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...
Jason Greenwood
May 30, 2011
Jason J. Greenwood, 37, life resident of Morgan County, passed away Monday, May 30, 2011, at the University Medical Center in Denver following a lengthy illness. He was born September 26, 1973, in Aurora, to Morris & Emma Greenwood. Jason served in the US Army having served in the Iraqi war, and following his discharge the US Army National Guard....
Jake Frihauf
May 29, 2011
Jake Frihauf, 99, long time Wiggins resident, died early Sunday morning at Valley View Villa Care Center in Ft. Morgan. He was born January 21, 1912 in Wheatland, WY to Phillip and Catherine Frihauf. He married Vera Mae Anderson December 1, 1933 in Wheatland, WY. They farmed in Wheatland until 1947 when they moved south of Wiggins where they farmed...
Jack Shults
May 27, 2011
E. Jack Shults, 83, passed away Friday, May 27, 2011, at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. He was born December 3, 1927, in Kansas City, MO, to Leo and Lela (Jackson) Shults. Jack served in the US Navy from June 11, 1945 until November 29, 1948, serving as a boatswain's mate. On August 3, 1950, he married Melva...
Robert Cooper
May 27, 2011
Robert Cooper, 86, of Sterling, died Friday evening at the Valley View Villa Care Center in Ft. Morgan. He was born March 20, 1925 in Lawrence, KS to William and Aileen Cooper. His family moved to Sterling where he grew up and graduated from high school. He served in the U.S. Army as an aircraft mechanic working on B17s with...
Anthony Joseph Trujillo
May 26, 2011
ANTHONY JOSEPH TRUJILLO, 63, of Brush, died Thursday, May 26, 2011 at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. He was born in Brush on August 16, 1947 to Daniel & Andrea (Montoya) Trujillo. He married Rosi Jimenez on April 29, 1969. Mr. Trujillo was a maintenance mechanic with Excel Energy in Brush for over 26 years before his retirement....
Curtis Umberger
May 24, 2011
Curtis R. Umberger, 73, of Brush, died Tuesday afternoon at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. He was born March 6, 1938 in Berlin, Pennsylvania to Harold and Pauline Umberger. After graduating from high school Curtis served in the United States Navy. He married Jean McIntosh on April 21, 1961 in Denver. He began his career as a diesel...
Harold "Newt" Peterson
May 23, 2011
Harold "Newt" A. Peterson, 88, life resident of the Brush area, passed away Monday night, May 23, 2011, at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. He was born November 9, 1922, on the family farm near Brush to Lewis & Mary Peterson. Newt graduated from Brush High School in 1941. On November 24, 1943, he married Nola Atkinson. She...
Eduwiges Ramos
May 18, 2011
EDUWIGES RAMOS, 68, of Fort Morgan, died late Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at her home. She was born January 29, 1943 in Mexico to Valentine & Maria Angela (Hurtado) Ramos. She married Juan Ramos in Mexico on April 11, 1959. They moved to Fort Morgan from California nearly 20 years ago. Mrs. Ramos worked as a cook at Excel in...
Janice L. Rucker
May 18, 2011
Janice L. Rucker, 64, of Brush, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2011, at the inpatient unit at the Hospice of Northern Colorado. She was born September 21, 1946, in Fort Morgan, to Earl & Rachel Hayes. Janice worked for many years as a waitress in several area cafes. She enjoyed working search-a-word puzzles, crocheting, knitting, and sewing, and spending time...
