Mike Guzman
Oct 9, 2011
Mike Frank Guzman, 63, lifelong area resident, died Sunday, October 9, 2011 at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. Mike was born September 29, 1948 in Brush to Alexander and Dora (Herrera) Guzman. Mike attended Saint Mary's Catholic Church in Brush. Guzman enjoyed fishing, visiting the sale barn in Brush and taking long drives with friends and relatives just...
Brenton Edward Wilkison
Oct 7, 2011
Brenton Edward Wilkison, 41, died Friday, October 7, 2011 at the Medical Center of The Rockies in Loveland. Brenton was born July 9, 1970 in Lafayette, Indiana to James and Laura (Wallace) Wilkison. He has resided in Brush for the last 10 years. Mr. Wilkison enjoyed sky diving, anything mopar, and rebuilding cars and engines. He also enjoyed his friends...
Leroy Henry Baumgartner
Oct 6, 2011
LeRoy Henry Baumgartner, 78, died Thursday, October 6, 2011 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born October 4, 1933, in Keenesburg, Colorado to Henry and Mollie Baumgartner. As a child he attended schools in rural Morgan county. LeRoy served his country during the Korean War in the United States Army from 1954 until 1956....
Robert M. Vargas
Sep 29, 2011
ROBERT MEDINA VARGAS, 90, former area resident, died Thursday evening, September 29, 2011 at the Garden Terrace in Aurora. He was born in Texas on September 17, 1921 to Esteban & Maria (Medina) Vargas. In his younger years, Mr. Vargas enjoyed playing tennis and training. While in his 20's, he was a golden glove boxer known as "Eddie Montana". He...
Clarence E. Leis
Sep 29, 2011
Clarence E. Leis, 79, life resident of the Hillrose & Brush communities, passed away Thursday, September 29, 2011, at the Eagles Nest Assisted Living Center near Fort Lupton, CO. He was born August 2, 1932, in Brush, to Conrad & Anna Leis. On July 22, 1952, Clarence was inducted into the US Army. He served until his honorary discharge on...
Joann "Jo" Snelson
Sep 29, 2011
Joann "Jo" Snelson, 70, longtime area resident, died Thursday September 29, 2011 at her home in Ft. Morgan. She was born April 1, 1941 in Denver to Herchell and Jessie (Gee) Curtis. She married Bruce Snelson on November 26, 1960 in Arvada, Colorado. They moved from Denver to Ft. Morgan in 1961. Jo enjoyed traveling. She especially enjoyed traveling to...
Andrew Ohri
Sep 17, 2011
Andrew L. Ohri, 70, passed away Saturday, September 17, 2011, at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. He was born August 15, 1941, in Spencer, NE, to Leo & Rose Ohri. Andy served in the US Air Force from January 10, 1964 until January 9, 1968. He married Donna Blair on February 21, 1970, in Omaha, NE. In...
Billy Dorn
Sep 16, 2011
Billy Eugene Dorn was born November 25, 1934 and left us here on earth Friday morning from his home in Grand Junction, Colorado. He was born with the help of a midwife in a small farmhouse located one mile North of the South Platte River close to Hillrose, Colorado. Billy was the 6th child of eleven children born to Fred...
Lida Beauprez
Sep 16, 2011
Lida B. Westhoff-Beauprez, 93, long time Morgan County resident, died Friday at the Bridge Assisted Living Center in Greeley. She was born February 16, 1918 in Ft. Morgan to William and Ellen Brandt. She married Louis Westhoff February 21, 1939 in St. Louis, Missouri. They made their home in Hoyt where they farmed and Lida worked for the Western Sugar...
Mary Good
Sep 13, 2011
Mary R. Good, 88, former New Raymer area resident, passed away Monday evening, September 13, 2011, at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. She was born August 9, 1923, in Meadowlands, MN, to Matt & Marie Kellner. Mary married Aubrey E. Good on September 28, 1966, in Virginia. The Good family moved to the New Raymer community in 1973....
Molly Peif
Sep 13, 2011
Molly Ruppel Peif, 98, a longtime resident of Fort Morgan, CO lived in Loveland, CO the past 15 years, and resided at Loveland Good Samaritan Village. She went to be with the Lord September 13, 2011 surrounded by her family. She was born May 14, 1913 in Fort Morgan, to Peter Ruppel, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Schreiner Ruppel. She married...
Olga Ruby
Sep 13, 2011
Olga Ruby, 97, longtime Brush / Hillrose area resident, passed away Monday, September 12, 2011, at the East Morgan County Hospital. She was born September 6, 1914, in Colorado City, CO, to John & Elizabeth Steyaert. The Steyaert family moved to the Brush community when Olga was less than a year old. They farmed south of Brush. On February 9,...
Lawrence Leland Stratton Jr.
Sep 13, 2011
Lawrence Leland Stratton Jr. 84, lifelong area resident, died Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. Lawrence was born November 13, 1926 in Inavale, Nebraska to Lawrence and Inis (McCracken) Stratton Sr. He married Gertrude Bellender on May 10, 1950 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Brush. Lawrence was a life member of the VFW....
Letha J. Walz
Sep 12, 2011
Letha J. Walz, 94, longtime Brush resident, died Monday, September 12, 2011 at the Eben-Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born June 14, 1917 in Crook to Loyd and Edith (Frese) Stanbary. Letha attended school and graduated from Crook High School in 1937. She married Richard J. Walz on January 16, 1941 in Sidney, Nebraska. They moved to...
Hazel Smith
Sep 11, 2011
Hazel E. Smith, 98, longtime Ft. Morgan resident, died Sunday afternoon at the Valley View Villa Care Center in Ft. Morgan. She was born August 28, 1913 at the family homestead near Stoneham to Edmund and Lettie (Myers) McCloud. She married Elmer (Doc) Smith October 25, 1934. Elmer died April 30, 1984. She enjoyed being a homemaker and babysitting in...
Pauline Martinez
Sep 7, 2011
PAULINE G. MARTINEZ, 69, longtime Fort Morgan resident and schoolteacher, died Wednesday afternoon, September 7, 2011 at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. She was born December 1, 1941 in Delagua, CO to Jose & Natividad Flores. She married Raymond Martinez in Aguilar, CO on June 26, 1965. They lived in Aztec, NM for a short time before making...
Donald Frank Mcclary
Sep 5, 2011
Donald F. McClary, 87, longtime local attorney, died Monday, September 5, 2011 at his home in Ft. Morgan. He was born July 21, 1924 in Denver to William F. and Leona M. (Johnson) McClary. He served his country in the United States Army during WWII, starting in the Army specialized training program and then ending in Battery C of the...
Joshua Folsom
Sep 4, 2011
Joshua C. Folsom, 31, passed away suddenly in the emergency room at East Morgan County Hospital in Brush on Sunday, September 4, 2011. He was born May 12, 1980, in Denver, to Bobby & Dahn Folsom. Joshua worked as a mechanic and heavy equipment operator. He enjoyed building "hot" car & truck motors. He has lived in Brush for a...
Irene Madsen
Sep 2, 2011
Irene F. Madsen, 96, longtime Brush resident, passed away Friday, September 2, 2011, at the East Morgan County Hospital. She was born May 7, 1915, in Medford, OR, to Theodore & Myrtle Hawkinson. In 1921 the Hawkinson family moved to Brush. Irene married Gilbert Madsen on July 26, 1936, in Brush. Irene was a very active member of Bethlehem Lutheran...
Pat Merrill
Sep 2, 2011
Pat Merrill, 48, former Fort Morgan City Manager, died Friday September 2, 2011. He was born September 4, 1962 in Lansing, MI to Paul and Judith Merrill. He married Chelle Warnars on July 5, 2003 on top of the Copper Peak ski jump in Ironwood, MI. Pat and his family moved to Ft. Morgan in November of 2007 to be...
