obituaries
Sallye J. Tadolini
May 27, 2010
Sallye J. Tadolini, 73, passed away Thursday evening, May 27, 2010, at the inpatient hospice unit at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. She was born December 8, 1936, in Roswell, NM, to Lyman & Marian Strickland. Salley married Archie Tadolini on October 15, 1958, in Carrizozo, NM. Shortly after their marriage, the Tadolini family moved to Colorado, living in...
Edgar Gerdes
May 20, 2010
Edgar L. Gerdes, 70, passed away Thursday, May, 2010, in Weld County, Colorado. He was born February 20, 1940 in Wayne County, Iowa, to Ihno & Lois Gerdes. After graduating from high school, Ed came to Morgan County in 1959. Ed married Carolyn Clauson on August 20, 1961 in Snyder, CO. Ed drove a truck for most of his working...
Angela Christine Hilliard
May 20, 2010
Angela Christine Hilliard, 39, lifelong area resident, died Thursday, May 20 2010 at her home in Ft. Morgan. Angela was born April 2, 1971 in Ft. Morgan to David and Ann (Barker) Trout. She attended the Methodist Church and enjoyed crafts, watching movies, listening to music and tending to her garden. Angela's children were important to her and she loved...
Robin E. Gonzales
May 19, 2010
ROBIN ELAINE GONZALES, 42, of Fort Morgan, went walking on the sandy beaches with the Lord on May 19, 2010. She passed away at Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. She was born May 22, 1967 in Kimball, NE to Jim & Judy Shannon of Grove, OK, and formerly of Fort Morgan. Robin graduated from Fort Morgan High School...
D.L. "Swede" Reyman
May 9, 2010
D. L. "Swede" Reyman, 86, longtime residence of Fort Morgan, died Sunday, May 9, 2010 at the Collier Hospice Center in Wheatridge following a seven month illness. Mr. Reyman was born October 7, 1923 in Hartley, Iowa to Lee and Florence (Erbis) Reyman. As a child his parents moved to Valley Center, Kansas where Swede grew up with his older...
Velma Luce
May 8, 2010
Velma May Luce, 98, Died Saturday evening at the Valley View Villa in Ft. Morgan. She was born January 5, 1912 in Banner County, NE to Walter and Myrtle Longacre. She married William Zarbock on February 14, 1934, Their children and families, Marvin Zarbock of Thornton, who preceded her in death, married to Donna, grandchildren, Chad and Ann Zarbock, Rhonda...
Lillian Epperson
May 8, 2010
Lillian B. Epperson passed away at her home on Saturday, May 8. She was born October 25, 1908 in Silex, MO, to Otis J. and Maude E. Gibbs. When she was a small child, the family moved to Morgan County where she lived the rest of her life. Lillian attended Brush public schools, graduating with the class of 1925. Musical...
Benjamin Lauck
May 8, 2010
Benjamin Lauck, 91, of Fort Morgan died on May 8, 2010 at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. Ben was born on March 8, 1919 in Denver, Colorado, the sixth of 12 children born to David and Amalia (Kress) Lauck. He attended school in Hillrose and Brush. He served in the U.S. Army from 1942-1946 and was a searchlight...
Lydia Eckes
May 7, 2010
LYDIA ECKES, 90, of Fort Morgan, died Friday morning, May 7, 2010 at Valley View Villa in Fort Morgan. She was born July 3, 1919 in Brush to Peter & Elizabeth (Miller) Eckes. She was the fourth of five children. Her family farmed between Hillrose and Merino for several years before moving to Fort Morgan. Miss. Eckes spent most of...
David Parrish
May 6, 2010
C. David Parrish, 57, longtime area resident, died Thursday, May 6, 2010 in St. Joseph, Missouri. He was born September 11, 1952 in Norman, Oklahoma to Bascomb and Colleen (Lockhart) Parrish. David married Lynn Givan on August 10, 1991 in Fort Morgan. David was a member of the Morgan County Gun Club and was president of the club for the...
Ralph Edwin Bath
May 5, 2010
Ralph Edwin Bath, 88. lifelong area resident, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 5, 2010. He was born August 8, 1921 at the Warner Farm on the East side of Ft. Morgan to Jacob and Maria (Kroh) Bath. The family moved to the Curry Farm in 1930. Ralph attended country schools and when Ft. Morgan started their...
Catherine Linker
Apr 20, 2010
Catherine Wolf Linker, 97, longtime resident of Fort Morgan passed peacefully on April 20, 2010. She was born September 11, 1912 in Frank, Russia to Henry and Anna Elizabeth Hoffner Wolf. The family immigrated to the United States through Baltimore, MD in 1913 and proceeded to Fort Morgan. After arriving in Morgan County and during Catherine's childhood years, the family...
Eileen Ann Weibert
Apr 20, 2010
EILEEN ANN WEIBERT, 77, of Wiggins, died Tuesday morning, April 20, 2010 at the Valley View Villa Care Center in Fort Morgan. She was born December 5, 1932 in Roggen, CO to Joseph & Anna (Zwicke) Linnebur. She married Herman Weibert in Wiggins, CO on February 14, 1977. They farmed southeast of Roggen for several years. Mrs. Weibert was a...
Shirley L. Bray
Apr 19, 2010
Shirley LaVon (Helget) Bray, passed away Monday, April 19, 2010, at her home in Big Piney, WY with her children lovingly at her side. She was born May 6, 1932, in Wiggins, Colorado, to Lawrence J. & Iris M. Helget. Shirley grew up in the Adena community, where her parents worked on a cattle and sheep operation, and she also...
Norma J. Kinsella
Apr 17, 2010
Norma J. Kinsella, 79,died Saturday, April 17, 2010, at the Valley View Villa Nursing Home in Fort Morgan. She was born February 21, 1931, in Muscatine, Iowa to Raymond & Alice Kluesner. Norma married Joseph. L. Kinsella on June 6, 1951, in Dubuque, Iowa. The Kinsella family farmed for several years. They moved to Colorado in 1951 where they lived...
Melvin Schrum
Apr 16, 2010
Melvin J. Schrum, 81, long time Fort Morgan resident, died Friday evening at the Valley View Villa in Ft. Morgan. He was born July 6, 1928 near Kulm, North Dakota, to Jacob and Christina Schrum. He married Patricia May Hudson on November 13, 1965 in Fort Morgan. They made Fort Morgan their home where he worked as a mill operator...
Kayla E. Benage - Avila
Apr 14, 2010
Kayla Elizabeth Benage - Avila, 19, died April 14, 2010 at her home in Brush, Colorado. A memorial service will be held at Faith Tabernacle in Merino on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at 10:30 AM. Memorial gifts may be given in Kayla's name in care of Heer & Dahl Mortuary, 222 Cameron, Brush, CO., 80723.
Jerry Greene
Apr 12, 2010
Jerry R. Greene, 41, former Fort Morgan resident, died Monday April 12, in Santa Barbara, CA. He was born May 19, 1968 in Bakersfield, CA to Elaine Greene. He grew up and attended school in Fort Morgan. He lived in Santa Barbara, CA for the past few years, where he loved living near the ocean, boating, fishing and working on...
Martha L. Wessel
Apr 10, 2010
Martha L. Wessel, age 89, a Colorado Springs resident since 1955 and formerly of Sterling, Colorado passed away on Saturday, April 10, 2010 at the Springs Village Healthcare Center in Colorado Springs. She was retired after working for many years as an Administrative Assistant in the accounting offices of Penrose Hospital. Martha L. Lauck was born on December 31, 1920...
Regina Krien
Apr 7, 2010
Regina Krien, 94, longtime area resident, died Wednesday, April 7, 2010, at the Eben-Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born February 9, 1916 in American Falls, Idaho to Ernst and Pauline (Reichenberger) Schritter. Her family moved to St. Francis, Kansas around 1924. Regina married Jake Krien on February 23, 1934 in St. Francis, Kansas. They had two children,...






