obituaries


Edward Ostwald

Edward Ostwald

Aug 13, 2007

Edward Ostwald 96 lifelong area resident died August 13, 2007 at the Valley View Villa Care Center in Ft. Morgan. He was born January 28, 1911 in Denver, Colorado to Phillip and Margaret (Hartung) Ostwald. He married Martha Weber on August 4, 1931in Ft. Morgan. Edward was a member and served as a Deacon of the Christ Congregational Church in...

Alex Weimer

Alex Weimer

Aug 13, 2007

Alex Weimer, 84, Life long resident of Ft. Morgan, Died Monday morning at the Colorado Plains Medical Center. He was born March 28, 1923 in Ft. Morgan to Fred G. and Mary Weimer. In 1941 his senior year of high school he entered an oratorical contest witch he finished second in the Nation. He continued to enjoy orating being involved...

Barbara Jean Davis

Barbara Jean Davis

Aug 11, 2007

BARBARA JEAN DAVIS, 50, of Fort Morgan, died Saturday evening, August 11, 2007 at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, CO. She was born in Fort Morgan on August 9, 1957 to Raymond Merle & Barbara L. (Spencer) Davis. She attended schools in Brush and graduated from Brush High School in 1976. Miss. Davis worked in the cafeteria at...

Ruth A. Lundgren

Ruth A. Lundgren

Aug 6, 2007

Ruth A. Lundgren, 88, longtime Morgan County resident, passed away Monday, August 6, 2007, at the Kenton Manor in Greeley, CO surrounded by her immediate and extended family. She was born November 23, 1918, in Harshaw, WI, to Martin & Carrie Herman. She was the fourth of eight children and attended school in Harshaw. Upon completion of high school, Ruth...

Maudie Fries

Maudie Fries

Aug 3, 2007

Maudie Fries, 99, longtime resident of the Brush community, passed away Friday, August 3, 2007, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born October 14, 1907, in Edgerton, MN to Clarence & Emma Burrous. The family moved to Genoa, CO in 1908, and later relocated to Brush. Maudie attended school in Brush and graduated from Brush...

Mary H. Gonzalez

Mary H. Gonzalez

Aug 3, 2007

Mary H. Gonzalez, 76 of Brush, died August 3, 2007 at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. Mary was born March 18, 1931 in Chacon, New Mexico to John and Aureila (Lucero) Herrera. She moved from New Mexico to Brush with her family when she was a child. She married Ramiro G. Gonzalez on June 29, 1953 in Brush....

Trinidad Carrillo

Trinidad Carrillo

Aug 2, 2007

Trinidad Carrillo, 94, former Hillrose resident, passed away Thursday, August 2, 2007, at the Via Christi Wichita Health Network – St. Joseph campus in Wichita, KS. She was born February 21, 1913, in LaHavana, TX. ON March 10, 1932, she married Andres Carrillo in LaHavana. When living in Morgan County, Trinidad was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in...

Henry H. Reichert

Henry H. Reichert

Jul 30, 2007

HENRY H. REICHERT, 98, longtime area farmer, died early Monday morning, July 30, 2007 at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. He was born in Dittle, Russia on Oct. 30, 1908 to Fred & Elizabeth (Reich) Reichert. The family came to the United States from Russia in 1912, settling in the Greeley area. Henry married Mary Long on Sept....

Elsie Desamber

Elsie Desamber

Jul 29, 2007

Elsie M. DeSamber, 83, of Ft. Morgan, CO died Sunday morning at her home in Ft. Morgan. She was born March 11, 1924 to Otto and Irene Doyle in Brighton, CO. She grew up in Ft. Morgan on the Doyle family farm. She married Albert "Brick" DeSamber on March 2nd 1946. They lived in Stoneham, CO until 1959 when they...

Dorothy Mae Watts

Dorothy Mae Watts

Jul 28, 2007

Dorothy Mae Watts 75 died July 28, 2007 at her home in Ft. Morgan. She was born December 25, 1931 in Colorado Springs, Colorado to Charles and Virginia (Ring) Kappel. She married Donald Watts on October 7, 1950 in San Diego, California. Dorothy enjoyed various crafts including making hook rugs, sewing and especially liked shopping for antiques. Survivors include her...

Zabian Lujan

Zabian Lujan

Jul 27, 2007

Zabian Ray Lujan, infant son of Fred and Tracy Lujan, died at birth Friday evening at the Rose Medical Center in Denver. He is survived by his parents, one sister Aubrey and one brother Zachary all of Greeley, his grandparents Leroy Lujan and Tim and Deb Korby all of Ft. Morgan, and his great grandparents Bertha Lujan and Don and...

Larry Glenn Bates

Larry Glenn Bates

Jul 26, 2007

LARRY GLENN BATES, 58, of Fort Morgan, died July 26, 2007 at Anschutz Trauma & Burn Center at the University of Colorado in Denver. Larry was born June 2, 1949 in Coffeyville, KS along side his twin brother Garry. They were the first set of twins born in this small town hospital. The twins were born to Irene & Albert...

Jaden Uriah Trautman

Jaden Uriah Trautman

Jul 19, 2007

JADEN URIAH TRAUTMAN, 18 months, died Thursday, July 19, 2007 at the Sterling Regional Med Center in Sterling, CO. He was born January 29, 2006 in Fort Morgan to Harley Trautman & Dorothy "DeeDee" Simons. He enjoyed horses, circle floaty swimming, camping, rodeos, animals, and dancing. Jaden especially enjoyed playing with his yellow Tonka Truck. Jaden was an Organ Donor...

Elizabeth Cook

Elizabeth Cook

Jul 17, 2007

Elizabeth "Betty" R. Cook, 81, longtime Fort Morgan resident, passed away Tuesday, July 17, 2007, at the Valley View Villa Nursing Home in Fort Morgan. She was born October 5, 1925, in Morgan County, to Henry & Elizabeth Cook. She graduated from Fort Morgan High School in 1943. and was married in 1944. He memorable employment years were with Clark...

William Leon Kipp

William Leon Kipp

Jul 14, 2007

William Leon Kipp,39, died Saturday, July 14, 2007 Greeley, Colorado. He was born June 4, 1968 in Ft. Morgan to Harold "Gene" and Vicki (Suvada) Kipp. William attended school in Wiggins and graduated from Wiggins High School in 1986. He enjoyed listening to music. Survivors include two daughters, Ashley Marie Kipp and Amber Lynn Kipp both of Bennett, his mother,...

Merle E. Lebsock

Merle E. Lebsock

Jul 11, 2007

Merle E. Lebsock (born Muriel Bennett Pemberton) passed away on July 11, 2007 at the age of 86. She was born November 13, 1920 in Suffolk County, New York. In 1923, she and two of her sisters boarded an Orphan Train in New York City bound for an orphanage in Omaha, Nebraska. The sisters were placed in separate homes and...

Jack Carter

Jack Carter

Jul 8, 2007

Jack W. Carter, 82, longtime Brush area resident, passed away Sunday, July 08, 2007, at the hospice inpatient center at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley.. He was born March 10, 1925, in Lawton, OK, to Martin & Bettie Carter. He entered the US Navy during WW II, and continued his service in the US Army during the Korean...

Melvin James Weitzel

Melvin James Weitzel

Jul 7, 2007

MELVIN JAMES WEITZEL, 82, longtime Fort Morgan resident, died Saturday, July 7, 2007 at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan after a short illness. Melvin was born August 4, 1924 in Otis, CO to Ludwig & Elizabeth (Schlidt) Weitzel. Melvin graduated from Wiggins High School in 1942. He served his country in the United States Army during WW...

Lucile Harden

Lucile Harden

Jul 5, 2007

Mildred "Lucile" Simpson Harden entered this world on July 26, 1908 at the family farm near Columbus, Nebraska. She departed this world on July 5, 2007 at her daughter's farm home near Hillrose, CO. She was the second of four children to bless the union of George Simpson & Maggie Belle Madden Simpson. After relatively brief experiences in Nebraska and...

Polly Brandau

Polly Brandau

Jul 4, 2007

Pauline "Polly" Brandau, 81, longtime Lindon area resident, passed away Wednesday evening, July 4, 2007, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born August 24, 1925, in Alva, OK, to Emery & Mae Wilson. She served as a cadet nurse during WW II. On March 4, 1946, Polly married Vernon "Bud" Brandau in Yuma, AZ. In...