obituaries


Jean Waters

Jean Waters

Sep 15, 2006

Jean Waters 80, Fort Morgan resident since 1987, passed away Friday, September 15, 2006 at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born October 13, 1925, in Euclid, MN, to Louis & Sheila (Stewart) Helm. Jean worked in the ship yards in Seattle after graduating from High School in Bemidji, MN. While working there she met her...

Guy Wilson

Guy Wilson

Sep 14, 2006

Guy E. "Mike" Wilson, 75, longtime area resident, passed away Friday, September 14, 2006, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. He was born December 25, 1930, in Alva, OK. Mike served in the US Military during the Korean Conflict. He married Bettie R. Walker on November 12, 1966, in Fort Morgan. Mike moved to Fort Morgan From...

Benjamin Robertson

Benjamin Robertson

Sep 14, 2006

Benjamin B. Robertson, 51, passed away early Thursday, September 14, 2006, at his home in Brush of complications from emphysema. He was born July 23, 1955, in Akron, CO, to Keith & Betty Robertson. He graduated from Fort Morgan HIgh School. He has lived in Washington & Morgan Counties all his life. Ben was a truck driver and he thoroughly...

Betty Ann Nida

Betty Ann Nida

Sep 13, 2006

Betty Nida 73, longtime Fort Morgan resident, passed away Wednesday September 13, 2006 at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. She was born January 28, 1933 in Arapahoe, Nebraska to Olaf and Nora (Talley) Hendershot. Betty married Garland R. Nida on January 1, 1950 in Hill City, Kansas. He died in 1973. Betty has lived in Ft. Morgan since...

Tanya Lee Williamson

Tanya Lee Williamson

Sep 11, 2006

TANYA LEE WILLIAMSON, 32, of Fort Morgan, died Monday at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley after a one and a half year battle with cancer. She was born December 31, 1972 in Fort Riley, KS to William & Christina (Lechman) Williamson. The family came to Fort Morgan from Hawaii in 1981. Williamson attended Fort Morgan schools and graduated...

Dora L. Nichols

Dora L. Nichols

Sep 9, 2006

Dora L. Nichols, 92, longtime resident of Ft. Morgan died early Saturday at the Valley View Villa nursing home. She was born December 25, 1913, in Omaha, NE, to Edward & Edith Monk. When Dora was a child her family moved south of Akron, CO. She attended, and was baptized, at the Sunnydale Church. In 1934, Dora married Perry Crosier...

Dale Aufenkamp

Dale Aufenkamp

Sep 9, 2006

Dale E. Aufenkamp, 84, 40 year resident of the Fort Morgan community, died Saturday at the Valley View Villa Nursing Home. He was born March 13, 1922, in Haigler, NE to George & Lois Aufenkamp. After graduating from high school, Dale served in the Merchant Marines during WW II.. On August 3, 1947, Dale married Betty Jane Johnson in Spokane,...

Lucille E. Schlothauer

Lucille E. Schlothauer

Sep 8, 2006

Lucille Eleanor Schlothauer 86, life long Morgan County resident, died Friday at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Ft. Morgan. She was born October 19, 1919 in Brush, to Jacob J. and Mollie Lebsock. She worked with her family on the farm until she started working for the telephone company as a switchboard operator, and later as a nurse for...

Raymond D. Townsend

Raymond D. Townsend

Sep 6, 2006

Raymond D. Townsend, 96, former Fort Morgan resident, passed away early Wednesday morning at the Bonell Good Samaritan Center in Greeley. He was born March 3, 1910, in Cambridge, NE, to Joseph & Amelia Townsend. On January 31, 1942, Raymond married Doris Lemmons in Fort Morgan. They farmed in the Willard and Stoneham communities after their marriage. In 1952 the...

Calvin W. Leach

Calvin W. Leach

Sep 1, 2006

Calvin W. Leach, 97, died early Friday at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. He was born March 12, 1909, in Sargent, NE, to Roy & Hattie Leach. ON June 6, 1936, Cal married Jayne Derby in Morrill, NE. Cal served briefly in the US Navy during WW II. In 1948, the Leach family moved to Brush when they...

Grace A. Nation

Grace A. Nation

Sep 1, 2006

Grace A. Nation, 86, of Fort Morgan, passed away Friday, September 1, 2006, at the Colorado Plains Medical Center. She was born September 24, 1919, in Rice County, KS, to Herman and Agens Bernstort. She married Eldon Nation on April 9, 1939, in Chase, KS. The were married for over 66 years. The Nation family moved to the Fort Morgan...

Gavino Padilla

Gavino Padilla

Aug 31, 2006

Gavino Padilla, 79, longtime Morgan County resident, passed away suddenly early Thursday, August 31, 2006, at the emergency room at Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. He was born March 8, 1927, in Scholle, NM. He served in the US Army. He moved to Morgan County in 1947. On January 19, 1948, Gavino married Maria Carmen Perea. Prior to...

Michael M. Weiner

Michael M. Weiner

Aug 30, 2006

Michael W. Wiener, 47, of Brush, died Wednesday, August 30, 2006. He was born October 19, 2958, in Sauk Centre, MN to Robert & Mary Wiener. Mike married Melody Koehn in Belle River, MN on June 18, 1983. The moved to Brush from Minnesota nearly 22 years ago. Mike served in the US Navy. He was a life member of...

Wayne Scott

Wayne Scott

Aug 27, 2006

Wayne Scott, 65, Morgan County resident for over 45 years, passed away Sunday, August 27, at the Medical Center of Aurora in Aurora, CO. He was born July 7, 1941, in Palisade, NE to Herbert & Ferne Scott. On December 30, 1977, he married Linda Williams Wacker in Sterling, CO. Wayne worked for the Morgan County Road & Bridge Department...

Henry Zarbock

Henry Zarbock

Aug 22, 2006

Henry Zarbock, 92 died Tuesday, August 22, 2006 at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Ft. Morgan. He was born August 14, 1914 in Karvel, Colorado to Albert and Matilda Zarbock. He married Cleo Belle Longacre on February 14, 1938 in Ft. Morgan. Henry's family moved to Morgan County from Sugar City, CO in 1927 and he has lived here...

David L. Littlejohn

David L. Littlejohn

Aug 22, 2006

David L. Littlejohn, 67, of Fort Morgan, passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2006, at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. He was born January 4, 1939, in Wilson, OK, to Valerie & Marjorie Littlejohn. He attended Teshimingo Community College in Oklahoma. In 1958, Dave moved to Fort Morgan and shortly after moving here began a career in oil and...

Henry Bloom

Henry Bloom

Aug 21, 2006

Henry "Hank" Bloom, 93, life resident of the Brush community, passed away Wednesday, August 23, 2006, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. He was born August 15, 1913, in Portland, OR, to Conrad & Lena Blum. When Hank was a child the Blum family moved to Brush. He served in the US Navy during WW II. On...

Ward L. Felzien

Ward L. Felzien

Aug 20, 2006

Ward L. Felzien, 82, passed away August 20, 2006, at the Sunset Manor Nursing Home in Brush. He was born January 23, 1924, in St. Francis, KS. Ward served in the US Army during WW II. He was married to Eva J. Marrison. Prior to health issues forcing his retirement, Ward was a farmer. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to the...

Glenn W. Weitzel

Glenn W. Weitzel

Aug 20, 2006

Glenn W. Weitzel 89, longtime resident of Ft. Morgan died Sunday, August 20, 2006 at the Valley View Villa Care Center in Ft. Morgan. He was born September 4, 1916 in Denver, Colorado to Louis and Anna (Schlitt) Weitzel. He moved with his family from Otis, Colorado to Ft. Morgan when he was eleven years old and has lived here...

Virginia Adams

Virginia Adams

Aug 17, 2006

Virginia C. Adams, 80, passed away Thursday, August 17, 2006, at the Sunset Manor Nursing Home in Brush, CO. She was born October 28, 1925 in Gambrills, MD. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to the Heer Mortuary & Crematory in Brush, Co.