obituaries

Sep 4, 2019

Miriam Elenor (White) Buckmaster was 94 years of age when she passed away on September 4, 2019, while at home in The Arbor, Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Facility.  She was born in Brush Colorado on August 15, 1925 to Everet and Cleoma (McNamee) White, their only daughter.

In 1943, Miriam graduated from Brush High School where she...

Sep 4, 2019

John Pius Killough, 92, life resident of Morgan County, passed away Wednesday, September 4, 2019, at his home.  He was born December 26, 1926, on the family farm south of Brush to Charles & Edith Killough.

John attended the Woodrow High School but left before graduating as he volunteered to help work on military aircraft in California...

Sep 1, 2019

Jeffery (Jeff) Scott Schwindt of Fort Morgan passed away on Sept. 1, 2019. He was 55. Jeff was born on Feb. 17, 1964, in Fort Morgan to Joby and Etson Schwindt. He attended Fort Morgan High School, where he graduated in 1982. He worked most of his life in the oil field in Wyoming, North Dakota and Colorado. Jeff...

Sep 1, 2019

Vera Jane Gentry passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, September 1st 2019. She was 71 years young. Vera was born on March 11th 1948 to Otha Delmar and Lucille Minnie Dorsett in Sterling, Colorado. She graduated from Sterling High School in 1966.

Vera worked most of her life for the city of Fort Morgan in...

Aug 27, 2019

Jesse D. Hopkins, 63, of Log Lane Village, passed away suddenly at his home on Tuesday, August 27, 2019.  He was born December 23, 1955, in Columbus, NE to Boyd & Clara Hopkins.J

esse married Brenda Ohlmann in Montrose, CO on March 29, 1984.  They have lived in Morgan County for over 35 years.  Before retiring, Jesse...

Aug 26, 2019

Rodney Wendell Simmons, 78, passed away on Monday, August 26, 2019 at Valley View Villa Care Center in Fort Morgan.

Rodney was born on June 20, 1941 in Sterling, CO to C.E. "Ted" & Ouida (Fletcher) Simmons. He graduated from Fort Morgan High School in 1959. On February 17, 1961 he married Alberta Staley.

Rodney...

Aug 22, 2019

Etta J. Halverson. 78,  of Log Lane Village CO passed away Thursday, August 22, 2019, at her home.  She was born September 23, 1940, in Shevlin, MN to George & Josie Coyle.

Etta married Arlan Halverson on July 11, 1959, in Shevlin, MN.  Prior to retirement she worked for the Ft. Morgan School District as a Kinder...

Aug 21, 2019

Vern Baumgartner passed away early Wednesday morning at his home in Wiggins.  He was "our" only brother and so worthy of our respect.  He was 76 but had been a paraplegic for 63 years following a cave-in accident at age 13.  It was wound complications from his years in a wheelchair that became severely infected and finally took him. ...

Aug 20, 2019

Stephen W. Taylor, 91, passed away Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at his home in Fort Morgan.

He was born August 12, 1928 in Abilene, Kansas to Cecil & LaFaye Taylor.

Stephen attended Abilene schools graduating from Abilene High School in 1946.

He joined the United States Navy in July of 1946 and was...

Aug 19, 2019

Harold Davisson age 84, former Fort Morgan Police Chief, passed away Monday, August 19, 2019 at Colorado Plains Medical Center. He was born September 4, 1934 on the family farm southeast of Akron, CO to Bernard LeRoy and Eva Cretus (Greer) Davisson.  He was the second of four children (Gwen, Harold, Ross, Shirley).

Harold married JoAnn Smith...

Aug 17, 2019

Patsy Joann Groves, "Pat", 77, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, August 17, 2019.  She was born October 4, 1941 to Kenneth and Esther Stout in Greeley, Co.

She was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Ted Groves.

Pat will always be remembered for her generosity and genuine love and care for people.  As the...

Aug 16, 2019

Muriel Jean Sharp, 92, formerly of Canon City, passed away, Friday, August 16, 2019 at her daughter's home south of Brush.

Muriel was born April 2, 1927 in Dayton, Ohio to Harry and Dorothy (Robinson) Dickensheets.

She married Gerald Sharp on August 5, 1973 in Canon City.

Muriel was a member of the...

Aug 14, 2019

Bonnie Lou Shoemaker, 88, Brush resident, passed away Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center. She was born April 12, 1931, in Hudson, CO to Grace and Roy Lamar.

At 16 years of age Bonnie married Claude Shoemaker in Ft. Morgan on April 22, 1947. Most of Bonnie's life she worked the fulltime job...

Aug 12, 2019

Lon Eric Dahl, 60, longtime area resident, passed away, Monday, August 12, 2019 at his home in Fort Morgan.

Lon was born March 31, 1959 to DJ and Betty (Willard) Dahl in Maynard, Iowa.

He married Linda G. Schrum on August 31, 1991.

Lon was a local building contractor until poor health forced...

Aug 5, 2019

Kirk Charles Williams, 63, left this earth for the next leg of his journey on August 5, 2019, at his home in Grand Junction, Colorado.

Born April 19, 1956 in Denver, Colorado, he was the son of Glen R. (Curly) and Shirlee E. Williams.

Kirk graduated from Fort Morgan High School in 1974 and began...

Aug 4, 2019

Robert H. Moos, 86, passed away in his home on Sunday, August 4, 2019.  He always went by the name of Bob.  He was born in Medina, ND on Feb 5, 1933 to Jacob and Marie (Mayer) Moos.

Bob worked on a high- powered line when he met his wife, Deanna, who was from Brush.  They married...

Aug 3, 2019

D.J. Dixon-Richards, 45, passed away Saturday, August 3rd, 2019 at his home in Fort Morgan, CO. He was born July 6th, 1974 in Sacramento, CA to Jim and Vida Colleen Dixon.

On December 6, 2014 he married Chris Richards in Kansas. They moved from Kansas City to Fort Morgan in March of 2018. D.J. graduated from Sacramento...

Aug 3, 2019

Shela E. Garcia, 75, passed away early Saturday, August 3, 2019, at Fairacres Care Center in Greeley following a lengthy illness, recovery from a stroke in April.  She was born April 7, 1944, in Kalispell, MT to Victor & Florence Pound.

On September 28, 1979, Shela married Arturo Garcia in Brighton, CO.  Prior to ill health forcing...

Aug 1, 2019

Alice June Graff, 88, lifelong area resident, passed away, Thursday, August 1, 2019 at the Eben-Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush.

She was born June 3, 1931 in Brush to Turley and Marcella (Nelms) White.

Alice married David D. Graff on June 25, 1950 in Fort Morgan. He died in December of 2018.

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Jul 30, 2019

Joyce M. Meng, 88, longtime area resident, passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush.  She was born May 29, 1931, in Johnsburg, NY to Russell & Gladys Hills.

Joyce married Howard Meng on July 20, 1957, at the Christ Congregational Church in Fort Morgan.  After working as...