Beverly B. Miller
Feb 26, 2016
Beverly B. Miller, 63, a Fort Collins native and lifelong resident, passed away peacefully the evening of February 26, 2016 in the company of friends and family at Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, CO. She endured a hard-fought battle with bile duct cancer throughout which her faith, courage and determination never wavered. Beverly June Bondhus was born May 27,...
Jim M. Wagner
Feb 23, 2016
Jim M. Wagner of Ft. Collins, formerly of Loveland died on February 23, 2016 at his home. Jim was born in Atwood, Colorado on July 22, 1928 to John J. Wagner and Catherine Meyers Wagner. Jim was a farmer and rancher for many years. He also worked at Colorado State University as a custodial engineer, as a street sweeper for...
Francis A. Benedetti
Feb 18, 2016
Francis A. Benedetti died peacefully on February 18, 2016. "Bene" as he was known to his friends and family was a long time country lawyer in Wray, Colorado. Bene liked fishing with his buddies, a good game of pitch and especially a tennis match with anyone who would play. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Rhea. He...
Ralph W. Kissler
Feb 18, 2016
Ralph W. Kissler, 83, of Fort Collins went home to his Lord on February 18, 2016. He passed away in his home of 50 years. He was born February 23, 1932 in Fort Collins to Conrad and Leah Kissler. He married Darlene Feit on December 1, 1965. They were married for 50 years. He made a life and started a...
Edward R. Van Valkenburg
Feb 16, 2016
We are celebrating the phenomenal life of Edward (Ed) R. Van Valkenburg, July 30, 1922 – February 16, 2016. Ed is a true Colorado Pioneer and native. As a father, Granddad, and Great Granddad, one of Ed's favorite ways to spend time was with the entire family having home cooked meals in his yard under the big cottonwood trees. His...
Wayne Charles Wrobbel
Feb 15, 2016
On February 15 Wayne Charles Wrobbel of Ft. Collins passed away in hospice care at the V.A. Hospital, Cheyenne WY. Wayne (69) was born in Rosiclare, IL on December 1, 1946 to Fred and Evelyn (Frye) Wrobbel of WI. When the young family was transferred by the Alcoa Company to the Dominican Republic and later Jamaica, Wayne attended Spanish schools...
Beverly B. Woolridge
Feb 13, 2016
"Only when you drink from the river of silence shall you indeed sing. And when you have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin to climb. And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance". -From The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran Beverly Boatman Woolridge passed away on February 13, 2016 at the Columbine West Nursing...
Barbara Phyllis Berg
Feb 13, 2016
Born on January 14, 1930 to A.J. and Edna Chilcoate Patterson in Laramie, Wyoming. Barbara spent her childhood years in Laramie until the family relocated to Ft. Collins in the early 1940's. She attended Ft. Collins High School, where she loved singing in the choir and where she met the love of her life, Dean Berg. She attended Colorado State...
Patricia Jean Wells
Feb 13, 2016
Patricia Wells passed away peacefully February 13, 2016. God took her to be with her husband Kermit, which was one of her greatest desires since his passing. Pat was born in Deer Lodge, Montana, November 4, 1931, to Ethel and Alexander Fenion. Pat and Kermit moved to Fort Collins in 1959 where they raised their family. They had two children;...
Freeman George Schofield
Feb 12, 2016
Freeman George Schofield, 101, of Pierce, Colorado bid this earth farewell February 12, 2016. He was born on August 10, 1914 in Parsons, Kansas, to Lester Schofield and Helen LeMoine Schofield. The family traveled by covered wagon to Bellvue, Colorado, in 1920, where they lived in a large two-story house, known as the Beehive Hotel. He attended Cache la Poudre...
Eloise Lee
Feb 4, 2016
On Thursday, February 4, 2016, Eloise Lee left this earth to be reunited with the love of her life Carl Lee, who preceded her in death by 11 months and 1 day. Eloise Williams was born in Council Grove, Kansas on September 26, 1938 to Cassie and Orval Williams. Mom was the 11th of 12 children. The Williams family moved...
Clara L. Wells
Feb 4, 2016
Clara L. Wells passed away on February 4, 2016 in Loveland, Colorado at the age of 87. Her gentle, kind, and loving spirit will be enormously missed by everyone who had the great fortune to know her. She was a caring and loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend. She will also be remembered for her sparkling...
Richard D. "Dick" Urbom
Feb 3, 2016
Richard D. "Dick" Urbom passed away February 3, 2016 after a long battle with Pulmonary Disease. Born in Oberlin, KS October 12, 1932, Dick came to Ft. Collins with his family in 1944. He attended Lincoln Jr High, Ft Collins High School, and graduated in the First Business Class at then Colorado A&M (now CSU). While at FCHS, he played...
David E Valdez
Feb 2, 2016
David Ernest Valdez of Torrington, Wyoming formerly of Ft. Collins died February 2, 2016 at his home in Torrington. David was born May 31, 1946 to Louie Eloy Valdez and Mary Jesusita Valdez. David lived in Ft. Collins and moved in the past year to Torrington. As a young man he worked at the Charco Broiler, where he finally became...
Dorothy Martha Wheeler (Kuemmerlin)
Feb 2, 2016
Dorothy Martha Wheeler, 85, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, February 2, 2016 after a battle with Alzheimer's. Dorothy was born on February 17, 1930 in Fort Collins and was a 1948 graduate of Fort Collins High School. She was married to Robert Wheeler for 62 years. Dorothy worked as a receptionist at the dental offices of Dr. Harold Kuemmerlin...
David D. Balhiser
Jan 31, 2016
David D. Balhiser, age 41, died January 31st, 2016. Dave passed away in Fort Collins, Colorado where he had lived and worked for the past 18 years. Dave was born September 30, 1974 to Robert and Luella Balhiser in Whitefish, Montana. He spent many happy hours of his childhood hiking mountain trails with his brother Justin and beloved dog Teddy....
Amy M. Rasmussen
Jan 29, 2016
Amy M. Rasmussen 61, of Ft. Collins died January 29, 2016 at her residence. Amy was born August 7, 1954 to James W. Metsker and Mentora Breeding Metsker in Monte Vista, Colorado. She was a transcriptionist at the Ft. Collins Police Department for 14 years. Survivors include her husband Donald E. Rasmussen, 2 sons Grant and Neil Rasmussen all of...
Ruth Alice Hoffman
Jan 25, 2016
On January 25, 2016 Ruth Hoffman, servant of the Lord, stepped into her heavenly home. She was sitting in her favorite chair holding hands with the love her life, Jim, when she peacefully slipped away. She was a remarkable woman whose 91 years on this earth were well spent. She was born in West Liberty, Iowa to Philip and Julia...
Lawrence W. Hall
Jan 25, 2016
Lawrence W. "Pete" Hall passed away peacefully in his home on January 25, 2016. He was born July 20, 1926 in Palisade, Colorado to Bessie May and Harry Hall on a small farm. He beat the odds of being born prematurely in an era of limited medical care. Perhaps that was early evidence of the determination with which he lived...
Eugene H. Nix
Jan 17, 2016
Eugene H. Nix (Gene) of Wellington, Colorado, passed peacefully into the arms of our Lord at the age of 83 on Sunday, January 17, 2016. He was born August 5, 1932 at Pierce, Colorado to Marshall and Minnie (Dyer) Nix. He had two brothers (both deceased) Willard of Cave Creek, AZ and Leonard of Waverly, CO; four sisters, Grace Brown...
