Oliver Edward Riley
Dec 16, 2020
Oliver Edward Riley, 87, longtime resident of NE Colorado, passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at his home. He was born June 21, 1933 in Genoa, CO to Mnoah & Lettie Riley.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 10:30 am at the Heer Mortuary Chapel in Brush.
Ed served in...
Shirley Chapin
Dec 16, 2020
Shirley Colleen (Retherford) Chapin, 88, of Fort Morgan, passed Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at Valley View Villa in Fort Morgan.
Shirley was born in Shaw, CO on October 16, 1932 to Marion Ellis Retherford and Ruby Catherine (Barnett) Retherford. Shirley lived with her family for many years in Akron CO. She met Bobby Joe Chapin of Weldona,...
Ron Gleason
Dec 14, 2020
Ronald D. Gleason, 81, longtime Morgan County resident, passed away Monday, December 14, 2020, at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. He was born September 19, 1939, in Eckley, CO to Lloyd & Mary Gleason.
The Gleason family moved to the Snyder community. Ron graduated from Snyder High School in 1958. While growing up in Snyder,...
Austin J. Rehn
Dec 14, 2020
While chasing his dreams Austin J. Rehn, 18, passed away due to injuries suffered in a motor vehicle crash in Texas on December 14, 2020. He was born June 10, 2002 in Fort Morgan.
Austin married Burgandy Larrick on July 8, 2020 in Fort Morgan. They recently moved to Altus, OK, where Austin was working as a...
Eduardo Patino
Dec 13, 2020
Eduardo Patino, passed away on December 13, 2020 at Valley View Villa in Fort Morgan.
He was born on October 13, 1939 in Cochabamba, Bolivia to Celia and Pacifico Patino. At a young age his parents moved the family to Buenos Aires, Argentina.
After finishing his primary studies Eduardo continued studying theater arts, travelling the...
Leroy Repp
Dec 12, 2020
LeRoy Lester Repp, 93 quietly left to meet his Lord and Savior December 12, 2020 about 10:30 pm.
He was currently a resident of Valley View Villa, Fort Morgan CO. Survivors include his wife, Betty of 62 years; son, Mark and wife, Dawnn of Argyle, TX; daughters, Corrine and Jim Pratt of Murphys, CA; Janet and Bob...
Laura B. Ingmire
Dec 10, 2020
Laura Belle Ingmire, age 91, died on December 10, 2020. She was born on August 9, 1929 in Brush, CO, the 5 th of 6 children of Orville and Ethel (Suttle) Eicher.
Laura attended Brush Schools and graduated with the Class of 1948. She married her high school sweetheart, Elton Ingmire, on June 6, 1948. They were...
Ellen E. Gross
Dec 10, 2020
It is with great sadness that the family of Ellen Elaine Gross (Thompson) announces her passing on December 10, 2020, at the age of 77 years. Ellen was born on February 8, 1943 in Washington, Iowa to Clyde and Bertha Thompson. She grew up on the family farm in Washington, Iowa with her four siblings, JoAnn, Carma, Arnold, and...
Steve Treadway
Dec 7, 2020
Steve Treadway, 97, longtime Brush resident, passed away Monday, December 7, 2020, at the East Morgan County Hospital. Clyde Stephen Treadway was born August 11, 1923, in Beardstown, IL to Edwin Burdette & Olga Lillian (Long)Treadway.
Steve graduated from Beardstown High School in 1941. On August 16, 1944, Steve joined the US Navy and was honorably discharged...
Marilyn Kay Oleson
Dec 7, 2020
Marilyn Kay Barnhart Oleson was Born on October the 30th, 1940 in Auburn NE to Alva Lee Barnhart and Doris Rose (Good) Barnhart. Marilyn passed away on December 7th, 2020 at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush Colorado where she has been a resident since 2005. Marilyn was 80yrs old.
Marilyn is survived by Three of...
Luis Chavez
Dec 5, 2020
Luis Chavez, 26, of Fort Morgan, died Saturday, December 5, 2020 at the Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins.
He was born March 2, 1994 in Mexico to Maria Del Rocio Salas & Jorge Luis Chavez-Renteria. Luis has lived in the area for the last 22 years. He was employed with Rico's Concrete in Fort Morgan.
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Raymond A. Haller
Dec 5, 2020
Raymond A. Haller, 95, life resident of Washington and Morgan Counties, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020, at his home in Brush. He was born July 12, 1925 on the family ranch near Last Chance to Arthur & Mary Haller.
Raymond graduated from Woodrow High School. On October 25, 1944, he joined the US Army. He served...
Wanda Mae Kitterman
Dec 3, 2020
Wanda Mae Kitterman, 95, longtime Fort Morgan area resident, passed away Thursday, December 3, 2020, at the Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, CO. She was born February 16, 1925 in Elmer, MO to Henry & Hazel Moore. A graveside memorial service will be Friday, April 16, 2021 at 1:00 pm at Serenity Falls Columbarium in Fort Morgan (at...
Vayle A. Anderson
Dec 2, 2020
Vayle A. Anderson, 94, former Morgan County resident, passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2020, at the Terrace Gardens Healthcare Center in Colorado Springs, CO. He was born February 21, 1926, in Yuma County, CO to Albert & Ruth (Peterson) Anderson.
Vayle grew up in the Fairfield Community on a farm south of Sedgewick. He attended school there...
Onalee Wynell Preisendorf
Dec 1, 2020
Ona "Wynell" Preisendorf 1939-2020
Wynell passed peacefully on 12-1-2020 and has joined her family and God in heaven. Wynell was born 11.30.1939 in Mineral Wells, TX to Claud and Leona (Reed) Knight. She was the middle child of three along with her brother Luther and sister, Jimmie Carolyn. Wynell always had a thirst for knowledge and graduated...
Bertha Ostermiller
Nov 29, 2020
Bertha Mary Ostermiller, 97, passed away November 29, 2020 at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush, Colorado. Bertha (Bertie) was born April 2, 1923 in Keota, Colorado to John and Mary (Betz) Weiss.
She attended school in Keota until she was 16 years old. The school district could not afford to drive the six miles...
Janis Egan
Nov 27, 2020
Janis Jo Egan, 69, lifelong area resident, entered God's kingdom on November 27, 2020. She was born June 23,1951 in Holdrege, NE to Gerald and Bonnie Egan.
Jan was confirmed at the Wiggins Community Church and later graduated from Wiggins High School in 1969.
She married Alvin Hicks in 1973 and from that union, came...
Bertha D. Hansch
Nov 27, 2020
Bertha Draheim Hansch passed away at her home on November 27, 2020. She was born September 18, 1931, in Poland. In 1952 she immigrated from Germany with her husband and daughter to Brush, where she lived the remainder of her life.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Rudy.
Survivors include her son Rudy...
Jeanette Eileen Teter
Nov 27, 2020
Jeanette Eileen Teter, 80, life resident of Morgan County, passed away November 27, 2020, in Greeley, CO. She was born in Brush on September 24, 1940, to Joe I. & Elsie Cox.
Jeanette graduated from Hillrose High School. On April 12, 1959, she married her high school sweetheart, Melvin Teter, in Hillrose.
Jeanette enjoyed spending...
Raoul "R.C." C. Nelson
Nov 26, 2020
Raoul C. "R.C." Nelson, 92, passed away Thursday, November 26, 2020, He was born June 13, 1928, in Omaha, NE to Russell & Ellen Nelson.
R.C. served in the US Army from 1951 until his honorable discharge in 1958. He married Ruth Smith on September 18, 1955, in Thurman, IA. R.C. worked for AVCO financial in Sidney,...
