Thadus Reed
Jan 28, 2008
Thadus McGay Reed was born March 2, 1918, in Beach, N.D., to Elsie Fiddler-Reed and Jesse Reed. Thad was soon to be blessed with brothers, Leslie and Lynn, and a sister Cleo. Early in Thad's life, the family moved to Glendive, Mont., and continued their lives of ranching and farming. Thad was about 15 when the Depression hit, and the...
Walter Wilson
Jan 25, 2008
Walter Wilson died Jan. 25, 2008, from an illness. Walter was born on March 17, 1939, in Brackettville, Texas. He was an avid cat lover and a very loving man. Even though Walter was a deaf-mute, he spoke volumes through his love and actions toward all who came across his path. Walter's big smile and hearty laugh was loved by...
William Nelson
Jan 25, 2008
William Nelson of Fort Collins, 51, passed away Jan. 25, 2008. He is survived by his father, Charles Nelson; his mother, Alice Joyce Coleman; two beloved sons, Bill and Charles; grandson, Tyler; sister, Diane Reed; and three nieces, Kaitlyn, Madison and Austin; and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Bill was born June 16, 1956, in San Bernardino,...
Jean Busch
Jan 24, 2008
Oct. 13, 1921 to Jan. 24, 2008. Fort Collins resident Jean Louise Busch died Jan. 24 at Lemay Avenue Health and Rehab Center after a long Alzheimer's illness. She was 86. Jean Lowe was born in Fremont, Ohio, in 1921. She was third in a large family of seven children, four brothers and two sisters. The family enjoyed Ohio small-town...
Gordon Griffith
Jan 23, 2008
On Jan. 23, 2008, the kind and gentle soul of Gordon Lamar Griffith, 86 years of age, was taken by his Lord as a result of a short illness and its complications. Gordon was born Oct. 12, 1921, in Bogue, Kan., to Orville Whitney Griffith and Maude Lewis Griffith and was the third eldest of four brothers, Orville, Robert and...
Rev. Peter Weller
Jan 22, 2008
The Rev. Peter Weller of Fort Collins died at home Jan. 22, 2008, following a brief illness. He was born Feb. 10, 1926, in Holland, Mich., the son of parents who immigrated from the Netherlands. Peter received his bachelor of science in electrical engineering at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 1948. He then decided to become a Unitarian...
Vincente Ayala
Jan 20, 2008
Vincente V. Ayala, 82, of Fort Collins, died Jan. 20, 2008, at his residence. Mr. Ayala was born July 3, 1925, in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, to Vincente Ayala and Maria Valdez Ayala. Vincente married Yolanda F. Flores on Dec. 21, 1946, in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. Mr. Ayala moved in 1950 to Fort Collins. He worked commercial construction and for 13...
Ian Taggart
Jan 19, 2008
Ian James Taggart, formerly of Fort Collins, passed away Saturday, Jan. 19, in La Veta, where he has resided with his family since 2004. Ian, 19, was a senior at La Veta High School, where he participated in wrestling, basketball, 4-H and FFA. Ian worked as an electrician's apprentice during the summer. Ian was an Eagle Scout and organized donations...
Dorothy Holsinger
Jan 19, 2008
Dorothy M. Holsinger was born, July 24, 1921, in Eckley to William F. and Mary Eastin Cain. She died Jan. 19, 2008, at Camillia Care Center in Aurora at the age of 86. She was preceded in death by her parents; her brothers, Melvin, Wayne and Curtis; her son, Lonnie Ferguson; and her husband, Lloyd Holsinger. She is survived by...
Thomas Melville Young
Jan 19, 2008
Thomas Melville Young, 95, of La Porte, died Dec. 22, 2007. He was born July 11, 1912, to Melville Ray Young and Edith Amanda Hansen Young in their home in La Porte. He lived in La Porte until he sold his farm and home and moved to Shamrock Manor in Fort Collins two and half years ago. He passed away...
Christian Mattos
Jan 18, 2008
Christian James Mattos was born on Nov. 29, 1989, and died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008. He is survived by his mother, Candace Matos; his father, John V. Mattos; his brother, J.D. Mattos; and his sister, April "Rei" Mattos; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, and countless friends. All who loved him dearly. Christian was the type of young man who...
Margaret Lee
Jan 18, 2008
Margaret M. Lee passed away Jan. 18, 2008, at Centre Health and Rehab Facility in Fort Collins surrounded by her family. She was born Dec. 31, 1911, to John and Hazel Hinrichs in Kimball, S.D. She married Walter O. "Bud" Lee on Nov. 10, 1934, in Chadron, Neb., and they later moved to Fraser, where Bud worked in the timber...
Helen Beaugh
Jan 18, 2008
Helen G. Beaugh, 80, of Fort Collins, died Jan. 18, 2008, at Poudre Valley Hospital. Mrs. Beaugh was born April 15, 1927, in Cheyenne County, Kan., to James Franklin Cheney and Grace Adeline Egly Cheney. Mrs. Beaugh had lived in Fort Collins since she was 3 years old. Helen graduated from Waverly High School in the class of 1946 as...
Jeanette Valentine
Jan 18, 2008
Jeanette Valentine, 80, of Wellington, passed away Jan. 18, 2008, at Lemay Ave. Health and Rehab Center. Jeanette was born Oct. 2, 1927, in Wyandot County, Ohio, to Glenn Smythe and Charlotte Secoy Smythe. She married Earl Valentine June 5, 1948, in Melmore, Ohio. In 1968, the Valentines moved to the Wellington area where they resided for 32 years. Jeanette...
Esther Schilling
Jan 16, 2008
Esther R. Schilling, 90, of Fort Collins, died Jan. 16, 2008, in Eckert. Mrs. Schilling was born June 24, 1917, in Fort Collins to Daniel Schaefer and Amelia Mehling Schaefer. Esther married William "Bill" Schilling on Sept. 22, 1934, in Fort Collins. Mrs. Schilling lived most of her life in Fort Collins and recently moved to Eckert to be close...
Charlotte Duling
Jan 15, 2008
Charlotte Nadine Duling Curtis, 74, of Loveland, died Jan. 15, 2008, from lung cancer. She was born Jan. 24, 1933, to Floyd and Delta Curtis and was raised on a farm near Roosevelt, Okla. She graduated from Consolidated No. 8 High School in 1951. She married Doris Ray Taylor in May 1951 and lived in Weed, Calif., until 1965. They...
Khristine Lewis
Jan 14, 2008
Khristine Marie Maycroft/Lewis passed away Jan. 9, 2008, at Hospice of Larimer County at McKee Medical Center in Loveland. She was 37 years old. A closed casket service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Fort Collins Seventh-day Adventist Church, pastors Paul Eagan and John Martin officiating. Interment will follow at Resthaven Memory Gardens Cemetery. Khristine was born Aug....
Vernelle Homan
Jan 13, 2008
Vernelle W. Homan, 93, passed from this world on Jan. 13, 2008, in Fort Collins. She was born in Christopher, Ill., on April 21, 1914, to Fred and Mabel Adkins Weber. She grew up in Christopher and graduated from high school there. She moved to St. Louis, Mo., in 1937 to attend business school and worked as a secretary and...
George Brautigam
Jan 13, 2008
George Brautigam passed away on Jan. 13, 2008, at McKee Hospice Center in Loveland following complications from hip surgery at the age of 91. George was born in McCook, Neb., on Aug. 18, 1916. He was one of 10 children born to George Brautigam Sr. and Katie Brungardt Brautigam. The family moved to Brush in 1922. George attended schools in...
Arthur Smith
Jan 13, 2008
Arthur Francis Smith of Laramie, Wyo., formerly of Walden, died Jan. 13, 2008. Survivors include son, Richard; granddaughter, Shannon Waugh and husband, Bruce; grandson, Ty Powell and wife, Dawn; four great-grandsons; and three nephews. Bohlender Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.
