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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Lonnie D. Woodson
Dec 23, 2009
Lonnie D. Woodson, 47, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2009, after suffering a heart attack. He was born May 18, 1962, in Louisiana, Missouri, to Jack & Dollie Woodson. Lonnie has lived in Morgan County for about 25 years. At the time of his death he worked from Green Brothers Concrete Company. He loved driving his cement truck. He also...
Lisa Ann Schocke
Dec 23, 2009
Lisa Ann Schocke, 45, longtime area resident died, after a long battle with cancer, on Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at her home in Ft. Morgan. She was born July 25, 1964 in Ardmore, Oklahoma to Mason and Barbara (Weimer) Cranford. She married Doug Schocke on April 1, 1989 in Ft. Morgan. Lisa enjoyed cooking, crafts, sewing, puzzles, playing softball, watching...
Susanne Bills
Dec 23, 2009
Susanne Bills, 65, of Fort Morgan, died Wednesday evening at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. She was born September 15, 1944 in Abington, Pennsylvania to William and Naomi Corneal. Susanne married Byron Bills on January 13, 1962 in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. They lived most of their lives near Sidney, Nebraska. They moved to Fort Morgan 6...
Ronald Mehring
Dec 21, 2009
Ronald H. Mehring, 67, life-long Akron area resident, died Monday morning at the North Colorado Medical Center Hospice Center in Greeley, Colorado. He was born April 3, 1942 in Akron, to Herbert and Evelyn (Krier) Mehring. Ronald married Esther Gebauer November 12, 1966 in Akron. They have made Akron their home where Ronald has enjoyed farming and ranching all of...
Thelma Mae Gentry
Dec 18, 2009
Thelma Mae Gentry, 90, died December 18, 2009 in Evergreen, Colorado. She was born September 5, 1919 in Denver, Colorado to Paul and Emma (Turner) Myers. She married Orville H. Gentry on November 1, 1938. Thelma was a member of the Wiggins Community Church in Wiggins. She was also a member of the Wiggins Volunteer Fire Department Auxillary. Thelma enjoyed...
Jacqueline Louise Richardson
Dec 17, 2009
JACQUELINE LOUISE RICHARDSON, 70, of Wiggins, died unexpectedly Thursday morning, December 17, 2009 at her home. She was born June 16, 1939 in Gering, NE to William & Martha (Wambolt) Kress. She married Louis Clark Richardson on July 10, 1970 in Wiggins. The Richardson's farmed in the Wiggins community for several years. Mrs. Richardson devoted all of her time to...
Sandra K. Wagner
Dec 16, 2009
Sandra Kay Wagner, 68, passed away December 16, 2009, at the Sterling Living Center in Sterling, CO. She was born October 3, 1941, in Monte Vista, CO, to Louis & Louise (Huffman) Barnts, Sterling natives. Sandra grew up and lived in Sterling for a large part of her life. Prior to retirement, Sandra worked as a surgical registered nurse in...
Elsie Ellen Wiederspan
Dec 12, 2009
Elsie Ellen Weimer Wiederspan Born June 21, 1922 in Denver, CO to Jacob and Julia Weimer. She passed away on December 12, 2009 at the Colorado Plains Medical Center, Fort Morgan, CO. She was second of three children; she spent most of her life living in Morgan County, CO. She attended the Brush Schools and graduated from Brush High School....
Susan Lynne Doolin
Dec 9, 2009
SUSAN LYNNE DOOLIN, 46, of Boulder and formerly of Fort Morgan, died Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at Hospice of Boulder and Broomfield Counties in Louisville, CO. after a lengthy illness. She was born July 9, 1963 to Charles & Virginia Doolin. Susan grew up in Fort Morgan, graduating from Fort Morgan High School with the class of 1981 and then...
