Beverly Jane Kembel
Sep 29, 2019
Beverly Jane Kembel, 84, lifelong area resident died peacefully in her home Sunday, September 29, 2019, surrounded by her family, after a short battle with cancer.
Bev's obituary as written by her:
I was born May 24, 1935 in Brush, CO to John and Goldie Frasier. I was born when the flood of '35' came...
Orva Jean Sidman
Sep 29, 2019
Orva Jean Sidman, 87, longtime area resident, passed away Sunday, September 29, 2019 at her home in Hudson.
Orva was born April 27, 1932 in Fort Morgan to Fred and Louise (Schlagel) Muth.
She married Bobby O. Sidman in May of 1952 at the Methodist Church in Fort Morgan.
Orva was a member...
Seva M Schonstrom
Sep 27, 2019
Seva M. Schonstrom, age 55, died from cancer on Friday, September 27, 2019 at Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan, Colorado.
Seva was born on August 30, 1964 in Fort Carson, Colorado to parents Paul and Margaret (Leavitt) Schonstrom on August 30, 1964 and was the second born of three children. Her father was a soldier...
William Clyde Kroskob
Sep 20, 2019
William Clyde Kroskob, 87, passed away Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, at his home in Fort Morgan, Colorado. Bill was born Nov. 10, 1931, in Fort Morgan, to William and Katherine (Schreiner) Kroskob. He spent his childhood on the family dairy farm south of town.
Bill graduated from Fort Morgan High School in 1949 and attended Colorado A...
Richard Lee Mullins
Sep 18, 2019
Richard Lee Mullins, 71, passed away September 18, 2019, at Sunset Manor Nursing Home in Brush from heart failure. He was born April 18, 1948, in Montrose, CO to John Robert & Norma Roberts.
Dicks older brother, Bob, who is 2 years, 2 months and 2 days older all moved to Grand Junction, CO for 2 years. ...
Marceline D. Rambow
Sep 15, 2019
Marceline D. Rambow, 100 years old and longtime area resident, passed away
September 15, 2019 at her home in Fort Morgan.
Marcia was born June 13, 1919 in Akron, Colorado to Henry and Clara
(Behrendsen) McGee.
In her earlier years she was married to Virgil Rambow. He died in 1991.
...
Sieglinde "Linda" May
Sep 14, 2019
Sieglinde (Linda) May, 79, of Ft. Morgan died Saturday, September 14, 2019 in Greeley, CO following a lengthy battle with breast cancer.
Linda was born November 3, 1939 in Stuttgart, Germany to Fritz and Veronika Müller. She was the eighth of 10 children. Linda came to the United States when she married Wilbur E. Dennis Jr. They...
Tina J. Gutierrez
Sep 13, 2019
Tina J. Gutierrez, 38, passed away suddenly at her home in Brush on Friday, September 13, 2019. She was born November 30, 1980, in Price, UT to John & Tina Thompson.
In 1998 Tina married Art Gutierrez in Flour Bluff, TX. They have lived in Morgan County for the past 10 years.
Tina was a...
Virginia M. Gearhart
Sep 10, 2019
Virginia M. Gearhart, 94, life resident of Morgan County, passed away Tuesday, September 10, 2019, at her home. She was born May 10, 1925, in Weldona to Victor & Lena Covelli.
Virginia graduated from Weldon Valley High School in 1942. She later attended Barnes Business College in Denver. On September 24, 1949,...
Ronald Albert Cross
Sep 7, 2019
Ronald Albert Cross, 90, longtime area resident, passed away, Saturday, September 7, 2019 at his daughter's home in Fort Morgan.
He was born May 13, 1929 in Oklahoma to Andrew and Georgia (Scharum) Cross.
Ron married Betty Jean Unbehauen on June 26, 1951 in Baltimore, Maryland. She died in 2016.
He served his...
Zane Glenn Schmeeckle
Sep 7, 2019
Zane Glenn Schmeeckle, 62, longtime area building contractor, died Saturday, September 7, 2019 near Carpenter, WY after his private plane crashed in an open field, shortly after takeoff.
Zane was born in Sterling, CO on August 5, 1957 to Glenn & Patricia Schmeeckle. He grew up in New Raymer, where he attended schools and graduated.
...
Eileen J. Mcmahon
Sep 5, 2019
Eileen J. McMahon, 88, of Sterling, was born May 12, 1931 and passed away Thursday, September 5, 2019 in Fort Morgan, Colorado. A family memorial gathering will be held on a later date.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Ruth Otzenberger; sister, Ruby Christner; brother, Otis Otzenberger; sister-in-law Gwendolyn Otzenberger; and brother-in-law, Rudy...
Miriam Elenor Buckmaster
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...
John P. Killough
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...
Jeffery Scott Schwindt
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...
Vera Jane Gentry
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...
Jesse D. Hopkins
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...
Rodney Simmons
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...
Etta J. Halverson
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...
Vernon Reuben Baumgartner
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. ...
