Nicholas James Silz
Nov 27, 2008
NICHOLAS JAMES SILZ, 55, owner of Silz Farms, died unexpectedly Thursday morning, November 27, 2008 at his home in Fort Morgan. Nick is the son of Heinz & Thea (Groves) Silz and was born November 28, 1952 at the Fort Morgan Community Hospital. He married Susan Nelson in Fort Morgan on May 16, 1976. Nick was a member of the...
Grace Telu Nukaya
Nov 21, 2008
Grace Telu Nukaya, 82 lifelong area resident, died Friday, November 21, 2008 at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Ft. Morgan. She was born March 31, 1926 in Atwood, Colorado to Kaichiro and Shima (Kamimura) Mori. She married Hajime "Jimmy" Nukaya on March 8, 1953 in Sterling, Colorado. Grace was a registered nurse. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, quilting and making...
Becca Bonds
Nov 18, 2008
Becca Bonds, 12, passed away Tuesday night, November 18, 2008, at North Colorado Medical Center inpatient hospice unit after a lengthy illness. She was born March 1996, in Mesa, AZ, to Darryl and Barbara Bonds. At the time of her death, Becca was a 6th grader at Weldon Valley School. The Bonds family has lived in the Weldona Valley community...
Tina Elrick
Nov 18, 2008
Tina Elrick, 53, former Fort Morgan resident, passed away Tuesday night, November 18, 2008, at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley following an extended illness. She was born June 26, 1955, in Denver to Stanley & Joyce Tieman. Tina graduated from Fort Morgan High School in 1973 and later from Aims Community College in Greeley. Tina's passion in life...
James Hauersperger
Nov 17, 2008
James Hauersperger Sr., 84, of Log Lane Village, died Monday morning at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Ft. Morgan. He was born April 28, 1924 in Thomasboro, ILL. To Mathew and Clara (Grotfield) Hauersperger. He served as a tail gunner in a B-24 during WWII, flying 30 missions. James married Lois Hamlin October 30, 1948 in Ft. Morgan. He...
Louis Emilio Martinez
Nov 16, 2008
Louis Emilio Martinez, 79 longtime area resident, died Sunday, November 16, 2008 at his home in Ft. Morgan. He was born July 8, 1929 in El Carmen, New Mexico to Juan and Eusebia (Sandoval) Martinez. He married Kathryn Davila on May 31, 1953 in Brush, Colorado. Louis was a preacher in the 1950's and attended a Culinary School in Denver...
Ray Hawkins
Nov 14, 2008
Ray Hawkins, 89, passed away Friday, November 14, 2008, at the Sunset Manor Nursing Home in Brush, CO. He was born October 1, 1919, in Benson, MN, to Daniel O. & Goldie Hawkins. He served in the U S Army during WWII. On July 29, 1950, Ray married Joanne Lieske in St. Paul, MN. Prior to retirement, Ray worked as...
Donna Thoma
Nov 11, 2008
Donna Thoma, 55, passed away suddenly at her home on Tuesday, November 11, 2008. She was born January 9, 1953, in Colby, KS, to Joe & Verna Beal. Donna graduated from Arvada West High School. In 1974, Donna moved with her family to the Last Chance Community. On January 12, 1990, she married Rusty Thoma in Last Chance. At the...
Nevaeh Schilling
Nov 11, 2008
Nevaeh Schilling, infant daughter of Rory & Sueann Schilling, died at birth on Tuesday, November 11, 2008, at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. Additional survivors include her grandparents, Larry & Shari Moncess of Harrisburg, NE, Randy Schilling of Hillrose, and Leslie Logan of Kiena, Alaska; great grandparents, Joe & Ella Waterman of Wiggins, Max & Kitty Moyer...
Pauline Prascher
Nov 6, 2008
Pauline E. Prascher, 91, former North Platte, NE, resident, passed away Thursday, November 6, 2008, at the Medical Center of Arlington, in Arlington, TX. She was born September 14, 1917, in Brady, NE, to Frederick and Irene Haines. In 1937, Pauline married Hubert Prascher in North Platte, NE. In 1952, the Prascher family moved to North Platte where they owned...
Thelma Elizabeth Musser
Nov 6, 2008
THELMA ELIZABETH MUSSER, 97, longtime area resident, died Thursday evening, November 6, 2008 at the Valley View Villa Care Center in Fort Morgan. She was born November 12, 1910 in Mead, CO to Lige & Etta (Nix) Widner. She married Henry Musser and they moved to the area from Grover in 1939. Mrs. Musser enjoyed crocheting, knitting, and quilting. She...
Richard Neal
Nov 5, 2008
Richard L. Neal, 93, passed away Friday, December 5, 2008, at Sunset Manor Nursing Home in Brush. He was born January 31, 1915, east of Manning, KS, to L. G. and Georgi Ann Neal. He served in the US Army-Air Corp from 1941 – 1945. He was a life member of VFW #4171 in Golden, CO. Richard lived in the...
Carl Goedert
Nov 4, 2008
Carl J. Goedert, 98, passed away Tuesday, November 4, 2008, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. He was born March 1, 1910, in Paxton, NE, to Mathias & Mary Goedert. Carl served in the US Army during WW II. He lived in the Greeley area for many years where he farmed. He moved back to Morgan County...
Darlene Marie Mays
Nov 4, 2008
Darlene Marie Mays, 72 lifelong area resident, died Tuesday, November 4, 2008 at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. She was born September 3, 1936 in Brush to David and Anna (Simon) Ruppel. She married Joel E. Mays on September 22, 1961 in Fort Morgan at the Methodist Church. Darlene enjoyed playing golf, visiting Black Hawk, polka music...
Gene Milburn
Nov 2, 2008
Gene Milburn, 84, life resident of Morgan County, died suddenly early Sunday, November 02, 2008, at his home. He was born June 6, 1924, in Brush, to Elmer & Sarah Messer. Gene was raised south of Brush and attended the Gary School. He married Betty (York) Neuschwanger on June 13, 1948 in Brush. Gene worked as the Conoco Bulk Oil...
Lauriann Helm
Oct 31, 2008
Lauriann J. Helm, 14, died Friday evening, October 31, 2008, of injuries suffered in a one-vehicle rollover south of Brush. She was born November 30, 1993, in Tacoma, WA to Kenneth & BeaJay Helm. At the time of her death, Lauriann was a freshman at Woodlin High School. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter...
Viola June Smith
Oct 29, 2008
VIOLA JUNE SMITH, 75, lifelong area resident, died Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at the Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs. She was born June 5, 1933 in Denver to Albert & Hazel (Francis) Myers. She married Donald Smith on December 5, 1959 in Fort Morgan. Mrs. Smith was a member of the Sanctuary (Assembly of God) in Fort Morgan. She...
Teresa Mary Williams
Oct 24, 2008
Teresa Mary Williams, 78, area resident for over 40 years, died Friday, October 24, 2008 at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. Teresa was born July 2, 1930 in Shamokin, Pennsylvania to Andrew and Elsie (Yenolevich) Brosh. She married Francis Eugene Williams on March 6, 1969 in Brush. He died July 27, 2007. She was a member of...
Anita Hickman
Oct 17, 2008
Anita I. Hickman, 92, former Morgan County resident, passed away Friday, October 17, 2008, at the Yuma Life Care Center in Yuma, CO. She was born November 23, 1916, in Anita, Iowa, to Archie & Pearl Hiatt. The Hiatt's moved to Morgan County when Anita was a teenager. She graduated from Fort Morgan High School and attended Colorado State Teachers...
David R. Weimer
Oct 17, 2008
David R. Weimer, 87, Life long Ft. Morgan resident,died Friday evening at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. He was born July 29, 1921 in Ft. Morgan to Henry and Amelia (Hellmuth) Weimer. He married Helen Gehrig December 26, 1948 in Raton, New Mexico. They made their home in the Ft. Morgan area where David farmed for many years....
