Barbara R. Knipple
Sep 21, 2017
Barbara Rita Knipple, 70, beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother, and Sister, completed her journey home to be with the Lord, our God, on September 21, 2017. She lived a life of unmistakable devotion to her children, family, and friends. There is no greater evidence of this than her 50 plus year marriage to Ronald J. Knipple, the seven children she lovingly...
Margaret Louise Pierce
Sep 21, 2017
Margaret Louise Pierce, 96, of Fort Collins died Thursday, September 21, 2017 at Columbine West Care Center. Louise was born August 8, 1921 to Roy B. Campbell and Clara A. (Wolf) Campbell in Greeley, Colorado. She moved to Laporte, Colorado with her family when she was a small child. She graduated from Fort Collins High School in 1939. After graduation...
Ruth Ellen Miller
Sep 18, 2017
Ruth Ellen Miller of Walden, Colorado, passed away on Monday, September 18, 2017 in Fort Collins, Colorado. Ruth was born on December 12, 1927 in Missouri to Mary Ruth (McCracken) and Glen Thomas Faulkner. She was a homemaker. Ruth is survived by her daughters, Peggy (Lloyd) Bradfield of Grandview, MO, Connie Mares of Bennett, CO; and sister, Theo Melia of...
Richard Villars Tamlin
Sep 17, 2017
Richard "Corky" Villars Tamlin was born in LaPorte, Colorado, on March 15, 1929, to Henry V. Tamlin and Bessie M. (Villars) Tamlin. Richard passed away on September 17, 2017, following a short illness. Richard grew up in LaPorte and Bellvue, Colorado, attending Cache la Poudre schools through graduation. He married Maxine Doris Nix on September 30, 1950, and they made...
The Makepeace Family
Sep 15, 2017
Jeff Makepeace, 47, Jennifer Makepeace, 45, Addison Makepeace, 10, and Benjamin Makepeace, 10, all of Fort Collins, Colorado, died on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. The family had a second home in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. They died after their private plane crashed in unincorporated Garfield County about 10 miles north of Glenwood Springs. Jeff Makepeace was born and raised in Naples,...
John Dreiling
Sep 15, 2017
John was born in Hays, Kansas on June 25, 1942 to Frank and Martina Dreiling. His family moved to Ft. Collins in the mid 1940's and established Dreiling Motors, the Buick, Pontiac, and GMC truck dealership. He attended St. Joseph's Catholic Grade School and Ft. Collins High School. John started working part-time for the family business and later full time,...
Robert Herman Wissing
Sep 15, 2017
Robert H. "Bob" Wissing was born on the family farm at St. Libory, Nebraska on April 2, 1925. On September 15, 2017 he pass from the arms of his loving family to the arms of his God. His parents were Sylvester Wissing and Frances Eich Wissing. Bob drove five sisters to school in town in a one-horse cart. Bob enlisted...
Beverly "Bev" Sadd
Sep 11, 2017
Beverly (Bev) Sadd, of Fort Collins, CO died Monday September 11, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family. Born in Minden, Nebraska July 4, 1937 she was the daughter of Joseph and Emma Billesbach. Bev was raised in Minden NE, graduating from Minden High School in 1955. On December 27, 1956 Bev married Robert M Sadd. They relocated to...
Lafaye Ann Sheahan
Sep 10, 2017
LaFaye Ann Sheahan LaFaye Ann, "Faye" passed away on Sunday morning, September 10, 2017. Faye had the pleasure of seeing all of her children just prior to her passing. She was 85. Born April 7, 1932 to Wally and Della Jensen (Chilcoat), Faye was raised on a cattle farm in Norfolk, Nebraska. The family moved to Goodland, Kansas where Faye...
Kathryn "Katie" E. Jones
Sep 9, 2017
Kathryn E. (Katie) Jones, 87 of Fort Collins, CO., passed away on September 9th, 2017 daughter of John Rochert and Henrietta Raub she was born in Minot, North Dakota. Katie passed away after an extensive battle with bone cancer. Katie moved from Illinois to Colorado in the early 60's where she raised her children. During her early days Katie was...
Tricia "Trish" Trujillo
Sep 8, 2017
Tricia (Trish) Trujillo, 49, passed away September 8, 2017 at home surrounded by family and friends after a five year fight against breast cancer. Trish was born December 1,1967 in Rock Springs, Wyoming to Ben and Donna Trujillo, who proceeded her daughter in death from cancer in 1996. She attended high school at CampionAcademy, graduating in 1986 and went on...
Richard C. Dillon
Sep 8, 2017
To paraphrase Hunter S Thompson: "Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving in an attractive and well preserved body..." With that in mind: Richard C Dillon was called home on Friday, September 8th. Born to Frances and Ethel in Berwin, IL on October 18th, 1934, he raised a family of nine children, served...
Jean Altergott Dotts
Sep 4, 2017
Jean passed away on September 4, 2017 at 93 years old in Hospice care at Seven Lakes Memory Care of Loveland. Jean was born in Sedgwick, Colorado in 1924 to Hans and Francis von Kaenel. She moved to Fort Collins as a teenager to live with her grandparents so she could attend and graduate from Fort Collins High School. She...
Emerson O. King
Sep 4, 2017
Emerson "Bud" King was born March 21,1929 and raised in Westover, Pennsylvania. He enlisted in the Navy in 1946 and proudly served aboard the Battleship Missouri, the Heavy Cruiser Rochester the Destroyer DD Roberts. He often enjoyed recounting his time he spent in the service, visiting many naval ports around the world. After briefly attending college, he worked at J...
Joshua Amerman
Sep 3, 2017
Josh Amerman, 34, of Fort Collins, CO, passed away September 3. 2017 peacefully at home surrounded by his family. His fight with brain cancer started 5 years ago. He was born in Breckenridge, MN to Bill and Roz Amerman on September 16, 1982. Josh was joined by his sister, Ashley, in 1987. Josh and Ashley were best friend forever. He...
Lavada Jean Goranson
Sep 2, 2017
LaVada Jean Goranson, 88, of Fort Collins, lived her life to the fullest and departed peacefully on her next adventure on Saturday, September 2nd 2017, at Pathways Hospice Hospital. MEMORIAL INFORMATION: A "Celebration of Life" service will be held on Wednesday, September 13th 2017 at 1pm. LaVada wanted this to be an opportunity for her friends and family to spend...
Frederick B. Kaehler
Sep 1, 2017
Frederick Benjamin Kaehler was born June 20, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois, to Arnold and Edna Mae Kaehler, the first of their six children. He passed away peacefully on September 1, 2017, in Fort Collins, CO, after several years of declining health and loving care by his family and caregivers, In between those two dates was a life very well lived,...
Nina L. Thompson
Sep 1, 2017
Nina Lou Thompson passed away Friday, September 1, 2017 at the age of 78. She was born in Las Vegas, New Mexico on April 24, 1939 to Joe and Gladys Davidson. Nina moved to Fort Collins in 1972, which she called her home. She is survived by her sister, Nancy Jordan; 4 children, Sheri Hagemeister, Tim Thompson (wife, Jane Williams),...
Richard Kenneth Archer
Aug 31, 2017
Richard (Dick) Archer was known to be an extremely kind and selfless man, born November 23,1937, he had a long and meaningful life. Dick individually impacted everyone's life that he met in such a positive way. Dick was a sergeant at the age of only 19 in the United States Marine Corp. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather....
Loxie L. Dowdy
Aug 30, 2017
Loxie L. Dowdy, 87, of Ft. Collins passed away August 30, 2017 at a local nursing home. Loxie was born July 13, 1930 to Shirdy and Mary Ann Dowdy in a small town named Byrdstown, Tennessee, just a few miles from the Kentucky state line. Loxie was one of ten children born during the depression years. Loxie was a free...
