Lois Waite
Jan 4, 2013
Lois T. Waite, 96, former Brush resident, passed away Friday evening January 4, 2013, at her home in Buena Vista, CO in the company of her family. Lois had been living with her son, Mark and his wife, Paz, for the past 51/2 years. She was born June 13, 1916, in Denison, IA, to Salem H. & Mary C. D....
Anna Marshall
Dec 31, 2012
Anna Marshall, 86, began her life on a farm southeast of Pawnee Pass in Logan County with her parents, Frank and Blanche (Sevic) Hnizdil with assistance from midwife Kitty Otsenberger. She joined two brothers, Frank and Tom Hnizdil on September 15, 1930. She graduated from Merino High School. She was always a hard worker loving a job well done. Before...
Harold West
Dec 27, 2012
Harold E. West, 86, longtime Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center resident in Brush, died Thursday, December 27, 2012 A graveside service will be in Crown Hill Cemetery in Wheat Ridge, CO at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, January 2, 2013.
Melvin Hawthorne Meekins
Dec 25, 2012
Melvin Hawthorne Meekins, 91, longtime area resident, passed away, Tuesday December 25, 2012 in Sterling. He was born September 28, 1921 in Humphries, Missouri to Noel Lee and Edna Lee (Hawthorne) Meekins. Melvin moved to Limon, Colorado in 1925 where his family had a sheep ranch. Soon after, he moved to Fort Morgan, Colorado. After graduation from Fort Morgan High...
Ross Bernhardt
Dec 22, 2012
Ross J. Bernhardt, 66, passed away early Saturday, December 22, 2012, at Valley View Villa Nursing Home in Fort Morgan. He was born in Denver on August 17, 1946. He was adopted by Jacob & Lovie Bernhardt. Ross was raised on the Bernhardt family farm near Wiggins. He graduated from Wiggins High School and continued to work on his parent's...
Mary Soto
Dec 20, 2012
MARY SOTO, 86, longtime Fort Morgan resident, died Thursday, December 20, 2012 at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood. She was born March 3, 1926 in Floresville, TX to Eugenio & Antonia (Flores) Maruquin. She married Marcelino Soto in 1943. They moved to Fort Morgan from the Lubbock, TX area in 1966. Mrs. Soto was a member of Saint Helena's Catholic...
Betty A. Matson-Moser
Dec 19, 2012
Betty A. Matson-Moser, age 94,of Brush, passed away early Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush, Colorado. She was born May 19, 1918 in Clay, New York to Howard and Anna Hess. The Hess family moved to a farm in Rushville, Nebraska in 1921. Following her graduation from Rushville High School, Betty attended business...
John Lockhart
Dec 17, 2012
John H. Lockhart, 57, former Morgan County resident, passed away unexpectedly on December 17, 2012, at his home near Eaton, CO. He was born February 20, 1955, in Culver City, CA, to James & Marylouise Lockhart. The Lockhart family lived in Morgan County for several years before moving to the Greeley area. John graduated from Greeley Central High School. At...
William Thomas Thornsby
Dec 16, 2012
William Thomas Thornsby, 84, lifelong area resident, died Sunday, December 16, 2012 at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Ft. Morgan. Bill was born May 6, 1928 in Brush to William and Hazel (Tennant) Thornsby. He married Dorothy Price on December 17, 1950 in Brush. Bill loved his family and they were very important to him. Bill was a member...
Samuel E. Jameson
Dec 15, 2012
Samuel Edward Jameson passed way Saturday, December 15, 2012, at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. He was born August 12, 1933, to Samuel Jasper & Ida Lee Jameson in Jackson County, OK. Following graduation from Altus High School in Altus, OK, in 1951, Sam enlisted in the US Army serving his country in the Korean Conflict. Following his...
Jerry Lee Bryan
Dec 14, 2012
Jerry Lee Bryan, 60, longtime area resident, died Friday, December 14, 2012 at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. He was born June 25, 1952 in Hemet, California to Gerald and Helen (Slemp) Bryan. Jerry was an avid sports fan and enjoyed watching most sports. His favorite professional team was the Pittsburg Steelers. He enjoyed visiting the library and...
Lois Buchanan
Dec 14, 2012
Lois Darlene Buchanan, 79, passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home in Fort Morgan Friday evening. Lois was born to D.T. and Laura (Johnson) Stevens on September 7, 1933 in Akron. She was raised in Akron and graduated with the Class on 1951 from Akron High School. Following graduation she attended and completed cosmetology school and worked in...
Arthur Escobedo
Dec 13, 2012
Arthur "Arty" O. Escobedo, 68, passed away early Thursday, December 13, 2012, at Sunset Manor Nursing Home in Brush. He was born September 19, 1943, in Saint Xavier, MT., to Ermelindo & Maria Escobedo. Arty has lived in the Morgan County area for over 30 years. Prior to ill health forcing his retirement, Arty had worked at the Brush Market...
Joann Graff
Dec 12, 2012
Joann Marie Graff, a lifelong Fort Morgan area resident, passed away at her home early Wednesday, December 12, 2012. She was born August 2, 1932, to Virgil & Eva Griffith on the Griffith family homestead near Fort Morgan. On November 13, 1953, Joann married Ted Graff in Fort Collins. There made their home south of Wiggins until Ted was called...
Nathan Rodriquez
Dec 11, 2012
NATHAN RICHARD RODRIQUEZ, 33, of Brush, died unexpectedly Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at his home. He was born in Fort Morgan on November 14, 1979 to Richard & Annie (Flores) Rodriquez. Nathan attended schools in Brush where he played football and basketball. He graduated from Brush High School with the class of 1998. Nathan was a member of Saint Mary's...
Helen Carson
Dec 6, 2012
Helen M. Carson, 78, died Thursday, December 06, 2012, at the North Colorado Medical Center inpatient hospice unit. She was born November 8, 1934, in Otis, CO, to Joseph & Martha Perrin. Helen had lived in Washington & Morgan Counties most all her life. Prior to retirement, she worked as an eligibility technician for Morgan County Department of Human Services....
William D. Beck
Dec 6, 2012
Bill Beck, 76, life resident of Morgan County, passed away Thursday evening, December 6, 2012, at the inpatient hospice unit at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. He was born November 2, 1936, in Brush, to William & Martha Beck. Bill graduated from Snyder High School. Bill will be best remembered as the man who picked up aluminum cans between...
Carole Jean Vandyke
Dec 3, 2012
Carole Jean VanDyke, 72, of Brush, Colorado died Monday, December 3, 2012 at Eben-Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush, Colorado. A memorial service will be held Friday at 2:00 pm at Heer Chapel in Brush, Colorado.
Roger A. Ladd
Dec 3, 2012
Roger A. Ladd, 54, passed away in Fort Morgan. He was born June 19, 1958, in Kimball, NE, to Lloyd & Verda Mae Ladd. Roger had worked at the Sugar Factory & the Beef Plant and had a lawn mowing business before he became disabled. He enjoyed fishing and hunting. Survivors include his children, Alice Trout, Ryan Ladd, and Michael...
Emma Lapp
Dec 2, 2012
Emma Lapp, 83, lifelong area resident, died Sunday, December 2, 2012 at her son's home in Ft. Morgan. Emma was born June 4, 1929 in Ft. Morgan to David and Katherine (Reichert) Neb. She married Leonard Lapp on January 25, 1948 in Ft. Morgan. He died in 2005. Emma was a member of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Brush. She...
