Delmar Zwirn
Mar 8, 2012
Delmar C. Zwirn, 77, passed away early Thursday, March 08, 2012, at his son's home in Bridgeport, NE. He was born September 16, 1934, in Yuma County, CO, to William A. & Hazel M. Zwirn. Delmar graduated from Eckley High School in 1954. He worked as a mechanic in the automotive and agriculture field. Delmar has lived in Morgan County...
Elaine Claire Barker
Mar 7, 2012
Elaine Claire Barker, 84, lifelong area resident, died Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at her home in Ft. Morgan. She was born August 8, 1927 in Rapid City, South Dakota to Fred and Mabel Randolph. Elaine married George W. Barker on December 8, 1945 in Greeley, Colorado. George passed away in June of 1966. Elaine was a member of the United...
Emmett Earl Clayton
Mar 6, 2012
Emmett Earl Clayton, 73, longtime area resident, died Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at his home in Ft. Morgan. He was born October 2, 1938 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Elmer and Jessie Clayton. He moved here in 1963 from Joplin, Missouri. Mr. Clayton married Judith Edwards on April 6, 1996 in Ft. Morgan. He enjoyed fishing and camping. He loved...
Laura Lauraine Troyer
Mar 5, 2012
Laura Lauraine Troyer, 79, of Ft. Morgan, died Monday afternoon at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush, CO. She was born October 25, 1932 on the family ranch in Holyoke, CO , to Clarence and Mona (Barkey) Stanley. The family moved to Ft. Morgan in 1943 where she met L.W. "Bill" Troyer. They were married on June 19, 1951,...
Babe Arndt
Mar 4, 2012
"BABE" ETHEL ANGELA ARNDT, 85, died early Sunday morning, March 4, 2012 at her home in Weldona. She was born February 6, 1927 in Weldona to Americo S. & Katie (Chiara) Lorenzini. She attended schools in Weldona and graduated from high school there. On February 9, 1952, Babe married Edward Leroy Arndt. She spent her days as a homemaker and...
Ronald Dean Anderson
Mar 3, 2012
Ronald Dean Anderson, 68, longtime area resident, died Saturday, March 3, 2012 at the McKee Medical Center in Loveland. He was born September 6, 1943 in Webb City, Oklahoma to Herman and Mary Edith (Smith) Anderson Jr. Ronald married Violetta "Vi" Japhet on May 18, 1961 in Eads, Colorado. Ronald was a member of the American Legion and was a...
Margaret E. Ferris
Mar 3, 2012
Margaret E. Ferris, 81, former Fort Morgan area resident, passed away Saturday, March 3, 2012, at the inpatient hospice unit at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. She was born November 20, 1930, in Milwaukee, WI to Nicholas & Kathryn Meuren. Margaret worked for over 20 years as the controller at the Lakeside National Bank in Denver. On May 5,...
Antonio Rivera
Mar 2, 2012
ANTONIO RIVERA, 95, longtime resident of Fort Morgan, went to be with our Lord on March 2, 2012, surrounded by his family. Antonio was born May 9, 1916 to Genovevo & Blasa (Recio) Rivera in Port Isabel, TX. He married Dolorez Garza on May 10, 1941 in Brownsville, TX. Antonio worked on farms in Texas, Montana, and Mississippi before settling...
Ronald A. Skaggs
Feb 27, 2012
Ronald A. Skaggs, 54, died in a trailer house fire early Monday, February 27, 2012, near Brush. He was born September 4, 1957, at Westover Air Force base, Chesapeake Falls, MA, to Otis and Jean (Lenning) Skaggs. Ron graduated from North Hardin High School in Radcliff, KY, in 1975. He has lived in Morgan County for some 35 years. He...
Claude Howard Fritz
Feb 26, 2012
CLAUDE H. FRITZ, 93, died Sunday, February 26, 2012 at Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. He was born in Clay City, NE on July 24, 1918 to Luke Henry & Mable Mita (Wilson) Fritz. He served in the U.S. Army and later worked for the Labor Union for a number of years before his retirement. Claude married Theresa...
Irene Burchett
Feb 26, 2012
IRENE BURCHETT, 85, lifelong area resident, died Sunday morning, February 26, 2012 at Valley View Villa in Fort Morgan. She was born February 21, 1927 in Brush to John C. & Emma Alice (Knisley) Peters. She attended Brush schools and graduated from Brush High School. Shortly thereafter she began her career with Mountain Bell as Chief Operator. She worked for...
John E. Longnecker
Feb 25, 2012
John E. Longnecker, passed away at Valley View Villa in Fort Morgan on February 25th, 2012, on the eve of his 99th birthday. He was born in Newton, Iowa on February 26, 1913 to Hugh and Myrtle Longnecker. He attended school in Newton and graduated from Newton High School in 1931. Following graduation, he worked at the Newton YMCA for...
Jane G. Van Dyke
Feb 24, 2012
Jane (Gilmore) Van Dyke, longtime resident of Brush, died Friday, February 24, 2012, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. Known by many local residents as "their high school teacher and / or counselor", she was 94 years old. Mrs. Van Dyke, who graduated from Colorado A&M , married William Dean Van Dyke, another "Aggie" from Ovid, Colorado...
Bill Trimbach
Feb 24, 2012
William J. Trimbach, 94, passed away Friday, February 24, 2012 , at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. He was born November 11, 1917, in Dayton, OH to Edward & Elizabeth (Rediess) Trimbach. Bill was raised on a farm but went to work when he was 18 yrs old at DELCO in Dayton, OH, as a toolmaker. He...
Jan Beckley
Feb 23, 2012
Janice L. Beckley, 80, passed away Thursday, February 23, 2012, at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. She was born May 7, 1931, in Denver to Leslie E. & Doris White. On August 29, 1951, Jan married Darrell Beckley in Denver. In 1958 the Beckley family moved to Brush. Prior to retirement, she worked at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care...
Roy C. Ingmire
Feb 22, 2012
ROY C. INGMIRE, 83, lifelong Morgan County resident, died Wednesday evening, February 22, 2012 at Medical Center of The Rockies in Loveland. He was born in Fort Morgan on September 29, 1928 to Noah & Ethel (Driscoll) Ingmire. He attended area schools and served in the U.S. Navy after graduating high school. Roy married Beverly Lefforge in Brush on August...
Juan Gomez Jr.
Feb 19, 2012
JUAN B. GOMEZ JR., 84, former Wiggins resident, went to meet the Lord on Sunday, February 19, 2012. He was born on August 14, 1927 in Encinal, TX to Juan & Francisca (Barrera) Gomez. On September 5,1961 he married Alicia Trevino in Wiggins. They lived in Wiggins for many years until Alicia passed away on July 24, 2001. At that...
Tammy L. Spinuzzi
Feb 18, 2012
Tammy L. Spinuzzi, 50, longtime resident of Fort Morgan, died Saturday, February 18, 2012 at the Eben-Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born July 15, 1961 in Cheyenne, Wyoming to Thomas and Louise English. Tammy was baptized in and attended The Sanctuary in Ft. Morgan. She received her associate's degree and was Phi Theta Kappa at MCC. Tammy...
Willie Farnik
Feb 15, 2012
William "Willie" Farnik, 80, life resident of the Fort Morgan, New Raymer, and Brush communities, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2012, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. He was born July 23, 1931, in Fort Morgan, to Jacob & Mary Farnik. Willie graduated from Fort Morgan High School in 1949. He enlisted in the US Air Force...
Diane Klein
Feb 14, 2012
Diane L. Klein, 57, passed away Tuesday night, February 14, 2012, at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. She was born November 30, 1954, in Saint Francis, KS, to Kenneth & Janette Chisham. Diane has lived in the Brush & Fort Morgan Communities since 1982. Prior to ill health forcing her retirement, Diane worked as the marketing director at...
