Evelyn Wrobbel
Dec 19, 2005
Evelyn Marie Wrobbel, 85, of Fort Collins, passed away on Dec. 19, 2005, after a brief battle with cancer. She was a patient at the Hospice of Larimer County Unit at McKee Medical Center in Loveland. Evelyn, or Evie as friends and family knew her, was born July 23, 1920, in Lancaster, Wis., to Irvin and Elizabeth Frye. She was...
Richard Dick Wagner
Dec 18, 2005
Richard Dick Wagner was born in Fort Collins on March 31, 1934, to Julius and Josephine Wagner and passed away Dec. 18, 2005. He had a wonderful sense of humor and loved joking with his friends and loving staff at Foothills Gateway and Mosaic and will be greatly missed. He is survived by his sister and brother-in-law, Diana and Bernie...
Arthur March, Jr.
Dec 17, 2005
Arthur E. March Jr. passed away on Dec. 17, 2005. A life long resident of Fort Collins, he is survived by a loving family including Claire, his wife of 48 years; three children, Brad and his wife Susan, Meg and her husband Jess and Jennifer and her husband Terry; nine grandchildren and his brother Tom. He was predeceased by his...
Jennifer Ruiz
Dec 15, 2005
Jennifer Marie Ruiz, 17, of Fort Collins, died Dec. 15, 2005, at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston after a four year battle with cancer. A Rosary will be at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Holy Family Catholic Church. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Holy Family Catholic Church. Fr. Douglas Hunt, C.R., will officiate. Interment...
Gary Kelsay
Dec 15, 2005
Gary LeRoy Kelsay, 66, of Fort Collins, died peacefully Dec. 15, 2005, at his residence. Gary learned he had advanced cancer in December 2004. Mr. Kelsay was born July 11, 1939, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Uel Andrew Kelsay and Stella Marie Thomas Kelsay. Gary was raised in Southwest Iowa, graduated from Red Oak High School in 1957, attended the...
Thomas Johnston
Dec 15, 2005
Thomas Ofstead Johnston, of Fort Collins, died Monday evening, Dec. 12, 2005. He lived 96 full and loving years in the Colorado region. Thomas was known as Tommy or Granddaddy to most. He was preceded in death by his wife, Esther Louise; brothers, Robert and Raymond; sisters, Margie and Irene; and grandson, Danny Odell. Survivors include two sons, Thomas E....
Chester "Chet" Stoskopf, Jr.
Dec 11, 2005
Chester "Chet" M. Stoskopf Jr., 76, of Fort Collins, died Dec. 11, 2005, at Poudre Valley Hospital. Mr. Stoskopf Jr. was born July 25, 1929, in Great Bend, Kan., to Chester M. Stoskopf Sr. and Georgia Louise Owen Stoskopf. Chet worked in the oil fields in Kansas then enlisted in the Navy. After serving in the Navy from 1948 to...
Dennis Jasken
Dec 10, 2005
Dennis Jasken, 66, of Highlands Ranch, died Saturday, Dec. 10, 2005, in his home. He was born December 24, 1938, in Arlington, Minn., to Eva and George Jasken. After graduating from Arlington High School in 1956, he served in the Army and was honorably discharged. Dennis graduated from Dunwoody Technical School of Minneapolis, and has worked in the masonry construction...
Alvin Pettine
Dec 9, 2005
Alvin M. Pettine, 78, peacefully passed away in his sleep Friday evening, Dec. 9, 2005. He was born Jan. 30, 1927, in Las Vegas, N.M., to Elmer and Dolores Pettine. In 1945 immediately upon his high school graduation he was inducted into the Air Force. He rose to the rank of staff sergeant while serving extensively in the Philippines. During...
Mildred Cary
Dec 9, 2005
Mildred I. Cary, 80, of Fort Collins, passed away Dec. 9, 2005, at her home as the result of heart failure. A memorial service will be Wednesday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 300 W. Mountain Ave. Cremation has been completed. Mildred was born July 25, 1925, in Chariton, Iowa, to Julia and Steve Kruzic. After growing up in central Iowa,...
Virginia Moore
Dec 7, 2005
Virginia Ellen Moore, 95, died peacefully on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2005, in Fort Collins. Virginia was born Aug. 27, 1910, in Fort Collins. Her parents, Frank and Jesse Ramer Moore, were members of two of Fort Collins' oldest pioneer families. Virginia was raised on Meldrum Street, sharing many happy adventures with her brother, John, their friends and their horse, Princess...
Betty Sobey
Dec 6, 2005
Betty Jane Sobey died Dec. 6, 2005. Survivors include her cousin, Margaret Peg Washburn, of Deer Creek Canyon; niece, Renee Walker-Long; grandniece, Camille Long; and nephew-in-law, Bob Long, of Fort Collins. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Fairmont Cemetery in Denver.
Michael Taylor
Nov 29, 2005
Michael Robert Taylor, of Fort Collins, died Nov. 29, 2005, at Poudre Valley Hospital. He was three months and 21 days old. Rosary and Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Holy Family Catholic Church. Fr. Douglas Hunt, CR, will officiate. Interment will be in Grandview Cemetery. He was born Aug. 8, 2005, in Fort Collins...
Rockie Ahnstedt
Nov 29, 2005
A celebration of Rockie AhnstedtGÇÖs life will be from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at RockieGÇÖs residence in Loveland. Survivors include his wife, Pat; two sons, Rockie Jr. and Jonathan Ahnstedt, of Loveland; and a daughter, Brandy Boehm, of Dacono.
Geraldine Hockett
Nov 27, 2005
Geraldine LaVerne Hockett died Nov. 27, 2005. Private service. Survivors include husband, Harold; children, Duane, David, Bryan and Cherri; seven grandchildren; and two sisters. Condolences may be sent in care of Bohlender Funeral Chapel, 121 W. Olive St., Fort Collins, CO 80524.
Cesar Garza, Jr.
Nov 27, 2005
Cesar Alfonso Garza, Jr., 57, of Fort Collins, died Nov. 27, 2005 at a local nursing home. Cesar was born Jan. 16, 1948, in LaMesa, Texas, to Cesar A. Garza Sr. and Ofelia Castaneda Garza. He moved to Fort Collins 42 years ago from Texas. He was a self-employed cement company. He was a member at Holy Family Catholic Church...
Mary Lane
Nov 26, 2005
Mary Lane, 82, of Fort Collins, died Nov. 26, 2005, at a local nursing home. Mrs. Lane was born Sept. 3, 1923, in Plain Lake, Alberta, Canada, to Samuel Samborski and Pearl Lysakoswski Samborski. Mary married Lawrence M. Lane on Sept. 1, 1945, in Edmonton, Alberta. They moved in 1945 to Fort Collins. Mary was a telephone operator for Mountain...
Robert Johnson
Nov 24, 2005
Robert F. "Bob" Johnson, 83, of Fort Collins, died Nov. 24, 2005, at home. A funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Bohlender Funeral Chapel. Pastor John Engle and Pastor Paul McGraw will officiate. Interment will be at Roselawn Cemetery. Robert Johnson was born Nov. 24, 1922, in Denver to Robert M. Johnson and Esther "Clutter" Johnson. He married...
Daniel Roettjer
Nov 16, 2005
Daniel M. Roettjer, 50, of LaPorte, went with God on Nov. 12, 2005. Dan was born June 11, 1955, in Waterloo, Iowa, to Wesley A. Roettjer and Janette A. Ressler Roettjer. He moved to Colorado Springs at 5 years of age with his family. Dan moved to Fort Collins in 1975 to attend Colorado State University, where he graduated with...
Frank Johnson, Sr.
Nov 14, 2005
Frank T. Johnson Sr., passed away Nov. 14, 2005, at Columbine Care Center West in Fort Collins. His wife of 62 years, Caroline Flower Johnson, died March 20, 2001. He is survived by his four children, Frank Jr. wife Jody, Kent wife Bernadine, both of Fort Collins, Mark wife Margie of Centennial and Cathy Maguire husband Jim of Lakewood; 10...
