Grace Fischer Dalby
Oct 25, 2007
Grace Fischer Dalby, a long-time resident of Louisville, passed away peacefully on October 25th at the age of 94. Grace Dalby was born on January 18, 1913 to Guy and Grace Fischer in Louisville, Colorado. She was married to her high school sweetheart, Joseph Dalby, in 1936. Grace was an extraordinary woman of great faith and character, and her legacy...
John Perrott
Oct 21, 2007
John I. Perrott, 80, of Johnstown died Oct. 21, 2007, at his residence. Mr. Perrott was born July 16, 1927, in Indianapolis, Ind., to Ward and Irene Perrott. From 1945 to 1947, John was in the Merchant Marines and drafted in 1951 into the Korean War. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in July 1952. He was discharged from...
Casimir Zajac
Oct 20, 2007
Casimir John Zajac was born in Chicago, Ill., on Nov. 1, 1923. He grew up in Michigan and after graduating from high school, planted evergreen trees for the CCC. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1942, and spent time in England, France and Belguim during the Battle of the Bulge. With the aid of the GI Bill, he...
Elsie Coker
Oct 18, 2007
Elsie Louise Coker died at her home on Oct. 18, 2007, at the age of 90. She was born in 1916 in Buffalo, N.Y. Her parents were Ruth Vienna Houze and Herbert Alvin Houze. She grew up in Denver and graduated from the University of Denver in 1938 with a degree in education and a special interest in chemistry. She...
Ruth Romer
Oct 18, 2007
Ruth Vivian Romer, 88, was born Oct. 9, 1919, to Thomas Cramblett and Katherine Agnes Garvey in Boone, Iowa. The family moved to Clinton, Iowa, where she graduated from St. Mary's High School. She married Arnold P. Jacobsen and they had two children. In 1951, she married Milo C. Mike Young who later passed away on their 25th wedding anniversary....
Kim Ortega
Oct 18, 2007
Kim Renee Ortega, 52, of Fort Collins, passed away at home surrounded by her family Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007. Funeral arrangements are planned for 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 26, 2007, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1400 Lynnwood Drive, Fort Collins. Interment following the service will be at Grandview Cemetery. Kim Renee Ortega was born in Salt...
Grady Sapp
Oct 18, 2007
Grady Sapp was born Jan. 3, 1931, in Hinesville, Ga., to Addin and Annie Sapp. The youngest of 11 children, Grady is survived by his wife of 28 years, Blair; daughter, Jackie Shaw of Encampment, Wyo.; step-children, Jon Terry of Grand Junction, Neil and David Terry of Westminster and Kirsten Wright of Westminster; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren; his brother, Herbert of...
Margaret Stoll
Oct 17, 2007
Margaret Elaine Stoll, 83, of Fort Collins, died Oct. 17, 2007, at McKee Medical Center in Loveland after a short illness. Mrs. Stoll was born Aug. 5, 1924, in Sutherland, Neb., to Dr. James Perry Guffey and Florence Guffey. Mrs. Stoll lived for 43 years in Fort Collins and was a retired registered nurse working in Loveland and Fort Collins...
Esther Montoya
Oct 17, 2007
Esther Marie Montoya, 55, of Fort Collins, died Oct. 17, 2007, at her residence. Mrs. Montoya was born April 14, 1952, in Greeley to Manuel Martinez and Bernabel Palacios Martinez. Esther married Bernie J. Montoya on Aug. 18, 1990, in Fort Collins. Mrs. Montoya was a homemaker who lived most of her life in Fort Collins. She was a member...
Ruth Heiney
Oct 16, 2007
Ruth was born March 26, 1929, in Sanderson, Texas, to James and Helen Fahl. She left this world Oct. 16, 2007, in Loveland. She grew up with two brothers and two sisters in Ohio and Utah. Ruth attended nursing school at Holy Cross Hospital in Utah. She dedicated 30 plus years to caring for others. She married her beloved husband...
Betty Jean Rodgers
Oct 14, 2007
Betty Jean Rodgers, 80, of Fort Collins died Oct. 14, 2007, at McKee Medical Center Hospice of Larimer County Unit in Loveland. Mrs. Rodgers was born Aug. 9, 1927, in Plainville, Minn., to Jacob Hemler and Violet Briskey Hemler. Betty married L.D. Rodgers in 1979 in Indianapolis, Ind. Betty lived most of her life in Commerce City. She was a...
Blair Kiefer
Oct 6, 2007
Blair Allen Kiefer, 81, of Fort Collins died Oct. 6, 2007, in the comfort of his home. Blair was born to Lucille and Nels Martin Kiefer in Graue Woods, Elmhurst, Ill., on Sept. 20, 1926. He attended schools in Illinois and then served two years in the U.S. Marine Corp. After his discharge, he studied at the Chicago Technical Institute....
Helen Reisdorff
Oct 4, 2007
Lifelong Fort Collins resident Helen Michie James Reisdorff passed away Oct. 4, 2007, at a local nursing home. Helen's paternal grandparents immigrated to Fort Collins in 1887. Helen was one of four children of Adam Michie Jr. and Emma Peterson Michie, and was raised on the family farm on Horsetooth Road. She was preceded in death by her parents and...
Catherine Williams
Oct 1, 2007
Catherine Williams, 81, of Fort Collins, died Oct. 1. Survivors include three grandchildren, Bryan Coward of Oldsmar, Fla., Shawn Coward of Las Vegas and Haley Venn of New York, N.Y. Private family services will be held. Friends may send condolences to the family at www.bohlenderfuneralchapel.com .
Harvey Schultz
Sep 29, 2007
Harvey Dale Schultz, 87, of Fort Collins died Saturday morning, Sept. 29, 2007. Hewas born May 7, 1920, to Henry Schultz and Minnie Johnke Schultzin Chugwater, Wyo. Harvey moved with his family to Fort Collins when he was a young boy. On July 31, 1941, he married Mary Laumann in Nebraska.He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II....
O.J. 'Jim' Warner
Sep 27, 2007
O.J. "Jim" Warner, 89, of Fort Collins, died Sept. 27, 2007, at his home. Mr. Warner was born Dec. 24, 1917, on a farm northwest of Windsor to Dr. Marvin Warner and Jeanette E. Chandler Warner. Mr. Warner married Esther Schild Warner in 1942 in Kimball, Neb. Mr. Warner lived on a farm near Windsor before moving to Fort Collins...
Troy Williams
Sep 22, 2007
The journey is over; Troy Robert Williams fought a courageous battle against cancer for three years. Troy was born Oct 3, 1975, in Fort Collins. He is the son of Steven and Patti Jo Williams and grew up and attended school in the Fort Collins area. He graduated from Poudre High School in 1994. Troy married his partner and soul...
Yolanda Ayala
Sep 22, 2007
Yolanda F. Ayala, 77, of Fort Collins, died Sept. 22, 2007, at her residence. Mrs. Ayala was born Nov. 24, 1929, in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, to Jose Flores and Revecca Flores. Yolanda married Vincente V. Ayala on Dec. 21, 1946, in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. Mrs. Ayala moved to Fort Collins in 1950. She was a homemaker and a member...
Mary Ellen Crook
Sep 21, 2007
Born: Oct 2, 1912 Died: Sept. 21, 2007 Mary Ellen Brown was the first of six children born to Augustus P. and Edith Allphin Brown. She was born in Moline, Ill., and spent the first 66 years of her life in several cities and on a farm in Illinois. She graduated from Lake View High School in Chicago in 1929....
Merlin Spanjer
Sep 20, 2007
Merlin S. Spanjer went home to be with our Lord Sept. 20, 2007. Born May 29, 1922, in Dailey to George and Louise Spanjer, Merlin joined the U.S. Navy in September 1942, after graduating from Dailey High School. Returning from his tour of duty in Australia and the Philippines, he married Mary Lane on June 22, 1947, in the Presbyterian...
