Bernard Ewertz
May 4, 2011
Bernard J. Ewertz, 89, longtime resident of the Wiggins–Keenesburg–Roggen communities, passed away early Wednesday, May 04, 2011. He was born December 15, 1921, in Roggen, CO, to Joseph M. & Margaret Mary Ewertz. On January 23, 1945, Bernard married Edith Rohn in Keensburg. Bernard farmed and ranched all his life. His pride was in his equipment and his farm. He...
Sharon Moore
May 3, 2011
Sharon Elizabeth Moore, 67, longtime Fort Morgan resident, passed May 3, 2011 at the Valley View Villa in Fort Morgan. Sharon was born April 24, 1944 In Fort Morgan. Her parents William H. and Mary (Archer) Moore raised a kind, loving, and courageous person. She attended Fort Morgan schools. In Sharon's travels around the states she met and married Andrew...
Dale Lee
May 2, 2011
Dale W. Lee, 86, passed away Monday, May 2, 2011, at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. He was born February 27, 1925, in Winona, MN, to Hedwig (Hadey) and William Lee. Dale was raised in Winona where he graduated for high school. Following his graduation, Dale enlisted in the US Navy where he served in the Pacific during...
Nolan "Tuffy" Manning
Apr 29, 2011
Nolan P. "Tuffy" Manning, 92, longtime Brush resident, passed away early Friday, April 29, 2011. He was born July 1, 1918, in Imperial, NE to Lester & Edna Manning. Tuffy attended a country school in Hayes County, Nebraska. He married Virginia Smith on August 18, 1941, in Trenton, NE. The Manning family lived in and around Wauneta, NE. On April...
Leonard Ralph Washburn
Apr 29, 2011
LEONARD RALPH WASHBURN, 85, died Friday, April 29, 2011 at his home in Fort Morgan. He was born July 3, 1925 in Wannamaker, SD to Arthur L. & Clara E. (Stainbrook) Washburn. He grew up in South Dakota until, at age eleven, his family moved to Colorado. Leonard served in the U.S. Army. He was a sergeant at the time...
Leona Mccorkle
Apr 23, 2011
Leona McCorkle passed away on April 23, 2011, at Valley View Villa in Fort Morgan, Colorado, where she had been a resident for four years. She passed away just a few days following her 92nd birthday. Services to celebrate her life will be held Monday, May 2, 2011, at 10:30 a.m. at the Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, 1100 West...
Shirley G. Pape
Apr 23, 2011
Shirley G. Pape, 75, lifelong Ft. Morgan resident, died Saturday, April 23, 2011 at the Valley View Villa Care Center in Ft. Morgan. She was born August 18, 1935 in Ft. Morgan to Carl and Mary (Fisher) Owl. She married David J. Pape on February 27, 1954 Raton, New Mexico. Shirley's family and friends were very important to her. She...
Helen "Taddy" Swinson
Apr 21, 2011
Helen (Taddy) Swinson was born on June 22, 1922 in Olney, Illinois, the daughter of W.D. and Helen (Weber) Miller. She died April 21, 2011. She married Glenn Swinson on September 22, 1941 in Olney. Illinois. She and her family were transferred to Brush, Colorado in 1955. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother to all. Her family and...
Howard Hobbs
Apr 21, 2011
Howard E. Hobbs, 79, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2011, at the Vibra Hospital in Denver. Howard fell in December, 2010, and died of injuries suffered in the fall. He was born September 26, 1931, in Ault, CO, to Frank & Dorothy Hobbs. He has lived in the Fort Morgan Community for over 75 years. Howard served in the US...
Herbert "Short" Fries
Apr 21, 2011
Herbert "Short" Fries, 89, lifelong Brush area resident, died Thursday evening at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. He was born August 14, 1921 in Brush to John A. and Ella Fries. Herbert joined the Unites States Marine Corps on his birthday in 1942, serving during WWII in Iwo Jima, Saipan, and Tinian. He received The Purple Heart. He...
Carolyn Martinez
Apr 20, 2011
Carolyn F. Martinez, 48, passed away suddenly at her home in Fort Morgan early Wednesday, April 20,2011. She was born May 9, 1962, in Sidney, NE to Clark & Doris Burris. Carolyn married Rick Martinez on May 20, 1978, in Fort Morgan. At the time of her death, Carolyn worked as a cook / waitress at the Overland Trail Café...
Carl Frank
Apr 19, 2011
Carl E. Frank, 88, longtime area resident, died Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at his home in Ft. Morgan. He was born March 1, 1923 in Kinsely, Kansas to Benjamin and Gertrude (Counterman) Frank. Carl moved to Fort Morgan from Ulysses, Kansas in 1953. On November 4, 1974 he married Twila Crist at the United Methodist Church in Ft. Morgan. Carl...
Jack R. Berryhill
Apr 19, 2011
Jack R. Berryhill died peacefully on Tuesday, April 19, 2011, at the Prospect Park Living Center in Estes Park, Colorado, in the loving company of his wife of 66 years, and their children and other family members. He was 87. Mr. Berryhill always called Fort Morgan "home." He was born there on June 20, 1923, to A.C. and Mildred Berryhill,...
Victoria Felder
Apr 18, 2011
Victoria R. Felder, 73, passed away Monday, April 18, 2011, at Colorado Plains Medical Center, She was born October 30, 1937, in Rocky Boy, MT. to James & Marie LaRocque. Victoria has live in Fort Morgan for over 20 years, moving here from Sioux City, IA. She grew up in Montana. Victoria enjoyed working crossword puzzles, crocheting, and fishing. Survivors...
Harold Taylor
Apr 14, 2011
HAROLD E. TAYLOR, 93, of Weldona, died early Thursday, April 14, 2011 at Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. He was born November 13, 1917 in Ellis County, OK to Frank & Edith (Kerr) Taylor. He married Winifred Wilkens in Denver, CO on April 3, 1943. Mr. Taylor farmed in the Weldona area and ran Taylor's Vegetable Market there...
Clara Marick
Apr 11, 2011
Clara A. Marick, 92, longtime Morgan County resident, passed away Monday evening, April 11, 2011, at the East Morgan County Hospital. She was born March 10, 1919, in Harrisburg, CO, to Christ & Marie Johnson. Clara married James M. Marick on October 23, 1937, in Brush. Prior to retirement, Clara worked at the East Morgan County Hospital as a nurse's...
Henry Leroy Linker
Apr 10, 2011
Henry Leroy Linker, 85, lifelong area resident, died Sunday, April 10, 2011 at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. He was born June 19, 1925 in Weldona to Henry and Bertha (Hart) Linker Jr. Henry was baptized in the Ft. Morgan Congregational Church and confirmed at the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hillrose. In 1929, the family moved to...
Bertha J. Foster
Apr 5, 2011
Bertha J. Foster, 92 formerly of Fort Morgan, died Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at the Eben-Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born August 31, 1918 in Henrietta, Oklahoma to William and Gracie Robinson. She was married to Ray Foster who preceded her in death. Bertha moved to this area in 1953 from Oklahoma. Foster was a member of...
Sharon Ybarra
Apr 4, 2011
Sharon Kay Ybarra, 70, of Brush, died Monday evening at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. She was born October 16, 1940 in Benkelman, NE to Fay and Alberta Stevens. She married Paul Ybarra September 2, 1958 in Weldona. They have made Brush their home for many years where she worked for the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center for...
Olive "Peggy" Rediess
Apr 3, 2011
OLIVE "PEGGY" CATHERINE REDIESS, 91, lifelong resident of Morgan County, died Sunday evening, April 3, 2011 at the Valley View Villa Care Center in Fort Morgan. She was born September 11, 1919 in Brush. Survivors include her daughter, Ruth Tiff of Fort Morgan; her son, Robert L. Tuller of Rantoul, Illinois; her stepson, Bill Rediess of Denver; her brother, Warren...
