obituaries

Jan 3, 2023

Jay Michael Banchor was born in Denver, Colorado on August 4, 1950 along with his fraternal twin brother, Jed.  Jay left this world to be with our Lord on January 3, 2023.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Benton Bailey and Theresa (nee Traughber) Banchor.

He is survived by his loving wife of 41 years,...

Jan 2, 2023

George A. Winkler, lifelong resident of Brush CO, passed away peacefully Monday, January 2, 2023 at the age of 89.

George was born August 6, 1933 to Louise (Riggle) Winkler, and was later joined by stepfather, William "Bill" Skinner. He attended Brush schools with the class of 1951. Following high school, he worked as a heavy equipment...

Jan 2, 2023

Richard "Dick" Wright passed away on January 2, 2023 at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center. He was 87 years old. He was born on July 14, 1935 on his grandparents farm near Cambridge, NE. He wasn't expected to survive because he was early and so small. His grandmother put him in a shoe box in the oven to keep...

Dec 31, 2022

Jackie Faye Gregg Carver, 72, passed away on December 31, 2022. She was born June 11, 1950 to Harry & Georgetta Gregg in Wiggins in an Army barracks.

Jackie was raised in Fort Morgan where she attended local schools and graduated with the Class of 1969, which was the first graduating class of the new high school....

Dec 26, 2022

George Charles Esser was born July 25, 1942 to Allen Charles and Myra Elizabeth (Mounsey) Esser. George was raised in Medicine Lodge, KS. When old enough to start working, most of his free time was spent helping any farmer that needed it. Dad loved working with soil and equipment.  He was always grateful to Bill and Betty Garten and...

Dec 21, 2022

Laura Dewey my wife of 36 years passed away peacefully Dec 21, 2022 in Greeley Colorado at the age of 68. As a teenager she worked as a carhop, in an ice-cream shop and the lab at Montfort Feedlots. She first found her love for working closely with people as a Tittle Clerk at Edwards Chevrolet in Greeley Co....

Dec 18, 2022

Dorothy E. "Dottie" Thompson, 90, passed away on December 18, 2022. She was born in Gering Nebraska May 24, 1932 to Jacob and Martha Fabrizius Eiring.

She attended schools in Colorado and Wyoming as a youth.  Dottie moved to Fort Morgan in 1949, and met and married Harold E. "Tommy" Thompson on April 2, 1950, in Fort...

Dec 15, 2022

Ronald Gene Smith, 82, passed away, Thursday, December 15, 2022, in Greeley, Colorado.  He was born March 16, 1940, to Hobart and Edythe (Littlefield) Smith in Pryor, Oklahoma.

As a child Ron's family moved around a lot. His father worked as a Party Chief on an oil field survey crew.  Ron attended various schools in Montana, along...

Dec 15, 2022

LeKell Blake joined her Lord and Savior on December 15 th , 2022 after a short battle with a blood infection. She was born in Greeley, Colorado on November 11, 1979 to Stanley and Karen Blake. LeKell attended school in Brush and graduated from Brush High School in 2000. She worked at Pizza Hut for many years but her...

Dec 15, 2022

Kristi Kizer, 63, of Ft Morgan, Colorado, passed away on December 15, 2022.  She was born in Pensacola, Florida, to Roger and Violet Mast Edson.

After several moves, her family settled in Aubrey, Texas, where Kristi graduated salutatorian from Aubrey High School in 1977.  She attended Aladdin Beauty College in Denton, Texas, then instructor school at ITS...

Dec 15, 2022

Paul T. Schonstrom, Jr., age 84, of Fort Morgan, passed away December 15, 2022, at St. Anthony's Hospital in Lakewood of respiratory failure induced by COVID.

Paul was born September 19, 1938 to Ted and Florence (Senter) Schonstrom in Denver. He graduated from Lakewood High School in 1957 and on August 11, 1960 he married Margaret Leavitt....

Dec 13, 2022

It's with much sadness that we relay the passing of our father, Robert (Bob) Clarence Blatt on December 13, 2022.  He was born on June 22, 1929 in Lakewood, Colorado and was the son of Herman Theodore and Lucille Berthania Blatt. His brother Larry passed in 2009 and sisters Judy Phillips and Lorraine Fisher have survived him.

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Dec 12, 2022

Helen M. Crawley, 86, longtime Brush area resident, passed away at St. Anthony North Hospital on Monday, December 12, 2022, following a short illness.

Helen was born June 25, 1936, in Griswold, Iowa to Edward and Madge Haworth. Her family moved to Colorado when she was a teenager.

On June 2, 1953, Helen married the...

Dec 11, 2022

Ann Wilson, 91, of Fort Morgan, passed away on December 11, 2022, with a big worn-out heart that always saw the good in people.

Ann was born in Olney, Illinois in 1931, the only child of Guy and Lura Lough.  She married Gene Wilson in 1949 and they were blessed to fulfill their dream of moving to...

Dec 11, 2022

Carl Dean Patton, 85, passed away December 11, 2022 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Fort Morgan. He was born January 1, 1937 to Thomas and Blanche (Henderson) Patton in Fort Morgan. He was the oldest of ten children, raised on the family farm in Roggen. He attended Kiowa school, a one room school house, until the 8 th grade....

Dec 10, 2022

Todd passed away unexpectedly at his home in Monument, CO Saturday December, 10, 2022.

Born in Brush, CO on May 24, 1978, he was preceded in death by his father Harry Richard "Dick" Leach. He is survived by his mother Carol (Jim) Soeth of Torrington, WY, step-mother Carol Leach of Evans, CO, wife Robin (Dyer) Leach and...

Dec 10, 2022

Born July 25, 1930, at home on the farm by the current Woodlin School to Hazel Wecker Griese and William Griese.  Faye's grandmother Clara Wecker performed the delivery.

She attended Lone Prairie School and two others (one-room schoolhouses) located in Washington County, Colorado in her early years.

She attended and graduated from Woodrow High School...

Dec 7, 2022

Gary Alan Weibert died December 7, 2022, as a result of injuries sustained in a single-vehicle accident on I-70.  He was born July 13, 1952, the youngest child of Emanuel and Lea (Schmidt) Weibert.  Gary's early years were spent in Gill, Hoyt, and Limon.  He earned a football scholarship to the University of Oklahoma, and later transferred to the...

Dec 2, 2022

Evelene Darlene Meininger ,91, of Greeley passed away Friday, December 2, 2022. She was born January 8, 1931 in Loveland, CO.

Evelene moved to Fort Morgan with her family in her early childhood and graduated from Fort Morgan High School. After school she started working at Farmers State Bank working her way up through 40 years of...

Dec 1, 2022

Doris Lucille Neb, a long-time resident of Wiggins, Colorado passed away on December 1, 2022.

She was born on January 11, 1925 in Fort Morgan, Colorado to John and Minnie Henke. She graduated from Fort Morgan High School in 1942. In 1943, she married Dave Neb.

Doris was a member of the Wiggins Community Church...