obituaries

Mar 27, 2022

Raymond LeRoy Rader, age 97 of Ft. Morgan, Colorado went to be with Jesus on Sunday, March 27, 2022 in Sterling, Colorado.  He was born January 27, 1925 at home – Eustis, Nebraska – Frontier County to George P. Rader and Clara H. (Wickenkamp) Rader the fourth of eight children.  Ray was Baptized into the Christian faith on March...

Mar 27, 2022

Dakoda Kaye Prevost, age 20, of Fort Morgan, passed away suddenly on March 27, 2022. Dakoda was born June 1, 2001.

Dakoda graduated from Fort Morgan High School in 2019 and was attending Colorado State University working towards her Sports Management degree. She was a member of the Platte Valley Baptist Church. Dakoda's many jobs included Edwards...

Mar 25, 2022

Larry Haller passed away March 25, 2022 with family at his side. He was born June 21, 1958 to Raymond and June Haller in Fort Morgan, Colorado. He was the youngest of three siblings.

Larry was raised on the Haller Ranch in the Last Chance area and went to the Woodlin School, graduating in 1976. He was...

Mar 19, 2022

Eddie Dean Eskew, Jr. passed away March 19, 2022 in Hospice care at the home he grew up in, being taken care of by those who loved him most. Eddie was born in Yuma, AZ on August 23, 1970 to Sgt. Eddie Eskew, USMC and Deborah (Davis) Eskew. They moved back to Brush after leaving the service where Eddie...

Mar 17, 2022

Dorothy Jean Weber, 89, lifetime resident of Morgan County passed away peacefully on March 17, 2022.

Dorothy "Dottie" was born in 1932 in Fort Morgan to George and Marie (Gable) Loose of Wiggins and was the youngest of 10 children. She was raised on the family farm south of Wiggins and graduated from Wiggins High School with...

Mar 15, 2022

Mar 14, 2022

Beatrice (Bea) Kay Jones passed away Monday, March 14, 2022in Haxtun, Colorado. She was born in Mapleton, Iowa, December 7, 1941 to Ronald and Norma Parker.

Bea lived in, and attended school in Sioux City Iowa. During her time there, she married Cerold Jones on October 5, 1958 and was a member of Third Presbyterian Church, Morningside...

Mar 11, 2022

Edwin Zarbock passed away peacefully on March 11, 2022. He was born December 3, 1927 in Sugar City Colorado, to Albert and Matilda Zarbock. He was the seventh of eight children.

Edwin served in the United States Navy during WWII aboard ship. He married the love of his life, Alma Loraine May in March of 1949.  From...

Mar 7, 2022

Roland "Swede" Young left this world on March 7th, 2022 at his home surrounded by his loved ones. His children; Perry, Kathy, Rae, Becky, Linda, and his special friend, Ruth were at his side when he passed away.  He was 96 years old.

He was born May 27th, 1925 on the family farm in Russell, Kansas, to...

Mar 6, 2022

Casper Frank Hergenreter, 69 of Hillrose, Colorado passed peacefully at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center with family at his side. He was born October 3 rd , 1952 to Casper F and Marlene Hergenreter in Sterling Colorado. He was the second of five siblings born.

Casper was very involved in 4-H and FFA activities growing up. He...

Mar 4, 2022

Leslie Weimer ,75 of Fort Morgan Passed away Friday March 4th, 2022 at Colorado Plains Medical Center from a stroke.  He was born May 30, 1946, the fourth child of John and Ruth Weimer.

Les grew up on a farm south of Fort Morgan. He participated in 4-H, FFA and football and track...

Mar 4, 2022

Alvin A. Knox ,73, passed away March 4, 2022 at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush, Colorado. He was born March 26th, 1948 in Brush at the family home during a blizzard, to Ervin and Elsie (Coder) Knox. Alvin was the 4th child of six. He and his siblings were very active in 4-H growing up. As he...

Mar 3, 2022

Denny Wayne Edmondson passed away March 3, 2022 at East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. Denny was born May 10, 1934 in Childress Texas. He moved to the family farm in Knickerbocker Texas in 1941, where he attended school and graduated high school.

Denny lived and worked in Southern Texas until around 1965 when he moved to...

Feb 28, 2022

Lourine Hahlweg 97, of Fort Morgan, CO passed away Monday morning, Feb.28, 2022, at Valley View Villa in Fort Morgan.  She was born Oct.14, 1924 in Saint Francis, Kansas to Fred & Frieda Richers.

The family moved from Kansas to Colorado where Lourine attended a country school North of Loveland, CO.  Later, she graduated cosmetology school in...

Feb 28, 2022

Paul Ybarra of Brush Colorado passed away Monday February 28 th he was 82 years old. He was a longtime resident of Colorado, a loving husband, father, and brother. His family meant everything to him.

Paul was a welder for most of his life, having owned his own shop in Brush for over forty years. Working strongly...

Feb 26, 2022

Carol Raschick, of Brush and Fort Morgan, Colorado, passed away on February 26, 2022 at the East Morgan County Hospital. Carol was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on September 26, 1939 to Ann and Fred Raschick.

She attended Catholic grade school in St. Paul and graduated from St. Joseph Academy High School. Carol then became a laboratory...

Feb 23, 2022

Valerie Ruppel 66, of Fort Morgan, passed away suddenly at her home on February 23, 2022. Valerie was born to David and Joyce Simpson on September 12, 1955 in Fort Morgan. She grew up on a ranch 20 miles south of Fort Morgan, where she attended the Shamrock Country School. Valerie moved into the Fort Morgan area to attend...

Feb 23, 2022

Carolyn Cheryl Vickers, 74, passed away on February 23, 2022 at her home.

She was born December 7, 1947 in Lamar, CO to Claude & Ruby Cheney.

Carolyn was active as a youth, being involved in band and 4H. She showed dairy animals at the local fair. Carolyn's parents installed a great work ethic in...

Feb 22, 2022

Dolores (LaLa) Valerie Navarro, 55, passed away on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland. She was born March 1, 1966 in LaJunta, CO to Juanita (Jenny) Bonill.

Dolores attended New Life Worship Church in Fort Morgan. She loved reading books and crocheting. Dolores enjoyed spending time with her Comadres...

Feb 18, 2022

Gail Dwaine Davis, 82, passed peacefully on February 18, 2022, at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, CO.  Gail was born October 28, 1939, in Goodland, KS to Mabel (Winfrey) and Wade Davis.

Gail grew up in Kanorado, KS, the second of 5 boys.  He worked for family members on their farms throughout his teenage years. After...