obituaries


Jessica Lynn Shackelford

Jessica Lynn Shackelford

Apr 14, 2014

Jessica Lynn Shackelford, 31, died April 14, 2014 near Longmont, CO. Jessica was born April 18, 1982 in Greeley, CO to Randy and Kaye (Heed) Musgrave. She married Austin Shackelford on March 24, 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada. They had lived in Longmont for 10 years. She enjoyed visiting the mountains, where she would hike and ride dirt bikes. Jessica...

Vera Marie Cox

Vera Marie Cox

Apr 14, 2014

On April 14, 2014 the Lord peacefully took Vera Marie Cox, 87, into His loving arms. She was a life resident of the Fort Morgan community. She was born May 25, 1926, in Fort Morgan to Ralph & Maude Drew. Vera graduated from Fort Morgan High School in 1945. She married Alfred Cox on March 5, 1947, in Fort Morgan....

Edgar Dale Atwood Jr.

Edgar Dale Atwood Jr.

Apr 12, 2014

Edgar Dale Atwood Jr., 75, went to Heaven on April 12, 2014 at his home in Benkelman, NE where he lived for many years. He was born to the late Edgar Dale Atwood Sr. and the late Georgia Alice Hardy. He entered this life February 2, 1939 in Akron, CO. He was a farm hand most of his life. From...

Barbara Davis

Barbara Davis

Apr 9, 2014

Barbara Louise Davis, 80, longtime area resident, died Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. Barbara was born September 28, 1933 in Rogers, AR to William & Nora (Cooper) Spencer. She married Raymond "Merle" Davis in 1954, with whom she had six children. After his death she married Ralph "Emory" Davis in 1965. Barbara attended...

Albert J. Oyler

Albert J. Oyler

Apr 9, 2014

Albert James Oyler, 93, passed away Wednesday April 9, 2014 at Eben-Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush with family at his side. Albert was born March 25, 1921 in White River, South Dakota to Henry and Millie (Petr) Oyler, the sixth of ten children. Life for his family required hard work just to survive with few material goods. He graduated...

Pamela Bolinger - Segelke

Pamela Bolinger - Segelke

Apr 3, 2014

Pamela Renee Bolinger - Segelke, 53, former Brush area resident, passed away Friday, April 4, 2014, in Rimrock, AZ. She was born December 4, 1960, in Brush. Pam graduated from Brush High School in 1979. She attended 2 years of business school in Greeley. She lived in Frisco, CO for several years. Following the death of her husband, Lloyd Segelke,...

Wesley John Marston

Wesley John Marston

Apr 2, 2014

Wesley John Marston, passed away on April 2, 2014 following 92 years of a life well lived. Wesley was born on December 1, 1921 to john Wesley and Farol Marie (O'Connor) Marston in Redfield, South Dakota. His father, a World War I veteran, was employed by the Chicago and Northwestern railroad, and during his childhood, Wesley lived in many of...

Reta E. Baughman Brening - Remington

Reta E. Baughman Brening - Remington

Apr 1, 2014

Reta Elmina Baughman Brening Remington, 85, returned to her Heavenly Father on Tuesday, April 1, 2014, in Heber City, Utah near her daughter. Reta was a loving daughter, sister, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Reta was born to Charles & Ella Baughman on May 11, 1928, in Snyder,, CO. She grew up on the family farm which instilled in her...

James "Jim" Joseph Bunting

James "Jim" Joseph Bunting

Mar 31, 2014

James "Jim" Joseph Bunting, 82, Fort Morgan resident, died Monday, March 31, 2014 at Valley View Villa Care Center in Fort Morgan. He was born July 9, 1931 to Rowland & Lilian Bunting. Jim married Elma May Gregg on December 1, 1958 in Burton Lazaars, England. They've made Fort Morgan their home for the last 14 years. He loved his...

Sarah Jane Giffin

Sarah Jane Giffin

Mar 30, 2014

Sarah Jane (Sally) Giffin, 68, of Fort Morgan passed away in her home on Sunday March 30, 2014. She was born in Denver, CO on August 13, 1945, to the late Thomas and Addie Fleming. Sally graduated from Arvada High School in 1963 and received her Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education in 1967. She married James Giffin on April 18,...

Racheal Bath

Racheal Bath

Mar 28, 2014

Racheal Bath, 89, lifelong area resident, passed away March 28, 2014, at the Valley View Villa Care Center in Ft. Morgan. Born April 11, 1924 in Fort Morgan, Colorado to Henry Michael and Elizabeth (Schlagel) Cook, Racheal was raised a farm girl, graduated from Fort Morgan High School with the class of 1942 where she was recognized scholastically and athletically,...

Martin T. Goedert

Martin T. Goedert

Mar 23, 2014

MARTIN T. GOEDERT, 97, died Sunday, March 23, 2014 in the emergency room at Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. He was born in Adena, CO on December 26, 1916 to Mathias & Mary (Zubrod) Goedert. He attended school until the eighth grade and farmed in Morgan County all of his life until he retired. Martin was a member...

Donald "Bunny" Allen Gretch

Donald "Bunny" Allen Gretch

Mar 21, 2014

Donald "Bunny" Allen Gretch, 88, of Fort Morgan, died Friday, March 21, 2014 at the Valley View Villa Care Center in Fort Morgan. He was born February 10, 1926 in Haxtun, Colorado to Michael and Emma Gretch. Donald proudly served his country during WWII in the United States Navy. He married Betty L. Jenik on June 19, 1951 in Julesburg....

Nellie Johnson

Nellie Johnson

Mar 17, 2014

Nellie Selesta (Cnockaert) Johnson, 92, of Fort Morgan passed away on Monday, March 17, 2014 and will be greatly missed. Nellie was born on December 11, 1921 to Hector and Gretta (Spencer) Cnockaert in Maxwell, New Mexico. Nellie grew up with a family who traveled. By the time she was four years old, she had moved from New Mexico to...

Libby Mueggenberg

Libby Mueggenberg

Mar 16, 2014

Libby S. Mueggenberg, 45, of Fort Morgan, died, Sunday, March 16, 2014 at the Colorado Plains Medical Center. She was born December 11, 1968, in Fort Morgan to Leroy & Rita Lujan. Libby married Jim Mueggenberg on December 25, 1995, in Garden City, KS. She enjoyed helping young cancer patients at Children's Hospital and supporting military troops with care packages....

Virginia Lee Bechtold

Virginia Lee Bechtold

Mar 6, 2014

Virginia Lee Bechtold, 95, died March 6, 2014 in Brush, Colorado. Virginia was born September 1, 1918 in Stephens County, Texas to John Ad and Maude Lea (Maxwell) Simmons. She graduated from high school in Post, Texas. She later graduated from Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration. Virginia Married Carl W. Bechtold on June...

William Baumgartner

William Baumgartner

Mar 4, 2014

WILLIAM RAY BAUMGARTNER, 67, longtime local farmer and active citizen of Fort Morgan, died early Tuesday morning, March 4, 2014 at his home in Fort Morgan. Bill was born May 9, 1946 in Brush to Henry & Mollie (Sprier) Baumgartner. He married Janet Drew in Fort Morgan on January 29, 1967. Bill began farming at a very young age and...

Betty June Nicklas

Betty June Nicklas

Mar 3, 2014

Betty June Nicklas, 89, of Fort Morgan, Colorado passed away on March 3, 2014 at the Colorado Plains Medical Center. Betty was born to George & Penny Headley (Pennington) of Stoneham, Colorado on October 13, 1924. Betty was born at the Sterling Hospital. She graduated from Stoneham High School in the class of 1942. She married Lawrence William Nicklas, also...

Howard M. Foster

Howard M. Foster

Mar 1, 2014

Howard M. Foster. 70, longtime Ft. Morgan resident, passed away peacefully, Saturday, March 1, 2014 at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born May 28, 1943 in Hoxie, Kansas, the 12th child of 15 children, born to Clarence & Lea Foster. He served proudly in the U.S. Army during the Viet...

Mary Lou Miller

Mary Lou Miller

Feb 28, 2014

Mary Lou Miller, 84, died Friday, February 28, 2014, at the Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, CO. She was born October 7, 1929 in Rocky Ford, CO. to Nobel & Dorothy Davis, the oldest of ten children. Mary Lou was raised during the depression years and WWII. At age 17, she married John Claude Turner. They had three...