Obituaries
Jacqueline Lee Koob
Feb 20, 2010
Peace like a river attendeth my soul... On February 20, 2010 Jacqueline Lee Pierce-Koob made her journey home. Jackie was sixty years old and a resident of Fort Collins Health Care Center. She passed away at Poudre Valley Hospital, after a rapid onset of complications. Jackie was born to Carl David Pierce and Bethel Gale Starr-Pierce on May 14, 1949....
Bob Lapoint
Feb 18, 2010
Bob was born May 16, 1930, in Syracuse, New York, to Harry and Anna LaPoint. They preceded him in death. His two brothers, Harry Jr. and Howard, as well as a sister, Eleanor Johnston also preceded him. Bob is survived by his wife, Hermi, his beloved daughter, Rose Deanna Hartwig, and son-in-law, Dan Hartwig, One sister, Ann Netti and her...
Marie Hulbert
Feb 12, 2010
Marie Hulbert passed away from complications due to Parkinson's Disease on February 12, 2010. Marie was born March 27, 1933 in Boulder to Clarence and Marie "Chapp" James. She grew up in Fort Collins, and was a 1951 graduate of Fort Collins High School, where she enjoyed attending reunions and homecoming events. Marie and her husband of 56 years, Keith,...
Mark M Giro
Feb 10, 2010
Mark M. Giro, 75, passed away February 10, 2010. Mark was born February 2, 1935 in Walsenburg, Colorado, the son of Matt and Tena Giro. He moved to Fort Collins in 1935 where he lived his entire life. He graduated from Fort Collins High School in 1952 then went on to serve in the US Navy during the Korean War....
Douglas F. Straube
Feb 9, 2010
Doug was born to Bud and Chrystal Straube of Oxford, Nebraska on August 1, 1947. He lived as a boy with his parents in Oxford on a farm, attending grade school in Beaver City and 3 years of high school in Oxford. While in high school, he belonged to FFA and raised purebred Yorkshire hogs. His senior year he won...
Walter Bujack
Feb 6, 2010
The Star never dies on TV or in the movies but our star passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side on February 6, 2010 at the age of 86. Walter August John Wally Bujack, Jr. was born in Denver, Colorado on September 7, 1923 to Walter A. J.Bujack, Sr. and Cleo "Pearse" Bujack. Wally served in...
H.W. Wayne Powers
Feb 6, 2010
On the evening of February 6, 2010, H.W. "Wayne" Powers peacefully concluded his 98 years of earthly life. Hailing from Elkins, West Virginia, Wayne was educated at Davis and Elkins College and Purdue University. He was the father of four children and husband to his wife, Hilda for 56 years. After a successful career as an accountant, Wayne moved his...
Ed Davis
Feb 5, 2010
Pastor Eddie Ed Gene Davis, of Fort Collins, died unexpectedly February 5, 2010. Services will be held at 6 p.m., Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at Timberline Church, 2908 Timberline Road. Ed was born April 3, 1953 in Camp Gordon, Ga. He lived with his family in Haswell, Colorado until the age of 9. He then lived in the Timber Lake...
Howard William Jenkins
Feb 4, 2010
Howard William "Bill" Jenkins fell asleep in Jesus on February 4, 2010 at 6:51 p.m. in his home in Windsor, Colorado. Bill graduated from high school in Jefferson City, Missouri in 1943, and was inducted into the United States Navy, where he served as a Medical Corpsman. In that capacity, Bill was transferred to the K-3-1 Battalion of the United...
Betty Irene Richardson
Feb 3, 2010
Betty Irene Richardson was born to Jacob and Erma Knull on October 28, 1927 in Denver, Colorado and went to be with the Lord on February 3, 2010. She accepted the Lord as her personal Saviour as a young girl in the Tabernacle, now known as the First Baptist Church of Englewood. She worked in the church office and in...
Clarence Buster Lighthart
Feb 2, 2010
Clarence Buster Lighthart, 68, passed away early Tuesday, February 2, 2010 from a heart attack. Clarence was born in Rockford, Illinois July 4, 1941. He married his wife, Betty, November 7, 1964 in Rockford. They moved to Fort Collins in 1975, where he worked at Teledyne Waterpik for 21 years. He is survived by his wife, Betty; daughters, Lori Strauss...
William Long
Feb 1, 2010
William Long of Fort Collins. Survivors include sons, Brad Long of Loveland, Bruce Brown of Fort Collins, and Brian Brown of Washington; and ex-wife, Breanna Brown. Private Entombment, Mount Olivet Cemetery, Wheatridge, Colorado. Visit bohlenderfuneralchapel.com to send condolences.
Sarah Joy Shafer
Jan 29, 2010
Sarah Joy Shafer, 24, of Fort Collins, also of Anchorage, Alaska, died January 29, 2010 at Poudre Valley Hospital. Ms. Shafer was born March 20, 1985 in Walla Walla, Washington to Don and Vivian "Webster" Shafer. Sarah spent the last three years at Colorado State University. She was a junior with a major in Environmental Science. She was a lover...
Doris E. Ruff
Jan 28, 2010
Doris E. Ruff, 82, Fort Collins. Her husband, Edward Ruff, preceded her in death. Survivors include two sons, David and Gregory and their wives. Private Entombment, Grandview Cemetery.
Ora C. Daughterty
Jan 28, 2010
Ora Claude Daugherty, 83, of Macon, Missouri, formerly of Walden, Colorado, died January 25, 2010 at Loch Haven Nursing Home in Macon. Ora was born March 1, 1926 in Hoxie, Kansas the son of Claude and Thankful Mary Matthews Daugherty. He married Virginia R. Clements on September 5, 1946 in Walden, Colorado and she preceded him in death on July...
Russell A. Hamilton
Jan 27, 2010
Russell Hamilton peacefully left this life January 27, 2010. Russ was born in Covington, Kentucky on June 2, 1932 to the late Mildred and Jesse Hamilton. He was educated and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. He enlisted in the Army and served as a medic in the Korean War. He began his art studies at Midland College and Bellevue College in...
Helen Jecminek Leben
Jan 26, 2010
Helen Jecminek Leben, 88, of Fort Collins, formerly of Holyoke, Colorado, went to meet her Lord on January 26, 2010. She was born in Watertown, South Dakota on October 1, 1921 to Reinhold and Molly Marker Litka. She lived at the Denver Home for Children from the age of 5 until the age of 15 when she was "hired out"...
Kenneth Andrew Devault
Jan 25, 2010
Kenneth Andrew DeVault, 53, died January 25, 2010 of complications from non-Hodgkins lymphoma against which he fought valiantly. Ken was born on October 24th, 1956 in Dallas, Texas. He lived in Colorado most of his adult life where he married his wife, Beverly on May 5, 1989. Ken was a restaurateur who led several food services to success and profit....
Gurine Evelyn Gorman
Jan 25, 2010
Gurine Evelyn Gorman, formerly of Vienna, West Virginia, peacefully left this life January 25, 2010, at Eagle's Nest Assisted Living in Fort Collins, Colorado, with her two daughters by her side. After a long journey with Alzheimer's, she has finally been reunited in heaven with her beloved husband, Jack; her brothers, her parents, and a host of other friends and...
Roberta Rae Smith
Jan 23, 2010
Roberta Bobbie Rae Smith, 96, entered into eternal rest on January 23, 2010. Roberta crocheted everything from baby blankets to kitchen towels, to Christmas ornaments and gifted everyone with a piece of her love as well as a crocheted item. She enjoyed doing "Seek a Word", crosswords, and playing cards. Roberta is survived by her son, Charles Carlson and wife,...
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