obituaries
Betty Mae Samples
Jan 2, 2021
Betty Mae Samples was born February 16, 1933 in Denver, CO to Jacob & Hazel Mae Morris. Betty passed away January 2, 2021 at Valley View Villa in Fort Morgan, CO. She was 87 years old.
She graduated from South High School in Denver and then attended and graduated from Barnes Business College. On May 11, 1951...
Janet Elaine Baker
Jan 1, 2021
Janet Elaine (Roth) Baker passed away January 1, 2021 at Sterling Regional Med Center, Sterling Colorado.
Janet was born January 29, 1937 to Sylvester and Rachel (Amen) Roth in Sterling, Colorado.
Janet grew up in the Snyder community on the family farm until the age of 16. That is when she married Elmer Eugene Baker...
Raymond C. Segura
Dec 31, 2020
On December 31, 2020, Raymond (Ray) Segura, loving husband, father, grandfather great grandfather, and great great grandfather passed away at the age of 90.
Ray was born January 6, 1930 to Simon and Eusebia (Canales) Segura in Belton, TX. Ray worked as a farm laborer in Morgan County for most of his life. Ray married Pomposa Vasquez...
Ronald George Dietz
Dec 30, 2020
Ronald G. Dietz suddenly passed at his home in Fort Morgan on December 30, 2020. Ron was born on May 27, 1938 in Fort Collins to Fred and Pauline Dietz.
Ron proudly served his country in the US Army Reserves from 1961 through 1967. Instead of continuing farming, Ron supported his family as a self-employed electrician in...
Judy Hansen
Dec 28, 2020
Judith (Judy) A. Hansen, 84, of Brush, passed away at the St Vincent St. Clair Medical Center in Pell City, Alabama on Monday, December 28, 2020. She was born July 3, 1936, in North Syracuse, NY to Joseph & Hazelle Brascho.
During a trip West to Colorado she met the love of her life and on September...
Roxie Dunning
Dec 28, 2020
Roxie RaNae Roth Dunning, 67, of Fort Morgan, Colorado passed away on December 28, 2020. She was born in Glendive, Montana on May 9, 1953.
Most of her early life was spent in South Dakota which she always considered home. In her last year of high school,...
Leroy Robert Monsees
Dec 25, 2020
LeRoy Robert Monsees was born in Brighton, Colorado on June 10, 1944 to Roy and Lucille (Freitag) Monsees. It pleased the Lord to call him to his heavenly home on December 25, 2020.
LeRoy's family moved to Hudson, CO in 1955. He graduated from Weld Central High School in 1962. In 1969 he began his long and...
Nikki Jimenez-Rodriguez
Dec 25, 2020
Nikki Rae Jimenez-Rodriguez, 43, of Fort Morgan, passed away on December 25, 2020 at Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland.
Nikki was born in LaGrande, Oregon on July 27, 1977, and later moved to Fort Morgan with her family. She was an amazing mother, daughter, grandmother, friend, and nurse until her last breath.
Mary Elizabeth Bender
Dec 24, 2020
Mary Elizabeth Bender, 79, passed away Thursday, December 24, 2020, at the University Medical Center in Aurora, CO. She was born June 20, 1941, in Doniphan, MO to Walter S. & Iva Harris.
Mary moved to Morgan County in 1975 and began attending Morgan Community College and received her pre-nursing degree. She later attended and graduated from...
James Edwards
Dec 21, 2020
James (Jim) Edwards, 78, of Fort Morgan passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday, December 21 st at Valley View Villa.
He was born on March 10, 1942 in Fort Morgan to Vic Edwards, Jr. & Fern Johnson. He had been a resident of Fort Morgan all his life.
Jim was a very devoted...
David Lee Lind
Dec 19, 2020
David Lee Lind Jr., 84, passed into the presence of his Savior Jesus Christ on December 19, 2020 at Sunset Manor in Brush.
He was born in Ft. Morgan on August 19, 1936 to David and Mary Lind. He lived his life in Morgan County where he farmed the family farm and raised cattle southwest of Ft....
Shirley Lee Carman
Dec 19, 2020
Our Mom, Shirley Lee Carman, was born July 6, 1935 in Quinter, Kansas. She passed away peacefully December 19, 2020 after a long battle with Dementia and Parkinson's. She was the only child born to R. C. "Jack" Cunningham and Laverne S. Kreigh Cunningham. Mom was raised in Quinter and enjoyed running around with her sidekick; a Cocker Spaniel...
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...






