Hazel C. Cross
Feb 23, 2013
Hazel C. Cross, 102, passed away early Saturday, February 23, 2013 at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. Hazel had been living at the Bee Hive in Fort Morgan since 2004. Hazel was born December 12, 1910 in Cowley County, Kansas to Frank and Josephine Jackson. She was raised on a farm outside Udall, Kansas and graduated from high...
Arthur "Beba" Romero
Feb 22, 2013
Arthur "Beba" Romero, 54, life resident of the Brush community, passed away Friday, February 22, 2013, at the East Morgan County Hospital following a lengthy illness. He was born October 20, 1958, in Brush, to Placido & Juanita Romero. Beba graduated from Brush High School in 1977. Prior to ill health forcing his retirement, he worked at Cargill in Fort...
Geneva "Jean" E. Daniels
Feb 22, 2013
Geneva "Jean" E. Daniels, 85, longtime area resident, died Friday, February 22, 2013 at her home in Fort Morgan. Jean was born June 26, 1927 in Brush to Henry and Nettie (Hunt) Teter Sr. She married Everett R. Daniels Sr. on August 4, 1946 in Brush. He died in1958. Jean was affectionately known to her family as "Sis" or "Aunt...
Diamond C. Hansen
Feb 21, 2013
Diamond Carl Hansen, 64, passed away Thursday, February 21, 2013 at his home in Wiggins, Colorado. Diamond was born December 3, 1948 to Carl E. and Mabel M. (Kroger) Hansen in Akron, Colorado, the sixth of 9 children. Diamond enjoyed the excitement and adventure of drilling for oil. As a teenager he started working in the oilfields and he continued...
Pamela Kay Gardner
Feb 16, 2013
Pamela Kay Gardner, 60, longtime area resident, died Saturday, February 16, 2013 at the Rose Medical Center in Denver. She was born April 18, 1952 in Sterling, to Walter and Bernice (Klein) Kahrs. She was married to Terrill Gardner and they had three sons. They later divorced. Pamela was an active member of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Brush. She...
Jean Lemberg
Feb 14, 2013
Jean Lemberg, 82, longtime area resident, died Thursday, February 14, 2013 at East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. Jean was born September 1, 1930 in Snyder, Colorado to Mack and Goldie (Hendrix) McCracken. She married Benhard Lemberg on March 14, 1971. He died in 1992. Jean was a member of the VFW Auxiliary. She enjoyed sewing, gardening and spending time...
Fayola Poe
Feb 14, 2013
Fayola Poe, 95, longtime area resident, died Thursday, February 14, 2013 at her home in Ft. Morgan. Fayola was born December 5, 1917 in Chester, Illinois to Rudolph and Annie Mary Meyer. She married P.A. Poe on December 25, 1938 in Ft. Morgan. He died in 2001. She and P.A. ran Poe's Produce in Ft. Morgan for many years. Fayola...
Dean Rhodes
Feb 11, 2013
DEAN RHODES, 79, died Monday, February 11, 2013 at his home in Fort Morgan. He was born March 25, 1933 in La Harpe, IL to Walter & Pearlie (Mitchell) Rhodes. He served in the U.S. Army. Dean married Doris Hoffman in Carthage, IL on January 10, 1964. They moved to Fort Morgan from Illinois in 1973. Dean worked for Morton...
Gerald Lebsock
Feb 9, 2013
Gerald "Jerry" Lebsock, beloved father, brother & uncle passed peacefully Saturday, February 9th at Valley View Villa in Fort Morgan, CO with family at his bedside following a courageous battle with Parkinson 's disease. He was born May 17, 1938 in Weldona, CO to Conrad and Flora (Alberts) Lebsock. Jerry was raised in Fort Morgan by Conrad and Merle Lebsock....
Theresa "Terry" Ostrander
Feb 9, 2013
Theresa "Terry" Ostrander, 95, passed away February 9, 2013, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush, CO. She was born in Cicero, Illinois in January 1918. During WWII, Terry was an airplane mechanic at Gardner Field in California while her husband, James, was stationed there in 1943 & 1944. After the war, Terry and James moved to Denver....
Judy K. Carrillo
Feb 8, 2013
Judy Carrillo, 68, life resident of the Fort Morgan community, passed away Friday, February 8, 2013. She was born February 3, 1945 in Fort Morgan to Vernon & Vera Rasmussen. Judy taught school for many years. On August 14, 1982, she married Willie Carrillo in Ottumwa, IA. She was a member of the Fort Morgan United Methodist Church. Survivors include...
Betty E. Alexander
Feb 5, 2013
Betty E. Alexander, 86, passed away early Tuesday, February 5, 2013, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born February 10, 1926 in Aberdeen, WA, to Daniel & Ellen Voeller. Betty graduated from St. Peter's Hospital School of Nursing in Olympia, WA. On December 16, 1948 she married the love of her life, Robert B. Alexander...
Jane Norton
Feb 1, 2013
Jane B. Norton, 66, passed away Friday, February 1, 2013, at her home in Brush. She was born April 15, 1946, in Audubon, Iowa, to LaVerne & Anne Lansman. Jane worked at the Littjohann, Kauffman & Pederson CPA Office in Fort Morgan for 16 years before she retired due to health issues. Jane enjoyed working in her yard, bowling, and...
Mary Louise Laporte
Feb 1, 2013
Mary Louise LaPorte, 87, died Friday, February 1, 2013 at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. Mary was born May 10, 1925 in Miamisburg, Ohio to Harry and Margaret LaPorte. She moved to Ft. Morgan about 25 years ago from Dayton, Ohio to be closer to her son John. Mary was a member of the United Methodist Church...
Dorothy Mae Jones
Jan 31, 2013
Dorothy Mae Jones, 74, of Brush, went to be with her Lord and Savior on January 31, 2013 at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley with her family at her side. Dorothy was born April 19, 1938 to Lester and Nellie Baker in Snyder, CO. She graduated from Snyder High School in 1956. Soon after graduation, she met the...
Harley Pickett
Jan 29, 2013
Harley Pickett, 81, passed away on January 29, 2013 at Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins. Harley Lee Pickett was born to Charles and Ruby (Philpot) Pickett on August 29, 1931 in McPherson County, NE, being the ninth of seventeen children. When he was young he helped out with the family chores. Harley enlisted in the U.S. Army in the...
Loree Lappin
Jan 26, 2013
Loree May Lappin, 90, passed away Saturday, January 26, 2013, at her home near Brush. She was born October 15, 1922, in Vera, OK, to James & Bertha Crispin. The Crispin family moved to Morgan County, CO and Loree attended school in Snyder, Brush, Fort Morgan and the Wildcat School. On October 15, 1952, Loree married Sonny Lappin in Lafayette,...
Catalina Molina
Jan 26, 2013
Catalina Molina, 86, passed away Saturday, January 26, 2013, at the Sterling Regional MedCenter. She was born March 22, 1926, in Stenton, TX, to Joaquin & Ramona Mendoza. Catalina was a longtime resident of Morgan & Logan Counties. After attending school in Wiggins, Catalina married Basilio Molina in Fort Morgan. She worked as a teacher in the Head Start Program....
Ben Johnson
Jan 24, 2013
Ben Johnson, 91, of Fort Morgan, passed away suddenly Thursday, January 24, 2013, at the emergency room at Colorado Plains Medical Center. He was born July 20, 1921, in Campo, CO, to Frederic & Florence Johnson. Ben served in the US Army during WW II. While serving in the US Army, Ben was an aircraft mechanic. After his discharge, Ben...
Patricia "Pat" Davis
Jan 23, 2013
Patricia "Pat" E. Davis, 57, formerly of Brush, passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2013, at her home in Beatrice, NE. She was born June 23, 1955 in Brush and attended Brush schools. On May 10, 1976, Pat married Billy Davis in Brush. They lived in several locations while Billy served in the U. S. Air Force. They moved to Beatrice...
