obituaries
Joan Parker
Jul 6, 2009
JOAN PARKER, 65, of Fort Morgan, died Monday afternoon at the Medical Center of The Rockies in Loveland. She was born October 24, 1943 in Brush to J. Charles Jr. & Lydia (Begole) Parker. She was a Court Clerk for the 13th Judicial District for 29 years. Miss. Parker was an active member of the United Methodist Church in Fort...
Tammy Jo Evert
Jul 5, 2009
Tammy Jo Beechley-Evert, 43, of Log Lane Village died Sunday, July 5, 2009 at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. She was born August 9, 1965 in Burlington, Colorado to Daniel and Eligra (Greathouse) Beechley. She moved to Morgan County in the early 1990's from Texas. Tammy married Kevin Evert on December 19, 2000 in Fort Morgan. She enjoyed...
Delbert D. Castor
Jul 2, 2009
DELBERT D CASTOR, 85, lifelong area resident, died Thursday, July 2, 2009 at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. He was born November 17, 1923 at his grandparents home in Fort Morgan to Harry & Mary (Laier) Castor. He attended school in Buckingham until graduating from New Raymer High School in 1941. He enlisted in the Army/Air Force...
Leroy Bruce
Jul 2, 2009
Leroy E. (Bud) Bruce, of Sidney, Nebraska, died Thursday, July 2, 2009, at the Sunset Manor Nursing Home in Brush, Colorado from complicaitons of Parkinsons's Disease. Leroy was born in Blair, Nebraska, on March 11, 1927, to John T. & Blanche Barton Bruce. After graduating from Waterloo High School, Leroy enlisted in the US Army in 1945. He served as...
Albert George
Jul 2, 2009
Albert Henry George, 82, long time Morgan County resident, died Thursday morning at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center. He was born May 2, 1927 in Sedalia, Colorado to Henry and Lydia George. Al served in the US Navy during WWII and attended the Coyne Electrical Technical School. Albert was a Master Electrical Contractor, and owned his own business "Al's"...
Eleanor C. Krueger
Jun 29, 2009
Eleanor C. Krueger, 79, life resident of NE Colorado, passed away Monday, June 29, 2009, at her home. She was born July 14, 1929, in Prospect Valley, CO, to Paul & Katherine Pope. She graduated from Fort Morgan High School in 1947. On September 4, 1949, Eleanor married Martin Krueger in Fort Morgan. Eleanor was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran...
Wilma Childers
Jun 28, 2009
Wilma Gantenbein Childers, 90, died at her home early Sunday morning. She was born January 27, 1919 in Dillon, KS to Ulrich and Frieda Gantenbein. She attended rural schools and graduated from Kansas State University in 1943. She married Charles Childers in 1942. After World War II, they lived in Delaware, OK and Wilma taught in the public school in...
Sterling Mayes
Jun 22, 2009
Sterling Boyd Mayes, 92, of Fort Morgan, died Monday evening at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. He was born March 8, 1917 in Vanderpool, TX., to William and Emily Mayes. He married Pauline Decker October 4, 1941 in Dilley, TX. He was a mechanic for the State of Texas Highway department. He retired in 1979. Sterling and...
Jeffrey David Mickey
Jun 19, 2009
JEFFREY DAVID MICKEY, 44, of Brush, died Friday morning, June 19, 2009 at the Denver Health Medical Center in Denver after a sudden illness. He was born in Phoenix, AZ on May 2, 1965 to Joseph & Marianne (Toth) Mickey. He graduated from Loveland High School in 1983. Jeff moved to the Fort Morgan/Brush area in 1989. Jeff married Carolyn...
Ralph Artery
Jun 13, 2009
Ralph I. Artery, 76, passed away Saturday, June 13, 2009, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. He was born February 11, 1933, in Manderson, Wyoming, to Glenn & Lillian Greenwald. Ralph graduated from Manderson, WY, High School in 1951. Shortly after graduating, he was drafted into the US Army and served during the Korean Conflict. After his...
Henry Carr Zink
Jun 11, 2009
Henry Carr Zink, 76, longtime area resident, died Thursday, June 11, 2009 at his home in Fort Morgan. He was born January 14, 1933 in Cockeysville, Maryland to Henry and Rama (Carr) Zink. Henry married Gloria E. Saxmann on June 13, 1953 in Saint Timothy's Episcopal Church in Cantonsville, Maryland. Following high school he was a member of the Maryland...
Thelma Irene Cook
Jun 8, 2009
Thelma Irene Cook, 88, a lifelong resident of the Goodrich Community, passed away June 8, 2009 at the Valley View Villa Care Center in Fort Morgan, CO after a short illness. She was born December 14, 1921 to Charles and Bertha Hunter of Goodrich, CO. She grew up in the area going to the local schools. On June 19, 1955,...
Sadie Riley
Jun 8, 2009
Sadie A. Riley, 70, of Brush, died Monday at Valley View Villa in Fort Morgan. Mrs. Riley was born Nov. 9, 1938, in Brush, to Isidor and Frances Garcia. She was a member of the Assembly of God. She enjoyed fishing, camping and bingo. She especially enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren. Mrs. Riley is survived by her...
Alyce Lillian Groves
Jun 5, 2009
ALYCE LILLIAN GROVES, 79, longtime area resident, died early Friday morning, June 5, 2009 at Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. She was born September 9, 1929 in Marmarth, North Dakota to Allen & Lillian (Holmes) Davis. She graduated from Manual Training High School in Denver in 1947. She married Jess Groves Jr. in Derby, CO on November 23,...
Earlene Eunice Penfold
Jun 5, 2009
EARLENE EUNICE PENFOLD, 81, lifelong area resident, died Friday afternoon, June 5, 2009 at the Valley View Villa in Fort Morgan. She was born November 5, 1927 in Wiggins to Walter & Mabel (Stutz) Dodge. She married George Penfold in Fort Lupton on November 27, 1946. The Penfold's farmed until their retirement in 1981. Mrs. Penfold was a member of...
Lila Marie Foiles
Jun 4, 2009
Lila Marie Foiles, 88, of Brush, died Thursday, June 4, 2009 at the Hansen Apartments at Eben Ezer in Brush. She was born May 11, 1921 in Abbott, Colorado to Joseph and Martha (Hauge) Mock. Lila lived most of her life in Washington and Morgan Counties except for the two years she spent at college in California. She graduated from...
Mary Santiago
Jun 1, 2009
Mary Louise Santiago, 65, died Monday, June 1, 2009 at her home in Colorado Springs. She was born February 13, 1944 to Guadalupe and Juanita (Serrano) Rocha. Mary married Melquides Santiago in Brush in November of 1988. She lived most of her life in Brush but also lived in Colorado Springs. Mary attended Saint Mary's Catholic Church in Brush. She...
Valarie Sue Woodson
May 31, 2009
Valarie Sue Woodson, 53, of Brush, Colorado died Sunday, May 31, 2009 at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. Heer & Dahl Mortuary & Crematory is in charge of the cremation arrangements.
Brenda Nelson
May 31, 2009
Brenda K. Nelson, 51, of Ft. Morgan, died Sunday morning at her home in Ft. Morgan. She was born August 9, 1957 in Aberdeen, SD to Melvin and Delaine Maxon. She graduated from the University of South Dakota with a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration in 1982. She has worked as an accountant for the Cargill Meat Company for the...
Leticia Carranza
May 30, 2009
Leticia Carranza, 66, of Ft. Morgan, died Saturday at her home in Ft. Morgan. She was born March 1, 1943 in Guadalajara Mexico, to Jose and Maria Cerecero. She married Tomas Carranza October 23, 1976 in Guadalajara, Mexico. They moved to Colorado in the late 1990's. She enjoyed taking car rides and spending time with her family. She was a...






