Martha Mary Thornton
Mar 13, 2007
Martha Mary Thornton passed away peacefully March 13, 2007, at 6:45 p.m. She was born Sept. 5, 1916, in Kansas City, Kan., to Clyde and Mena Osborne. She attended school in Decatur, Ill. Later she moved to Springfield, Ill., where she worked at Sangano Electric as a lathe operator for the World War II war effort. On Jan. 25, 1940,...
Clarence "Bud" Goetz
Mar 13, 2007
Clarence Otto Budd Goetz, 85, of Loveland, is together again with his wife, Regina, as of Tuesday, March 13, 2007. Budd was born to Otto and Mary Goetz on May 7, 1921, in Rochester, N.Y. He married Regina Bernice Benka on Feb. 16, 1946, in Rochester. Budd served with the United States Merchant Marines during World War II and retired...
Gregory Wheeler
Mar 11, 2007
Gregory Kent Wheeler, 52, entered into eternal rest Sunday, March 11, 200,7 after a brief illness in Las Vegas. Gregory was born April 14, 1954, in Columbus, Ohio. He is survived by his daughter, Kendall Wheeler of Las Vegas; parents, Robert and Dorothy Wheeler; sister, Janet Flower; and nephew, Casey Flower, all of Fort Collins; brother and sister-in-law, Bob and...
Kermit Wells
Mar 5, 2007
Kermit V. Wells, age 77, passed away peacefully at home March 5, surrounded by his family. Surviving are his wife of 56 years, Pat; his son, Dr. Gordan Wells Suzy; his daughter, Gwen Forbes Gerald; five grandchildren, Douglas Heisel Lori; Dr. Arica Abrames Dan, Matthew Wells, Stephanie, Kaitlin Heisel and Aubrey Wells, and two great-grandchildren, Wesley Wells and Paige Abrames....
Philip Myers
Mar 5, 2007
Philip F. Myers of Fort Collins died Sunday, March 5, 2007. He was born in Springfield, Mass., on Feb. 16, 1915, to Florence Walberg and Rene Myers. A member of Phi Beta Kappa, Phil graduated magna cum laude from Brown University in 1938. In 1943, he met and married Jean Wetmore. After WWII broke out he attended a 14-month intensive...
Penny Johnson
Mar 4, 2007
Penny A. Johnson, 79, of Fort Collins, died March 4, 2007, at Poudre Valley Hospital. Mrs. Johnson was born Dec. 8, 1927, in Osage, Kan., to Harry Lindholm and Helen Groves Lindholm. Penny married Robert F. "Bob" Johnson on Nov. 30, 1946, in Denver. They were married 59 years. She lived 57 years in Fort Collins after moving from Littleton....
Eldon Jensen
Mar 3, 2007
Eldon F. Jensen was born near Lyons, Neb. He died in Fort Collins, March 3, 2007, at age 89. Eldon and his wife Elna moved to Fort Collins with their daughter, Vi, in 1955. He was known by everyone as The Bike Man, after retiring from CSU in 1987. He referred to his hobby of fixing bikes as his "mission"...
Richard "Dick" Herbert
Mar 3, 2007
Richard D. Herbert Dick of Fort Collins formerly of Longmont died at home Saturday, March 3, 2007, with his family by his side. Dick was born Jan. 10, 1936, in Marshalltown, Iowa, to Clara and Clifford Herbert. He graduated from Marshalltown High School and attended Marshalltown Junior College. He worked as a youth director at the YMCA in Marshalltown, where...
Fred Sansouci
Mar 3, 2007
Fred L. Sansouci, 89, passed away Feb. 27, 2007, at Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, as his grandson was telling him goodbye. Fred was born June 5, 1917, to Homer Sansouci and Emma Owens Sansouci in Mountain View, Mo. He married Nellie Wallace Osler in June 1939 and they headed west in the early '40s. Fred worked on a...
Glenn Hull
Mar 1, 2007
Glenn Arden Hull, 88, passed away Thursday, March 1, 2007. He was born Oct. 6, 1918, in Winfield, Kans., to the Rev. Ernest and Nona Hull. He graduated from Southwestern College at Winfield, Kan., with a degree in chemistry and did graduate studies at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. He worked as a research chemist for Corn Products Co., making...
Alfreda Mueller
Feb 28, 2007
Alfreda R. Mueller, 84, died Feb. 28, 2007. Survivors include a son, John C. Mueller and two grandsons, Evan and Aaron. A private family service was held. Alfreda's husband, John A. Mueller preceded her in death.
Hedwig Heineman
Feb 28, 2007
Hedwig I. Heineman, 93, went home to be with her Lord on Feb. 28, 2007, surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 18, 1913, in Russellville, Mo. She was the second child of John and Alma nee Goldammer Fischer. On July 11, 1937, Hedwig married Herbert J. Heineman from Sedalia, Mo., in the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church located...
Erma Montgomery
Feb 26, 2007
Erma L. Montgomery, 89, died at a Fort Collins Nursing Care Center on Feb. 26, 2007, after suffering from Alzheimer's disease. She was born May 8, 1917, in the town of Laramie, Albany County, Wyo., to the late John Martin and Addie May Mansfield. She attended LaPorte and Fort Collins schools. She was united in marriage to Robert Humphries Montgomery,...
Glenny Fry
Feb 25, 2007
Glendolyn Glenny Fry, 82, died Feb. 25, 2007 at North Shore Hospice Care Unit to a life-long battle of diabetes. She was born Feb. 12, 1925 in the town of Bellvue to Arby and Muriel Burgess. She was united in marriage to Floyd Fry on Feb. 3, 1941, in Sydney, Neb. Glenny worked as an aerospace technician for Boeing Inc....
Yvonne Frederick
Feb 23, 2007
Yvonne Elaine Frederick was born up the Poudre Canyon, Colo., on Jan. 19, 1936, to James and Grace Cheney. She passed from this life on Feb. 23, 2007, after a courageous battle against cancer. Yvonne lived most of her life in Fort Collins. She is survived by her husband, Robert Frederick; and children, Terry Mark Yurky, Lynn Richard Kendall, Brett...
Margaret Whiteford
Feb 22, 2007
Margaret S. Whiteford, 91, died peacefully on Feb. 22, 2007. She was born On Jan. 19, 1916, in Watertown, N.Y.; the daughter of George N. and Martha L. Smith. Margaret attended Smith College in Massachusetts and Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School in New York City. She married George C. Whiteford in 1940. He preceded her in death in 1962. Margaret enjoyed...
Freda Story
Feb 21, 2007
Freda Merle Rizor Story, 101, died Feb. 21, 2007, in Laramie, Wyo. She was born March 25, 1906, in Spearfish, S.D. Freda's childhood was spent in Nebraska. Freda married George Story in l926 and the couple moved to Niobrara County in l933. Their six children, Marlene, Georgia, Rex, Willadell, Amy and Steve were raised in Lusk. In the early l960s,...
Rod Person
Feb 20, 2007
Rod Person - son, husband and father - passed away Feb. 20, 2007, after a long but courageous battle with cancer. Although short, Rod lived a full, meaningful and loved life. Rod was born Jan. 24, 1962, in Kimball, Neb., and grew up on a farm and ranch in Albin, Wyo. He graduated from Albin High School in 1980. He...
Ruth Jones
Feb 20, 2007
Ruth M. Jones, born Nov. 3, 1903, in Montreal, Canada, and formerly from Mesa, Ariz. Beloved mother of Irma Maston and Warren Lee Jones. A memorial service will be held at a later date in San Diego, Calif.
Wyatt Baldon
Feb 19, 2007
Wyatt Michael Baldon, 17 months old, beloved son of Danny and Leah Baldon of Berthoud, died Feb. 19, 2007. Wyatt was born Sept. 17, 2005, in Fort Collins. He loved horses and tractors. Wyatt will be remembered as a big eater who liked to play with his sister, brush his teeth and wear his dad's hats. Survivors include his parents,...
