obituaries

Dec 28, 2019

Maria del Carmen Garcilazo, 91, of Brush, passed away Saturday, December 28, 2019, at the East Morgan County Hospital.  She was born Nov 30, 1928, in Mexico to Mauro Reyes & Cecilia Ruiz.

Maria married Antonio Garcilazo in 1946 in Mexico.  She has lived in Morgan County for over 20 years.

Maria was a member...

Dec 27, 2019

Elmer Frederick Hoffman, 92, of Fort Morgan, passed away Friday, December 27, 2019 at Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan.

Elmer was born July 7, 1927 in Fort Morgan to Fred & Katherine (Batt) Hoffman. His mother died when he was two years old and he was raised by his father and stepmother, Emilie (Frederick) Hoffman....

Dec 27, 2019

Roger Kent Bowles, 65, of Fort Morgan, died Friday, December 27, 2019 at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood after suffering a sudden massive stroke.

Roger was born in Fort Morgan on December 18, 1954 to Leonard & Janelda Bowles. He attended area schools and graduated. On November 6, 1976, he married Sydney Butterfield in Fort Morgan. Together...

Dec 23, 2019

Gloria J. Winstead, 95, passed away Monday, December 23, 2019, at the Hillcrest Care Center and The Towers in Wray, CO.  She was born February 10, 1924, in Jacksonville, FL to Byrd & Mable V. (Hawkins) Green.

Being the daughter of a US Navy family, Gloria moved many times during her childhood.  She married Kermit Winstead on...

Dec 20, 2019

Helen Louise (Thomas) Heberlein was born in Mildred, CO April 12, 1924 to John Monroe Thomas and Lillian Celeste (Morris) Thomas at their family homestead northeast of Joes, in Yuma Country, Colorado. Helen departed this life on December 20, 2019 in Brush Colorado at the age of 95 years and 8 months. Helen Louise is the last surviving child...

Dec 19, 2019

Harold Jacob "Jack" Wiederspan Jr., 77, lifelong resident of Fort Morgan, CO, passed away Thursday, December 19 th , 2019 at Colorado Plains Medical Center of Fort Morgan with Family and Friends by his side.  He was born May 26, 1942 in Fort Morgan to Harold and Elsie Wiederspan.

Jack married the love of his life, Vickie...

Dec 19, 2019

Edward C. Humphrey, 89, passed away Thursday, December 19, 2019, at the Aurora Medical Center in Aurora, CO.  He was born June 10, 1930, in Akron, CO to Frank & Mary (Davisson) Humphrey, where they lived until Ed finished the 7 th grade.  The family moved to the Woodrow area where he attended school until his Senior Year.

Dec 19, 2019

Jody Covelli, 66, longtime Morgan County resident, passed away on December 19, 2019, at Denver Hospice following an extended illness.  She was born December 18, 1953, in Denver, CO to Keith & Betty Robertson.

When Jody was a toddler, the Robertson family moved to Fort Morgan.  In September 1973 Jody married Bill Covelli.  The lived in the...

Dec 18, 2019

Robert Lewis Whaley, 79, lifelong area resident, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan.

He was born December 2, 1940 in Brush to Levi and Gladys (Dunaway) Whaley.

Robert married Yvonne M. Fritz on June 9, 1963 in Fort Morgan. He was a member of the Calvary...

Dec 18, 2019

Kimberly Lynn Welch, 25, of Fort Morgan, died December 18, 2019 from injuries she sustained in an automobile accident.

She was born July 22, 1994 in Denver, Colorado to James Welch and Becky Lieber.

Kimberly liked hanging out with her friends. She also liked playing volleyball which she played in high school and later in...

Dec 15, 2019

Edna E. Kalous, 87, lifelong resident of Brush, CO passed away Sunday, December 15, 2019 at her home in Brush, with her family by her side. She was born August 31, 1932 in Fort Morgan to Jacob and Katherine Hoffman.

Edna married the love of her life, John Kalous on September 13, 1951 in Brush. She was...

Dec 14, 2019

Richard Earl Jackson, was born February 20, 1932 in Dodge City, KS to Thomas & Louise Jackson.  He departed this life on December 14, 2019, in Greeley, CO.

Richard graduated from Dodge City High School in 1950.  He was drafted into the US Army and served for 2 years.  After his honorable discharge, Richard attend Kansas University,...

Dec 12, 2019

Douglas P. Dane, 71, passed away at his home in Brush, on December 12, 2019.  He was born January 2, 1948, in Salem, MASS, to John P. & Eleanor H. Dane Jr.

Doug has lived in Morgan County for over 30 years.  He was a retired Major from the US Army.  Prior to retirement, Doug worked as...

Dec 6, 2019

Timothy Edward Walkup, 59, passed away Friday, December 6, at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush.  Tim was born February 12, 1960, in Dallas, TX to William (Bill) & Sylvia Walkup.

The Walkup family moved to Boulder, CO.  While growing up in Boulder, Tim loved playing baseball, working on cars and spending time fishing with his...

Dec 4, 2019

Eileen Mafalda Reagan, 76, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at the Valley View Villa Care Center in Fort Morgan.

She was born October 2, 1943 in the Bronx, New York City, New York, to Gerald and Mafalda (Gatti) Curci.

Eileen married Thomas Reagan on July 28, 1962 in New York.

They moved...

Dec 3, 2019

Early in the morning of December 3, 2019 (Vicky) Virginia Null went to her eternal home. Vicky was born on June 14, 1946 to Howard Powell and Mildred Becker.  She lived with her mother in the Otis area until her mother married Howard (Bud) Hubbard. Vicky attended school in Fort Morgan, Colorado, graduating from FMHS in 1964.

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Dec 1, 2019

Elemer Bernath, age 94, passed away December 1, 2019. He was born Elemer de Bernath Von Bernathfalva. During World War II, Elemer left Hungary just as the Russians were invading the country in November 1944. He subsequently settled in Munich, Germany, where he attended the University of Munich studying Veterinary Medicine. Eventually, he immigrated to the United States, specifically...

Nov 26, 2019

Richard Hellyer Jr., 91, went to be with our Lord and Savior on Tuesday, November 26, 2019.  He was born May 30, 1928 in Sterling, Colorado to Richard Hellyer Sr. (Dick) and Mary Hellyer.  He graduated from Sterling High School.

On June 14, 1949, Richard married Betty M. Teter in Brush.  The Hellyer family has lived in...

Nov 23, 2019

Charlene Elaine Wahlert passed away Saturday, November 23, 2019 at UC Health Hospital in Greeley, CO.

She was born January 2, 1936 at Eben Ezer Lutheran Hospital in Brush, CO, she was the 2 nd of 6 children of Alfred and Mildred Giauque.

She started her education in the small school house, "Colwell", located Southeast...

Nov 22, 2019

Charles Eben Thompson, 42, passed away Friday, November 22, 2019 at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan.

He was born August 31, 1977 in Fort Morgan to Charles and Linda (Weimer) Thompson.

Charles enjoyed working on cars and motorcycles, was an Oakland Raider fan, and liked to fire up the barbeque from time...