Mildred Forstedt
Feb 13, 2012
Mildred M. Forstedt, 97, passed away Monday, February 13, 2012. Mildred was born in Denver, CO, on August 23, 1914 to Charles and Emily Dinkelaker of Denver. She attended South High School in Denver and graduated on June 10, 1932. She attended Colorado Women's College in Denver and obtained her Associates Degree in Science on June 7, 1934. She went...
Jeannie Tucker
Feb 13, 2012
Gloria "Jeannie" Tucker, age 63, passed away on Monday Feb. 13th at her home in Fort Morgan after a long illness. She was born in Imperial, Nebraska on January 14th, 1949 to Jerald and Marie (Grimes) Green. She moved to the Fort Morgan area with her family in 1963 and attended school in Fort Morgan, graduating in 1967. She married...
Helen Kingsley
Feb 11, 2012
Helen I. Kingsley, 91, passed away Saturday, February 11, 2012, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born July 25, 1920, in Ozawkie, KS, to George & Bertha Weisdorfer. Helen married William Kingsley in Kiowa County, CO on October 26, 1939. In 1971 the Kingsley's moved to Morgan County, living near Wiggins. Helen enjoyed cooking, reading,...
James E. Tippit
Feb 10, 2012
JAMES "JIM" TIPPIT, 91, died February 10, 2012 at East Morgan County Hospital. He was born November 10, 1920 in Nowata, OK to James F. & Mary (Futhey) Tippit. He attended schools in Nowata and graduated before going into the Army Air Corps from 1943 until 1946. In 1947 he married Dorothy Stager. They lived in Nowata where Jim worked...
Cheryl Marie Ryan
Feb 7, 2012
Cheryl Marie Ryan, 57, of Ft. Morgan, died February 7, 2012 at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. She was born April 25, 1954 in Denver to Don and Dorothy Watts. Cremation will take place. At Cheryl's request, there will not be any services. The Heer & Dahl Mortuary in Ft. Morgan is in charge of the cremation arrangements.
Muriel Lusby
Feb 7, 2012
Muriel L. Lusby, life resident of the Brush community, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2012, at the Bonnel Good Samaritan Assisted Living Center in Greeley. She was born February 25, 1930, in Brush, to William C. & Hazel B. Thornsby. Muriel graduated from Brush High School in 1948. On June 25, 1951, she married Dr. Luther C. Lusby. He died...
Donald M. Salisbury
Feb 3, 2012
Donald Marion Salisbury, 83, passed away, Friday, February 3, 2012 at his home in Brush, Colorado. He was born June 4, 1928 in Montrose, Colorado to Walter and Maybelle Salisbury. Don grew up in Montrose and worked as a carrier on a paper route, in a bakery, and in a local grocery store. He graduated from Montrose High School in...
Maurice "Barney" Jones
Feb 3, 2012
Maurice (Barney) N. Jones, 89, life resident of the Weldon Valley, passed away Friday, February 3, 2012, at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. He was born August 8, 1922, in Goodrich, CO to Ed & Nellie Jones. Barney graduated from Weldona High School in 1941. On July 28, 1946, he married Wanda Norris. They continued to farm in...
Antonio Rodriguez
Feb 1, 2012
Antonio Rodriguez, 65, died early Wednesday morning at the Platte Valley Medical Center in Brighton. He was born March 15, 1946 in Brush, to Antonio Sr. and Pauline Rodriguez. He married Florintina Garcia in February of 1972 in Brush. Antonio worked for the American Beef Co. in Ft. Morgan and later as an electrician installing and maintaining signs for companies...
Thelma Jean Headley
Jan 31, 2012
Thelma Jean Headley, 76, passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2012, at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley following heart surgery. She was born October 8, 1935, in Brush to B. J. & Catherine Bersch. Jean had lived in the Snyder & Hillrose area most of her life. She graduated from Hillrose High School in 1953. On June 6, 1953,...
Stephen G. Lujan
Jan 28, 2012
STEPHEN G. LUJAN, 46, lifelong Fort Morgan resident, died on Saturday, January 28, 2012 after a longtime illness. He was born in Greeley on September 29, 1965 to Gilbert & Stella (Hernandez) Lujan. Steve attended Fort Morgan schools and graduated from Fort Morgan High School. Steve worked for his father in the roofing business, GL Roofing for the majority of...
William "Billy" Bopp
Jan 26, 2012
William "Billy" Bopp, 69, of Fort. Morgan, died Thursday, January 26 at Valley View Villa Care Center in Fort Morgan. Mr. Bopp was born August 1, 1942 in Denver Colorado to Michael and Anna (Shell) Bopp. He married Patricia Ecklund in February of 1973. They divorced in 1982. He met Zanna Williams and they've been long time friends and companions...
Jasper E. Carter
Jan 25, 2012
Jasper Eawin Carter, 57, died Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Ft. Morgan. Jasper was born August 17, 1954 in Greenville, Mississippi. He married Janie Spears on December 17, 1992 in Brighton. Jasper and Janie moved from Thornton to Ft. Morgan in 1997. Jasper worked for the post office but had always wanted to farm,...
John Mcnabb
Jan 24, 2012
John W. McNabb Jr., 52, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2012, at the Medical Center of the Rockies near Loveland, CO. He was born September 26, 1959, in Hobbs, NM to John & Merna McNabb.. John has lived in NE Colorado most all his life. He graduated from Holyoke High School in 1977. He served in the US Marine Corp...
Raymond Lawson
Jan 24, 2012
On Tuesday January 24, 2012 Raymond Willard Lawson, age 87, went to be with his Lord and Savior after a long struggle with pneumonia and other health issues. Raymond Willard Lawson was born on November 17, 1924 in Union County, Iowa, to Willard Loice Lawson and Clara (Priest) Lawson. The second of five children, Raymond and his family moved from...
Dorothy M. Spotts
Jan 23, 2012
DOROTHY M. SPOTTS, 94, of Fort Morgan, died Monday afternoon, January 23, 2012 at Valley View Care Center in Fort Morgan. She was born in Sunol, NE on September 21, 1917 to Oscar & Flora (Adams) Rhine. She married Harold Spotts and they lived in Fort Morgan. Mrs. Spotts was a member of the Iris Society and the Doll Club....
James W. Mcclintock
Jan 20, 2012
James W. McClintock, 85, passed away Friday, January 20, 2012, at Valley View Villa Nursing Home in Fort Morgan. He was born October 17, 1926, in Marlton, NJ to John & Sarah McClintock. James married Elizabeth Caroline Glas in San Francisco, CA on January 3, 1948. He served several years in the Army National Guard. James worked in the utility...
Walter "Sonny" Reitz
Jan 20, 2012
Walter "Sonny" Reitz, 75, passed away Friday, January 20, 2012. He was born September 9, 1936, in Holly, CO, to Fred George & Pauline Mae Reitz. Sonny moved to Morgan County in 1956. On December 17, 1958, he married Rose Baker in Raton, NM. Sonny served several years in the US Army National Guard before being discharged in 1963. He...
Della Mae Smither
Jan 13, 2012
Della Mae Smither, 94, formerly of Ft. Collins, died, Friday, January 13, 2012 at the Eben-Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush, Colorado. She was born April 7, 1917 in Summit, Kentucky to Josh and Ella (Watson) Bird. She married Charles T. Smither on July 17, 1936 in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Della was a member of the Church of God in Loveland....
Ronald L. "Reggie" Gallegos-Schwarz
Jan 13, 2012
Reggie (Ronald) L. Gallegos-Schwarz, 56, of Brush, died January 13, 2012 of catastrophic liver failure at University Hospital in Denver. Reggie was born in Alamosa on December 1, 1955. He grew up in Brighton and graduated from Brighton High School. He then attended and graduated from the Barnes Business School. For the past 14 years he has lived in Morgan...
