Edith Bostrom
Sep 20, 2007
Edith Bostrom, 93, longtime resident of the Hillrose & Brush communities, passed away Wednesday evening at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. She was born January 19, 1914, in Loveland, CO to John & Katherine Bostrom Sr. The Bostrom family moved to the Hillrose community when Edith was a young child. Edith worked as a nurses aide for several...
Paul Vonloh
Sep 17, 2007
Paul Owen VonLoh 71 died Monday, September 17, 2007 of cancer at the Parkmoor Village Health Care Center in Colorado Springs. He was born April 3, 1936 in Smithfield, Nebraska to William and Julia VonLoh. Paul's family moved from Nebraska to Northeastern Colorado in 1941, Most of his childhood and young adult years were spent in Wiggins. Paul served in...
Stanley Vernon Mock
Sep 16, 2007
Stanley Vernon Mock, 64, longtime area resident died Sunday, September 16, 2007 at his home in Wiggins. Mock was born January 30, 1943 in Elba, Colorado to Darrell and Irene (Pentek) Mock. Stanley moved to Morgan County from Woodrow, 40 years ago. He belonged to a black powder club in Brush and enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping. He also enjoyed...
Erma Grosshans
Sep 13, 2007
Erma (Pickett) Grosshans, 77, passed away Thursday, September 13, 2007, 2007, at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. She was born May 12, 1930, in McPherson County Nebraska, to Charles & Ruby Mae Pickett. She married Donald Grosshans on March 3, 1954. Prior to retirement, Erma worked as a dispatcher for the Burlington Northern Railroad. She has lived in...
Leland Porter
Sep 12, 2007
Leland R. Porter, 84, former Morgan County resident, passed away Thursday evening at his son's home in Greeley. He was born January 14, 1923, in Wheatland, ND, to Samuel & Ruby Porter. Leland served in the US Army during WW II. On November 1, 1946, he married Goldie Jean Serr in Lexington, NE. Leland fed cattle for the Fort Kearney...
Marie Bowles
Sep 10, 2007
MARIE BOWLES, 94, lifelong area resident, died Monday evening, September 10, 2007 at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born in Brush on September 2, 1913 to George & Katherine (Bath) Wiederspahn. She married Willis Bowles on September 27, 1947 in Denver. Mrs. Bowles was a member of Immanuel Evangelical Church in Fort Morgan. In the...
Wanda Nadine Thompson
Sep 8, 2007
WANDA NADINE THOMPSON, 85, longtime Brush resident, died Saturday afternoon, September 8, 2007 at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born October 22, 1921 in Saint Francis, Kansas to Morley & Frances (Balser) Mace. The family moved to Brush nearly 69 years ago. Mrs. Thompson graduated from Brush High School. She married Harry "Cliff" Thompson on September...
Neil Hinkle
Sep 8, 2007
Neil E. Hinkle, 75, of Ft. Morgan, died Saturday, September 8, 2007, at the North Suburban Medical Center in Thornton, CO. He was born January 13, 1932, in Deer Trail, CO, to Roy & Lucille Hinkle. He served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. Prior to retirement, Neil worked as a contract construction laborer. He had lived in...
Dave Collier
Sep 7, 2007
David W. Collier, 51, of Wiggins, CO, died suddenly Friday, September 7, 2007, in Gunnison, CO. He was born July 23, 1956, in Sturgis, Michigan, to James & Joan Collier. On October 2, 1993, Dave married Wendy Sickler in Grand Rapids, MI. Following their wedding, the Collier's moved to Wiggins, CO. Dave was the owner of Collier Plumbing & Heating....
Lucille Caroline Kembel
Sep 5, 2007
Lucille Caroline Kembel, 68 lifelong Morgan County resident died Wednesday, September 5, 2007 in a farming accident near Brush. On January 16, 1939 Lucille entered this life as abruptly as she departed it when she was born in the back seat of her parent's, Jess and Selma (Burkhart) Groves car in Hudson, Colorado. She simply would not wait to reach...
Anna Venen
Sep 5, 2007
Anna Venen was born on June 8th 1911. Anna was born in Cheney, Kansas. Anna married Fred Murphy in 1936. They lived on a farm in Hutchinson, Kansas and eventually moved to Fort Morgan, Colorado in 1957. Fred died June 5, 1967. Anna married Leonard Venen in the 1970's. The couple resided in Fort Morgan. They were married for 25...
Gladys Bernice Koehler
Sep 1, 2007
GLADYS BERNICE KOEHLER, 83, of Fort Morgan, passed away Saturday, September 1, 2007 at Valley View Villa in Fort Morgan. Gladys was born April 8, 1924 in Fort Morgan to George & Lena (Linker) Preisendorf. On September 23, 1943 she was married to Edward Koehler at the Preisendorf home while Edward was home on leave from the Army. Fort Morgan...
Selena Garcia
Aug 31, 2007
Selena Vanessa Garcia, 8, of Castle Rock, CO died at her home in Castle Rock on Friday following a lengthy illness. She was born May 5, 1999 in Ft. Morgan to Richardo and Nina Garcia. Selena was living in Parker, and attended the Prairie Crossing School. She enjoyed singing, dancing and swimming. She is survived by her parents Richardo and...
George Dardanes Jr.
Aug 28, 2007
George Dardanes Jr., 87, passed away Tuesday, August 28, 2007, at the Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, CO. He was born December 22, 1919, in Folsom, NM to George & ruth Dardanes. He graduated from high school in Branson, CO. George and his family operated a Greek & Italian cheese factory in Trinchera and Trinidad, CO and sent...
Leroy Windsheimer
Aug 26, 2007
LeRoy Windsheimer, 81, of Brush, died late Sunday morning, August 26, 2007 at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. Windsheimer was born February 18, 1926 in Gurley, NE to Fred & Helen (Dykman) Windsheimer. During high school he was active in baseball and track. He graduated from Sunol High School in Sunol, NE in 1943. Windsheimer served in...
Georgia Seabert
Aug 24, 2007
Georgia Ann Seabert began her life on May 12, 1933 when she was born to Harold and Neoma Wetzbarger in Brush, CO. She spent her life on the eastern plains of Colorado. She loved the beauty of the plains and took advantage of every opportunity to enjoy the outdoors. In 2006 Georgia moved back to Brush to be closer to...
Cindy Lou Montgomery
Aug 24, 2007
Cindy Lou Montgomery, 48, of Brush passed away Friday evening, August 24, 2007, at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. She was born December 22, 1958, in Los Angeles, CA, to Arthur & Dorothy Collins. Cindy has lived in the Brush community for more than 10 years. She attended the Brush Church of the Nazarene. Survivors include her children,...
Michael Joseph Browne
Aug 19, 2007
Michael Joseph Browne Sr. 67, area resident since 1987 died Sunday, August 19, 2007 at his home in Ft. Morgan. He was born February 24, 1940 in Syracuse, New York to Edward and Anne (Gelshenen) Browne. He married Valerie E. Smith on June 4, 1961 in Kingston, New York. She died in 1985. Michael served in the Army National Guard...
John D. Louis Whetzel
Aug 15, 2007
John D. Louis Whetzel 80, an area resident since 1959 died Wednesday at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Ft. Morgan. Whetzel was born September 19, 1926 in Bristow, OK to William and Alma (Burke) Whetzel. He enjoyed woodworking and painting. Survivors include one son, John Martin of Ft. Morgan, two daughters, Janice Weimer and Eva Graham both of Ft....
Jerry Lee Gosselink
Aug 14, 2007
JERRY LEE GOSSELINK, 59, of Brush, died Tuesday morning, August 14, 2007 at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. He was born December 23, 1947 in Oskaloosa, Iowa to Lynn & Wilma (Vande Geest) Gosselink. Mr. Gosselink moved to Morgan County from Denver 12 years ago. He worked as an electrician for a number of years before working as...
