obituaries

Sep 20, 2018

Olive Mae "Ollie" Winger, age 92, a 72-year resident of Brush, Colorado, died on Thursday, September 20, 2018, at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush, Colorado of natural causes.

The grandchildren wish to invite anyone who was touched by Olive Mae to...

Sep 20, 2018

A private life celebration will be held at a later date for Jeanette Ann Bartee, 85, who passed away on September 20, 2018, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. Inurnment will be in the J.L. Brush Memorial Cemetery.

Jeanette married the love of her life, Lloyd...

Sep 20, 2018

Lee Harold Shea Sr., 84, passed away Thursday, September 20, 2018 at the Valley Villa Care Center in Fort Morgan. He was born January 1, 1934 in Ralston, Oklahoma, to Anthony and Eula (Smith) Shea.

Lee enjoyed hunting, fishing, and talking about everything under the sun with friends at...

Sep 20, 2018

Patricia I. Reich, 78, passed away Thursday, September 20, 2018, at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush. She was born May 5, 1940, in Casper, WY, to Gerald & Ileah VanNorman.

Pat has lived in Morgan County since 1944. She enjoyed fishing & hunting, crocheting, playing cards &...

Sep 18, 2018

Roger Alan Kovar of Fort Morgan, CO, career scientist, educator and outdoorsman, passed away at the age of 75 on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 following complications due to aortic heart surgery.

Roger was born May 26, 1943 in Beatrice, Nebraska to Joe and Elsie Kovar, and was raised on the family farm near Wilbur, Nebraska....

Sep 16, 2018

Esther Brown, 92, lifelong area resident, passed away Sunday, September 16, 2018 at the Eben-Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. She was born July 2, 1926 to Fred and Mary (Frick) Reiber in Fort Morgan.

Esther married Orthy Brown on November 28, 1953 in Derby, Colorado. He died in...

Sep 15, 2018

Ruth Evelyn Strand Ray, 100, passed away peacefully in her sleep on September 15, 2018 at Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush.

She was born May 7, 1918 in Bertrand, Nebraska to Aaron & Beda Marie Strand. She grew up in Nebraska, moved to Colorado in 1935 and lived in several states but returned to the...

Sep 9, 2018

Nancy Carolyn Smith, 88, passed away on Sunday September 9, 2018 at East Morgan County Hospital in Brush, CO.  She was born March 21, 1930 in Westmount, Quebec, Canada to George and Marjorie Inglis

She was a member of the American Business Women's Association and the Girl Scout's.  She enjoyed crafting, reading, playing cards, and baking.  Nancy...

Sep 8, 2018

The beautiful life of Kordell Jeks Tibbetts ended Saturday September 8, 2018. The third child of Michael and Marilynn (Kluge) Tibbetts, he was born December 10, 1998 in Denver. Kordell was a stellar scholar studying engineering in his second year at University of Colorado, Boulder. He graduated high school as Valedictorian from Weldon Valley High School in...

Sep 4, 2018

William R. Walker, 82, passed away Tuesday, September 4, 2018, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center. Bill was born June 23, 1937, in Otis, CO.

Bill worked, and retired from, Cargill Meat Solutions in Fort Morgan. After retiring due to health circumstances, Bill became...

Aug 31, 2018

Patsy Lynne Koehler, 83, lifelong area resident, passed away suddenly on Friday, August 31, 2018 at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley.

She was born April 19, 1935 in Wyoming, Michigan, to Clinton and Evelyn (Henderson) Rogers.

The family moved to Colorado...

Aug 22, 2018

Pedro "Pete" Garcia Jr., 63, of Greeley, died Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at his home after a battle with cancer.

He was born in Fort Morgan on April 14, 1955 to Pedro Sr. & Madelina Garcia. He attended area schools and graduated from Fort Morgan High School. Pete married Irma O'canas in Texas on January 6, 1990....

Aug 20, 2018

Robert (Bob) H Good

February 18, 1925 – August 20, 2018 Robert (Bob) Good, 93, lifetime Morgan County, Colorado resident passed away Monday, August 20, 2018 at Chelsea Place Memory Care Community, Aurora, CO. He was born February 18, 1925 in Loveland, CO to Howard and Esther Good. Growing...

Aug 11, 2018

"Jodie" Janie Josephine Wiley, 91, passed away Saturday, August 11, 2018 at the Valley View Villa Care Center in Fort Morgan, Colorado.

She was born July 28, 1927 in Skidmore, Missouri to Joseph and Guila (Ackley) Fletchall.

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Aug 11, 2018

Marlene Theresa Lefever, 85, longtime area resident, passed away Saturday, August 11, 2018, surrounded by her family.

She was born July 12, 1933 in Garrison, North Dakota to Louis and Loretta (Krzmarzick) Pflipsen.    The family moved from North Dakota to Longmont in 1944. Growing up, she worked at Brillhart's...

Aug 5, 2018

Janice Leigh Beauprez, 75, passed away peacefully, with family by her side, on August 5, 2018, in Fort Morgan, Colorado. She was born on April 23, 1943 in Toledo, Ohio to Richard Frank and Betty Jane (Morris) Kahl.

The family moved to Colorado in the early 1950s, and Jan...

Aug 3, 2018

Karen Jean Crisp, 71, longtime former resident of Fort Morgan passed away Friday, August 3, 2018 at Great Plains Health in North Platte, Nebraska.

Karen was born on Oct. 13, 1946, to Linus & Ellen (Venard) Mese in Fort Morgan, Colorado, where she was raised...

Aug 1, 2018

Beverly Causey, 94, longtime resident of Morgan County, passed from this life peacefully in her sleep at Valley View Villa on Wednesday, August 1. She was born September 19, 1923, in Fort Morgan to Ernest and Ruth Gordon Schmidlap.

Bev married the love of her life, Clifford Causey, on...

Jul 29, 2018

Cody Glatz, 18, passed away Sunday, July 29, 2018, of injuries suffered in a motor vehicle crash in Adams County, CO. He was born August 31, 1999, in Mount Clemens, MI.

Cody has lived in Brush since 2015. He graduated from Brush High School in...

Jul 23, 2018

Arthur Lavern Zwetzig, loving brother, father, grandfather and great grandfather of Fort Morgan, CO passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family at the age of 87, on Monday, July 23, 2018 at Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, CO. He was born on July 28, 1930 in Fort Morgan to John H. and Olinda...