Jean Odette Culbertson
Apr 2, 2009
Jean Odette Culbertson, 86, of Fort Collins, died April 2, 2009 at Pathways Hospice Unit at McKee Medical Center in Loveland. Mrs. Culbertson was born July 12, 1922 in Golden, Colorado to Seymour Warren and Odette Waite Warren. Jean married William "Bill" R. Culbertson in March of 1942. Jean was recently honored by Poudre Valley Hospital for over 20, 000...
Georgia Mae Colter
Apr 1, 2009
Georgia Mae Colter, 77, of Fort Collins, died April 1, 2009 at her residence. Georgia was born May 8, 1931 in Napoleon, Missouri to Daniel William Overhelman and Edna Charlotte Struewe Oberhelman. Georgia moved to Laramie, Wyo. with her husband, Virgil; and son, Chris, where they were involved in Sqaredancing and bowling. She worked as a seamstress, and as a...
Richard Curtis Shaffer
Mar 31, 2009
Richard Curtis Shaffer passed peacefully after a short and unexpected battle with lung cancer on March 31, 2009. He celebrated his 70th birthday the week before. There are many places he will be missed in Fort Collins. Perhaps on the city bus routes he drove for a decade till his retirement in September. From the seat of a bus you...
James Young, Colonel Usmc Retired
Mar 30, 2009
James Roland Young, Colonel USMC Retired, passed away on March 30, 2009. Jim was born August 23, 1926, in Fort Collins, the only child of Roland A. Young, formerly Superintendent of Roads and Parks for the City of Fort Collins and Edith Childers Young. Jim's parents and several uncles, such as "Red Feather" Lou Young and Harry Young, homesteaded during...
Robert Mosher
Mar 29, 2009
Robert L. Mosher, 71, of Ft. Collins, died March 29, 2009 at a local nursing home. A private graveside will be held at Grandview Cemetery.
Laura ''Laurie'' Leflet
Mar 28, 2009
Laura "Laurie" Renee Leflet, 19, of Gill, Colorado passed away March 28, 2009, after suffering a major aneurism . Laurie attended Kindergarten through 3rd grade at Namaqua Elementary in Loveland, and 4th through 6th at Eyestone Elementary in Wellington. She attended Wellington Jr. High and Graduated in the top 10% of her class from Poudre High School in 2008. She...
Ursula Gallegos
Mar 28, 2009
Ursula Gallegos was born in Keeler, N.M., on August 1, 1921. Her parents were Elena and Telesfor Duran. She was a devoted Catholic and attended services regularly at Holy Family Catholic Church and St. Joseph Catholic Church, besides being a loving, caring, mother, grandmother, aunt, sister, cousin, Madrina, neighbor, and friend to many more. Ursula was preceded in death by...
Donald Coming
Mar 26, 2009
Donald E. Coming, 86, of Fort Collins, died March 26, 2009. Mr. Coming was born May 23, 1922 in Ft. Collins to Alfred I. Coming and Reeta Mary Sullivan Coming. Don's family was one of the first founding families living in Ft. Collins. He also served his country during WWII in the U.S. Navy. Donald married Mary Grace Smith on...
Jerry Miller-Zapata
Mar 22, 2009
Jerry DeLain Miller-Zapata, 78, of Fort Collins, died March 22, 2009, at her residence. Jerry was born February 6, 1931, in Haxtun, to Lee Miller and Maxine Richardson Miller. She was married to Adolfo Guadalupe Zapata for 36 years. She lived most of her life in the Fort Collins area. She worked as a cook for many years at the...
Richard Giessel
Mar 21, 2009
Richard L. Giessel, 73, of Fort Collins, died Saturday, March 21, 2009, at Poudre Valley Hospital. The Fort Collins community will miss Richard, the little guy with the crew cut who was always well dressed and knew everybody; he was a fixture of Old Town. After high school in Long Beach, Calif., he moved to Fort Collins to live with...
Walter Melvin, Jr., M.D.
Mar 20, 2009
Walter W. Melvin, Jr., M.D. of Ft. Collins. No service will be held at this time. Dr. Melvin is survived by his wife, Phyllis Melvin of Ft. Collins.
Estella Fowler
Mar 17, 2009
Estella Fowler, 89, of Loveland, died March 17, 2009 at McKee Medical Center, Pathways Hospice Unit. Mrs. Fowler was born January 2, 1920 in Leola, South Dakota to Fred A. Rueb and Lizzie Fieock Rueb. Estella married Edward J. Albrecht in South Dakota. He died in a car accident in1969 in Loveland. Ten years later she married Billie Fowler. He...
Virginia Santos
Mar 15, 2009
Virginia Ayala Santos, died at home in Fort Collins on March 15, 2009. She lived all 80 years of her life in Fort Collins. Virginia was born on December 6, 1928 at Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, to Albert Ayala and Rita Maciel Ayala. She married David B. Santos at Holy Family Church in Fort Collins, on September 12,...
Joanne Griffin
Mar 15, 2009
Joanne Marie Griffin was born December 18, 1953 in South Holland, Illinois. She passed away on Sunday, March 15 after a nearly six year long battle with breast cancer. After growing up in South Holland and living for periods in Carbondale, Illinois, and Corpus Christi, Texas, she found her home in Ft. Collins in 1980. Jo graduated from Colorado State...
Winifred Yowa
Mar 15, 2009
Winifred Marie Yowa of Fort Collins died Sunday morning, March 15, 2009, at age 84. Interment will take place in Maple Shade, N.J. Winifred was born Feb. 22, 1925, in Consho-hocken, Pa., to Walter and Frances Beaver. She married Frank Yowa on July 26, 1947, in Maple Shade, N.J. Winnie worked at RCA in Camden, N.J., for seven years. There...
Clarice ''Irene'' Lee
Mar 14, 2009
Clarice "Irene" Lee fought her final war with pain and went home to be with our Lord on March 14, 2009. She fought the good fight, finished her race and kept the faith. She was born in Oilton, Oklahoma on February 9, 1925. Her family moved to Midwest, Wyoming when she was a young girl. She was an avid student...
Eudine Foster
Mar 14, 2009
Eudine Foster, 96, of Fort Collins, died March 14, 2009 at a local nursing home. Eudine was born and raised in Enid, Oklahoma. She completed a BA at Phillips University in English, Education and Spanish. Eudine received her Business Administration degree from Hill Business University. Eudine also pursued additional education at George Washington University, Sanz Spanish School, University of New...
Marguerite Niswender
Mar 12, 2009
Marguerite May Niswender was born April 1, 1921, in Saginaw, Mo., to Clyde and Mary McConnell. Marguerite passed away at Poudre Valley Hospital on March 19, 2009, surrounded by her family. She was preceded in death by her brother, Richard; husband, Cecil; and her daughter, Lynn. Marguerite had four children, Lynn Niswender, Ed and Ken Niswender twin brothers, and Sherry...
David Bondhus
Mar 11, 2009
David Allen Bondhus, 54, a Fort Collins native, passed unexpectedly in his sleep Wednesday, March 11, 2009. Born August 11, 1954, to J. Merlin Bondhus and Dorothy June Bondhus, he was the youngest of their four children. David attended school in Fort Collins Putnum elementary, Blevins junior high and Poudre high school. Subsequently he worked in both residential and commercial...
Amelia Saracino
Mar 9, 2009
Amelia Saracino, daughter of Sam and Teresa Carroccia Saracino. Born January 20, 1915 and graduated from Fort Collins High School in 1934. A native Coloradoan and resident of Fort Collins since August, 1927. A 42 year employee of Public Service Company of Colorado, retired January, 1985. Survived by one brother, Louis Saracino, five nieces and five nephews, many great nieces...
