Dorothy Hansen Foss
May 9, 2006
Dorothy Marie Hansen Foss, 83, of Fort Collins, passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2006, at her home. Dorothy lost her lengthy battle with cancer surrounded by family and friends. Dorothy was born April 26, 1923, in Plentywood, Mont., to Thorwald and Anna Hansen. She was the oldest of five children, Violet, Nova, LaVern and Myrna. Dorothy was proud of her...
James Fischer
May 8, 2006
James H. Fischer, a lifelong resident of Fort Collins, went to meet our Lord and Savior on May 8, 2006, after a short illness. Mr. Fischer was born in Fort Collins on Easter Sunday in 1922. Jim was a product of Colorado, being born, raised and educated in Fort Collins. He went through grade school, high school Fort Collins High...
Robert "Bob" Beck
Apr 30, 2006
Robert J. "Bob" Beck, 66, of Loveland, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, April 30, 2006, at Poudre Valley Hospital, following a two-year battle with cancer. His family and friends visited him during his long ordeal. Bob was born in Linden, N.J., and married his high school sweetheart in 1961. He served honorably in the U.S. Army. The family moved...
Elisa Baldez
Apr 30, 2006
Our beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother went home to be with the Lord on April 30, 2006. Elisa was born in Zaragosa Coahuila, Mexico, on Dec. 11, 1911. She married Manuel Baldez in June 1932 in Sonora, Texas. She is survived by her daughter, Piedad B. Rodriguez, and her son-in-law, Cleto Rodriguez. She was fortunate enough to live to see...
Helen Clouse
Apr 29, 2006
Helen Clouse Jan. 20, 1922-April 29, 2006 died peacefully in the early morning hours of April 29, 2006, cradled by the love of her family. Born Jan. 20, 1922, in Mound City, Mo., she was the second of three daughters to Olin and Julia McDonald. She is now reunited with her parents and older sister, Doris Rebel, and with the...
Mary Miller
Apr 26, 2006
Mary Catherine Miller, 80, of Fort Collins, died April 26, 2006, at Poudre Valley Hospital. She was born March 18, 1926, in Pernell, Iowa, to Terrance Clark and Nellie Bushman Clerkin. She moved with her family in the late 1920s to Fort Collins. She graduated from St. Joseph Catholic School and was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Mary...
Paul Pierce
Apr 26, 2006
Paul Omra Pierce was born Nov. 29, 1922, to Omra A. and Dezde Pierce in Cape Girandean, Mo. Paul passed away on April 26, 2006, in Fort Collins. He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Imogene Roberts, of Denver; and a brother, who died in infancy. Paul married Louise Campbell on Nov. 24, 1942 in Greeley. Paul...
Bernice Garretson
Apr 25, 2006
In the early morning hours of April 25, 2006, Bernice Garretson rejoined her beloved husband, "Red" Garretson. She would have been 91 years old on May 16, 2006. Bernice was also preceded in death by sisters Lois and Geraldine and brother Jimmy. She is survived by daughter Karla Williamson and son, Michael, of Loveland, and by daughter Jan Hawn and...
Billy Baker
Apr 25, 2006
Billy Bryan Baker, father, friend and grandfather, passed away at Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins on April 25, 2006, at the age of 80. Billy Baker was born in Bronte, Texas, and was the son of Clarence G. Baker and Anna Dell Wagner, who were ranchers in the Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma Panhandle region. Billy had two brothers,...
John Heberling
Apr 24, 2006
John Heberling, 94, went to meet his Lord on April 24, 2006. Coming as an infant from Belgrade, Yugoslavia, John passed through Ellis Island with his parents, Jacob and Elizabeth Wirth Heberling in 1911. A master barber and hair stylist, John worked in Moline, Ill., for 39 years, coming to Fort Collins in 1981. John and his devoted wife, Sophia,...
Brent Swinson
Apr 23, 2006
Brent Swinson, son of Fred and Jean Ann Swinson, died early Sunday morning, April 23, 2006, at Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins. Brent was born in Fort Collins on July 10, 1984. He moved with his family to Tucson, Ariz., in 1994. Brent graduated from Canyon del Oro High School in Tucson in 2003. Following graduation, he returned to...
Bruce Bradbury
Apr 23, 2006
Bruce E. Bradbury, 63, of Fort Collins, died April 23, 2006, at his home. He was born May 18, 1942, in Providence, R.I. A memorial service will be at a later date. He is survived by a brother, Craig Bradbury, of Littleton.
Richard "Dick" Morger
Apr 23, 2006
Richard "Dick" Morger, 70, died April 23, 2006, at his home near Masonville. He was born May 20, 1935, in Fort Collins, to Melvin Morger and Undine Barnhart Morger. He grew up near Bellevue and west Fort Collins and graduated from Fort Collins High School in 1954. Richard lived in Arvada for 18 years, where he owned Morger Welding. In...
Joel Vasquez
Apr 23, 2006
Joel Eulogio Vasquez, 34, died unexpectedly April 23, 2006, at home after medical treatment. He was born March 11, 1972, in Meeker. He is survived by Andrea, his wife of 18 years; daughters, Angela Lu Lu, 16, Autumn Squirrel, 4, Amaya Peanut, 1, and his only son, Dominic Dommo, 13. Other survivors include his parents, John and Maria Monse, of...
Loretha "Lori" Plemmons
Apr 21, 2006
Loretha "Lori" Stacy Plemmons, wife, mother and grandmother, was born at home, on Dec. 29, 1922, in Comanche County, near Lawton, Okla. According to her diaries, it was a cold night, and her father, Archie William Stacy, and the men chopped wood, while Grandmother Roberson and the women tended to her mother, Hattie Florence Roberson Stacy. Lori attended Southwestern Oklahoma...
Eunice Knotwell
Apr 15, 2006
Loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Eunice Ada Knotwell, 85, left this Earth on Saturday, April 15, 2006, to be with her Lord and family members. She passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Feb. 11, 1921, in Encampment, Wyo., to Brady and Abbie Fitzjarrel Bensen. She attended school in Encampment and graduated valedictorian of her class...
Ruby Duran-Chavez
Apr 14, 2006
Ruby lost her courageous battle with cancer and left this Earth to be with the Lord on Good Friday, April 14, 2006, and is now singing karaoke with the angels. She was born in Fort Collins on June 21, 1951, to Roy and Dolores Duran. She attended Holy Family Catholic Church and graduated from Poudre High School in 1969. Ruby...
