Doris Holder
Apr 30, 2008
Doris D. Holder, 70, of Brush, passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2008, at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. She was born August 22, 1937, to John & Florence Smith. She grew up in Brush and graduated from Brush High School in 1955. In 1970 Doris married Wallie Holder in Oklahoma. Because of nature of Wallie's job, he traveled...
Verle "Sy" Atkinson
Apr 29, 2008
Verle R. Atkinson, 82, better known as "Sy", died Tuesday April 29, 2008, at Valley View Villa Nursing Home in Fort Morgan. He was born February 2, 1926, in Brush, to Carey & Irene Atkinson. He was born & raised on the Break "O" Day Ranch, south of Brush. Sy spent many productive years farming, growing prized alfalfa seed, and...
Aurelio "Al" Sanchez
Apr 28, 2008
AURELIO "AL" SANCHEZ, also commonly known as "Hon", died Monday evening, April 28, 2008 at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. He was 75. He was born March 18, 1933 in Taos, NM to Alberto & Gomecinda (Sierra) Sanchez. He married Bella Sanchez on March 10, 1953 in Akron, CO. Mr. Sanchez worked as a mechanic for the Standard...
Charlotte Kay Olsen
Apr 24, 2008
Charlotte Kay Olsen, 49, died Thursday, April 24, 2008 at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Ft. Morgan. Charlotte was born August 18, 1958 in Waukeene, Kansas to Louis and Louella (Deringer) Gordon. She married Bryce Olsen in 1976 in Idaho Springs, Colorado. He died June 8, 2006. She enjoyed working on puzzles and her cats. Survivors include her daughter,...
Esther Peters
Apr 23, 2008
Esther Peters, 86, life resident of Morgan County, passed away Wednesday, April 23, 2008, at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. She was born April 16, 1922, in Brush to George & Katie Walter. Esther graduated from Brush High School in 1940. Prior to retirement, Esther had worked as a sales clerk at several retail establishments including John...
Robin L. Dalsted
Apr 23, 2008
ROBIN L. DALSTED, 49, of Fort Morgan, died Wednesday morning, April 23, 2008 at University Hospital in Aurora after her nearly two year battle with breast cancer. She was born February 10, 1959 in Carroll, IA to Raymond & Florence (Baker) Guth. She married Galen Dalsted on August 1, 1987. Mrs. Dalsted lived in Laramie, WY for a year before...
Carolyn Burham
Apr 22, 2008
Carolyn B. Burham, 50, Fort Morgan, passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at the Colorado Plain Medical Center following a short illness. She was born December 9, 1957, in Englewood, CO to Donald & Charlene Schmidt. Prior to ill health forcing her retirement, Carolyn worked as a certified nurse assistant. Carolyn enjoyed taking care of her grandchildren. Survivors include her...
Robert Lawrence Cooper Sr.
Apr 21, 2008
Robert Lawrence Cooper, 92, died Monday, April 21, 2008 at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. Robert was born March 24, 1916 in Atchison, Kansas to Eli and Geneva (Siever) Cooper. After high school, he attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY. Following his junior year at West Point, he contracted tuberculosis, for which he was...
Edwin C. Miller
Apr 21, 2008
Edwin Charles Miller, 78, former Brush resident, died April 21, 2008, in Lincoln, NE where he has lived since July, 2007. Ed was born June 18, 1929, in Sterling, CO, to John & Amalia Miller. He served in the US Navy during the Korean Conflict. He will be remembered as a farmer, hotel manager, fuel deliveryman, school bus driver, sportsman,...
Leora Sharp
Apr 18, 2008
Leora D. Sharp, 92, Life Long resident of Ft. Morgan, died Friday evening at the Valley View Villa in Ft. Morgan.. She was born January 28, 1916 on the family farm just south of Ft. Morgan, to William and Rosena (Steinhoff) Tormohlen. She married Lyle Sharp November 1, 1937 in Denver. Leora was a active member of the United Presbyterian...
Melesia Delgado
Apr 17, 2008
Melesia Delgado, 91, of Ft. Morgan, died Thursday evening at the Valley View Villa nursing home in Ft. Morgan. She was born January 18, 1917 in Penasco, New Mexico to Juan and Teresita Marion-Maestas. She married Willie L. O'Dell in 1942, they divorced in 1954. She married Eugenio P. Delgado in June of 1961 in Ft. Morgan. She was a...
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...
