Elva Ann Paulsen
Apr 17, 2008
Elva Ann Paulsen, 86 of Ft. Morgan, passed into the arms of her Heavenly Father on Thursday morning, April 17, 2008 at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Ft. Morgan due to the complications from Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia. Formerly of Littleton, she was living with her daughter and son-in-law, Marcia and Kieth Washburn at the time of her death. Mrs. Paulsen...
Richard Pajanen
Apr 17, 2008
Richard T. Pajanen, 84, of Brush, passed away Thursday, April 17, 2008. He was born September 16, 1923, in Temple, NH to Nehe & Ida Pajanen. Richard served in the US Army in WW II in Germany and Switzerland. On June 23, 1947, he married Irene Emery of Peterborough, NH in New Ipswich, NH. He is the last surviving member...
Elizabeth Krening
Apr 16, 2008
ELIZABETH KRENING, 104, of Fort Morgan, died late Wednesday night, April 16, 2008 at the Valley View Villa Care Center in Fort Morgan. She was born January 27, 1904 in Huck, Russia to Jacob & Katherina (Echerdt) Huck. The family came to the United States when she was three years old, making their home in Lincoln, NE. She married John...
Marie Eleanor Bailey
Apr 15, 2008
Marie Eleanor Bailey, 93, died Tuesday, April 15, 2008 in Fort Morgan, CO. Marie was born May 21, 1914 to John Henry and Fannie G. (Richardson) Meyer. She married Fred C. Bailey on April 9, 1935 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They moved to Fort Morgan in 1954. Fred died in 1992. Marie was a member of the First Baptist Church in...
Bette Rose Paynter
Apr 12, 2008
Bette Rose Paynter, 81, longtime area resident died, Saturday, April 12, 2008 at her home in Brush. Bette was born July 31, 1926 in Joliet, Illinois to John and Blanche (Rose) Connors. She married Stanley B. Paynter on October 5, 1951. Bette was a member of the Brush United Methodist Church. She was also a member of PEO Chapter T,...
Anna Lucile Fritzler
Apr 11, 2008
Anna Lucile Fritzler, 83, died Friday, April 11, 2008 at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. She was born September 20, 1924 in Pratt, Kansas to Andrew and Alice (Boynton) Nissen. She married Paul S. Fritzler Sr. on September 2, 1943 in Pratt, KS. They farmed at Bennett for four years and then bought a farm in Deer Trail...
Alexa Nicole Garcia
Apr 10, 2008
ALEXA NICOLE GARCIA, 20, of Brush, died Thursday morning, April 10, 2008 from injuries she sustained in an automobile accident on Interstate 76 east of Brush. She was born November 29, 1987 in Iowa City, IA to Arnoldo & Veronica (Garcia) Maltos. She attended Brush Schools and graduated from Brush High School with the class of 2006. At the time...
Josefina Flores
Apr 9, 2008
JOSEFINA FLORES, 91, of Brush, died late Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at the Eben-Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born April 12, 1916 in Mexico to Lorenzo & Maria (Villegas) Pena. She married Aurelio Flores on October 16, 1938. Survivors include three sons; Adan Flores and Adolio Flores, both of Brush, and Antero Flores of Lamesa, TX; four...
Bruce H. Turner
Apr 8, 2008
Bruce H. Turner, 57, died Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at his home West of Ft. Morgan. He was born March 21, 1951 in Lynwood, California to Keith and Jeanne (Selin) Turner. He moved to Ft. Morgan about thirty-three years ago from Pueblo. Bruce married Marie I. Wickham on July 29, 1983 at Windy Point, outside Como, Colorado. Bruce was a...
John Cable
Apr 8, 2008
John O. Cable, age 84, life resident of Morgan and Washington Counties, died Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. He was born June 1, 1923 in Harrisburg, CO to Harley and Mary Vivian Cable. He served in the US Army during WWII. On June 1, 1952 he married Faye M. Griese at Last...
Lila Elam Mead
Apr 7, 2008
Lila Elam Mead Formerly of Ft. Morgan, CO died peacefully April 7, 2008 at Friendship Village in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was 94 years old. Preceded in death by her husband, Emerson M. Mead; infant daughter, Elizabeth Mead; and granddaughter, Christin Marie Mead. Lila is survived by son and wife Perry and Mary Mead of Minneapolis, daughter and son in law...
Thomas Vadakin
Apr 4, 2008
Thomas A. Vadakin, 86, passed away Friday, April 4, 2008, at his home in Fort Morgan, CO. He was born July 7, 1921, in Hollywood, CA, to George & Gladys Vadakin. He served in the US Army from 1940 until his discharge in 1946. On April 4, 1942, Thomas married Norann Koch in Fort Ord, CA. Prior to retirement, Thomas...
Elaine Adams
Apr 2, 2008
Elaine Adams, 90, passed away Wednesday, April 2, 2008, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born November 8, 1917, in Richfield, NE, to Max & Josie Roelle. On May 1, 1935, Elaine married Dale R. Adams in Hugo, CO. The Adams farmed in Lincoln & Washington County for many years. They also ran a restaurant...
Frieda Ostrander
Apr 1, 2008
Frieda Ostrander, 90, of Ft. Morgan, died Tuesday morning at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Ft. Morgan. She was born June 27, 1917 in Mitchell, NE to John and Mary Katherine Reinhart. Frieda's family moved to Morgan County in 1924. On September 26, 1936 she married Harold Ostrander in Littleton, CO. Frieda was a head cook for the RE-3...
Lucille Averne Davey
Mar 28, 2008
LUCILLE AVERNE DAVEY, 82, lifelong area resident, died Friday evening, March 28, 2008 at Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. She was born September 25, 1925 in Brush, CO to Paul R. & Blanch B. (Messenger) Coleman. She married W. Gale Davey in Saint Francis, KS on December 6, 1943. Mrs. Davey was a member of Saint Helena Catholic...
Charles F. Custer Jr.
Mar 27, 2008
Charles F. Custer Jr., passed away Thursday, March 27, 2008, at the Sterling Living Center in Sterling, Colorado. He was born October 13, 1921, in Chicago, IL, to Charles & Frances Custer. He graduated rom the University of Minnesota with his B. S. degree in Animcal Husbandry. He served in the US Coast Guard from 1941 until 1945. Churck worked...
Andrea Trujillo
Mar 26, 2008
Andrea Trujillo, 92, longtime Brush resident, passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2008, at her home. She was born April 15, 1915, in Mora, NM to Placido & Amalia Montoya. Andrea married Dan Trujillo in May, 1938. The Trujillo family has lived in the Brush since 1942. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. She enjoyed reading, crocheting, and...
Charles Bryan Wynne Jr.
Mar 26, 2008
Charles B. Wynne Jr.,55, died March 26, 2008 in a farming accident near his home in Orchard. He was born January 18, 1953 in Sarasota, Florida to Charles and Marilyn (Crowley) Wynne. Charles married Sandra K. Slife on August 3, 1990 in Lakewood, Colorado. They moved to Orchard about six years ago from Littleton, Colorado. Charles was member of the...
E. Ken Elkerton
Mar 26, 2008
E. KEN ELKERTON, 78, of Fort Morgan, died early Wednesday morning, March 26, 2008 at his home. He was born December 12, 1929 in Fort Morgan, CO to Harry & Lura (Groves) Elkerton. He served in US Army from 1948 until 1952. He married Marjorie Bowes in Los Angeles, CA on December 15, 1950. They moved to Fort Morgan from...
Anna Mae Weimer
Mar 25, 2008
ANNA MAE WEIMER, 80, of Fort Morgan, died early Tuesday morning, March 25, 2008 at Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. She was born December 6, 1927 in Fort Morgan to William & Lola (Lamb) Preston. She married Henry Weimer on October 1, 1949 in Fort Morgan. Mrs. Weimer enjoyed gardening. She especially liked her plants and flowers. She...
