Mark O'Connor
Apr 19, 2008
Mark P. O'Connor, 57, of Fort Collins, gave up the fight to melanoma at his Fort Collins home on April 19, 2008. He was born on April 10, 1951, in Peoria, Ill., and was the eldest of eight children of John R. and Bette L. O'Connor. Mark graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1969, attained his BS in pharmacy...
Mary O'Brien Hunn
Apr 13, 2008
Mary Patricia O'Brien Hunn, of Fort Collins, died April 13, 2008. Local survivors include her two daughters, Mary Beth Hunn and Sara Hart, both of Fort Collins. A private family service will be held.
Angie Salas
Apr 13, 2008
Angie M. Salas, 71, of Fort Collins, died April 13, 2008, at Poudre Valley Hospital. Angie was born Dec. 11, 1936, in Cerrillos, N.M., to Betty Lujan and raised by Julian Martinez and Lionerez Chavez. She was the beloved mother of Elvira Ortega, Arthur Martinez deceased, Martha Chavez, Virgie Gutierrez, Julie Ann Salas; sons-in-law, Alex Chavez and Art Ortega; a...
Chuck Smith
Apr 11, 2008
Charles "Chuck" Smith, 81, of Fort Collins, went to be with the Lord at 10 a.m. April 11, 2008, at Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, just 13 days before his 82nd birthday. He was born April 24, 1926, in Homewood, Ill., to Samuel B. Smith and Reta S. O'Neal Smith. He was the eldest of five children, three...
Willie Ellis
Apr 10, 2008
Williard "Willie" Eugene Ellis, 66, of Fort Collins, died April 10, 2008, at Poudre Valley Hospital. Mr. Ellis was born Sept. 4, 1941, in Jefferson, Iowa, to Keith Ellis and Susan Chase Ellis. Willie married Carolyn Muir on Oct. 22, 1961, in Estherville, Iowa. They moved to Fort Collins in 1983 from Illinois. Willie retired from the city of Fort...
Edwarde Arenson
Apr 8, 2008
Edward Ross Arenson, 78, of Fort Collins, died April 8, 2008, at a local nursing home. Mr. Arenson was born July 22, 1929, in Kansas City, Mo., to Max and Ruth Arenson. He was raised in Kansas City and graduated from Northeast High School in 1946. Ed then enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and served his country in France...
Julia "Candelaria" Cardenas
Apr 5, 2008
Julia "Candelaria" Prado Cardenas, 84, of Fort Collins, passed away April 5, 2008, following a lengthy illness. She was born on Feb. 2, 1924, in Nueva Rosita, Coahuila, Mexico, to the late Fidencio and Josefa Prado. Julia lived in Piedras Negras, Coahuila as a young child and afterward immigrated to the United States and grew up in La Pryor, Texas....
Lt. Col. Albert Campbell Jr.
Apr 5, 2008
Lt. Col. Albert "Bert" Campbell, Jr., died April 5, 2008, in Fort Collins. Friends and family will celebrate Bert's life at 10 a.m. Thursday at Christ United Methodist Church, 301 East Drake, Fort Collins. Internment will follow at 2 p.m. at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver. Bert was born in Wabash County, Ind., on Oct. 13, 1935, the youngest...
Bertha Schnorr
Apr 4, 2008
Bertha Schnorr, 92, of Fort Collins passed away on April 4, 2008. She was born on Dec. 23, 1915, in Eaton to William and Elizabeth Boltz. Bertha married Philip Schnorr on Aug. 25, 1936, in Denver. Bertha farmed with her husband in Windsor and Fort Collins for over 60 years. Her passions included bridge, gardening and caring for her family....
Ellen Hadley
Apr 3, 2008
Ellen M. "Lynn" Hadley, 54, of Loveland, died April 3, 2008, at Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland. Mrs. Hadley was born Feb. 5, 1954, in St. Louis, Mo., to Robert W. Smith and Grace Farthing Smith. Survivors include her father, Robert Smith of Glendale, Calif.; her significant other, Steve Urban; two daughters, Melanie Lynn Hadley of Loveland and...
Betty Vail
Apr 1, 2008
Betty Vail, 90, of Fort Collins, died April 1, 2008. Survivors include her children, Cathy Smith, Larry Evelyn Vail, five grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Grandview Cemetery.
Betty Lou Bartran
Apr 1, 2008
Betty Lou Bartran was born Oct. 3, 1925, in Pavillion, Wyo., and died April 1, 2008, in Fort Collins. Betty was the eldest child of Thelma and William Bartran and sister of William Bartran, a Fort Collins builder. Her husband, Al Welke, preceded her in death. She is survived by four children, Penny Bolton McDill, Ruth Welke Ferguson, Ann Welke...
Agnes Geiger
Apr 1, 2008
Agnes Marie Geiger of Loveland. Funeral service and interment in Columbus, Ohio.
John Den Besten
Mar 30, 2008
John Den Besten was born Oct. 1 1920, in Doon, Iowa. He was raised on the family farm, until he joined the Army for World War II, where he was a combat engineer. He fought in the battles of the Aleutian Islands, Eastern Mandates and the Southern Philippines Ryukyus. He was married to Helen Marie Bergheim on Dec. 31, 1949,...
Wayne Armstrong
Mar 29, 2008
Wayne Allen Armstrong, 52, of Carr, died March 29. Survivors: daughter, Ricki; mother, Charlyne; sister, Norma Cook. Visitation from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday. Memorial service, 7 p.m. at Bohlender Funeral Chapel. Contributions to Ricki Armstrong Educational Fund in care of Bohlender Funeral Chapel.
Stephen Cumbow
Mar 28, 2008
A graveside service for Stephen Cumbow will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Grandview Cemetery. Survivors include his parents, John and Cecelia Cumbow; a brother, Michael Cumbow, two half-brothers, Douglas and Robert Potter; and a sister, Cecelia Ashliman
Elizabeth Miller
Mar 28, 2008
Elizabeth D. Miller passed away unexpectedly Friday, March 28, 2008. Liz struggled with epilepsy, which eventually took her life. She was 24 years old. Liz was a vibrant, beautiful lady who lit up the room with her smile. Liz's passion was working with youth ministries through her church. She passed into heaven in Fredricksburg, Texas, where she resided for the...
Marie Deines
Mar 28, 2008
Marie B. Deines, 84, of Fort Collins, died March 28, 2008, at a local nursing home. Survivors include her sons, John and Robert Deines, both of Fort Collins. A private family service will be held. Condolences may be sent to www.bohlenderfuneralchapel.com .
Tom Hiestand, Jr.
Mar 25, 2008
Tom passed March 25, 2008, after a long struggle with his heart and lungs working hard to keep up with his creative and active mind. He was born in Tulsa, Okla., Sept. 9, 1927. He graduated from Natrona High School in Casper, Wyo., in 1945. He received his bachelor of science in Agriculture at the University of Wyoming in 1950....
Aili Johanna Whelan
Mar 23, 2008
Aili Johanna Hautala Whelan was born Feb. 23, 1920, to Oscar and Olga Sarkijarvi Hautala in Evijarvi, Finland, and went to be with her Lord on March 19, 2008, after a short illness. Aili immigrated to America with her mother when she was 2 - years old to join her father in Mt. Iron, Minn. She graduated from high school...
