Hugh Loomis

Hugh K. Loomis, 90 of Ft. Collins, CO went home to be with the Lord with his family by his side Friday, May 6th, two weeks after suffering a fall. A family interment service, with full military honors, will be held at 10:00 am Tuesday, May 10th at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Staging area A. At 1:00 pm that same day, a memorial service and celebration of Hugh's life will be held at Faith Ev. Free Church 3920 S. Shields Ft. Collins, Co. Pastor Forrest Saylor will officiate the service. A light reception will follow. Hugh Kendal Loomis was born November 5, 1920 in Wheatland, WY to Harold and Lila Loomis. In his heart, Hugh was always a cowboy and rancher but in 1942, he was drafted into the Army for WWII and served as a Corporal with the 602 Field Artillery Pack and Glider Battalion. He served in the artillery on Kiska Island and the Aleutian Islands; also in Italy, Southern France, Germany and Austria by the time the war ended. On April 10, 1946, 65 years ago, Hugh married Lois Caster of Omaha, NE and she joined him in Wheatland, Wyoming to start their family and live out his love of ranching. After 11 years and three children, they moved to Omaha, Nebr. where Hugh worked for Western Electric. They where members of Harvey Oaks Baptist Church and served the Lord for many years. He retired after 25 years and in 1995, moved to Ft. Collins, CO to be near his daughter and her family and to be close to the Wyoming land that he loved. Hugh had many hobbies that included planting trees, vegetable gardening, arrowhead and rock collecting, lapidary projects, making canes, feeding the birds, and riding his three wheel bike with his dog Rowdy that only he loved. Hugh is survived by his wife Lois, three children: Mike (and Diane) Loomis of Davenport, IA Susan (and her husband Jack) Lawson of Ft. Collins, CO Bill Loomis of Pepin, Wisconsin; and a half sister, Bonnie Lutterman of Powell, WY; three grandchildren, Chris (wife Kim) Loomis, Scott and Kaela Lawson; and two great-grandchildren, Josh and Michael.