Edward Geist
Aug 14, 2009
EDWARD "EDDIE" GEIST, 73, lifelong Morgan County resident, died Friday, August 14, 2009 at Valley View Villa in Fort Morgan after a four month hospitalization. He was born April 17, 1936 in Fort Morgan to Conrad & Elizabeth (Blum) Geist. He grew up attending schools in the local area and he served in the U.S. Army from January 1959 to...
Ruth Brokate
Aug 11, 2009
Ruth E. Brokate, 88, passed away Tuesday evening, August 11, 2009, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born June 21, 1921, in Cleveland, OH. On October 18, 1939, Ruth married Howard H. Brokate Sr. in Ashland, KY. While living in Port Clinton, OH, Ruth was one of the founders of a civic theater group called...
Phyllis Haws
Aug 8, 2009
Phyllis E. Haws, 77, passed away Saturday, August 8, 2009, at Sunset Manor Nursing Home in Brush. She was born March 31, 1932, in Norton, KS, to Theodore & Ethel Dobbie. On September 28, 1952, Phyllis married Edgar Haws in Raton, NM. The Haws family moved to Fort Morgan in 1971. She was raised in the Christian Church. She enjoyed...
Larry Dunham
Aug 5, 2009
Larry E. Dunham, 72, former Brighton area resident, passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2009, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. He was born October 17, 1936, in Iliff, CO, to Alfred & Harriet Dunham. Larry married Judy Duckworthh on May 23, 1955 in Taos, NM. Prior to retirement, Larry served as factory manager for Western Sugar Company....
Esther Scheideman
Aug 4, 2009
Esther Scheideman, 93, former Brush resident, passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2009, at her daughter's home in Denver. She was born March 25, 1916, in Brush, to John J. & Marie nee Weimer Koehler. On November 28, 1935 Esther married Harold Scheideman in Brush. She worked many years in retail sales, selling shoes and dresses, including Fortee Fashions in Brush....
John Vaughan
Aug 4, 2009
John Young Vaughan, 83, longtime resident of Morgan County, passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2009, at the Medical Center of the Rockies, Loveland, Colorado. He was born December 30, 1925 in Weatherford, Oklahoma, to Samuel and Anna Vaughan. John grew up and attended school in Thomas, Oklahoma. He married Arla Jean Baker on February 10, 1944 in Williston, North Dakota...
Robert E. Breazeale
Aug 3, 2009
ROBERT E. BREAZEALE, 63, longtime area resident, died early Monday morning, August 3, 2009 at his home in Fort Morgan. He was born in Neosho, Missouri on March 7, 1946 to Robert & Trilla (Lockhart) Breazeale. He married Sandra Hudson in Fort Morgan on July 4, 1987. Mr. Breazeale worked for CDOT for 31 years. He retired in 2007. He...
Ernestina P. Olaguez
Jul 31, 2009
Ernestina Pizarro Olaguez, 50, of Brush, died July 31, 2009 at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. She was born November 11, 1958 in Durango, Mexico to Nicholas and Guadalupe (Hererra) Pizarro. She married Martin C. Olaguez on April 19, 1986 in Santa Anna, California. Ernestina moved to Colorado in 1996 from Santa Anna, California. She enjoyed cooking, reading...
Jacob David Waterman
Jul 31, 2009
Jacob David Waterman, infant son of David and Carole Waterman of Ft. Morgan, died July 31, 2009 at the Colorado Plains medical Center in Ft. Morgan. Survivors include his parents, sister Katelyn, grandparents, Pamela & Kevin Teldon of Arvada, George Molinari of Broomfield, Eugene Waterman of Ogalala, Nebraska and Dixcie Slade of Ft. Morgan, great grandparents, Bernice & Norman Frame...
Chance Laverne Trusty
Jul 29, 2009
Chance Laverne Trusty, infant son of Timothy and Jessica Trusty of Wiggins, died July 29, 2009 at the Presbyterian St. Luke's Hospital in Denver. Survivors include his parents, sisters, Jayde and Sydney and brother Colton, grandparents, Don and Nancy Marshall of Wiggins, Sue Trusty of Ft. Morgan, great grandparents, Les and JoAnn Werner of Kersey, Bonnie Marshall of Kingman, Arizona,...
Jennie Hastings
Jul 29, 2009
Jennie L. Hastings, 62, passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2009, at her home east of Brush. She was born October 22, 1946, in Russell, KS, to Elbert & Iraene Bean. On March 15, 1968, Jennie married Dee Hastings in Montrose, CO. In 1985 the Hasting family moved to the Brush and Akron communities Jennie enjoyed being with her family, especially...
Gladys Ferris
Jul 28, 2009
Gladys L. Ferris, 107, passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2009, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born February 25, 1902 in Nodaway, Iowa, to Allen & Pauline Taylor. She married her first husband, Arthur D. Cathroe, in 1921. He died in 1966. On February 18, 1975, Gladys married Robert P. Ferris in Denver. She has...
Marvin E. Dolph
Jul 27, 2009
MARVIN E. DOLPH, 66, of Orchard, died unexpectedly Monday, July 27, 2009 in Bismarck, ND. He was born June 15, 1943 in Brush to Warren & Virginia (Bourquin) Dolph. Dolph served his country in the U.S. Navy. He married Constance Thompson in Fort Morgan on June 11, 1965. He worked for Hamlin Electric in Fort Morgan for twelve years before...
Jean Weimer
Jul 24, 2009
Jean Weimer, 77, longtime Fort Morgan resident, passed away Friday, July 24, 2009, at the Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, CO. She was born January 4, 1932, in Pine Bluffs, WY, to Owen Francis & Vera Pearl Miller. Jean attended school in Kimball, NE and moved to Fort Morgan in 1965, where she first worked at the Park Terrace Restaurant...
Hannah Jane Darrell
Jul 23, 2009
HANNAH JANE DARRELL, 20, of Weldona, died Thursday, July 23, 2009. Hannah was born April 30, 1989 in Fort Morgan to Robert & Trudie Darrell. She joined three sisters at home and her journey began. She attended Fort Morgan schools and graduated from Fort Morgan High School in 2007. Hannah was attending Aims Community College in Greeley at the time...
Evangeline Richards
Jul 22, 2009
Evangeline Anna (Eva) Armstrong Richards, born June 8, 1919 in Loveland, Colorado, passed away on July 22, 2009 at Pathways Hospice in Loveland, Colorado, having most recently resided at Oakridge Assisted Living Facility in Ft. Collins, Colorado. Eva married Mark Richards in 1943 and they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in Brush, Colorado in 1993. Mark taught at Brush High...
Danny Lee Kruger
Jul 22, 2009
Danny Lee Kruger, 59, lifelong area resident, died Wednesday July 22, 2009 at the Denver Health Medical Center in Denver. He was born May 30, 1950 in Saint Elmo, Illinois to Albert and Donna (Snyder) Kruger. He graduated from Ft. Morgan High School in 1968. Kruger served his country in the United States Army where he earned the National Defense...
Walter Wayne Yearous Jr.
Jul 21, 2009
Wayne Yearous, 73, life resident of Morgan County, passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2009, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. He was born on the family farm northwest of Brush on April 23, 1936, to Walter & Ruby Yearous. He graduated from Fort Morgan High School in 1954. On April 25, 1957, Wayne married Leona Schocke in...
Fred Kelly
Jul 16, 2009
Fred Kelly, 93, passed away Thursday, July 16, 2009, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush, Colorado. He was born February 16, 1916, in Lockney, New Mexico, to James & Betty Kelly. In 1963, Fred married Genevieve Clark Morrow. They lived and ranched near Lockney for many years before moving to Erie, Colorado. While living near Erie, Fred...
Mollie Rush
Jul 9, 2009
Mollie Rush, 90, passed away Thursday, July 09, 2009, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born July 29, 1918, in La Junta, CO, to George & Katherine Dorsch. Mollie married Ray W. Rush on January 17, 1946, in Raton, NM. The Rush family moved to Fort Morgan in 1982 to be closer to their daughter...
