obituaries

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....

Nov 25, 2006

Lee M. Foley, 77, longtime area resident, died Saturday, November 25, 2006 at his home in Brush. He was born August 22, 1929 in Brighton, Colorado to Leroy and Helen (Sheets) Foley. He graduated from Wiggins High School. He married Arlene A. Bristol on August 22, 1955 in Golden, Colorado. Lee was a past member of the Orchard Odd Fellows...

Nov 22, 2006

Edna Mae (Wilson) Tucker, 87, passed away Wednesday, November 22, 2006, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born December 22, 1918, in Glendo, WY, to Willis & Ethel Marie Bedford. She graduated from high school in Johnstown,, CO. On October 30, 1938, she married Robert Wilson in Loveland. He passed away in 1970. The Wilson...

Nov 20, 2006

Vernon "Jack" Pierce 75 of Snyder, died Monday, November 20, 2006 at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Ft. Morgan. He was born April 17, 1931 in Stanberry, Missouri to William and Margaret (Hastings) Pierce. He served his country in the US Navy during the Korean Conflict. He married Cleo Joan Dobner on September 2, 1956 in Snyder. Jack was...

Nov 18, 2006

Joyce A. Temple, 75, life resident of Morgan County, passed away Saturday evening, November 18, 2006, at her home near Fort Morgan. She was born July 7, 1931, in Brush, To Theodore & Maren Christensen. Joyce was confirmed at the old Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Brush on May 5, 1941. She graduated from the Brush High School in 1949. On...

Nov 18, 2006

Evelyn C. Clark, 97, longtime Fort Morgan resident , passed away Saturday, November 18, 2006, at the Valley View Villa Nursing Home. She was born June 21, 1909, in Albion, NE, to Carl & Sarah Nichols. On September 7, 1927, she married William H. Moore. She married Paul C. Clark in Raton, NM in 1957. Prior to retirement, Evelyn worked...

Nov 17, 2006

GARY ROBERT ZWETZIG, 59, Lifelong Fort Morgan resident, died early Friday morning, Nov. 17, 2006 at his home. He was born February 4, 1947 in Fort Morgan to Robert & Bernice (Pabst) Zwetzig. He married Kathy Boatman on September 10, 1966 in Fort Morgan. Mr. Zwetzig was a meat cutter for Johnson Super Foods, Greenacres, And Big T's Grocery for...

Nov 9, 2006

Albert R. "Sonny" McNamee, 77, passed away Wednesday, November 8, 2006, at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Scottsdale, AZ. He was born January 3, 1929, in Brush to Ralph & Myrtle McNamee. In 1951, Al graduated from Colorado A & M (CSU) and was commissioned through ROTC into the US Air Froce. After completing navigator / bombardier training on B-25...

Nov 8, 2006

Jake Wolf, (91) life long Ft. Morgan resident, died Wednesday evening at his home in Ft. Morgan. Jake was born November 16, 1914 in Ft. Morgan to Henry and Anna (Hoffner) Wolf. He married Edna Stroh in June of 1934. Edna died July 30, 1985. He married Marie Harris on July 14, 1993. Marrie died December 23, 2004. Jake worked...

Nov 5, 2006

Dorothy L. Tippit, 88, of Ft. Morgan, died Sunday at the St. Joseph Hospital in Denver. She was born December 25, 1917 in Lima, Ohio to Guy and Gertrude Stager. She married Jim Tippit on September 21, 1947 in Miami, Oklahoma. They moved to Ft. Morgan in 1962. She worked for the Warren Lumber Company and the Chamber of Commerce....