obituaries


Larry Cooper

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Ty Leroy Whittenburg

Ty Leroy Whittenburg

Sep 7, 2012

TY LEROY WHITTENBURG, 36, died Friday, September 7, 2012 in Fort Morgan. He was born December 2, 1975 in Fort Morgan to Lyle & Carolyn (Erickson) Whittenburg. Ty attended Fort Morgan Schools and graduated from Fort Morgan High School with the class of 1994. He lived in Salina, KS for a short time and later returned to Colorado, living in...

Arthur Wacker

Arthur Wacker

Sep 4, 2012

Arthur Wacker, 90, of Fort Morgan died Sept. 4, 2012 at Valley View Villa after a short illness. His funeral service will be Friday, Sept. 7, 2012 at 10:30 am at Trinity Lutheran Church in Fort Morgan. Interment will follow at Memory Gardens. Art was born on March 15, 1922 in Berthoud Colorado to John J. and Anna Margaret Schaefer...

Eugene Green

Eugene Green

Sep 2, 2012

Eugene E. Green, 77, life resident of the Fort Morgan community, passed away Sunday, September 2, 2012, at the Valley View Villa Nursing Home. He was born February 12, 1935, in Fort Morgan to Edward & Lelia Green. Eugene graduated from Fort Morgan High School in 1953. In January 1955 he joined the US Air Force. On August 26, 1955,...

Lance Kerby Mayer

Lance Kerby Mayer

Sep 1, 2012

Lance Kerby Mayer, 60, of Wiggins died Saturday, September 1 at his home. He was born August 9, 1952 to Herbert and Cleo (Deutscher) Mayer. Growing up on a farm a mile and one-half south of Streeter, ND, he recalls walking to Streeter to get groceries after the 1966 blizzard. The snow was so deep in places that he stepped...

Delbert E. Whitney

Delbert E. Whitney

Aug 30, 2012

DELBERT ELROY WHITNEY, 68, of Fort Morgan, passed away Thursday, August 30, 2012. He was born in Weldona on September 28, 1943 to Frank V. & Ina (Lusk) Whitney. He married Mary Chilson on April 7, 1968 in Fort Morgan. Delbert enjoyed working with his family as a farmer, rancher, and dairyman. Survivors include his wife, Mary Whitney; his five...

Darrell Beckley

Darrell Beckley

Aug 29, 2012

Darrell J. Beckley, 86, passed away early Wednesday, August 29, 2012, at his home in Brush. He was born July 6, 1926, in Salinas, CA, to Paul & Mary Elizabeth Beckley. Darrell served in the US Navy from 1944 until 1947. Upon his discharge he enrolled at the Colorado School of Mines where he received his degree in Petroleum Engineering....

Michael Deherrera

Michael Deherrera

Aug 28, 2012

MICHAEL R. DEHERRERA, 60, former Brush resident, died Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at his home in Phoenix, AZ. Michael was born January 31, 1952 in Phoenix to Lucy Escabel and Joe DeHerrera. Michael was a Vietnam veteran, serving in the Marine Corps. He worked in the oilfield in Colorado before returning to Arizona where he worked as a skilled electrician...

Richard Leroy Roatch

Richard Leroy Roatch

Aug 28, 2012

Richard Leroy Roatch, 72, of Ft. Morgan, died Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. Richard was born January 16, 1940 in Denver to Howard and Harriet (Johnson) Roatch. He married Marilyn Billington on February 29, 1980 in Denver. They moved to Fort Morgan from Arvada in 1998. Richard was a member of the American...

Thelma "Chris" Work

Thelma "Chris" Work

Aug 27, 2012

Thelma "Chris" Work, 93, life resident of Morgan County, passed away Monday, August 27, 2012, at the Valley View Villa Nursing Home in Fort Morgan. She was born March 5, 1919, in Brush to Fred & Anna Christensen. Chris graduated from Brush High School in 1937. She than entered Colorado State University and graduated in 1941. On August 1, 1941,...

Claire Lynch Lawrence

Claire Lynch Lawrence

Aug 24, 2012

Claire Louise McLagan, 85, passed away Friday, August 17, 2012, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center. She was born July 20, 1927, in Denver, to John McLagan and Martha English Brown, first of their three children. She came to Brush with her parents in 1928, when her father started the McLagan Brothers Creamery. Graduating from Brush High School 1945,...

Kirk Lee Schauermann

Kirk Lee Schauermann

Aug 23, 2012

KIRK LEE SCHAUERMANN, 56, of Fort Morgan and formerly of Greeley, died Thursday, August 23, 2012. Kirk was born April 28, 1956 in Denver to Edwin & Nola (Brown) Schauermann. He married Deborah Treinen in Sideny, NE on August 20, 1983. He farmed with his father for a number of years and also worked in banking as a loan officer...