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    1. [GV] Obit: Harry Mohrlang
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    3. HEER MORTUARY Fort Morgan, Colorado In memoriam of Harry Mohrlang, 09/25/1925 - 11/13/2014 View the online memorial here <http://heermortuary.com/memsol.cgi?user_id=1457837&page=profile>. Harry Mohrlang 89, passed away November 13, 2014, peacefully at home surrounded by family. He was born September 12, 1925, to German Immigrant parents Jacob and Mary (Bott) Mohrlang from the German villages of Walter and Frank on the west bank of the Volga River in Russia. Harry was a life long resident of Morgan County. In 1944 he became part of the Greatest Generation. Entering the US Army and proudly serving his families new country in the Philippine Islands until his Honorable Discharge in 1946. On April 24, 1949, Harry married Lenora Hoff in Fort Morgan. Harry was founder, and served as President of Mohrlang Manufacturing for over 50 years and was the holder of 3 Patents. In 2005 the company was sold and he retired. Harry was very involved in many community groups; retired from the Brush Volunteer Fire Department after serving 23 years; member and past Commander of the VFW Post #3551; past President of Morgan County Farm Bureau; past President of Morgan Community College Council for 10 years; life member of the 37th Infantry Veterans Association. Harry was selected the Outstanding Pioneer by the Brush Rodeo Association in 2004. In 2009, Harry was honored to be selected as one of the first from Morgan County to participate in the "Veterans Honor Flight" to Washington D.C. Harry had a love for travel and was able to visit his ancestral homes of Frank and Walter, Russia. As well as, numerous trips to Australia, the Phillipines , the Amazon River, the Iditarod in Alaska, and the Serengeti in Kenya. Survivors include his wife of 65 years Lenora; one son, Bruce (Nancy); daughters, Glenda McNabb and Amy (Mark) Johnson; brother Milton; sisters Irene Shank and Edna Macht; and five grandchildren, Sonia, Bradley, Erik, Cooper and Olivia. He was preceeded in death by granddaughter, Katie Mohrlang; son-in-law, John McNabb; brother, Jacob Mohrlang, Jr.; and sisters, Helen Mohrlang, Alvina Brunkhardt, and Dorothy Reich; and his parents. Mer Sein Zun Iwwer Die Volga Kumme A special Thank You to Hospice of Northern Colorado, Larimer County Hospice, Colorado Caring Companions and Wilma Phillips for their help and care. Funeral Services will be held at the Immanuel Congregational Church (Everett St & Clifton St) in Brush on Friday, November 21, 2014, at 11:00 AM. Interment will be at the Brush Memorial Cemetery with lunch following at the Carroll Building. Military Honors will be presented by the US Army and the VFW #3551. Memorial gifts my be made in memory of Harry Mohrlang to the Wounded Warrior Project, 4899 Belfort Road, Suite 300, Jacksonville, FL 32256 or www.woundedwarriorproject.org. Visit HEER MORTUARY <http://heermortuary.com>

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