obituaries


Lorna J. Holter

Lorna J. Holter

Apr 26, 2020

Lorna Jean Holter, 88, longtime Brush resident, passed away Sunday, April 26, 2020, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush.  She was born December 28, 1931 in Eads, CO to Lloyd & Katharine Mast.

Lorna married Henry Holter on August 2, 1950, in Eads, CO.  The Holter family moved to Morgan County in 1969.

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Helen Marie Gonzales

Helen Marie Gonzales

Apr 26, 2020

Helen Marie Gonzales, 63, of Brush, passed away Sunday April 26, 2020 at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush.

She was born April 5, 1957 in Brush Colorado  to Ramiro and Mary Gonzalez.  She married Eduardo Morales on October 8,1976 in Brush.  They divorced in 1990.  Helen was a homemaker and stay at home mom...

Marietta Rose Wetzbarger

Marietta Rose Wetzbarger

Apr 25, 2020

Marietta Rose (Trim) Wetzbarger passed away on April 25, 2020 while residing at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush, CO.

Marietta was born May 25, 1931 to Clarence and Nona (Sharp) Trim near Last Chance, Colorado.  She had three sisters: Virginia, Marjorie and Ruth.  She also had two brothers: Dale and Hiram.  Ruth (Trim) Scott...

Janet Mitchell

Janet Mitchell

Apr 24, 2020

Janet Mitchell, 93, longtime area resident, passed away early, Friday,  April 24, 2020 at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush.

She was born October 31, 1926 in Lorton, NE to Chester & Louie (Pember) Gray.  The family moved to Sterling, CO. where her parents ran "Grays Cabin Court".  Janet attended grade school and junior high in...

Thomas A. Dugan

Thomas A. Dugan

Apr 24, 2020

Thomas A. Dugan, 88,  formerly of Brush, CO  passed away Friday April 24, 2020 at NCMC Banner Health.

He was born October 9, 1931 in Providence, RI. to John and  Evelyn (Miller) Dugan.

Survivors include his children Deborah Panesi, West Jordan, UT, Dawn (Jimmy) Houston, Mercer, PA, (Adam) Thomas Dugan Jr., Brush, CO,  Michael (Penny)...

Stacia Annan

Stacia Annan

Apr 24, 2020

Stacia Annan, 62, of Brush, CO, passed away on April 24, 2020, in Aurora, CO. Memorial services will be held at a later date, to be determined by her family.

Stacia was born on March 16, 1958, in Boulder, CO, to Stacey and Beverly (Reinhardt) Humphries. She attended school in Sterling, CO, graduating from Sterling High School...

Delbert E. Henry

Delbert E. Henry

Apr 24, 2020

Delbert E. Henry, 81, passed away Friday, April 24, 2020, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center. He was born on June 20, 1938, in Genoa, CO to Ray and Zellah Henry.

During his school days, he helped his family with a paper route and as a teen he helped his dad with custodial work at the...

Larry Wayne Gneiser

Larry Wayne Gneiser

Apr 24, 2020

Larry Wayne Gneiser,73, passed away on April 24, 2020 at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. He was born on June 17, 1946 in Brush, to Norman and Luetta (Schlue) Gneiser.

Throughout the years he lived in various locations while working in packing houses until returning to the country life in 1988 in the Brush area....

Edna Macht

Edna Macht

Apr 24, 2020

Edna Macht, 96, passed away Friday, April 24, 2020, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush.  She was born November 24, 1923, in Hillrose, CO to Jacob and Mary Mohrlang.  As a child, living on the farm, Edna and her three brothers and her sisters worked the sugar beet fields with their parents.  This was an occupation...

Ralph "Whitey" Jake Hergenreter

Ralph "Whitey" Jake Hergenreter

Apr 23, 2020

Ralph Jake "Whitey" Hergenreter, 94, left us on Thursday, April 23, 2020, to go home.  He was born June 11, 1925, to Melger & Pulgaria (Artzer) Hergenreter Sr. in Sterling, Colorado.

Whitey was one of 14 children, living his entire life in Colorado.  In later years he has lived in Brush.  He attended St. Anthony's Catholic School...

June Maupin

June Maupin

Apr 23, 2020

Doris June Maupin passed away peacefully April 23, 2020 at the age of 91.

She was born in Eaton, Colorado to Ila and Charles Eberhardt on December 26, 1928.  Doris graduated from Eaton High School and was married to her high school sweetheart, Jean C. Maupin.

June was loving and...

Judy Crumley

Judy Crumley

Apr 22, 2020

Judy Lynn Crumley, 79, longtime Washington County resident, passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush.  She was born July 11, 1940 in New Mexico to Richard & Maxine Comer.

Work in the oilfield brought the Comer family back to Colorado in 1953.  Judy attended Fort Morgan High School, where she...

Selma Fuerst

Selma Fuerst

Apr 22, 2020

Selma R. Fuerst, 90, longtime Brush resident, passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2020, at the East Morgan County Hospital.  She was born May 29, 1929, in Merced, California, to Sam & Della Fisher.

Selma married Elmer Fuerst in 1945 in California.  In 1952 the Fuerst family moved to Brush.  She was a very active member of Bethlehem...

Michael Jay Demanche

Michael Jay Demanche

Apr 20, 2020

Michael Jay DeManche was born on July 21, 1966 in Julesburg Colorado and passed away at Sierra Vista Healthcare Facility in Loveland Colorado on April 20, 2020.

He graduated from Revere High School in 1984.  He attended Wyoming Technology College after high school for auto mechanics.    Michael enjoyed hunting and fishing, Denver Bronco football, good movies and...

Ruby Deluciio

Ruby Deluciio

Apr 20, 2020

Ruby DeLucio, 67, passed away Monday, April 20, 2020, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush.  She was born September 6, 1952, in Brush to Charles & Marjorie Harbert.

Ruby graduated from Woodlin High School. After working as a secretary at the Paynter Law Office in Brush for a couple of years, Ruby moved to...

Elsie Marie Lauck

Elsie Marie Lauck

Apr 19, 2020

Elsie Marie Lauck, age 96, passed away on April 19, 2020 at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush.

She was born on July 13, 1923 in Fort Morgan to Philip and Marie Fries.  She married Benjamin Lauck on Feb 2, 1947, and she began her life of being a farmer's wife and mother of three children. ...

Barbara Wilson

Barbara Wilson

Apr 19, 2020

Barbara Jean Wilson

March 14, 1955-April 19, 2020

Barbara Jean Wilson, 65 passed away April 19, 2020 at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush Co.

Barbara was born on March 14, 1955 in Salt Lake City, UT to John Migliaccio and Elaine Marie Migliaccio.

She was loved by everyone who...

Vira Jean Waltman

Vira Jean Waltman

Apr 18, 2020

Vira Jean Waltman, 91, former Brush resident, passed away Saturday, April 18, 2020, at the Bonell Good Samaritan Center in Greeley.  She was born June 30, 1928, in Alief, TX to Rufus Lonnie & Frances Lucille Lowe.  Vira was affectionately referred to as "Neany" by many family members.

Vira was a music teacher.  An accomplished pianist, Vira...

Marjorie Ruppel

Marjorie Ruppel

Apr 17, 2020

Marjorie Ruppel, 87, lifelong resident of Fort Morgan, CO passed away Friday, April 17, 2020.

Marge was born, raised and spent her lifetime in the Fort Morgan community.  She worked for the Wells Lamont Glove Company, raised her family and retired from the local Kmart store after more than 21 years.

She will be sadly...

Richard "Dickie" Williams

Richard "Dickie" Williams

Apr 13, 2020

Richard Leroy "Dickie" Williams was born on September 8, 1936 at the family farm north of Snyder, Colorado.  He was the second child and the first-born son to Richard Lewis Williams and Bessie Catharine (Hastings) Williams.  Richard had two brothers; David and Virgil and four sisters; Joyce, Enid, Linda and Cathie.

While in high school, Richard participated...