Janet Katherine Staples
Nov 17, 2025
Janet Katherine Staples, 77, passed away November 17, 2025. She was born to Roberta Whittlesey Jackson and David Jackson on October 26, 1948, in Chicago, Illinois. She graduated with a bachelor's and a master's degree from Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas and had a fulfilling career teaching elementary school for 23 years in Houston, Chicago, and Colorado. In her...
Kathleen Louise Martinolich
Nov 17, 2025
Kathy, 70, of Livermore, Colorado unexpectedly passed away peacefully at her home on November 17, 2025. Kathy was born in Oakland, Nebraska on October 4, 1955. She was the youngest daughter of four children born to Virginia Louise (1917-2004) and William Byron Force (1912-1981). Her family moved to Denver 1963. Kathy attended North High School in Denver. She would occasionally...
Mildred M. Peter
Nov 15, 2025
Mildred May Peter, the daughter of Bohuslav and Matilda (Besperat) Andrasek, was born November 11, 1932, in the hospital at Timken, Kansas, the second youngest of nine children. The family moved to a farm north of Oakley, KS when she was a little girl. The dryland farm offered few comforts... a house made of limestone blocks with no indoor water...
Marianne Margaret Werner
Nov 14, 2025
Marianne Margaret (Nord) Werner was born in Chicago, Illinois, the only child of Swedish immigrants, Helmer and Hanna (Nordin) Nord. She grew up on Chicago's South Side and graduated from Morrill Grammar School and Gage Park High School. After high-school graduation, Marianne traveled with her mother to Sweden, spending the summer and fall of 1949 immersed in Swedish culture while...
Stephen Thomas Brown, Sr.
Nov 13, 2025
Stephen Thomas Brown, age 90, passed from this life at home in Timnath, CO, on November 13, 2025, after five years of increasing health problems and twelve years of living with Lewy Body Dementia. Steve's clear-headed, practical business acumen, sense of humor, and enthusiasm for life were reflected in all he did. He embraced everyone he met and never let...
Barbara Ann Walters
Nov 11, 2025
Barbara Ann Finley Walters, passed away peacefully on November 11, 2025, in her home in Fort Collins, Colorado- with her children and friends by her side. She had the most spectacular Northern Lights send-off, a fitting farewell for a woman who filled every space she entered with color, warmth and joy. Barb was born to Howard and Dorthy Finley in...
Deidra Gwen Shoemaker
Nov 11, 2025
Deidra Gwen Shoemaker Born: June 13, 1966 Died: November 11, 2025 After a late-stage diagnosis in September and hard-fought battle throughout October, DeeDee went home to be with Jesus on Tuesday, November 11th. She is preceded in death by her best brother (as she affectionately called him), Brett Shoemaker, her Goddaughter, LeAnne Aycock, and her precious mother, Aneta Shoemaker. She...
Charles William Thompson
Nov 10, 2025
Charles William Thompson, 92, died on November 10, 2025, after a short illness. Chuck (Bill) was born on November 20, 1932, to Charles Bryan and Mary (Winchester) Thompson in Anselmo, NE, in the farmhouse where his father worked as a hired hand. He attended elementary school in a one-room schoolhouse until the family moved to Ansley, NE, where, at the...
George Allen Logan
Nov 10, 2025
George A. Logan was born on November 21, 1961, at Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado, to Nancy (Bressler) Logan and William Jarvis Logan of Virginia Dale/Livermore. A proud fifth-generation rancher, George carried forward the Logan family legacy started by his great-grandfather and namesake. The land, the cattle, the mountains, and the work of ranch life shaped him from...
Serapio Sam Ramirez, Jr.
Nov 10, 2025
Sam Ramirez was born in Fort Collins, CO. One of six children born to Serapio Sam, Sr. and Josie Ramirez. He went to school and grew up in Fort Collins. He later moved to Cheyenne, WY to work at the missile base. He also met his future wife Doris there. They were married in March of 1961. They had two...
Billy Ray Hettinger
Nov 5, 2025
Billy Ray Hettinger, born November 20th, 1933 in Windsor, passed on to meet Jesus on November 5th. He was preceded by his wife, Lois (Comin) Hettinger. Billy grew up in Severance and Eaton. He later served as a Marine in the Korean War and the occupation forces in Japan. He was awarded the United Service Medal, Korean Service Medal and...
Frederick Donald Galyardt
Nov 3, 2025
Frederick Donald Galyardt passed away peacefully on November 3, 2025 after a long battle with Alzheimer's. Don was born on July 26, 1935 in Fort Collins, Colorado to Herman and Odelia (Hergert) Galyardt. He grew up on a farm in northern Colorado and graduated from Timnath High School in 1953. In 1955, he married Patsy Louise Fossett. They were married...
Glenda Jean Keller
Nov 2, 2025
Glenda Jean (Olderog) Keller, 69, of Fort Collins, Colorado peacefully passed away at home surrounded by all her family November 2, 2025. She was born on January 31, 1956, in Seattle, Washington to Roland Glen "Oley" Olderog and Dona Jean (Osman) Olderog. The family soon moved to Westminster Colorado where Oley built their home himself. Oley, an avid outdoorsman, took...
Roy Leslie Cole, Jr.
Oct 31, 2025
Obituary for Roy Leslie Cole Jr. Roy Leslie Cole Jr., 96, of Fort Collins, Colorado, passed away peacefully at home on October 31, 2025. He was born on December 27, 1928, in Denver, Colorado, to Roy Sr. and Marguerite Cole, and moved to his childhood home in Edgewater, CO a year later. Roy spent his childhood in Edgewater, helping with...
James Patrick Callan
Oct 29, 2025
James Patrick Callan, a beloved father, son, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully on October 29, 2025, at the age of 68, in Fort Collins, Colorado. Born on January 21, 1957, in Denver, Colorado, to Thomas R. and Patricia B. Callan. Jim was a proud third-generation Denverite who loved watching his hometown champion Broncos, Nuggets, Avs and someday Rockies…he was...
Joseph Raymond Nunnally
Oct 25, 2025
Joseph Raymond Nunnally passed away peacefully October 25, 2025, at Poudre Canyon Healthcare, where he lived since 2019. Joe was born in Ft Collins, CO to James and Ruby Nunnally on July 17, 1946. He lived and worked in Ft Collins his entire life. He attended LaPorte Avenue Elementary School and Lincoln Jr High School. He was a trained upholster....
Ralph David Houdeshell
Oct 24, 2025
Ralph David Houdeshell, known to many as "Howdy" passed away unexpectedly on October 24, 2025. Ralph was born on August 27, 1941, in Hellam, PA to David and Gertrude (Fake) Houdeshell. Growing up he attended the one room schoolhouse up the hill from his homestead. When he said he walked uphill both ways to school, he was not kidding. He...
Garrett Daniel Fred
Oct 21, 2025
The service will be live streamed on You Tube @ The Genesis Project Fort Collins and on Facebook. Garrett Daniel Fred, 36, died in an accident on Tuesday, October 21. His family and friends are heartbroken by his passing and deeply grateful for the life he lived among us. Garrett was born in Loveland, Colorado, and raised in Fort Collins...
Thomas Neil Dougherty
Oct 21, 2025
Tom passed away peacefully on October 21, 2025 surrounded by family. Tom's legacy is survived by his adoring wife, sister, children, grandchildren, horses, dogs, cats, and a recently departed favorite donkey, Mr. Milton Burro. Tom left an enormous impact on every person he had in his life and he will live on through the memories and stories they hold dearly...
Brian Jasper Hull
Oct 20, 2025
Brian Jasper Hull, of Montels, France, formerly of Fort Collins, Colorado, passed away in Fort Collins on October 20th, 2025. Brian was a longtime resident of Colorado and had recently moved to France with his wife and daughter to be closer to family. Brian was born on February 21st, 1970, in Inglewood, California to John and Mary Hull. His father...
