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
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
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
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...
Marilee & James Craig
Feb 20, 2014
MARILEE VIRGINIA CRAIG, 69, longtime resident of Fort Morgan, died February 15, 2014 at Valley View Villa in Fort Morgan following a lengthy illness. Her husband, JAMES HENRY CRAIG III, 71, followed her in death on February 20, 2014, as a result of complications from Pneumonia and a broken heart. Marilee was born March 24, 1944 in Otis, CO to...
Martha E. Monsson
Feb 20, 2014
Martha Elizabeth Monsson finally lost her gallant six year battle with multiple myeloma cancer on February 20, 2014. Martha was a courageous, brilliant, and unique lady. She was born in Boston, MA, May 11, 1954 where her father was a graduate student at Harvard University. She grew up in Honolulu where her father taught medieval history at the University of...
Craig Schneider
Feb 19, 2014
Craig Joseph Schneider, 64, of Brush, passed away February 19, 2014, peacefully at his home surrounded by his family. Craig was born in Chicago, IL to Norman Joseph I and Jane Schneider on October 15, 1949. He graduated from Marion Central Catholic High School in 1967. Craig married Linda King, of Brush, on June 15, 1974. Together they had two...
Donald Linker
Feb 18, 2014
DONALD H. LINKER, 77, longtime area Painting Contractor, died Tuesday, February 18, 2014 in Greeley. He was born March 10, 1936 in Fort Morgan to Herman & Ruby (Roberts) Linker. Don graduated from Fort Morgan High School and then served in the U.S. Army for a short time. Don was a member of B.P.O.E. Lodge #1143, Fort Morgan. He enjoyed...
Dorothy M. Wheeler
Feb 16, 2014
Dorothy Mavis Wheeler, 87, of Brush, CO died February 16, 2014 at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. Dorothy was born May 9, 1926 in South Wales, British Isles to Evan and Annie Williams. She married Harry F. Wheeler on August 8, 1953 in Llanharan, Wales. They came to the Brush area from Phillipsburg, Kansas in 1969. Dorothy liked...
Robert Edward Mitchell
Feb 15, 2014
Robert "Bob" E. Mitchell, 88, lifetime resident of North Eastern Colorado, was welcomed into Gods arms Saturday, February 15, 2014, at East Morgan County Hospital. He was born January 10, 1926, in Akron, CO to Ula "Hap" and Millie Mitchell. During the depression, Hap & Millie moved their family to Loveland, CO. At the young age of 16, Bob joined...
Micaela Segura Villa
Feb 11, 2014
Micaela Segura Villa, 89, longtime area resident, died Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at the Kenton Manor Care Center in Greeley. Micaela was born November 17, 1924 in Belton, Texas to Simon and Eusevia Segura. She moved from Texas to this area in about 1942. She married Delfino Villa on May 1, 1944 in Fort Morgan. Micaela was a member of...
Evelyn Paul
Feb 8, 2014
EVELYN M. PAUL, 88, of Fort Morgan, died Saturday, February 8, 2014 at Valley View Villa in Fort Morgan where she has been a resident since 2009. She was born May 7, 1925 in Creighton, NE to Benjamin & Lena (Raff) Cannon. She married Erich Paul in Sidney, NE on April 20, 1947. That same year, Erich & Evelyn moved...
George Lauck
Feb 7, 2014
George Lauck, 90, lifelong area resident passed away peacefully, February 7, 2014 at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. He was born August 28, 1923 in Brush, Colorado to Henry and Susanna Lauck. He graduated from the Brush High School. George married Isabelle Rose (Susie) Meyer on December 15, 1946 in Fort Morgan. George and Susie ran diverse cattle...
James Schreiner
Feb 6, 2014
JAMES "JIM" SCHREINER, of Fort Morgan, passed away Thursday, February 6, 2014 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born March 6, 1938 in Fort Morgan, and raised by his aunt and uncle, Lydia & Jake Dill. Jim married Janice Boston in Fort Morgan on July 12, 1958. He was the proud owner of Tuft and Trim...
Betty Davis
Feb 4, 2014
ELIZABETH "BETTY" DAVIS, 90, former Fort Morgan resident, died Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at Gray Cara West Assisted Living in Evans, CO. Betty is survived by her daughters, Vicky Sprague and Carolyn Davis. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ross. A memorial service will be at 2:00 PM on Saturday, February 8th at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's...
Shirley E. Ainslie
Feb 2, 2014
Shirley passed away on February 2, 2014 at East Morgan County Hospital after a brief illness. Shirley was born October 2, 1930 to Raymond and Bessie (Wilcox) Peed at the Slocum Maternity Hospital, 514 Carson Street, Brush, CO. The attending physician was L. E. Hillman, D. O. and R. N. Elsie Stuart. Shirley joined siblings Howard D. Peed and Dean...
Gail Irene Tolson
Jan 23, 2014
Gail Irene Tolson entered the presence of her Lord and Savior on January 23, 2014 from Hospice of the Valley in Peoria, Arizona. Gail was born on July 7, 1935 in Buffalo, New York to John L. and Helen A. (Tuttle) Garland. She attended schools in Arlington, Virginia. Upon graduating from high school, Gail attended Bob Jones University and graduated...
Oscar Salinas
Jan 22, 2014
OSCAR SALINAS, 74, lifelong area resident, died Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. He was born in Carrizo Springs, TX on May 22, 1939 to Serapio & Maria (Burrell) Salinas. Oscar farmed and ranched in the area his whole life. He enjoyed playing cards and going to the "Hill" with his friends. He is survived...
James Eugene Reid
Jan 21, 2014
James Eugene Reid, 66, of Fort Morgan Colorado was called home on January 21, 2014. Jim was born to George and Betty Reid in Sterling, CO on June 28th 1947, but spent the majority of his youth in SW Colorado and Farmington, NM graduating from Farmington High School with the class of 1965. He and Yvonne Yunker eloped to Preston,...
Carol Franklin
Jan 19, 2014
Beatrice "Carol" Franklin, born in Brush, CO on November 18, 1939, died peacefully on January 19, 2014, at the Comanche County Memorial Hospital in Lawton, OK, after a long illness. She was 74. Strong in her faith, she attended and was confirmed at the First United Church of Christ. Carol graduated from Brush High School in 1958. Shortly thereafter, she...
