Esther Fries
Jan 31, 2008
Esther (Kembel) Fries, 84, of Fort Morgan, died January 31, 2008 at Colorado Plains Medical Center. She was born May 11, 1923 in Fort Morgan, Colorado to John Kembel Sr. and Katherine (Sagel) Kembel. The oldest of thirteen children, Esther helped her parents with many household and farm duties, and enjoyed her many siblings. As a young adult during WWII,...
Bessie Vanwyhe
Jan 29, 2008
Bessie A. VanWyhe, 80, passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2008, at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. She was born September 16, 1927, on the family farm near Anton, CO, to Will & Wynona Rodwell. She was married to Dutch VanWyhe, and he preceded her in death. The VanWyhe's lived in Quartzsite, AZ for over 30 years. Bessie...
Donald "Sonny" L. Ruppel
Jan 28, 2008
DONALD "SONNY" RUPPEL, 69, lifelong Fort Morgan resident, died unexpectedly Monday night at his home. He was born May 31, 1938 in Brush to David & Anna (Simon) Ruppel. He married Judy Spotts on May 16, 1969 in Fort Morgan. Ruppel worked at Great Western Sugar in Fort Morgan for 35 years before his retirement in 2004. He had also...
Patricia Irey
Jan 27, 2008
Patricia Irey, 68, Life long resident of Morgan County died Sunday at her home in Ft. Morgan. She was born December 22, 1939 in Ft. Morgan to Jake and Irene (Fry) Schantz. She married Marvin Irey February 3, 1959 in Ft. Morgan. Patricia worked for the school district for 23 years cooking at the Columbine School, she was head cook...
Fred Akers
Jan 27, 2008
Fred H. Akers, 70, Fort Morgan, passed away Sunday, January 27, 2008, at the Colorado Plains Medical Center. He was born September 16, 1937, in Potosi, MO, to Fred & Hattie Akers. After graduating from High School, Fred joined the US Marine Corp in 1955. Following his discharge from the Marine Corp, Fred later joined the US Air Force. He...
Bill Sweet
Jan 26, 2008
Bill Sweet, 74, of Ft. Morgan died Saturday morning at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Ft. Morgan. He was born August 22, 1933 in Sterling, to Cunnie and Lois Sweet. He married Elsie Burenheide June 30, 1953 in Fleming. He owned his own trucking company driving in the local area. Bill enjoyed doing mechanic work on his truck, woodworking,...
Victor R. Garcia
Jan 24, 2008
VICTOR R. GARCIA, 77, of Fort Morgan, died Thursday morning, January 24, 2008 at his home. He was born November 17, 1930 in Helena, TX to Emanuel & Francisca (Gonzalez) Garcia. He married Elena Flores. They moved to Fort Morgan from Slaton, TX in 1992. Mr. Garcia was a member of the First Pentecostal Church in Slaton. He enjoyed reading,...
Lydia Meyer
Jan 24, 2008
Lydia Meyer, 91, lifelong Ft. Morgan resident, died Thursday, January 24, 2008 at the Eben-Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. Lydia was born September 17, 1916 in Ft. Morgan to Fred and Marie (Kembel) Weimer. She married Alex Meyer on March 29, 1936 in Ft. Morgan. Lydia was a lifelong member of the Immanuel Evangelical Church where she was actively...
Carl Weiss
Jan 23, 2008
Carl Weiss, 80, lifelong resident of the Brush area, died Wednesday, January 23, 2008, at the Medical Center of the Rockies near Loveland, CO. He was born March 20, 1927, in Keota, CO, to John & Mary Weiss. On January 15, 1950, he married Marie Stites in Denver. Prior to retirement, Carl operated a ranch south of Brush. Survivors include...
John Peter Deganhart
Jan 21, 2008
John P. Deganhart,83, died Monday, January 21,2008 at the Valley Villa Care Center in Fort Morgan. John was born November 16, 1924 in Sterling, Colorado to Francis and Mary (Sewald) Deganhart. He married Elizabeth M. Carstens on March 31, 1951 in Curtis, Nebraska. They moved to Morgan County in 1965 from the Sterling. John was a member of St. Anthony's...
Rebecca Cisneros
Jan 20, 2008
REBECCA CISNEROS, 51, of Fort Morgan, died late Sunday, January 20, 2008 at Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. She was born August 26, 1956 in Post, Texas to Francisco & Carmen (Garza) Cisneros. She moved to Fort Morgan from Scottsbluff, Nebraska nearly 16 years ago. Miss. Cisneros was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in...
Ruby Sharp
Jan 17, 2008
Ruby M. Sharp, 85, passed away early Thursday, January 17, 2008, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born December 30, 1922, in Fort Scott, KS, to Oren & Fannie McReynolds. On April 2, 1939, she married Virgil L. Sharp in Fort Scott. In 1945 the Sharp family moved to NE Colorado. Ruby was a member...
Emma Cora Harding
Jan 15, 2008
Emma Cora Harding, 32, died Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at St. Anthony's Central Hospital in Denver. She was born September 25, 1975 in Ft. Morgan to Larry and Mary (Stauffer) Harding. Emma had resided the last eleven years in a group home in Denver. She was employed at Bruno Workshop where she did many tasks such as boxing fishhooks and...
John J. Romero
Jan 14, 2008
JOHN J. ROMERO, 75, lifelong resident of Brush, died Monday afternoon, January 14, 2008 at Sterling Regional Med Center. He was born in Brush on May 10, 1932 to Vicinter & Reyes (Ulibbarri) Romero. He worked as a laborer for a meat packing plant for the majority of his life. Romero was a member of Saint Mary's Catholic Church in...
Kevin Ray Miller
Jan 13, 2008
KEVIN RAY MILLER, 40, of Brush, died late Sunday night, January 13, 2008 at his home. He was born May 12, 1967 in Longmont, CO. He married Brenda Ellersick on July 11, 2001 in Broomfield. The Millers moved to Brush from Broomfield three years ago. Miller worked for Suncor Oil Refinery for 17 years, most recently as a supervisor. He...
Audrey Wentz
Jan 12, 2008
Audrey J. Wentz, 92, passed away Saturday, January 12, 2008, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born October 24, 1915, in New Castle, CO, to Edward Brent & Bessie Rachel Jordan. She graduated from New Castle High School and attended college at Denver University and later Colorado A & M (CSU). While attending CSU, Audrey...
Harvey P. Green
Jan 11, 2008
Harvey P. Green, 85, life resident of Morgan County, passed away Friday evening, January 11, 2008, at the Windsor Health Care Center in Windsor, CO. He was born in Brush on October 9, 1922, to John R. & Alice E. Green. Following graduation from Brush High School, Harvey served in the US Army from 1942 – 1946. On December 25,...
Beverly J. Gammel
Jan 9, 2008
Beverly J. Gammel, 56, entered heaven January, 9, 2008. Beverly was born May 28, 1951 in Fort Morgan to Beulah May and Blufford Tomas Troyer. Beverly lived the majority of her life in Fort Morgan and attended Fort Morgan High School, where she met and married her husband and best friend in life, Daniel L. Gammel. They were happily married...
Mary Homeburg
Jan 8, 2008
Mary I. Homeburg, 81, longtime Brush area resident, passed away Tuesday evening, January 8, 2008, at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center. She was born January 11, 1926, in Burlington, KS, to Ralph & Hazel Dunn. On January 1, 1943, Mary married John Homeburg in Fort Morgan, CO. Prior to retirement, Mary worked as head of the housekeeping department at Sunset...
Vera Mae Frihauf
Jan 5, 2008
VERA MAE FRIHAUF, 91, longtime Wiggins resident, died early Saturday morning, January 5, 2008 at the Valley View Villa Care Center in Fort Morgan. She was born March 23, 1916 in Wheatland, WY to M.T. & Myrtle (Shreck) Anderson. She married Jake Frihauf on December 1, 1923 in Wheatland. They farmed in Wyoming until 1947 when they moved to Wiggins,...
