Evelyn Mae Shimmin
Jan 19, 2014
Evelyn M. Shimmin, 90, of Fort Morgan, died on January 19, 2014. Mrs. Shimmin was born Feb. 26, 1923 in Arthur County, Neb., to Orville D. and Lena (Kruger) Thompson. With three brothers, she grew up on the family ranch in the sand hills east of Arthur. After graduating from high school, she taught in a one-room school near Arthur...
Edward C. Gagen Sr.
Jan 17, 2014
Edward Carl Gagen Sr.72 passed away Friday, January 17, 2014. at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. He was born April 24, 1941, in Elyria, OH, to Edwin P. & Zella Mae Gagen. Ed lived in Arizona from 1977 until 1981 when he moved to Brush. He married Delane Edson on June 12, 1982, in Brush. Prior to retirement,...
Mary Bauer
Jan 17, 2014
Mary S. Bauer, 92, longtime Fort Morgan resident, died peacefully on Friday, January 17, 2014 at the Valley View Villa Care Center in Ft. Morgan. Mary was born March 25, 1921 in Denver, Colorado to Adam and Katherine "Katie" Bellender. She was the eldest of ten children. She married John Robert Bauer in 1941. He died in 1984. Mary was...
Kathleen Marie Cockrell
Jan 17, 2014
Kathleen Marie Cockrell, 59,daughter of Shirley & George Sheets, passed away Friday, January 17, 2014. She was born July 19, 1954, in Denver. Kathleen was previously married to Harold Henry Hudson and had 3 wonderful daughters. That marriage came to an end in 1980 were she then went on to meet the love of her life. Kathleen married Willie Cockrell...
Victoria Lee O'Leary
Jan 16, 2014
Victoria Lee O'Leary, 71, died Thursday , January 16, 2014 at her home in Fort Morgan. She was born September 20, 1942 in Benton Harbor, Michigan to Michael and Ossa Horvath. Victoria moved to Ft. Morgan about three and a half years ago from Denver. Victoria was a member of the Sanctuary in Ft. Morgan and liked to study the...
Harold "Pete" Seeley
Jan 14, 2014
Harold "Pete" Seeley, 90, longtime Brush / Sterling area resident, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2014, at the East Morgan County Hospital. Pete worked for Public Service Company of Colorado for 33 years, retiring in 1980. He later owned Seeley Realty in Brush before retiring again. Survivors include his wife, Verna of Brush. A memorial service & inurnment will be...
Edward Harland Mcclure
Jan 12, 2014
Edward Harland McClure, ninety-eight years old, died peacefully Sunday morning January 12, 2014. He was living with his son and daughter-in-law Ralph and Margaret McClure in Brush, Colorado. Edward, known to his family as Harland, was born November 8, 1915 in Mobile, Alabama to Warner and Caroline McClure. He was the seventh of nine children. As a young man, Harland...
Ernest Holbeck
Jan 12, 2014
ERNEST HOLBECK, 82, longtime area Farmer, died Sunday evening, January 12, 2014 at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. He was born February 13, 1931 in Fort Morgan to Joseph & Anna (Uhrick) Holbeck. After graduating from high school, Ernest served in the U.S. Army where he was stationed in Germany. He married Karlyn Brus in Brush, CO...
Theresa M. Jude
Jan 9, 2014
Theresa M. Jude, 57, passed away Thursday, January 9, 2014, at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Lafayette, CO. She was born September 1, 1956, in Northridge, CA to George & Nita Scriven. Theresa moved to New Zealand with her family in 1971, where she met Tony Jude. They married October 19, 1974, in Howick, New Zealand. Their first child...
Pamela Jeanann Burham
Jan 4, 2014
Pamela Jeanann Burham, 59, life resident of Morgan County, passed away Saturday, January 4, 2014, at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, CO. She was born July 16, 1954, in Brush, CO, to Ralph & Doris Mae (Statley) Burham. She worked various jobs around Morgan County including the Bakery in Brush and Countryside Eggs. Pam loved taking care of animals...
Rene Henry
Jan 3, 2014
Rene Henry 43, died of injuries suffered in a 2 vehicle crash on Friday, January 3, 2014; The accident occurred at MCR 24 & MCR U.5. Rene was born December 10, 1970, in Fort Collins.. Rene's family lived in several different communities in eastern Colorado including Lamar, and Yuma. They moved to Fort Morgan in 1989. Rene graduated from Fort...
Treyvon Elias Bosworth
Dec 27, 2013
TREYVON ELIAS BOSWORTH, 4 days old, died Friday, December 27, 2013 at his home in Fort Morgan. Treyvon was born December 23, 2013 in Denver, CO to Sheri Bosworth of Fort Morgan. Other survivors include his three brothers; Ezikio Molina, Gabriel Bosworth, and Donathan Bosworth-Lara. A memorial service will be at the Heer Mortuary Chapel in Fort Morgan on Friday,...
Sandra Kay Massengale
Dec 26, 2013
SANDRA KAY MASSENGALE, 61, lifelong area resident, died Tuesday morning, December 26, 2013 in the Emergency Room at Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. She was born April 2, 1952 in Brush, CO to Ercil & Vera (McHamlet) Johnson. She attended area schools and graduated from Brush High School. Sandra married David Paul Massengale on January 1, 1972 in...
Ferne (Schreiner) Fox
Dec 25, 2013
Lavina Ferne (Schreiner) Fox, 91, of Brush, passed away Wednesday, December 25, at Sunset Manor in Brush, Colorado. She was born May 28, 1922, in Crook, CO to Ulysses Grant & Edna Christensen. Ferne had worked as a cook in several area food service facilities. She was the head cook for Wiggins School District for several years. She loved reading...
Mary Henrietta Araujo
Dec 22, 2013
Mary Henrietta Araujo, 87, lifelong area resident, died, Sunday, December 22, 2013 at her home in Log Lane Village. She was born February 18, 1926 in Fort Morgan to Alfredo and Petra Ponce. She married Salvador F. Araujo on June 30, 1948 in Aurora. He died in 1996. Mary was an active member of Saint Helena's Catholic Church having served...
Vivian M. Christensen
Dec 22, 2013
Vivian M. Christensen, 93, passed away Sunday, December 22, 2013 at the Life Care Center of Greeley, Colorado. Vivian was born March 14, 1920 in Denver, Colorado to Sarah and Lee Manny. Vivian graduated from San Diego High School and then from Business School in San Diego. She married Lawrence Robert Christensen in La Jolla, California on June 19, 1937....
Tyson Ray Fleming
Dec 21, 2013
Tyson Ray Fleming, 29 of Borger, Texas, originally from Fort Morgan Colorado passed away Saturday, December 21, 2013. Tyson was born February 11, 1984 in Fort Morgan along with his twin brother Travis Lee, to Donna Stark and Dale Fleming. Tyson grew up and attended schools in Fort Morgan and Brush Colorado. Tyson was always a hard worker; he loved...
Loyd A. Musgrave
Dec 20, 2013
Loyd A. Musgrave, 100, a resident of the Hoyt & Fort Morgan communities for over 95 years, passed away Friday, December 20, 2013, at the Valley View Villa Nursing Home in Fort Morgan. He was born March 6, 1913, in Danberry, NE, to Thomas & Lena Musgrave. Loyd graduated from FMHS in 1930. He attended elementary and middle school at...
Karroll "Swede" Freitag
Dec 16, 2013
Karroll Alan "Swede" Freitag, 74, longtime area resident, died Monday, December 16, 2013 at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Ft. Morgan. He was born February 17, 1939 in Enderlin, North Dakota to Henry and Ida (Johnson) Freitag. He married Sharon Heronema March 1, 2003 in Ft. Morgan. Karroll was an avid horseman. He was a member of the Saddle...
David Kissler
Dec 16, 2013
DAVID KISSLER, 86, longtime area farmer, passed away Monday morning, December 16, 2013 at his home in Fort Morgan. He was born in Fort Morgan on May 17, 1927 to Henry & Katherine Kissler. Dave grew up around Keenesburg, CO and later LaSalle, CO, graduating from College High School in Greeley, CO in 1945. Immediately after graduation, he enlisted in...
