obituaries

Apr 6, 2021

Amy Lynn Stumpff, 50, passed away on April 6, 2021 at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley.

She was born on January 22, 1971 in Fort Morgan to Cheryl Ann Stumpff. Amy graduated from Fort Morgan High School 1989. She went to Morgan Community College and received her Associate degree. Amy then went to Colorado Springs and...

Apr 6, 2021

Elmer Eugene Baker, better known as Gene, age, 91, passed away Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush.  He was born in Snyder, CO to Lester & Nellie Baker on June 12, 1929.

Gene graduated from Snyder High School.  In 1947 he joined the US Air Force.  He was honorably discharged...

Apr 5, 2021

Daniel Aguilar Rios, 68, of Fort Morgan, CO, was called home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, April 5, 2021 after fighting a hard battle with lymphoma.

Daniel was born in Guanajuato, México on October 24th, 1952 to Juan and Josefa Aguilar.

He will forever be remembered for his faith and love...

Apr 5, 2021

It is with immense sadness that we announce the passing of Susan Margaret Kepler Clifford on Monday April 5, 2021 after a battle with early onset dementia/alzheimers.  Loving wife, mother, and friend, she is survived by her husband Donald Clifford, her children and their spouses, Erin and Myles Throop, and Ryan and Felicia Clifford.  She is also survived by...

Apr 4, 2021

Randall Rathjen, 80, left this great life for eternity on April 4, 2021. Born April 28, 1940 in Akron, Colorado, he attended two one-room school houses in Nebraska before his family moved to Sandy, Utah in 1953 where he graduated from Jordan High School. After graduating from Moody Bible Institute (Chicago), he earned his B.S. and M.S. at the...

Apr 4, 2021

Philip Lee Moya, 65, passed away Sunday, April 4, 2021 at his home in Brush after an extended illness.

Philip was born in Denver on May 6, 1955 to Ruben & Ida (Rodriguez) Moya. He grew up in the metro area, where he attended area schools and graduated. Philip served in the Navy from 1973 until his...

Mar 31, 2021

Noreen Dee Otis, 56, passed away Wednesday, March 31, 2021, at the Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, CO.  Noreen was born August 11, 1964, in Burlington, Vermont to Norris Gaudette & Avis Hayden Gaudette. She was the third of four children born to Avis and was born late in her life. Both Noreen's biological parents passed on...

Mar 28, 2021

Dolores Jean Hay, 87, long time area resident, died on Sunday, March 28, 2021 at The Sanctuary church in Fort Morgan.

She was born June 21, 1933 in Bird City, KS to Allen & Gaynelle (Thomas) Overturf. Dolores married Robert Gene Hay.

Dolores was very active in her church at The Sanctuary. She was a...

Mar 21, 2021

Shane Curtis Blake, 37, of Akron, CO, died Sunday, March 21, 2021, of injuries suffered in a one-vehicle rollover.  He was born June 28, 1983, in Brush to Rodney Blake & Patty Lake.

Shane married Andrea Young on September 19, 2017, in Destin, FL. He always had a fishing pole on standby incase his spontaneous adventures led...

Mar 20, 2021

Murl Michael Marting, 76, passed away Saturday, March 20, 2021 with his loving family surrounding him. He was born October 26, 1944, in Salem, Indiana to Elvis & Irene Stroud.

Following his high school graduation, Murl joined the US Marine Corp. On December 2, 1967, he married Barbara Pinard in Las Vegas, NV. Murl was honorably discharged...

Mar 19, 2021

Alma Jean Schocke, 83, of Fort Morgan, passed away peacefully Friday, March 19, 2021 surrounded by her family. She was born May 30, 1937 in Fort Morgan to Riney and Mollie Temple.

Alma married the love of her life, Darrell Schocke on October 1, 1955. They had three children: Doug, Dale and Diane. She was blessed with...

Mar 19, 2021

Ben Bratrsovsky, 57, of Wiggins, passed away Friday, March 19, 2021.  He was born March 11, 1964, in Englewood, CO to Bernard & Barbara Bratrsovsky.

The Bratrsovsk family moved to the Wiggins community in 1973.  Ben graduated from Wiggins High School in 1982.  He worked on the family farm and also in the oil & gas exploration...

Mar 14, 2021

Virginia M. Moats, 78, affectionately known by fellow workers as "Mama Moats" or "Virgie", a Brush area resident since 1980, passed away Sunday, March 14, 2021, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center.  She was born January 30, 1943, in Olney, IL to Lester & Anna Osborn.

Prior to retirement, Virginia worked as a med-certified CNA at...

Mar 14, 2021

Marcia Cervantes was born on October 30, 1946 at Portland, OR to Marvin R. and Bernice Gates Green. She was baptized as an infant into the Lutheran faith. When she was about 4 years old, her family moved back to Akron, CO where their roots were.

She attended elementary school in Akron, Woodrow, and Woodlin. Marcia was...

Mar 13, 2021

Philip Spencer Lockwood, formerly of Ft. Morgan, passed away on Saturday, March 13, 2021, at the Sterling Living Center in Sterling, Colorado, following a long illness.  He was born September 9, 1938, in Fort Morgan, the son of Philip and Marian Spencer Lockwood.

Spencer graduated from Wray High School with the class of 1956 then attended the...

Mar 7, 2021

Betty Eugenia (Brunkhardt) Repp, 88, was called home to be with her Lord and Savior, Sunday, March 7, 2021 following a valiantly fought battle with breast cancer. She was most recently a resident of Valley View Villa, Fort Morgan, Colorado.

She was predeceased in death by her beloved husband of 62 years, LeRoy Lester Repp; by her...

Mar 6, 2021

Don Widhalm, 82, passed away Saturday, March 6, 2021, at University of Colorado Medical Center in Aurora.  He was born October 2, 1938, in Canyon City, CO to Joseph & Eva Widhalm.

Don married Charlene Swaithes in 1959 in Fort Lupton, CO.  Don worked for Safeway grocery store for 42 years, starting as a shelf stocker working...

Mar 5, 2021

Alfred Benson Jr., 88, passed away on Friday, March 5, 2021 at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan.

He was born January 7, 1933 near Fort Collins to Alfred & Joy Ellene Benson. Al joined the Navy in 1951 and served during the Korean war aboard the USS Kyes. He later married Betty Marie Swofford...

Mar 4, 2021

Floyd Schwartz, 62, of Fort Morgan went to be with the Lord March 4, 2021. He is now in the comfort of the Lord.

Floyd was born in Fort Morgan, the son of Floyd & Genice (Wulf) Schwartz.

He lived on the Wulf family farm most of his life.  He would always do a good...

Mar 4, 2021

James Malcolm McKie, Sr., 89, passed away on Thursday, March 4, 2021.  Jim was born in Berwyn, IL and at six weeks of age Jim and his mother Margaret joined his father, Harold McKie, to begin a ranching life south of Fort Morgan.

After graduating from South High School in Denver, Jim wed Sylvia Yearous in 1952. ...