obituaries


Carol Barlow

Carol Barlow

May 11, 2024

Carol S. Barlow, 96, passed away peacefully on May 11th, 2024, in Ft. Morgan, CO. Members of her loving family were with her.

She was born on April 9, 1928, in San Fernando, California to Herman L. Shellenberger and Nellie Fay Day Shellenberger who preceded her in death when Carol was three days old. She was raised...

Anita Marie Ertle

Anita Marie Ertle

May 11, 2024

Anita Marie Lebsock, known for her warmth and infectious laughter, was born to Conrad and Merle Lebsock on April 26, 1945, in Fort Morgan, Colorado. After a courageous battle with cancer lasting twelve years, she passed away on May 11, 2024.

Throughout her journey, her faith remained steadfast, carrying her through to the end.  With her departure,...

Lynda June (Luth) Brown

Lynda June (Luth) Brown

May 9, 2024

Lynda June (Luth) Brown was born on February 24, 1944, in Nebraska. At the age of four, she was adopted by Clyde L. and Lola R. (Harding) Luth of Scottsbluff. She was the only daughter in that family. She graduated from Scottsbluff High School in 1962.

In 1970, Lynda embarked on a new chapter of her life,...

Frances Ada Tauber

Frances Ada Tauber

May 7, 2024

Frances Ada Tauber - "Fran" - left this life on May 7, 2024 at the age of 96 (and three quarters). She passed peacefully at East Morgan County Hospital in Brush, CO surrounded by her children and the love of her extended family.  Fran was born to Edward and Florence Simpson on July 30,1927 in Platteville, CO, the youngest...

Margarito Torrez

Margarito Torrez

May 5, 2024

Margarito Torrez, 93, of Elk Point, South Dakota passed away on Sunday, May, 5, 2024 at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls.

Margarito Torrez was born on January 25, 1931 to Teresita and George Torrez in Abo, New Mexico, a small village in the mountains east of Albuquerque. He passed away on May 5, 2024 while...

Christopher Daniel Cook

Christopher Daniel Cook

May 2, 2024

Christopher Daniel Cook born October 27, 1987, passed into the arms of his Savior, Jesus Christ of Nazarene on May 2, 2024.

He is survived by Kitty Ghost; his parents Randy and Judy Cook, and Linda and Glenn Sneed; brother Jonathan Cook and his wife Tiffany and children Andy, Rosie Asher; sister Lenee Cook, her spouse Cisco...

Elaine Rothe

Elaine Rothe

May 1, 2024

On Wednesday May 1,2024, Elaine Rothe (Palasty) passed away at the age of 62.

Elaine was born on March 20, 1962, in Fort Morgan, Colorado to Doanld and Mary Palasty. She received her beautician license in Greeley, Colorado. Elaine married and then had three sons, Daniel, Aaron, and Joel. Elaine had a passion for arts and crafts....

Gladys M. Alford

Gladys M. Alford

May 1, 2024

Gladys Mae Alford, 97, was born on April 19, 1927, in Fort Morgan, CO, to Irving and Helen Jensen, and passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, at East Morgan County Hospital on May 1, 2024.  She graduated Wiggins HS as valedictorian in 1945.  After high school, she married Harold Foos (Wiggins), where they lived and farmed on the Foos...

Brian Westhoff

Brian Westhoff

Apr 30, 2024

Brian Patrick Westhoff, 46, of Brighton passed away in his home on April 30, 2024.  He was born on June 21, 1977, to Kathy Westhoff of Wiggins, CO. He was brought home to the farm where his mom was raised; he was quickly adored by his Gram, Grandpa and many aunts and uncles as he was the first grandchild.  ...

Bonnie J. Egan

Bonnie J. Egan

Apr 29, 2024

Bonnie J Egan, 89, former Wiggins resident, passed away Monday, April 29, 2024, at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush.  She was born December 16,1934, to Nina and Theron King at their home in Phillip's County Kansas.

On January 25, 1950, Bonnie married Gerald Egan in Oxford, NE where they farmed until 1961.  They then made...

Tomasa Acosta

Tomasa Acosta

Apr 28, 2024

Tomasa Moya Acosta passed away surrounded by her children, April 28, 2024. She was born to Carlos Moya and Maria Rodriguez in San Marcos, Texas on December 28, 1936. Tomasa grew up in Texas, and moved to Fort Morgan in 1967.

Tomasa enjoyed dancing, playing cards, sewing, Bingo, and above all, spending time with family and friends....

Mary Kammer

Mary Kammer

Apr 28, 2024

On April 28th, 2024, Mary Kammer, 106, passed peacefully from this life into the loving arms of our Lord and has been reunited with her husband, Ben.

Mary Eleanor Barrett was born in Savannah, Illinois on December 21st, 1917, to Ethel Josephine Kleineck and Michael Edward Barrett, joining a 7-year-old brother, Joseph LaVerne. Her father, enamored with...

Maureen Kelley

Maureen Kelley

Apr 25, 2024

Maureen Kelley passed away at her apartment in Westminster, Colorado on April 25, 2024. She was 48.

Maureen "Mo" Kelley was born in Pueblo, Colorado on September 26, 1975. She was the second child born to her mother Kathleen Kelley and the first child born to her father Michael Kelley. She was their only daughter. Maureen graduated...

Trenton Thai King

Trenton Thai King

Apr 22, 2024

Trenton Thai King, age 32, of Fort Morgan, Colorado passed away on April 22, 2024.  Trent was born on Sunday, September 22, 1991 to Melissa "Missy" Weimer and Kevin King in Fort Morgan.  Missy went into labor while watching the Broncos on tv and waited before going to the hospital feeling that her mother (Trent's beloved Grandma Phyllis) was...

Robert Sheppard

Robert Sheppard

Apr 21, 2024

Robert Wayne Sheppard peacefully passed away, surrounded by loved ones, at the age of 81 on Sunday April 21, 2024, at East Morgan County Hospital.

Robert was born April 11, 1943, in Fort Morgan Colorado to Daniel and Helen (Bauer) Sheppard.

He was proceeded in death by his parents, his brother's Kenneth and Daniel and...

Ethan Nathanial Dow

Ethan Nathanial Dow

Apr 20, 2024

As our lives have been completely changed and hearts search for healing with the passing of Ethan Nathaniel Dow, who left us on April 20th, 2024. Ethan was a remarkable, one-of-a-kind, beat to his own kind of song young man who touched the lives of many during his brief stay with us of 22 years. His passing has left...

Amy Lee Ledford

Amy Lee Ledford

Apr 11, 2024

Amy Lee Ledford passed away surrounded by her children, April 11, 2024. She was born to William Arlis and Inez Montgomery Youngblood in Galena Kansas on August 13, 1941. Amy grew up in Kansas, moved to Fort Morgan and graduated high school in 1959. In June 1959 she married the love of her life, Gordon Ledford. They were married...

Sherry Ann Gould

Sherry Ann Gould

Apr 11, 2024

"...I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.  So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me." - Hebrews 13:5b-6

Sherry was born on October 1st, 1951, in Weatherford, Texas to Perry Lee and Mary Glynn Hodges. The Hodges family lived in Texas until...

Barbara Kathleen Hawes

Barbara Kathleen Hawes

Apr 9, 2024

Barbara Kathleen Hawes passed away peacefully in Fort Morgan, Colorado on April 09, 2024, at the age of 94. Barb was born January 16, 1930, in Cedar Rapids, Nebraska to Hugh Fred Carpenter and Christina Velva (Peck) Carpenter.

On May 27, 1948, in Council Bluffs, Nebraska, Barb married Ronny Dean Hawes of Persia, Iowa. Shortly after their...

Larry Alvan Andersen

Larry Alvan Andersen

Apr 9, 2024

Larry Alvan Andersen of Brush passed from this life on April 9, 2024, after a long illness. He was 76. He is survived by his son, Jeffrey Andersen and his wife Kim of Brush, his sister, Ellen Hutton and her husband Ron of Mission Viejo, CA, and his brother, Arne Andersen and partner, Ron Montoya of Cathedral City, CA....