Ralph Kauffman
May 19, 2012
Lifelong Brush resident, Ralph R. Kauffman, 84, passed away Saturday, May 19, 2012, at his home. He was born October 27, 1927, in Brush to Jacob & Margaret(Ashenbrenner)Kauffman. Ralph grew up on the family farm and attended Fairview School, north of Brush. He graduated from Brush High School in 1947. While in high school, he raised 4-H cattle and showed...
Danny L. Alexander
May 19, 2012
Danny L. Alexander, 56, longtime Brush resident, died Saturday, May 19, 2012 at the Eben-Ezer Lutheran Care Center. He was born September 29, 1955 in Akron, Colorado to Don and Dorothy (Campbell) Alexander. In 1973 he married Deb Foos in Brush. Danny loved his family and spending time with them. He worked for Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad for 38...
Randy R. Hrabe
May 18, 2012
Randy R. Hrabe, 58, formerly of Ft. Morgan, died Friday, May 18, 2012 at his home in Ogallala, Nebraska where he had lived for the last seven years. He was born April 10, 1954 in Oberlin, Kansas to Everett and Velma Hrabe. Randy loved his grandchildren and they were very important to him. In his spare time he enjoyed fishing,...
Colleen Virginia Mccreery
May 16, 2012
Colleen Virginia McCreery, 91, quietly passed away while surrounded by her family on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 in her Fort Morgan home. Born on March 21, 1921 to John, Sr. and Pearl Martin, Colleen and her younger brother, grew up in their hometown of Des Moines, Iowa. She married Jerry McCreery, Sr. on June 14, 1941 in Kansas City, Missouri...
Harry Achziger
May 14, 2012
On December 27, 1917, Harry Herman Achziger was born in Gering, Nebraska. He was the second child of Benjamin and Elizabeth Achziger. The Achziger family moved to Fort Morgan in 1927, where Harry's father opened a grocery store on Main Street. In 1933, Benjamin started Achziger Oil Company, which would remain in the family for sixty years. Harry graduated from...
Mildred Craven Bloedorn
May 13, 2012
Mildred Craven Bloedorn, resident of Kailua-Kona, HI and longtime Fort Morgan resident, died on May 13, 2012, Mother's Day. She was 89. Mrs. Bloedorn was born in Sacramento, CA on February 1, 1923 to Earl Ellsworth and Ella May Craven. While she was an infant, her family moved to Glendale, CA, where she spent her childhood, graduating from Herbert Hoover...
Robert H, Steyaert
May 12, 2012
Robert H. Steyaert, 80, life resident of Morgan County passed away Saturday evening, May 12, 2012, at the Valley View Nursing Home in Fort Morgan. He was born January 4, 1932, in Brush, to Arthur and Dora Steyaert. Bob served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. He farmed near Hillrose for many years. Prior to retirement, Bob worked...
Kenneth R. Hamlin
May 9, 2012
Kenneth R. Hamlin, 82, longtime area resident, died, Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Ft. Morgan. He was born May 2, 1930 in Spring Valley, Minnesota the youngest of 6 children to Fay and Alice (Nagel) Hamlin. Kenneth moved with his family to Ft. Morgan in 1948 where he graduated from Ft. Morgan High School...
Thomas Pedler
May 9, 2012
Thomas H. Pedler, 66, passed away Wednesday, May 9, 2012, in Brush, CO. He was born January 30, 1946, in Muskegon, MI to Richard J. & Marjorie Pedler. Richard worked in several jobs over this life. He spent most of his time working as a clerk for the US Postal Service. He has lived in Wiggins, CO for the past...
Dorothy Noble
May 6, 2012
DOROTHY E. NOBLE, 98, of Log Lane Village, died early Sunday morning, May 6, 2012 at Valley View Villa Care Center in Fort Morgan. She was born November 28, 1913 in Bayfield, CO to Armour & Freda (Hight) Gearhart. She married Clifton Noble in Cortez, CO on February 27, 1937. Mr. & Mrs. Noble lived throughout Colorado and then moved...
David Balderston
May 5, 2012
David B. Balderston, 61, of Brush, passed away suddenly May 5, 2012, at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. He was born February 17, 1951, in Yuma, CO, to Bernard & Jean Balderston. David attended the Red Willow School, north of Yuma, as a boy, and graduated from Yuma High School in 1969. In September 1973, David moved to...
Emma Shryer
May 4, 2012
EMMA SHRYER, 94, of Fort Morgan, died early Friday morning, May 4, 2012 at Valley View Villa Care Center in Fort Morgan. She was born in Fort Morgan on January 18, 1918 to Fredrick Sr. & Anna (Miller) Kembel. She married Albert Cecil Shryer on June 10, 1952. Mrs. Shryer worked as Clerk for several area stores. She had worked...
Donald E. Lindell
May 3, 2012
Lifelong resident Donald Eugene Lindell, 93, passed away on Thursday May 3rd at his home in Brush surrounded by his family. He was born on April 2, 1919 to Fred and Anna Lindell and grew up on the family farm west of Brush. He graduated from Brush High School in 1937. Following graduation, he farmed with his dad and his...
Lyle Ring
May 1, 2012
Lyle Richard Ring, 97, of Crook, CO, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on May 1, 2012. Lyle was born to Florence and William Ring in Smith Center, Kansas on November 26, 1914. His mother died when he was a toddler and he was raised by his second mother Wilma. Lyle farmed with his father in Kansas...
Judy A. Bish
May 1, 2012
Judith "Judy" Ann Bish, 65, died Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, Colorado. She was born June 6, 1946, in North Lima, Ohio, to William & Marcella Harris. Judy worked as a retail sales clerk for many years. Judy was married to Gary C. Bish for 47 years. When Gary's health began to fail,...
C. Richard Mayhugh
Apr 28, 2012
C. Richard Mayhugh, 76, passed away Saturday, April 28, 2012. He was born September 11, 1935, in Mound City, KS, to Elmer & Lillian Mayhugh. The Mayhugh family moved to the Woodrow community in 1936. Richard has continued to live in the area most all his life. He married Carmelita Pease on June 6, 1955 in Fort Morgan. Richard served...
Edith Friehauf
Apr 27, 2012
After a brief illness, Edith Friehauf passed into glory on Friday, April 27, 2012, in Montesano, Washington. Edith Mary Hohn was born on March 15, 1919, in Echo, Minnesota, to Paul & Mary Hohn. Shortly after her birth, the family moved to Haxtun, Colorado, where Edith spent her early years. At age 16, Edith graduated from Haxtun High School and...
Kevin Prevost
Apr 27, 2012
Kevin Prevost, 47, lifelong Ft. Morgan resident died Friday April 27th at the Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver. He was born March 31, 1965 in Ft. Morgan to Bill and Carol Prevost. He graduated from Ft. Morgan High School and went to college in Lamar to continue playing baseball. He enjoyed playing baseball, softball and just keeping up with all...
David Neale Anderson
Apr 26, 2012
DAVID NEALE ANDERSON, 44, of Wiggins, died Thursday, April 26, 2012. He was born July 20, 1967 in Brush, CO to Kenneth "Andy" & Helen (Marick) Anderson. David enjoyed rodeoing and anything that had to do with livestock and animals. He was a member of Wiggins Community Church. He is survived by his parents, Andy & Helen Anderson of Wiggins;...
Esther Mireles
Apr 25, 2012
Esther B. Mireles, 81, went to be with her Lord & Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday evening, April 25, 2012, at the Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, CO. She was born May 8, 1930, in Garcia, NM, to Antonio and Hilaria Griego. In 1956, Esther married Ernest Mireles in Dalhart, TX, and later moved to El Paso, TX, where...
