obituaries

Dec 16, 2018

Ann, lifelong Morgan County resident passed away at Fair Acres Manor in Greeley Colorado Sunday December 16 th .

Ann was born December 5 th , 1948 to George and Elaine Barker in Brush Colorado.

After graduating High School in Fort Morgan, she attended NJC in Sterling and later Barnes Business College in Denver. She...

Dec 15, 2018

Hazel Leona Weimer, 88, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 15, 2018 at the Valley View Villa in Fort Morgan.  Hazel was born November 16, 1930 in Fort Morgan to George and Laura Thompson.

Hazel married, Albert "Abe" Weimer on March 18, 1950 in Fort Morgan. She was a longtime member of the V.F.W Post 2551 Auxiliary...

Dec 15, 2018

Rosalie Cardenas Vaca, 69, passed away Saturday, December 15, 2018 at her home in Fort Morgan.

She was born November 14, 1949 in Weslaco, Texas to Camilo and Ninfa (Hart) Cardenas.

She married Simon Vaca on January 15, 1972, in Texas. After they...

Dec 14, 2018

Opal Celma Davis passed away December  14th, a resident of Azle, Texas.  Born May 30th 1928 to and preceded in death by Davy and Zora Herbert of Last Chance Colorado.

Opal was a long time resident of Brush Colorado, a person of many talents, she was the owner and operator of the Tack Box, which provided racing...

Dec 12, 2018

Dave Graff, 90, longtime area resident, died Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush, Colorado. He was born October 31, 1928, in Santa Monica, California to Gilbert and Mary (Pierson) Graff.

Dave married Alice White on June 25, 1950, in Fort Morgan, Colorado. Dave owned and operated Graff LLC and Landmark Mobile...

Dec 7, 2018

Lillian Jean Fritzler passed away peacefully on December 7 th , 2018 at the family farm northwest of Fort Morgan Colorado.

She was born March 24,1928 at home, north of the Riverside to Henry J and Katherine (Bernhardt) Weimer.  Lillian was the oldest of 5 children.

Lillian married Gabriel Fritzler on March 25, 1951 at...

Dec 5, 2018

Reuben Bostron was born July 17 th 1923 to Conrad and Katherine (Pabst) Bostron in Brush, Colorado.  He attended Brush High School with the Class of 1941.  He helped his father in the family farming operation of growing sugar beets and harvesting those beets with 4 hitch horse drawn beet wagons.  He left the farm at the age of...

Dec 5, 2018

Jack Francis Westhoff, 79, ended his battle with brain cancer on December 5, 2018 at Eben Ezer Care Center in Brush, Colo. Jack, a lifelong Fort Morgan resident, was born November 26, 1939 to Richard and Verga (McFarland) Westhoff. He was raised on the family homestead near Weldona and graduated from Fort Morgan High School in 1957. After attending...

Dec 4, 2018

Daniel Ralph Stanley passed away on December 4, 2018 at Swedish Medical Center in Denver, CO.  He was born to Edward "Brooks" Stanley and Velma Elizabeth Shapley Stanley on October 1, 1937 in Keota, Colorado.  He was raised on the family homestead north of New Raymer, CO.   He attended Midway School thru 8 th grade then attended New Raymer...

Nov 30, 2018

David John Keefe, 82, longtime area resident, died Friday, November 30, 2018.

He was born April 1, 1936 in Grand Forks, ND to Edward R. & Kathleen Marie (Norton) Keefe. He grew up in a large family on a farm in Minnesota. Dave would say that he preferred farming with a horse and plow over a tractor,...

Nov 28, 2018

Allece Ann (Merwarth) Tate was called to her Heavenly Home November 28, 2018 from Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush, Colorado, where she had resided since January 2015.

Allece was born to Russell Raymond and Myrtle Bernice (Collins) Merwarth on February 20, 1932 in Parsons, Kansas.  Allece grew up with her parents and older brother Charles. ...

Nov 27, 2018

Jose (Joe) Herrera, longtime Morgan County resident, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 27th, 2018 at Ebenezer Lutheran Care Center.

He was born to Librado and Teodora Rodriguez Herrera in Rio Hondo, Texas.

Joe moved to Brush in 1952 where he first worked as a farmhand for several local farmers, before going to work at a large...

Nov 25, 2018

Tracy Allen Philpott, 70, passed away Sunday, November 25, 2018, at the North Suburban Medical Center in Thornton, CO following a lengthy illness.  He was born July 26, 1948 in Rifle, CO, to Cecil & MaeBelle Philpott.

On January 17, 1970, Tracy married Debra Hastings in Snyder, CO.  Prior to ill health forcing his retirement, Tracy was...

Nov 24, 2018

Sharon Rose Foreman, 73, Morgan County resident for over 30 years, passed away Saturday, November 24, 2018, at Valley View Villa in Fort Morgan.  She was born January 2, 1945, in Colorado Springs, CO, to Otis & Lillian (Haberthier) Thom.

Sharon graduated from Simla, CO, High School in 1964.  Following her graduation Sharon married Theo Dell Foreman. ...

Nov 23, 2018

Liam Westley Aguirre born August 11, 2018 to Richard Aguirre and Amanda Krehmeyer passed away suddenly on Friday morning, November 23, 2018, at their home in Byers, CO

Although precious Liam may have only spent a short period of time with his family, his days were filled with happiness and love. Everyone who had the opportunity to...

Nov 22, 2018

Ronald L. Menking, 91, passed away peacefully on November 22, 2018, at his residence at Lakeview Commons in Loveland, Colorado.

He was born March 11, 1927 in Ft. Morgan to Roy and Evelyn (Gilfry) Menking.  Ron's family farmed north of Ft. Morgan in the Victory Community.  He attended grades 1 through 8 in a rural, one room...

Nov 21, 2018

Ace Michael Davis, 43, of Fort Morgan, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at his home.

Ace was born in Fort Morgan on October 3, 1975 to Kelly & Kim (Poeppe) Davis. After graduating from Brush High School in 1994 he enlisted in the Navy. Ace lived in San Diego, CA for nearly fourteen years where...

Nov 21, 2018

James Kaye Baird, 87, passed away Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at his home north of Fort Morgan.

He was born on March 23, 1931 in Omaha, Nebraska, and his family later moved to Watertown, South Dakota where he attended high school and later received a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from the University of South Dakota. ...

Nov 20, 2018

Albert Canales, Jr., 69, lifelong area resident, died Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush.

He was born October 24, 1949 in Fort Morgan to Alberto & Carmen (Rocha) Canales. Albert graduated from Fort Morgan High School. In 1972 he married Patricia Sanders and together they raised three daughters. Albert and Pat...

Nov 16, 2018

Nelwyn June Hudson, 76, of Log Lane Village passed away peacefully Friday, November 16, 2018, at home.

A Memorial service will be Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at 11:00 AM at the Calvary Baptist Church in Fort Morgan.