obituaries


Georgia Darland

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Viva Tuttle

Viva Tuttle

Feb 6, 2009

Viva May Tuttle, 88, longtime Brush area resident, passed away Friday, February 6, 2009, at her residence at The Arbor at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush, where she has lived for the past 3 years. She was born Febuary 2, 1921, in Shannon City, IA, to Rowland & Mildred Wilson. On March 9, 1945, Viva married Donald J....

Edythe W. Roberts

Edythe W. Roberts

Feb 5, 2009

Edythe Winona Roberts, 87, died Thursday, February 5, 2009 at the Sunset Manor Care Center in Brush. She was born November 20, 1921 in Funk, Nebraska to Charles and Orra (Darnell) Bonser. She married Russell Roberts on December 20, 1948 in Messex, Colorado. They farmed south of Goodrich and then northeast of Fort Morgan beginning in 1952. Edythe was a...

Lyle E. Naill

Lyle E. Naill

Feb 2, 2009

LYLE E. NAILL, 81, of Fort Morgan, died early Monday morning, February 2, 2009 at his home with his family at his side. He suffered a brief illness with lung cancer. Lyle was born on June 9, 1927 to Samuel & Nellie (Bates) Naill in Wiggins, CO. He was raised and attended school there. He was drafted into the Army...

Ray W. Rush

Ray W. Rush

Jan 30, 2009

RAY W. RUSH, 92, longtime area resident, died Friday evening, January 30, 2009 at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. He was born March 17, 1916 in Seymour, MO to Perry & Jewel (Goss) Rush. He served in the US Army during WW II. Mr. Rush married Mollie Dorsch in Raton, NM on January 17, 1946. They moved...

Walter Longacre

Walter Longacre

Jan 28, 2009

Walter E. Longacre, 83, Life long Ft. Morgan area resident, died Wednesday morning at his daughters home in Log Lane Village. He was born December 15, 1925 in Ft. Morgan to Walter A. and Myrtle (Jones) Longacre. He married Lillian Wacker March 5, 1950 in Ft. Morgan. He farmed North of Ft. Morgan for 67 years, before he retired. He...

Phyllis Lawler

Phyllis Lawler

Jan 27, 2009

Phyllis A. Lawler, 56, passed away Tuesday morning in the emergency room of the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. She was born November 17, 1952, near Brush to Philip & Dorothy Vondy. She graduated from Brush High School in 1970. On November 27, 1971, Phyllis married Thomas M. Lawler in Brush. In 1978, Phyllis joined the US Air Force....

Keith E. Mccloud

Keith E. Mccloud

Jan 26, 2009

KEITH E. MCCLOUD, 82, lifelong Fort Morgan resident, died early Monday morning, January 26, 2009 at Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. He was born March 8, 1926 in Morgan County to Edmund & Lettie (Myers) McCloud. He married Venetta Patton on February 14, 1949 in Fort Morgan. Mr. McCloud farmed and ranched for the majority of his life....

Esther Baumgartner

Esther Baumgartner

Jan 21, 2009

ESTHER BAUMGARTNER, 94, of Wiggins, died early Wednesday morning, January 21, 2009 at the Valley View Villa in Ft. Morgan. She was born December 28, 1914 in McCook, NE to George & Mary (Weise) Kaufman. She married Jacob Baumgartner on November 24, 1932 at the Lutheran Church in Brush. Mrs. Baumgartner was a member of the Wiggins Community Church and...

Rachel Menking

Rachel Menking

Jan 21, 2009

Rachel Menking, a former long-time resident of Fort Morgan passed away January 21, 2009 in Kootenai Medical Center, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho following a sudden illness. Rachel was born April 11, 1921, in Fort Morgan, Colorado to Jacob and Katherine Schlothauer. Rachel attended Fort Morgan public schools and was a member of the United Methodist Church. Rachel and her husband, Ronald,...