obituaries

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...

Feb 14, 2022

Ardith Sue Snead joined her heavenly father on Monday, February 14, 2022 at 79 years of age.

Sue was born June 8, 1942 to Milton and Kathleen Cleaver in Arvada, Colorado, where she spent her childhood years until she married her high school sweetheart, Jim on June 18, 1960.  Jim preceded her in death in Oct 2017....

Feb 13, 2022

Stanley Latoski, 65, lifetime resident of Morgan County, passed away Sunday, February 13, 2022 at Colorado Plains Medical Center due to complications of Covid-19.

He was born February 18, 1956 in Fort Morgan to Dale and Margaret (Garcia) Latoski. Stan married Katherine Wulf on July 7, 1979 in Fort Morgan. They met while he was on leave...

Feb 10, 2022

Marvin John Gassman Sr. 86, passed away February 10, 2022, at his daughter's home in Commerce City, CO. He was born Feb 2,1936 in Holcomb Finney County, KS to John Conrad & Albina Gassman.

Marvin is preceded in death by his wife, Myrna June Jones Gassman.

He is survived by his four children, Marvin Gassman...

Feb 9, 2022

Gene Filmore Carwin, 80, of Fort Morgan, Colorado, entered eternal life surrounded by his loving family on February 9, 2022. Gene was born on August 12, 1941, in Sterling, Colorado, to Pauline (Japp) and Donald "Bum" Carwin. Gene grew up on a family farm in Proctor, Colorado, always thinking he was the middle of seven children, only to find...

Feb 2, 2022

Ruth Heepke passed away on February 2, 2022, in Fort Morgan after a brief illness. She was born in Chicago on October 27, 1928, to Ebba Katheryn and George Augustus Rohde and two older sisters, Hazel and Phyllis.

Her childhood was spent in the Irving Park neighborhood of Chicago. She played the piano and clarinet and developed...

Feb 2, 2022

Patricia (Pat) B. Knight passed away February 2, 2022 in Brush. She was born May 15, 1928 in Bronxville, New York.

She grew up in and around Rochester, NY and started her journey west in 1950 aboard a Greyhound Bus carrying a portable radio and two suitcases. Her first stop was Chicago, IL, then Wisconsin, Omaha, NE,...

Feb 1, 2022

Jason Smith 39, passed away unexpectedly on February 1 st ,2022. He was born February 15 th to Claudia Smith and Ralph Smith of Leadville Colorado.

Jason was a free spirit and enjoyed traveling around the country. He enjoyed playing the guitar and creating songs in which he was extremely talented at. Jason also highly enjoyed playing...

Jan 31, 2022

After a very arduous and lengthy illness, Jovette Marie Serrano left this earthly plane January 31, 2022, to be at peace, wrapped in the arms of her Heavenly Father.

She lived in Chicago, IL for 26 years, where she met her husband, Richie. Twelve years ago they chose to move to Fort Morgan to be closer to...

Jan 31, 2022

Our precious mother Betty, 94, received her angel wings Monday, January 31 and has gone home to the Lord Jesus. We are saddened by our loss but knowing she is at peace and in a wonderful place gives us comfort. She was an angel on earth, and is now an angel in heaven. She was born on December 29,...