obituaries

Sep 19, 2021

Cheryl A. Gotto, 77, passed away Sunday, September 19, 2021, at her home in Brush following a short illness.  She was born June 12, 1944 in Sterling, CO to William & Mildred Gilreath.

Cheryl graduated from South High School in Denver.  On May 31, 1969, she married John A. Gotto in Denver.  In 1974 the Gotto family...

Sep 18, 2021

Margaret Anna Bell Gamble, 79, of Loveland and formerly of Fort Morgan, passed away on Saturday, September 18, 2021.  After spending her life with faith in Jesus Christ, she now gets to join him for eternity.

Margaret was born January 4, 1942 in Lakin, KS to William & Etheldean (Ferguson) Bell. The family lived in parts of...

Sep 16, 2021

Karen D. Espedal, 76, of Wiggins, CO passed at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush, CO and was greeted in heaven on September 16, 2021.

Karen was born October 24, 1944 in Wenatchee, WA to Karl and Mildred Rextrew. She graduated from Kodiak Alaska High School and completed the nursing program at Community College of Denver,...

Sep 15, 2021

Dorothy L. ("Dicki") Nuss, passed away on September 15, 2021 at Littleton Hospital.

Dicki was born February 13, 1928 in Fort Morgan to J.G. and Marie Hoffman.  Her father gave her the nickname "Dicki" when just a toddler and it followed her all her life.  She graduated from Fort Morgan High School and soon after married Fred...

Sep 15, 2021

Toribia "Libby" Hughley, 81, former of Fort Morgan, passed away, Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at the Bonell Good Samaritan Center in Greeley.

Toribia was born on August 7, 1940 to Luis and Juanita (Corales) Renteria; she was one of 17 children. She married Stinson Hughley on September 17, 1957.

Toribia's greatest joy was her family....

Sep 14, 2021

Austin Keith Johnston, 32, resident of Midland, TX, passed away peacefully in his sleep on September 14, 2021. He was born on May 4 th , 1989 in Fort Morgan, CO to Deb Johnston and Bart Johnston.

Austin graduated from Ft. Morgan High School in 2007 and attended Diesel Automotive school in Denver. At the time of...

Sep 13, 2021

Roger D. Steele, 86, a 28-year resident of Morgan County, passed away Monday, September 13, 2021, at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley.  He was born September 18, 1934, in Denver, CO to Edward & Lucille Steele.

Roger married Patty Sams on January 31, 1953, in Denver.  Roger farmed in the Fort Lupton community for several...

Sep 12, 2021

Florence LaVon Kembel, 90, lifelong Fort Morgan resident, passed away on Sunday, September 12, 2021 in Denver.

She was born September 4, 1931 in Fort Morgan to Emanuel & Freida (Temple) Miller. She attended Fort Morgan schools and graduated from Fort Morgan High School. On February 19, 1950, she married John Kembel. They raised their family on...

Sep 11, 2021

With humble acceptance of God's will, we announce the passing of Deanna Wiegand on September 11, 2021 at the UC Health of Colorado Springs in Colorado due to kidney failure. She was the beloved daughter of Virgil Nelson and Elaine Schesselman Nelson, sister of Sharon Nelson Guszak of Sterling, Colorado, adored wife of Leonard Wiegand of Fort Morgan, Colorado,...

Sep 7, 2021

On September 7th, 2021, Miguel Flores, 36, passed away unexpectedly. His death has left his family, friends, and all that had the blessing of knowing him in absolute turmoil.

Miguel, meaning who is like God, was born to Elizabeth Ann Blickhahn (Estrada) and Miguel Castillo Flores on March 17th, 1985, in Pueblo, Colorado. Miguel grew up in...

Sep 6, 2021

LuAnne E. Padilla, 63, passed away peacefully Monday, September 6, 2021, at the University Medical Center in Aurora, CO. She was born April 30, 1958, in Chicago, IL to Herbert & Vyola Weigelt.

LuAnne graduated from Centennial High School in Pueblo, CO.  She worked for the Morgan County Combined Courts for over 20 years and later served...

Sep 5, 2021

Ed Dempsey, 66, life resident of Morgan County, passed away September 5, 2021, at his home.  He was born May 27, 1955, in Fort Morgan to Charles & Mary Dempsey.

Ed served in the US Army in 1974.  Following his honorable discharge he worked as a rough neck in the oil fields and later as a welder...

Sep 1, 2021

Raymond Berg Jr., a retired gas construction foreman, passed away on September 1, 2021, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush.

Ray is survived by his wife of forty years, Cecilia (Cis) Berg; his children Barton Berg and Brenda Guill; his grandchildren Christina Guill, Alexis Guill, and Tucker Berg; his great grandson, Cody Salazar and...

Aug 31, 2021

Doran R. Moyer, 89, a resident of Morgan County since 1969, passed away Tuesday, August 31, 2021.  He was born January 21, 1932, in Bartley, NE to Orville & Florence Moyer.

Following graduation from high school, Doran served in the US Air Force from 1951 – 1953.  Following his honorable discharge, Doran worked in the sugar processing...

Aug 31, 2021

Karen Sue Garcia, 68, passed away Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at Devonshire Acres in Sterling, CO.  She was born April 6, 1953, in St John, KS to Clifford & Verna Searcy.

Karen married Jeronimo Garcia on October 26, 1980.  Karen was a homemaker and a stay-at-home mom.  She enjoyed reading, listing to music, especially music by Elvis...

Aug 29, 2021

Bernard S. Sewald, 83, longtime Morgan County resident, passed away Sunday, August 29, 2021, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Aurora, CO.  He was born April 29, 1938, in Rocky Ford, CO to Paul & Josephine Sewald.

Following his graduation from high school, Bernie joined the US Army National Guard.  He served in the National Guard...

Aug 28, 2021

Shirley N. Johnson, 90, life resident of Morgan County, passed away Saturday, August 28, 2021, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center.  She was born June 12, 1931, in Brush to Vern & Viola Holzworth.

Shirley graduated from Stoneham High School in 1949.  In 1949 she married John Johnson.  Shirley worked at Gibson Discount Center in Fort...

Aug 24, 2021

Kevin passed away unexpectedly at his home in Brush, CO on August 24,2021.

He was very fond of watching Nascar auto racing and NHRA auto racing as well. He also loved to watch NFL and his favorite team was the Pittsburgh Steelers and he enjoyed fixing and taking care of his trucks.

He was survived...

Aug 22, 2021

Jesus "Chuy" Ibarra, 24, of Fort Morgan, died Sunday, August 22, 2021 as a result of a car accident.

Chuy was born November 13, 1996 in Fort Morgan to Laura Valles Ibarra & Indalecio Ibarra. He attended local area schools and graduated from Fort Morgan High School with the class of 2015. During high school, Chuy was...

Aug 19, 2021

Kevin Rowell was born in Fort Morgan on July 22, 1961 to Harold and Esther (Knopp) Rowell.  He died on August 19, 2021 in Brush.

Kevin lived most of his adult life in Sterling and Fort Morgan.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

He is survived by his sisters, Tammy Rowell...