obituaries
Orthy Brown
Dec 3, 2007
Orthy J. Brown, 77, Long time resident of Ft. Morgan, died Monday morning at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush, surrounded by his family after a long battle with multiple myeloma. He was born January 8, 1930 in Long Pine, NE to Alfred and Wanda Brown. Orthy served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. His...
Dorothy Giauque
Dec 1, 2007
Dorothy M. Giauque, 93, longtime Brush resident, passed away early Saturday, December 1, 2007, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center. She was born June 28, 1914, in Brokenbow, NE, to Elmer & Eva Willis. The Willis family moved to Brush in 1920. She graduated from Brush High School in 1932 and then attended beauty college. She married Clayton L....
Betty Jean Tarman
Nov 30, 2007
Betty Jean Tarman, 86, died Friday November 30, 2007 at her home in Brush. She was born November 3, 1921 in Independence, Kansas to Charles and Mabel (Van Deventer) Neighbors. Her early years were spent in Butler County Kansas, mainly in El Dorado. She attended school in El Dorado, graduating from El Dorado High School in 1939 then graduating from...
Philip Scott
Nov 28, 2007
Philip J. Scott, 70, life resident of the Lindon, CO community, passed away Wednesday, November 28, at the Poudre Valley Medical Center in Fort Collins, CO. He was born February 2, 1937, in Brush, to Raymond & Icil Scott. Philip graduated from Lindon High School in 1955. ON December 20, 1969, he married Lois Slise in Fort Collins. Philip farmed...
Richard "Dick" Eicher
Nov 28, 2007
RICHARD N. "DICK" EICHER, 80, of Brush, died Wednesday night, November 28, 2007 at North Shore Health & Rehab Center in Loveland. He was born in Brush on January 9, 1927 to Orville & Ethel (Suttle) Eicher. He attended Brush schools and graduated from Brush High School in 1945. Eicher served in the US Air Corp. during WWII. He married...
Edward Leroy Zwetzig
Nov 24, 2007
Edward Leroy Zwetzig, 80, Lifelong Ft. Morgan resident, died Saturday, November 24, 2007 at his home in Ft. Morgan. Edward was born May 5, 1927 in Fort Morgan to A.G. and Eva Margaret (Bauer) Zwetzig. He was the second of five children, having two brothers and two sisters. He was baptized on July 4, 1927 in the Evangelical and Reformed...
Florence Kauk
Nov 24, 2007
Florence I. Kauk, 73, life resident of Morgan County, passed away Saturday, November 24, 2007, at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. She was born October 9, 1934, in Fort Morgan, to Carl & Hilda Cook. She graduated from Fort Morgan High School in 1952.. On January 18, 1953, Florence married Robert Kauk in Fort Morgan. Florence enjoyed being...
Grace Scott
Nov 23, 2007
Grace E. Scott, 94, longtime resident of Washington and Morgan Counties, passed away Thursday, November 23, 2007, at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, CO. She was born January 25, 1913, near Rago, CO to Oscar T. & Lois (England) Evans. Due to her Mother's failing health, Grace stayed home when she was a young teenager to care for...
Steve C. Swanson
Nov 22, 2007
STEVE C. SWANSON of Fort Morgan, CO, passed away peacefully on November 22, 2007 after a courageous four year battle with cancer. He was born May 24, 1948 in Rawlins, Wyoming to Reynold & Eileen Swanson. Steve graduated from Rawlins High School in 1966. He graduated from from Chadron State College in 1971 with a degree in Business. Steve loved...
Larry Rothe
Nov 20, 2007
Larry E. Rothe 60, of Ft. Morgan, died at his home Tuesday morning. He was born June 28, 1947 in Greeley to Elmer and Mildred Rothe. He graduated from Greeley Central High School in 1965 and from the Colorado State University in 1970. Larry married Mary Anne Carson December 4, 1971 in Littleton. They moved to Ft. Morgan in 1973...
Inez Youngblood
Nov 18, 2007
Inez Youngblood 90, of Ft. Morgan died Sunday morning at the Bee Hive Assisted Living Center in Ft. Morgan. She was born May 19, 1917 in Estacada, Oregon to Carl and Edith Montgomery. Inez married William Arlys Youngblood January 19, 1939 in Miami, Oklahoma. William died in 1942. She started her teaching career in 1944 with two years of college...
Mary S. Cardona
Nov 18, 2007
Mary S. Cardona,73, of Yuma formerly of Ft. Morgan, died Sunday, November 18, 2007 at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. Mary was born July 25, 1934 in Westphalia, Texas to Simon and Eusevia (Canales) Segura. She married Jose Cardona on July 25, 1958 in Ft. Morgan, Colorado. She was a member of St. John's Catholic Church in Yuma....
Eileen Ruth Kuchera
Nov 16, 2007
Eileen Ruth Kuchera, 81 of Fort Morgan, died November 16, 2007 at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Ft. Morgan. Eileen was born February 16, 1926 in Omaha, Nebraska to Erving and Myrtle (Dickey) Roseberry. She married Kenneth L. Kuchera in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Survivors include her husband Kenneth of Ft. Morgan, two daughters, Loretta Puckett of Hudson, Colorado...
Dorothea Jones
Nov 15, 2007
Dorothea V. Jones, 86, of Brush, passed away Thursday evening, November 15, 2007, at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush following a short illness. She was born January 5, 1921, in Colorado Springs, CO Charles & Ruby Mengers. Dorothea graduated from Glockner Penrose School of Nursing in Colorado Springs. She worked as a registered nurse for about 30 years....
Caroline Lois Raburn
Nov 12, 2007
Caroline Lois Raburn, 65, died November 12, 2007 at her home in Fort Morgan. She was born November 24, 1941 in Ft. McDermitt, Nevada to Ross and Christine (Crutcher) Hardin. Survivors include two sons, Kimball Raburn and Kevin Raburn both of Ft. Morgan, one daughter Monica Raburn of Ft. Morgan, four sisters, Marlene Coffey of Reno, Nevada, Lorette Wright of...
Marian Elling
Nov 10, 2007
Marian B. Elling, 82, a resident of the Brush community for about 60 years, passed away Saturday, November 10, 2007, at the Valley View Villa Nursing Home in Fort Morgan. She was born April 6, 1925, in Glenwood Springs, CO, to Archibald T. & Beatrice Crutcher. Following graduation from Glenwood Springs High School, Marian attended, and graduated from Colorado Teachers...
Donald Benjamin Dill
Nov 9, 2007
DONALD BENJAMIN DILL, 82, lifelong resident of Fort Morgan, died Friday afternoon, November 9, 2007 at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. He was born in Fort Morgan on April 28, 1925 to John & Catherine (Reiswig) Dill. He married Wilma Meininger on December 8, 1946 at the Christ Congregational Church in Fort Morgan. Mr. Dill farmed in Fort Morgan...
John J. Fallon
Nov 8, 2007
John J. Fallon, 72, of Denver, North Carolina, died November 8, 2007 at Presbyterian Hospital, Huntersville, North Carolina. John was born in Castlerea, Ireland on June 12, 1935 to the late John and Elizabeth Fallon. John was preceded in death by his sister Teresa and his beloved wife Alma. Survivors include his loving Niece and God Daughter Elizabeth Hanly and...
Katie Campbell
Nov 7, 2007
Katie May Campbell, 81, died Wednesday, November 7, 2007 at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. She was born May 27, 1926 in Madera County, California to George and Lola (Inman) Perry. Katie married Scott Campbell in Madera, California in 1947. He died in 2001. Katie was a spiritual person and was also very creative. She designed and put...
Gay Garrett
Nov 4, 2007
Gay G. Garrett, 56, of Hillrose died Sunday afternoon at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. He was born December 17, 1950 in Denver to Francis Wlliam "Bill"and Marie (Reiter) Garrett. Gay served as a Sergeant in the Marine Corp in Okinawa Japan during the Vietnam War. He married Cindy Nordholm September 29, 1973 in Longmont. They lived in...






