David Miller Jr.
Sep 30, 2007
DAVID MILLER JR., 85, longtime Brush resident, died Sunday evening, September 30, 2007 at his home in Brush. He was born June 15, 1922 in Frankfurt, Germany to David & Marie (Meyer) Miller. He married Alberta Petersen on November 17, 1946 in Brush. Mr. Miller was an automobile salesman for the majority of his working years. He was a member...
Archie Dean White
Sep 29, 2007
Archie Dean White, 71 lifelong area resident, died September 29, 2007 at the North Valley Hospital in Thornton. Archie was born June 26, 1936 in Ft. Morgan, Colorado to Turley and Marcella (Nelms) White. Prior to retirement, Archie worked in the building construction and concrete industries. He was a member of the 1st Christian Church. Prospecting for gold, working with...
Betty Marie Trim
Sep 29, 2007
BETTY MARIE TRIM, 79, longtime Woodrow resident, died Saturday morning, September 29, 2007 at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born August 1, 1928 in Brush to Alvin & Molly (Scott) Peterson. She married Roy Dale Trim on June 17, 1951 in Akron, CO. Mr. & Mrs. Trim farmed and ranched for a number of years before...
Mabel Louise Shaver
Sep 28, 2007
Mabel Louise Shaver, 68 Lifelong area resident died Friday, September 28, 2007 at the Valley Villa Care Center in Ft. Morgan. She was born September 4, 1939 in Lisco, Nebraska to James and Christy (Sager) Walker. Mabel was a member of the Home Circle Club in Hoyt and the Red Hat Club. She was also a member of the Brush...
Randall Lee Mccracken
Sep 26, 2007
Randall Lee McCracken, 46 Lifelong area resident died Wednesday, September 26, 2007 in Merino. He was born December 30, 1960 in Ft. Morgan. His parents are the late Bud McCracken and Hazle (Parker) McCracken. Randy was a member of the United Methodist Church in Ft. Morgan. McCracken had a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering and at the time of his...
Marion Meracle
Sep 25, 2007
Marion L. Meracle, 73, life resident of eastern Colorado, passed away Tuesday, September 25, 2007, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Denver. He was born October 13, 1933, in Stratton, CO, to Alton & Minerva Meracle. He served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. Prior to retirement, Marion worked as a roustabout in the oil fields. He...
Herman Weibert
Sep 24, 2007
Herman Weibert, 75, of Wiggins died early Monday morning at his home in Wiggins. He was born September 13, 1932 in Gill, to Emanuel and Anna (Oestrich) Weibert. He attended grade and high school at Gill and he was active in sports. He graduated in May of 1951. He was called to serve his country during the Korean Conflict and...
Elias 'Alex' Hernandez
Sep 24, 2007
Elias Alex Hernandez, 75, life resident of Morgan County, passed away Monday afternoon, September 24, 2007, at the Hospice & Palliative Care inpatient facility at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. He was born July 3, 1932, near Snyder, CO, to Ezequiel & Rosa Hernandez. He served in the US Marine Corp during the Korean Conflict. He married Theresa Baltazar....
Altha Longaker
Sep 23, 2007
Altha E. Longaker, 85, died early Sunday morning, September 23, 2007 at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born February 1, 1922, in Decatur County, Kansas, to Marion & Edna Johnson. Altha moved to Brush a few months ago to be closer to her son and his family. She worked as a clerk for several years for...
Alberta Hammer
Sep 23, 2007
Alberta M. Hammer, 81, a Brush resident for the past 49 years, passed away early Sunday, September 23, 2007, at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. She was born May 23, 1926, in Morganville, KS, to Axel & Louise Johnson. Following graduation from high school, Alberta attended Southwestern Bible College in Waxahachie, TX. She later moved to Denver where...
Joseph Franzel
Sep 21, 2007
Joseph "Joe" Anthony Franzel, beloved father, husband, brother and son, 53, of Wiggins, died suddenly at Swedish Medical Center in Denver on Sept. 21, 2007. Recitation of the Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 506 S. Main St., in Wiggins. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, also at...
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....
