Clifford W. Slama
Oct 12, 2012
Clifford W. Slama, 82, passed away Friday evening, October 12, 2012, at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. He was born February 5, 1930, in Wray, CO, to Rudy & Twila Belle Slama. Clifford served in the US Navy from October 10, 1950 until his honorable discharge on July 30, 1954. On March 11, 1955, he married Joyce...
Marguerite Wright
Oct 12, 2012
MARGUERITE LOUISE WRIGHT, 82, died Friday, October 12th at the Eben Ezer Luther Care Center in Brush. She was born December 12, 1929 in Ault, CO to Sven and Amanda (Benson) Johnson. She attended schools in Ault and Wiggins and graduated from Wiggins High School. She married Robert C. Wright in Greeley on June 3, 1950. Mrs. Wright worked at...
Sandra Louise Duncan
Oct 4, 2012
Sandy L. Duncan, 61, died Thursday, October 4, 2012 at her home in Bennett. Sandy was born November 2, 1950 in Brush to William and Doris McCracken. She was a member of the Colorado Community Church in Aurora. Sandy had a love of life and lived it fully. She enjoyed dancing, traveling, camping, boating, gardening, skiing, on both water and...
Manuel Hernandez
Oct 4, 2012
Memorial services for Manuel "Manny" Hernandez, 66, will be held at St. Mark's Episcopal Church on Sunday, October 7, 2012, at 6 p.m. with Reverend Philip Major officiating. The funeral service will be held at St. Charles Episcopal Church in Ft. Morgan, Colorado, on Tuesday, October 9, 2012, at 10 a.m. Interment will be held at Brush Memorial Cemetery in...
Samuel "Sam" Dean Templeton
Sep 29, 2012
Samuel Dean Templeton, 80, a long time area resident, died September 29, 2012 at the Valley View Villa Care Center in Ft. Morgan. He was born February 13, 1932 in Lincoln County near Genoa, Colorado to Jesse and Hazel Templeton. Sam married Wilma Marshall on October 27, 1957 in Last Chance, CO. They ranched south of Brush before moving from...
Benjamin Lee Cummin
Sep 29, 2012
Benjamin Lee Cummin, 64, of Thornton, CO, died Saturday, September 29, 2012 in Louisville. He was born in Brush on April 7, 1948 to Orville & Bernice Cummin. Survivors include his daughter, Misty; his brother, Gary; his wife, Deloris; and his grandson, Jeffrey. He was preceded in death by his sister, Sarah and his parents. Funeral services will be at...
Albert J. Dill
Sep 26, 2012
Albert J. Dill, 87, lifelong Ft. Morgan resident, passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at the Valley View Villa Care Center. Albert was born August 7, 1925 in Fort Morgan to Jake and Lydia (Schreiner) Dill. He married Helen I. Sagel on January 6, 1946 at the Christ Congregational Church in Ft. Morgan. He was an active member of the...
Gini Black
Sep 24, 2012
Virginia "Gini" S. Black, 60, passed away Monday, September 24, 2012, at the Sunset Manor Care Center in Brush following a lengthy illness. She was born February 2, 1952, in Denver, CO, to Dale & Noreace Kaschke. Prior to ill health forcing her retirement, Gini worked as an underwriter in the financial lending business. She moved to Brush from Littleton...
Patricia Ann Mcfarland
Sep 24, 2012
Patricia Ann "Pat" McFarland, a retired Weldon Valley school teacher, died Monday, September 24 in Fort Morgan. She was 78. Pat was a mother of three and grandmother of five. Her children and grandchildren were grateful for the chance to say goodbye to her before she passed. During those final visits, she expressed her love and her pride in her...
Agnes Weikum
Sep 23, 2012
Agnes R. Weikum, 78, passed away Sunday, September 23, 2012, at Sunset Manor Care Center in Brush. She was born March 22, 1934, in Snyder, CO, to William & Rosella Houston. Agnes married Alvin Weikum on December 31, 1953, in Hillrose. They lived in Morgan County for a short time and later moved to the Cedar Rapids, IA for a...
Donald Tibbets
Sep 22, 2012
Dr. Donald Werning Tibbetts, 93, lifelong area resident, died Saturday at his home in Ft. Morgan. He was born July 17, 1919 in LaHarpe, Kansas to Ray and Charlotte Estelle (Werning) Tibbetts. Don married Meta Marie Helmreich on August 9, 1942 in Boonville, Missouri. They recently celebrated their 70th anniversary. He graduated from Ft. Morgan High School in 1937, attended...
Larry Cooper
Sep 22, 2012
Larry R. Cooper, 52, passed away early Saturday, September 22, 2012, at Sunset Manor Care Center in Brush following a lengthy illness. He was born July 1, 1960, in Port Hueneme, CA, to Ron & Doretta Cooper. Larry graduated from Brush High School in 1978. He was an avid Bronco's fan and loved football, basketball and most other sports. He...
Agnes Marie Evers
Sep 19, 2012
Agnes Marie Evers, 91, of Roggen, Colorado passed away on September 19, 2012 at the Tribute Homes Assisted Living facility in Wiggins, Colorado. Agnes was born in Garden Plain, Kansas to Joseph and Anna (Zwicke) Linnebur on April 11, 1921. She married John Evers in Roggen, Colorado on October 30, 1939. They farmed southeast of Roggen where Agnes continued to...
Glen Sagel
Sep 19, 2012
GLEN SAGEL, 51, former Fort Morgan resident, died Wednesday morning, September 19, 2012 at his home in Brighton. He was born January 21, 1961 in Fort Morgan to Arthur & Marjorie (Kembel) Sagel. Glen attended Fort Morgan schools and graduated from Fort Morgan High School. He then attended and graduated from the DeVry University in Phoenix, AZ. Glen worked as...
Helen Watrous
Sep 15, 2012
Helen C Watrous, 96 years old, passed away Saturday, September 15, 2012 at East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. Mrs. Watrous, the oldest of four children of Anna and Alonzo Petteys, was born in Weldona, Colorado on January 12, 1916. When she was four years old, the family moved to Brush. Helen was very active in sports, including basketball, where...
Paul Ray Weller
Sep 14, 2012
Paul Ray Weller, 59, resident of Log Lane Village, died September 14, 2012. Services will be announced in the Fort Morgan Times.
Kathleen Dale Alway
Sep 14, 2012
Kathleen Dale Alway, a Fort Morgan area resident for 10 years, passed away Friday, September, 14, 2012 at the Colorado Plains Medical Center. She was born on October 25, 1938 in Salida, CO, to Dale Patrick and Mary Sneddon. On December 15, 1956, Kathleen married Lester Irvin Alway in San Francisco, CA. Kathleen was an avid reader. Her home was...
David Hemby
Sep 10, 2012
David F. Hemby, 80, of Brush, passed away Monday evening, September 10, 2012, at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, CO. He was born January 29, 1932, in Neelyville, MO, to Guy & Daisy M. Hemby. David served in the US Army from 1949 until 1952. In 1973, David moved to Brush. He worked as a carpenter and many...
Hope Alice Merrill
Sep 8, 2012
Hope Alice Merrill, 93, of Brush, passed away Saturday morning, September 8, 2012 at the Eben-Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born February 20, 1919 at Woodrow, CO. Hope is survived by a son, Richard Merrill and wife Barbara of Ft. Morgan, a daughter, Sandra McGee and husband Bernie of Wichita, Kansas, grandsons, Jim Merrill of Denver, and...
Jean Catherine Schwindt
Sep 7, 2012
Jean Catherine Schwindt, 83, longtime area resident, passed away Friday, September 7, 2012 at her home in Ft. Morgan. She was born March 26, 1929 in Des Moines, Iowa to Frank and Francis (Granaman) Peterson. Jean grew up in Sperry, Iowa and attended school there. She graduated from Burlington Junior College in 1948 and taught grade school for two years...
