Rex Mitchell
Aug 31, 2025
Rex Gene Mitchell, born September 16,1948 in Springfield Missouri to William and Georgia Ruth Mitchell was the youngest of four children in a close-knit family. He married Gladys Binstock in September 1971 and together they raised two loving sons, Justin and Kyle. Rex was a devoted husband and father, cherishing time spent with his family above all. Rex enlisted in...
Clayton P. Spanjer
Aug 30, 2025
Clayton "Clay" Perry Spanjer, age 76 of Fort Collins, passed away peacefully on August 30, 2025, following complications from Parkinson's Disease. Clay will be remembered for his sharp engineering mind, his generous spirit, and the gentle wit that could lighten any moment. Born November 2, 1948, in Chicago, Illinois, to Clarence and Violet Spanjer Nix, Clay's remarkable journey would carry...
Duane Harold Hanson
Aug 30, 2025
Fort Collins resident Duane Harold Hanson, 89, was a loving husband, father of five, grandfather of eight, and great-grandfather of two. Duane passed away peacefully Saturday, August 30, 2025 at Poudre Valley Hospital, Fort Collins, Colorado with his children at his bedside. Duane was born December 18, 1935 in Dazey, North Dakota to Harold and Judith (Witt) Hanson. In 1937...
David Allen Douglass
Aug 29, 2025
David's Celebration of Life will be on September 27th and 28th. A more formal Remembrance will be held on Saturday, September 27th at Unity Hall in Foothills Unitarian Church (1815 Yorktown Avenue, Fort Collins, CO) from 2 pm to 5 pm, including a reception. We will have an open house at our home (1628 Buckeye Street, Fort Collins, CO) on...
Joanne Louise Larson
Aug 28, 2025
Joanne Narey Larson passed away peacefully on August 28, 2025, after a brief journey with Alzheimer's. She was 77 years old. Joanne will be remembered for her boundless energy, feisty spirit, and deep devotion to family and faith. Born in 1948 in Los Angeles to Carmen and Joseph Narey, Joanne was the eldest daughter in a lively family of seven...
Richard L. Gero
Aug 26, 2025
It is with both celebration and deep sorrow we announce that our beloved Richard "Rich" Lee Gero Sr, age 91, left this world on August 26, 2025, while held by his treasured daughter Julie, his granddaughters Sabrina and Shelby. He was also surrounded by his great grandson Evren, his best friend Cheri and dear former wife Barbara. Rich faced a...
Phyllis A. Kimsey
Aug 26, 2025
Phyllis Ann Kimsey, 93, of Fort Collins, CO passed away on August 26, 2025. She was born on May 6, 1932 in Garavillo, IA, and she was 1 of 12 children. She married Lawrence O. Kimsey, of Sioux City, IA, on May 4, 1953. They were married for 70 years. Larry and Phyllis raised five sons, Dennis, Dana, Brian, Jeffrey...
Rose L. Brinks
Aug 25, 2025
Rose Loretta Brinks, 90, was born January 23, 1935, youngest of 5 children, in a farm house near Stratton, Nebraska, to Frank Stehno and Mary (Sis) Stehno, and died August 25, 2025 from ovarian cancer. Her early life was Church, 4-H, books, horses, basketball and softball. She attended the Stratton Public School for 12 years, graduating in 1952. She graduated...
Charley J. Langer
Aug 21, 2025
Charley died at home with his wife Susan, daughter Angela, and son-in-law Tom, at his side. Full obituary to follow. Celebration of Life details pending.
Carolyn Woodbury
Aug 17, 2025
Carolyn Woodbury, 89, passed away peacefully Sunday, August 17, in Fort Collins, Colorado. Born in Fargo, North Dakota, the adopted daughter of a Norwegian immigrant father, Osborne Anderson, and his wife Ruth Anderson, Carolyn was raised in Columbia Heights Minnesota, just north of Minneapolis. She followed a path that would bring her and her family to Missoula, Montana where she...
Robert W. Norrdin
Aug 15, 2025
Robert William Norrdin, born in 1937 to parents Mary and Willis Roy, was raised alongside siblings Gail, Patricia, and Christopher in Brooklyn, New York. After graduating from Brooklyn College, Bob went on to obtain his DVM and PhD from Cornell University. In 1969, Bob assumed a faculty position at Colorado State University's School of Veterinary Medicine, conducting research principally in...
Walter Clair Ehmsen Jr.
Aug 15, 2025
In Loving Memory of Walter Clair Ehmsen Jr. February 25, 1946 – August 15, 2025 Walter Clair Ehmsen Jr., 79, of Fort Collins, Colorado, passed away peacefully on August 15, 2025. He was born in Du Bois, Pennsylvania, on February 25, 1946, to Walter and Jo Ann Ehmsen. As part of a military family, Walter spent his childhood moving frequently...
Steve Earl Panik
Aug 9, 2025
Steven Earl Panik, age 74, of Fort Collins, CO, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, August 9, 2025. He was born on December 9, 1950, to parents Andrew and Jean (Ebbe) Panik in Chicago, Illinois. Steve married the love of his life, Sharon McClain Panik on May 25, 1974. They were married for 51 years. Together they raised their...
Anita M. Jones
Aug 8, 2025
Anita Marie Hadick Jones was born in Chicago, Illinois on August 25, 1932, the 6th child of George Otto Hadick and Iva Helma Hadick. Anita experienced a gradual decline in health over the past few years and passed peacefully on August 8th, 2025 just shy of 93 at the Good Samaritan Society in Fort Collins, Colorado where she spent the...
Raymond Douglas Brant
Aug 8, 2025
Raymond Douglas Brant passed peacefully into glory on August 8, 2025, at 7:11 p.m. surrounded by his parents, brother, grandparents, uncle, great uncle and aunt, and great-grandparents. Raymond was born on October 20, 2024, at 7:46 a.m. in the Mile High City of Denver, Colorado, at Presbyterian/St. Luke's Children's Hospital to the loving parents of Dylan and Lauren Brant. Though...
Duane G. "Shorty" Lankford
Aug 5, 2025
As a Wall-Street Investment Banker, a global Adventure Travel Guide, a college athlete, a chef, and a longtime Rocky Mountain National Park Volunteer Ranger, Duane G. "Shorty" Lankford lived a life overflowing with adventures and accomplishments across more than eight decades on five continents. The eldest son of two young college students, Duane was born near the Colorado State University...
Paul M. Foreman
Aug 5, 2025
Paul Michael Foreman, age 42, passed away August 5, 2025, at his home in Ft Collins, Colorado. He was a loving son, brother, and nephew. As the baby in the family, when he was born his parents put him under the Christmas tree in his bassinette like a present. He was born in San Diego, California, lived in Pennsylvania, Texas...
Louise Padden
Jul 29, 2025
Louise Paddin, 82, of Boulder, Colorado, passed away on July 29, 2025, in Fort Collins, Colorado. She was born in Queens, New York on November 19, 1942. Louise was the only child of the late Edward Padden and Florence Kopson. She was preceded in death by her husband Evert Brown. Louise was a devoted mother to Evert's 3 daughters, Wendy,...
Adelaide Dietrich
Jul 28, 2025
Addie Dietrich is no longer with us. She did not pass away, cross the bar, go to meet her maker or enter the Kingdom of Heaven. She died. She did not mean to belittle other people's post-death travel plans, but she did not intend to go anywhere. Adelaide Rose was born in 1935 at Ft. Riley, KS, daughter of Winslow...
Katie Marie Weatherhogg
Jul 24, 2025
Katie Marie Weatherhogg, beloved wife, devoted mother, daughter, sister and friend, passed away peacefully at home in Windsor, Colorado on July 24, 2025, following a three-year battle with cancer. Katie was born in Springfield, Missouri to Nancy and Dwight Rahmeyer and grew up there with her younger brother Grant and a group of girls who remain cherished life-long friends. Katie...
