obituaries
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...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...






