Erminia Deluna Garcia Gomez
Jul 6, 2014
Erminia "Minnie", Garcia Gomez, 56, longtime area resident, passed away peacefully, at her home in Ft. Morgan. She was born March 28, 1958 in Scottsbluff, NE to Everardo and Julia (DeLuna) Garcia Sr. Minnie was raised in McGrew, NE, attended school in Bayard, NE, and then enrolled in cosmetology school in Sidney, NE. She began her working career in Scottsbluff....
Hazel M. Taylor
Jul 5, 2014
Hazel M. Taylor, 90, longtime Fort Morgan resident, died Saturday, July 5, 2014 at Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. She was born in Lequire, OK on August 14, 1923 to James & Ora Lee (Berryman) Brown. Hazel married Emmitt L. Taylor on January 22, 1942 in Amarillo, TX. Mr. & Mrs. Taylor made Fort Morgan their home in...
Michael Eugene Cullop
Jul 2, 2014
Michael Eugene Cullop, 62, of Fort Morgan, died Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at the Select Specialty Hospital in Denver. He was born May 24, 1952 in Ashland, OR to Paul and Mary Cullop. Michael's favorite things were spending time with his grandchildren, going to the park, watching movies, and of course, eating ice cream. He developed a love for motorcycles,...
Irvin Lee Stumpf
Jun 27, 2014
Irvin Lee Stumpf, 91, died Friday, June 27, 2014 at the Collier Hospice Center in Wheat Ridge. He was born November 17, 1922 in Fort Morgan to Jacob and Katherine Stumpf. Irvin started school in Fort Morgan and graduated from high school in Hillrose. He then attended the Colorado School Mines. Irvin married Dorothy M. Fries on March 19, 1950...
Cleo Belle Zarbock
Jun 22, 2014
Cleo Belle Zarbock, 97, lifelong area resident, died Sunday, June 22, 2014 on the family ranch north of Ft. Morgan. She had been cared for by Betty Longacre and her family. Cleo was born July 31, 1916 in Banner County, Nebraska, on their homestead near the old town of Freeport, south of Wildcat Hills and McGrew. Her parents were Walter...
Verna J. Seeley
Jun 21, 2014
Verna J. Seeley, 89, passed away Saturday, June 21, 2014, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born January 17, 1925, in New Raymer to Genneive (Addington) & Wilbur Fiscus. Verna attended grade school in New Raymer for two years, then Clifton, CO, school thru grade 6. She graduated from Appleton High School as valedictorian in...
Theodore Cuyler
Jun 19, 2014
Theodore Cuyler, 90, of Brush, passed away Thursday, June 19, 2014, at the inpatient hospice unit at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. He was born August 5, 1923, in Menominee, MI, to Theodore J. & Stella Cuyler. Ted served in the US Navy during WW II. On June 2, 1956, he married Jean Walsh in Oak Park, IL. In...
Cheryl Lynn Rapue
Jun 18, 2014
Cheryl Lynn Rapue, 29, lifelong area resident, died Wednesday, June 18, 2014 in Riverton, WY as a result of a work related auto accident. Cheryl was born June 23, 1984 in Denver to Terry Lee & Rita Kay (Doehling) Rapue of Wiggins. She grew up in Wiggins where she attended school and graduated in 2002. Respiratory Therapy in college was...
Louie C. Ferguson Jr.
Jun 18, 2014
Louie C. Ferguson Jr., 87, longtime area resident, passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at his home in Brush. He was born July 12, 1926 in Hoxie, Kansas to Louie and Sophia (Baumann) Ferguson. Junior moved with his family to Colorado in 1929. He graduated from Otis High School in 1945. On April 26, 1953 he married Arlene Smith in...
Ardythe Marie Anderson
Jun 17, 2014
Ardythe Marie Anderson (Crowell), 96, of Brush died June 17, 2014. She was born on October 17, 1917 in Bussey, Iowa to George Malcolm and Grace Richardson Crowell. Ardythe grew up in the Willard community and graduated from Willard High School. She often spoke of her wonderful childhood on the farm with her loving parents and siblings. As a Child...
Audrey Marie Willis
Jun 16, 2014
Audrey Marie Willis, 91, lifetime Morgan County resident, passed away June 16, 2014. She was born June 30, 1922, in Fort Morgan, CO, to Robert and Grace Henson. Audrey married Everett "Bud" Willis on December 19, 1940, in Benkelman, NE. They were married for nearly 55 years till she lost Bud in 1995. She ran her own daycare for years,...
Jose Sanchez
Jun 16, 2014
Jose De La Cruz Sanchez, 75, died Monday, June 16, 2014 at his home in Fort Morgan. He was born May 20, 1939 to Vidal & Manuela (Baeza) Sanchez. Jose has lived in the Fort Morgan area for nearly 50 years. He worked as a Section Man on the railroad for Union Pacific for the majority of his working life....
Dale Leroy Nichols
Jun 15, 2014
Dale Leroy Nichols, 67, lifelong area resident, died Sunday, June 15, 2014 at his home west of Ft. Morgan. Dale was born August 16, 1946 in Brush to Douglas and Alverda (Carver) Nichols. He served his country in the United States Navy from 1964 until 1967 during the Viet Nam Conflict. Dale enjoyed reading, word search puzzles, woodworking, and taking...
John David Maldonado
Jun 14, 2014
On June 14, 2014, John David Maldonado, died from injuries he sustained in a car accident. John David loved the mountains, fishing, hiking in the mountains and horses. He was a loving, caring and thoughtful young man who was a friend to everyone. He was known as "Texas" to some, because of his cowboy boots and black cowboy hat that...
Betty Vondy
Jun 14, 2014
Betty was a much loved and respected resident of Brush. After a valiant fight with leukemia, she slipped away peacefully at her home on June 14, 2014. She was the mother of nine, grandmother of twenty-three and great grandmother of thirty-four. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Elmer W. Compton (1977), and Philip D. Vondy (2007); step children,...
Donald Eugene Neal
Jun 14, 2014
Donald Eugene Neal, 82, lifelong area resident, died Saturday, June 14, 2014 at his home in Ft. Morgan. Donald was born March 11, 1932 in Wiggins to Glenn and Florence (Carter) Neal. He married Shirley J. Keefer on July 20, 1952 in Greeley. Donald was a licensed pilot and enjoyed flying. His family was very important to him. He loved...
Mary Ziegler
Jun 12, 2014
Mary Ziegler, 97, died Thursday, June 12, 2014 at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. Mary was born in Longmont on June 16, 1916 to Melger Sr. & Pulgeria (Artzer) Hergenreter. She married Albert Ziegler on January 31, 1939. Mary worked for Windsor Gardens and the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver for many years. The Ziegler's lived in...
Lydia Bostron
Jun 11, 2014
Lydia Bostron, 98, lifelong area resident, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, June 11, 2014 at the Valley View Villa Care Center in Fort Morgan. She was born March 2, 1916 in Fort Morgan to Jacob and Katherine (Bauer) Schlothauer. Lydia married Victor Bostron on April 16, 1939 in Fort Morgan. She was a member of the Wiggins Community...
Richard Ferguson
Jun 6, 2014
Richard E. Ferguson Jr., 51, passed away Friday, June 6, 2014. He was born July 6, 1962, in Fort Morgan to Dick & Marjorie Ferguson. Richard married Deb Groves on July 3, 1983, in Fort Morgan. He drove truck for the majority of his working life, enjoyed fishing, working in his shop, and spending time with his granddaughters. Richard was...
Harold Lloyd Lanning
Jun 5, 2014
Harold Lloyd Lanning, son of Harry and Paulina Korf Lanning, was born March 22, 1927 in a farm house northeast of Yuma, Colorado. In the spring of 1943, his parents bought a farm 32 miles southeast of Akron, Colorado. He served in the United States Army from June 1945 to November 1946, primarily as part of occupational forces in post-war...
