Alexander Herbst
Jan 19, 2009
Alexander Herbst, 91, Life long Morgan County resident, died Monday at the Winslow Court Assisted Living Center in Colorado Springs. He was born July 4, 1917 in Brush to Jacob and Katherine (Arndt) Herbst. He married Marie McDowell August 15, 1939 in Ft. Morgan. They have made Ft. Morgan there home up until November of last year when they moved...
Willis H. Bowles
Jan 19, 2009
WILLIS H. BOWLES, 95, of Fort Morgan, died early Monday morning, January 19, 2009 at the North Colorado Medical Center Hospice Unit in Greeley. He was born in Litchfield, IL on June 28, 1913 to Ellis F. & Eula (Harris) Bowles. He served as Corporal in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged in October of 1945. Mr. Bowles married...
Leah Mohrlang
Jan 17, 2009
Leah Mohrlang, 92, longtime area resident, died Saturday, January 17, 2009 at the Eben-Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. Leah was born November 28, 1916 in Brush, Colorado to Conrad and Anna (Hoffman) Leis. She married Jacob Mohrlang Jr. on May 28, 1939 in Hillrose. He died in 1985. Leah lived most of her life in Brush and Hillrose except...
Margaret Hepner
Jan 15, 2009
Margaret L. Hepner, 80, Brush, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2009, at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. She was born January 19, 1928, in Jenks, OK, to Arlie & Goldie Briggs. On June 25, 1950, Margaret married Dale Hepner in Greeley, CO. In 1975 the Hepner family moved to Brush. Prior to retirement, Margaret worked at the East...
Minnie Findeis
Jan 14, 2009
Minnie J. Findeis, 101, longtime Brush area resident, passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2009, at Sunset Manor Nursing Home. She was born July 13, 1907, in Burchard, NE, to William & Cora Doman. She graduated from Burchard High School in 1924. She attended Peru Teachers College in Nebraska for 1 ½ years. She accepted a teaching position and taught school...
Nancy Elaine Harbert
Jan 11, 2009
NANCY ELAINE HARBERT, 65, of Brush, died Sunday afternoon, January 11, 2009 at the North Colorado Medical Center Hospice Unit in Greeley. She was born in Brush on February 12, 1943 to Jeptha & Vera (Sherer) Claflin. She married Raymond Harbert in 1961 in Last Chance. At the time of her death, Nancy was employed at the Walgreens store in...
Elsie Cox
Jan 11, 2009
Elsie Pauline Cox, 94, longtime Morgan County resident, passed away Sunday, January 11, 2009, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush, where she has lived since 2002. She was born August 27, 1914, in LaJara, CO, to Roy & Mattie King Davis. She graduated from LaJara High School. On May 19, 1934. Elsie married Joe I. Cox in...
Henry Rodarte
Jan 6, 2009
Henry Rodarte, 70, Long time Ft. Morgan resident, died Tuesday evening at the Valley View Villa in Ft. Morgan. He was born January 23, 1938 in Rodarte, New Mexico to Rogelio and Lusita Rodarte. He married Carmelita "Nancy" Trujillo on April 11, 1959 in Ft. Morgan. Henry was a custodian for the RE-3 School District for 30 years, he worked...
George Alvin Law
Jan 5, 2009
GEORGE ALVIN LAW, 79, lifelong area resident, died early Monday morning, January 5, 2009 at his home in Log Lane Village. He was born June 21, 1929 in Brush to Jesse & Gladys (Winchel) Law. He worked as a mechanic for the majority of his life. He enjoyed woodworking and cars. Law is survived by his daughter, Kendreth Clay and...
Tony Escamilla
Jan 5, 2009
Tony Escamilla, 87, of Ft. Morgan, died Monday at the Valley View Villa in Ft. Morgan. He was born in Texas on May 18, 1921 to Joe and Rita Escamilla. He began working for Wal-Mart when they opened the Ft. Morgan store in January of 2003. He worked up until ill health forced him to retire just recently. He enjoyed...
Maria Cruz Ortiz
Jan 3, 2009
MARIA CRUZ ORTIZ, 75, longtime Brush resident, died Saturday evening at her home. She was born May 3, 1933 in Durango, Mexico to Estanislada Hernandez. She married Nieves Ortiz in Durango on February 16, 1952. They moved to Brush from Denver in 1988. Mrs. Ortiz was a member of Saint Helen Catholic Church in Fort Morgan. She enjoyed cooking, crocheting,...
Cynthia S. Haney
Jan 1, 2009
Cynthia S. Haney, 54, of Fort Morgan, died Thursday, January 1, 2008 at the Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, Colorado. Cindy was born January 16, 1954 in Elkhorn, Wisconsin. Her adoptive parents were Gordon and Drucilla (Votaw) York. She moved to Fort Morgan from California in 1994. She married Chris Haney on April 8, 1993 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Haney...
Duane Dion
Dec 30, 2008
Duane Dion, 87, of Ft. Morgan, died Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at the Eben-Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. He was born July 23, 1921 in Burke, South Dakota to Emil and Ruth (Jones) Dion. Duane was a teacher and business manager in the Ft. Morgan School system. His wife Sarah died on January 23, 2004. No memorial services are...
Richard Chartier
Dec 27, 2008
Richard "Dick" Chartier, 87, passed away Saturday, December 27, 2008, at the Valley View Villa in Fort Morgan. He was born July 20, 1921, in Eskdale, southeastern Morgan County, Colorado, to Hector & Vada Chartier. Richard has lived in Morgan County off and on for many years. Richard served in the US Navy during WW II. On December 25, 1947,...
Isabel Morones
Dec 24, 2008
Isabel Morones, died at birth on Wednesday, December 24, 2008, at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. Survivors include her Mother, Cristina Morones of Brush. A memorial service will be held at the Heer Mortuary Chapel in Brush on Monday, December 29, 2008, at 11:00 AM. The service will conclude at the mortuary..
James L. Walker
Dec 24, 2008
James L. Walker, 69, lifelong resident of Wiggins, died Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at the Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland. He was born May 20, 1939 in Kersey, Colorado to Henry and Molly (Ring) Walker. James married Gwyn Gahagen on August 23, 1959 in Wiggins at the Wiggins Community Church. Jim spent his life farming and feeding cattle...
Loron Cooper
Dec 20, 2008
E. Loron Cooper, 85, of Brush, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2008, at the Cedar Care Center in Lakewood, CO. He was born January 26, 1923, in Hutchinson, KS, to Eldin & Kathyren Cooper. On October 24, 1954, Loron married Dorothy Krueger in Brush. Loron graduated from Lindsborg College with his bachelor's degree. He continued at the University of Colorado...
James Wade Thompson
Dec 18, 2008
James Wade Thompson, 74, formerly of Ft. Morgan, died Thursday, December 18, 2008 at the Gray Cara Assisted Living Center in Keenesburg, Colorado. He was born January 16, 1934 in Edmond, Kansas to Wade and Bertha (Brownlee) Thompson. James' family moved to Colorado in 1938. He was in the United States Army in 1955 through 1958 and had lived in...
Ivan Redmann
Dec 16, 2008
Ivan Redmann, 85, of Orchard, died Saturday, December 13 at his home in Orchard. He was born July 28, 1923 in Orchard to Andrew J. and Catherine (Weickum) Redmann. Mr. Redmann grew up in the Orchard and Masters areas. He was a veteran of World War II. He worked as a heavy duty mechanic in Denver and various places. He...
Nancy Frank
Dec 16, 2008
Nancy A. Frank, 66, of Holyoke, CO died December 16, 2008 at her son's home in Loveland, CO. She was born April 14, 1942 in Sterling, CO to Walter and Sally Wright. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and best friend. She married Robert Frank on January 15, 1961, in Loveland, CO. She was former resident of Wiggins, CO....
