Bert John Covelli
Jul 2, 2011
BERT JOHN COVELLI, 89, lifetime farmer and cattle feeder in Weldona, died Saturday, July 2, 2011. He was born in Fort Morgan on September 28, 1921 to Ilario & Beatrice (Savoldelli) Covelli. He married Betty Marshall in 1947. They later divorced. He married Dorothy Asmus in 1984. Mr. Covelli was a past board member of the Weldon Valley School Board...
Margaret Maria Hallahan
Jul 1, 2011
Margaret Maria (Steyaert) Hallahan, 83, passed away July 1, 2011 at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. Margaret was born June 4, 1928 in Tielt, Belgium to Frederick and Maria Steyaert. She grew up in Tielt, Belgium and came to the United States in 1949. Margaret lived in Sterling, Colorado and worked a St. Benedict's Hospital as a nurse's...
Rose V. Heyborne
Jul 1, 2011
ROSE V. HEYBORNE, 85, died Friday, July 1, 2011 at the Valley View Villa in Fort Morgan. She was born December 9, 1925 in Blanford, IN to Angelo & Annette (Girot) Zamberletti. She married Floyd Heyborne on March 5, 1953. Mrs. Heyborne moved to Fort Morgan from Leadville in 1981. She was a 50 year member of The Order of...
Lawanda Beatrice Whetzel
Jun 30, 2011
LaWanda Beatrice Whetzel, 83, longtime area resident, died Thursday, June 30, 2011 at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. She was born January 2, 1928 in Wilson, Oklahoma. She moved to Morgan County from Williston, North Dakota in 1958. LaWanda was a homemaker. She loved her family and they were very important to her. Survivors include two daughters, Janice...
Caroline Gingras Rice
Jun 29, 2011
Caroline A Gingras Rice, 89, died early Wednesday morning at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born November 7, 1921 at her parent's home south west of New Raymer to Augustus and Carrie (Nickerson) Gingras. She attended school in New Raymer until her family moved to Greeley, where her father died. They moved to Grand Junction...
Thomas Dean Buchanan
Jun 28, 2011
Thomas Dean Buchanan, 49, lifelong area resident, died, Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at his home in Ft. Morgan. He was born September 18, 1961 in Ft. Morgan to Franklin and Lois (Stevens) Buchanan. Thomas enjoyed shooting pool, tinkering on cars, and had a heart of gold. He loved his family, especially his nieces and nephews, and they were very important...
Joel Cantu
Jun 27, 2011
JOEL CANTU, 25, of Fort Morgan, died Monday, June 27, 2011 at his home. He was born November 10, 1985 in Slaton, TX to Peter & Gloria (Garcia) Cantu. He moved to Fort Morgan from Texas with his family in 1992. Joel graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 2005 and then attended Morgan Community College where he...
Billy G. Holloway
Jun 25, 2011
Billy George Holloway, 84, long-time Fort Morgan resident passed away on June 25th, 2011 with his family by his side. Mr. Holloway was born February 21, 1927 in Dallas, Texas. During World War II, Mr. Holloway was a member of the United States Army and was proud to serve his country. He later married his loving wife, Eleanor, on April...
W. David Kennedy
Jun 24, 2011
W. David Kennedy, 49, of Akron, CO, passed away Friday, June 24, 2011, at the inpatient hospice unit at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush, following a lengthy illness. He was born in the Washington County Hospital in Akron on July 21, 1961, to Bill Burrage and Vicki Laird Burrage. Don Kennedy married Vicki, before David turned three. David...
Ed Chartier
Jun 21, 2011
Ed Chartier, 96, life resident of Morgan County, passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. He was born December 14, 1914, to Leander & Nancy Chartier in Fort Morgan. Ed served in the Colorado National Guard from 1932 until 1935, serving in Company K in the Fort Morgan unit. It was determined...
Mattie Rogers
Jun 19, 2011
Mattie Douglas Quinn Rogers, 91, passed away early Sunday, June 19, 2011, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born September 5, 1919, in Las Animas, CO, to Joseph & Minnie Quinn. Mattie graduated from Las Animas High School in 1937. In 1941, she married William DeVerne Rogers in El Paso, TX. Mattie was always involved...
Margey Knievel
Jun 14, 2011
"Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal." Longtime Wiggins resident, Margey Knievel, 57, passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2011. She was born February 11, 1954 and grew up in Loveland where she graduated from high school in 1972. Margey married the love of her life, Dave, in 1974 and together they...
Coty Troy Griffith
Jun 12, 2011
COTY TROY GRIFFITH, 26, of Fort Morgan, died Sunday, June 12, 2011. He was born February 15, 1985 to Troy and Barbara (Marshall) Griffith. Coty spent most of his adult years in Morgan County but also spent some time living in Arizona. Coty enjoyed cars and making metal sculptures out of car bumpers and various objects. He was also an...
John Jones
Jun 11, 2011
John P. Jones, 88, long-time Wiggins area resident, died early Saturday morning at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Ft. Morgan. He was born April 19, 1923 in McLouth, KS to William and Olive Jones. He married Mary Virginia Heywood on March 28, 1948 in McLouth, KS. John worked as a meat-cutter for many years. He retired from the Your...
Mary Rodarte
Jun 6, 2011
Mary Rosario Rodarte, 83, of Ft. Morgan, died Monday, June 6, 2011 in Greeley. She was born January 22, 1928 in La Cueva, New Mexico to John and Eusebia (Sandoval) Martinez. She married Napoleon Rodarte on May 31, 1974 in Las Vegas, New Mexico. He died February 28, 2010. Mary was a member of St. Helena Catholic Church in Ft....
Audrey Gilchrist
Jun 5, 2011
Lois Audrey was born to Lois (Cunningham) and Luther Nelson on December 15th, 1914 in Beaver County – Gate, Oklahoma. She was the fourth of five children, her older brothers Bill, Van, sister Martha and younger brother, Luther Merle have all preceded her in death. Audrey lived a tough young life, as her sister, Martha and her mother, Lois both...
Carmen Grantham
Jun 1, 2011
Carmen K. Grantham, 55, passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2011, at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. She was born November 23, 1955 in Ogallala, NE, to Max & Kathryn Grantham. Carmen graduated from Holyoke High School in 1974. She continued her education and had been working as a licensed practical nurse until health issues forced her to...
Dixie Johnson
May 31, 2011
Dixie L. Johnson, age 70, resident of Fort Morgan, died suddenly, Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at the Colorado Plains Medical Center emergency room. She was born July 28, 1940 in Martinez, CA to Thomas and Evelyn Zortman. Ms. Johnson worked as a custodian at Morgan Community College and also was a bartender/waitress at the Scotch & Steer Restaurant and the...
Duane Collins
May 31, 2011
Duane "Pickles" Collins, 72, formerly of Westminster, died Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. He was born July 5, 1938 in Denver to James and Vernita (Drotts) Collins. Duane was a diesel mechanic and lived most of his life in Westminster before moving to the Ft. Morgan area in 2004. Collins was a workaholic...
Anna Roberts
May 30, 2011
Anna May Roberts, 90, a twenty-five year resident of Brush, passed away Monday, May 30, 2011, peacefully at home surrounded by her family. She was born August 21, 1920, in Ogallala, NE, to William & Lillie May Armbruster. The Armbruster family moved to the San Luis Valley when Anna was 6 weeks old. Because of Anna's health problems, her family...
