obituaries

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

Nov 23, 2020

Marvin Lee Baker, 81, life time resident of Morgan County passed away Monday, November 23, 2020 at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley.  To those he grew up with he was known as Pluto.  He was born May 13, 1939, to Lester and Nellie (Lucero) Baker, in a 2-story house his grandfather, George C. Baker, built on his...

Nov 21, 2020

Larry D. Overton, 83, longtime music educator in the Fort Morgan School District, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2020, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush.  He was born August 8, 1937, in Alliance, NE to Clarence & Dorothy Overton.

Larry married Geraldine Dickinson on August 30, 1959.  In 1960 he graduated from Chadron State...

Nov 21, 2020

Sara Baquera De Corona, 74, of Fort Morgan, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2020 at Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan.

She was born August 27, 1946 in Mexico to Jose De La Luz Baquera and Guadalupe Mendoza Baquera. Sara and her husband, Ricardo have lived in Fort Morgan for the last 25 years.

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Nov 20, 2020

Gerald D. Johnson, 79, passed away on Nov 20, 2020.  He was born October 4, 1941, in Buena Vista, Colorado to Harold (Buck) & Myrtle (Vix) Johnson.

Gerald married Karen K. Hamilton on June 2, 1962 in Arvada Colorado.  Prior to moving to the Wiggins, the Johnson family lived in Orchard, CO, Las Vegas Nevada, Arvada CO...

Nov 17, 2020

It is time to say goodbye to a wonderful couple of 51 years, Maria and Mario Barraza.

Maria was the eldest daughter of twelve.  She was born on September 26, 1947 in Shallowater, Texas to Ynosencia Garcia and Geronimo Lopez.  After a couple of seasons coming to Fort Morgan, Maria's migrant working family came and stayed in...

Nov 16, 2020

Darlene Kobobel, 89, former local resident, died November 16, 2020 at her daughter's home in Severance.

Funeral services will be Friday, December 11th at 10:30 AM at Immanuel Evangelical Church in Fort Morgan. Interment will follow in Memory Gardens Cemetery in Fort Morgan.

A complete obituary will be posted as it becomes available.

Nov 15, 2020

Dayanna  Acosta, 21, passed away Sunday, November 15, 2020, at Children's Hospital in Aurora, CO following life long health issues.  She was born June 28, 1999 in Grand Junction, CO to Mario & Esvin Acosta.

Survivors include her parents, 1 sister, Yared; 1 brother, Aiden; her maternal grandmother Feliciana Ortinel; and her paternal grandfather Rosario Acosta.

Nov 13, 2020

Charles William Schiller, 93, of Fort Morgan, passed away, Friday, November 13, 2020 at Colorado Plains Medical Center.

He was born April 5, 1927 in Garber, OK to Charles & Emma (Maley) Schiller. He grew up in Garber where he attended schools and graduated from Garber Public High School in May of 1940.

Chuck enlisted...