Helen Vail
Sep 19, 2007
Helen Allen Vail, 92, of Fort Collins, died Sept. 19, 2007, at a local nursing home. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church with the Rev. Jim Paul officiating. Burial will be in the family plot at Russey Hurlburt Cemetery, Parachute. Helen Allen was born Oct. 23, 19l4, in Darlington, Mo. She...
William Platt
Sep 16, 2007
William David Platt, 81, of Fort Collins, died Sept. 16, 2007, at Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs. Mr. Platt was born June 1, 1926, in Duvall, Wash., to Stephen F. Platt and Mary Alexander Platt. He served in World War II in fighter pilot training and then as a radio operator; he also served several years in the Merchant Marines,...
Theodore "Ted" Hertz
Sep 16, 2007
May 6, 1931 - Sept 16, 2007 Theodore Ted W. Hertz, 76, of Fort Collins, passed away Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007, at Poudre Valley Hospital. Ted was born May 6, 1931, in Beulah, N.D., to Nick and Louise Schutz Hertz. He was raised in Beulah, N.D. Ted graduated from Beulah High School and attended Concordia College before entering the United...
Faye Orr
Sep 14, 2007
Faye Irene Orr, 80, of Fort Collins, died Sept. 14, 2007, at her residence. Faye was born Jan. 15, 1927, in Bellvue to Chester A. Orr and Muriel Stillion Orr. She lived all her life in the Fort Collins area. Faye had a marvelous ability in music and spent many hours playing the piano. She enjoyed having someone sing with...
Patrick "Pat" Werpy
Sep 13, 2007
Patrick "Pat" Werpy, 50, of Loveland. Survived by friends and staff of Mosaic Homes & Foothills Gateway Rehabilitation. Celebration of Life on Tuesday at Foothills Gateway Rehabilitation, 301 E. Skyway Drive.
Jozsef Bodig
Sep 12, 2007
Jozsef Bodig, 73, passed away Sept. 12, 2007, at his residence. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 5450 S. Lemay Ave., Fort Collins. He was born in Gonc, Hungary, on Jan. 20, 1934, the son of Matyas and Maria Bodig. He spent his younger years in Gonc before working...
Glen Reid
Sep 9, 2007
Glen F. Reid died Sunday afternoon, Sept. 9, 2007, at Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins. Glen was born Aug. 30, 1939, to Frank and Mabel Watson Reid. He was raised on the family farm in Kersey with his twin sister, Barbara Ann Annie Reid. He graduated from Gilcrest High School in 1957 and attended Pueblo Junior College for two...
Gregorio Vasquez
Sep 6, 2007
Gregorio Vasquez, 76, of Fort Collins, died Friday, Aug. 31,in Brush. He was born May 25, 1931, in Maxwell, Texas, to Aurelia and Arnulfo Vasquez. A kind, gentle, loving and generous person, Gregorio worked for Dreher's Pickle Factory for many years. He enjoyed watching T and going to movies, and he loved his dog. Survivors are his sisters, Felipa Salinas...
Jack Mclaren
Sep 2, 2007
Jack McLaren, 89, of Fort Collins, died Sept. 2. Survivors include his wife, Thelma McLaren; children, Mike McLaren and wife, and Pat Harder and husband, Dave; four grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. A private internment will be held at a later date. Contributions may be made to Hospice of Larimer County in care of Bohlender Funeral Chapel.
Dorothy Long
Aug 30, 2007
Dorothy Jean Long, 86, of Fort Collins passed away Aug. 30, 2007. She was born Aug. 15, 1921, in Colorado Springs. She was raised in the Fort Collins-Wellington area, graduated from Fort Collins High School and attended Colorado Women's College. Dorothy worked for the city of Fort Collins and then worked in retail for many years. She married Russell Long...
Lucile Peterson
Aug 26, 2007
Lucile T. Peterson, 95, of Loveland, died Aug. 26, 2007. Survivors include two sons, Brian Peterson of Loveland and Grant Peterson of Bend, Ore. No service is planned at this time. Bohlender Funeral Chapel is handling the funeral arrangements.
Dudley Friday
Aug 25, 2007
Dudley E. Friday, 90, of LaPorte, died Aug. 25, 2007. He was born on Nov. 30, 1916, in Sabine Parish, La. Drafted into the Army in 1942, Dudley was soon accepted into the Aviation Cadet Program. This began his life-long career in the United Sates Air Force. During World War II, Dudley was stationed in England, where he flew 31...
Helen Stovall
Aug 24, 2007
Helen Marie Stovall, 94, longtime resident of Fort Collins, died Friday, Aug. 24,2007, at McKee Medical Center Hospice Care Unit. She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, George C. Stovall. Born in Braham, Minn., to Swedish immigrants John and Christine Bystrom Johnson in 1913, she had three sisters and three brothers, all of whom preceded her...
Chuck Blazek
Aug 22, 2007
Charles Blazek, 68, passed away peacefully at his home Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007, after a short, valiant struggle with cancer. Charles "Chuck" Blazek was born May 17, 1939, in Rock Springs, Wyo., to Charles and Angela Blazek. He spent 18 years there before enrolling at Colorado State University in 1957. He graduated from CSU in 1962 with a bachelor of...
Sybil Perry
Aug 22, 2007
Sybil E. Perry, 76, of Fort Collins, died Aug. 22, 2007. Survivors include three children, Greg Iturriaga of Fort Collins, Brad Mackeachrie and Sheila Iturriaga. A Memorial Service will be at 9 a.m., Friday at Bohlender Funeral Chapel.
Charlie Cramer
Aug 22, 2007
Charles Rothburn Cramer was born Aug. 20, 1930, to Robert and Dora Lee Haynes Cramer in rural Cherryville, Kan. While he was growing up his family moved many times throughout Southeastern Kansas. Upon completing high school he started as a car salesman in Independence, Kan. Shortly thereafter he entered the Navy. After leaving the Navy, he returned to work as...
George Menard
Aug 21, 2007
George Menard, age 38, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 21, after a heroic battle with cancer, leaving behind his loving wife, Deana; and 1-year-old daughter, Shyla. He was born July 13, 1969, to Gerald and Elsie Menard in Fort Collins. George graduated from Poudre High School. He worked the last 10 years as a communications data technician. He loved old cars,...
Jean Nelson
Aug 19, 2007
Lenna Eunice "Jean" Nelson passed away Sunday, Aug. 19, at the McKee Hospice Center after a lengthy illness. She is survived by her beloved husband of 62 years, Jim; her children, Pat Roy Gueswel of Lamar, and Mike Tricea Nelson of Livermore; four granddaughters, Royale Gueswel of Seattle, Roice Jef Mumford of Lamar, and Robin Will Heffley Armijo of Seattle,...
