obituaries
Elizabeth "Betty" Thompson
Nov 7, 2010
Elizabeth "Betty" Thompson, 90, longtime Snyder area resident, went to be with her Lord, Sunday, November 7, 2010 at her home. Betty was born June 10, 1920 to Zita and Theo Metz in Brush, CO. They lived in Snyder until she was six years old when they moved back to Culbertson, NE. They worked the family ranch (Stone Ranch) for...
Breanna May Hall
Nov 4, 2010
Breanna May Hall, infant daughter of Derek Hall and Cassidy Keiter, passed away Thursday, November 4, 2010 at her home in Brush, Colorado. Breanna was born June 2, 2009 in Fort Morgan, CO. Survivors include her parents and two brothers, Tyler Hall and Talan Keiter. She is also survived by her maternal grandfather, Wayne Keiter of Dacono, CO and maternal...
Ione Collette Cary
Oct 31, 2010
Ione Collette Cary, 78, of Ft. Morgan, died Sunday, October 31, 2010 at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Ft. Morgan. She was born March 10, 1932 in Denver to Charles and Marjorie (Gershner) Meyers. Ione married Robert Cary on September 18, 1967 in Las Vegas, Nevada. They moved to Ft. Morgan from Brighton about sixteen years ago. Ione enjoyed...
Clara Mary Ringo
Oct 28, 2010
CLARA RINGO, 88, former Fort Morgan resident, died Thursday, October 28, 2010 in Fort Collins. Visitation will be Thursday, November 4th from 4 -7 PM with a Rosary Vigil beginning at 7:00 PM at the Heer & Dahl Mortuary Chapel in Fort Morgan. Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, November 5th at 10:30 AM at Saint Helena's Catholic Church...
Jeanette L. Kautz
Oct 28, 2010
Jeanette Lavonne Kautz, 70, longtime area resident, went peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior on October 28, 2010 at her home in Hillrose, CO. She was born October 23, 1940 to Dale and Violet Allen in Colby, Kansas. The family later moved to Fort Morgan where Jeanette graduated from Fort Morgan High School in 1958. On October 25,...
Rodney Kent Cross
Oct 26, 2010
Rodney Kent Cross, 57, lifelong area resident, died Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. He was born February 3, 1953 in Ft. Morgan to Ronald and Betty (Unbehauen) Cross. Rodney enjoyed hunting, fishing, mechanical work and his little dog Tuffy. Survivors include his parents, Ron and Betty Cross of Ft. Morgan, one son, Chad...
Larry Guernsey
Oct 26, 2010
Larry Guernsey, 65, former Brush Police Officer, passed away Tuesday, October 26, 2010, at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley following a lengthy illness. He was born September 8, 1945, in Holyoke, CO, to Melvin & Rubye Guernsey. Larry graduated from Wray High School in 1963. He started with the Brush Police Department on June 9, 1967. After a...
Marie Michael
Oct 25, 2010
MARIE MICHAEL, 87, died Monday morning, October 25, 2010 at Valley View Villa Care Center in Fort Morgan. She was born December 24, 1922 in Fort Morgan to Jacob G. & Katherine (Sigwardt) Loose. She married Manuel "Cope" Michael on March 17, 1940 in Sidney, NE. Mrs. Michael worked as a sales associate for A. G. Eaker for 27 years...
Mary Pauline Hardee Woodard
Oct 25, 2010
Mary Pauline Hardee Woodard, 75, of Loveland, died Monday afternoon at the Valley View Villa Care Center in Ft. Morgan. She was born July 17, 1935 in Enfield, NC to Dwight and Mary Hardee. She married James Edward Woodard on December 17, 1961 in Enfield. They made their home in Enfield for many years. She was active in her church...
Wanda Mae Houghton
Oct 25, 2010
Wanda Mae Houghton, 77, longtime Brush area resident, died at her home Monday afternoon. She was born December 30, 1932 in Leoti, KS to Leslie and Helen Hahn. She moved to the Brush area in 1961. Being active in the community, she enjoyed helping people, and volunteering for the Red Cross and the Pregnancy Resource Center. She also enjoyed being...
Eugene Helmberger
Oct 20, 2010
Eugene (Gene) Helmberger, 82, died Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010 at Valley View Villa in Fort Morgan. Born April 10, 1928 in Humphrey, Nebraska, he is survived by his wife of 60 years, Bonnie Helmberger, and four children, Diana Noonan of Denver, Richard Helmberger of Highlands Ranch, Jane Shur of Littleton, and Amy Bricker of Colorado Springs, 10 grandchildren, 3 great-grand...
Diane Mock
Oct 14, 2010
Diane S. Mock, 53, passed away Thursday, October 14, 2010, following a lengthy illness. She was born July 4, 1957, in Huron, SD, to Edward & Donna Paul. In 1969, the Paul family moved to Morgan County. Diane graduated from Brush High School in 1975. On August 12, 1983, Diane married Stanley Mock. Diane worked in area restaurants as a...
Maxine Comer
Oct 13, 2010
Maxine Comer, 91, of Fort Morgan went to be with her Lord and Savior early Wednesday morning, she was at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. Maxine Fredonia Garland was born to Huron and Ruby (Hickman) Garland on January 27, 1919 in Wheelock, Texas. She graduated from Mildred (Texas) High School and attended college in Jacksonville, Texas. She...
Rocky Perez
Oct 11, 2010
Rocky M. Perez, 25, died October 11, 2010, at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. He was born October 10, 1985, in Fort Morgan, to Manual & Clara Perez. At the time of his death, Rocky worked in the construction business as a roofer. Rocky attended the Platte Valley Baptist Church. He enjoyed basketball, boxing, working hard, and...
James Lee Savage
Oct 11, 2010
James "Jim" L. Savage, 72, of Walden, Colorado passed away Monday, October 11, 2010 at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush, Colorado in hospice. Jim was born to William J. and Hazel Katherine Hanna (Weaver) Savage on January 29, 1938 in Holyoke, CO. At the age of four, his family moved to Chappell, Nebraska where he attended kindergarten through...
Robert "Bob" D. Walker
Oct 9, 2010
Robert "Bob" Walker, 85, longtime resident of Brush, Colorado died Saturday, October 9, 2010 at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. Bob was born September 7, 1925 to John J. and Martha Walker. On December 31, 1952, he married Mary F. Rees in McCook, Nebraska. Bob served our country in the US Army during WWII. He was a very...
Mildred Louise South
Oct 8, 2010
Louise South, 91, passed away Friday, October 8, 2010, at Valley View Villa nursing home. She was born July 7, 1919, in Vinita, OK. She was married to Raymond South. In 1981, the South family moved to Fort Morgan to be closer to family. She enjoyed baking, working in her flower garden, and writing letters to family and friends. She...
Opal Pierce
Oct 8, 2010
Opal Faye Pierce, 77, of Brush, died early Friday morning at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. She was born December 15, 1932 in Akron to Earl and Edith (Wilson) Hayes. She grew up in the Akron area and moved to Montana for 13 years before moving to Morgan County. She was an active member of the Camp Fire...
Elizabeth Jean Midcap
Oct 8, 2010
Elizabeth Jean Midcap, 87 longtime area resident, died Friday October 8,2010 at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Ft. Morgan. Elizabeth was born July 14, 1923 in Boulder County, Colorado to Forrest W. and Flora (Windes) Knaus. On December 15, 1942 she married J. Thomas Midcap in Boulder, Colorado. They live south of Ft. Morgan in Adams County for 32...
Gladys M. Alexander
Oct 8, 2010
GLADYS M. ALEXANDER, 71, of Fort Morgan, died Friday, October 8, 2010 at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. She was born in Fort Morgan on January 31, 1939 to Samuel & Adeline (Fritz) Kidd. She attended Fort Morgan schools and graduated from Fort Morgan High School. She married Loris "Sonny" Alexander on November 17, 1979. Mrs. Alexander worked at...






