obituaries


Madeline Larsen

Madeline Larsen

Jan 17, 2010

Madeline M. Larsen, 89, life resident of NE Colorado, passed away Monday, January 18, 2010, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born July 3, 1920, in New Raymer, CO, to Charlie & Mildred Fritz. On February 12, 1941, Madeline married Charles E. Larsen in Brush. He passed away on September 9, 1967. Madeline loved to...

Douglas James Green

Douglas James Green

Jan 14, 2010

DOUGLAS JAMES GREEN, 21, of Fort Morgan, died Thursday, January 14, 2010. He was born July 20, 1988 in Fort Morgan to James F. Green III "Jake" & Katrina (Jackson) Green. He attended schools in Weldona and graduated from high school there in 2006. He also received his Associates degree from Morgan Community College at that time. Doug later moved...

Eva Mae Bentley

Eva Mae Bentley

Jan 14, 2010

EVA MAE BENTLEY, 96, of Fort Morgan, died Thursday morning, January 14, 2010 at her home. She was born October 1, 1913 in Oklahoma to Robert & Alice (Oberman) Venard. The family moved to Fort Morgan when she was 2 years old. She married Virgil Griffith on December 21, 1931. The family farmed in the area for several years. Mr....

Reinhart Weimer

Reinhart Weimer

Jan 14, 2010

Reinhart Weimer, 88, lifelong area resident, died Thursday, January 14, 2010 at the Eben-Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. He was born November 7, 1921 in Brush to Fred and Marie (Kembel) Weimer. Reinhart married Rose K. Gammel on December 8, 1942 in Harrisburg, Nebraska. Mr. Weimer was a member of the Immanuel Evangelical Church in Ft. Morgan. He enjoyed...

Vicki Joan Kipp

Vicki Joan Kipp

Jan 13, 2010

Vicki Joan Kipp, 63, longtime area resident, died Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at her home in Wiggins. She was born August 11, 1946 in Commerce City, CO to William and Julianne (Zurcher) Suvada. Vicki moved to Morgan County from Denver in 1966. On March 10, 1966 Vicki married Harold "Gene" Kipp in Ft. Morgan at the Assembly of God Church....

June Gonzales

June Gonzales

Jan 11, 2010

June E. Gonzales, 69, passed away Monday night, January 11, 2010, at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. She has lived in Brush for the past 25 years. She was born November 11, 1940, in Los Angeles, CA to Thomas & Beulah Turner. Prior to ill health forcing her retirement, June worked as a nurse's aid for many years....

Austin L. Mills

Austin L. Mills

Jan 11, 2010

Austin Lee Mills, of Craig, died on Monday, January 11, 2010, at his home. He was 15. Austin was born on August 15, 1994, in Ft. Morgan, Colorado, the son of Dawn Finley and Wade A. Mills. He was raised in Brush and Ft. Morgan where he attended local schools and most recently Riverview Christian School. He moved to Craig...

Sandra Dee Rossman

Sandra Dee Rossman

Jan 7, 2010

SANDRA DEE ROSSMAN, 48, of Fort Morgan, died Thursday, January 7, 2010 at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. She was born January 25, 1961 in Fort Morgan to Harry & Marian Rossman. She grew up in Wiggins and graduated from Wiggins High School with the class of 1979. While living in Wiggins, Sandy was active in the Wiggins...

George Alvin Whitney

George Alvin Whitney

Jan 7, 2010

George Alvin Whitney, age 91 of Brush, passed away Thursday, January 7, 2010 at the Eben-Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. Mr. Whitney was born February 22, 1918 in Riverdale, NE to Chester A. and Ethel M. (Baird) Whitney. On September 23, 1941 he married Ruby Ottosen in Chappel, Nebraska. The Whitney's moved to Morgan County in 1963 from Crook....

Vonnie J. Roper

Vonnie J. Roper

Jan 5, 2010

Vonnie Roper, 80, longtime Northeast Colorado resident, passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2010, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born December 26, 1929, in Akron, CO, to Arthur and Dolly (Archer) Powell. As the oldest of six children, Vonnie had many responsibilities helping her family through the 1930's. She was an adventurous young girl and...

Angelita Torrez

Angelita Torrez

Jan 4, 2010

Angelita P. Torrez, 75, life resident of the Brush community, passed away Monday, January 04, 2010, in Denver, following a lengthy illness. She was born May 31, 1934, in Brush, to Santos & Celsa Guzman. On December 1, 1951, Angelita married Margarito Torrez in Brush. Angelita enjoyed working in her flower garden and cooking. Her favorite pastime was spent being...

Ruth (Lauck) Weimer

Ruth (Lauck) Weimer

Jan 3, 2010

RUTH (LAUCK) WEIMER, 87, died Sunday, January 3, 2010 at Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. She was born in Denver, CO on June 29, 1922 to David & Amalia (Kress) Lauck. The family included six girls and six boys. When Ruth was six months old, the family moved to Morgan County to farm. She attended school in Hillrose....

Marlene Hergenreter

Marlene Hergenreter

Jan 3, 2010

Marlene Francis Hergenreter, 77, longtime area resident, died Sunday, January 3, 2010, at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. She was born August 3, 1932 in Peetz, Colorado to Hilary and Inez (Ripp) Schilz. Marlene married Casper F. Hergenreter Sr. on January 27, 1951 in Sterling, Colorado. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Brush and...

Pauline Covelli

Pauline Covelli

Jan 2, 2010

PAULINE COVELLI, 99, lifelong area resident, died Saturday, January 2, 2010 at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born May 7, 1910 in Tacoma, WA to Henry & Mary Thiel. The family moved to the area when she was very young. She married Kelly Covelli on February 12, 1927 in Denver. Mrs. Covelli was a member...

Scott Mcclintock

Scott Mcclintock

Dec 31, 2009

Scott McClintock, 58, passed away Thursday, December 31, 2009, at the Valley View Villa Nursing Home in Fort Morgan following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born April 5, 1951, in San Francisco, CA, to James & Elizabeth McClintock. Scott was an outstanding musician. He received his undergraduate degree from University of California in Santa Cruz with a music...

Betty Cromwell - Hatch

Betty Cromwell - Hatch

Dec 30, 2009

Betty Jean Cromwell-Hatch, 87, longtime area resident, died Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at her home in Ft. Morgan. She was born September 6, 1922 in Ft. Collins to Raymond and Mary (Robertson) Sanders. Betty graduated from Ft. Collins High School in 1940. She attended Colorado A&M (now CSU) and graduated at the top of her class in Music Education in1945....

Mary Margaret Musgrave

Mary Margaret Musgrave

Dec 27, 2009

Mary Margaret Musgrave, 78, longtime Hoyt resident, died December 27, 2009 at the University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora. She was born July 5, 1931 in Greeley, CO to Verne and Amy (Mudgett) Schade. Mary graduated from Ft. Morgan High School in 1949. She married John H. Musgrave on September 30, 1950 at the First Presbyterian Church in Ft. Morgan....

Frieda Brandt

Frieda Brandt

Dec 26, 2009

Frieda Brandt, 88, Life long Morgan County resident, died Saturday evening at the Valley View Villa in Ft. Morgan. She was born May 2, 1921 in Brush, to Pete and Elizabeth Eckes. She grew up in the farming community north of Brush and attended the Roosevelt School. She married Henry Brandt May 26, 1946 in Ft. Morgan. She worked for...

Norman Smith

Norman Smith

Dec 26, 2009

Norman L. Smith, 58, life resident of Morgan County, passed away suddenly Saturday, December 26, 2009, in the emergency room at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. He was born May 13, 1951, in Brush, to Kelly & Edith Smith. Norman graduated from Brush High School in 1969. Following graduation, Norman joined the US Navy. After his discharge, he...

Vera Sumner

Vera Sumner

Dec 24, 2009

Vera V. Sumner, 91, passed away Thursday, December 24, 2009, at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born May 31, 1918, in Dundy County, KS, to Alfred & Susieanne Amsberry. On June 10, 1936, Vera married Clayton R. Sumner in St. Francis, KS. The Sumner family moved to Brush in 1950. Vera worked as a nurse's aid...