Ron Davis
Apr 1, 2013
Ronald "Ron" E. Davis, 48, former Brush area resident, passed away Monday, April 1, 2013, at the Penrose – St. Francis Medical Center in Colorado Springs following a short illness. Ron was born April 11, 1964, in Brush, to Raymond Merle & Barbara Davis. Ron graduated from Brush High School in 1982. Prior to ill health forcing his retirement, Ron...
Genice Sharp
Apr 1, 2013
GENICE SHARP, 73, of Fort Morgan, died Monday, April 1, 2013. She was born November 25, 1939 on the family farm in Fort Morgan and she lived here most of her life as a homemaker. Survivors include her three children, Linda Torrez (Jim) of St. Helens, OR, Floyd Schwartz of Fort Morgan, CO and Betty Campbell (Kim) of Sterling, CO;...
Stanley Paynter
Mar 25, 2013
STANLEY BROWN PAYNTER, 89, "Beloved Dad," was borne away to his Heavenly Father on Monday, March 25, 2013, after a short illness. Stan was born November 27, 1923 in Fort Morgan to William Brown & Sarah Grace Iles Paynter. He graduated from Brush High School in 1942, enlisted in the Navy, and attended the Midshipmen's Academy in Ithaca, NY, where...
Kathryn George
Mar 24, 2013
Kathryn George, 93, longtime Morgan County educator, passed away Sunday evening, March 24, 2013, at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. Kathryn was born on her grandfather's homestead in Red Willow County, NE, near Danbury, to Clyde & Rita Weyeneth on February 7, 1920. Kathryn graduated from the Decatur County Community High School in Oberlin, KS, in 1936....
Donald E. Heilner
Mar 23, 2013
Donald E. Heilner, 88, died March 23, 2013 in Greeley, Colorado. He was born February 8th, 1925 in Westchester County New York to Phyllis & Albert Heilner. Donald served in WWII in the US Army, European Theater until 1945. He was honorably discharged with an EAME Campaign Medal with 2 Bronze Stars, a good conduct medal, an American Theater Campaign...
Jennie Rodriguez
Mar 21, 2013
Jennie Rodriguez, 74, lifelong area resident, died Thursday March 21, 2013 at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. Jennie was born March 30, 1938 in Ft. Morgan to Nick and Rafaila (Autunez) Perez. She married Frank Rodriguez in Ft. Morgan in 1965. He died in 2001. Jennie was a member of the Saint Helena Catholic Church in Ft. Morgan....
Maria Theresa Sandrik
Mar 21, 2013
Maria Theresa Sandrik, 82, died Thursday, March 21, 2013 at Medical Center of The Rockies in Loveland. She has resided in Fort Morgan since June of 2012. Local survivors include her daughter, Susan Sandrik; her granddaughter; and her niece, Diana Legler. Memorial services will be at 11:00 AM on Monday, March 25th at the Heer Mortuary Chapel in Fort Morgan....
John Jeffrey Orr
Mar 21, 2013
John Jeffrey Orr, 59, died Thursday, March 21, 2013 at his home in Ft. Morgan. Jeff was born August 9, 1953 in Sullivan, Indiana to John and Lillis (Flynn) Orr. He married Doris Tageant on September 6, 1987 in Norwalk, California. Jeff lived in California for about 40 years of his life. He moved to Ft. Morgan about 5 years...
Arnold "Arn" Fred Christensen
Mar 20, 2013
Arnold (Arn) Fred Christensen, 89, of Brush, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2013. He was born September 25, 1923, on the family farm near Brush to Fred & Anna Christensen. Arn attended Brush schools and graduated from BHS in 1941. He enlisted in the US Navy and did his basic training at San Pedro Naval Base. He was stationed at...
Lori Marie Wofford-Sampson
Mar 17, 2013
Lori Marie Wofford–Sampson, 41, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, March 17, 2013, at her home in Brush. She was born December 28, 1971, in Brush, to Robert S. & Kay M. (Loose) Weimer. Lori graduated from Fort Morgan High School in 1990. She lived in several communities in Colorado but always considered Morgan County to be her home. At the...
Bettie Marie Mathies
Mar 17, 2013
Bettie Marie Mathies, infant daughter of Thomas Mathies and Natia Lintner, died Sunday, March 17, 2013 at Children's Hospital in Denver. Bettie was born November 30, 2012 in Ft. Morgan. She is survived by her parents, Thomas and Natia, of Log Lane Village, one sister, Persayus Mathies, grandparents, Thomas Mathies Jr. of Ft. Morgan, Glenda Johnson of Brush, Crystal Lintner...
Lois Nadine Varner
Mar 16, 2013
Lois Varner, 92, former long-time resident of Fort Morgan, died Saturday, March 16, 2013 at Collier Hospice Center in Wheat Ridge. She was born May 11, 1920 in Burkburnett, TX to John William and Gertrude Fishpaw. She moved with her family to Delaware, OK where she grew up and attended school, graduating from Delaware High School. She participated avidly and...
Eudelia Villarreal
Mar 12, 2013
Eudelia Villarreal, 83, former Wiggins area resident, passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at the St. Anthony's Hospital in Lakewood. She was born May 20, 1929, in Zapata, TX, to Lorenzo & Maria Coronado. Eudelia married Olegario Villarreal on March 4, 1945, in Robstown, TX. The Villarreal family moved to the Wiggins community in 1960. Eudelia attended the Catholic Church...
Donald M. Campbell
Mar 10, 2013
Donald M. Campbell, 56, lifelong area resident, died Sunday, March 10, 2013 at his home in Ft. Morgan. Don was born October 17, 1956 in San Rafael, California to Donald and Ilene (Troyer) Campbell. He married Janine M. Schilling on November 27, 1982 in Brush. Don grew up in Ft. Morgan and when he was 17 years old started working...
Mary D. Ebendorf
Mar 9, 2013
Mary Doris Ebendorf, 86. passed away early Saturday, March 9, 2013, at the Washington County Nursing Home in Akron. She was born February 21, 1927, in Topeka, KS, to Clarence Alfred and Amelia Martha (Tretter) Greer. She was the third of nine children. Mary married Ova K. Ebendorf on December 8, 1945, in Hugo, CO. They celebrated their 67th wedding...
Marilyn A. Rieb
Mar 3, 2013
On March 3, 2013, the Lord peacefully took Marilyn A. Rieb, 74, into His loving arms at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley following a short illness. She was born December 22, 1938, in Sterling, CO, to Elroy & Christine Gollobith. Marilyn graduated from St. Anthony High School in Sterling in 1956. On April 11, 1959, she married Ken...
William "Jim" Kammerer
Mar 2, 2013
William "Jim" Kammerer, 93, life resident of Morgan County, passed away Saturday, March 2, 2013, at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan following a short illness. He was born September 25, 1919, in Weldona, CO, to William Jacob and Gertrude Kammerer. Jim graduated from Weldon Valley High School and started farming with his Father. On July 3, 1943,...
Joyce Miriam Nelson
Feb 28, 2013
Joyce Miriam Nelson, 89, longtime area resident, died Thursday, February 28, 2013 at her home in Greeley. Joyce was born October 19, 1923 at her home near Elba, Colorado to George and Bessie (Houck) Frederick. She was married to George Nelson for almost 50 years. They later divorced. He died in 2003. Joyce was a member of the Grace Bible...
Robert Creasman
Feb 28, 2013
Robert Randall Creasman, 74, of Brush, died Thursday, February 28, 2013 at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. He was born October 10, 1938 in Asheville, North Carolina to Glenn and Juanita (Moody) Creasman. He married Judy A. Ostrander on January 20, 1967 in Memphis, Tennessee. He and Judy moved to Brush from Royal Palm Beach, Florida seven years...
June J. Griffiths
Feb 27, 2013
June J. Griffiths, 74, passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2013, at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. She was born June 1, 1938, in Aspen, CO. June had lived in the Fort Collins community for the past several years. Prior to ill health forcing her retirement, June worked as an electronics technician. June served in the US Navy...
