June Helen Cringan
Aug 13, 2019
June Helen Cringan, 97, of Ft. Collins, died Wednesday, August 14th, 2019. June was born June 21, 1922 to Francis G. Campbell and E. Della Mayes at Muskoka Falls, Ontario, Canada. She graduated from Shaw Business College, Toronto, Ontario and was employed as a secretary with the Ontario Deptartment of Lands and Forests and with USDA Crop Research Laboratory. She...
Carolyn Huisjen
Aug 10, 2019
Carolyn Huisjen is in heaven in the choir of the saints and angels. On August 9, 2019 she made her journey there where she is now singing, dancing, gardening, sewing and enjoying God's majesty. Carolyn was born April 30, 1939 at Ionia, Michigan, to her parents, John and Crystal Stencel and grew up on the family farm with her 11...
Donald Ray Mallett
Aug 10, 2019
Don is survived by 3 children, 6 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren and his very special neighbors just to the west of him. He was in the Navy and has always been very proud of his service. Don enjoyed spending time with his buddies at the Ever Open Café every morning. Here he was able, with the help of his friends...
Elizabeth Frances Thornton
Aug 10, 2019
In Celebration of the life of Elizabeth (Betty) Frances Thornton. Betty passed away August 10, 2019 at a local hospital. Betty Thornton was born June 2, 1927 and spent her childhood in Fort Collins, Colorado. She attended Fort Collins High School, Aggies (CSU), and received her teaching degree from UNC. She was an inspirational teacher of students who were deaf...
Barbara W. Oppy
Aug 9, 2019
Barbara Weber Oppy, 79, of Fort Collins, Colorado passed away in her home on August 9, 2019. She was dearly loved and will be missed. Barbara was born in Fall City, Nebraska on October 26, 1939, the daughter of Richard and Elizabeth (Kelly) Weber. She graduated from Saints Peter and Paul High School in Seneca, Kansas in 1957. She attended...
Robert "Bob" Lee Bland
Aug 8, 2019
Robert Lee (Bob) Bland entered his eternal reward in the presence of our Lord and Savior on August 8, 2019, as a result of congestive heart failure. He was born in Fort Collins, Colorado, on December 26, 1927, to Frank and Mabel (Healy) Bland. Bob was a devoted member and for twenty-seven years served as an elder of the Meadowlark...
Larry A Foster
Aug 7, 2019
Larry A Foster, 77, of Ft. Collins, Colorado passed away Wednesday August 7, 2019 following an extended illness. He was the youngest of three children born to Lawrence and Gladys Foster. Larry was born on May 21, 1942 in Ft. Collins, Colorado and lived there his entire life. Larry was drafted into the United States Army in 1964 until 1966...
Penny Lynn Lovely-Philippe
Aug 3, 2019
Born February 8, 1952, in Denver, Colorado and passed away unexpectedly August 3, 2019 in Fort Collins, Colorado. She was the daughter of Colorado pioneer families and a proud graduate of Denver University; graduating alongside her late mother, Dorothy Jamison Lovely. Later becoming one of the first women owner/operators in the scrap industry in Columbine Iron and Metal, a company...
Mary L. Leather
Jul 30, 2019
Mary Thelen Leather died on July 30, 2019 at Poudre Valley Hospital, after a year-long fight with cancer. Services will be held on Saturday August 3, 2019 at 10:00 at Bohlender Funeral Home, Fort Collins. Mary was born on November 6, 1928 to Irene Biergans Pung and Joseph Pung in Westphalia Michigan. She is survived by her children Jim Thelen...
James Arlo Johnson
Jul 27, 2019
James A. Johnson of Fort Collins, CO died on July 27, 2019 after a noteworthy battle with mental illness. He was 29 years old. James, also known as JJ, was a beloved son, brother, and friend to many. He was a big man with an even bigger heart. He is preceded in life by his father Bruce Johnson of Fort...
Joan L. Rosecrans
Jul 26, 2019
Joan Lynn Rosecrans, 75, of Red Feather Lakes passed away suddenly, July 26, 2019. She was born in North Platte, Nebraska on June 16, 1944, one of six children born to Charles George Ell and Elizabeth Russell. Joan graduated from Wahoo Catholic High School and earned a Bachelors degree from John F. Kennedy College in Wahoo, NE. Joan married Edward...
Thomas E. Ruhser
Jul 24, 2019
Thomas Elmer Ruhser, 81, of Fort Collins, CO, passed away on July 24, 2019, after a two-year battle with cancer. Tom was born on February 14, 1938, and grew up in Barnum, Minnesota. He was a graduate of Barnum High School and received his BS from McPherson College and later a Master's in education from CSU. A longtime resident of...
Guenther "Pete" Herbert Hilse
Jul 22, 2019
Guenther H. "Pete" Hilse, 92, from Fort Collins, CO, passed away peacefully on July 22, 2019 at the Pathways Hospice Care Center in Loveland, CO. Pete was born on October 8, 1926 in Bolkenhain, Germany, the youngest child of Fritz and Meta (Herman) Hilse. He married Brigitte Kaul in Buttenheim, Germany on October13, 1951. In 1953 they immigrated to the...
Harold E. Bowyer
Jul 20, 2019
Harold Ernest Bowyer was born on December 7, 1924 in Yankton, South Dakota, the second son of Hatti and Harold (Bud) Bowyer. He grew up on the banks of the Missouri river and he loved to swim. He enlisted in the Navy and served as a signalman in the South Pacific during World War II. After the war, he found...
Mercella Marie Barela
Jul 15, 2019
Our beloved Mercella Marie Barela entered her eternal home in heaven on July 15, 2019 with her loved ones by her side. Mercella was born August 13, 1935 to Mary and Manuel Barela in Fort Collins, CO. She worked for Larimer County Department of Social Services as an Administrative Assistant for twenty-five years where she was well liked and respected...
Sharon Kay Hartley
Jul 13, 2019
Kay Hartley, 81, of Loveland passed away at home July 13, 2019. She was born in Danville, Illinois, June 22, 1938 the only child of Russell L. and Mary Ellen (Brown) Reese. Kay graduated from Abingdon High School in Illinois and earned a Bachelor's degree in Education from the University of Illinois. Kay married David Hartley August 16, 1959 in...
Betty Belle Moore
Jul 10, 2019
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Virginia Dale church in Betty's name, https://virginiadalechurch.org/donate . Funeral Services will be Aug 3, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. The service will be at the Virginia Dale stage station 844 Co Rd 43F, Virginia Dale, CO 80536 Please note that after you make the right onto CO Rd 43F approximately 1/4...
Donald W. Jepson
Jul 9, 2019
Donald William Jepson was born in Scottsbluff, Nebraska on January 5, 1947. The family moved to Colorado within 1 year. Don spent over 70 years in Colorado, so considers himself a Coloradoan. He attended St. Joseph's Catholic School, Lincoln Junior High School and graduated from Fort Collins High School in 1965 and later graduated from Aims Community College. In high...
John Michael Graney
Jul 8, 2019
John Michael Graney Born 11-22-1956 Died 07-08-2019 John M. Graney escaped this mortal realm on July 8, 2019. He is no doubt exploring the galaxy. John was a very talented man and accomplished world traveler, who had a million stories to tell and they were all true! John was a very rare man in today's times as he was a...
