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...
Martha Blackler
Mar 22, 2008
Martha "Tica" Chavarria Blackler of Fort Collins died March 22, 2008, at her residence. She was born Sept. 9, 1930, in Cartago, Costa Rica, to Ricardo Flores Chavarria and Corena Roseman Chavarria. Tica graduated from Northfield School for Girls, Northfield, Mass., and Fischer College, Boston, Mass. In 1951, she married Edmund "Ted" Blackler of Marblehead, Mass., who preceded her in...
Howard Irvin
Mar 20, 2008
Howard Dean "Corkie" Irvin, 77, died Thursday, March 20, in Cedaredge. Howard was born Aug. 20, 1929, in Franklin, Neb., son of Howard J. and Velma Irvin. The family moved to Fort Collins in 1936. Howard attended St. Joseph School and graduated from Fort Collins High School in 1947. He married Marie M. Hutton on June 10, 1950. They had...
Geneva Strunk
Mar 20, 2008
Geneva Yates Strunk was born Nov. 27, 1911, at Dawson, Neb., and passed away March 20, 2008, at the Fort Collins Health Care Center. Parents were Ernest Prise Yates and Mary Katheran Bodkin. Sisters were Lucille Leach, Alyce Cole and Dorothy Yarger. Brothers were Dean, Paul and Everett Yates. Geneva was united in marriage to Charlie George Strunk who preceded...
Jack Revis
Mar 20, 2008
Jack was born March 4, 1914, in Bingham, Ill., to Emery and Ella Revis. At 7 months of age, they moved to Wetaskwin, Alberta, Canada, where they farmed for 22 years. In 1936, they returned to the U.S. and settled in the Boulder area. He served in the cavalry during World War II in the South Pacific in New Guinea...
Bettie Lee Mckeehan
Mar 19, 2008
Bettie Lee McKeehan, 80, passed away March 19, 2008, in Fort Collins. Bettie Lee was born April 1, 1927, in Sedalia, Mo., to Lloyd Smith and Ruth Busick Smith. She married Charles Tyer in 1945, until his passing in 1960. She then married Eugene "Big Mac" McKeehan in 1961. Bettie and Mac moved to Fort Collins in 1974. Bettie grew...
Bernard Herzog
Mar 17, 2008
Bernard "Stub" Herzog, 87, of Fort Collins, went home to be with the Lord on March 17, 2008, at Centre Avenue Rehab. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Bohlender Funeral Chapel in Fort Collins. Bernard "Stub" Herzog was born on Feb. 15, 1921, to Melvin E. and Anna Herzog in Red Cloud, Neb. The family...
Annalee Bennett
Mar 15, 2008
Leaving her loved and cherished ones, Annalee Bennett of Fort Collins went to be with her Lord and Savior March 15, 2008. She was born April 14, 1938, in Midwest, Wyo., to Walter and Pauline Schultz. She was raised in the Salt Creek Oil field. She married and moved to Wellington, and later to Fort Collins, where she raised her...
Marvin Little
Mar 15, 2008
Marvin E. Little, 80, of Fort Collins, died March 15, 2008, at a local nursing home. Mr. Little was born Oct. 1, 1927, in Fort Collins, to Walt Little and Ellen Kincaid Little. Mr. Little lived most of his life in Fort Collins and was a coal mining welder. He loved the mountains, hunting and fishing. Survivors include his three...
Martha Ann Moore
Mar 14, 2008
Martha Ann Moore passed from Earth to the loving, welcoming arms of her Heavenly Father on Friday, March 14, 2008. Her generous and vivacious spirit will be sorely missed. Born in Lincoln, Neb., on Nov. 14, 1938, to Weston and Thais Wendling, the family later relocated to Prescott, Ariz. Following high school, Martha Ann graduated from the San Francisco Academy...
Henry Garcia
Mar 13, 2008
Henry Daniel Garcia, 67, of Fort Collins, died March 13, 2008, at Poudre Valley Hospital. Mr. Garcia was born Nov. 6, 1940, in Cheyenne, Wyo., to Joe Andrew Garcia and Madeline Vasquez. Henry served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps. He lived the past 20 years in Fort Collins and was a carpenter who loved the mountains and shooting...
