Lila M. Hunt
Jul 15, 2010
LILA M. HUNT, 82, lifelong Brush resident, died Thursday, July 15, 2010 at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born September 25, 1927 in Brush to Clarence & Cora (Masters) Awmiller. She married Roland Hunt in Brush on May 31, 1946. Mrs. Hunt worked in the office at Brush Livestock Exchange and she and her husband owned...
Ethel M. Dudde
Jul 14, 2010
Ethel M. Dudde, 84, former Brush resident, died Wednesday, July 14, 2010, at the Bonell Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Greeley. Ethel was born February 26, 1926, in Liverpool, NY, to John & Christina (Segner) Dudde. She graduated from high school in Liverpool and from Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio in 1948. Ethel received her master's degree in social work...
Bernard Johansen
Jul 13, 2010
Bernard "Bernie" Johansen, 102, long time Brush area resident, died Tuesday morning at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. He was born July 30, 1907 in Wilmont, SD. To Christopher and Laura (Lassen) Johansen. In September of 1916 his family moved to Gary, CO where he helped his father farm for several years. He joined the National Guard and...
Allen Dale Grosz
Jul 11, 2010
Allen Dale Grosz, 77, longtime area resident, died Sunday, July 11, 2010 at his home in Byers. Allen grew up in North Dakota. He served his country in the United States Navy from 1952 until his honorable discharge in 1956. He worked at the Gates Rubber Company in Denver for ten years. Allen moved from Northglenn to the Hoyt area...
Ronald M. Liittjohann
Jul 11, 2010
RONALD M. LIITTJOHANN, 80, died early Sunday morning, July 11, 2010. He was born in Topeka, KS to Faye & Joseph Liittjohann. He graduated from high school in Iowa Falls, IA and from Simpson College in Indianola, IA. Following graduation he enlisted in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged two years later. He then worked as a civilian for...
Jay Calvin Paulsen
Jul 11, 2010
Jay C. Paulsen, 86, passed away Sunday night, July 11, 2010, at the Valley View Villa Nursing Home in Fort Morgan, CO. He was born September 8, 1923, in Brayton, IA, to Walter & Esther Paulsen. Jay married Frances Petersen in Reinbeck, IA, on December 31, 1943. They farmed in the Reinbeck community for many years. In 2001, they moved...
Verla Mae Shinker
Jul 9, 2010
Verla Mae Shinker, 79, died Friday, July 9, 2010 at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan after a long illness. Verla was born October 28, 1930 to William and Felicia (Otteman) Schlotfeld in Gurley, Nebraska. She graduated from Dalton High School in 1948. On November 6, 1948 she married Irvin Shinker in Sidney, NE. He passed away in...
Lauren Donner Walter, Sr.
Jul 8, 2010
LAUREN D. WALTER SR., 92, died Thursday, July 8, 2010 at Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. He was born November 17, 1917 in Auburn, IN to Squire Denver & Floy (Ensley) Walter. Mr. Walter served in the U.S. Navy and he retired as a Master Chief from the Navy Reserve after 38 years of service. He married Jeannette...
Coralie Quintrall
Jul 7, 2010
Coralie Quintrall, 80, longtime area resident, died Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at the Valley View Villa Care Center in Ft. Morgan. She was born December 28, 1929 in Denver, Colorado to Wallace and Ruth Finch. Coralie and her husband Bill ran the Coffee Break Shop on West Platte Avenue for many years. She enjoyed listening to the Rockies on the...
Tommy Martinez
Jul 6, 2010
Tommy Martinez, 52, of Ft. Morgan, died Tuesday afternoon at his home in Ft. Morgan. He was born October 2, 1957 in Ft. Morgan to Filemeno and Trudy Martinez. He grew up in the Commerce City area, and moved back to Ft. Morgan where he has spent most of his adult life. He was a member of The Sanctuary in...
Betty (Sprigg) Richardson
Jun 30, 2010
Betty Jean (Sprigg) Richardson, 92, former Brush resident, passed away Wednesday, June 30, 2010, at the American Fork Hospital in American Fork, UT. Betty was born December 20, 1927, in Brush, to Neal & Darle Sprigg. Survivors include 2 sons, 5 grandchildren, and 5 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband and 1 sister. Graveside services will...
Virgle Eugene Gardner
Jun 28, 2010
Virgle Eugene Gardner, 86, long time Brush resident died Monday evening at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley after a short bout with cancer. He was born June 17, 1924 near Eckley, CO to James and Edith (Smith) Gardner. He married Shirley Sigwing April 5, 1953, in Wray, CO. He worked at the Co-op in Wray before they moved...
Lewis W. Hodge
Jun 27, 2010
Lewis William Hodge, 89, of Fort Morgan, recently of Colorado Springs, died at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush, on Sunday, June 27th, 2010, following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born September 3, 1920 in Rostraver, Pennsylvania, to the late Lewis Edgar and Anna Hudspath Hodge. By age 3, both parents had died, so he went to...
Dorothy Dixon
Jun 22, 2010
Dorothy L. Dixon, 77, longtime Brush resident, passed away Tuesday night at the East Morgan County Hospital. She was born February 12, 1933, in Brush, to Isidro & Frances Garcia. On January 12, 1952, Dorothy married Martin W. Dixon in Fort Morgan. Dorothy enjoyed working with crafts, especially sewing, making doll clothing & dolls, and making quilts. She enjoyed watching...
James Alfred Taylor
Jun 20, 2010
James Alfred Taylor, 64, local resident, died Sunday, June 20, 2010 at his home in Ft. Morgan. He was born August 6, 1945 in Sherman, Texas to Hubbard and Virginia (Cantrell) Taylor. James was a family man and an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed gardening, camping and fishing. Survivors include two sons, Scott Taylor of Ft. Morgan, James Taylor Jr. of...
W. Wayne Heitschmidt
Jun 20, 2010
Wayne Heitschmidt, 74, of Fort Morgan, passed away early Sunday, June 20, 2010, after a short illness, at the North Colorado Medical Center inpatient hospice unit. He was born June 16, 1936, in Great Bend, Kansas, to Walter & Verna (Joeken) Heitschmidt. In January 1951, the Heitschmidt family bought a farm near Brighton, CO. In 1954, Wayne graduated from Brighton...
June M. Dudden
Jun 15, 2010
June M. Dudden, 72, passed away Tuesday, June 15, 2010, following a lengthy, courageous battle with cancer. She was born February 10, 1938, in Champion, NE, to Ned & Mae Hiatt. On October 23, 1955, June married Darrel Dudden, In Holyoke, CO. After living in Denver for twenty years, the Dudden family moved to Hillrose in 1974. June enjoyed sewing,...
Ellen L. Mese
Jun 14, 2010
ELLEN L. MESE, 86, of Fort Morgan, died Monday afternoon, June 14, 2010 in Pathways Hospice Care Center at McKee Medical Center in Loveland. Ellen was born July 27, 1923 to Lloyd William & Alice Maude (Ingmire) Venard. She grew up in Fort Morgan and attended school. She graduated from Fort Morgan High School. She married Linus Mese in Fort...
Bob Wetzbarger
Jun 12, 2010
Bob Wetzbarger, 76, passed away Saturday, June 12, 2010, in Brush. He was born April 3, 1934, in Brush, to Guy & Annie Wetzbarger. Bob married Dottie Friye on July 12, 1959, in Winterhaven, CA. Bob served in the US Navy, officially retiring in 1980. After his discharge, Bob continued going to college and eventually received two masters' degrees. He...
Robert "Boby" L. Halley
Jun 11, 2010
Robert "Boby" Lee Halley Jr., 51, died June 11, 2010 at his home south of Brush, Colorado. Boby was born in Walden, Colorado on September 10, 1958. The first of five children born to Bob & Florence Halley, Boby lived in the mountains until moving with his family to the Woodrow area in 1964. He attended all 12 years at...
