Harriet Isabel Lucht

Harriet Isabel Lucht, 90, died August 4, 2010 at Clair Bridge in Fort Collins. She was born November 10, 1919, one day before the end of the World War I. She was a remarkable woman, and her integrity and faithfulness was always evident to all who knew her. She was raised in Fort Morgan, Colorado by her maternal uncle and aunt, Henry and Matilda Stately. She married when she was 17 years old, and in 1937, she gave birth to a daughter, Marianne. After her first husband left, she supported herself and her daughter through the Great Depression and World War II. She worked as a nurse's aid and a telephone operator during that time. After the war, while attending beauty school, she met Calvin Kelly Lucht, who had recently returned from the service. They were married in 1946 and owned a beauty salon in Brush, Colorado for a while. After only a few months, they moved to Hobbs, New Mexico, where Kelly worked as a sales representative for Gibson's. Laid off when the store closed, they started Modern Building Service and later, Kelly's Carpet. In 1949 she gave birth to a son, Robert followed in 1952 by another son, William. In 1961, they returned to Colorado. After living in Boulder, Greeley, and Lamar they settled in Fort Collins in 1965. She was a beauty instructor at Lamar Community College and the Hobbs Beauty School in Fort Collins. While they had always attended church regularly, they both dedicated their lives to the Lord Jesus Christ while attending the First Christian Church in Fort Collins. Harriet graduated from Colorado State University with a degree in Distributive Education. During their stay in Fort Collins they owned the Carpet Mart followed by Kelly's Furniture, and finally Kelly's Used Cars. Kelly joined the Gideons International and Harriet joined the Gideons Auxiliary. Kelly built a few houses in Fort Collins and Casper, Wyoming while Harriet ran their business in Fort Collins. Harriet and the entire family were all shocked when September 12, 1982, Kelly was killed in a plane crash while working with the Gideons. Since that date she has supported herself from the proceeds of renting out their property in Fort Collins. Harriet traveled to help smuggle bibles into Red China with Brother Andrew Ministry. She also worked for six months in South Carolina as a volunteer in support of Wycliff Bible Translators. In 2002 Harriet was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia and her health progressively declined. She is survived by her daughter, Marianne Bartlett of Fort Myers, Florida; sons, Robert Lucht of Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Dr. William Lucht of Anchorage, Alaska. She has eleven grand children including Cynthi Wagner of Fort Collins, Kathy Foster of Broomfield, David Lucht of Eugene, Oregon, John Lucht of St. Louis, Missouri, Amanda Lucht of Washington, D.C., Nathan Lucht of Colorado Springs, Cory Lucht of Halstead, Kansas, Roxann Greenlee of Cheyenne, Wyoming and Steven Lucht also of Cheyenne. At the time of her death, she had eleven great-grandchildren. While we will miss her, we also rejoice for her. Today she is in the presence of her Lord Jesus Christ. Her old, worn out body has been replaced with a perfect body, where everything works, where her mind is sound, and where that body can dwell in the very presence of Christ. She will inhabit that body for eternity. While there, she will also enjoy the fellowship of so many others who are also there as a result of her life. A Funeral Service will be held at Bohlender Funeral Chapel on Friday at 2:00 p.m. Interment will follow at Grandview Cemetery.