obituaries


Elsie Knox

Elsie Knox

Jul 5, 2011

Elsie C. Knox, 92, longtime Northeast Colorado resident, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, July 5, 2011, at the Haxtun Hospital in Haxtun, CO. She was born May 27, 1919, in Ulysses, KS to Frank & Ollie Coder. Elsie married Ervin L. Knox on June 11, 1938, in Lamar, CO. Mrs. Knox and her husband were long time residents...

Angela Hernandez - Warne

Angela Hernandez - Warne

Jul 3, 2011

Angela "Lu Lu" Renae Hernandez – Warne, 34, died unexpectedly on Sunday, July 3, 2011, surrounded by family & friends in Blythe, California. She was born June 24, 1977 in Fort Morgan, to her loving parents, Lena Schlegel-Hernandez and Manuel Hernandez, the second child of their union. In 1977, the Hernandez family moved to Casper, WY, where she resided until...

Phillip Garcia

Phillip Garcia

Jul 3, 2011

Phillip Garcia, 87, longtime area resident, died, Sunday, July 3, 2011 at the Bonell Good Samaritan Center in Greeley. He was born August 23, 1923 in San Marcos, Texas to Felipe and Concepcion (Ruiz) Garcia. Garcia moved to this area from Texas in 1947. He was a member of the Greeley North Four Square Church in Greeley, Colorado. Phillip enjoyed...

Bert John Covelli

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...