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...
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...
