Harold E. “Gene” Morehouse

Harold E. “Gene” Morehouse

Harold E. “Gene” Morehouse

1929-2015

Harold E. “Gene” Morehouse, 86, of Berthoud, Colorado, beloved husband and father, passed away August 16, 2015 at Aspen House with family by his side.

Gene and his twin brother Jack were born on July 21, 1929 to Faye and Bessie (Broyles) Morehouse in Taylor County, Iowa. He graduated from Hopkins High School in 1947, where he met and married Doris Garten on June 8, 1948. Gene served in the U. S. Army during the Korean Conflict with the Mountain Division in Austria.

In 1959, he and his family moved to Greeley, Colorado where Gene worked for Woodies Distributing Co. and Nor-Colo Co. While with Nor-Colo he was transferred to Longmont, Colorado. He retired in 1993 and shortly afterwards moved to Berthoud, Colorado.

Gene was a loving husband and family man. He enjoyed his work and made friends everywhere he went. He especially enjoyed spending time with his grandsons.

Survivors: wife, Doris; daughters: Tracy (Bob) Lee and Robin (Doug) Seewald; grandsons: Andy (Kamie) Lee, Kyle (Larissa) Seewald, Jay Seewald; great grandson: Lane Seewald. Sister: Carole Oberhauser; sister-in-law: Phyllis Morehouse, both of Hopkins, Missouri.

Gene is preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Jack and Richard Morehouse; infant brother: Ronald, twin of Richard; sisters, Leota and Marjorie and their husbands; several nieces and nephews.

A Memorial Service will be held in the future.

Memorials may be made in Gene’s memory to Pathways Hospice, 305 Carpenter Rd., Ft. Collins, CO 80525 / Loveland’s Alzheimer Association, 415 Peterson St., Ft. Collins, CO 80524.

Condolences can be sent to Mrs. Doris Morehouse, 900 Welch, Berthoud, CO 80513.