Jessie Geneveive Thomas
May 17, 2011
Jessie Geneveive Thomas, 67, entered her life here on earth on July 16, 1943 in Denver, Colorado. She departed on May 17, 2011 at her home in the Anton/Cope area. She was the very loving mother of four children, Cindy Lomax of Longmont, Colorado, Ed Thomas of Larkspur, Colorado, Tamera Thomas of Casper, Wyoming and Dianna Hunsicker of Hayes, Kansas....
Virginia Hernandez
May 16, 2011
Virginia R. Hernandez, 91, of Ft. Morgan, died Monday evening at the Valley View Villa Care Center in Ft. Morgan. She was born September 26, 1919 in Bueyeros, New Mexico to Pablo and Emilia Rodriguez. She married Joseph Hernandez August 17, 1936 in Roy, NM. They have made Ft. Morgan their home for many years. She was a member of...
Byron K. Larsen
May 14, 2011
Byron K. Larsen, 66, passed away suddenly on Saturday, May 14, 2011, at the emergency room of the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. He was born June 25, 1944, in Brush, to Elmore & Barbara Larsen. Byron graduated from Brush High School in 1962. He attended Trinidad Junior College, Northeast Junior College and University of Northern Colorado. He has...
William Lowe Sprague
May 14, 2011
William Lowe Sprague, 69, formerly of Wheat Ridge, died Saturday, May 14, 2011 at his home in Brush. He was born January 17, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois to Leonard and Olive (Swanson) Sprague. On December 18, 1965 William married Diane Mayer in Denver. William was a letter carrier during his working years. He and his wife Diane moved to Morgan...
Betty Johnson-Zimbelman
May 11, 2011
Betty R. Johnson-Zimbelman, 81, of Ft. Morgan, died Wednesday morning at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. She was born May 14, 1929 in Gurley, NE to Walter and Emma Grunwald. Betty married Harold Johnson on February 8, 1948 in Gurley, NE. They moved to Ft. Morgan in 1956 and then moved to Steamboat Springs in 1971 where she...
Margie "Midge" Eaton English
May 10, 2011
Margie "Midge" Eaton English, 84, passed away at her home on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. Margie was born to H.W. and Alice Eaton in Papillion, NE on September 29, 1926. She graduated from Stephens College in Columbia, MO and worked for the Braniff Airlines office in the Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, CO. She married Albert (Al) English on December 28,...
Betty Lou Vance
May 4, 2011
BETTY LOU VANCE, 81, died Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at the Greeley Hospice Unit at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. Betty was born September 15, 1929 in Brush, CO. She was the daughter of John & Suzanne (Engelman) Kress. Betty lived with her parents, sister, and three brothers in Snyder, CO where her father farmed. She started the...
Bevah Starr
May 4, 2011
Bevah E. Starr, 101, longtime Brush resident, passed away early Wednesday, May 4, 2011, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center. She was born August 13, 1909, in Genoa, CO, to Clarence & Emma Burrous. The Burrous family moved to Brush when Bevah was 2 years old. Bevah graduated from Brush High School in 1928. On June 16, 1929, she...
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...
