obituaries


Darrell G. Reichert

Darrell G. Reichert

Jan 12, 2012

Darrell G. Reichert, 80, of Ft. Morgan, died Thursday, January 12, 2012 at the Poudre Valley Hospital in Ft. Collins. He was born October 15, 1931 in Windsor, Colorado to Henry and Mary (Long) Reichert. Darrell moved to Ft. Morgan from Denver in 1997. Darrell enjoyed working on his computer and watching television. He also liked to fish, especially in...

Ethel Flanders

Ethel Flanders

Jan 8, 2012

Ethel Mae Flanders, 94, of Wiggins, died Saturday, January 8, 2012 at her home in Wiggins. She was born February 22, 1917 in Watseka, Illinois to Russell and Bernice (Hunt) Roberts. She married William Flanders. They were married for over 50 years when he passed away. Ethel was a member of the Eastern Star and enjoyed helping the El Zaribah...

Brenda Baughman

Brenda Baughman

Jan 8, 2012

Brenda Sue Baughman, Born Brenda Sue Satterfield on September 7th 1951, Passed On January 8th 2012. On Sunday Morning the 8th of January 2012, held by her husband and three sons, Brenda Sue Satterfield Baughman peacefully passed away. Words fail to describe her spirit, purified by selfless love. She Loved God and others with all her life. Her joy and...

Janice Robinson

Janice Robinson

Jan 6, 2012

Janice M. Robinson, 67, of Ft. Morgan, died Friday morning at her home in Ft. Morgan. She was born March 6, 1944 in Lansing, Michigan to Marquis and Martha Mason. Janice moved to Ft. Morgan in 2001 to be close to her family. She enjoyed crocheting, sewing, growing flowers, and spending time with her family and friends. She was so...

Bertha (Crum) Vinson

Bertha (Crum) Vinson

Jan 6, 2012

Bertha P. (Crum) Vinson, 79, passed away Friday, January 6, 2012, at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born June 23, 1932, in Fort Morgan, to Steven & Elizabeth Hallda. Bertha married Chester Crum on August 6, 1955. Chester died in 1970. On July 2, 1971, Bertha married John Vinson in Cheyenne, WY. Bertha moved back to...

Agnes Frost

Agnes Frost

Jan 6, 2012

Agnes Grace Frost, 99, passed away Friday, January 6, 2012, at her home near Wiggins. She was born March 10, 1912, to Ira & Mabel Mendenhall in Esbon, KS. The family moved to Eckley, CO in 1919. In 1924, the Mendenhall's moved to a farm northwest of Fort Morgan. Agnes attended Fort Morgan schools. In 1927, the family moved to...

Irene Vonriesen

Irene Vonriesen

Jan 6, 2012

Irene Genevieve Von Riesen, 95, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 6, 2012 at Valley View Villa Care Center in Fort Morgan. She was born February 5, 1916 in Elgin, Nebraska to Christopher and Emma (Retzlaff) Schuchardt, growing up on the family farm with her seven older brothers. She learned to drive in her brother's Ford Model T and her...

Ramon Barron

Ramon Barron

Jan 4, 2012

Ramon Barron, 62, passed away suddenly Wednesday, January 4, 2012, at his home near Snyder. He was born November 20, 1949, in Mexico to Jesse & Santos Barron. Ramon married Barbara Espinoza in 1977 in Denver. In the early 1990's the Barron's moved to a farm near Snyder, CO. Ramon enjoyed working with his farm animals, making string cheese, going...

Lillian Jenik

Lillian Jenik

Jan 3, 2012

Lillian Ireland Jenik, 99, was born April 22, 1912 on her parents farm north of Essex, Iowa. Her parents were Orrin and Ella Mae (Jackson) Chabot. The family moved to Akron Colorado in the Spring of 1918. Lillian attended school in the county until she went to Washington County High School in Akron, graduating in 1930. She married Elmer Thomas...

Amanda "Mandy" Thomas

Amanda "Mandy" Thomas

Jan 2, 2012

Amanda Helen "Mandy" Thomas, 30, of Wiggins, passed away Monday, January 2, 2012 in Wiggins. She was born, with her twin sister Mindy, on August 18, 1981 in Fort Morgan to Ellwyn and Wilma Cochran. She was educated in Fort Morgan and graduated from Fort Morgan High School in 2000. While in school she was active in band, cheerleading and...

Mary Bernhardt

Mary Bernhardt

Jan 1, 2012

Mary Bernhardt, who was 100 years old, died Sunday, January 1, 2012 at the Valley View Villa Care Center in Ft. Morgan. She was born September 5, 1911 in Kalmitzke, Russia to John George and Mary (Steinmark) Zimmerman. When she was a year and a half old, she and her family boarded a ship, the Brelain, in Breman, Germany and...

Harry Brandt

Harry Brandt

Dec 31, 2011

HARRY BRANDT, resident of Fort Morgan, passed away at Valley View Villa on Saturday evening, December 31, 2011. He was 90 years old. He was born February 27, 1921 in Snyder, CO to Henry Brandt, Sr. and Barbara Kauffman Brandt. He attended a country elementary school near Snyder and then was bused to Central and Fort Morgan High School from...

Dorothy Ledford

Dorothy Ledford

Dec 31, 2011

Dorothy Ledford, 96, lifelong area resident, died Saturday, December 31, 2011 at the Valley View Villa Care Center in Ft. Morgan. Dorothy was born October 1, 1915 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Fletcher and Lilian Harshman. She married Orbra Ledford on April 22, 1936 in Sterling. He died in 1987. During the 1935 flood in Wiggins Dorothy was awarded the...

David Dossey

David Dossey

Dec 30, 2011

David L. Dossey, 54, passed away Friday, December 30, 2011, at his home near Brush. He was born March 29, 1957, in Long Beach, CA, to Robert & Patricia Dossey. David enjoyed fishing. He has lived in the Brush community for the past 10 years. Survivors include his son, Jeremiah of Brush; his Mother, Patricia Dossey of Brush; 1 sister,...

Dorothy May Mcalister

Dorothy May Mcalister

Dec 14, 2011

Dorothy May McAlister, 90, lifelong area resident, died Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Ft. Morgan. Dorothy was born March 30, 1921 in Stoneham to Lidge and Etta Widener. She was married to Laurence M. McAlister. He died in 1965. Mrs. McAlister enjoyed knitting and working crossword puzzles. She loved her family. Her grandson Lance...

John W. "Bill" Samples

John W. "Bill" Samples

Dec 14, 2011

John William (Bill) Samples, 81, longtime Morgan County resident, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2011, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. He was born March 30, 1930, on the family farm north of Snyder to Conrad & Caroline Samples. In 1943 the Samples family moved to Denver. Bill graduated from South High School in 1948. He received...

Elmer Carl Bauer

Elmer Carl Bauer

Dec 14, 2011

Elmer Carl Bauer, 94, lifelong area resident, died, Wednesday, December 14, 2011, at the Valley View Villa Care Center in Ft. Morgan. Elmer was born May 24, 1917 in Ft. Morgan to Carl and Ida Bauer. He married Emma Weimer on November 13, 1938 in Ft. Morgan. Elmer was a member of the Christ Congregational Church in Ft. Morgan. He...

Gaylen R. Bostron

Gaylen R. Bostron

Dec 13, 2011

Gaylen R. Bostron, 54, passed away suddenly Tuesday, December 13, 2011, at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. He was born August 2, 1957, in Brush to Reinhold and Louise Bostron. Gaylen graduated from Brush High School in 1975, where he had an outstanding athletic career in wrestling and football. He later graduated from Mesa State College in Grand...

Richard Mitchell

Richard Mitchell

Dec 11, 2011

Richard Wilson Mitchell died peacefully at the Sunset Manor Nursing Home in Brush, CO, on December 11, 2011. Richard was 87. He was born in Brush, CO, to Laura R. Mitchell and Merle M. Mitchell on November 18, 1924. After completing high school in Brush, he graduated from Miami University, Oxford, OH in 1946. Richard served in the Marines during...

Thomas M. Deyoung

Thomas M. Deyoung

Dec 10, 2011

Thomas Michael DeYoung, 70, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2011, at the Sunset Manor Nursing Home in Brush. He was born October 13, 1941, in New York to Walter & Bernice DeYoung. Surviovrs include his 4 children, Tom, Brian, Denise and Tammy; and 7 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by 1 brother and his parents. A private familly service...