Obituaries
Taeler Alexis Aweida
Apr 11, 2019
Taeler Alexis Aweida, age 20, unexpectedly passed away on Thursday April 11th, in Fort Collins Colorado. Taeler was born on October 30th, 1998 at Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, CO to Neil And Sherida Aweida. Taeler graduated from Rocky Mountain High School in May of 2017. Taeler was very passionate about her horses Trigger and Deuce, our dogs Axl,...
Thelma May Fleener
Apr 11, 2019
Thelma M Fleener of Loveland dies April 11, 2019 at University Hospital In Denver. Thelma was born July 16, 1936 in Pauldine, Ohio to General and Causby Wilder. She married Edward C Fleener on September 5, 1971. Thelma was a Baker after she married and help run Gingerbread Cottage and Pine Center Bakeries in California. They then moved to Ft....
Clyde D. Gardner
Apr 9, 2019
Clyde D Gardner, age 88 of Fort Collins, Colorado passed away on Tuesday, April 9th, 2019 and went to be with his Lord and joined his wife Iris (Shivley) Gardner, along with other family and friends. Clyde was born on February 8th, 1931 to James and Edith (Smith) Gardner in Yuma County. He graduated from Eckley High School in 1951....
R Efton Foster
Apr 6, 2019
R. Efton Foster, 75, of Fort Collins, CO went home to be with his Savior April 6, 2019. Efton was born in Colorado Springs, CO on May 10, 1943 to Raymond and Mildred Foster. He graduated from Longmont High School in 1961, immediately enlisting in the Air Force, serving 4 years. He was employed 26 years at IBM followed by...
Richard Louis Smith
Apr 4, 2019
Richard "Dick" Louis Smith passed away Thursday, April 4 2019. Richard was born in 1927 in Cortland, NY. He attended Groton High School in NY. He enlisted in the Army in 1945. After serving, he attended Rochester Institute of Technology and obtained a Degree in Mechanical Engineering. Richard met Dorothy Belo in college and married her in 1952. He worked...
Susan J. Hilt
Apr 4, 2019
Susan Jean Hilt of Fort Collins passed away on April 4, 2019 at the age of 72. She was born in Waterloo, Iowa on October 6, 1946 to Fred and Oda Christensen. Her father's grandparents immigrated from Denmark and her mother was born in Tarm, Denmark and immigrated at the age of 6. She graduated from Waterloo East High School...
John Callaway Moore
Apr 2, 2019
JOHN CALLAWAY "CADILAC-CAL" MOORE suddenly left us in the early morning of April 2, 2019. Cal was born to John and Mary Margaret Moore in Fort Collins, Colorado at Poudre Valley Hospital on June 10, 1955 and lived in Fort Collins his entire life. He graduated from Fort Collins High School in 1973, and attended Colorado State University for 2...
David Copley Van Metre
Apr 1, 2019
David Copley Van Metre, age 55, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly Monday, April 1st. He was desperately loved and esteemed by his family and friends. Dave was well known through his work at the veterinary school, but his greatest joy came at home with his wife and their two boys. Dave was a very committed and involved father and took...
Margaret Ann Assel
Apr 1, 2019
Margaret Ann Assel, 76, passed away on 4/1/2019 at Pathways Hospice in Loveland, Colorado. During her struggle with cancer, she was supported and cared for by her amazing healthcare providers and by the incredible hospice staff. Marg was born April 29, 1942 in Mandan, North Dakota to Helen and Christian Assel. She was the oldest of five children. She attended...
Leland G. Hankins
Mar 31, 2019
Lee passed away at the age of 91 on March 31, 2019 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He was born the middle child to Fred and Goldie Hankins on October 15, 1927 in Wellington, Colorado. He was raised in Wellington and helped his parents run the general store, which later become Susy's Market, and is now the 3712 building on Cleveland Avenue....
William F. Cook, Jr.
Mar 31, 2019
William (Bill) Franklin Cook Jr of Fort Collins passed on March 31 after a 14-month battle with cancer. Bill was born in Columbus, Ohio on November 18, 1947 to William and Ruth Cook. He graduated from Capitol University and started his career at his father's furniture store, Cook Furniture in Columbus, Ohio. He had an award-winning career at Broyhill Furniture...
James Welty
Mar 28, 2019
James Daniel Welty died March 28, 2019 in Tucson. He was born April 16, 1940 to Kersey Welty & Helen (Campbell) Welty in Kearney, Nebraska. He grew up and attended schools in Kearney. He married Patty Tilger on November 18, 1978 in Estes Park, Colorado. They lived in Fort Collins, Colorado. After retiring from being owner/operator of Poudre Auto Body,...
Betty Jean Everett
Mar 28, 2019
Betty Jean Everett (née Delehoy) of Fort Collins died early Thursday morning, March 28th, 2019, just short of her 90th birthday; attended by her sons and daughters-in-law, Gary (Ana) Everett, Terry (Kathy) Everett; Larry (and his daughter Jenny) Everett, and Jerry (Becky) Everett. She was born in Bellvue, Colorado, the daughter of Glen and Emma Delehoy of Bellvue. She was...
Margaret Mary Jimenez
Mar 26, 2019
Margaret Jimenez, 96, of Fort Collins, CO went to be with her Lord on March 26, 2019. Margaret was born on January 18, 1923 in Cokedale, CO to Trinidad and Herminia (Jimenez) Gallardo. She married Charlie Jimenez in 1946 in Nebraska. Together they had five children. Margaret was a wonderful woman who was well loved, is forever missed, and will...
Nikki L. Rusch
Mar 25, 2019
NIKKI LU (BRUNGARDT) RUSCH, 79, OF WALDEN, COLORADO, PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY AT THE HOME OF HER NIECE, SARAH SCOTT, IN BRIGHTON, COLORADO, ON MARCH 25, 2019, WITH HER LOVING HUSBAND, RANDY, DAUGHTER, DANETTE, AND GRANDAUGHTER, RENAE, BY HER SIDE Nikki was born to Karl and Zayda (Clingman) Brungardt on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1939, in Loveland, Colorado. She attended the...
Waldo C. Young
Mar 24, 2019
WALDO C. YOUNG (Wally) 91, passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2019. Family met Saturday to say their goodbyes to a husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Waldo was born June 8, 1927, 2 years before the Great Depression of 1929 in Akron, CO. His parents were Neval and Gertrude (Horn) Young. Waldo and his sister Lois were raised by their...
Dick L Derr
Mar 24, 2019
Dick L. Derr, 75, of Ft. Collins passed away March 24 at Poudre Valley Hospital. Dick was born September 28, 1943, in Cheyenne, WY, to the parents of Floyd and Helen Derr. He graduated from Cheyenne Central High School in 1962 and later attended Front Range Community College. Having accomplished several skills, Dick was an excellent mechanic, wood worker, and...
Glennys Y. Thyfault
Mar 23, 2019
Glennys Yvonne (Jerri) Thyfault, formerly of Fort Collins, died Saturday, March 23 in Thornton, Colorado. She was 87 years old. Born in Stockton, Kansas to Anna Mae and Jess Jarrett, Jerri and husband, Leo had a fearless and adventurous spirit that called them to Colorado shortly after their marriage in 1949. Together, Leo and Jerri raised seven children in Fort...
Brielle Marie Vela
Mar 19, 2019
Brielle Maria Vela (Bri) December 14th 2018- March 29th 2019 Brielle was born at 33 weeks, one minute after her twin sister, Ariella, to Andrea Andrews and Gilbert Vela at the Children's Hospital in Aurora. She was 4 lbs, 8 oz, had a shock of pitch black hair, full lips, long eye lashes, her Tata's nose and adorable chubby cheeks....
James Eldon Walker, Jr.
Mar 9, 2019
James Eldon Walker, Jr., 70 years old, of Fort Collins, passed away the afternoon of Saturday, March 9, 2019, after battling cancer for several years. James, who went by Jimmy, was born November 9, 1948, in Fort Collins, CO. James attended both Fort Collins as well as Poudre High School, and was a star pitcher for the school baseball team....
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