Carl Harold Strand
Feb 14, 2008
Carl Harold Strand, 78, passed away Thursday, February 14, 2008, at the inpatient hospice unit at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. He was born October 11, 1929, in Bertrand, NE, to Aaron & Beda Marie Strand. He was the youngest of nine children. When Harold was 5 years old, the Strand family moved to Colorado where they farmed north...
Pauline Sena
Feb 10, 2008
Pauline Sena, 75, of Ft. Morgan died at her home Sunday morning. She was born July 23, 1932 in Antonito to Jose and Rosa Chavez. She married Manuel Sena December 15, 1950 in Ratone New Mexico. They have made Ft. Morgan their home since 1968. Pauline enjoyed fishing, dancing, Reading, planting flowers, and cooking. She especially enjoyed spending time with...
Jack Emerson
Feb 9, 2008
Jack E. Emerson, 74, of Brush, died Saturday, February 9, 2008, in the emergency room at East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. He was born August 22, 1933, in East St. Louis, IL, to Jack & Mildred Emerson. He served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. On March 22, 1966, Jack married Marcie Lou Swenson in New Orleans,...
Marjorie Simpson
Feb 9, 2008
Marjorie Simpson, 78, passed away Saturday, February 9, 2008, at the inpatient hospice unit at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. She was born December 29, 1929, in Gallatin, MO, to John & Coreen Harper. On October 17, 1952, Marjorie married Robert "Buddy" Simpson in Chillicothe, MO. In 1968 the Simpson family moved to Brush. While living in Brush, Marjorie...
Margaret Maria Perez
Feb 8, 2008
MARGARET MARIA PEREZ, 67, of Fort Morgan, died Friday, February 8, 2008 at Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. She was born May 17, 1940 in Las Vegas, NM to Eliseo & Frances (Encinas) Maestas. She married Manuel Perez in Fort Morgan. Mrs. Perez was a member of the Platte Valley Baptist Church in Fort Morgan. She enjoyed yard...
Thelma Whittington
Feb 4, 2008
Thelma Muriel (Sailsbery) Whittington died in Fort Morgan, CO, on Monday, February 4, 2008, about noon. Thelma was born on April 24, 1914, on the Sailsbery homestead north of Weldona, to Bemine D. and Eleanora (Lamons) Sailsbery, the third child in their home. She graduated from Fort Morgan High School in 1931. On September 17, 1941 she married John James...
Ramon G. Diaz
Feb 3, 2008
RAMON G. DIAZ, 84, of Fort Morgan, died Sunday morning, February 3, 2007 at the Hospice of Metro Denver Center in Aurora. He was born April 2, 1923 in Edinburg, TX to Ignacio & Refugia (Yanez) Diaz. He married Sara Torres on April 25, 1942 in Monterey, Mexico. The family lived in Denver for a short time before moving to...
Edward Harper
Feb 3, 2008
Edward Harper, 70 of Brush, died Sunday at the Swedish Medical Center in Denver. He was born January 3, 1938 in Kiowa to Edward and Faye Harper. He joined the United States Army in 1955 and served 9 years. Edward married Evelyn Tharp August 22, 1959 in Ozark, Alabama. While Edward was in the service they lived in Alabama, Germany,...
Elnora Mae Mctaggart
Feb 3, 2008
Elnora Mae McTaggart, 90, of Fort Morgan, died Sunday, February 3, 2008 at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Ft. Morgan. She was born August 26, 1917 in Brush, Colorado to David "Alick" and Lillian (Dixon) Olson. She married Mark Raymond McTaggart on June 30, 1934 in Akron, Colorado. Elnora was a lifelong member of the Morgan Nazarene Church. She...
Lonnie Ray Jackson
Feb 3, 2008
Lonnie Ray Jackson, 66, of Ft. Morgan, died Sunday, February 3, 2008 at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. He was born April 10, 1941 in Sterling to Samuel and Gertrude (Ahrens) Jackson. Lonnie married Ila Neitz on June 6, 1964 in Sidney, Nebraska. He had lived in Ft. Morgan since 1970 coming here from Commerce City. Lonnie enjoyed...
Paul Lorensen
Feb 2, 2008
Paul Eugene Lorensen, 52, passed away Saturday, February 2, 2008, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. He was born August 16, 1955, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Hospital in Brush, to Robert and Dorothe (Peterson) Lorensen. The Lorensen family moved to Fort Morgan when Paul was two years old. Paul attended school in Fort Morgan and graduated...
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...
