Roy "Junior" Rodriguez
Nov 4, 2017
Roy L. Rodriguez, Jr., 60, of Fort Morgan, died unexpectedly, Saturday, November 4, 2017 at his home.
He was born March 31, 1957 in Fort Morgan to Roy & Perfecta Rodriguez. He attended school in Fort Morgan. Junior worked as a cook for the railroad for a number of...
Shirley Jean Clift
Nov 3, 2017
Shirley Jean Clift, 93, longtime area resident, passed away Friday, November 3, 2017 at the Eben-Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush.
She was born March 4, 1924 in Fort Morgan to Edwin and Lora (Koeneke) Luhrs.
Shirley...
Helen Busch
Nov 1, 2017
Helen Ruth Busch, 84, of Wiggins, passed away on November 1, 2017 at her home.
She was born June 13, 1933 in Milliken to George & Mary (Zimmerman) Bernhardt. She attended school there until her family moved to Wiggins in 1949. Helen graduated Valedictorian of Wiggins High School in...
Gladys Marie Margritz
Oct 30, 2017
Gladys Marie Margritz, 90, longtime area resident, died Monday, October 30, 2017 at her daughter's home north of Fort Morgan.
She was born November 22, 1926 in Fort Morgan to Jacob and Katherine (Kroskob) Knopp.
Gladys married Melvin Margritz on March 3, 1946...
Gene Smith
Oct 28, 2017
John Eugene Smith, 88, of Loveland, CO, passed away Saturday, October 28, 2017. He was born September 16, 1929, in Decatur, IN to Jay & Anna Marie Smith.
On June 6, 1948, Gene married Wanda Stirn in Lima, OH. Prior to retirement Gene worked as...
Marvin E. Gross
Oct 27, 2017
Marvin Earl Gross longtime resident of Morgan County entered Life Triumphant October 27, 2017, he was 81. Marvin was born in Alma, NE August 9, 1936 to his parents George and Annie (Hancock) Gross. When Marvin was 5 years old Annie married Carl Bengston who worked for the railroad and they traveled to many places....
Marlene M. Frasier
Oct 26, 2017
Marlene M. Frasier, 85, passed away Thursday, October 26, 2017 at the Valley View Villa Care Center in Fort Morgan.
She was born March 16, 1932 in Ovid, Colorado to Oscar and Dorothea (Wells) Mittelstadt. The family also lived in Eaton,...
Glenn Wilson Swinson
Oct 25, 2017
Glenn Wilson Swinson was born on November 22, 1920, in Calhoun, IL. the third son of Omer & Bernice Swinson. He passed away Wednesday, October 25, 2017, at the Northern Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, CO.
Glenn graduated from Olney, IL High School in 1939. He married Helen (Taddy)...
Lorraine Lea Taylor
Oct 25, 2017
Lorraine Lea Taylor, 62, went home to Heaven on Wednesday, October 25, 2017. She passed away at East Morgan County Hospital in Brush, CO. She was born February 19, 1955 in Carlsbad, NM to Arlaine Lee Taylor (Paschke).
She enjoyed reading, collecting jewelry, antiquing, and music. Lorraine had a passion for helping others and she loved spending...
Marti Ferris
Oct 17, 2017
Marti Ferris, DVM, passed away Tuesday, October 17, 2017 from complications from Alzheimer's Disease.
Marti was born, Martha Ann Ellenberger, to Jim and Marie Ellenberger on April 12, 1963 in Lamar, CO. She is survived by her husband, Brian Ferris and son, Blake Ferris, of Wiggins, CO; mother, Marie...
Gloria Jean Kallsen
Oct 15, 2017
Gloria Jean Kallsen of Gill, CO. 71 passed away in Greeley, CO on Sunday October 15th 2017, of natural causes, surrounded by her family. She was born in Rockford, IL to William & Margaret (Muckart) Katherine.
Gloria married Nick Kallsen on April 4th 1966 in Belton,...
Nayely Miramontes
Oct 14, 2017
Nayely Miramontes, 17, of Wiggins, died Saturday, October 14, 2017 from injuries she sustained in an automobile accident on Highway 52, southeast of Keenesburg. Nayely was currently a Senior at Wiggins High School. Vigil/Rosary will be held at Wiggins Event Center on Thursday, October 19th at 5:00 PM. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 AM on Friday, October...
Robert Erwin Nabb
Oct 13, 2017
Robert E. "Bob" Nabb, 93, a longtime resident of Fort Morgan, Colorado, passed away October 13, 2017 at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan.
Bob was born January 1, 1924 to Joseph and Ruth (Kitzinger) Nabb of Clay Center, Nebraska.
Florence Simonian
Oct 13, 2017
Florence Marie Simonian was born December 6, 1923 near Holyoke on the farm of her parents, Ernest and Regina (Neuhart) Roth.
She attended school at Morning View Grade School, a one-room country school, near Amherst. She attended Holyoke High School, graduating in 1941.
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James Elmer Snead
Oct 12, 2017
James (Jim) Elmer Snead, who passionately lived life as a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and prairie grassland advocate recently went to his heavenly home.
Jim passed away on Thursday, October 12, 2017 at 77 years of age. Jim was a long-term resident of Fort Morgan, and passed...
Helen Thompson
Oct 7, 2017
Helen Thompson, 86, lifelong area resident, died Saturday, October 7, 2017 at her home in Fort Morgan.
She was born September 2, 1931 in Fort Morgan to Clem & Annie (Steffens) Wright. She graduated from Wiggins High School in 1951. Helen married Leon Thompson on November 13, 1960.
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Bernard I. Stadler
Oct 4, 2017
Bernard I. Stadler, 74, passed away on October 4, 2017 at home in Brush, CO. He was born January 23, 1943 in Erie, CO to Adam and Katherine Stadler.
He joined the Army in 1964. Bernard was an outdoorsman, enjoyed fishing, archery, and hunting. He was an avid gardener....
Juan Lopez-Mendez
Oct 3, 2017
Juan Lopez – Mendez, 44, passed away Tuesday, October 3, 2017, at the Denver Health Medical Center. He was born April 22, 1973, in Salamanca, Guanajuato, Mexico, to Juan Mendez Zuniga & Eusebia Lopez Mendez.
The Mendez family moved to the Wiggins community in 1975. Juan graduated from Wiggins...
Gus Boatman
Sep 30, 2017
Gus J. Boatman, 89, a Fort Morgan resident, passed away Saturday, September 30, 2017, at Valley View Villa Nursing Home in Fort Morgan. He was born November 4, 1927, in Arlington, MO to Marshall & Fern Boatman.
On June 20, 1949, Gus married Anita Baker in Wichita Falls, TX....
Maryann Hosler
Sep 29, 2017
MaryAnn Hosler, 62, passed away Friday, September 29, 2017, at her home in Brush. She was born July 3, 1955, in Cincinnati, OH to Richard & Mary Hosler.
MaryAnn moved to Morgan County in 1980. During her working career, she had worked at area nursing homes and restaurants. She enjoyed participating at senior activities at Centennial Manor,...
