Melody Sue Contreraz
Oct 30, 2012
Melody Sue Contreraz, age 60, passed away October 30, 2012 at the Sunset Manor Nursing Home in Brush, CO. She was born October 16, 1952 in Sterling, CO. In December of 1972 she married Cruz Contreraz. Survivors include her husband Cruz of Snyder, Colorado, and two children, Misty Contreraz and Carlos Contreraz both of Stoneham, Colorado. A graveside memorial service...
Donald Weimer
Oct 29, 2012
DONALD WEIMER, 83, of Fort Morgan, died Monday, October 29, 2012 at Valley View Villa in Fort Morgan. He was born May 19, 1929 in Fort Morgan to Henry & Katherine (Bernhardt) Weimer. He was a truck driver for the majority of his working life. Mr. Weimer is survived by his sister, Lillian Fritzler of Fort Morgan; 8 nieces and...
Rosemary Mcdaniel
Oct 27, 2012
ROSEMARY ELLEN MCDANIEL, 81, longtime area resident, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, October 27, 2012. She was born on July 13, 1931 in Fort Morgan, the youngest of seven children, born to Leander & Nancy (Waggoner) Chartier. Rosemary grew up in Weldona until at the age of 13, the family moved to Arvada. It was there that...
Elsie M. Hood
Oct 21, 2012
Elsie Schippert Hood, 100, passed away peacefully, October 21, 2012 at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush, Colorado. Elsie was born on December 25, 1911 to William & Anna Schippert in Atwood, Kansas to a large family. The entire family worked from dawn to dusk on the family farm. At age fourteen, Elsie and her family moved to Colorado...
Craig Trautwein
Oct 20, 2012
Craig Trautwein, longtime area resident, died Saturday October 20, 2012, at his home in Wiggins. He was born March 2, 1952 in Akron to Henry and Laura Trautwein. Craig graduated from Fort Morgan High School in 1970. He attended Adams State College where he majored in Business Administration and accounting. Craig married Lisa Lukow on November 17, 1979. He enjoyed...
Elmer Strauch
Oct 15, 2012
Elmer "Abner" V. Strauch, 84, of Brush, passed away early Monday, October 15, 2012, at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. He was born December 2, 1927, in Kimball, NE, to Walter & Marie Strauch. The Strauch family moved to the Brush area when Elmer was a toddler. He graduated from Brush High School in 1945. He served in...
Michael Henry Weimer
Oct 14, 2012
Michael (Mike) Henry Weimer, longtime area resident, passed away Sunday, October 14, 2012, on his 61st birthday, after a short battle with cancer. He was born October 14, 1951 to Henry and Anna (Preston) Weimer. Mike graduated from Ft. Morgan High School in 1970. He was drafted in the military in May of 1971. He served in Germany. After being...
Magdaleno San Miguel
Oct 14, 2012
Magdaleno San Miguel, 89, longtime area resident, died Sunday, October 14, 2012 at his home in Ft. Morgan. He was born December 14, 1922 in Hidalgo, Texas. He married Elisa Garza in 1943 in Texas. Magdaleno enjoyed taking long walks, traveling, fishing, hunting, listening to music, and his younger years he played the accordion. Survivors include, his children, Viola Medina...
Russell D. Vanatta
Oct 12, 2012
Russell D. Vanatta, 85, twenty year resident of Fort Morgan, passed away peacefully at his home on October 12, 2012. He was born April 2, 1927, in Bridgewater, Iowa to James W. & Edna Vanatta. Russell married Viola M. Kralik in June, 1949, in Greenfield, IA. The couple moved to Boulder, CO in the mid-50's. They divorced in 1962, remarried...
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...
