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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Erasmo "Ed" Godino
Dec 9, 2011
Erasmo "Ed" Godino, 76, of Ft. Morgan, died Friday evening at his home in Ft. Morgan. He was born November 26, 1935 in Eaton, TX to Louis and Aurora Godino. Ed married Isabell Alonzo October 18, 1958 in Ft. Morgan. They lived in Ft. Morgan most of their lives. Ed operated his own trucking company for many years. He enjoyed...
R. Lynn Ferris
Dec 9, 2011
R. Lynn Ferris, 75, former Fort Morgan resident, passed away Friday, December 9, 2011, at the inpatient hospice unit at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. He was born October 12, 1936, in Vona, CO, to Robert P. & Ferne Ferris. Lynn married Margaret Hood on May 28, 1965, in Westminster, CO. Prior to retirement, Lynn worked as a district...
Lola Sharp
Dec 9, 2011
Lola J. Sharp, 87, life resident of the Brush and Woodrow communities, passed away Friday, December 09, 2011, at the Valley View Villa Nursing Home in Fort Morgan. She was born October 15, 1924, in Brush, to Alfred & Emma Sandoz. Lola married Dayton Sharp on September 19, 1945, in Great Bend, KS. Following Dayton's discharge from the US Army...
Mel Benton
Dec 8, 2011
Mel Benton, 79, passed away Thursday night, December 8, 2011, at the Valley View Villa Nursing Home in Fort Morgan. He was born March 18, 1932, in Exira, IA, to Earl & Rosa Benton. Mel moved to Morgan County in 1986. On July 15, 1988, he married Jeanne Weiss. Prior to moving to Morgan County, Mel was a rancher /...
Helen Clift
Dec 5, 2011
Helen June Clift, 94, of Fort Morgan, went home to be with the Lord December 5, 2011. Mrs. Clift was born June 22, 1917 in Fort Morgan to John and Matilda Luhrs. She married Harold Clift on June 13, 1938 in Fort Morgan. She enjoyed working in retail sales at the Style Shop/Marion's. She managed the store until her retirement....
David Wayne Emick
Dec 4, 2011
DAVID WAYNE EMICK, 83, died Sunday afternoon, December 4, 2011 at Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. He was born in Fort Morgan on October 7, 1928 to Wayne & Pebble Emick. He married Gladys Yearous on September 2, 1954. Mr. Emick was an equipment operator with Schlumberger Oilfield Services for 33 years before his retirement. He was a...
Antonio Aldama Sr.
Dec 4, 2011
Antonio Lopez Aldama Sr. , 86, of Ft. Morgan, died Sunday evening at his home in Ft. Morgan. He was born April 7, 1925 in Elucero, Mexico to Triovelo and Francisca Aldama. He married Juagina Segura September 21, 1952 in Wiggins. Juagina died December 30, 1996. Antonio worked for the Morgan County Road and Bridge Department for 23 years, welding...
Wade Everit Pemberton
Dec 3, 2011
Wade Everit Pemberton, 83, formerly of Gill, died, Saturday, December 3, 2011 at his daughter's home in Ft. Morgan. Wade was born January 18, 1928 to John A. and Frances Sarah (Silvey) Pemberton in Kiowa Colorado. He was the 7th of 9 children. He helped his father and brothers farm in and around the Kiowa area until he went into...
