Raul Cabral
Jun 12, 2012
Raul Cabral-Rodriguez, 60, passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. He was born February 24, 1952, in Mexico to Crispin & Santos Rodriguez Cabral. Raul married Dolores Arroyo on October 1, 1970, in Mexico. The family moved to Morgan County over 35 years ago. Prior to ill health forcing his retirement, Raul worked...
Martha Jean "Marti" Anderson
Jun 8, 2012
Marti Anderson, 65, passed away suddenly Friday evening, June 8, 2012. at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. She was born February 6, 1947, in Lincoln, NE, to George & Betty Roper. Marti married Butch Anderson on May 5, 1983, in Las Vegas. In 1999 the Anderson's moved to the Brush community. Marti worked for several years at the...
Darrell Robert Holtz
Jun 6, 2012
Darrell Robert Holtz, age 79 of Brush, died Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. He was born May 6, 1933 in Little Cedar, Iowa to John and Elanor Holtz. He married Dorothy Jane Lewis June 11, 1954. She died in 1997. Before coming to Morgan County in 1964, Darrell was a teacher. He...
Terry Rapue
Jun 6, 2012
TERRY LEE RAPUE, 57, longtime Wiggins resident, passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2012 in Greeley. He was born February 22, 1955 in Denver, CO to Kay & Rex Williams. Terry attended Denver area schools. He met the love of his life, Rita Kay Doehling in 1976. They married February 18, 1978 in Manville, WY. Terry and Rita were blessed with...
John Friehauf
Jun 5, 2012
John Friehauf, 99, longtime area resident, died Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at the Eben-Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. He was born June 21, 1912 in Brush to William and Anna Elizabeth (George) Friehauf. John spent all but two or three years of his life living in Brush. John was married three times during his life. The first woman he...
William R. Booher
Jun 5, 2012
William R. Booher (Bill), 68, Fort Morgan, Colorado, a former Goodland resident and employee of Western Sugar, died Tuesday, June 05, 2012, at Sunset Manor in Brush, Colorado. Bill was born on December 22, 1943 in Hoisington, Kansas to Floyd W. and Edith H. Booher. In 1962, he married his high school sweetheart, Sharland 'Jo' Booher; they were happily married...
Mary Elyn Sachs
Jun 4, 2012
Mary Elyn Sachs, 88, longtime Brush area resident, passed away Sunday, June 3, 2012. She was born February 21, 1924, in Long Beach, CA to Hugh & Maud Bolinger. Mary Elyn graduated from Brush High School in 1942. In 1945 she married Paul Sachs in Brush. Mary Elyn worked as the court clerk for the 13th Judicial District for 25...
Arla J. Cook
Jun 4, 2012
Arla Jeanne Cook, was born August 18, 1928, at the Slocum Hospital in Brush to Lewis & Mary V. Peterson. She was the youngest of seven children. Arla was a life resident of the Gary and Brush communities. She passed away Monday, June 4, 2012 with her family at her side. Arla graduated from the 8th grade at Gary School....
Margaret "Peggy" L. Meggison
Jun 4, 2012
Margaret "Peggy" Meggison, 79, of Brush, died Monday, June 4, 2012 at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. She was born April 28, 1933 in Morley, Colorado to Leno and Margaret (Wheat) Zancanella. Peggy married William Earl Meggison on April 12, 1952 in Trinidad, Colorado. She was a member of the Brush United Methodist Church and also Past Matron...
Ted "T.J." Johnson
May 28, 2012
Tedd "T.J." Johnson, 66, died Monday, May 28, 2012 at his home in Fort Morgan. He was born July 14, 1945 in Greenville, South Carolina to T.J. and Brunell Johnson. Mr. Johnson held several jobs during his working career. He worked as a truck driver, a pilot and as a deputy sheriff, to name a few. Mr. Johnson had a...
Nicole Harris
May 26, 2012
Nicole E. Harris, 38, and her step-daughter, Dakota M. Harris 15, of Wiggins, died Saturday, May 26, 2012 from injuries they sustained in an ATV accident near Orchard. Nicole was born February 17, 1974, in Fort Morgan to David & Jean Harrington. She graduated from Strasburg High School in 1992. Nicole has lived in Morgan County since 2007. She married...
Dakota Harris
May 26, 2012
Nicole E. Harris, 38, and her step-daughter, Dakota M. Harris 15, of Wiggins, died Saturday, May 26, 2012 from injuries they sustained in an ATV accident near Orchard. Nicole was born February 17, 1974, in Fort Morgan to David & Jean Harrington. She graduated from Strasburg High School in 1992. Nicole has lived in Morgan County since 2007. She married...
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...
