Oscar Padilla
Apr 9, 2009
Oscar Robert Padilla, 73, of Fort Morgan, died Thursday, April 9, 2009 at the Sterling Living Center in Sterling. He was born June 7, 1935 in Sabinas, Coah, Mexico to Jesus and Julia (Morin) Padilla. He married Molly Davila on January 21, 1983 in Fort Collins. Mr. Padilla was raised as a Catholic. He enjoyed taking care of his farm...
Dorothy E. Young
Apr 6, 2009
Dorothy Eileen Young, 92, former Brush and Northeast Colorado area resident, passed away early Monday, April 06, 2009, in Lamar, CO with her family by her side. She was born May 21, 1916, in Roca, NE, to Noah & Emma (Smith) Cooper. Dorothy received her BA degree from Colorado Teachers College, now known as the University of Northern Colorado. On...
Jesse E. Mendoza
Apr 6, 2009
JESSE ELIAS MENDOZA, 44, of Fort Morgan, died Monday afternoon, April 6, 2009 at the University of Colorado Hospital Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion in Aurora. He was born July 20, 1964 in Fort Morgan to Abel & Hilda (DeLaFuente) Mendoza. He married Tracey Shelton in Estes Park on May 8, 1992. Mr. Mendoza owned and operated Jesse's 66' Station in Fort...
Wanda Lou Ellis-Greenwell
Mar 29, 2009
Wanda Lou Ellis-Greenwell, 60, died Sunday, March 29, 2009 at her home in Fort Morgan. She was born July 26, 1948 in Great Bend, Kansas to Harold and Mary Ellis. Wanda married Carey Greenwell on July 31, 1982 in Fort Morgan at Saint Charles Episcopal Church. Wanda was a member of the Resurrection Fellowship Church in Loveland. She was also...
John Homeburg
Mar 26, 2009
John Homeburg, 86, long time Brush resident, died Thursday afternoon at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. He was born January 11, 1923 in McCook, NE, to Conrad and Katherine Homburg. He married Mary Dunn January 1, 1943 in Fort Morgan. They made their home in Brush where John worked for the McLagan Creamery until the company closed...
Willard James Lebsock
Mar 16, 2009
WILLARD JAMES LEBSOCK, 74, lifelong area resident, died Monday, March 16, 2009 at Pathways Hospice Care Center at McKee Medical Center in Loveland. He was born July 1, 1934 in Weldona to Fred & Lydia (Sell) Lebsock. He married Shirley Kress in Fort Morgan on June 19, 1955. Mr. Lebsock farmed north of Fort Morgan for 53 years. Mr. Lebsock...
James Chenoweth
Mar 15, 2009
James Miles Chenoweth was born Oct. 29 1923 to Orval M. Chenoweth and Lydia J. Moore in Grinnell, Kansas. He passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2009 at the Brush, Colorado Eben Ezer Nursing Home at the age of 85. James (Jim) served honorably in the US Navy during WWII from 1943 to 1946, and witnessed the battle of Iwo...
Charles Smither
Mar 14, 2009
Charles Thomas Smither, 93, died March 14, 2009 at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush, Colorado. He was born August 27, 1915 in Henry County, Kentucky to William and Virginia Smither. On July 18, 1936 he married Della Mae Bird in Jeffersonville, Indiana. He served in the US Army and after leaving military duty, he became a preacher for...
Harry Klauser
Mar 11, 2009
Harry Klauser, 87, died Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at his home in Fort Morgan. He was born July 12, 1921 in Eastlake, Colorado to John and Katherine (Schlothauer) Klauser. Harry lived in Idaho as a child. He served his country during WWII in the United States Army from 1940 until 1945. He was in the 116th Combat Engineers, stationed in...
Georgia Darland
Mar 10, 2009
Georgia L. Darland, 52, formerly of Kremmling, died Tuesday March 10, 2009 at her home South of Fort Morgan, CO. She was born July 29, 1956 in Kremmling to Roy and Evelyn Darland. Georgia worked as a Nurse Aide at the Kremmling Memorial Hospital for several years. She also ranched near Kremmling. She moved to Fort Morgan in 2007 to...
Alfred A. Cox
Mar 7, 2009
Alfred A. Cox, 82, longtime Fort Morgan area resident, passed away early Saturday, March 7, 2009, at Valley View Villa Nursing Home. He was born June 6, 1926, in Norton, KS, to C. Ernest & Margaret Cox. When Alfred was a young child his family moved to Morgan County. Alfred dropped out of school to enlist in the US Army,...
Edwin Morman
Mar 3, 2009
Edwin J. Morman, 85, longtime Brush resident, died Tuesday morning at the Pathways Hospice Care Center in Loveland. He was born July 29, 1923 in Deertrail to Theodore and Delia Morman. His family moved to the Brush area in the 1930's. He served in the United State Army from 1948 to1949. After the service he returned to the Brush area...
Ivan L. Chabot
Mar 3, 2009
Ivan L. Chabot, 69, life resident of Washington & Morgan Counties, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2009, at McKee Medical Center in Loveland, CO following a lengthy illness. He was born December 23, 1939, in Akron, CO, to Harold & Lottie Chabot. He graduated from Fort Morgan High School in 1957. On June 23, 1963, Ivan married Karen Williams in...
Dora Gutierrez
Feb 24, 2009
Dora Gutierrez, 62, of Brush, died Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at the Eben- Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush after a long battle with Rheumatoid Arthritis and COPD. Dora was born April 24, 1946 in Hillrose, Colorado to Hermerijildo and Esther Celestino. She attended schools in Hillrose. Dora was a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She enjoyed spending time...
Lydia Cook
Feb 21, 2009
Lydia Cook, 85, life long Morgan County resident, died Saturday morning at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born July 17, 1923 in Brush, to Conrad and Anna Leis. She married Raymond Cook May 22, 1941.They lived and farmed south of Ft. Morgan until Raymond passed away in 1992. She was a member of the Christ...
Aurora Maestas Santistevan
Feb 20, 2009
Aurora Maestas – Santistevan , 97, passed away Friday, February 20, 2009, at Valley View Villa Nursing Home in Fort Morgan. She was born April 11, 1911, in Rodarte, NM to Juan & Teresita Maestas. Prior to moving to Morgan County about 50 years ago she lived in Idaho. She was a member of the catholic church. Survivors include 4...
Robert Linker
Feb 20, 2009
Robert L. Linker, 76, former Morgan County resident, passed away Friday, February 20, 2009, at the Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, CO. He was born May 2, 1932 in Fort Morgan, to Jacob & Mollie Linker. While in school, the Linker family moved to Denver. On November 21, 1953, Robert married Betty Harshman in Fort Morgan. The Linker family has...
Darrel Richard Hamilton
Feb 14, 2009
Darrel R. Hamilton, 73, longtime area resident, died Saturday, February 14, 2009 at the Valley View Villa Care Center in Fort Morgan. He was born December 9, 1935 in Princeton, Illinois to Howard and Janice (Wright) Hamilton. Darrel graduated from high school in 1954 and in 1958 he graduated from Northern Illinois University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in...
Donald Hoffman
Feb 14, 2009
Donald Hoffman, 77, Life long Ft. Morgan area resident, died Saturday evening at his home north of Ft. Morgan. He was born December 28, 1931 in Ft. Morgan to Abraham and Helena Hoffman. He married Twilla Gergen November 11, 1964 in Greeley. They have made Ft. Morgan their home where Donald has farmed all of his life. He was a...
Maurine Pollock
Feb 13, 2009
MAURINE POLLOCK, 93, of Brush, died late Friday, February 13, 2009 at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born July 12, 1915 in Paducah, TX to William Isaac & Mabel Mary (Stewart) Guthrie. She married Byron Edward Pollock on June 11, 1937 in El Paso, TX. Mrs. Pollock lived in Lakewood prior to moving to Eben...
