George H. Weitzel
Jul 6, 2010
George H. Weitzel left us peacefully on Tuesday, July 6, 2010 to go to heaven and be with his beloved wife, of 50 years, Betty Jean Erickson Weitzel and his much loved dog, Tinker May Bell. George, like his father Louis Weitzel who was 97 years young, was lucky enough to live independently at home until the end of their...
Edna Jane Day
Jul 5, 2010
Our beloved mother, Edna Jane Day, passed peacefully July 5th, 2010 to be with her Lord. Jane was born August 1, 1917 in Barkeyville, Pa., the eldest of 8 children. She married Ralph F. Day in 1938 and they had 3 children. They moved their family to Colorado in 1948 where Jane was a homemaker and Ralph's life partner. In...
Betty A. Pepper
Jul 3, 2010
Betty "Bobbie" A. Pepper, 83, of Fort Collins, died July 3, 2010 at her home. Mrs. Pepper was born September 20, 1926 in Batavia, Illinois to Hobart and Ellen Anthony. The family moved to California where she grew up and married Frank Brown. Mr. Brown passed away unexpectedly leaving Betty and their small daughter. Betty met Clifford R. Pepper in...
Frances Booth Howard
Jul 3, 2010
Frances Booth Howard went to be with her Lord on July 3, 2010. Fran was born in Brooklyn, New York on March 28, 1923 to Frank and Edith Booth. She graduated from Smith College, earned a Masters degree from the Yale School of Nursing and practiced public health nursing in both Connecticut and Chicago. While attending Yale, she met Robert...
Ginger Lee Mohs
Jun 28, 2010
On Monday, June 29, 2010, Ginger Lee Mohs passed from our sight. She was born in Fort Collins and lived here nearly all of her life. And what a life it was! She went to CSU after high school, and after working in the dispatch office on the CSU campus, decided that her passion was to be a police officer....
Robert A. Lamana
Jun 27, 2010
Robert ?Bobby? Lamana came into the world as a lion on January 3, 1944 and left like a lamb on June 27, 2010. Born in Rockville Centre, New York to Marie and Anthony Lamana, he spent his formative years wreaking havoc on the eastern shore. He studied drafting and worked as a construction foreman until he started a business as...
James William Ortivez
Jun 21, 2010
James William Ortivez, 58, of Fort Collins, died June 21, 2010 at Poudre Valley Hospital. Mr. Ortivez was born August 22, 1951 in Redwing, Colorado to Mariano and Della "Cordova" Ortivez. Jim married Belinda Jane Alvarez on January 24, 1981 in Fort Collins at Holy Family Catholic Church. Mr. Ortivez lived in Colorado Springs and Fort Collins most of his...
Frances Maxine Smith
Jun 21, 2010
Frances Maxine McRae Smith, 91, of Wellington, died June 21, 2010 at her home. Fran was the daughter of Elva and Archie McRae. She was the fourth of eight children. She was born February 3, 1919 in Ft. Collins at home, after a difficult birth she surprised all by proving the fates wrong by living a full and colorful life...
Daniel T. Ephland
Jun 20, 2010
Daniel T. ?Danny? Ephland, 69, of Loveland, passed June 20, 2010, at Horsetooth Reservoir, the place he loved most, located in Fort Collins, Colorado. Mr. Ephland was born June 13, 1941, in Nevada, Missouri, to John and Ethel ?Ditto? Ephland. Danny married Connie Gilbert on August 14, 1960, at the Methodist Church in Edgewater, Colorado. Mr. Ephland moved from Lakewood,...
Mary Ellen Dickson
Jun 20, 2010
Mary Ellen Dickson, 79, of Loveland, was peacefully called home by her Lord and Savior Jesus on June 20, 2010 at the Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, Colorado. Mary was born September 15, 1930 in Amhurst, Colorado to Fritz and Anna Brunken Nierman. She married James Jim J. Dickson on June 18, 1950 in Holyoke, Colorado. Mary moved...
Kenneth Ralph Kressler
Jun 17, 2010
Kenneth Ralph Kressler, "Grandad", 82, of Fort Collins, Colorado, died peacefully in his sleep on June 16, 2010 at Centre Avenue Health & Rehab Facility. Ken was born in Quakertown, Pennsylvania on November 30, 1927; the youngest son of Herbert S. Kressler and Meda Balliet Kressler. He grew up in Applebachsville, PA, in a family that consisted of 4 boys...
Manuel T. Mesa
Jun 16, 2010
Manuel Tavarez Mesa, 82, peacefully passed away June 16th. He was a native of Fort Collins. He was born July 13, 1927 to Herminio and Maria Martinez Tavarez Guerrero and raised by his grandparents, Joe and Gavina Mesa. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army and was a WWII Veteran. He married Hermelinda Olivares on February 26, 1949....
Barbara M. Stultz
Jun 15, 2010
Barbara M. Stultz, Fort Collins. Survived by her sons, Fred of Canon City and Gregory of Ammon, Idaho; 7 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Graveside Service will be held at Lakeside Cemetery, Canon City, Friday, 1:00 p.m.
George Rudolph Mock, Jr,
Jun 15, 2010
George R Mock, local longtime businessman, died June 15, 2010. He was born December 1, 1930 in Denver, Colorado, and later moved to Alamosa, Colorado graduating from Alamosa High School. He attended Colorado A & M now CSU, where he was in ROTC and graduated in 1953 with a degree in Dairy Manufacturing; he promptly entered the US Air Force....
William Howard Young
Jun 15, 2010
William "Bill" Howard Young, 80, of Fort Collins, died June 15, 2009 at Mount Vernon, Illinois. Mr. Young was born November 14, 1928 in Bloomington, Illinois to William Frank and Beatrice Hayes Young. Bill married Alyce Reed. Mr. Young has lived over 50 years in Fort Collins. He was a Barber/operator and then became the owner of McCarty's Barber Shop....
James Frederick Schantz
Jun 15, 2010
James Jim Schantz was born in Fort Morgan on June 1, 1934 to Fred Deke and Ada Schantz. He graduated from Fort Morgan High School in 1952 and then attended the University of Colorado on a football scholarship. After an injury to his knee, he enrolled in the USAF Aviation Cadet Program and received his commission and wings in June...
Donald B. Berge
Jun 12, 2010
Donald B. Berge of Fort Collins. Survived by step children, Toni Martin, Darren Kerns and special friend, Christina Sexton. Preceded by wife, Nancy and brother, Phillip. Private Service will take place at a later date.
Ronald Vey Garretson
Jun 12, 2010
Ronald Vey Garretson was born March 17, 1928 to Wesley and Blanche Garretson in Haxtun, Colorado. Ron attended local schools graduating from Sterling High School. After a short stint with the Bureau of Reclamation in which he was a surveyor for what is now Horsetooth Reservoir, Ron chose to serve his country in the US Navy. During his first tour...
Juanita Josephine Leatherman
Jun 11, 2010
Juanita Josephine Armstrong Leatherman born May 27, 1929 died June 11, 2010. Jo was the daughter of Juanita Winifred "Peg" Wilford Armstrong and Ross R. Armstrong. She was born in Laramie Wyoming and passed away in Fort Collins Colorado at the Golden Peaks Nursing Home. She was the wife of Delbert Roy Leatherman, deceased, and is survived by two sons,...
Melvin Lee Cooley
Jun 10, 2010
Melvin Lee Cooley went to be with his Lord and Savior on June 10, 2010. Lee was the second born son of Eli G. and Gladys A. Cooley. He was born March 5, 1939. Survivors include two daughters, Joanna Martinez of Sisters, Oregon, and Rebecca Cooley of Portland, Oregon; two grandchildren, Olivia and Evan Martinez; brothers, Jack and David Victoria...
