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...
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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...
