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In Memory Of
Carolyn Bertha Funk
1933
2020
Carolyn Bertha Funk
October 30, 1933 — September 29, 2020
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Carolyn Funk, a lifetime resident of Larimer County and polio survivor was born 30 October 1933 and died 29 September 2020 at the age of 86.
Her parents were Mary Catherine (later Webb) and Marion Oscar Boyd. She had two brothers, Robert (deceased) and Raymond of Spring Creek Nevada.
She attended the Virginia Dale School and graduated from Fort Collins High School in 1951.
She married H. Quinn Funk in 1952. They had four children: Karel (Campbell), Rhonda (George), Clark (deceased) and Mary Jo (Phipps). She is also survived by six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
She worked as a teacher's aide at Cache La Poudre Elementary for eight years. Then she fulfilled a lifetime dream by becoming a Licensed Practical Nurse and then a Registered Nurse, earning a BS in Health Sciences from University of St. Francis and one in Nursing from Metro State as well. She practiced nursing at Poudre Valley Hospital for 25 years.
After her retirement she volunteered with the Larimer County Office on Aging and was active at Trinity Lutheran Church.
A small gathering will take place in Virginia Dale at a later date.
Her parents were Mary Catherine (later Webb) and Marion Oscar Boyd. She had two brothers, Robert (deceased) and Raymond of Spring Creek Nevada.
She attended the Virginia Dale School and graduated from Fort Collins High School in 1951.
She married H. Quinn Funk in 1952. They had four children: Karel (Campbell), Rhonda (George), Clark (deceased) and Mary Jo (Phipps). She is also survived by six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
She worked as a teacher's aide at Cache La Poudre Elementary for eight years. Then she fulfilled a lifetime dream by becoming a Licensed Practical Nurse and then a Registered Nurse, earning a BS in Health Sciences from University of St. Francis and one in Nursing from Metro State as well. She practiced nursing at Poudre Valley Hospital for 25 years.
After her retirement she volunteered with the Larimer County Office on Aging and was active at Trinity Lutheran Church.
A small gathering will take place in Virginia Dale at a later date.
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