obituaries


Lillian Mae Koll

Lillian Mae Koll

Dec 20, 2010

Lillian Mae Koll, 83, longtime area resident, died Monday, December 20, 2010 at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. She was born June 17, 1927 in Galveston, Texas to George and Bess (Hasselmeier) Baker. Lillian was a member of the Christ Congregational Church for over 25 years but had been attending of Rankin Presbyterian Church in Brush of late....

Eldon Petrashek

Eldon Petrashek

Dec 18, 2010

Eldon "Pete" Petrashek, 80, passed away suddenly Saturday, December 18, 2010, in the emergency room at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. He was born November 11, 1930, in Table Rock, NE, to Frank & Fredrica Petrashek. Pete graduated from Table Rock High School in 1948, He served in the US Army. After his discharge, Pete worked for Burlington...

Jeremy Matthew Young

Jeremy Matthew Young

Dec 16, 2010

JEREMY MATTHEW YOUNG, 24, longtime area resident, died Thursday morning, December 16, 2010 in Brush. He was born March 15, 1986 in Kimball, NE to David & Teresa (Carey) Young. He joined the U.S. Army on September 19, 2006. He was currently in active duty and recently returned home after serving in Iraq from April of 2009 to March of...

Olive Sprague

Olive Sprague

Dec 15, 2010

Olive G. Sprague, 96, passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2010, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born November 8, 1914, in Huron, SD to Albert & Julia Swanson. Olive was married to Leonard D. Sprague. The Sprague family lived in San Diego for many years. Prior to retirement, Olive worked as a medical secretary. In...

Kay Marie Neb

Kay Marie Neb

Dec 14, 2010

Kay Marie Neb, 44, passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2010 in Denver, Colorado. A funeral service will be held Monday, December 20, 2010 at the Calvary Assembly of God, in Brush, Colorado at 10:00 AM. Interment will follow in Memory Gardens in Fort Morgan. A full obituary will follow.

Charles Morgan

Charles Morgan

Dec 12, 2010

Charles D. Morgan, 92, of Brush, formerly of Hayden, died peacefully Sunday, December 12, 2010 at Sunset Manor in Brush. Don was born on July 10, 1918 to Otto Lee and Emma Mae Morgan in Parkville, MO. He grew up and attended school in Denver. He then attended Colorado Teachers College in Greeley. On December 23, 1941, he married Jacqueline...

Floyd Edward Weber

Floyd Edward Weber

Dec 11, 2010

Floyd Edward Weber, 80, Life long Ft. Morgan area resident, died Saturday evening at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. He was born March 3, 1930 in Ft. Morgan to Henry and Mary Weber. He married Joanne Zwetzig November 13, 1955 at the Christ Congregational Church in Ft. Morgan. Ed was a life time member of the Christ Congregational...

Carl Nicks

Carl Nicks

Dec 9, 2010

Carl Nicks, 85, passed away at his home near Brush. He was born January 18, 1925 in Limon, CO, to George F. & Cora Nicks. Carl served in the US Navy during WW II & the Korean Conflict. He moved to Morgan County in 1978 to help in the construction of Pawnee Power Plant. Carl enjoyed playing his guitar &...

Zayden Braun

Zayden Braun

Dec 9, 2010

Zayden David-Dwayne Braun died a few hours after birth on Thursday, December 9, 2010, at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. He was born to Travis & Kayla Braun. Survivors include his parents, 1 brother, Zander Braun; grandparents, Linda (Jim) Sinnott of Canon City; Gene & Shirley Braun of Roggen, CO; Tina Mese of Fort Morgan, CO; Mike...

Harold Temple

Harold Temple

Dec 7, 2010

Harold Temple, 80, life resident of Morgan County, passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2010, at his home near Fort Morgan. He was born January 13, 1930, in Fort Morgan, to Reinhard & Mollie Temple. Harold married Joyce Christensen on August 5, 1951, in Brush. The Temple's farmed for several years near Hillrose. They later moved to Fort Morgan and Harold...

Henry Dones

Henry Dones

Dec 6, 2010

Henry Dones, 93, passed away early Monday, December 6, 2010, at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. He was born November 19, 1917, in Denver, to Peter & Katherine Dones. Henry has lived in Washington & Morgan Counties most all his life. On June 1, 1941, Henry married Eleanor Stumpf in Chappell, NE. Prior to retirement, the Dones family...

William David Beauprez

William David Beauprez

Dec 5, 2010

William David Beauprez, 73, longtime area resident, died Sunday December 5, 2010 at his home in Wiggins. He was born March 16, 1937 in Johnstown to Maurice and Margaret (Decnick) Beauprez. He married Lillian M. Dinkel on August 13, 1960 in St. Peter's Catholic Church in Greeley. William was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Wiggins....

Christopher Baughman

Christopher Baughman

Dec 5, 2010

Christopher Pierce Baughman, adopted son of Ben and Brenda Baughman, died on Sunday, December 5, 2010 in Grand Junction, Colorado from pneumonia combined with sleep apnea. He was born on May 24, 1989 in Colorado Springs, Colorado to Yvonne Baughman and moved to Fort Morgan in February of 1995 to join the Baughman family. Chris is survived by his parents...

Donald George Speaker

Donald George Speaker

Dec 4, 2010

Donald G. Speaker, 80, passed away Saturday, December 4, 2010 at his home in Weldona. Don was born February 14, 1930 to George and Minnie (Wells) Speaker on their ranch east of Briggsdale near Buckingham. He attended and graduated from the Briggsdale High School in 1948. On October 4, 1953 he married his sweetheart, Doris Marie Buhring in Greeley. Don...

Adelbert Kumke

Adelbert Kumke

Dec 3, 2010

Adelbert Kumke, 66, life resident of Morgan County, passed away Friday, December 3, 2010, at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. He was born December 22, 1943, in Brush, to Arvis & Bonnie Kumke. Adelbert graduated from Snyder High School in 1961. After graduation, he joined the US Marine Corp where he served until his honorable discharge in 1965....

Gordon C. Johnson

Gordon C. Johnson

Dec 1, 2010

GORDON C. JOHNSON, 72, lifetime resident of Fort Morgan, died Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at Valley View Villa in Fort Morgan. He was born July 8, 1938 in Fort Morgan to Ed & Delta (Phelps) Johnson. He served in the Marines from 1954 until 1959. He married Mary Ann Hamburg on September 25, 1960. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary...

Ila Bresnahan

Ila Bresnahan

Dec 1, 2010

Ila B. Bresnahan, 74. longtime Morgan County resident, passed away Wednesday, December 1, 2010, at her home. She was born November 27, 1936, in Steamboat Springs, CO, to Lyle & Celesta Reasoner. Following graduation from Brush High School, Ila worked for several years as a telephone operator for Mountain Bell. She later worked at the Kmart Store in Fort Morgan....

Dorathy Daviet

Dorathy Daviet

Nov 30, 2010

Dorathy V. Daviet, 84, passed away Tuesday, November 30, 2010, at her home in Brush. She was born May 9, 1926, in Englewood, CO, to Charles & Phyllis Richard. Dorathy graduated from Englewood High School in 1944. On January 20, 1945, she married Joseph H. Daviet Jr. in Englewood. In 1975 the Daviet family moved to Brush. Dorathy attended the...

Rosalie Marie Westhoff

Rosalie Marie Westhoff

Nov 30, 2010

ROSALIE MARIE WESTHOFF, 80, of Weldona, died early Tuesday morning, November 30, 2010 at her home. She was born February 5, 1930 in Keenesburg to Joseph & Margaret(Mercus) Ewertz. She married Earnest Westhoff on April 18, 1963 in Wiggins. Mrs. Westhoff spent her days as a devoted homemaker, mother, and farmwife. She was a member of Saint Helena's Catholic Church...

Donna Marie Wright

Donna Marie Wright

Nov 29, 2010

DONNA MARIE WRIGHT, 63, died early Monday morning, November 29, 2010 at her home in Log Lane Village. She was born July 10, 1947 in Inglewood, CA to Scott & Irene Marlin. She married Bruce Wright on June 4, 1986 in Grand Junction. Mr. & Mrs. Wright moved to the Fort Morgan area from Grand Junction nearly 15 years ago....