Pauline Blanco
Nov 30, 2013
Pauline Blanco, age 86, after a brief illness passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, November 30th. Pauline, fondly referred to as "Paul" was born in Rocky Ford, Colorado, on January 15, 1927, to Amado "Tom" Gavaldon and Carolina A. Gavaldon. Pauline was raised and educated her whole life in Fort Collins, Colorado, having moved from Rocky Ford, Colorado,...
Virginia Miller
Nov 29, 2013
Virginia Lee Miller March 17, 1956 – November 29, 2013 Virginia Lee Miller peacefully took her final breath and died on November 29, 2013 in Colorado; her adopted state she vowed would always be home. A true western girl at heart, Virginia loved dogs and horses, ranching, gardening, and, as she called it, "working the land". She treated her animals...
Garland Duane Patchett
Nov 27, 2013
Duane Patchett, 63, of Windsor died November 27, 2013 at his home. Mr. Patchett was born May 10, 1950 in Laramie, Wyoming to Garland and Martha Patchett. Duane graduated from Highland High School in Pocatello, Idaho and Idaho State University. He was a member of the Idaho Army National Guard from June 7, 1970 to June 6, 1976. He began...
John B. Etchepare
Nov 24, 2013
John B. Etchepare died November 24, 2013 at home in Fort Collins, surrounded by his family. Heaven needed another shepherd. He was born in Helena, Montana April 22, 1939 to Paul and Hellen Dean Etchepare. After graduating from Randall High School in Denver, he attended Montana State University and was employed by Martin Marietta before managing a lamb feeding operation....
Lois Andrews Clark
Nov 21, 2013
Lois Andrews Clark Lois passed away peacefully in Fort Collins, Colorado on November 19, 2013, one month shy of her 103rd birthday. She was born in San Francisco December 18, 1910 and lived in northern California until she was 96 when she moved to Colorado to be near her son and his wife, Jim and Jane Clark. She retired from...
Evelyn Joyce Barnes
Nov 16, 2013
Evelyn Evie Joyce Barnes passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 16, 2013 under Pathways Hospice care, following an age related decline in health. Evie was born in Long Beach, California on August 23, 1926 to her parents, Lester and Anne Mauck. She was raised in Long Beach, California and attended, junior college where she studied accounting. Evie was married to...
Evelyn M. Boehler
Nov 15, 2013
Evelyn Mae Boehler Sis, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away at age 83 on Nov. 15, 2013 in Fort Collins, Colorado. She was born in Helena, Montana on October 24, 1930 to Addie and Wilbur Bartell. She is survived by her devoted husband, Lyle; children, Johanna Bill Becker and Brook Karen Boehler; and four granddaughters, Jordan, Clare, Saskia, and...
Lydia Ilene Hatfield
Nov 15, 2013
Lydia Ilene Hatfield, 91 of Wellington, CO died November 15, 2013 at Centre Avenue Rehab. Lydia was born February 3, 1922 in Severance, Colorado to Jacob Hettinger and Sophia Kindsfather Hettinger. Lydia grew up with her brothers and sisters on the family farm near Severance. Lydia joined the Women's Army Corps WAC during WWII. She was a truck driver and...
Merl L. Edmands
Nov 10, 2013
Merl L. Edmands, 96. Born May 10, 1917. Beloved father of Janet Kelly, Joyce Murch and Judy Spada went home to his Lord 11/10/13. Preceded in death by his loving wife Wilma F. Edmands, 3 son-in-laws and multiple family members. He will be greatly missed by his 3 daughters, 9 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and 3 great, great-grandchildren. A Service will...
Frances L. Ketcheson
Nov 7, 2013
Frances LaVerne Ketcheson Hokr, 87, of Fort Collins, formerly of Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Emmett and Boise, Idaho died peacefully on November 7, 2013. Frances was born to Ralph and Hattie Hokr on a farm outside of Ellsworth, Kansas on December 7, 1925; delivered at home with the help of her father; the youngest of ten children. She lived through the...
Kenneth Ashley
Nov 6, 2013
Kenneth "Ash" Ashley died November 6 in Fort Collins, Colorado four weeks before his 93rd birthday. Ash was born to Ray and Alice Ashley on December 10, 1920 in Oak Park, Illinois. He was preceded in death by his sister, Jean and his parents. Survivors include his wife, Ethel; children, Jan Brunk Ron of Whitefish, Montana, Dave Ashley Sandi of...
Beverly Ione Schuelke
Nov 4, 2013
Beverly Ione Blatchley Schuelke, went to be with our precious Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on November 4, 2013 and was born November 5, 1923 to Enid Matteson and Miles Blatchley in Buffalo, Wyoming. The family later moved to Kearney, Nebraska, living there for ten years before moving to Ft. Collins, Colorado. She graduated from Fort Collins High School in...
Calvin Christopher Lorenz
Nov 3, 2013
Calvin Christopher Lorenz, 88 of Loveland, Colorado Died November 3, 2013 at Medical Center of the Rockies. Calvin was born March 10, 1925 in Weld County Rural, Colorado to Chris Lorenz and Sarah Bohlender Lorenz. Calvin graduated from Gilcrest High School in Gilcrest, Colorado. He also attended Union College for three years in Lincoln, Nebraska. Calvin served in the U.S....
Edna Ernestine Lybarger
Nov 2, 2013
Edna Ernestine Lybarger, 84, loving wife, mother, and friend passed into eternal glory on the morning of November 2, 2013, the Solemnity of All Souls, at her home surrounded by her family. Edna was born in Fort Collins on March 27, 1929 to Manual and Lily Pino Cordova. She was a lifelong resident of Fort Collins and graduate of Fort...
Emily Hill Van Lieu
Oct 30, 2013
A tirelessly vibrant spirit who embraced her friends, family, and the joys of life, Emily Hill Van Lieu, of Fort Collins, passed away October 30, 2013. Emily Caroline Hill was born June 28, 1968, in Hong Kong, when it was a British Crown Colony. She was adopted by M. Charles and Martha J. Hill in Hong Kong in 1969. Her...
Rachel Corine Stegner
Oct 30, 2013
Rachel Corine Stegner, 95, of Fort Collins, died October 30, 2013 at a local assisted living facility with her family at her bedside. Mrs. Stegner was born December 5, 1917 on the family farm in La Porte, Colorado to Ray and Edith Hansen Young. She attended school in La Porte and graduated from Cache La Poudre High School. Following graduation,...
Lenard George Meyer
Oct 28, 2013
Lenard Meyer, 93, of Chico, California passed away on October 28, 2013. He was born on August 27, 1920 to George and Eva Meyer. He graduated from Waverly High School, north of Fort Collins, in May 1939. Lenard was inducted into the army on July 22, 1942 in Fort Logan, Colorado. He was in Army Ordinance, 42nd Rainbow Division, and...
Steven Mano Cordova
Oct 26, 2013
Steven Manolito "Mano" Cordova March 24, 1969 – October 26, 2013 Fort Collins, Colorado Steven "Mano" Cordova, 44, son of Steven Cordova and Connie Garcia died on Saturday, October 26, 2013. He attended Holy Family Catholic Church and St. Joseph Elementary School. He moved to Wyoming and California for a while but he had to return home to his mountains...
Sam Noriyuki
Oct 25, 2013
Samuel Sam Noriyuki passed away Oct. 25, 2013, in Fort Collins, Colorado, at age 96. He was born in Ione, Colorado on May 15, 1917, to Matsutaro and Tsuta Watanabe Noriyuki. He attended high school in Ft. Lupton, Colorado, but left school before graduation to help with the family farming business. Sam had wanted to be a doctor, but didn't...
Elaine Mildred Shipley
Oct 24, 2013
Elaine Mildred Mittelsteadt Shipley, 83, passed from this life peacefully at home on Thursday, October 24, 2013. The oldest of three daughters, she was born at the family farm in northeastern Nebraska on July 4, 1930, to Louise Kent and Henry Mittelsteadt. She graduated from Sacred Heart Catholic High School in Norfolk, NE, received an Associate's Degree from Norfolk Junior...
