Leah Koehler
Feb 18, 2007
Leah Koehler, 92, former Brush and Morgan County resident, passed away Sunday, February 18, 2007, at her daughter's home in Deadwood, SD. She was born June 5, 1914, in Snyder, CO, to George & Mary Wambolt. On June 8, 1932, Leah married William Koehler in Brush. She worked as a cook for the RE 2-J School District for 23 years...
Virginia Baltazar
Feb 16, 2007
Virginia Baltazar, 68, former Hillrose area resident, passed away Friday at the Camellia Health Care Center in Aurora, CO. She was born May 13, 1938, in Hillrose, to Ignacio & Frances Jimenez. She graduated from Hillrose High School. On March 9, 1957, Virginia married Emilio Baltazar in Fort Morgan. Shortly after their wedding, the Baltazar's' moved to the Denver area....
Lionel Ward
Feb 16, 2007
Lionel E. Ward, 60, longtime area resident, died Friday, February 16, 2007 at his home in Ft. Morgan. He was born February 4, 1947 in Hurricane, West Virginia to Richard and Dorothy (Gibson) Ward. He married Carol L. Adams on June 27, 1968 in Riverton, Wyoming. They moved to Ft. Morgan in 1975. Lionel was a member of the Calvary...
Chester Chiara
Feb 13, 2007
Chester L. Chiara, 75, Fort Morgan resident , passed away Tuesday, February 13, 2007, at Valley View Villa Nursing Home in Fort Morgan. He was born May 26, 1931, in Weldona, CO, to Chester J. & Burdetta Chiara. Chester enlisted in the US Marine Corp in 1949 and served until 1951. Upon his discharge, he came back to Weldona and...
Franklin "Frank" Mercer
Feb 12, 2007
Franklin "Frank" Mercer 93 longtime Brush resident died Monday, February 12, 2007 at the Valley View Villa Care Center in Ft. Morgan. He was born May 10, 1913 in Vinita, Oklahoma to Ivan H. and Bessie (Franklin) Mercer. He graduated from high school in Trinidad, Colorado in 1931 and received his teaching degree from the Colorado State College of Education...
Kathryn Laufer
Feb 11, 2007
Kathryn E. Laufer (92) of Ft. Morgan, died Sunday evening at the Valley View Villa in Ft. Morgan. She was born June 23, 1914 in Lincoln, NE to Peter and Anna (Rudolph) Harris. She married Henry Laufer March 1, 1936 in Crook, CO. Henry died February 4, 1978. She was a member of the Christ Congregational Church in Ft. Morgan....
Verna Allen
Feb 11, 2007
Verna Margery Higgins was born January 13, 1907 in Lincoln, Nebraska. She died peacefully Sunday morning, February 11, 2007 twenty-nine days after celebrating her 100th birthday with family and loved ones. Verna was born in Lincoln, Nebraska to Charles Higgins and Nellie Morton Higgins. She was the youngest of the four siblings with Edna, Doris, and Morton Higgins all preceding...
Enid Erie
Feb 10, 2007
Enid Lynette Erie, 67, of Wellington, Colorado died Saturday, February 10, 2007 near Snyder, Colorado. Enid was born in Snyder, June 8, 1939 to Richard and Bessie (Hastings) Williams. In her youth she was a member of 4-H and graduated from Snyder High School in 1957. Enid married Kenneth James Erie on June 14, 1959 in Snyder. He died on...
Sharon Shriver
Feb 8, 2007
Sharon Lee Garcia – Shriver, 68 of Ft. Morgan, died at her home in Ft. Morgan. She was born in Kansas to Russell and Silvia ( Sullivan ) Kash. She first married Melvin Shriver and later married Joseph Garcia. After Joseph died in July of 2004, Sharon moved to Ft. Morgan to be closer to her family. She worked doing...
Clarence Walker
Feb 7, 2007
Clarence Walker, 74, former resident of Fort Morgan, passed away Wednesday, February 7, 2007, at the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City. He was born October 30, 1932, in St. Francis, KS, to Everett & Ella Walker. He moved to Fort Morgan in 1945 and worked in construction and on the railroad until 1970, when he moved...
Alva Wiley
Feb 7, 2007
Alva L. Wiley, Sr. 79 died Wednesday, February 7, 2007 at his home in Fort Morgan, Colorado. He was born July 18, 1927 in Fairfax, Missouri to Ova Ben and Zeta Marie Wiley. He married Janie Josephine (Fletchall) Wiley on August 30, 1945 in Troy, Kansas. Alva worked on a farm in Fairfax, Missouri before moving to Edgerton, Wyoming to...
Raymond Rodney Baer
Feb 5, 2007
RAYMOND RODNEY BAER, 68, lifelong resident of Wiggins, died Monday evening, Feb. 5, 2007 at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. He was born Nov. 25, 1938 in Fort Morgan to Robert Sr. & Anna (Busch) Baer. He married Suzanne Krening on June 19, 1960 in Fort Morgan. Mr. Baer was an insurance agent with the Baer Agency in...
Henry Kammerzell
Feb 3, 2007
HENRY KAMMERZELL, 86, longtime area resident, died early Saturday morning, February 3, 2007 at the Sunset Manor in Brush, CO. He was born Dec. 30, 1920 in Milliken, CO to George & Anna (Bernhardt) Kammerzell. Mr. Kammerzell moved to Wiggins, CO from Milliken in 1943 and later moved to Fort Morgan in 1976. He married Mildred Ulrich on Dec. 14,...
Rita Lujan
Feb 2, 2007
Rita Lujan (59) Life long Ft. Morgan resident died Monday evening at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Ft. Morgan. She was born May 7, 1947 in Ft. Morgan to Safey and Katie ( Garcia ) Abreo. She married Leroy Lujan August 21, 1968 in Sterling. She worked as an LPN for the Valley View Villa, the Eben Ezer Lutheran...
Alma Ruth Schneider
Feb 1, 2007
Alma Ruth Schneider 86 Lifelong area resident, died Thursday, February 1, 2007 at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. She was born November 16, 1920 in Ft. Morgan to Jacob and Mary (Hoffman) Stroh. Alma married Harry Schneider on June 21, 1941 in Sidney, Nebraska. He died January 19, 1990. Alma enjoyed reading and bowling and was devoted to...
Shawn Patrick Whaley
Feb 1, 2007
SHAWN PATRICK WHALEY, 21, lifelong resident of Snyder, died Thursday morning, Feb. 1, 2007. He was born August 28, 1985 in Denver, CO to Ronald & Beverly (Dobner) Whaley. He attended Brush schools until the 10th grade. Shawn enjoyed fishing, going for walks, and being around people. He was also an avid Denver Bronco fan. He is survived by his...
Leroy Persohn Jr.
Jan 31, 2007
Leroy L. Persohn Jr.,84, a Brush resident since 1980, passed away at his home in Brush on Wednesday, January 31, 2007. He was born August 14, 1922, in East Liverpool, OH, to Leroy Sr. & Faye Persohn. He served in the US Air Force during WW II. After his discharge, Leroy worked for the Bureau of Reclamation as an electrician....
Olivet Brumfield
Jan 27, 2007
Olivet Brumfield, 83 formerly of Fort Morgan, CO, Madison, WI, and Rockford, IL died Saturday, January 27, 2007, in Evergreen, Colorado. She was born November 27, 1923, in Brush, CO, to Frank & Annie Atwood. She graduated from Campion Academy in Loveland, CO and attended Union College in Lincoln, NE. On March 17, 1946, Olivet married Bill Brumfield in Fort...
Paul W. Campbell
Jan 25, 2007
PAUL W. CAMPBELL JR., 82, of Fort Morgan, died Thursday morning, January 25, 2007 at the Blue Grous Care Center in Fort Collins. He was born March 22, 1924 in Fort Morgan to Paul Sr. & Lena (Scaffinger) Campbell. Mr. Campbell owned and operated the Drumstick Café in Fort Morgan for a number of years. He was a member of...
Mary V. Underwood
Jan 24, 2007
Mary V. Underwood, 85, longtime Brush resident, passed away Wednesday evening, January 24, 2007, at her home. She was born April 14, 1921, in Valley Center, KS, to Harvey & Claytie Henricks. She married Roger Underwood March 11, 1969 in Brush. She worked as a waitress for the Tuts Café, the Crains Café and also for the Quirt Restaurant at...
