obituaries


Mike Maloney

Mike Maloney

Dec 5, 2009

Michael W. Maloney, 55, life resident of Morgan & Washington Counties, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2009, at the Medical Center of the Rockies after a 6 month illness. He was born July 15, 1954, in Akron, CO, to Willard & Ernestine Maloney. Prior to ill health forcing his retirement, Mike worked in the oil & gas exploration industry. Mike...

Wanda Rae Hamilton

Wanda Rae Hamilton

Dec 5, 2009

Wanda Rae Hamilton, 84, of Brush, died Saturday, December 5, 2009 at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush with her family at her side. She was born March 21, 1925 in Shattuck, Oklahoma to Ray and Jean Daniels. Wanda married Leon N. Hamilton Jr. on December 31, 1954 in Denver, Colorado. They moved from Denver to Ft. Morgan...

James Edward Jones

James Edward Jones

Dec 4, 2009

James Edward Jones, 80, longtime area resident , died Friday, December 4, 2009 at his home in Brush. He was born April 24, 1929 in Ft. Morgan to Floyd and Ruth (Groves) Jones. James spent his childhood in Orchard, Colorado and had also lived in Casper, Wyoming. He married Lillian Kirkpatrick on August 14, 1948 in Wyoming. She died in...

Georgia Hindman

Georgia Hindman

Dec 3, 2009

GEORGIA HINDMAN, 90, of Fort Morgan, and former resident of Minneola, KS, died early Thursday morning, December 3, 2009 at Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. Mrs. Hindman is the mother of John Hindman of Fort Morgan. Funeral services and Interment will be in Minneola, KS.

Vera May Christensen

Vera May Christensen

Dec 3, 2009

VERA MAY CHRISTENSEN, 91, longtime area resident, died Thursday evening, December 3, 2009 at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born January 23, 1918 in Clarinda, IA to Isaiah Virgil & Hazel (Kryselmier) Yearous. The family moved to Fort Morgan from Iowa when she was two years old. After graduating from high school she attended Barnes...

Joyce Tieman

Joyce Tieman

Dec 2, 2009

JOYCE TIEMAN, 76, of Fort Morgan died Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at her home in Fort Morgan. She was born October 17, 1933 in McPherson, KS to Fred & Elizabeth (McKirahan) Dexter. After high school she attended and graduated from D.U. She married Stan Tieman on July 18, 1954 in Abilene, KS. They moved to Fort Morgan from Denver in...

Dorothy Cooper

Dorothy Cooper

Dec 1, 2009

Dorothy L. Cooper 77, of Brush, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2009, at the Cedar Health Care Center in Lakewood, CO. She was born March 26, 1932, in Hillrose, CO, to Christian and Dora Krueger. She graduated from Roosevelt High School near Hillrose. On October 24, 1954, Dorothy married Loron Cooper at the All Saints Lutheran Church in Brush and...

Mary Reck

Mary Reck

Nov 28, 2009

Mary Lou Reck, 81, longtime resident of Morgan County, died Saturday evening at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. Mrs. Reck was born February 5, 1928, in Denver, CO, to Roy and Mabel Chapman. Mrs. Reck attended Whittier School and graduated from Brighton High School and attended Denver University. She married George Reck November 3, 1946, in Denver....

Edwin J. Friehauf

Edwin J. Friehauf

Nov 28, 2009

Edwin J. Friehauf, 94, life resident of Morgan County, passed away early Saturday, November 28, 2009, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center where is was given much loving care by family, Eben Ezer staff, and Hospice of the Plains staff. He was born February 23, 1915, in Brush to William & Anna Elizabeth Friehauf. Ed married Lydia Reichert on...

Susan Baker

Susan Baker

Nov 25, 2009

*** NOTE *** PLACE OF SERVICE CHANGE Susan E. Baker, 68, Brush area resident, died Wednesday evening at her home. She was born October 4, 1941 in Clearfield, Pennsylvania to Ralph and Cleta Mullen. She married Paul Baker June 5, 1965 in Newfane, NY. They moved their family to Brush in 1978. Susan was a Paraprofessional with the Thomson School...

Norman C. Troudt

Norman C. Troudt

Nov 24, 2009

Norman Conrad Troudt Sr., 73, longtime area resident, died Tuesday, November 24, 2009 in a traffic accident in Weld County. He was born May 8, 1936 in Greeley to Conrad and Leona (Miller) Troudt. Norman's family lived in Gill, CO from 1936 until 1944; they moved to Greeley in 1944 and lived there until 1947. They lived in Platteville from...

Vincente "Benny" Torrez

Vincente "Benny" Torrez

Nov 21, 2009

Vincente "Benny" Torrez, former Brush resident, took ill in Tucson due to Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma and had to retire and move to Chandler, Arizona. He passed away at Dobson House-Hospice of the Valley at 2:05 PM on November 21, 2009. May he rest in peace. He was born in Willard, New Mexico in 1928, to the late George and Teresita Torrez....

Dorreen Mitchell

Dorreen Mitchell

Nov 20, 2009

Dorreen Mae Beck Mitchell passed away on November 20, 2009 due to multiple health complications. Dorreen was born on February 3, 1926 in Brush, Colorado to the late Adam and Lydia Beck. She remained in Brush until 1944 when she moved to Boulder, Colorado. She met and married the late Eugene N. Mitchell of Boulder in 1946. She worked for...

Cheryl Shryer

Cheryl Shryer

Nov 20, 2009

Cheryl Shryer, 56, passed away Friday night, November 20, 2009, at the Valley View Villa Nursing Home. Survivors include her Mohter, Emma Shryer of Fort Morgan. She was preceded in death by her Father, Albert. Funeral service will be Tuesday at 10:00 AM at the Heer & Dahl Mortuary Chapel in Fort Morgan. Interment will follow in Memory Gardens. Vistation...

Edith Ingmire - Wood

Edith Ingmire - Wood

Nov 16, 2009

Edith L. J. Ingmire – Wood, 87, longtime Morgan County resident, passed away Monday, November 16, 2009, in Monte Vista, CO. She was born February 7, 1922, in Glamorgan, South Wales, Great Britain, to James & Florence Hearn. On June 22, 1944, Edith married Herb Ingmire in Denbigh, South Wales. After WW II, they moved to Fort Morgan. Edith served...

Patricia "Patty" Wickstrom

Patricia "Patty" Wickstrom

Nov 16, 2009

Patty Wickstrom, 46, lost her battle to cancer on Monday, November 16, 2009 at Rose Medical Center. Patricia Ann Baugh was born on March 30, 1963 to Gerry and Diane Baugh. She married her high school sweetheart, Cary Wickstrom, on June 1, 1985 in St. Helena's Catholic Church in Fort Morgan, Colorado. Besides being very involved on the family farm...

Lloyd R. Hansen

Lloyd R. Hansen

Nov 12, 2009

Lloyd R. Hansen, 86, , affectionately known to many as "Uncle Lloyd", life resident of Morgan County, passed away Thursday, November 12, 2009. He was born September 17, 1923, to Henry & Helen Hansen on the family farm northeast of Brush. Lloyd spent his entire life tilling the soil and finishing cattle. He graduated from Brush High School and was...

Cruz Rodriquez

Cruz Rodriquez

Nov 10, 2009

Cruz Rodriquez, 85, a forty-two year resident of Morgan County, passed away early Tuesday, November 10, 2009, at the Sunset Manor Nursing Home in Brush. She was born December 19, 1923, in Tynan, Texas, to Juan & Luz Canales. In 1944, Cruz married Soledad "Charles" Rodriquez in Bee County, TX. Cruz was a member of the Catholic Church. She enjoyed...

John J. Yager

John J. Yager

Nov 9, 2009

John James Yager, 88, a long-time resident of Fort Morgan passed away at the Colorado Plains Medical Center on November 9, 2009. John was born at the family home 2 miles north of Deer Trail, Colorado on September 6, 1921 to Reggie & Elizabeth (Jolly) Yager. He graduated from Deer Trail High School in 1942. He worked on the family...

Anselmo "Al" M. Jimenez

Anselmo "Al" M. Jimenez

Nov 9, 2009

ANSELMO "Al" M. JIMENEZ, 83, longtime Fort Morgan resident, died Monday, November 9, 2009 at his home in Fort Morgan. He was born in Allende, Coahuila, Mexico on April 21, 1926 to Victor & Maria (Maldonado) Jimenez. He married Ofelia Patlan on November 25, 1955 in Coahuila, Mexico. Mr. Jimenez was a member of Saint Helena Catholic Church in Fort...