Esther Lillie Bickel
Dec 10, 2018
Esther Lillie (Lil) Bickel, 10/26/1927-12/12/2018 Lil was born to Stephen and Laverna Thomas 91 years ago in the family homestead near Overland Trail and West La Porte Avenue. Lil and her older sister, Dorothy walked or rode the horse to Mountain View Elementary School. After her parents' divorce, she moved with her mother to La Porte Avenue in town where...
David Romaine Allen
Dec 10, 2018
David Romaine Allen, 96, passed away Monday, December 10, 2018. David was born in Benton, Kansas on December 29, 1921 to James and Annie Allen. He grew up on a farm and was in the Army from 1942 to 1945, serving in the Pacific during WWII. He married Betty J. Brown on June 14, 1946. They lived in Wichita and...
Eloise Eleanor Godshalk
Dec 7, 2018
Eloise Eleanor Godshalk was born in Kosciusko county Indiana on February 28, 1936. Shortly after being diagnosed with cancer, she went home to be with her Lord Jesus Christ on December 7, 2018. Eloise is described by many as a kind, gentle, faithful, and positive person. She grew up on a farm in Indiana spending time with her sister and...
Jeanne L. Peterson
Dec 7, 2018
Jeanne Obergfell Peterson January 1926 – December 2018 Jeanne (Obergfell) Peterson was born in Chicago Illinois. She grew up during the Great Depression and entered Carleton College during World War II. She majored in Chemistry and minored in English. By her senior year, her husband-to-be, Harney Peterson, had returned from a 5 year long hiatus in his education (due to...
Nona Thayer
Dec 6, 2018
Nona Thayer, at age 86, passed away in her Fort Collins home of fifty three years on December 6th. She was born in 1932 in Vancouver, Washington, as the second child of Walt and LaVeta Buker. Her brother, Robert, was two years older. He and his wife, Rosemary, continue to live at the Buker farm. Nona attended schools in Vancouver,...
Dennis Eugene Klinker
Dec 5, 2018
Dennis Eugene Klinker was born on September 15, 1947, in Slayton, Minnesota, to Clarence and Viola Klinker. Dennis entered into the presence of the Lord on December 5, 2018. He grew up on a dairy farm near Woodstock, Minnesota, and always had fond memories of his childhood on the farm. He attended Mankato State College, now Minnesota State University -...
Karon L. Madison
Dec 4, 2018
Karon Lee (Anderson) Madison, 75, of Ft. Collins passed away December 4, 2018. Survivors include her husband Jerry Madison of Ft. Collins; two children, Randy Madison and his wife Janet of Raton, New Mexico and Rhonda Sorensen and her husband Sean of Colorado Springs; three grandchildren, Jeremy Madison of San Antonio, Texas, Sabrina Sorensen of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Annalee...
Lois Joan Phillips
Dec 4, 2018
The heavens gained another good soul, Louis Phillips (90) of Fort Collins, Colorado, on December 4th, 2018. Louis lived 45 years in the Upper Poudre Canyon and found beauty within the rocky mountains, gardening and her beloved Poudre River. She was the centerpiece of family gatherings and gave reason for everyone to come together. Her witty and strong personality will...
Arlen Dale Peace
Dec 3, 2018
Arlen Dale Peace departed this earth December 3, 2018. He passed away at Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado, surrounded by his family. He was born May 7, 1931 in Johnson County, Nebraska to Lloyd Oral (Mike) Peace and Crystal Katherine Ostrander Peace. He grew up in Princeton, Kansas. He graduated from Princeton Kansas High School in 1949. He...
Gail Marie Snelling
Nov 28, 2018
Gail was born in Fort Collins, Colorado on March 05, 1925 and made her journey to heaven on November 28, 2018. Gail is survived by her daughter Constance (Jim) of Prescott, daughter Robyn (Dave) of Fort Collins, younger sister Kay of Idaho Falls. Her grandson's Tyler, Brandon and granddaughter Caileigh, grandchildren Steve, Scott and Susan and great grandchildren Samantha and...
Mohammed Hassan Mayan
Nov 23, 2018
M. Hassan (Hans) Mayan, 79, of Fort Collins, Colorado passed away November 23, 2018 at home, surrounded by his loving family, after a courageous and challenging battle with peritoneal mesothelioma. Hans was born April 1, 1939 in Tehran, Iran to Mohamed Akbar Mia and Sakineh Madjedi. He grew up in Tehran and received a Bachelor of Science degree from Tehran...
Nicole A. Nees
Nov 22, 2018
Nicole Allison Nees, MA, LPC, LAC, PhD, was a loving wife, aunt, sister, daughter and scholar, who touched the lives and hearts of many people and animals. On November 22nd, 2018, Thanksgiving Day, Nicole was tragically taken from us. The pain of her loss lingers but we have hope that we will be reunited again someday. Nicole was fun loving,...
Kenneth Lee Baker
Nov 21, 2018
Kenneth "Ken" Lee Baker, beloved son and brother, patient father, proud military veteran and friend, passed away on November 21, 2018 in LaPorte, Colorado. Ken was Born on July 2, 1953, in Spokane, Washington to Robert and Myrtle Baker. Ken is described by his friends and family as a compassionate and creative man. Ken loved nothing more than to work...
James Joseph Dugan, Phd
Nov 18, 2018
James (Jim) Joseph Dugan passed away November 18, 2018 at Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado at the age of 70. Jim was born on October 15, 1948 in Denver, CO to John and Elva (Newbold) Dugan. The family moved from Deer Trail, CO to Sterling, CO and then to Greeley CO in 1959. Jim graduated from Greeley West...
Sharon Glorene Lepera
Nov 18, 2018
Sharon LePera, 86, of Fort Collins, died peacefully in her home, surrounded by loved ones, on November 18, 2018. Sharon (Larson) LePera was born April 29, 1933 in Boone, Iowa. Sharon married Al "Pic" LePera in 1953 and moved to West Des Moines, Iowa, where she and Al raised their only daughter. Sharon ("Germers", as nicknamed by her grandkids) has...
Joann Margaret Montgomery
Nov 18, 2018
Our sweet, sweet mom, Joann Margaret Montgomery, passed away peacefully on November 18, 2018 at the age of 88. She was born on October 29, 1930 in Kansas City, KS to Everett Watt and Elsie Rawles Watt. After graduating high school, she worked at Bethany Hospital as a medical transcriber. She married Robert J. Montgomery on November 7, 1954. Early...
Gordon Belter
Nov 18, 2018
Gordon Belter passed away on November 18, 2018 in Fort Collins, CO, at the age of 81. Gordon grew up along with four siblings on the family farm in Minnesota. After graduation from high school, he spent eight years in the National Guard and went on to earn his BA degree. After college he married the love of his life...
Milo Dean Bohlender
Nov 13, 2018
Milo D. Bohlender, 84, of Fort Collins, passed away November 13, 2018 at Poudre Valley Hospital. Milo was born March 20, 1934 on the family dairy farm in LaSalle, CO to Jacob Bohlender and Martha Gaede Bohlender. He graduated from Campion Academy High School, Campion, CO in 1952 and from Northwest Institute of Medical Technology, Minneapolis, MN in 1953 with...
Patsy Ruth Cameron
Nov 12, 2018
Patsy "Pat" Cameron's feisty demeanor sadly ended when she passed at home with family by her side on November 12, 2018. Pat was born on August 30, 1930 in Emporia, Kansas to Richard and Eva Shunk. She married the love of her life, Curtis Cameron, 54 years ago on December 16, 1964. Pat was a true homemaker. People who knew...
