Mariam "Peggy" Behrendsen
Sep 3, 2010
Mariam E. "Peggy" Behrendsen, 100 years of age, of Brush, died Friday morning at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born April 12, 1910 in Sterling, Colorado to John and Emily (Woods) Minnig. She married Mike Scheck in Sterling and they had two children, Mary Jane and Jimmy. After their divorce, she moved to Sonoma, California...
John E. Green
Sep 1, 2010
John Green, 55, lifelong area resident, died Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. He was born May 12, 1955 in Ft. Morgan to George and Elizabeth Green. John was a floral designer and arranger in Morgan County for many years. He was past president of the FTD (Florists Trans World Delivery) Association. He also...
Carlotta Colleen Baladez
Aug 29, 2010
CARLOTTA COLLEEN BALADEZ, 70, of Orchard, died Sunday morning, August 29, 2010 at the North Colorado Medical Center Hospice Unit in Greeley. She was born August 10, 1940 in Effingham, IL, the oldest of 12 children born to Paul & Colleen (Hanson) Blake. The family moved to Colorado when she was very young. She married the love of her life,...
Nancy Carol Duerr
Aug 29, 2010
Nancy C. Duerr, 72, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, went to her heavenly home on Sunday, Aug. 29th, at Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Celebration of Life services will be held at Life Fellowship Foursquare Church in Fort Morgan, Colorado on Saturday, Sept. 4th at 2 PM with Pastor Kelly Cupples officiating. Visitation will be at the Heer & Dahl Mortuary...
Jack Weimer
Aug 27, 2010
JACK WEIMER, 97, longtime Fort Morgan resident, died early Friday morning, August 27, 2010 at his home. He was born December 24, 1912 in Winnipeg, Canada to Jacob & Katie (Stephan) Weimer. In 1920 he moved with his family to Scottsbluff, NE and became a citizen in 1931. He married Wilma Shoemaker on September 1, 1940 in Scottsbluff. In 1936,...
Laurie Lynn Walker
Aug 25, 2010
Laurie Lynn Walker, 38, longtime resident of Ft. Morgan died Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at Presbyterian St. Luke's Hospital in Denver. She was born September 27, 1971 in Ft. Morgan to Robert and Sharon (Waterman) Blackstun. Laurie loved spending time with her children. She collected dolphins. She had a heart of gold, enjoyed camping and the outdoors and was an...
Clarence "Scott" Scott
Aug 20, 2010
Clarence A. Scott, affectionately known as "Scott", 84, passed away early Friday, August 20, 2010, at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. He was born November 26, 1925 in St. Paul, Nebraska to Clarence Harley & Bernice Scott. The Scott family moved to a farm north of Fort Morgan when Clarence was very young. On September 8, 1944 Clarence...
Dustin Michael Smith
Aug 19, 2010
Dustin Michael Smith, 26, of Ft. Morgan died Thursday, August 19, 2010 at the University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora. He was born June 5, 1984 in Hoisington, Kansas to Richard and Angela (Funk) Smith. Dustin moved with his family to Ft. Morgan in 1987. Dustin loved his family and friends and they were very important to him. In his...
M. Frances Anderson
Aug 19, 2010
M. FRANCES ANDERSON, 87, died Thursday, August 19, 2010 at Valley View Villa in Fort Morgan. She was born January 15, 1923 in Leeds, Sioux City, IA to Edward & Elizabeth (Munsch) Barrett. She attended school in Leeds, Sioux City. Frances married Loren E. Anderson on August 30, 1941 in Huron, SD. They moved to Fort Morgan after WW II...
Elias Frenier
Aug 15, 2010
Elias Frenier, 93, a longtime Ft. Morgan resident died peacefully in his home on Sunday, August 15, 2010. Elias was born in Pierre, South Dakota on March 5, 1917 to John and Anna Mae Frenier. He enjoyed sports throughout his life with achievements including, All American in High School Football in 1936 and Golden Gloves in boxing in South Dakota...
Barbara Mae Pennington
Aug 15, 2010
Barbara Mae Pennington, 91 years old, 7 months and 3 days of Brush, CO passed away August 15, 2010 at her daughter's home in Roosevelt, Utah. Barbara was born January 12, 1919 in Kansas City, Missouri to Matilda Oelke. She enjoyed her school years but quit high school to marry. It was with great pride that she received her GED...
Thelma Williams
Aug 13, 2010
Thelma M. Williams, 85, former Snyder area resident, passed away Friday, August 13, 2010, at the North Pointe Health & Rehab Center in Fort Worth, TX. She was born July 31, 1925, in Beeler, KS. On March 20, 1943, Thelma married Gordon E. Williams in Ness City, KS. The Williams family lived in several different areas as Gordon was serving...
Margaret Sylvia Smith
Aug 12, 2010
MARGARET SYLVIA SMITH, 75, of Brush, died Thursday, August 12, 2010 at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. She was born March 29, 1935 in Stockholm, NY to Neil & Doris (Nichols) Cyrus. Mrs. Smith has lived in Brush, CO since 1967. She worked in the food service industry for the majority of her life before her retirement. Mrs....
Laurie Jolliffe
Aug 11, 2010
Laurie Jolliffe, 54, of Estes Park, died suddenly Wednesday, August 11, 2010, at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood. Ms. Jolliffe was born July 8th, 1956 in Fort Morgan to F.D. "Pat" and Joan Jolliffe. She graduated from Fort Morgan High School in 1974. She received her B.A in Art from Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa in 1978. She later received...
Zonia Paulsen
Aug 11, 2010
ZONIA R. PAULSEN, 95, died Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at the Good Samaritan Center in Fort Collins, CO. She was born March 12, 1915 in Oakland, NE to Gust A. & Jenny (Peterson) Anderson. After graduation from high school she attended nursing school, receiving a degree in nursing as an R.N. She married Raymond M. Paulsen on July 3, 1942...
Katherine Herbst
Aug 8, 2010
KATHERINE M. HERBST, 92, of Brush, died Sunday morning, August 8, 2010 at the Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs. She was born March 21, 1918 in Sugar City, CO to Johannas & Katherine (Markus) Heil. She grew up in Sugar City and attended school there until the tenth grade and then she attended practical nurses training school, receiving her title...
Robert Kauk
Aug 8, 2010
Robert W. Kauk, 78, long time Brush area resident, died early Sunday morning at the Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland. He was born January 13, 1932 in Alma, NE to Fred and Lucille (Brown) Kauk. He moved to Brush in 1949. He married Florence Cook on January 18, 1953 in Ft. Morgan. They made their home near Brush...
Gary Gahagen
Aug 8, 2010
Gary Lee Gahagen, 66, passed away at his home south of Wiggins with his wife and children at his side, Sunday August 8 at 7:00 AM. Gary was born February 3, 1944 to Russell and LoDema (Wilson) Gahagen in Denver. He grew up on a farm south of Wiggins and attended Wiggins Schools. He enlisted in the United States Army...
Ophelia Derrera
Aug 6, 2010
Ophelia "Mama Mecca" Derrera, 86, passed away Friday, August 6, 2010, at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. She was born March 11, 1924, in El Paso, TX, to Teofilo & Hilaria Romero. Ophelia owned and operated a neighborhood bar in Denver for many years. It was during this time that she became known as "Mama Mecca". In 2005,...
Geraldine Elizabeth Berkes
Aug 5, 2010
GERALDINE ELIZABETH BERKES, 96, died Thursday, August 5, 2010. Survivors include her daughter, Jan Hall of Idalia, CO; and her son, Jim Berkes of Shorwood, WI. She was preceded in death by her husband, C.D. "Jim" Berkes, and her parents. Services are Monday, August 9th at 10:30 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Fort Morgan. Inurnment will follow in Memory...
