obituaries


Archie Glazier Jr.

Archie Glazier Jr.

Sep 28, 2013

Archie Glazier Jr, 86, life resident of Morgan County, passed away Saturday, September 28, 2013, at his home near Wiggins. He was born March 12, 1927, to Archie & Nellie Glazier at the family home near Wiggins. Archie attended school in Wiggins but graduated from Fort Morgan High School in 1945. Following graduation, he joined the US Navy. He was...

Charlene Kay Widhalm

Charlene Kay Widhalm

Sep 28, 2013

Charlene Kay Widhalm, 73, passed away Saturday, September 28, 2013, at her home in Brush. She was born May 21, 1940, in Snyder, CO, to Alvin & Jessie Swaithes. Charlene spent her early childhood attending school in Brush. In 1959 Charlene married Don Widhalm in Fort Lupton. Both Charlene and Don worked for Safeway Grocery Stores and spent time in...

Evangelina Viveros De Espanoza

Evangelina Viveros De Espanoza

Sep 26, 2013

Evangelina Viveros de Espinoza, 69, longtime area resident, died Thursday, September 26, 2013 at the North Colorado Medical Center Hospice Unit in Greeley. She was born November 1, 1943 in San Antonio, Tariacuri, Michoaran, Mexico to Alfredo and Antonia (Vasquez) Viveros. Evangelina was a member of Saint Helena Catholic Church in Ft. Morgan. She came to this area in April...

Shirley Mae Unrein

Shirley Mae Unrein

Sep 25, 2013

Shirley Mae Unrein, 68, lifelong area resident, died unexpectedly Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at her home in Fort Morgan. Shirley Mae was born February 18th, 1945 in Sterling, Colorado to Paul and Pauline (Leachman) Hergenreter. In her youth Shirley Mae grew up on farms both from Sterling and Fort Morgan. She was a member of the 4-H club and had...

Mollie Bose

Mollie Bose

Sep 17, 2013

Mollie Bose, 104, life resident of Morgan County, passed away Tuesday evening, September 17, 2013, at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. She was born July 13, 1909, in Fort Morgan, to Carl & Catherine Uhrick. Mollie attended the Morey School for three years when the Uhrick family moved to Hillrose in 1914. She graduated from Hillrose High School....

Donna Lee Rose

Donna Lee Rose

Sep 14, 2013

Donna Lee Rose, 81, lifetime area resident, died Saturday, September 14, 2013 at Valley View Villa in Fort Morgan. She was born December 13, 1931 in Fort Morgan, Colorado to Jacob & Kathrine (Albert) Rusch. Donna attended Fort Morgan schools. She was married to Don Butterfield in 1948 and had 4 children. Donna graduated from cosmetology school in 1968. On...

Dale R. Stinton

Dale R. Stinton

Sep 12, 2013

Dale Raymond Stinton was born March 12, 1930 at the family home on Emerson Street in Brush to parents, Aljy & Irene Stinton. He grew up attending Brush Schools, graduating from BHS in 1948 and serving as Class President that year. He attended the University of Colorado in Boulder and graduated in the spring of 1952 with a BA in...

Don Chapin

Don Chapin

Sep 11, 2013

On September 11, 2013, Donald L. Chapin, 80, peacefully left his earthly home. He was the sixth child born to Myrtle Irene (Snow) and Foy Percy Chapin in Elba, CO. The Chapin family moved to Weldona in 1938. Don attended school in Weldona. He married Gertie Morris on June 10, 1956. He joined the National Guard in 1950 and enlisted...

Irvin Leroy Speaker

Irvin Leroy Speaker

Sep 11, 2013

Irvin Leroy Speaker, 86, longtime area resident, died Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at the Eben-Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. Irvin was born May 21, 1927 to John and Katherine (Kler) Speaker in Haxton. His parents were both born in Norka, Russia. He married Marie R. Turley on August 15, 1958 in Fort Morgan. Irvin attended school at Sunnydale, a...

William C. Mcdaniel

William C. Mcdaniel

Sep 11, 2013

William C. McDaniel, 86, long-time resident of Brush, Colorado, passed away September 11, 2013, after a short illness. Mr. McDaniel was born August 8, 1927, in Phenix City, Alabama, to Edna Mae Bowen and Eddie Roy Carroll (both deceased). Raised on a cotton farm in Alabama, he joined the Army/Air Force in 1945, where he trained to be a tail...

Harry Weiss

Harry Weiss

Sep 8, 2013

Harry Weiss, 94, long time Morgan County resident, passed away Sunday evening, September 8, 2013, at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. He was born June 6, 1919, in Keota, CO, to John & Mary Weiss. On August 22, 1944, Harry married Neda Curtis in Greeley. The Weiss family moved south of Brush in 1947. Harry loved ranching and...

Dora Lorene Mallory

Dora Lorene Mallory

Sep 6, 2013

Dora Lorene Mallory, 84, longtime area resident, died Friday, September 6, 2013 at the Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver. She was born May 17, 1929 to Lloyd and Elsie (Martin) Ess in Clark, Missouri. She married Charles R. Mallory on December 5, 1948 in Sturgeon, Missouri. Dora was an active member of the First Christian Church in Ft. Morgan and...

Donna Schilling

Donna Schilling

Sep 4, 2013

Donna L. Schilling, 86, life resident of Morgan County, passed away Wednesday evening, September 4, 2013, at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born February 12, 1927, in Fort Morgan to Noah & Ethel Ingmire. Donna graduated from Brush High School in 1946. On April 3, 1947, she married Ralph Schilling in Brush. Donna was the former...

Phyllis Ann Moyer

Phyllis Ann Moyer

Sep 3, 2013

Phyllis Ann Moyer, 78, longtime area resident, died Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. She was born April 5, 1935 in Oberlin, Kansas to Rex and Estel (Hoppas) Macy. Phyllis attended Custer and Oberlin grade schools. In 1949 she moved to Danbury, Nebraska and graduated from Danbury High in 1953. She worked in the health...

Hope Rodarte

Hope Rodarte

Sep 2, 2013

HOPE M. RODARTE, 71, died Monday, September 2, 2013 at her home in Fort Morgan after a short illness. She was born February 17, 1942 in Erie, CO to Frank & Virginia Hernandez. She graduated from Greeley Central High School and then attended MCC and UNC. She obtained degrees in Early Childhood Development, Occupational Therapy, and Geriatrics. Hope was an...

Schan Marie Worley

Schan Marie Worley

Aug 31, 2013

Schan Marie Worley, 43, longtime area resident, came into this world in San Bernardino, California on May 2, 1970 and left the earth on August 31, 2013 from Fort Morgan, Colorado. As a child, Schan's family moved numerous times to different parts of the country, but Schan always considered the sand hill areas of Hemingford, Nebraska as home. In her...

Rebecca A. Bowman

Rebecca A. Bowman

Aug 30, 2013

Rebecca A. Bowman, 73, passed away Friday, August 30, 2013, at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. She was born February 18, 1940, to Dr. Thomas W. & Sidney Hamill. Rebecca has lived in Morgan County for over 20 years. Prior to retirement, she worked for Superior Livestock Company. She enjoyed quilting and working in her flower garden....

Carl Joseph Rigli

Carl Joseph Rigli

Aug 29, 2013

Carl J. "Red" Rigli, 92, lifelong area resident, died Thursday, August 29, 2013at his home south of Fort Morgan. Carl was born March 2, 1921to Ernold and Julia (Fabish) Rigli in a sod house in Shamrock. Carl served his country in the United States Army during WW II. During his tenure in the Army he was the jeep driver for...

Bernadine Davis

Bernadine Davis

Aug 28, 2013

Bernadine J. Davis 96, passed away Wednesday, August 28, 2013, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born December 15, 1916, in Great Bend, KS. On September 4, 1935, Bernadine married Lloyd M. Davis. Together, the farmed near Great Bend until failing health forced them to retire. They moved to Akron, CO to live with their...

Jack Miller

Jack Miller

Aug 25, 2013

Jack Richard Miller was born November 2, 1940 in Fort Bragg, North Carolina to John and Florence Miller. He grew up the son of a career Army Warrant Officer in the Caribbean, Japan, Europe and the United States and attended 13 schools where he developed his unique sense of humor before high school graduation in Livorno, Italy in 1958. He...