Obituaries
Stuart C. Eastman
Jan 15, 2016
Stuart Eastman. - Born February 17, 1938; Died January 15, 2016 Stuart Eastman's life story could have been written by Charles Dickens. Born to a mother whose husband left the family soon after Stuart's arrival, Stuart faced a young life filled with financial challenges and deprivation. Stuart's mother Vera, a nurse, tried valiantly to keep her family together, but found...
Julia Z. Roybal
Jan 14, 2016
Julia Z. Roybal, 83 of Fort Collins. Born March 10, 1933. Viewing, Wednesday, 5:00-7:00 p.m., Bohlender Funeral Chapel. Rosary, 9:30 a.m. and Mass of Christian Burial 10:00 a.m., Friday, Holy Family Catholic Church. Full obituary will be posted soon.
Leonard "Lenny" Robert Ruibal
Jan 13, 2016
Leonard Robert Ruibal (Lenny) passed away on January 13, 2016. Lenny was born on April 21, 1955 in Fort Morgan, Colorado to Joseph E. Ruibal and Flora N. Ruibal. He was preceded in death by his Mother and Father, two brothers, Dan and James P. (JP), and one great-grandson, Valentino. Lenny is survived by his wife, Barb, daughters Andrea and...
Leroy Edwin Waag
Jan 8, 2016
Lifetime Larimer County resident, LeRoy Edwin Waag, passed away January 8, 2016 at Medical Center of the Rockies. LeRoy was active until the last few days of his life, living as he had for eighty four years, actively participating in the family farming operation. LeRoy was born on the family farm located at the southeast corner of Prospect and Shields...
Dorothy Dolores Martin
Jan 7, 2016
Dorothy Dolores (Drake) Martin passed away on January 7, 2016 at Poudre Valley Hospital. Dorothy was born to Charles Orville Drake and Virginia Lucile Board on September 29, 1936 in Delta Colorado. She was raised in Buckeye and Bellevue areas, attending the old one-room Buckeye school, and was the great-granddaughter of William Augustus Drake, Colorado State Senator whom Drake Road...
Dr. Jerry Crews
Jan 6, 2016
Dr. Jerry Crews, 77, of Windsor, CO went home to be with his Savior Wednesday afternoon. Dr. Crews was born on May 16th, 1938 to Jesse and Lucille Crews in Hope, AR. He attended UCLA and graduated with a bachelor's degree in physics. Dr. Crews continued his education at the medical school at UCSF. During this time, he began dating...
Kathy Bartholomew Gibson
Jan 2, 2016
Kathy Bartholomew Gibson of Fort Collins passed away peacefully on January 2, 2016 after a courageous battle with cancer. Kathy was born to Alan Bartholomew and Grace Cutler on May 25, 1953 in Akron, Ohio. She spent her early years in Ohio and Florida before moving to Fort Collins where she met Eddie Gibson. They were married on June 15,...
Shirley Roberta Rogers
Jan 2, 2016
Shirley Roberta Sutton Rogers, 89, passed away January 2, 2016 at Fox Meadows Assisted Living, Fort Collins, Colorado. Shirley was born on June 7, 1926, at the old Namaqua Hospital in Loveland, Colorado, to Harold Cecil Sutton and Georgia Edith Marie Birdsall Sutton. She attended grade school at the Big Thompson School west of Loveland. When she completed 7th grade,...
James E. Murphy
Dec 31, 2015
James E. Murphy, 54, of Fort Collins. Born January 24, 1961. Memorial Service, 1:00 p.m., Friday, Bohlender Funeral Chapel.
Vance Van Cleave
Dec 31, 2015
Vance "Ted" Van Cleave, 94, formerly of Fort Collins, died December 31, 2015. Ted was born November 7, 1921 in New Raymer, Colorado to Otto and Millie Van Cleave. Ted grew up and attended school in McFadden, Wyoming (west of Laramie). Upon graduation in 1939 he went to work for Marathon Oil Company until he enlisted in to the US...
Merrilyn J. Mcdonald
Dec 27, 2015
Merrilyn ( Dolly) J. McDonald, 81, of Fort Collins passed away in her home with her family by her side, on December 27, 2015. She is now in the presence of her LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST. Dolly was born on July 28, 1934 in Veblen, South Dakota. She was the 6th child out of 8 to her mother, Margaret...
Michael Brent Netik
Dec 26, 2015
Michael Brent Netik 1942-2015 Mike was born in Los Angeles, CA on September 26, 1942. He attended school in southern California, where he met his wife Sharon Lewis while they were in high school. They married on December 23, 1961. He passed away on December 26, 2015 with his family at his side, three days following his and Sharon's 54th...
Billy Jane Froeschle
Dec 24, 2015
Billy Jane Froeschle ("Jane") was born on May 26, 1934 in North Holston, Virginia. She was the second child of four daughters born to William Holmes and Virginia Louthen. Jane, always up for adventure, loved to hop into the passenger seat beside her father, a Virginia State Trooper, and make the rounds in his patrol car through the country roads...
Mitchell Cord Waldron
Dec 22, 2015
Mitchell Cord Waldron of Waldon. Born October 24, 1947. Died December 22, 2015. Service at a later date.
Parker Eugene Heikes
Dec 21, 2015
Parker Eugene "Gene" Heikes, 94, died Monday, December 21, 2015 at home in Fort Collins, CO, surrounded by family. Gene was born on February 7, 1921, in Great Falls, MT, to Parker and Maude (Brewster) Heikes and grew up on a ranch near Simms, MT. He served in the Navy during World War II aboard the USS Pintado SS-387 submarine...
Kevin Barry Lovett
Dec 20, 2015
Kevin Barry Lovett transitioned peacefully at home in Fort Collins on December 20, 2015. Born December 3, 1948 in New Haven, CT to Patrick and Margaret Lovett, the youngest of four siblings, he is survived by his brother, John, Sr. (Barbara) Lovett, sisters, Joan E. Lovett and Patricia (John) Bissell, all of which reside on the East Coast. Kevin married...
Betty Jo Sparks
Dec 20, 2015
Betty Jo (Jodi) Sparks 85, of Ft. Collins, Colorado died peacefully in her sleep in Ft. Collins on Sunday, December 20, 2015 after an extended battle with Alzheimer's. Jodi was born on May 4, 1930 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska to Joseph and Audrey Jinks. The oldest child, Jodi was raised with her sisters, Marilyn and Patty. She married William Ralph (Bud)...
Burlyn L. Richardson
Dec 20, 2015
Burlyn L. Richardson, age 85 of Johnstown, Colorado, died suddenly at his home on December 20, 2015. Burlyn was born in Denver on February 12, 1930, grew up in Brush, where he met and married his wife Nellie. Burlyn was preceded in death by his wife, Nellie (1991); daughter, Vicky (2001), parents and four siblings. Burlyn is survived by his...
William Michael Terry
Dec 20, 2015
William Michael Terry, age 12 of Bellvue, Colorado, died December 20, 2015. Will was born August 26, 2003 in Fort Collins, Colorado. Will is preceded in death by his father, Adam (2012) and his uncle, Josh (2014) Will was loving, funny, kind hearted, helpful, responsible, honest, respectful and mature beyond his years. Will had a passion for Christ and professed...
John Joseph Wade Iii
Dec 18, 2015
John Joseph Wade III 82, of Jackson, Wyoming formerly of Memphis, TN, died December 18, 2015.
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