obituaries

Jan 15, 2022

Antonio Rodriguez passed away in his home January 15, 2022, in Fort Morgan. He was born on June 13th, 1927, in Anson, Texas to Simone Rodriguez and Petra Ibarra.

Antonino worked for the Union Pacific Railroad and retired after 20 plus years. He was never married and didn't have children. He enjoyed watching...

Jan 15, 2022

Yolanda Lee Eurich, 57, long time Morgan County resident, died unexpectedly January 15, 2022 at Swedish Medical Center. She was born on March 18, 1964 to Martin and Maria (De La Fuente) Morales in Hollis, Oklahoma.

Yolanda's family moved to Colorado when she was a small child, and she graduated high school in Fort Morgan. On June...

Jan 13, 2022

Barbara Jane Herrington, AKA Grandma Barbie was born March 28 th , 1944 in McCook, Nebraska to Walter and Pearl Riley.  On the evening of January 13 th , 2022 Barbara passed away in Bird City, Kansas.

Barbara is survived by her siblings, Carolyn and Joyce and her children Beverly, Charles, Cynthia, and Christine.  She had 11...

Jan 10, 2022

Martha Martin passed away on Monday, January 10, 2022, at the Valley View Villa Care Center in Fort Morgan.  She was 91.

Martha was born February 12, 1930 in Nowata, Oklahoma to Berl and Bessie (Merrell) Deen.  Her family later moved to Delaware, Oklahoma.  Martha married Floyd Martin on July 31, 1954 in Nowata.  At that time,...

Jan 9, 2022

Susana Estra De Corona, 63, of Fort Morgan, passed away on Sunday the 9 th of January, 2022.

She was born May 24, 1958 in Riva Palacios Chihuahua, Mexico to Maria Olivas and Samuel Estrada.

Susana was an avid elephant collector who enjoyed doing anything outdoors, especially if is was with her kids and grandkids....

Jan 9, 2022

Richard (Dick) Regan of Fort Moran Colorado went to be with our lord unexpectedly on January 9, 2022 at the age of 86.

Dick was born on April 11, 1935 in Greely Colorado to George and Dorothy Regan, the oldest of 5 children Dick spent his childhood in Greeley and moved to Fort Morgan at the age...

Jan 8, 2022

Dorothy Jean Wulf, lifetime resident of Morgan County, passed away Saturday January 8, 2022, at Poudre Valley Hospital, after being hospitalized for COVID-19. She was born on May 29, 1943 in Fort Morgan, Colorado, to David and Katherine (Knaub) Lauck.

Dorothy Lauck married Rodney Wulf, her high school sweetheart, on August 11, 1962, in Fort Morgan, Colorado....

Jan 7, 2022

After a long, well-lived life, Keith Dwayne Williams, 94, longtime Morgan County resident, passed away at home with loved ones by his side.

Keith was born in Weldona, Colorado to Forest and Gwendolyn (Bottger) Williams and attended Ft. Morgan schools.  He married Alma Jean Schreiner in 1945 and they had sixty-eight years together until her death in...

Jan 7, 2022

DeAnna M. Smith passed away on Friday, January 7, 2022. She was born August 5, 1938 to Donald D. Dempster and Mina Marie Bennett Dempster at the family farm near Tilden, Nebraska.

In May in 1956, she moved to Gering, Nebraska to join her family who lived there. DeAnna had stayed in Tilden to finish her senior...

Jan 3, 2022

Michael Gene Headley, 64, of Fort Morgan passed away suddenly of a heart attack on January 3, 2022 at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan.

Mike was born at Eben Ezer Hospital in Brush on December 12, 1957 to Galen & Thelma Jean (Bersch) Headley. He was raised on every young boy's paradise Northeast of...

Jan 1, 2022

Glenn Earl Howard, 85, Brush resident, went to be with His Lord on New Year's Day at 7:42 PM, due to pneumonia, though he had many co-morbidities.

Glenn was born on December 29, 1936 in Billings, Montana to Glen & Beulah (Farr) Howard. Glenn found his faith in the Lord in 1980, after that he was a...

Jan 1, 2022

Ray Melvin Madsen of Brush, Colorado went home to be with Jesus, on January 1, 2022.  He was currently residing at Ebenezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush.

Ray was born in Hampton, Nebraska to Hans Truelsen Madsen and Hannah Louise (Petersen) Madsen on November 18, 1923.  Ray's childhood and teen years were in Hampton where he grew...

Dec 31, 2021

Archie D. Steyaert, 61, of Brush passed away Friday, December 31, 2021.  He was born December 24, 1960 in Hominy, OK.  He was adopted by Robert & Mary Jane Steyaert.

Archie graduated from Brush High School in 1980.  Following graduation from high school, Archie worked in the oil fields in northeastern Wyoming.  In 1992 he began working...

Dec 30, 2021

Sharon Kay Blackstun, passed away at her home in Log Lane Village, CO at the age of 77. She was born October 31, 1944 to Earl and Goldie Waterman.

Sharon attended schools in Sterling, CO and went to Fort Morgan High School, where she graduated from in 1963.

Sharon was a huge fan of the...

Dec 30, 2021

Maribelle Nichols Senseney, aged 95, passed away on December 30, 2021 at Life Care of Longmont. She was born in Fort Morgan, CO on April 15, 1926 to Carl and Della Nichols. She was the youngest of nine children and was reared in Fort Morgan, CO, where she attended and graduated high school.

She married Ralph Senseney...

Dec 28, 2021

Ronnie Lee Wyatt, 69, of Wiggins, died Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at his home. He was born January 6, 1952 in Beloit, KS to Richard & Evelyn (Boyer) Wyatt.

Ronnie married Linda Davis on August 1, 1971 in Haswell, CO. They moved to Wiggins from Yuma in 1978. Ronnie worked for Xcel Energy for 31 years and...

Dec 28, 2021

Ervin "Erv" LeRoy Hammond passed away on Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at the age of 87. He was born April 18, 1934 in Torrington, Wyoming, the son of Everitt and Vivian Hammond. His battle with serious medical issues in recent years showed his courage in facing life challenges with a smile.

He married...

Dec 28, 2021

Karen Kay Sagel, long time Morgan County resident, passed away December 28, 2021, in Brush at the age of 67.  She was born in Brush, January 12, 1954, to Melvin and Clara (Johnson) Marick.

Karen was a devoted and beloved waitress at many restaurants in the Morgan County area for many years. Majority of her years were...

Dec 27, 2021

Doug English succumbed to multiple myeloma on December 27,2021. It is currently another cancer that is not preventable. He was diagnosed with the treatable but not curable disease in July after a biopsy of the bone marrow in conjunction with a vertebroplasty surgery to stabilize  four cracked spine bones.  He underwent treatments of radiation & chemo after he successfully...

Dec 26, 2021

Joyce Elaine Brooks, 70, of Evans, died December 26, 2021 at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. She was born July 10, 1951 in Akron to Paul & Eunice (Richardson) Gebauer.

Joyce attended Brush schools and graduated from Brush High School in 1969. She married Larry Miller Sr. and they farmed in the area until 1980. At...