Kenneth Mcgrew

Kenneth Coleman McGrew, 89, of Wellington, formerly of Walden, died at home on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007. He was born June 27, 1918, near Ault in Weld County to Robert and Lillian Williams McGrew. Kenneth was the youngest of six children. He was preceded in death by his parents and all of his siblings. Ken graduated from Gill High School in 1935, where he loved to play basketball. He married Ruth Marie Anderson on July 6, 1941, in Walden. They were married for more than 66 years. Kenneth was proud to be a military veteran. He graduated from OCS and served as an officer in the U.S. Army from 1942 until 1945. Although he worked as a school custodian, Union Pacific Depot agent and ambulance driver in his career, his true profession was as a wholesale grocery salesman throughout Colorado and Wyoming for Pacific Fruit and Asher Wyoming companies. He loved to dance, play cards with friends and refinish furniture. Ken moved with his wife, Ruth, to Wellington in 2003 after living in Walden in the same home for 56 years. He was a longtime member of the Laramie, Wyo., Masonic Lodge. He is survived by his wife, Ruth; his sons, Stan and wife, Susan, of Wellington, and Dan and wife, Jeannie, of Fort Collins; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Those who desire may view Mr. McGrew from noon to 8 p.m. today. Funeral services with military honors by the Fort Collins All Veterans Honor Guard will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Bohlender Funeral Chapel. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 10, 2007, in Walden at the Jackson County Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made in his name to the North Park Pioneer Museum in Walden through Bohlender Funeral Chapel, 121 W. Olive St., Fort Collins, CO 80524. Friends may send condolences to the family at www.bohlenderfuneralchapel.com .