obituaries


Aleta Maxine Mcmahan Sager Hubbard

Aleta Maxine Mcmahan Sager Hubbard

Jun 4, 2021

Aleta Maxine McMahan Sager Hubbard, 91, of Fort Morgan, entered her eternal life Friday evening, June 4, 2021.  She was born on the Old Johnson Place near Paola, Kansas on June 19, 1929, to Harry McMahan & Blanche Thoms McMahan.  She had three older brothers, Donald Dean who died shortly after birth, Rolland & Damon.  She was raised on...

Edith Ewertz

Edith Ewertz

May 31, 2021

Edith Ewertz, 95 longtime Wiggins area resident, passed away early Monday, May 31, 2021, at the Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, CO.  She was born June 25, 1925, in Ault, CO to Jacob & Katherine (Geisick) Rohn.  She was one of eight children.

The Rohn family moved to Wiggins in 1942.  Edith married Bernard Ewertz...

Pauline Green

Pauline Green

May 21, 2021

Pauline Green, 56, life resident of Morgan County, passed away Friday May 21, 2021 at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, CO.  She was born April 19, 1965, in Fort Morgan to Benito & Pauline Gonzalez.

Pauline graduated from Brush High School in 1983.  On August 3, 1998, she married Lance Green in Fort Morgan.

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Joe Machetta

Joe Machetta

May 20, 2021

Joe Machetta, 87, longtime Brush area resident & businessman, passed away May 20, 2021.  He was born July 26, 1933 in Agular, CO to James & Olga Machetta.

Following graduation from high school, Joe attended Trinidad Junior College.  In 1958 Joe leased the Emerson Theater in Brush.  He later purchased the theater and renamed it Sands Theater...

Arline D. Myers

Arline D. Myers

May 18, 2021

Arline D. Myers, 73, long time area resident, died on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan.

She was born on August 1, 1947 in Fort Morgan to Roy & Lucille Hinkle.

Arline enjoyed horses, knitting, crocheting, being active in her church, and playing the piano and organ there.

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Zachary Trey Daughenbaugh

Zachary Trey Daughenbaugh

May 17, 2021

Zachary Trey Daughenbaugh, 17, was born in Lone Tree, Colorado on November 12, 2003.

While growing up in Kiowa, CO, Zachary loved the cows, the outdoors, and his dog, Tex.  He was a natural athlete who loved to compete in absolutely anything.  He always had an amazing smile, beginning at the time he was born, and would...

Wayne W. Small

Wayne W. Small

May 13, 2021

Wayne W. Small, 90, life resident of Brush, passed away Thursday, May 13, 2021, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center.  He was born September 18, 1930, in Brush to Wallace & Florence Small.

Wayne graduated from Brush High School in 1948.  As a junior in high school, he enlisted in the US Army National Guard based...

Duane Menken

Duane Menken

May 13, 2021

Duane Louie Menken was born January 17th, 1935 to Louie and Hattie (Elsing) Menken in Mountain Lake, Minnesota.  He received his primary education in a country schoolhouse.  Starting at a young age he worked for local farmers and in his free time enjoyed going ice and roller skating.  This led to him meeting his future bride Elsie Antholz on...

Daniel Montez

Daniel Montez

May 9, 2021

Daniel Segura Montez, 64, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday May 9th in Pueblo Colorado. He was born January 22, 1957 to Micaela Villa and Joe Montez.

Daniel was a house painter for 30+ years and owned his own painting company for 12 years.

Daniel was a devoted father and grandfather not...

Clarence "Gene" Hudson

Clarence "Gene" Hudson

May 7, 2021

Clarence "Gene" Hudson, Sr., 86, former longtime area resident, died Friday, May 7, 2021 at his home in Gill. He has lived in the Greeley area since 1997.

He was born in Fort Morgan on December 12, 1934 to Harold & Lavina (Wohlford) Hudson. After graduating from high school, he briefly served in the Navy and later...

Keith A. Chard

Keith A. Chard

May 5, 2021

Keith A. Chard, 72, longtime Morgan County resident, passed away Wednesday, May 5, 2021, at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush.  Keith was born April 28, 1949, in Marion, OH to Lowell & Betty Chard.

Keith graduated from Brush High School in 1967.  After graduating, Keith joined the US Army where he served as a military...

Harold J. Pfeifer

Harold J. Pfeifer

May 4, 2021

On May 4, 2021, Mr. Harold J. Pfeifer, 83, of Fort Morgan passed away from complications of sepsis at UC Health Hospital in Greeley, CO.

Harold was born January 2, 1938, in Wichita, Kansas to John B. and Bertha (Leiker) Pfeifer.  He was the first born of five children.  At the age of seven, his family moved...

Donald James Kammerer

Donald James Kammerer

May 2, 2021

Donald James Kammerer, 78, lifelong resident, died on Sunday, May 2, 2021 at Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan.

He was born on January 25, 1943 in Fort Morgan to Guy & Dorothy (Tavernetti) Kammerer. Donald was a dedicated teacher at Morgan Community College. He will be missed.

Survivors include his wife, Almeta; his...

Wayne E. Ford

Wayne E. Ford

May 1, 2021

Wayne E. Ford, 88, longtime Brush area resident, passed away surrounded by his loving family, Saturday, May 1, 2021, at his home following a courageous battle with chronic heart failure.  He was born February 14, 1933, in Sterling, CO to Clinton & Bessie Ford.

Wayne graduated from Brush High School in 1952.  In 1953 he joined the...

Josephine "Jo" Duvall

Josephine "Jo" Duvall

Apr 27, 2021

Josephine June Duvall, long-time Fort Morgan resident, passed away on Tuesday, April 27. Josephine was a dedicated and loving mother to seven children and grandmother to fourteen grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. Born in Tioga, Colorado in 1927, she spent most of her childhood in Walsenburg, Colorado with her parents Minnie and Anthony and sisters Helen and Anna Joan....

Ronald Clyde Friehauf

Ronald Clyde Friehauf

Apr 26, 2021

Ronald Clyde Friehauf, 79, of Brush, passed away on Monday, April 26, 2021, at Anschutz Medical Center, UC Health in Aurora, CO.

Clyde was born February 12, 1942, at Eben Ezer Hospital in Brush to Edwin J. Friehauf and Lydia (Reichert) Friehauf.  He was the middle of five children.  Clyde grew up on the family farm North...

Thomas Deganhart

Thomas Deganhart

Apr 25, 2021

Thomas J. Deganhart, 66, lifelong area resident, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, April 25, 2021, at his home in Weldona.

Tom was born December 29, 1954 in Sterling to John & Elizabeth "Babe" (Carstens) Deganhart. He attended Weldon Valley School where he excelled in FFA and even received a National FFA award. Tom's passion for farming began at...

Angel Campa-Felix

Angel Campa-Felix

Apr 25, 2021

Angel Giovanny Campa-Felix, 14, of Fort Morgan, passed away suddenly, on his fourteenth birthday, Sunday, April 25, 2021.

He was born in Fort Morgan on April 25, 2007 to Daisy Felix & Jose Campa.

Angel attended area schools and was currently an eighth grader at Fort Morgan Middle School when he enjoyed being active in...

Lee William O'Neil

Lee William O'Neil

Apr 24, 2021

Lee William O'Neil 77, of Brush, Colorado went home to Jesus on Saturday, April 24 th , 2021.

Lee was born May 1, 1943 at St. Catherine's Hospital in McCook, Nebraska to Gilbert "Pat" and Kathleen (Clifford) O'Neil.   In 1945, the small family made Northeastern Colorado their home and resided in Anton, Colorado.  Lee spent his childhood...

Terrell Sumner

Terrell Sumner

Apr 24, 2021

Terrell Sumner, 82, passed away on April 24, 2021 at his home in Brush.  Terrell was born April 27, 1939 to Clayton Sumner and Vera (Amsberry) Sumner of Brush, CO. He was the youngest of 2 children (Darrell Sumner).

Terrell was not only a graduate of Brush High School in 1957 but he went on to get...