William Norris Burdette
Jul 26, 2012
William Norris Burdette, 83, a long time area resident, died Thursday, July 26, 2012 at Valley View Villa Care Center in Fort Morgan. He was born March 27, 1929 in Comanche, Texas to John Elba & Delia Burdette. He married Johnnie Reynolds on May 29, 1948 in Grand Prairie Texas. Bill was a deacon at the Summit Baptist Church in...
Kenneth "Andy" Anderson
Jul 25, 2012
Kenneth "Andy" Anderson, 67, lifelong area resident, died Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. He was born November 30, 1944 in Kimball, Nebraska to John and Edna Anderson. He married Helen L. Marick on August 30, 1970 in Grover, Colorado. Andy served his country in the United States Air Force. He attended the...
Vivian M. Cooper
Jul 24, 2012
Vivian M. Cooper, 89, died Tuesday, July 24, 2012, at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. She was born March 16, 1923 in Fort Morgan to Frank & Jessie Timmons. Vivian was married to Harold Cooper. She worked for many years as a seamstress. She lived in Morgan & Weld Counties most of her life. Her favorite pastime was...
Lorraine M. Rigli
Jul 23, 2012
Lorraine M. Rigli, 89, longtime area resident, died Monday, July 23, 2012 at her home south of Fort Morgan. She was born February 12, 1923 in Arvada, CO to John and Anna Mattive. She moved to this area from Brighton around 1945. Lorraine married Carl J. Rigli on June 17, 1947 in Brighton, CO. . She was an active member...
Aurora Valles
Jul 22, 2012
AURORA VALLES, 74, of Fort Morgan, died unexpectedly Sunday, July 22, 2012 in the emergency room of Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. She was born in San Francisco Del Oro, Chihuahua, Mexico on June 8, 1938 to Amalio Payan & Maria De Los Angeles Chavez. She married Guillermo Valles on June 14, 1976. They moved to Fort Morgan...
Irene Pajanen
Jul 21, 2012
Irene S. Pajanen, 88, passed away Saturday, July 21, 2012, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born September 6, 1923, in Peterborough, NH to George & Antoinette Emery. Irene married Richard Pajanen on June 23, 1947, in New Ipswich, NH. She worked for the Gurnsey Cattle Company for several years. In 1989, the Pajanen's moved...
Matt Hirsch
Jul 20, 2012
Matt U. Hirsch, 59, passed away Friday evening, July 20, 2012, at his residence in Brush following a lengthy illness. He was born May 11, 1953, in Marktredwitz, Bavaria, Germany, to Martin & Katharina Hirsch. Matt loved to help other people; he frequently mowed all the neighbors' yards. He was an active volunteer with political happenings, and enjoyed working with...
Ryan Thompson
Jul 15, 2012
RYAN JAMES THOMPSON, 27, of Fort Morgan/Log Lane, died unexpectedly Sunday, July 15, 2012. Visitation will be Saturday, July 28th from 11 AM until 3 PM with funeral services begining at 3 PM at the Heer & Dahl Mortuary Chapel in Fort Morgan. Services will conclude at the chapel. Ryan was born in Greeley on May 12, 1985 to Stuart...
Dustin Wayne Ratcliffe
Jul 13, 2012
Dustin Wayne Ratcliffe, 42, of Woodrow, died Friday, July 13, 2012 from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. He was born August 22, 1969 in Reno, Nevada to Gordon and Elaine (Hageman) Ratcliffe. Dustin married Kilea Ray Wagner on October 6, 2000 in Fairplay, Colorado. They moved to this area from Idaho Springs about three years ago. Dustin attended...
Anthony N. Galyk
Jul 12, 2012
Anthony N. Galyk, 78, passed away Thursday, July 12, 2012, at the North Colorado Medical Center inpatient hospice unit. He was born June 13, 1934, in Marion, OH, to Michael C. & Mary K. Galyk. Tony served in the US Navy from 1954 until his honorable discharge in 1964. On January 18, 1961, he married Maxine Ingmire in Brush. Following...
Doris Schilling
Jul 12, 2012
DORIS L. SCHILLING, 82, of Brush, died Thursday morning, July 12, 2012 at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's Disease. She was born in Merino, CO on September 13, 1929 to Wade & Ethel (Jackson) Dilley. She married Martin Schilling Jr. on May 2, 1948 in Brush. Mrs. Schilling was a bookkeeper for...
Alice Mae Rush
Jul 11, 2012
Alice Mae Rush, 74, a long time area resident, died Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at her home in Ft. Morgan. She was born July 2, 1938 in Fall River, Massachusetts to Ernest and Laurenden Pickering. Alice grew up in Fall River and worked in the textile mills until moving to Long Island, New York in the mid 1950's. Alice met...
Annette Lentell
Jul 11, 2012
ANNETTE ELIZABETH LENTELL, 55, of Wiggins, died Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at her home. She was born February 2, 1957 in Pueblo, CO to David & Reva (White) Hudson. She married Michael Lentell on February 25, 1985 in Henderson, NV. They moved to Wiggins from Japan four years ago. Annette was a member of Wiggins Community Church. She enjoyed crocheting,...
James Leroy Wall
Jul 7, 2012
James Leroy Wall, 72, entered into our Lord's embrace from the arms of his loving family on July 7, 2012. He was born on March 19, 1940 to Orin and Nellie Wall in Boulder, Colorado. He attended schools in Brush and Fort Morgan, and graduated from high school in Englewood, Colorado. Jim then attended Colorado State University for two years....
Floyd A. Sanders
Jul 5, 2012
Floyd A. Sanders, 86, passed away Thursday, July 5, 2012, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center. He was born August 10, 1925, Junction City, KS to Leonard & Flora Sanders. On October 30, 1943, Floyd joined the US Navy, where he served until his honorable discharge on February 13, 1946. On March 15, 1951, he married Joan Dishong in...
Norman Duane Crabb
Jul 4, 2012
Norman Duane Crabb, 74, of New Raymer, entered the arms of his loving Savior from the arms of his family on Independence Day. He was born on September 15, 1937 in Genoa, CO to Glennwood William & Leola Fern (Tanner) Crabb. He grew up in Genoa and attended Liberty School, later obtaining his GED. Norman married Marjorie Smith on October...
Evelyn Chartier
Jul 2, 2012
Evelyn M. Chartier, 86, longtime Brush area resident, passed away Monday, July 2, 2012, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center. She was born September 24, 1925, in Sioux Falls, SD to Jens & Anna Lerager. In 1939 the Lerager family moved to the Brush area. Evelyn graduated from Brush High School in 1943. She attended Grand View College in...
Suzanna Holder
Jun 29, 2012
Suzanna Holder, 47, longtime area resident, passed away Friday, June 29, 2012 at her home in Ft. Morgan. She was born May 29, 1965 in Pueblo to Mary Gladys Holder. Her foster parents are Bud and Hazel McCracken. Bud died in 2001. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Ft. Morgan and had sung in the church...
Ofelia Pineda Mendoza
Jun 28, 2012
OFELIA PINEDA MENDOZA, 70, of Fort Morgan, died Thursday, June 28, 2012 in the emergency room of Colorado Plains Medical Center. She was born in Mexico on May 28, 1942 to Gonzalo & Presentacion (Gutierrez) Mendoza. She married Justino Pineda in May of 1958. They have lived in the Fort Morgan area for the past 20 years. Ofelia was a...
Norma Jean Cole
Jun 27, 2012
Norma Jean Cole, 77, longtime area resident, died, Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at her home in Ft. Morgan. She was born April 17, 1935 in Drumright, Oklahoma to Alden and Mabelle Overstreet. Norma grew up in Oklahoma and moved to the Ft. Morgan area from Wyoming over 60 years ago. She married Joe W. Cole on January 6, 1955 in...
