obituaries

Jul 24, 2021

Asdrid Brown, 77, of Wiggins, passed away July 24, 2021 at Valley View Care Center in Fort Morgan.

Astrid was born October 19, 1943 in Germany. She married James Brown and they lived in Wiggins for the last several years. Astrid worked as a Nurse practitioner for the majority of her life before her retirement.

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Jul 24, 2021

Bonnie Kay Castrup, 73, longtime Morgan County resident, passed away Saturday, July 24, 2021, at the Sunset Manor Nursing Home in Brush.  She was born January 12, 1948, in Marion, OH to Lowell & Betty Chard.

The Chard family moved to Morgan County in 1950.  She attended Brush schools. She enjoyed gardening and cross stitching.  Bonnie also...

Jul 24, 2021

Delbert Dean Schmidt, 89, passed away Saturday, July 24, 2021, at Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan.  He was born September 29, 1931, in Riverton, NE to Delbert Theodore & Doris (Gates) Schmidt.

Delbert graduated high school in Tryon, NE.  On May Day in the 8 th grade he had a first date with Wilda McNutt. ...

Jul 23, 2021

William Larry Vickers, 73, passed away in his sleep on Friday, July 23, 2021.  He was born November 19, 1947, in Brush to Orville & Rose Vickers.

Larry was involved in 4-H and showed steers at the fair during his high school years.  He graduated from Brush High School in 196l  Following graduating he attended Northeastern Junior...

Jul 23, 2021

Viola Pipho Haeseker entered her eternal home on July 23, 2021 at the age of 105.  Viola (Vi) was born Nov. 7, 1915 in a farm house near Sumner, Iowa to Herman and Anna (Steege) Kuker.

Vi attended St. Paul's Christian Day School, a one room school taught by the Pastor, and Sumner High School, receiving a...

Jul 21, 2021

Donald L. Jones, 72, passed away Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at Denver Hospice after a long battle with Cancer.

Don was born October 25, 1948 in Dodge City, Kansas being the first child and only son of John William and Ethel Marie (Pat) Sharp Jones. He graduated from Prescott High School in 1967 and was active in...

Jul 20, 2021

John Robert Frasco, 60, of Fort Morgan, went to be with the Lord, peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, July 20, 2021 after a lengthy illness.

John was born in Sterling, Colorado on November 15, 1960 to Joe and Peggy Frasco. He graduated from Merino High School in 1979 and from there, attended Northeastern Junior College to...

Jul 17, 2021

Marilyn Ann Ford passed away Saturday July 17, 2021.  Marilyn was born in Harlan, Iowa to Anthony and Rosemary Wingert.  She received her nursing degree from St. Mary's in Omaha, Nebraska, and later her Bachelor's Degree in Nursing at the University of Phoenix.

Marilyn married Clinton Ford on April 9, 1994 in Fort Morgan, Colorado.  They enjoyed...

Jul 16, 2021

Mary Chaves, 72, life resident of Morgan County, passed away Friday, July 16, 2021 at the Columbine West Health & Rehab Facility in Fort Collins, CO.  She was born on March 7, 1949, in Hillrose, CO to Pete & Felisita Medina.

Mary worked at the Adubon, now known as the Golden Harvest of Colorado, in Akron.  An...

Jul 10, 2021

Stanley W. Grippin, 75, life resident of Morgan County, passed away Saturday, July 10, 2021, at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley.  He was born March 5, 1946 in Brush to Richard (Wayne) & Esther Mae Grippin.

Stan graduated from Brush High School in 1964.  He later attended The Bailey Technical School in St Louis, MO....

Jul 8, 2021

Wayne E. Vangraefschepe, 67, life resident of the New Raymer & Fort Morgan communities, passed away Thursday, July 8, 2021, at the Valley View Villa Care Center.  He was born August 7, 1953, to Ervin  & Doris (Box) Vangraefschepe.

Following graduation from Prairie High School in 1971, Wayne was elected and served as the state president of...

Jul 7, 2021

David Lee Baker, age 74 passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at Valley View Villa in Fort Morgan.  He was born in Gregory County South Dakota, known as Star Valley, on November 16, 1946 to David Sunday Baker and Viola Ora Zobrist Baker. He and his siblings Keith, Lavonne, Lila Jean and Judy moved to nearby Butte...

Jul 3, 2021

Cameron Bruce Alexander, 32, life resident of Morgan County, passed away early Saturday, July 3, 2021, of injuries suffered in a motor vehicle crash.  He was born November 29, 1988, in Fort Morgan to Tammie & Mike Alexander.

Cameron graduated from Brush High School in 2007 and from Colorado State University in 2012.  At the time of...

Jul 3, 2021

Anna Mae Bothwell departed this earthly world on the evening of Saturday, July 3, 2021.  Anna met her angel escorts at Reflections Memory Care at Meadowview in Greeley, Colorado.  Anna's three children and their spouses are grateful for the little bit of time we had to say one last "thank you" and one more "I love you". We wept....

Jul 1, 2021

Sean Michael McFarland, 23, life resident of the Fort Morgan area, passed away Thursday, July 1, 2021, of injuries suffered in an ATV crash.  He was born January 6, 1998, in Fort Morgan to Michael Dean & Shannon Dawn McFarland.

Sean graduated from Fort Morgan High School in 2017.  He was a farmer at the time of...

Jul 1, 2021

Bobbie D. Lord, 85, longtime Morgan County resident, passed away Thursday, July 1, 2021, at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan.  He was born December 13, 1935, in Fort Morgan to Arnold & Dora Lord.

In February of 1956 Bob joined the US Navy.   While stationed in San Francisco, CA, Bob met the love of...

Jun 30, 2021

Jerry Allen Myers, 78, a longtime area resident, died Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at Sunset Manor in Brush.

Jerry was born on March 11, 1942 in Fort Morgan to Albert & Hazel Myers.

He enjoyed working on automobiles and he served in the U.S. Army.

Jerry is survived by his sons, Randy (Betty)...

Jun 30, 2021

Robert (Bob) Dean Scheidt, 81, lifetime resident of Fort Morgan, CO, passed away at Porter Hospice on June 30, 2021 from complications of ALS.  Services will be held July 10 th at 11:00 AM at the Columbarium at the Fort Morgan Cemetery.  A light lunch will be served at Mavs following the service. Anyone who cannot attend the service...

Jun 29, 2021

Ruth V. Pogorelz, 93, longtime Morgan County resident, passed away Tuesday, June 29, 2021, at the Life Care Center in Greeley.  She was born May 2, 1928, in Denver to LeRoy and Mary Clarke.

Ruth married John Pogorelz on June 11, 1949 in Denver, CO.  In 1957 the Pogorelz family moved to Morgan County.  Ruth loved living...

Jun 27, 2021

Adelina Breceda. 80 of Fort Morgan, passed away Sunday, June 27, 2021, at the Valley View Villa.  She was born October 25, 1940, in Mexico to Porfirio & Maria Breceda.

Adelina moved to Fort Morgan some 14 years ago to be closer to her family.  She was a member of Saint Helena Catholic Church.  She enjoyed her...