Florence Faye Spotts
Jul 29, 2013
Florence Faye (Jo) Spotts, 61, of Fort Morgan passed away Monday, July 29, 2013, following a brief battle with cancer. Jo was born in Fort Morgan on April 17, 1952 to R.J. and Velma (Carlock) Blecha, and attended Fort Morgan High School. Jo married Allen D. Spotts on December 23, 1971. As a military family they lived in North Carolina...
James H. Scott
Jul 29, 2013
James H. Scott, 84, of Wiggins, passed away Monday, July 29, 2013, at Valley View Villa Nursing Home in Fort Morgan. He was born July 14, 1929, in Worcester, Mass, to Charles & Ellen Scott. James served in the US Army for over 21 years. On September 2, 1961, he married Maurin M. Lakin in Denver. After his discharge, James...
Betty Andrews
Jul 28, 2013
BETTY PAULINE ANDREWS, 83, died Sunday, July 28, 2013 at Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. She was born July 18, 1930 in Ranger, TX to James & Patsy (Garner) Halcomb. She married Franklin Earl Andrews on October 23, 1954 in Fort Morgan. Betty first belonged to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and later attended...
Sharon Rae Demanche
Jul 28, 2013
Sharon Rae DeManche, 72, longtime area resident, died Sunday, July 28, 2013 at her home in Ft. Morgan. She was born November 15, 1940 in Ogallala, Nebraska to Merle and Vera (Sidel) Randell. The third of four children, Sharon attended grade school in Julesburg, Colorado and graduated from the Sedgwick County High School in Julesburg in 1959. On October 21,...
Glen "Rowdy" Yates
Jul 28, 2013
Glen "Rowdy" J. Yates, 73, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2013, at his home in Brush. He was born May 18, 1940, in Fort Morgan to William J. & Vivian Yates. Following graduation from high school, Glen served in the US Navy from 1957 until his honorable discharge in 1961. On March 3, 1968, Glen married Claudia Henson in Fort...
Trae J. White
Jul 27, 2013
Trae James White, 17, of Fort Morgan, Colorado died Saturday, July 27, 2013. He was born in Greeley on February 29, 1996. At the time of his death, Trae was looking forward to his junior year at Prairie High School near New Raymer. He loved playing football and participating in track. He was an active member of Prairie FFA and...
Tammy Dolph
Jul 25, 2013
Tammy Jo Dolph, 48, passed away Thursday night, July 25, 2013, at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. She was born August 11, 1964, in Charles City, IA, to Marvin & Betty Hargrave. Tammy will best be remembered for her work as a Pharmacy Technician at Walgreens and Wal-Mart. She has lived in Fort Morgan since 2002. Survivors include...
Robert Bailey
Jul 25, 2013
ROBERT STEVEN BAILEY, 40, of Fort Morgan, died Thursday afternoon, July 25, 2013 at Hospice of Northern Colorado in Greeley surrounded by his family. Bob was born in Fort Morgan on January 4, 1973 to Steven & Barbara (Schwindt) Bailey. He attended schools in Fort Morgan and graduated in 1991. Bob worked as an electrician for the majority of his...
Philip Richard Busch
Jul 22, 2013
Philip Richard Busch, 87, passed away Monday, July 22, 2013, at East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. Philip was born November 1, 1925 to Henry and Altaha (Whitmore) Busch in Fort Morgan, Colorado. Philip lived on the farm south of Wiggins all his life. He helped his father raise Hereford Cattle and did Dry-Land Farming of corn, beans, and wheat....
Sharon L. Stewart
Jul 22, 2013
Sharon L. Stewart, 68, longtime Keenesburg resident passed away Monday, July 22, 2013, at her home in Fort Morgan, where she has been living for the past year. She was born May 10, 1945, in Long Beach, California, to Claire & Edna (Marriott) Lincoln. She married Richard Stewart October 20, 1966 in Denver. Sharon worked as a Dog Groomer for...
Marie K. Algee
Jul 20, 2013
Marie K. Algee, 72, Brush resident, died suddenly on July 20, 2013 at her home. She was born July 9, 1941 in Mountain Home, Wyoming to Hi and Helen Hendrickson. Marie married John Algee in 1987 and moved to the Brush area in 1988. Marie worked at the 7-11 in Brush for fifteen years. She enjoyed collecting John Wayne memorabilia....
Billie Louise Wolf
Jul 20, 2013
Billie Louise Wolf, 87, Brush resident, died Saturday, July 20 at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center. She was born in Monte Vista, Colorado to Henry and Ellie (Gill) Freeman on April 28, 1926. She married Calvin Wolf on August 1, 1948 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. She has lived in Brush for 57 years. Billie enjoyed bowling. Billie is survived by her...
Nola Virginia Carlson
Jul 13, 2013
Nola Virginia Carlson, 80, longtime area resident, died Saturday, July 13, 2013 at the North Colorado Medical Center Hospice Unit in Greeley. She was born April 11, 1933 in Oberlin, Kansas to Manny and Lettie (Baxter) Jaderborg. Nola married Harlan Carlson on June 24, 1951 in Atwood, Kansas. He died in 1999. Nola was an active member of the United...
Chance Charles Contreras
Jul 12, 2013
Chance Charles Contreras, 24, lifelong area resident, died Friday, July 12, 2013 at the Denver Health Medical Center from injuries he sustained in an automobile accident. He was born January 12, 1989 in Waterbury, Connecticut to Rudy and Pamela (Sanchez) Contreras. Chance enjoyed working on and restoring older cars, and always had a smile on his face. He loved his...
Loyd Milton Simpson
Jul 9, 2013
Loyd Milton Simpson, son of Harry and Virgie (Barker) Simpson, was born Northwest of Oberlin, Kansas on August 18, 1929 and passed away on July 9, 2013 at the age 83 years 1 month and 9 days. Mr. Simpson was employed by the CB&Q Railroad in 1948 and retired from the Burlington Northern Railroad in 1996. On April 9, 1950,...
Donald Hendrickson
Jul 8, 2013
Donald Hendrickson, 74, longtime resident of Fort Morgan, passed away Monday, July, 8, 2013. He was born July 21, 1938 in Fort Morgan to Glenn and Silvi (Alyea) Hendrickson. He worked as a truck driver for the majority of his career and was a member the local Teamsters union. He enjoyed spending time with his family. Survivors include, his wife...
Flora Lee Schlegel
Jul 8, 2013
FLORA LEE SCHLEGEL, 84, of Fort Morgan, died Monday, July 8, 2013 at Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. She was born January 21, 1929 in Wray CO. She married Bert Schlegel in McCook, NE. The Schlegel's moved to the Morgan County area over 50 years ago. Mrs. Schlegel operated a home cleaning business in the area for nearly...
Viola Middlemist
Jun 30, 2013
On June 30, 2013, the Lord peacefully took Viola Delia Middlemist, 94, into His loving arms at Medallion SNF in Colorado Springs. She was born February 9, 1919, at home near Deer Trail, CO, to Theodore & Delia (Monahan) Morman. Viola was the oldest of eight children. She left school after the eighth grade to work to help the family....
Eulalio Meraz
Jun 30, 2013
Eulalio Meraz, 83, longtime area resident, died Sunday, June 30, 2013 at his home in Fort Morgan. He was born January 3, 1930, in Durango, Mexico to Julian and Salome (Camargo) Meraz. Eulalio worked at the beef plant for over 20 years and made many friends during those years. He was proud of his truck and enjoyed driving it and...
Lucretia Hauschildt
Jun 28, 2013
LUCRETIA JANE HAUSCHILDT, 102, of Fort Morgan, died Friday June 28, 2013 at Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. She was born in Plankinton, SD on April 27, 1911 to Walter & Katherine (Chittick) Dexheimer. She finished high school in Twin Valley, MN and came to Colorado in 1930. Lucretia married George Hauschildt in Sterling, CO on June 2,...
