obituaries


Dorothy Jean Shears Tucker Hull

Dorothy Jean Shears Tucker Hull

May 19, 2019

Dorothy Jean Shears Tucker Hull was born in Denver, CO on April 1, 1940 to Edward E. and Doris (Jeffcoat) Shears. Dorothy passed away Sunday, May 19, 2019 in her Ft. Morgan home surrounded by friends and her loved ones.

Dorothy moved to Brush from Fraser, CO in 1985 to work for the Brush RE-2J school district...

Judy Kay Schulte

Judy Kay Schulte

May 17, 2019

Services celebrating the life of Judy Schulte will be held at Prairie Winds Foursquare Church in Wiggins, CO at 11:00 AM on Friday, May 24, 2019 under the direction of pastor JD Wyatt. Judy Schulte was born to David and Viola Baker on December 28, 1945 and passed from this earth on May 17, 2019. She married Herman Schulte...

Augie E. Martinez

Augie E. Martinez

May 17, 2019

Augie E. Martinez, 68, passed away May 17, 2019 at North Suburban Medical Center in Thornton, CO. He was born August 6, 1950 in Fort Morgan to Nickolas Martinez & Molly Padilla.

Augie was a resident of Morgan County his entire life. He graduated from Wiggins High School. Augie was a member of the Friendship Club several...

Betty Catherine Keirnes

Betty Catherine Keirnes

May 17, 2019

Betty Catherine Keirnes, 87, longtime area resident, passed away Friday, May 17, 2019 at the Eben-Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush.

She was born February 3, 1932 in Grover, Colorado to Roy and Lillie Goodwine.

Betty attended school in Grover and graduated from Grover High School in 1951.

She married Russ Keirnes on...

David James Moore

David James Moore

May 16, 2019

David James Moore, 42, was born July 27, 1976 in Fort Morgan, CO and placed in the loving arms of his parents, Pat & Jeannie (Doehling) Moore.

David passed away Thursday May 16, 2019 at U.C. Health in Aurora and was placed in the loving arms of his Lord and Savior, surrounded by his family.

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Hilary A. Holman

Hilary A. Holman

May 12, 2019

Hilary Ann Holman 40, former Brush resident, passed away suddenly at her home in Morrison, CO.  She was born April 8, 1979, in Brush to Allen & Leslie Holman.

Hilary graduated from Bear Creek High School in Lakewood.  At the time of her death she worked for Safeway grocery store.

Hilary was an avid sport...

Dwaine Gibson

Dwaine Gibson

May 12, 2019

Longtime area resident, Dwaine Gibson, left his home in Fort Morgan for Eternal Life in Heaven on Sunday, May 12, 2019 at the age of 82.

Dwaine was born March 17, 1937 in Richland, WA to Orval & Ina Gibson. Shortly after his birth, the family moved to Joes, CO where Orval farmed. Later, they moved to...

Thomas M. Frank Ii

Thomas M. Frank Ii

May 11, 2019

Thomas Mark Frank II, 38, passed away suddenly at his home in Brush.  He was born April 25, 1981, in Denver, CO to Thomas M. and Carol S. Frank.

Thomas graduated from Lincoln High School in Fort Morgan in 2001.  At the time of his death he worked at Western Sugar Company.

Thomas was an...

Korbin Dean Massey

Korbin Dean Massey

May 11, 2019

Korbin Dean Massey, 20, passed away Saturday, May 11, 2019 of injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident in Phoenix, AZ.  He was born August 18, 1998 in Brush, Colorado to Cindy and Brooks Massey.

Korbin grew up in Brush, where he attended school and graduated from Brush High School in 2017.  While attending BHS Korbin was active...

Cynthia Kindel

Cynthia Kindel

May 10, 2019

Cynthia E. Kindel was born to Rosalind and John Duckett at Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Maryland. She was the eldest of five, living half of her life in the Virginia area and half of her life in Colorado. She passed away on May 10, 2019 after 58 years of life.

After moving to the Denver...

Marsha Ann Weiss

Marsha Ann Weiss

May 10, 2019

Marsha Ann Weiss, 72, retired substitute school teacher, passed away Friday, May 10, 2019 at the Valley View Villa Care Center in Fort Morgan.

She was born October 30, 1946 in Louisville, Kentucky to Frank and Norma (Nunn) Richardson.

Marsha married David R. Weiss on August 9, 1969 in Thornton, Colorado.

She was...

Ben Laso

Ben Laso

May 9, 2019

Ben Laso, 63, life resident of Brush, passed away suddenly on Thursday, May 9, 2019.  He was born May 29, 1955, in Brush to Elizabeth & Frank Laso.

Ben graduated from Brush High School in 1974.  On June 14, 1986 he married Wanda Killough.  Due to health issues, Ben recently retired from the Colorado Department of Corrections....

Ada Mildred Loose

Ada Mildred Loose

May 9, 2019

Ada M. (Ledford) Loose, 99, longtime Morgan County resident, passed away peacefully Thursday, May 9, 2019 at her home in Fort Morgan.

She was born February 3, 1920 in Hoyt, Colorado to John Seaton and Melvia (Boyd) Ledford.  She attended school in Wiggins and graduated from Wiggins High School in 1938 as Salutatorian of her class. On...

Larry L. Ainslie

Larry L. Ainslie

May 9, 2019

Larry Lee Ainslie (89) of Brush, passed away May 9, 2019 at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center.  Larry was born to Penny (Prentice) and Eve (Everna Holcomb) Ainslie at Atlanta, Nebraska on June 23, 1929 at the Holdrege Nebraska Hospital.  The next ten years were spent, with his brother Robert, in the second floor of the Burlington Depot, where...

Miguel "Mike" Martinez

Miguel "Mike" Martinez

May 8, 2019

Miguel Martinez, 82, of Wiggins, died Wednesday, May 8, 2019 after a sudden heart attack.

Visitation will Monday, May 13 th from 5 – 7 PM at the Heer Mortuary Chapel in Fort Morgan.

Funeral services will be Tuesday, May 14 th at 10:00 AM at New Creation Foursquare Gospel Church on Burlington Ave. in...

Anthony D. Baltazar

Anthony D. Baltazar

May 4, 2019

Anthony D. Baltazar, 89, longtime area resident, passed away, Saturday, May 4, 2019 at his home in Fort Morgan surrounded by his family.

Anthony was born January 18, 1930 in Pueblo, Colorado to Gonzalo and Maria (Diaz) Baltazar Sr.

Tony  served his country in the United States Army from 1953 until 1955

He...

Erik Nathan Foley

Erik Nathan Foley

May 4, 2019

Erik N. Foley, 38, passed away Saturday, May 4, 2019 of injuries suffered in a motor vehicle crash on Colorado Highway 71 north of Stoneham, CO.  He was born July 7, 1980, in Brush to Ramiro Gonzales Jr. & Norma Foley.

Erik enjoyed riding a dirt bike, doing mechanic work on cars and especially enjoyed working on...

Dennis Anderson

Dennis Anderson

May 3, 2019

Dennis (Andy) Anderson, a long-time Ft. Morgan resident passed away suddenly while returning from a hunting trip in Hot Springs, SD.  Andy was born in Canton, Ohio on February 27, 1946, to Dale and Iris Anderson. He worked as a biologist for the Department of Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. He was the director of the Fish Disease...

Raymond E. Harbert

Raymond E. Harbert

May 3, 2019

Raymond E. Harbert, 77, passed away Friday, May 3, 2019, at his home in Brush.  He was born October 4, 1941, in Brush to Don & Ruth Harbert.

On September 3, 1961, Raymond married Nancy Claflin in Brush.  They lived in the Idalia community for several years before moving back to Morgan County.  Raymond's favorite past time...

Ted Graff

Ted Graff

May 2, 2019

Ted Jesse Graff, a long-standing Fort Morgan area resident passed away Thursday, May 2, 2019 at CPMC surrounded by his family.

Ted was born in Santa Monica, CA then the family moved to Colorado when he was 10.  He married his sweetheart, Joann in 1953, then was quickly called to serve in the US Army. Upon returning...