Elmo E. Steffen
Oct 29, 2009
Elmo Eugene Steffen, 93, lifelong area resident, died Thursday, October 29, 2009 at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. Elmo was born February 15, 1916 in Syracuse, Nebraska to John and Elizabeth (Whited) Steffen. He graduated from New Raymer High School in 1938. Elmo married Elva M. Northup on February 22, 1945 in Fort Morgan. Elmo was a...
Igancio Garcia
Oct 23, 2009
Ignacio Garcia , 59, of Ft. Morgan, Died Friday at his home in Ft. Morgan. He was born July 31, 1950 in Santa Rosalia Chihuahua, Mexico to Asencion and Antonia Garcia. He worked for the Cargill Meat Solutions until ill health forced him to retire. He is survived by his wife Maria Garcia, daughters Yolanda Garcia and Rebeca Garcia all...
Betty Lucille Ruder
Oct 22, 2009
Betty Lucille Ruder, 84, longtime area resident, died Thursday, October 22, 2009 at her daughter's home in Fort Morgan. Betty was born January 24, 1925 in Donovan, Illinois to Emil and Agnes (Bard) Albright. She was raised in the Donovan area and later moved with her parents and brother Jean to Ney, Ohio. She graduated from the Ney High School...
Mary Lou Rocha
Oct 21, 2009
MARY LOU ROCHA, 73, of Brush, died Wednesday afternoon, October 21, 2009 at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley after a brief illness. She was born February 26, 1936 in Platteville, CO to Ray J. & Erma (Lopez) Montoya. She was an ancestor of one of the oldest families to settle in San Luis Valley. She attended Catholic school...
James H. Roberts
Oct 21, 2009
James H. Roberts, 60, lifelong Wiggins resident, died Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at the Valley View Villa Care Center in Ft. Morgan. James was born August 8, 1949 in Ft. Morgan to Clyde "Stub" and Josephine (Adams) Roberts. He attended Wiggins schools and graduated from Wiggins High School with the class of 1968. After high school he attended Western Nebraska...
Robert Bell Jr.
Oct 20, 2009
Robert Bell Jr., 83, of Fort Morgan died Tuesday at the Valley View Villa Care Center in Fort Morgan. He was born February 19, 1926 in Fort Morgan to Rosco Bell and Hazel (Overton) Petitt. He married Dorothy Atwood on August 30, 1948 in Fort Morgan. Mr. Bell spent a lot of time driving truck in the mountains and made...
Debra (Ybarra - Norwood) Millette
Oct 20, 2009
Debra (Ybarra-Norwood) Millette, 49, former Brush resident, unexpectedly passed away Tuesday night, October 20, at the United Memorial Hospital in Longmont, CO. Deb was born December 17, 1959, in Brush, to Pete & Diana Ybarra. She graduated from Brush High School in 1978. On April 9, 2001, Deb married Ken Millette in Longmont. Deb, a loving Wife, Mother, Daughter, and...
Glen Mckay
Oct 17, 2009
Glen L. McKay, 75, passed away early Saturday, October 17, 2009, at the Valley View Villa Nursing Home in Fort Morgan. He was born August 14, 1934, in Cheyenne, WY, to Oscar & Alice McKay. He graduated from Grover High School. Glen moved to Morgan County in 1959. Prior to retirement was a farmer / rancher. He had also worked...
Donna Shaver
Oct 15, 2009
Donna was a member of Royal Neighbors. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, collecting things, especially stuffed animals and jewelry. She especially enjoyed spending time with her family. Survivors include her husband, Bill, of Brush; 3 children, Dwayne Shaver of Fort Morgan, Shari Wheeler of Brush, and Brenda Penner of Fort Collins; her Mother, Elsie Knox of Haxtun, CO; 2 sisters, Carolyn...
Jack Hosier
Oct 12, 2009
Jack Hosier, 81, of Fort Morgan, died unexpectedly, Monday morning at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. He was born February 11, 1928 in McCook, Nebraska, to Manuel and Elizabeth Hosier. Jack married Clara Robb on February 5, 1950 in Fort Morgan. He was an active member in the First Christian Church, loved gardening, crafts, spending time with...
Jeannine Colding
Oct 12, 2009
Jeannine A. Colding, 70, passed away Monday, October 12, 2009, at the Poudre Valley Health System in Fort Collins, Colorado. She was born August 16, 1939 in Yurbana, IL to Howard & Evelyn Wells. Jeannine worked as an art educator, teaching some 16 different forms of art, including oil painting, ceramics, pottery, macramé, etc. When Jeannine began suffering from a...
Betty Mae Kolman
Oct 11, 2009
Betty Mae Kolman, 88, of Brush died Sunday at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born September 7, 1921 in Brush to Roy B. and Eva Belle Rutherford. She graduated from Brush High School. She married Laudis "Oscar" Kolman on May 24, 1941 in St. Francis, KS. She devoted her entire life to being a homemaker...
Dwain "Doug" Farris
Oct 10, 2009
DWAIN "DOUG" FARRIS, 70, former Fort Morgan resident, died Saturday, October 10, 2009 at the VA Medical Center in Denver after a brief illness. He was born March 5, 1939 San Angelo, TX to Everett & Elizabeth (Sherrod) Farris. He was raised by his mother and stepfather, Frankie R. Franks. Farris served in the US Marine Corps from 1957 until...
Arthur C. Johnston
Oct 10, 2009
Arthur C. Johnston died October 10, 2009 at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, CO after a short illness. Art was born March 24, 1930 to Gertrude and Cecil Johnston in Windsor Ontario Canada. After schooling in London, Ontario he left Canada and came to the United States and settled in the Denver area, where he joined the Army Corp. He...
James A. Knight
Oct 9, 2009
James Arthur Knight, better known as "Jim", died Friday, October 9, 2009 at his home near Woodrow, Colorado from an apparent heart attack. He was 84 years, 1 month and 5 days old. He was born in Brush, Colorado on September 4, 1925 and except for a stint in the army during World War II, he spent his entire life...
Marie Eloise Herbst
Oct 6, 2009
Marie Herbst, 89, life long Morgan County resident died Tuesday October 6, 2009 at the Medalion Nursing Home in Colorado Springs. Marie was born October 26, 1919 in Rago, Colorado to Charles and Edith (Miller) McDowell. She married Alexander Herbst on Aug 15, 1939 in Fort Morgan. They made their home in Fort Morgan until November of 2008 when they...
Kirk Allen Weimer
Sep 28, 2009
Kirk Allen Weimer, 40, of Brush, died Monday, September 28, 2009 at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. He was born November 23, 1968 in Brush to Rick and Susan Weimer. He graduated from the Brush High School in 1987. He enjoyed playing sports in high school, he was a two year all conference player in football. He attended...
Joseph S. Martinez
Sep 27, 2009
JOSEPH S. MARTINEZ, 76, long-time Brush resident died early Sunday morning, September 27, 2009 at his home. He was born June 20, 1933 in Alamosa, CO to Teofilo & Louise (Cordova) Martinez. He married Rosemary Alice Romero on July 26, 1952 in Boulder County, CO. Martinez farmed and worked as a labourer for the majority of his life. He enjoyed...
Gerald Alvy Briles
Sep 26, 2009
Gerald Alvy Briles, 77, of Brush died Saturday, September 26, 2009 at his home in Brush. He was born August 29, 1932 in Lincoln, NE to Howard and Hazel Briles. Gerald or Jerry as people called him, grew up in Nebraska where he joined the Army and fought in Korea. He lived in Loveland where he raised his daughters. He...
Dovie Evelyn Hadden
Sep 25, 2009
Dovie Evelyn Hadden, 91, died Friday, September 25, 2009 at the Collier Hospice in Wheatridge, Colorado. She was born February 20, 1918 in Granby, Missouri to Joseph and Martha (Sullivan) Spencer. She married Leland Hadden in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Evelyn was a member of the Sanctuary in Fort Morgan. Mrs. Hadden enjoyed playing Bingo, sewing, embroidery, listening to Country and Gospel...
