Obituaries
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.
Cameron Thomas Herring Jr.
Dec 18, 2015
Cameron "Tom" Thomas Herring, Jr. passed on Friday, December 18, 2015, after a long battle against cancer. His grace and strength for the duration of the illness was admirable. He was born on July 5, 1941 in Fort Collins to parents, Cameron Herring and Elizabeth Heustis Herring, who preceded him in death. On May 3, 1963 he married Mary Tuttle,...
Sandra Dee Williams
Dec 17, 2015
Sandra Dee Williams, 54, of Fort Collins, passed away at her home on December 17, 2015. Born March 8, 1961 to Beverly Sharpe and Ralph Buckler in Hammond, IN. Sandra was an educator, wife, mother, and grandmother. She spent her free time giving to her community through her church and as a volunteer with the City of Fort Collins. Sandra...
Virginia Mae Sakala
Dec 15, 2015
Virginia, age 76, passed away on December 15, 2015, at Julia Temple Healthcare Center, Englewood, Colorado. She was born July 1, 1939, in Trinidad, Colorado, the daughter of Richard Thompson and Frances (Crane) Chapman. Survived by four children, Lawrence (Dawna), Scott (Marilyn), Criss (Cindy), and Louann (John Joram); ten grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; sisters, Loretta Loibl and Margaret Cordery; and several...
Sidney A. Klaege
Dec 13, 2015
Sidney A. Klaege, 84 of Fort Collins, died Sunday, December 13, 2015 at Lemay Avenue Health and Rehab. A funeral was held at 3:00pm on Thursday, December 17, 2015 with family and close friends at Bohlender Funeral Chapel attending. Chaplain Len Schreiner Officiated. Cremation was conducted. Sidney Klaege was born February 13, 1931 in Chicago to Alfred Klaege, and Eva...
Eva Belle Walsh
Dec 11, 2015
Eva Belle Walsh, 104, of Ft. Collins died December 11, 2015. Eva Belle was born on May 12, 1911 in Hugo, Colorado to William Keller Fortune and Grace S. Hatton Fortune. Eva Belle moved to Ft. Collins in 1929 after being raised in Hugo. She married Kenneth George Walsh on June 30, 1934. He preceded her in death. Eva Belle...
Lucille Hazel Wright
Dec 11, 2015
Lucille Hazel Wright. passed away on December 11, 2015. Lucy was born on June 13, 1928 in Iliff, Colorado, the only daughter of William Irvin and Hazel (Souders) Irvin. She grew up on a turkey farm in Masonville, Colorado and attended school in Loveland. She married Paul Everet Wright in 1946 who preceded her in death in 2007. She also...
Evelyn Jean Colter
Dec 11, 2015
09/24/1935 – 12/11/2015 Friday, December 11th, 2015, this world suffered an overwhelming loss with the passing of Evelyn Jean Colter. How do we begin to describe this prolific woman we called, Wife, Mom, Evelyn…? We'll start near the end of her life, when she sternly instructed her daughters NOT to bury her at Fort Logan – no stacked grave for...
Cynthia "Cindi" Ann Hamar
Dec 8, 2015
Cynthia "Cindi" Ann Hamar, 64, passed away peacefully on December 8, 2015 with her daughter, Juli by her side. She had a severe acute illness the last two weeks of her life, and passed at McKee Medical Center Hospice Unit. Cindi was born November 11, 1951 to James and Beverly (Mickey) Hoffman. She was the oldest of five children. Cindi,...
Donald William Dobler
Dec 8, 2015
Dr. Donald William Dobler died peacefully on December 8, 2015, at the age of 88. Don was born in Rocky Ford, Colorado, on April 18, 1927 to Anna G. and William L. Dobler. He grew up during the depression years, moving a number of times throughout Colorado and Wyoming. As a youth, Don spent most summers on his granddad's or...
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