John Mcclellan
May 4, 2008
John McClellan, 76, of Fort Collins, formerly of Dayton, Ohio. A funeral service and interment will be held at Calvary Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
Evelyn Payton
May 3, 2008
Evelyn Norma Payton of LaPorte passed away peacefully at her home May 3, 2008. Evelyn was born March 16, 1925, in Omaha Neb., to Bill and Martha Stringham. She was raised in the Denver area but spent the last many years of her life in her home in LaPorte. She was the youngest of five children. Evelyn married Chester Payton...
David Guerrero
May 2, 2008
David "Cheetah" Guerrero, 76, of Fort Collins died May 2, 2008, at Poudre Valley Hospital. Mr. Guerrero was born Dec. 29, 1931, in Fort Collins to Jesus Guerrero and Maria Martinez Guerrero. Cheetah lived all his life in Fort Collins. He had various construction jobs and was a janitor at Holy Family Catholic Church, a member of Holy Family and...
Patricia Hoffman
May 1, 2008
Patricia Rae Hoffman passed away May 1, 2008, at McKee Medical Center in Loveland. Patricia was born June 15, 1953, to Leonard and Esther Krueger and had a brother, Michael Krueger. She grew up and attended schools in Fort Collins and graduated from Fort Collins High School in 1972. Patricia met and married her high school sweetheart, David Hoffman, in...
Rose Chacon
Apr 30, 2008
Rose Marie Chacon, 77, of Fort Collins, died April 30, 2008, at Poudre Valley Hospital. Mrs. Chacon was born Oct. 29, 1930, in Torrez to Candido Vigil and Carmen Vallegos Vigil. She graduated from Monte Vista High School in 1949. Rose married James H. Chacon Sr. from Alamosa on Feb. 11, 1966, in Monte Vista. They moved to Fort Collins...
Marjorie Tate
Apr 28, 2008
Marjorie Tate, 80, of Fort Collins, died Feb. 28 in the Hospice Wing of McKee Medical Center in Loveland after a short hospital stay. Marjorie Markovetz, the second child and first daughter of Edward Markovetz and Margaret Bohselich Markovetz, was born in Aberdeen, S.D., on July 2, 1927. For the first nine years of her life, she lived in the...
Florence Dunn
Apr 28, 2008
Florence Dunn lived a full life, which came to a peaceful close on April 28, 2008. Florence considered herself a full-blooded Coloradan, but spent her early years in Utah and Idaho and was preceded in death by her brothers, Howard and Gaylord Larson, and sister, Mildred Barkley. While teaching home economics, Florence met the love of her life on a...
Dorothy Thayer-Houchin--Meineke
Apr 27, 2008
Dorothy Elizbeth Thayer-Houchin-Meineke, 91, of Fort Collins, died April 27, 2008, at a local nursing home. Dorothy was born Dec. 23, 1916, in Jacksonville, Fla., to Alfred E. and Margaret Thayer. She graduated from Berthoud High School and then from Barnes Business College. Dorothy worked for the Civil Service for many years, including a riveter during World War II and...
Dr. Don Biggs
Apr 26, 2008
Dr. Don Biggs, 63, of Fort Collins passed away in his home April 26, 2008. He was born March 2, 1945, in Sioux City, Iowa, to Edna and Donald C. Biggs. Don graduated from Aurora High School in 1963, attained his BS from the University of Wyoming in 1967 and his DDS from the University of Iowa in 1971. He...
Belen Luna
Apr 25, 2008
Belen Luna, 104, of Wellington died April 25, 2008, at his residence. Mr. Luna was born May 5, 1903, in Chihuahua, Mexico, to Sacremento and Regina Luna. Belen married Rosa Silva on Nov. 30, 1930, in Eaton. Mr. Luna spent all his life in the Wellington and the Fort Collins area. He worked in residential construction and the Union Pacific...
Evelyn Minatta
Apr 25, 2008
Evelyn Minatta, 92, passed from this Earth to the loving arms of her husband, Albert; her brother, Anthony; and parents, Sam and Elvira, on Friday morning, April 25. Evelyn was being cared for at the time by the kind and loving staff at Columbine nursing home. She was born Dec. 16, 1915, in Carr to Elvira and Sam Aranci. Evelyn...
Bob Reynolds
Apr 25, 2008
Bob Reynolds, beloved husband, father and Papa, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by Doris, his wife of 58 years; daughters, Sharon Ellis Gary, Janet Tompkins, Susie Blakney Johnny. He was Papa to his grandchildren; Austin Ellis Lori, Eric Ellis Kelly, Bryan Tompkins Terri, Brandon Tompkins Alison, Shawna Blakney Laborde Trevor, Robert Blakney Sheila; and...
Harriet Oberleitner
Apr 24, 2008
Harriet Lenore Birk Oberleitner died peacefully April 2008 at Hospice of Larimer County at McKee Medical Center in Loveland. She was born Jan. 30, 1931, the only child of Perry Wesley Birk and Zetta Myrna Gormley Birk of New Castle, Pa. Harriet was preceded in death by her only daughter, Vanessa Lenore Oberleitner, of Milledgeville, Ga., in 1977; and her...
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...
