obituaries

Jan 14, 2020

Paula G. Jimenez, 90, lifelong resident of Colorado passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at Valley View Villa in Fort Morgan, surrounded by her beloved family. She was born September 2, 1929 to Macaro and Carmen Garcia in Greeley CO.

Paula married the love of her life, John G. Jimenez in August 1953. She was a member...

Jan 11, 2020

Ethel "Delane" Gagen died January 11, 2020 in Colorado Springs, succumbing to the unmerciful disease of Alzheimer's.  Delane, known as Danie to her family because of her diminutive size, was born in Sterling, Colorado on May 2, 1937 to her parents Victor and Arlene (Taylor) Edson. The oldest of six children, she was raised in Brush and attended local...

Jan 11, 2020

Barbara Ellen Procunier, 85, of Fort Morgan, died Saturday, January 11, 2020 at Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan.

She was born in Otis on August 15, 1934 to Louis & Margaret Behrendsen. She married Donald Procunier on January 19, 1952.

Barb worked at Lamberts Plastic Factory for a short time and then did...

Jan 8, 2020

Dora Mae Stickley, 83, died, Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush.

Dora was born October 22, 1936 in Sidney, MT to Alex & Lydia (Koehler) Reidle. The family moved to the Hillrose area when Dora was a baby and she grew up there, attending school, until she married Jim Stickley on...

Jan 6, 2020

Patricia Louise Bass, 78, passed away peacefully Monday, January 6, 2020 at Valley View Villa in Fort Morgan. She was born June 2, 1941 in Fort Morgan, CO to her parents, Fred and Helen Ruhl.

Pat married the love of her life, Charles Bass in Hawaii in 1983. She was a member of the local quilting group....

Jan 6, 2020

It is with deepest sorrow that we announce the passing of our loved husband, father, son, brother, and friend Matt Simon.

Matthew Eugene Simon, 40, of Fort Morgan, passed away unexpectedly, at his home on Monday, January 6, 2020.  He was born in Goldthwaite, TX on November 2, 1979, to Todd and Jolene Simon.

Matt...

Jan 5, 2020

Julia Perez de Castillo, 80, longtime area resident, died, Sunday, January 5, 2020 at her daughter's home in Fort Morgan.

She was born January 13, 1939 in Mexico to Cayetano and Francisca (Martinez) Perez.

She was married to Benito Castillo.

Julia enjoyed cooking, and traveling to Blackhawk from time to time.

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Jan 3, 2020

Janet Lucille (Scott) Rosenfield, 75, passed away suddenly at her home on Friday, January 3, 2020. She was born September 19, 1944, in Grand Island, NE to Herbert Edwin and Lavina Fern Scott. Janet married Warren Rosenfield December 7, 1972.

Janet ran a daycare in Fort Morgan, worked for several years at Duckwalls in Brush and later...

Jan 1, 2020

Dixie Quick, 74, a Wiggins community resident passed away January 1, 2020, at the emergency room of the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan.  She was born April 3, 1945, in New Jersey.

Dixie lived in the Wiggins Community since 1975.  She and Tanya Langon operated a foster home until health issues forced them to retire....

Dec 31, 2019

Jean Eunice Cuyler, 92 of Brush, longtime area resident, died Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at the Eben-Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush.

Jean was born June 1,1927 in Chicago, Illinois to Jacob and Lillian (Miscichowski) Wasilewski.

She married Theodore Cuyler in Oak Park, Illinois on June 2, 1956.

She was a member of...

Dec 31, 2019

Ray Thomas Walker, 83, of Fort Morgan, CO, passed away Tuesday, December 31, at home of natural causes. He was born March 8, 1936 in Denver CO to Carey Walker and Phyllis (Stout) Walker.

He married Virginia Lee Pooley on June 14, 1957 in Denver, CO. They raised 5 children.

Ray served in the Armed...

Dec 30, 2019

Arven Vondy

Arven Neal Vondy was born in Brush, CO to Calvin and Della (Stout) Vondy on June 22, 1936.  He was raised on the family farm and ranch in Woodrow, CO and graduated from Brush High School in 1954.

Arven joined the Army National Guard and served honorably for 5 years.

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...