Frieda Alsleben
Mar 5, 2017
Frieda Alsleben, 93, of Fort Collins, passed away peacefully at home on March 5, 2017. Frieda was born September 28, 1923 in Fort Collins. On April 22, 1945 Frieda married Marvin Alsleben, a marriage that would celebrate 58 anniversaries. Survivors include daughter, Joy (Paul) Chapman; and two grandchildren, Joshua (Katie) Chapman and Amy Chapman. Frieda was preceded in death by...
Carol Joyce Dinkel
Mar 5, 2017
Carol Joyce Dinkel, 76, of Fort Collins, died March 5, 2017. She was the oldest daughter of Earl and Kathryn Bernard. She was born in Canon City, Colorado on July 20,1940. Carol Joyce Dinkel was raised in LaPorte and worked in the timber business along with her family at a very young age. She attended the Cache La Poudre schools...
Fredreco Orlando Garcia
Mar 5, 2017
Fredreco Orlando Garcia, 88, of Wellington, died March 5, 2017 in Ft. Collins. Fredreco was born January 20, 1929 in Chama, Colorado to Juan Garcia and Rosita Cruz Garcia. He lived most of his life in the Wellington area. Survivors include his three sons, Larry and Joe Garcia of Wellington, and David Garcia of Minot, North Dakota; nine grandchildren; and...
Molly Trinidad Valdez
Mar 5, 2017
Molly Valdez, beautiful spirit and the foundation to our family passed away peacefully on her 91st birthday. She was born on March 5, 1926, to Lee and Lena Chavez in Ingleside, CO (near Owl Canyon). She married Al Valdez on August 17, 1947 and they were married 61 years until his death in 2008. Molly a Fort Collins native was...
Virgil Lauvane Hanson
Mar 3, 2017
Virgil Lauvane Hanson March 22, 1930 - March 3, 2017 Virgil Hanson, beloved husband, father, papa, and opa, was called home to be with his Savior and his cherished wife, Hildie, after a brief illness. Virgil was born in Brookings, South Dakota, the second-youngest of nine children raised by Nettie and Albert Hanson. After Albert's death when Virgil was six,...
James Porter Hoffman
Mar 3, 2017
On March 3, 2017, a window to the history of Ft. Collins closed for the last time. James Porter Hoffman, son of Coy and Fay Hoffman, grandson of John and Francis Hoffman and great grandson of John and Emily Coy, homesteader and founder of Ft. Collins, passed away peacefully at home. Jim was born in 1924 in Midwest WY during...
Dennis James Allen
Feb 28, 2017
Dennis James Allen Born in Denver Colorado on July 19, 1942 Died in Fort Collins on February 28, 2017 Dennis is survived by Trudie, his wife of over 50 years. Sons: Troy, Greg, Mike (Kim) and six grandchildren: Danielle, Madison, Siena, Robbie, Derek & Trey. Brothers: Richard and Doug. He is preceded in death by his parents Norval F. Allen...
Orval Ben Poole
Feb 27, 2017
Orval Ben Poole was born July 15, 1929 in Silverton, Texas, and died peacefully on Monday, February 27, 2017 in Fort Collins after a lengthy illness. Ben is survived by his brothers, Leon Poole of Colorado Springs, CO and Dale Poole of Fort Collins, CO; his daughter, Debbie Nix and spouse, Ray of Fort Collins, CO; daughter, Kathy Delaney and...
Esteban Zamora Jr.
Feb 26, 2017
Esteban Zamora, Jr., 92, of Fort Collins, died February 26, 2017 at his home. Mr. Zamora was born February 20, 1925 in Tulia, Texas to Esteban and Elvita Zamora. Estabon married Antonia "Toni" Roybal. Mr. Zamora worked in maintenance at Poudre School District. Survivors include his wife, Toni; children, Mary Anchondo, Rocky Zamora, David Steve Zamora, Ida Rogers. Susano Zamora...
Carolyn Mcphail-Dunning
Feb 25, 2017
Carolyn Elizabeth McPhail-Dunning, 76, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, died February 25, 2017 following a lengthy struggle with COPD and a short battle with pneumonia. She passed peacefully in hospice care with her family beside her. Carolyn Elizabeth White was born on January 17, 1941 in Hanover, New Hampshire to Marjorie Cookman White and Norman Ford White. She was the...
Beulah Arlene Richardson
Feb 25, 2017
Beulah Arlene Richardson died at Good Samaritan in Fort Collins on February 25, 2017. She was 94 years young. She was born in Syracuse, Nebraska on July 27, 1922 to Claude and Jeanette Rogers. At an early age, she moved to Arriba, Colorado. She grew up with six siblings. She graduated from Arriba High School in 1941. In August of...
Jesse A. Godinez
Feb 22, 2017
Jesse A. Godinez, 82, of Ft. Collins and founder of the El Burrito Restaurant died February 22, 2017. Jesse was the fifth son born to Jesus Godinez and Agustina Ayala Godinez in a house on Cherry Street, in Fort Collins, CO., on February 15, 1935. He was preceded in death by Jesus(Father), Agustina (Mother), Nick(brother), Joe(brother)and Ariana (granddaughter). Survived by...
Luiz Alberto Mendoza-Aceves
Feb 21, 2017
Luiz Alberto Mendoza-Aceves, 21, of Aurora. Viewing, Tuesday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and Wednesday, 12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Bohlender Funeral Chapel. Rosary, 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, Bohlender Funeral Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial, 10:00 a.m., Thursday, Holy Family Catholic Church. Interment Grandview Cemetery.
Charles Jordan Stone
Feb 21, 2017
August 12, 1951 – February 21, 2017 Charles Jordan "Charlie" Stone II was tragically killed in a motorcycle accident in Windsor, CO on February 21, 2017 and will be greatly missed. Charlie was the only child of Charles Jordan Stone and Olivia Armstrong (Fry) Stone. He grew up in Greeley and graduated from Greeley Central High School in 1969. He...
Delores K. Gilbert
Feb 20, 2017
Delores Kangus Gilbert: January 8, 1929-February 20, 2017 Dee Lived a life filled with love, laughter and music. An accomplished vocalist, she sang for decades with the First United Methodist Church choir, Colorado Women of Song, and the Sunshine Singers. She performed for years at various nursing homes. She held season tickets to the Santa Fe Opera and The Lincoln...
Dawn D. Weimer
Feb 20, 2017
My dear wife, Dawn, exited this world for one much higher and loftier on Monday, February 20, 2017 leaving behind her loving husband, Tom of 53 years; son, Heath and his wife, Susan and Heath's only child/son, Wynston. Dawn was/is a very well known Bronze Sculptor living in Loveland, CO and leaves behind a legacy that few in this world...
Donna Jean Spight
Feb 19, 2017
Donna Jean Spight of Fort Collins, passed away February 19, 2017. Donna was born in Denver Colorado March 19, 1934 to Hazel and Guy Bruce. She grew up in the Hudson area, and after graduating moved to Fort Collins. There she met and married Harry Spight, her husband of 65 years. Following Harry's service in the army, they made their...
Barbara Joan Kechter
Feb 19, 2017
Barbara Joan (Johnson) Kechter, 81, of Fort Collins. Barbara was born June 27, 1935 in Queen City, Missouri to Leslie Eason Johnson and Beulah Lorene (Sidwell) Johnson. Barbara attended elementary school in Carr, Colorado. The family moved to Ft. Collins in 1946 and she attended Lincoln Junior High and Fort Collins High School, graduating in 1952. Immediately after graduating, she...
Mary Greeley
Feb 18, 2017
Mary Greeley, 75, died February 18, 2017. She was born August 23, 1941 in Jersey City, NJ. After an extended illness, Mary peacefully succumbed to lung cancer in the presence of her loving family. Mary grew up in Jersey City, NJ, and on Staten Island, NY. She lived in Point Pleasant, NJ, Cheyenne, WY, and in Ft. Collins, CO. Mary...
Francis L. Fowler
Feb 17, 2017
Francis L. (Jack) Fowler was born on October 4, 1924, in Chappell, Nebraska. His family moved several times, and he grew up in Poudre Park, Fort Collins, and Denver, graduating from North High School. His college years at CU in Boulder were interrupted by WWII and a stint in the U.S. Navy. He spent his 21st birthday in Shanghai. He...
