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...
James "David" Elliott
Oct 22, 2013
James "David" Elliott, 95, of Timnath, died October 22, 2013 at the Fort Collins Health Care Center, where he resided the past two and half years. We thank them for the good care they gave him and a special thank you to David Vail, a resident and true friend. Dave was born August 31, 1918 on a farm, one and...
Hurban Lee O' Bolls
Oct 19, 2013
Hurban Lee O' Bolls passed away Saturday, October 19, 2013 at the Aspen House Memory Care Assisted Living in Loveland, Colorado. Hurban, 75, was born September 18, 1938, to Ada Mae and John Francis Bolls in Merkel, Texas. He and his sister, Frankie were raised in Santa Ana, California. Hurban married Kay Jean Tyler on May 20, 1956. They moved...
Helen Marie Warren
Oct 14, 2013
HELEN MARIE REYNOLDS WARREN At age 19, Helen's grandfather, James Montgomery, came to America alone from Ireland. He settled in Poweshiek County, Iowa, where he got a job farming. When he showed up for work it he fields wearing a white linen shirt, his employer was upset until she learned that was the only type of shirt he owned. James...
Michael D. "Frank" Barella
Oct 13, 2013
Michael D. Barella, known to all his family and friends as 'Frank', passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2013 surrounded by friends and family. Frank was born on January 16, 1954 in Fort Collins to Tony and Viola Barella. His parents preceded him in death. Frank graduated from Poudre High School. He served in the US Army & National Guard...
Hugh W. Sanborn
Oct 12, 2013
Hugh W. Sanborn was born in Albany, N.Y. He received a B.A. in Psychology from Muhlenberg College, and B.D. and S.T.M. degrees from Andover Newton Theological School. He was ordained in the United Church of Christ in 1965 and served as chaplain intern at Worcester State Hospital. He received a Ph.D. in Religion and Personality at the University of Iowa...
Naomi V. Freeman
Oct 6, 2013
Naomi V. Freeman of Loveland. Born September 29, 1934. Private Family Service.
Elaine Christine Kyle
Oct 3, 2013
Elaine Christine Kyle was born April 17, 1960 in Denver, Colorado. She died unexpectedly on October 3, 2013 at her home in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Elaine's birth date happened to be Easter Sunday; she was always affectionately called Bunny by her friends and family. Bunny grew up in Sheridan, Colorado and married Dan Kyle on September 8, 1979. Dan and...
Thomas B. Rueb
Oct 1, 2013
Thomas B. Rueb, 75, of Fort Collins, died October 1, 2013 at a local nursing home. Mr. Rueb was born October 29, 1937 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Raymond G. and Mildred C. Rueb. Thomas married Ernesta P. Koyama Pangelinan on December 16, 1967 in Saipan. Mr. Rueb has lived in Fort Collins for eleven years, moving here from Washington State....
