Martha Bauer
Apr 23, 2013
MARTHA BAUER, 93, lifelong resident of Fort Morgan, passed away Tuesday afternoon, April 23, 2013 at Valley View Villa in Fort Morgan, where she had been a resident since May of 2008. She was born in Fort Morgan on December 20, 1919 to George & Anna (Sagel) Schmick. On April 1, 1937, she married August Bauer. They farmed in Morgan...
Earl Leroy Sullivan
Apr 22, 2013
Earl Leroy Sullivan, 91, passed away Monday April 22, 2013 at the VA Medical Center in Cheyenne, WY. Earl was born to David and Alice Sullivan on June 4, 1921 in Rifle, Co. He had two brothers: Harley and Arthur, and six sisters: Mildred McGraw, Delores Hatcher, Zella Rae Warehime, Irene Long, Florence Falk, and Geneave Duncan. He grew up...
Carl Kenneth "Ken" Rieb
Apr 21, 2013
On Sunday, April 21, 2013, the Lord peacefully took Carl Kenneth (Ken) Rieb, 79, into His loving arms at the East Morgan County in Brush following a long battle with cancer. He was born February 6, 1934, in Chicago, IL, to Carl & Anne Rieb. Ken graduated from Brush High School in Brush in 1952. After graduation, he attended the...
Winifred Donna Taylor
Apr 21, 2013
WINIFRED DONNA TAYLOR, 95, longtime resident of Weldona, died Sunday, April 21, 2013 at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born December 18, 1917 in DeWitt, NE to Frank and Bernetta (Grantham) Wilkens. She married Harold Taylor on April 3, 1943 in Denver. He died in 2011. Winifred was an accomplished homemaker, seamstress, and loving partner...
Helen Laverne Yager
Apr 17, 2013
Helen LaVerne Yager, 93, longtime area resident, passed away, Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at the Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree, CO. She was born November 6, 1919 in Ideal, South Dakota to Gerald and Edith (Roosa) Shouse. Helen married John J. Yager on December 31, 1944 in Deer Trail, CO. They moved to Ft. Morgan from Deer Trail...
Myrle W. Hosting
Apr 13, 2013
Myrle W. Hosting, 96, of Fort Morgan, passed away Saturday night, April 13, 2013, at the Valley View Villa Nursing Home. He was born May 6, 1916 to Joseph G. & Mary A. (Coburn) Hosting in Waucoma, Iowa. Myrle married Rose Lenora Mills on January 6, 1945, in New Hampton, IA. They had four sons, Donald William, Mark Anthony (GA),...
John V. Roberts
Apr 12, 2013
John Victor Roberts, 96, passed away Friday evening at Valley View Villa Nursing Home in Fort Morgan. He was born February 23, 1917, in Bertrand, NE, to Victor & Elizabeth Roberts. The Roberts family moved to Julesburg, CO when John was 16. In 1939, John married Anna Mae Armbruster, a union that lasted over 72 years. The couple moved to...
Norman Weber
Apr 7, 2013
NORMAN EVERETT WEBER, 80, of Fort Morgan, died Sunday morning, April 7, 2013 at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood. He was born June 17, 1932 in Platteville, CO to Chris & Marie (Jakel) Weber. Norm attended Wiggins schools and graduated from Wiggins High School with the class of 1950. He entered the military in 1950, serving in the US Navy...
Alberta Briscoe Kauffman
Apr 6, 2013
Alberta Briscoe Kauffman, 73, died Saturday, April 6, 2013 at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Ft. Morgan. She was born September 18, 1939 to Albert and Hazel (Francis) Myers in Snyder, CO. Alberta enjoyed cooking and sharing her time with family and friends. In her spare time she loved to read books, the bible being her favorite, and do...
Devon Cole Bender
Apr 4, 2013
DEVON COLE BENDER, 19, of Weldona, died Thursday morning, April 4, 2013 at Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. Devon had been courageously battling a heart condition all of his life. He was born in Greeley on July 15, 1993 to Dean & Gina (Baumgartner) Bender. Devon attended Weldona schools where he was active in basketball and FFA. He...
William Leonard Pitt
Apr 3, 2013
William Leonard Pitt, 75, died Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at his home in Weldona. William was born August 7, 1937 in Fort Scott, Kansas to John Vincent and Velma Lucille (Rimbey) Pitt. He married Uetiva Zoe Ratzloff on November 25, 1972 in Denver. William graduated from Hotchkiss High School in 1955. He took courses in electronics and attended Colorado State...
Jean F. Baer
Apr 3, 2013
Jean Francis (Wiggins) Baer, a longtime resident of the Wiggins Community, passed away on April 3, 2013 at the Greeley Place Independent Living Center in Greeley CO. Jean was born on April 6, 1928 in Broken Bow, NE. She was a charter member of the Wiggins Community Church, an active member of the Wiggins Senior Center, and the Women's Fellowship....
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...
