Rita Lucille Flemming
Apr 27, 2013
Rita Flemming, age 82 of Fort Collins, Colorado, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at her home, due to a weakened heart and multiple other symptoms. Rita Lucille Morrow was born in 1930 in Hamlin, Maine to Joseph and Marie (Doucette) Morrow. She had many wonderful childhood tales of growing up on the Morrow family farm in Van...
Kurt Charles Harris
Apr 26, 2013
Kurt Charles Harris, 55, passed away on April 26, 2013 in Fort Collins, Colo. He was born in Quincy, Ill. on April 14, 1958. Kurt was raised by his parents Gene and Wanda Harris in Colorado, where he and his siblings enjoyed roping, rodeos and ranching. He was one of the few privileged children able to attend the Virginia Dale...
Brian Douglas Schick
Apr 20, 2013
Brian Schick, age 41, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 20, 2013. Brian was born in Denver and lived in Fort Collins since 1981. He graduated from Poudre High School in 1990. Brian worked at Chili's for over 18 years. He loved riding Transfort buses and enjoyed visiting friends all over Fort Collins and touching the hearts...
John "Jack" Joseph Miller
Apr 14, 2013
John "Jack" Joseph Miller, 79, of Fort Collins, Colo. passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2013 at his home with his family by his side. Jack was born in Randolph, Neb. on Dec. 6, 1933, to Steven and Genevieve (Abts) Miller. He graduated from Norfolk High School in Norfolk, Neb. in 1951 and served in the U.S. Navy as a...
Edward Bednarowicz
Apr 14, 2013
Edward "Ed" Bednarowicz, 99 of Fort Collins, Colo. Died April 14, 2013 at a local rehabilitation facility. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 1:00 pm Friday, April 19th at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Ft. Collins. Interment will be later in St. Casimir's Cemetery, Kenosha, Wis. Ed was born March 2, 1914 in Kenosha, Wisconsin to Peter...
Helen "Hap" Closs
Apr 11, 2013
Helen "Hap" Closs, 91year old loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away peacefully with her children by her side on Thursday, April 11, 2013 at Parkwood Estates in Fort Collins, Colo. Helen Maxine Smith, the youngest of six children, was born Feb. 18, 1922 to Lenlie "Elton" Smith and Lizzie (McMichael) Smith in Blue Springs, Neb. She married Charles...
Diane Elaine Hoeflicker
Apr 11, 2013
On April 11, 2013 at 9:47pm, in Fort Collins, CO the world lost a radiant shining soul. But, what the world lost, heaven gained. Surrounded and comforted by her family, Diane Elaine Hoeflicker, age 64 made her peaceful final journey home. Diane Elaine Hoeflicker was born April 27, 1948 in Denver, Colorado to Leonard and Irene Werth. Diane along with...
Lynn Blaylock
Apr 8, 2013
Lynn G. Blaylock, age 91, of Fort Collins, Colorado died April 8, 2013. Lynn passed away quietly at Columbine West in Fort Collins. Lynn lived a full and interesting life, and we celebrate his kindness, gentle sense of humor, love of learning and teaching, and desire to serve others through his knowledge and skills. Lynn Gail Blaylock was born January...
Michael Dean Riba
Mar 29, 2013
Michael D Riba 54 of Fort Collins, CO passed away peacefully on March 29, 2013 surrounded by his loving family and friends after a courageous battle with sarcoma cancer. Mike was born January 24, 1959 in Fort Collins, CO to Arthur and Idell Riba. Mike married Jackie Aguirre on December 31, 1986. He worked for Martin Marietta Materials as an...
Gustav "Gus" Undy
Mar 27, 2013
Gustav "Gus" Undy, 93, son of the late Dominick Undy and Barbara Undy (nee Zeich), passed away in his home in Fort Collins, Colorado on Wednesday, March 27, 2013. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 60 years Thelma Undy (nee McKeon); his son Richard Undy; brother Carl Undy; sister Herminia English; and, most recently, by his...
Berneice Edith Pierce
Mar 10, 2013
Berneice Pierce, age 89 of Fort Collins, died March 10, 2013 at a local nursing facility after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. A private family graveside service will be held at Grandview Cemetery. Berneice Edith Lish was born in Alberta, Canada on July 12, 1923 to Calvin and Florence Lish. She came to the U. S. when she was...
Larry Paul Sexton
Mar 8, 2013
Lifelong Fort Collins resident Larry Paul Sexton died Friday, March 8, 2013. Surrounded by family, Larry lost his short but valiant, bravely fought battle against stage IV lung cancer which attacked him with a vengeance. Larry was 53 years old at the time of his death. Larry was born in Muscatine, Iowa, to Frank and Sharlet Sexton on July 18,...
Jaxon Thomas Cummings
Mar 7, 2013
Jaxon Thomas Cummings (Action Jaxon), 71, died peacefully on March 7, 2013 in Ft. Collins, CO, formerly from Canton, SD. Jaxon was born in Sioux Falls, SD on April 1, 1941 to John C. Cummings and Bernice Hyatt Cummings. Jaxon was retired after 16 years in law enforcement. He loved fishing, hunting, and protecting and serving the public. He worked...
Frances Rose Hunter
Feb 24, 2013
Frances Hunter, age 94 of Fort Collins, Colorado, died peacefully on February 24, 2013 at her home. A memorial mass will be celebrated at 1:30 pm Monday, March 11 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 300 West Mountain Ave., Ft. Collins. She'll be laid to rest in Oak Hill Memorial Park in San Jose, CA with her husband, Herman who died...
Paula Jean Karrick
Feb 20, 2013
Paula Jean Karrick, 53, of Fort Collins, Colorado, went home to her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, February 20, 2013 unexpectedly, after battling an infection. She was born on February 22, 1959 in Elgin, Illinois to LeRoy and Doris (Metzger) Barding. She was raised in Pekin, Illinois and graduated from High School there in 1977. She later attended Illinois Central...
Jason Scott Shedd
Feb 19, 2013
Windsor resident and former Beacon sports reporter Jason Shedd died Tuesday night, ending his yearslong battle with a cancer that started as melanoma and later spread to his jaw and brain. He had just turned 38 on Feb. 8 and leaves behind his wife, Kelly, and the couple's three small children: Thea, 8, Destin, 5, and Owen, 2. Shedd's mother-in-law...
Alexa Johnson
Feb 10, 2013
On February 10, 2013, our precious Alexa Ann Johnson went home to our Lord, following a fatal single car accident. In Alexa's mere 19 years with us, she gave all the love she had to everyone she met. She was the first to forgive, lend a hand, or offer a kind word. She was our shining light. She taught us...
