Obituaries
Richard W. Rodak- Burkhartzmeyer
Nov 23, 2023
Age 76. March 15, 1947 – November 23, 2023. Passed away at home in Fort Collins, Colorado. He passed peacefully, surrounded by family, after a long battle with an autoimmune disease from his two tours of duty in Vietnam as a CB7 Navy veteran. He is survived by his loving wife Mary and his children Andrew Burkhartzmeyer, Eric (Dawn) Burkhartzmeyer,...
Esther Kinnan
Nov 22, 2023
Esther Janette (Buffington) was born January 16th, 1954, in Burwell, NE to John Earl Buffington Jr. and Esther Marie (Key) Buffington. She peacefully passed away on November 18th, 2023 at the age of 69 surrounded by family in Fort Collins, CO. Janette graduated high school from Elgin Public School in 1972. On March 10th, 1973, Jeanette married the love of...
Edward Leroy Bender, Md
Nov 20, 2023
Edward L Bender was born June 19, 1945 in Valley City, North Dakota, to Lyle and Helen (Rasmusson) Bender and grew up on farms in Dazey, ND and Cooperstown, ND. He graduated valedictorian from Cooperstown High School in 1963 in a class of 38 students. He graduated from the University of North Dakota with a Bachelor's degree and then went...
Tiffany Marie Peterson Muniz
Nov 19, 2023
Tiffany Marie Peterson Muniz, 52, formerly of Ft. Collins passed away November 20, 2023. Tiffany was born March 17, 1971 in Ft. Collins to Richard Muniz and Connie Elaine Ruff Muniz. Tiffany loved dogs. She had two dogs that she loved very much, Charle and her departed Dime. She loved WW wrestling and when she had spare money Tiffany would...
Maria Luisa Recio De Fuerte
Nov 18, 2023
Maria L. Fuerte, 86, of Ft. Collins passed away on November 18, 2023. Viewing will be held 9am - 6pm with the Rosary at 6 pm, Thursday, November 30, 2023 at Bohlender Funeral Chapel. Funeral Mass will be held 10 am, December 1, 2023 at Holy Family Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Roselawn Cemetery.
Jocelyn Jean Learned
Nov 18, 2023
Jocelyn Jean Learned (1/31/1946 - 11/18/2023) Jocelyn was born in Southern Wyoming to her parents Joan and James Learned. James was a well known lawyer that worked with the oil industry. She grew up in Wyoming, where she attended school. Jocelyn had two children, Kristine Hammel and Jeffrey Hammel. Her daughter Kris now resides in Denver with her partner Vic...
Thomas Wayne Simpson
Nov 17, 2023
Thomas W. Simpson, 79, of Fort Collins, passed away November 17, 2023. He was born December 26, 1943, to Floyd and Verna Simpson in Atchison, Kansas. He graduated from Atchison High School in 1961. He married Marjorie Ellerman and was blessed with three children. They later divorced. He worked for many years at Kenworth-Dart in Kansas City, Missouri. He moved...
George Henry Zorb
Nov 17, 2023
George Henry Zorb, age 92, of Fort Collins, CO died of Alzheimer's Disease on November 17, 2023. He was a caring husband, father, and grandfather, as well as a dedicated businessman, coach, and helper to all. George was born on May 10, 1931, in St. John, Washington to Julius and Octive Zorb. He was the youngest of 6 children. He...
Donald Eugene Dietz
Nov 10, 2023
Family to have a private service and burial. Full obituary to be posted soon.
Carol Jankunas
Nov 10, 2023
We are saddened to announce the passing of Carol Jankunas-Duggan of Fort Collins, Colorado on Friday, November 10th after a series of illnesses. Born on February 25, 1943, in Amsterdam, New York, the daughter of Violet Svedarckas Jankunas and Benjamin J. Jankunas. A 1960 graduate of St. Mary's Institute in Amsterdam, N.Y. and the College of St. Rose in Albany,...
David P. Hage
Nov 10, 2023
David Paul Hage passed peacefully away on November 10th, 2023 in Fort Collins, CO. David was born September 23rd 1964 at Boulder Community Hospital, graduated from Fairview High School and attended the Boulder Vocation Tech College. Although David faced many challenges losing his eyesight in his 20's, due to Retinitis Pigmentosa, his gentle and kind spirit touched the lives of...
Michael Middleton O'Brien
Nov 8, 2023
In Memory of Michael Middleton O'Brien Fort Collins, Colorado June 06, 1961 - November 08, 2023 Age 62 Mike O'Brien passed away suddenly with his wife Sally at his side, on Wednesday, Nov 8, 2023. The family is deeply saddened and shocked by his sudden death. Mike was born in York, PA in 1961 and moved with family to Englewood,...
Edith L. Kruse
Nov 5, 2023
Edith L. Kruse passed away peacefully on November 5, 2023. She was born in Garden City, KS to Helen and Lester Stanton. She grew up on the family farm near Manter, KS. She attended Colorado State University and was a guard on the women's basketball team. It was on the CSU campus that she met her future husband, Gordon. They...
Robert H. Badgley
Nov 5, 2023
ROBERT H BADGLEY A Life well Lived Walter and Alice Badgley of Kansas City, Kansas, and an older sister Betty, welcomed Bob to their family on February 27, 1931. His father owned Paramount Coal Company, providing heating and cooking coal to homes and businesses. Through his father he acquired his life-long love of business. Living on the outskirts of Kansas...
Martha Jane Wilson
Nov 4, 2023
It's alright, it's going to be okay Jesus has gone before me and prepared the way, A servants heart and a full race run Rooted in Father, Spirit and Son, She loves the Creator and His creations All the beauty that Jesus brings, When Jane entered into Heaven All the Angels began to sing. Martha Jane Wilson, 84, of Wellington...
Esther Lucille Snider
Oct 31, 2023
Esther Lucille Snider, 97, entered her eternal home on October 31, 2023. Esther was born August 5, 1926, in Chillicothe, Missouri, the daughter of Charles and Ruth Brainard. After living in Chillicothe, Missouri, Esther moved to Denver, CO where she met Keith Snider, at the South Denver Drug Store (he was a register pharmacist there). She married the love of...
Frederick Max Stein
Oct 31, 2023
F. Max Stein died peacefully at his home in Ft. Collins on October 31, 2023, at the age of 104. He was born on February 17, 1919 in Wyaconda, Missouri, the son of Friedrich and Viola Stein. Resourcefulness and frugality were values he and his siblings learned growing up in this small farming community, especially during the Great Depression. In...
Bruce Lane Axelrod
Oct 30, 2023
There are certain people who make the world a little brighter, a little kinder, and a little lighter. Bruce was one of those people. There are many hearts that knew his love, which are broken now with his loss. Bruce Lane Axelrod, 77, of Fort Collins, CO passed away during emergency heart surgery on October 30, 2023. Bruce was born...
Shirley Ella Royer-Lavergne
Oct 28, 2023
Shirley Ella Royer-Lavergne, 70, of Wellington Colorado, passed away on October 28th 2023, surrounded by family after a long battle with COPD. Shirley was born in Quincy, Massachusetts to James and Shirley Tangherlini on October 3, 1953. Shirley was preceded in death by her son, Alan P. Royer Jr., her brother Carleton "Kip" Wilcox, and her parents James and Shirley...
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