Patricia Wilkins-Wells
Jan 31, 2006
Patricia Wilkins-Wells, of Fort Collins, passed away recently. She was the loving wife of John Wilkins-Wells and mother of Katie Wilkins-Wells. Patricia was born in Denver, Colorado on February 28, 1947, and graduated from Fort Collins High School. She is survived by her brother Scott Wells of Cheyenne, Wyoming, and her sister Judy Guber and brother-in-law Michael Guber of Greeley,...
George "Bud" Bateman
Jan 26, 2006
George "Bud" Bateman, 91, passed away Jan. 26, 2006, at home. Bud was born and raised in Indiana as were his father and grandfather before him. He graduated from DePauw University where he lettered three years each in baseball, tennis and basketball. He had a long career as a high school math teacher and basketball coach and was inducted into...
Richard "Dick" Besta
Jan 25, 2006
Richard "Dick" Besta, of Red Feather Lakes, passed away peacefully on Jan. 25, 2006. He was 86 years old. Dick was born on Dec. 19, 1919, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Louis and Stella Besta. After graduating from high school he attended Coe College of Cedar Rapids where he earned his bachelor's degree in business. During his college years, he...
Arleeta Keller
Jan 23, 2006
Arleeta M. Keller, 91, of Fort Collins, died Jan. 23, 2006, at a local nursing home. She was born Jan. 9, 1915, in Arnold, Neb. Funeral at Valentine, Neb., and interment at Purdum, Neb. Survivors include Phillip Keller and Pat Maynes of Fort Collins.
Florence Dyekman
Jan 22, 2006
Florence L. Hess Dyekman, 101, passed away Jan. 22, 2006, at the Blue Grouse Nursing Home. She was born May 7, 1904, in York, Pa., to Frank and Treava Lantz Hess. When she was 4 years old, the family moved to a homestead at Buckeye. She attended a box lunch social where her future husband, Elmer C. Dyekman, born in...
Robert "Bob" Kenney
Jan 22, 2006
Bob Kenney, 78, of Fort Collins, died peacefully at home on Jan. 22, 2006. Robert "Bob" Kenney was born Aug. 9, 1927 to Mr. and Mrs. William Ethel Kenney in McCook, Neb. Mr. Kenney attended both public and Catholic schools in McCook and Hastings, Neb., after which he joined the Navy to fight in World War II, where he was...
Kenneth Betchel
Jan 18, 2006
Kenneth L. Betchel, 64, of Fort Collins, died Jan. 18, 2006, at Poudre Valley Hospital. Mr. Betchel was born June 4, 1941, in Fort Collins, to E.H. Betchel and Betty Douglass Betchel. He was raised and graduated from high school in Cheyenne, Wyo. Ken was a retired Coast Guard, 3rd Class Chief Warrant Officer for 22 years, serving in Vietnam,...
Lola Summers
Jan 17, 2006
Lola Irene Summers, 81 beloved wife of 65 years to Cecil Summers, died on Jan. 17, 2006, at Blue Grouse Nursing home in Fort Collins after a long battle with Alzheimer's. Born in Lamar on Nov. 24, 1924, she was the daughter of Frank and Edna Clark. She graduated from Eads High School in Eads. She married Cecil Summers on...
Santana Moore
Jan 16, 2006
Santana Moore, 76, passed away peacefully early the morning of Jan. 16, 2006, after suffering her second stroke in several weeks. Santana, daughter of Lee and Eva Martinez, was born July 10, 1929, in Greeley. A member of Holy Family Parish, she lived all of her life in Fort Collins, Colo. A graduate of Fort Collins High School, she married...
Howard "Butch" Roe
Jan 15, 2006
Howard Butch W. Roe, 60, of Nunn and formerly of Aurora, died Sunday, Jan. 15, 2006. Beloved husband of Virginia Gina Castelluccio Roe; much loved father of daughters, Jolene Blazer and Gia-Lorraine Roe; cherished grandfather of John Wesley and Hayden Micheal Blazer; brother of Janice Spease, Shirley Donovan, Irene Matejka and Ernest and William Roe; and uncle to numerous nephews...
Helen Kennedy
Jan 11, 2006
Helen Charlotte Kennedy, 85, of Fort Collins, went to be with the Lord on Jan. 11, 2006, the result of a heart attack at her residence at Oakbrook Retirement Center. BR She was born March 23, 1920, in Charleston, N.C., to Charles Ballou and Helen Valentine Ballou. She graduated from Florida Sate College in Tallahassee, Fla. She married Roy P....
David Manning, M.D.
Jan 9, 2006
David Jan Manning, M.D., 51, of Fort Collins, died Jan. 9, 2006, in Greeley, the result of a pedestrian/vehicle accident. Dr. Manning was born March 31, 1954, in Garden City, N.Y., to Dr. Irving Manning and Irene Gizelba Manning. David was raised in Bay Shore, N.Y. He graduated from Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., with his medical degree, and then...
Rose Mcrae
Jan 4, 2006
Rose A. McRae, 70, of Fort Collins, died Jan. 4, 2006, at her residence. Mrs. McRae was born March 5, 1935, in LaPorte to Pete Lockman and Katie Meng Lockman. Rose married Donald A. McRae on June 7, 1953, in Fort Collins. She lived all of her life in this area and was a sales clerk at the Dress Boutique...
John Foote
Dec 30, 2005
John Robert Foote Sr. quietly passed away on Dec. 30, 2005. He is survived by his former wife and best friend, Clare Foote; twin brother, Robert; sons, John Jr., Keith, Kevin and Jeff; and his grandchildren, Jeremy, Adam, Jenifer, Sara, Brian and Margaret. He was preceded in death by his parents, Andrew J. and Therma Talley Foote, and brothers, Richard...
Robert Todd
Dec 23, 2005
Robert Lorraine Todd left this life for another on Friday, Dec. 23, 2005, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born June 20, 1924, in Iola, Allen County, Kan., the third son of Benjamin Franklyn Todd and Lola Maud Barker. Bob, as his many friends and associates knew him, relocated with his parents to Fort Collins at the...
Harold Kennedy
Dec 21, 2005
Harold Kennedy, 85, of Fort Collins, died Dec. 21, 2005, at home. Harold was born Aug. 24, 1920, in Egan, S.D. While a child, his family moved to Benson, Minn., where he graduated from high school. He graduated from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn., where he met his beloved wife of 60 years, Jeanne. His college was interrupted by...
Melvin "Mel" Slagle
Dec 21, 2005
Melvin "Mel" L. Slagle, 80, of Fort Collins, died Dec. 14, 2005, at Meadowlark Assisted Living. Mr. Slagle was born July 1, 1925, in Hebron, Neb., to Frank Slagle and Louise Fangmeier Slagle. Mel served in the Navy from 1944 to 1946 and then married Dorothy J. Nutsch on Aug. 24, 1948. They farmed near Fairbury, Neb., and later moved...
Ilene Shields
Dec 19, 2005
Ilene Exeva Shields went peacefully into the arms of her savior on Dec. 19, 2005. Ilene was born and raised in Lindsay, Okla. She was born on Dec. 9, 1920, to Daniel and Ina Street. Ilene graduated from Oklahoma University with a degree in home economics. She met and married Robert W. Shields in Unionville, Mo., while working as a...
Chancey Stewart
Dec 19, 2005
Chancey Stewart, 94, of Loveland, died December 19, 2005 at the Loveland Good Samaritan Retirement Village. Mr. Stewart was born October 27, 1911 in Dannebrog, Nebraska to Chauncey Stewart and Bertha Nielsen Stewart. Chancey was raised in Dannebrog and married Velma E. Adams on May 18, 1937 in St. Paul, Nebraska. They moved to Denver, Colorado in 1939 to begin...
Harold Busch
Dec 19, 2005
Harold E. Busch, 92, of Fort Collins, died Dec. 19, 2005, at his residence. Mr. Busch was born June 11, 1913, in Lafayette to Elmer J. Busch and Lena Magdelena Amen Busch, and graduated from Lafayette High School 1931. He started working for Standard Oil in Longmont in 1931. Harold became the wholesale distributor for Standard Oil of Indiana July...
