obituaries
Larry Johnson
Dec 5, 2017
Larry Bain Johnson, 80, passed away Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at his home in Fort Morgan.
He was born July 19, 1937 in Fort Morgan to Edwin & Delta (Phelps) Johnson. The family lived in Oregon for some time when Larry was a...
Judith Ann Perrin
Dec 5, 2017
Judith Ann Perrin, 78, passed away Tuesday, December 5, 2017, at the Sunset Manor Nursing Home in Brush. She was born July 14, 1939, in Brush, to Helen & Glenn Hoxworth.
Judy graduated from Fort Morgan High School. She worked as a health care giver for many of her...
Dean Campbell
Dec 2, 2017
Dean Campbell, 72, life resident of Morgan County, passed away Saturday, December 2, 2017, following a short illness. He was born July 30, 1945, in Brush, to Darrell & Kathleen Campbell.
Dean worked at Western Sugar, and its predecessor owners from 1963 until retiring in 2017. On May 25,...
Helen P. Ponce
Nov 30, 2017
Helen P. Ponce, 89, lifelong Fort Morgan resident, died Thursday, November 30, 2017 at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush.
Helen was born July 25, 1928 in Miera, New Mexico to Pedro and Felicita Padilla. She married Antonio M. Ponce on March 17, 1947. He died in April...
Dolores Wecker
Nov 30, 2017
Dolores Eileen Wecker joined her Lord and Savior on Thursday, November 30, 2017. Dolores was born to Lawrence and Anna Zollars on May 14, 1927.
Dolores married Virgil Wecker on May 14, 1946 in St. Francis, Kansas. Virgil worked for Great Sugar Company for 36 years. Virgil's job moved...
Don Procunier
Nov 29, 2017
Donald Isaac Procunier, 86, of Fort Morgan passed away peacefully Wednesday, November 29, 2017, at Valley View Villa in Fort Morgan, CO. Don was born March 28, 1931 in Newcastle, WY to Avon and Lavina Procunier.
Don married the love of his life Barbara Behrendsen on January 19, 1952...
Debra K. Abeyta
Nov 28, 2017
Debra K. Abeyta, 58, passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2017, surrounded by her loving family after a 5 year battle with cancer. She was born February 13, 1959, in Goldendale, WA to James & Eunice Forry.
In 2008, Debbie moved to Morgan County. Debbie married Tony Abeyta on August...
Mike Mego
Nov 25, 2017
Milton "Mike" Mego, 91, passed away Saturday, November 25, 2017, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush. He was born November 23, 1926, in Chamberlain, SD to Mike & Katherine Mego.
Mike enlisted in the US Marine Corp during WW I1. Following his honorable discharge, Mike worked...
Michael Dean Bryan
Nov 23, 2017
Michael Dean Bryan, 78, longtime area resident, died Thursday, November 23, 2017 at his home north of Fort Morgan. He was born August 26, 1939 in Minot, North Dakota to Paul and Rosalyn (Smith) Bryan.
Mike received a B.A. in Journalism from Drake University in...
John Rusch
Nov 23, 2017
John Robert Rusch, 93 of Fort Morgan, joined his Lord and Savior on Thursday, November 23, 2017 at home. He was born to John and Mary (Betzold) Rusch on November 12, 1924 east of town. Memorial services will be held on Thursday November 30th at 1:30 p.m. at Heer Mortuary and will conclude at Serenity Gardens in Riverside Cemetery. He...
Olivia Sandoval Gutierrez
Nov 22, 2017
Olivia Sandoval Gutierrez, 72, of Fort Morgan, died Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at the Centennial Health Care Center in Greeley.
She was born December 3, 1944 in Del Rio, Texas to Geronimo and Manuela (DeAnda) Sandoval Sr.
She married Jaime Perez...
Ival Ray Reed
Nov 21, 2017
Ival Ray Reed, 93, of New Raymer passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at Colorado Plains Medical Center. Upon Ival's request there will be no services .
Jesus Herrera Jr.
Nov 20, 2017
Jesus Herrera Jr., 30, lifelong area resident, died Monday, November 20, 2017 in Aurora.
He was born June 13, 1987 in Greeley to Jesus and Celeste (Moreno) Herrera Sr.
Jesus enjoyed camping, fishing, and spending time with friends. When camping, he liked to...
Marjorie Ann Carey
Nov 19, 2017
Marjorie Ann Carey, 78, passed away Sunday, November 19, 2017 surrounded by family at the North Colorado Medical Center Hospice Unit in Greeley.
She was born May 23, 1939 in Gill, Colorado to John and Mollie (Wolfe) Fahrenbruch.
Dave C. Kallweit
Nov 17, 2017
Dave C. Kallweit, 53, passed away Friday, November 17, 2017, following a lengthy illness. He was born September 21, 1964 in Denver to Vernon & Dorothy Kallweit.
Following graduation from high school, Dave joined the US Marine Corps where he served until he was honorably discharged in 1990. In 1997, Dave began a career with the Morgan...
William Dempster
Nov 17, 2017
William "Bill" H. Dempster, of Fort Morgan, CO, passed away, Friday, November 17, 2017. He was born December 16, 1942 in Tilden, NE to Donald D. & Mina Marie (Bennett) Dempster.
Bill graduated from Gering High School in 1961. On February 23, 1964, Bill married Sylvia Ann Meter in...
Michael J. Wahlert
Nov 12, 2017
Michael J. Wahlert, 48, life resident of Brush, passed away Sunday, November 12, 2017. He was born March 20, 1969, to Dale & Eunice Wahlert.
Michael (Mike) graduated from Brush High School in 1987, where he was a three sport athlete. He led the Brush Beetdiggers to a state...
Melva Jean Shults
Nov 8, 2017
On November 8, 2017, Melva Jean Shults left this world for the next where she will rejoin her husband, Jack, her son Harold, her sister, Beverly Miller, and her brothers Melvin & Eugene Frick and her parents, Pete & Barbara Frick.
Jean was born June 12, 1928, in Culbertson,...
Maxine Lucile Edson
Nov 6, 2017
Maxine Lucile Edson, 92, longtime area resident, died Monday, November 6, 2017 at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. She was born December 5, 1924 in Oshkosh, Nebraska to Clarence and Esther (Smith) Irey.
After graduating from high school, Maxine taught grades 1-8...
Theodore Curtis
Nov 4, 2017
Theodore "Ted" Curtis, 83, longtime Fort Morgan resident, died Saturday, November 4, 2017 at the Sterling Living Center.
Ted was born August 7, 1934 in Sterling to Louis & Daisy (Greenburg) Curtis. He attended school in Crook and later served in the U.S. Army during...






