obituaries


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.

Sergio Miguel Aguilar

Sergio Miguel Aguilar

Aug 17, 2006

SERGIO MIGUEL AGUILAR, 21, of Greeley, formerly of Wiggins, died Thursday, Aug. 17th at his home. He was born July 21, 1985 in Denver, CO to Celerino Aguilar and Angelina Villa-Roman. He attended Greeley schools. Aguilar enjoyed cooking, dancing, styling hair, and telling jokes. He also enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. Survivors include his mother of Greeley,...

Lupita Reyes - Zavala

Lupita Reyes - Zavala

Aug 14, 2006

Lupita Reyes - Zavala, infant daughter of Pedro Reyes - Quinonez and Veronica Zavala, died shortly after birth on August 14, 2006, at Presbyterian - St. Luke's Medical Center in Denver. Survivors include her parents. A funeral mass was held Friday, August 11, 2006, at St. Helena Catholic Church in Fort Morgan. Interment followed in Memory Gardens. The Heer &...

Julia Padilla

Julia Padilla

Aug 14, 2006

Julia E. Padialla, 95, longtime Brush resident, passed away Monday, August 14, 2006, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born December 18, 1910, in Costilla, NM. On February 28, 1932, Julia married Manuel Padilla in Costilla, NM. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Brush. She enjoyed working in her garden where...

Neoma Knight

Neoma Knight

Aug 11, 2006

Neoma Knight, 79, life resident of the Genoa & Woodrow communities, passed away Friday evening at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. She was born on the family farm near Genoa, on December 12, 1926, to Clayton & Letha Nickell. She graduated from the Woodrow High School. On October 14, 1944, Neoma married James A. Knight in St. Francis,...

Nelda Mae Center

Nelda Mae Center

Aug 10, 2006

Nelda M. Center, 90, of Country Club Retirement Campus, Dover, Ohio, and a former resident of North Walnut Street, Dover, died Thursday, August 10, 2006. Born July 9, 1916, in Fort Morgan, Colorado, Nelda was the daughter of the late Robert B. and Carrie Alice Eyestone Spencer. She graduated from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Oberlin, Ohio, and spent...

Oneita Holladay

Oneita Holladay

Aug 6, 2006

Oneita K. Holladay, 93, passed away Sunday, August 6, 2006, at the Platte Valley Medical Center in Brighton, CO. She was born June 17, 1913, in Spearville, MO, to Fred & Minnie Kissel. She married Bruce Holladay. In 1957, the Holladay family moved to Limon. Oneita taught school for many years in the Genoa and Limon school district. The Holladay...

Martha F. Larsen

Martha F. Larsen

Jul 30, 2006

Martha F. Larsen, 99, former Brush & Woodrow resident, passed away Sunday at the Hospice Center at McKee Medical Center in Loveland. She was born October 26, 2906, in Denver, to Conrad & Henrietta Lebsack. She grew up on the family farm east of Berthoud, CO, and graduated from Berthoud High School. In 1931 Martha received a Life Certificate from...

Mary L. Mundt

Mary L. Mundt

Jul 29, 2006

Mary Louise Mundt 81 of Brush, CO. died Saturday, July 29, 2006 at the Eben-Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born September 3, 1924 in Haxtun, Colorado to Irwin and Alice Riley. She married William LeRoy Mundt on March 8, 1950. Mary moved to Brush in the late 1950's from Gunnison, Colorado. She was a member at the...