Barbara Ann Follett

Barbara (Delehoy) Follett, 77, of Fort Collins died March 24, 2017 at her home, surrounded by her family. A Funeral Service will be held at 3:00 p.m., on Friday, March 31st at First Presbyterian Church, 531 S. College Ave. Private burial at Roselawn Cemetery.

Barbara Follett was born November 19, 1939, in Fort Collins, the daughter of Victor and Marie Delehoy. She was raised in Bellvue and LaPorte, attending school at Cache La Poudre and graduating from Cache La Poudre High School in 1957. Upon graduation, she attended and earned her degree at Central Business College in Denver.

She married Roy Hunter Follett on June 28, 1959 at the LaPorte Presbyterian Church. He was an Agronomy Professor at Colorado State University, and she worked for local attorney Alden V. Hill. They loved camping, skiing, square dancing and traveling together. Following Hunter's work, they lived in Columbus, Ohio from 1970-1973, where he worked at The Ohio State University. From 1973-1981 they lived in Manhattan, Kansas where he worked at Kansas State University and Barbara began working for the Federal Land Bank. They returned to Fort Collins in 1981 where Hunter was able to return as a full professor at Colorado State University and she continued to work for the Federal Land Bank, which later became Farm Credit Services. After retiring from Farm Credit, she returned to part-time work at Hill & Hill Law offices.

Barbara was a member of several professional organizations, including the National Association of Retired Federal Employees (NARF), the Colorado Association of Certified Loan Closers (CACC), the International Chapter PEO Sisterhood, and Epsilon Sigma Alpha (ESA) Service organization. As an active member of First Presbyterian, she loved singing in the choir. She had a beautiful alto voice and always looked forward to seeing her church friends at weekly practice and Sunday morning worship services. She had also served as a deacon at First Presbyterian.

Barbara really loved being involved in her children and grandchildren's lives. She traveled to numerous cross country and track events, and even volunteered to help at local track meets and host a cross country camp at the Follett Ranch. She was also able to travel to Kansas to see her grandchildren there along with their scouting and cheerleading activities. In her final years, she also enjoyed time with her great-grandchildren.

Barbara was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Hunter Follett. She is survived by her son, Kevin Follett of Fort Collins; daughter, Karen Redus of Fort Collins; three brothers, Arlen Delehoy of Fremont, California, Keith Delehoy of Delano, California and Gary Delehoy of LaPorte, Colorado; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Memorial donations can be made to Pathways Hospice of Fort Collins or to the Choir at First Presbyterian Church of Fort Collins in care of Bohlender Funeral Chapel, 121 W. Olive, Fort Collins, Colorado 80524. Friends may send condolences to the family at bohlenderfuneralchapel.com.