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Thomas Joseph Mcfarland

Thomas Joseph Mcfarland

Oct 20, 2022

Thomas Joseph McFarland, age 79 passed away on October 20, 2022, after a short battle with cancer.

Tom was born on February 23, 1943, in Fort Morgan, Colorado to Dean and Gertrude (Westhoff) McFarland.  He lived most of his life in Fort Morgan.

He married the love of his life Anette (Heyborne) McFarland on July...

Gwendolyn B. Segelke

Gwendolyn B. Segelke

Oct 20, 2022

Gwendolyn B. Segelke, 89, life resident of Morgan County, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2022 at The Center at Center Place in Greeley, Colorado. She was born November 14, 1932 in Snyder, Colorado. She was the daughter of the late Vern W. and Edwina (Rowden) Bruce.

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Naminé Kairi Gonzalez

Naminé Kairi Gonzalez

Oct 18, 2022

Naminé Kairi Gonzalez, 14, passed away October 18, 2022.  She was born in Fort Morgan July 11, 2008.

Naminé favorite animal was the penguin. She loved art, playing the trumpet and bass guitar and spending time with her dog Arlo.

Naminé is survived by her mother, April Gonzalez of Hillrose; her grandmother, Cindy Bates of ...

Joveta D. Franco

Joveta D. Franco

Oct 18, 2022

Joveta D. Franco, 92, of Myrtle Beach, SC, passed away on October 18th at home after battling dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Joveta was born at home on February 15, 1930, to Joseph and Juana Moreno Dominguez in Weldona, Colorado. She resided most of her life in Fort Morgan, CO, but did live in Denver during her twenties and worked...

Emily Andersen

Emily Andersen

Oct 13, 2022

Emily Andersen, 70, of Brush, CO passed away peacefully on October 13, 2022, surrounded by her family and loved ones.

Emily grew up in Pueblo, CO, a town her parents loved and never left. She worked at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush, Colorado for 20 plus years and touched many lives and helped multiple people...

Bonnie Winberg

Bonnie Winberg

Oct 13, 2022

Bonnie June Winberg passed away peacefully in her room at Eben Ezer Care Center in Brush, Colorado, on October 13, 2022 at the age of 91.

Bonnie was born July 14, 1931 in Cedar Rapids, Nebraska, to Hugh Frederick Carpenter and Christina Velva (Peck) Carpenter. She moved with her family from Nebraska to Iowa, where they lived...

Rosemary Leann Hoffman

Rosemary Leann Hoffman

Oct 10, 2022

We are sad to announce the passing of Rosemary LeAnn Hoffman, 76, long time resident of Morgan County.  She passed away Monday, October 10, 2022.

Rosemary was born March 27, 1946, in Yuma, CO to Elmer and Selma Fuerst.  In 1952 they moved to Brush, CO where she was raised and went to school.

Rosemary...

Louis Cecil Lusby

Louis Cecil Lusby

Oct 8, 2022

Louis Cecil Lusby, 66, of Denver, Colorado passed away peacefully on October 8 th , 2022.

He was born on May 15 th , 1956 to Luther and Muriel Lusby in Denver, Colorado.

Louis attended Arizona Automotive Institute with a degree in the Electrical Drafting Division

He worked as a mechanical drafter at...

Dorothy Hoffman

Dorothy Hoffman

Oct 6, 2022

Dorothy D. Hoffman, 91, died Thursday October 6 th , 2022, at Avamere Transitional Care in Brighton, CO.

Dorothy is survived by her sister Shirley (Kenneth) Krien of Fort Morgan; sons Darrell Hoffman of Littleton, Roger Hoffman of Aurora, and daughter Ronda (Dave) Bowen of Lochbuie; grandchildren: Terry (Delia) Hoffman, Mike (Jennifer) Hoffman, Janna Thornhill (Marc Sinclair),...

Llova Bostron

Llova Bostron

Oct 6, 2022

Llova L. Bostron passed away October 6, at Eben Ezer Luthern Care Center in Brush.  She was born Llova Lorrene Baldwin on September 17 th , 1925 in Denver, Colorado to Robert and Lillian Baldwin.  In 1929, the family moved to Fort Morgan as Robert brought the Piggly Wiggly Store to town, which later became Safeway.  LLova attended school...

Kari Lee Kissler-Wooldridge

Kari Lee Kissler-Wooldridge

Oct 5, 2022

Kari Lee Kissler-Wooldridge was born to Jim and Carol Kissler on September 18, 1982, on her mother's 37 th birthday in Brush, Colorado. Kari passed away on October 5, 2022.

Kari loved her family more than anything. Her son Bryson was the center of her life. Kari loved attending his sporting events from his start in teeball...

Gina Marie Keenan-Heepke

Gina Marie Keenan-Heepke

Oct 3, 2022

Gina Marie Keenan-Heepke died peacefully in her home on October 3rd after an extended battle with cancer. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, and a talented businesswoman.

Gina was born in Rocky Ford, CO on April 25th, 1957. She spent her early years in Schaller, Iowa before the family moved to Fort Morgan in 1964....

Keith And Yajun Norwood

Keith And Yajun Norwood

Oct 3, 2022

Keith and Yajun Norwood passed away together on October 3, 2022 in Loveland, CO

Keith was born May 22, 1955 in Brush, Colorado to Marvin and Isabelle Norwood. Yajun was born December 18, 1962 in Shenyang China to Shu Kun Wang and Xlang Shan Zhang.

Keith and Yajun were married in China May 22, 2009...

Carol Elaine Herbst

Carol Elaine Herbst

Oct 2, 2022

Carol Elaine Herbst was born May 3, 1944 to Franklin and Mary Katherine (Crowder) Mercer in Flagler, Colorado, and passed on peacefully at home to eternal grace on October 2, 2022 in Fort Morgan, Colorado.

Carol was adored for her gift and love of her piano and organ music talent. She gave so much of herself to...

Donald "Keith" Wiley

Donald "Keith" Wiley

Oct 2, 2022

Long time Fort Morgan resident Donald "Keith" Wiley was born December 17, 1929 to Kenneth & Lois Wiley in Hale, Colorado. He passed peacefully in his sleep on October 2, 2022 at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush, Colorado.

The Wiley family moved to Fort Morgan, Colorado in 1938 and Keith graduated from Fort Morgan High...

Stinson Hughley

Stinson Hughley

Oct 2, 2022

Stinson Hughley Sr. 85 died Sunday Oct. 2nd, 2022. He resided in Fort Morgan. He is preceded in death by his father, Otto Hughley, mother, Oziel Vine Hughley, Wife, Toribia (Leve) Hughley, daughter, Diane Hernandez and son, Stinson Jr. Brothers, Elwood, Otto Jr., Alton, and Tanny, sisters, Inez Jeaning, Katerina Lockett & Jean Hughley Walton. He is survived by...

Charles W. Lenhardt

Charles W. Lenhardt

Sep 30, 2022

Charles W. Lenhardt, a longtime resident of Grand Junction, died peacefully on Friday, September 30, 2022 under the loving care of Hopewest Hospice. His wife Laura and beloved dog, Mike, were at his bedside. He was 80 years old.

"Chuck" was born in Fort Morgan, CO on August 12,1942. The second of five children of Harold and...

Frances Elizabeth Peggram

Frances Elizabeth Peggram

Sep 28, 2022

Frances Elizabeth Peggram was born on August 28, 1929 in Sundown, Texas, and  went to be with her Lord and Savior on September 28, 2022, in Greeley, Co.

Many know Frances as their teacher.  She had a long career as a teacher of various subjects in Wellington, Texas; Haswell, Westcliffe and Wiggins, Colorado.  She also directed plays...

Raceile Owen

Raceile Owen

Sep 25, 2022

Raceile (Rae) Owen, 79 of Fort Morgan, Colorado passed away September 25, 2022, with her family by her side.

Rae was born on December 1, 1942, in Fort Riley, Kansas to Raymond Lichtenhan and Bonnie Lesovsky. She grew up in Cuba, Kansas where she graduated high school and then went on to attend junior college in Fairbury,...

Viola Bristol-Johnson

Viola Bristol-Johnson

Sep 23, 2022

Viola Mae Bristol-Johnson 1935-2022

Viola Mae Bristol-Johnson was the middle child of George and Iona (Bacon) Bristol born on March 31, 1935 in Ellsworth Wisconsin She graduated from Ellsworth High School in 1953. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin at River Falls , earning a 2-year diploma in rural education.  She married Ronald Paul Krengel in...