obituaries

Jan 7, 2007

Lydia Lage, 92, longtime Morgan County resident, passed away early Sunday morning at the Washington County Nursing Home in Akron, CO. Lydia was born April 24, 1914, in Sheboygan, WI, to Jacob & Amelia Kosman. The Kosman family moved to Morgan County when Lydia was a small child. On March 30, 1936, she married Bernhard Lage in Greeley, CO. Bernhard...

Jan 7, 2007

JEAN LOWE GRANERE, 96, of Fort Morgan, died early Sunday morning, January 7, 2007 at the Valley View Villa Care Center in Fort Morgan. She was born March 10, 1910 in northeast Adams County to John & Gertrude (Harman) Simpson. She graduated from Fort Morgan High School and also attended Barnes School of Business in Denver. She worked in Denver...

Jan 3, 2007

GRACE LENORA HOLLINGER, 98, longtime area resident, died late Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2007 at the Eben-Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born March 1, 1908 in Lincoln, NE to James & Lottie (Miller) Witter. In 1916 the family moved to Simpson, CO, (30 miles south of Brush), where they homesteaded 160 acres. She attended Woodrow High School and...

Dec 27, 2006

Oscar Arthur Tibbetts 90 Longtime area resident, died Wednesday, December 27, 2006 at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. He was born March 2, 1916 in Alliance, Nebraska to Roy and Cora (Clark) Tibbetts. He married Marian A. Smith on September 16, 1944 in St. Francis, Kansas. They moved to Ft. Morgan from Wray in 1947. Oscar was a...

Dec 24, 2006

Thelma V. Ford, 86, passed away Sunday, December 24, 2006, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran care Center in Brush. She was born April 20, 1920, in Big Sprngs, NE, to Glenn & Clara Doughty. Thelma graduated from Grant, NE, High School. She has lived in Morgan County since 1951. She was a member of the First Baptist Church. She enjoyed...

Dec 19, 2006

William E. Ingmire, 82, life resident of Fort Morgan, passed away early Tuesday, December 19, at Valley View Villa. He was born January 3, 1924, in Fort Morgan, to Charles & Florence Ingmire. On December 21, 1941, He married Mabel Troudt in Sidney, NE. On May 8, 1943, He was inducted into the US Army, where he served during WW...

Dec 15, 2006

Freda Loose, 86, passed away early Friday, December 15, 2006, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born October 13, 1920, in Sedgwick, CO to George and Mary Foos. When Freda was a child the Foos family moved to Morgan County. On March 6, 1941, Freda married Dave Loose in Kimball, NE. Prior to retirement, Freda...

Dec 12, 2006

Mary Amman, 97, of Ft. Morgan, Died at her home in Ft. Morgan Tuseday morning. A full obituary will follow.

Dec 11, 2006

Leonard G. Taylor, 64, passed away Monday at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. He was born February 4, 1942, in Merced, CA, to Ernest & Etta J. Taylor. Leonard has lived in Washington & Morgan Counties most all his life. Prior to ill health forcing his retirement, Leonard worked as a security guard at the National Hog...

Dec 11, 2006

JB Johnson , 87, of Ft. Morgan died Monday morning at the Hospice & Palliative Care Center in Greeley. He was born to Herbert and Sarah (Davis) Johnson on December 26, 1918 in Yale, Oklahoma. He served in the United States army during WWII, serving as an airplane mechanic. He owned and operated the JB Johnson Dozer Service doing oilfield...

Dec 8, 2006

Larry Stieb Jr., 55, passed away Friday, December 8, 2006, at his home in Brush. He was born June 3, 1951, in Stelring, CO, to Lawrence & Agnes Stieb. He married Marnie D. Kay on May 17, 2003, in Huntington, UT. Larry enjoyed woodworking, fly tying, gardening of all sorts, camping and fishing. He lvoed being with his children. He...

Dec 5, 2006

PHYLLIS HASTING, 68, former Fort Morgan resident, died Tuesday evening, Dec. 5, 2006 at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. She was born July 27, 1938 in Fort Morgan, CO to John & Margaret (Eicher) Holly. She married Rudolph F. Caddy in 1957. They had three children and later divorced. She married Mark Hasting in 1967 in LasVegas, NV....

Dec 4, 2006

MAGGIE A. VILLARREAL, 78, Lifelong area resident, died Monday evening, Dec. 4, 2006 at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. She was born Dec. 22, 1927 in Denver, CO to Romeo & Felipa (Campos) Acosta. She married John Villarreal on Apr. 24, 1954 in Hillrose. Mrs. Villarreal worked as a school cook for the Hillrose Elementary School and later...

Dec 4, 2006

Mary Lavon Hulkovich, 70 passed away at her home on December 4, 2006.

Mrs. Hulkovich was born in Anton, Colorado on March 8, 1936, to Cyril Jarrett and Fern Jones. She attended elementary school in McCook Nebraska, and later moved to Otis, Colorado, where she graduated from Otis High School in 1954.  After graduation she moved to...

Dec 3, 2006

LeRoy G. "Rockie" Reagan, 85, passed away Sunday, December 3, 2006, at Valley View Villa Nursing Home in Fort Morgan. He was born November 30, 1921, in Staten Island, NY, to Thomas and Suzanne Reagan. He was raised on Staten Island and graduated from McKee Vocational High School in 1939. From April 1940 to January 1941, Rockie served in the...

Dec 2, 2006

Alice Eileen Drew, 81 Life long Ft. Morgan resident died Saturday at the Briarwood Nursing Home in Denver.She was born March 25, 1925 in New Raymer to Earl and Sylvia (Fiscus) Bennett. She attended the Prairie Valley Elementary schools and graduated from the Ft. Morgan High School. She worked for the Mountain Bell Phone Company during World War II, and...

Dec 2, 2006

Doreen C. Magee, 76, former Brush resident, passed away December 2, 2006, at her home in Denver. She was born November 28, 1930, in Erlanger, KY, to Lonnie & Juanita Magee. She moved to Brush to live with her Mother, Juanita Denning, in 1938. and graduated from Brush High School in 1948. Following graduation, Doreen moved to Denver. She studied...

Dec 2, 2006

Jose C. Contreras, 59, died Saturday, December 2, 2006 at his apartment at Hillcrest in Fort Morgan. He was born May 8, 1947, in Loredo, TX, to Tranquilino & Antonia Contreras. He has lived in Morgan County for over 40 years. He had worked for area farms before his health forced him to retire.. Survivors include his Mother, Antonia Contreras...

Dec 1, 2006

Waunetta P. Carlson, 93, passed away at her home in Brush on Friday, December 1, 2006. She was born October 24, 1913 in Oshkosh, Nebraska to Oliver and Bertha Hulse. She moved to Morgan County in 1917 with her parents. She married Albert Carlson on January 24, 1945 in Overland, Kansas. They farmed for many years in the Antelope Springs...

Nov 25, 2006

KENNETH ARTHUR MARTIN, 58, former Fort Morgan resident, died Saturday, Nov. 25, 2006 in Thornton. He was born March 13, 1948 in Redding, CA to Robert & Floretta (Simmons) Martin. He married Irene Temple on June 6, 1989. Mr. Martin moved to Fort Morgan from Redding in 1980 and moved to Denver in 1985. He served in the U.S. Army....