Erminia Madrid
May 27, 2009
ERMINIA MADRID, 88, longtime area resident, died late Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born September 8, 1920 in Talpa, NM to Sufracio & Tereasa (Cruz) Romero. She married Atilano "Bill" Madrid on May 5, 1946 in Las Vegas, NM. They moved to the area from New Mexico in 1946. Mrs....
Samuel L. Baughman Jr.
May 20, 2009
Samuel L. Baughman Jr., 92, longtime area resident, died Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. He was born February 13, 1917 in Selden, Kansas to Samuel and Bessie Baughman Sr. Sam moved from Kansas to Colorado in 1928 to a farm in Northeast Colorado. He then moved to Brush in the early 1950's....
Barbara J. Doty
May 20, 2009
BARBARA J. DOTY, 79, of Fort Morgan, died Wednesday afternoon, May 20, 2009 at her home in Fort Morgan after a long battle with cancer. She was born April 5, 1930 in Simla, CO to George & Esther (Winters) Repp. The family moved to Fort Morgan when she was very young. Barbara attended Fort Morgan schools and after high school...
Harold E. Hansen
May 20, 2009
Harold E. Hansen, 81, life resident of the Brush community, passed away Wednesday evening, May 20, 2009, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center. He was born March 22, 1928 in Brush to Albert & Esther Hansen. Harold served in the US Coast Guard from 1952 until 1955. On September 12, 1959, Harold married Judy Brascho in Aurora, Colorado. Harold's...
Mary E. Ethier
May 16, 2009
Mary E. Ethier, 81, passed away suddenly early Saturday, May 16, 2009, in the emergency room of the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. She was born January 17, 1928, in Okahumpka, FL, to Harley & Mamie Halligan. Mrs. Ethier was in Fort Morgan visiting her family when she passed away. She has lived in Elk City, OK for...
Hazel Bengtson
May 13, 2009
Hazel Roxine Bengtson, 93, of Loveland formerly of Fort Morgan, CO was born on July 10, 1915 in Colorado Springs to Henry Howard and Goldie (Pickens) Quillen and she went home with Jesus on May 13, 2009 at North Shore Rehab in Loveland. Hazel came to Loveland in 2002 to live with her daughter, but lived most of her life...
Vergie Marie Yearous
May 11, 2009
Vergie Marie Yearous, 90, lifelong area resident, died Monday, May 11, 2009 at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Ft. Morgan. She was born February 11, 1919 in Sheridan, Missouri to Ernest and Velvia (Wilson) Cowen. Vergie married John Yearous on January 12, 1939 at the Presbyterian Church in Ft. Morgan. Mrs. Yearous was a member of the United Presbyterian...
Sharon A. Nichols
May 6, 2009
Sharon A. Nichols, 62, passed away suddenly Wednesday, May 6, 2009, at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. She was born September 3, 1946, in Middletown, NY, to Walter & Doris Warren. Sharon married John A. Nichols on August 26, 1973. Prior to ill health forcing her retirement, Sharon worked as a seamstress in a clothing factory. The Nichols...
Mary Bauer
May 3, 2009
Mary Bauer. 94. died early Sunday morning, May 3, 2009, at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan . She was born December 1, 1914, in Somerset, Pennsylvania, to Louis and Juliann Lantos. At the age of 4, she moved with her family to Colorado, where they bought a 160-acre farm between Fort Morgan and Brush. She often shared...
Lynnette G. Schreiber
May 2, 2009
Lynnette Gale Schreiber, 57, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2009, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center hospice center following a courageous battle with breast cancer for the past five years. She was born at the Eben Ezer Hospital in Brush on April 2, 1952, to Howard & Vera Schreiber. Lynnette attended Woodlin School, graduating with the class of 1970....
Merlin G. Bentley
Apr 28, 2009
MERLIN G. BENTLEY, 92, longtime Fort Morgan resident died early Tuesday morning, April 28, 2009 at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. He was born in Illinois on February 28, 1917. He married Eva (Venard) Griffith in Fort Morgan in 1976. Mr. Bentley worked at Gates Rubber for 35 years before his retirement. He was a member of...
Lillian Longacre
Apr 27, 2009
Lillian Longacre, 79, Life long Ft. Morgan resident died Monday at her home north of Ft. Morgan . She was born May 26, 1929 at her families home south of Ft. Morgan to Samuel J. and Christina Wacker. On March 5, 1950 she married Walter E. Longacre. They enjoyed farming, checking cattle, and fixing fence together for many years. She...
Danny Mcdonald
Apr 22, 2009
DANNY L. McDONALD, 63, passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2009, at his home near Wiggins. He was born June 28, 1945, in Wichita, KS, to Guy & Malinda McDonald. Danny has lived in the Wiggins community for about 30 years. Prior to ill health forcing his retirement, he worked for the Bureau of Land Management. He was a member of...
Laura Danielson
Apr 21, 2009
Laura Danielson, 93, former Morgan County resident, passed away April 21, 2009, at the Arkansas Valley Nursing Care Center in LaJunta, Colorado. She was born in Brush on May 31, 1915, to Peter and Mary Zurawski. While living in Morgan County, Laura was a member of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Brush for 90 years. After moving to LaJunta, she...
Anna Marie Becker
Apr 19, 2009
Anna Marie (Thiel) Becker, 87, joined her heavenly Father on Sunday, April 19, 2009. She was born September 16, 1921, in Melbeta, Nebraska. In 1935 the Thiel family moved to Morgan County. Anna married Jacob Becker on June 30, 1940. Anna enjoyed traveling, cooking, playing cards and especially enjoyed spending time with her family. Wherever she went she made lifelong...
Jerry Sperry
Apr 19, 2009
Jerry Sperry, 66, life resident of Morgan & Washington Counties, passed away Sunday, April 19, 2009. at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. He was born March 10, 1943 in Fort Morgan, to Howard & Virginia (Trim) Sperry. Jerry served in the US Army during the Viet Nam Conflict. ON May 7, 1974, he married Joyce Spangler in...
Jacob "Jack" Wilgenburg
Apr 18, 2009
Jacob Wilgenburg, 85, died April 18, 2009 at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. He was born September 22, 1923 in the city of Barneveld, Providence of Gelderland, The Netherlands, to Eibert Wilgenburg and Francina(Van Davalaar). Jack, as he was most commonly called, was the oldest of 8 brothers and 8 sisters. Upon completing school at 6th grade, he...
Agustina Barajas
Apr 15, 2009
Agustina Barajas, 60, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2009, in Brush. She was born May 28, 1948, in Mexico, to Lucio & Vicenta Tovar. She married Anselmo Barajas. The Barajas family moved to California in 1980 and the to Brush in 1995. Survivors include her husband, Anselmo, of Brush; 4 daughters, Gregoria Barajas, Norma Esparza, and Graciela Salazar all of...
Jeremy Bornmann
Apr 15, 2009
Jeremy Bornmann, 25 lifelong Ft. Morgan resident died Wednesday evening at the Denver Health Medical Center in Denver. He was born September 15, 1983 in Ft. Morgan to Sandy Rossman and Steve Bornmann. Jeremy went to college to study welding for two years. He worked as a cook at the Cables Italian Grill and for the Memories Restaurant. Jeremy enjoyed...
Ofelia P. Jimenez
Apr 12, 2009
OFELIA P. JIMENEZ, 74, longtime Fort Morgan resident died Sunday morning, April 12, 2009 at the North Colorado Medical Center Hospice Unit in Greeley, CO. She was born in Coahuila, Mexico on January 7, 1935 to Manuel & Carmen (Esparza) Patlan. She married Anselmo Jimenez on November 25, 1955 in Coahuila, Mexico. Mrs. Jimenez was a member of Saint Helena...
