald Schick, 40, lifelong area resident, died Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at his home, with his family by his side. Fred was born January 2, 1974 to Donald and Marjorie (Farner) Schick. He married Karen K. Zion on May 13, 2006 at the First Christian Church in Fort Morgan. In his free time Fred enjoyed going fishing, camping and...
Darlene Taylor
May 19, 2014
Darlene Frances Taylor, 66, of Sterling, and formerly of Weldona, died Monday morning, May 19, 2014 at the Sterling Regional Med Center. She was born August 19, 1947 in Brush to Francis & Isabel (Winder) Thompson. She graduated from Weldon Valley High School then married Larry Taylor on December 18, 1965. The Taylor's lived and farmed in the Weldona and...
Alice R. Bauer
May 19, 2014
Alice R. Bauer, 89, passed away Monday, May 19, 2014 at the Swedish Medical Center in Denver. She was born January 23, 1925 in Plaza, North Dakota to Ernest and Jennie Werner. Alice was a graduate of Minot Teachers College and the University of Northern Colorado. She taught school several years in Montana, North Dakota and Colorado. During WWII she...
Shirley Baker
May 18, 2014
Shirley Joyce Baker, 77, lifelong area resident, died Sunday, May 18, 2014 at the Sunset Manor in Brush. She was born December 6, 1936 in Snyder to Henry Jr. & Elsie (Bernhardt) Becker. She graduated from high school in Snyder in 1955. Shirley married Lawrence James "Larry" Baker on August 18, 1956 in Raton, NM. Shirley held many jobs throughout...
Pamela R Hudson
May 16, 2014
Pamela R. Hudson, 40, of Haxtun, died suddenly Friday, May 16, 2014 at Haxtun Hospital District. Pamela was born August 31, 1973, in Denver, CO to Virginia Ann Hudson. Pamela attended the Haxtun Community Church, and enjoyed riding her bike, talking on the phone with her friends and spending time with her family. Survivors include 3 brothers, Billy Hudson of...
Koleta Z. Shirl
May 16, 2014
Koleta Z. Shirl, 88, longtime Fort Morgan resident, passed away Friday, May 16, 2014 at the Washington County Nursing Home in Akron. Koleta was born August 31, 1925, in Hamlin, TX to Marvin and Delzie Hill. On July 15, 1950, she married Dave Shirl in Clayton, NM. They moved to Fort Morgan in 1968. Koleta spent her days as an...
Milan Krizan
May 11, 2014
Milan Krizan, 83, of Brush, Colorado passed away on Sunday, May 11, 2014 at Northern Colorado Hospice. Milan was born in Veteran, NY on March 29, 1931 to John Krizan and Susan (Boor) Krizan. He was a 1949 graduate of Farley High School in Colfax County, NM and later served as a United States Marine. Milan worked most of his...
Allen Eugene Curtis
May 9, 2014
Allen Eugene Curtis, 53, life resident of North Eastern Colorado, passed away Friday, May 9, 2014, at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. He was born July 18, 1960, in Sterling, CO, to Robert and Barbara Curtis. Allen graduated from High School and worked in the oil fields as a rough neck. On June 17, 1991, he married...
Albert C. Weimer
May 9, 2014
Albert "Abe" Weimer, 86, lifelong Fort Morgan resident died Friday, May 9, 2014 with his wife by his side. Abe was born February 22, 1928 in Fort Morgan to Fred and Katherine (Reichert) Weimer. He served his country in the U.S Navy from 1945 until 1947. On March 18, 1950 he married Hazel Thompson in Fort Morgan. Abe was a...
Darrel D. Aldrich
May 8, 2014
Darrel D. Aldrich, 82, longtime Fort Morgan resident, passed away Thursday, May 8, 2014, at Sunset Manor in Brush. He was born June 7, 1931, Beaver City, NE to Bert & Ethel Aldrich. The Aldrich family moved to Fort Morgan in 1942. Darrel graduated from Fort Morgan High School in 1949. A little later he joined the US Army. Following...
Dennis L. Nelson
May 6, 2014
Dennis L. Nelson passed away Tuesday, May 6, 2014, in Greeley after a lifelong illness. He was born to Curtis & Evelyn Nelson on May 21, 1935, in Jackson, Minnesota. Dennis worked as a farmer with his Dad until graduating from Jackson High School in 1954. After high school he moved to California and worked at an airport. He met...
Raymond Earl Mullison
May 5, 2014
Raymond Earl Mullison, was born September 25, 1922 and passed away May 5, 2014. Raymond was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He had a 34 year career with Great Western Sugar. Raymond enjoyed being outdoors fishing and hunting. He is survived by his son Kirk, 5 grandchildren; Ann, Matthew, Jennifer, Meghan, and Jay, 5 great grandchildren; Cyrus, Aspen,...
Jenell Kliesen
May 4, 2014
Jenell Annett Kliesen, 52, of Fort Morgan, died Sunday, May 4, 2014. She was born May 4, 1962 in Hugo, CO to Raymond & Margie (Elliott) Thompson. Jenell graduated from Genoa High School and then pursued her Associates Degree in accounting from Northeastern Junior College in Sterling. Jenell married Giles Kliesen on September 24, 1982 in Genoa. They moved to...
Betty Lee Poitz
May 3, 2014
Betty Lee Poitz, 84, passed away early Saturday Morning, May 3rd, 2014 following a brief illness. She was born November 10th, 1929 in Arvada, Colorado to Robert and Helen Beghtol. She graduated from Arvada High School in 1947. Betty Married Robert Poitz February 8th, 1947 in Arvada, where she worked as a switch board operator for the Mountain Bell Telephone...
Arthur James Lee
May 1, 2014
Arthur James Lee, 61, died Thursday, May 1, 2014 at his home in Morgan County. He was born July 29, 1952 in Brooklyn, New York to Walter and Joan Lee. Arthur grew up in upstate New York. After high school he got a full ride scholarship to St. John's University as a member of their swim team. After college he...
Keith Thomas Bothwell
Apr 30, 2014
Keith Thomas Bothwell passed away on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at his home in Nampa, Idaho. His family provided continuous support throughout the three short weeks it took pancreatic cancer to claim his life. Keith was born on February 9, 1938 to Arthur and Evelyn Bothwell in Evans, Colorado. He married Anna Perkins, the love of his life, on July...
Bonnie L. Teter
Apr 27, 2014
Bonnie Lee Teter, 72, passed away early Sunday, April 27, 2014 at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush following a lengthy illness. She was born April 7, 1942, in Wichita, KS, to Robert & Phyllis McEachern. Bonnie lived most of her life in the Brush community. She graduated from Brush High School in 1960. On August 19, 1961, she...
Andrew Clemons
Apr 20, 2014
Andrew Steven Gitzen Clemons, age 4, of Brush, died Sunday evening, April 20, 2014 as a result of a house fire that claimed the family home. Andrew was born January 28, 2010 in Fort Morgan to Joshuah & Amanda (Helberg) Clemons. Andrew was currently a Preschooler at Thompson Elementary School in Brush. A typical boy, Andrew loved to be outside....
Leonard Roy Bernhardt
Apr 19, 2014
Leonard Roy Bernhardt lost his battle to cancer on Saturday, April 19, 2014. He died peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family. Leonard, a life-long resident of Ft. Morgan, was 83 years old at his time of death. Leonard was born north of Ft. Morgan on September 5, 1930 to Henry Bernhardt and Edith (Schaffer) Bernhardt. He had an...
Wilma Elaine Lawther
Apr 19, 2014
Wilma Elaine Bales was born March 2nd, 1928, in North Platte, Nebraska to William Emit Bales and Laura Evelyn Jenkins Bales. There were no siblings. She spent most of her childhood in Hershey, Nebraska. When she was 11 years old, her family moved to Fort Morgan, Colorado where she graduated from high school in 1945. She attended the University of...
