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...
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...
