Obituaries
Evan Crotser
Sep 20, 2011
Evan "Baby Ebbie" Paul Crotser, one month old son of Nathan and Angie Crotser of Fort Collins, CO, passed away in his sleep on September 20th, 2011 due to a congenital heart defect. In his short time with us, Evan graced us with his strength of spirit and his warmth and love. He is survived by his brother and sister,...
Margaret Donahue
Sep 18, 2011
Margaret "Peggy" L. Donahue, age 72, Fort Collins, CO formerly of Kansas City, MO ended her fight with Alzheimer's disease the morning of September 18, 2011. She will be cremated by Goes Funeral Care. She worked for Marion Merrell Dow Inc. for 16 years. Peggy enjoyed writing stories and poems, music, and spending time with her beloved family. She was...
Kay Campbell
Sep 12, 2011
Kay Campbell Marilyn Kay Campbell, 75, a longtime resident of rural Wellington area, died at her home Monday September 12th after an extended battle with cancer. Kay was born March 24th, 1936 to Enid and Clarence Rice at home in Anderson, Indiana. She graduated from Anderson High School in 1953, held an office job after high school, and then went...
Pauline Faillace
Sep 8, 2011
The Lord took one of his sweet angels from us on September 9, 2011 as Pauline DiBuono Faillace passed peacefully in her sleep at her home in Fort Collins, Colorado. Pauline was 82 and died of natural causes. She is survived by her husband Eddie, brothers Vincent, Thomas and Edward of Harrison, New York, son Joseph Faillace, of Phoenix Arizona,...
Ermine Marino
Sep 6, 2011
Ermine M. (Toots) Marino passed away peacefully on September 6, 2011. A memorial Mass will take place on Thursday, September 15th at Blessed John XXIII University Parish at 9:30AM. Interment of Ermine M and Frank W will take place at Fort Logan National Cemetery at 3pm. In Lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been set up at Verus Bank...
Vernon Wahlen
Aug 30, 2011
Vernon "Red" H. Wahlen, DDS of Fort Collins, died August 30, 2011 at the age of 89. Red was born December 24, 1921 in Middle River, Minnesota to Joel and Mabel Wahlen. He grew up on a farm in Pope County, MN and attended high school in Benson where the highlight was playing right guard for the football team. Red...
Dale Cavender
Aug 29, 2011
Dale D. Cavender of Fort Collins, CO passed away peacefully on August 29, 2011 at the Medical Center of the Rockies after suffering a fall at home. Dale was born the youngest of four children in Abilene, Kansas on March 27, 1920 to Elmer Edwin Cavender and Hattie Malinda Romberger. Dale married his high school sweetheart, Jeanne Pooler on October...
Elah Hepler
Aug 27, 2011
Elah Hepler was born April 6, 1923 the son of E. W. Hepler and Evalyn (Parks) Hepler, one of four children. He was born at home in Englewood, Colorado and lived there until he married Margaret Rife, July 3, 1943. Their marriage lasted for over 65 years until her death on Thanksgiving Day, 2008. Elah died August 27, 2011, at...
Wiletta June Miller
Aug 24, 2011
Wiletta (Billie) June Miller, 66, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on August 24, 2011. Billie was born January 3, 1945 to Wanda and Raymond Wycoff in Oakley, KS. She lived in KS until 1980 where she was an energetic mother to three sons and one daughter. Her absolute passion was her family, all of whom she...
Marie Zegar
Aug 23, 2011
Marie Bonacci Zegar of Fort Collins, CO, formerly of Omaha, NE died August 23, 2011 at Poudre Valley Hospital. Marie Kathleen Bonacci was born February 11, 1924 in Ossining, New York to Carl Carmelo and Fannie Bonacci. While very young, her family moved to Omaha where she graduated from Tech H.S., worked as a switchboard operator at Children's Hospital and...
Phyllis Armfield
Aug 14, 2011
Johnnie was born September 21, 1921, Piper City IL to Ollie and Charlotte(Lottie) Johnston and departed this life on Sunday, August 14th, 2011. In her life Phyllis graduated from Piper City High School, attended Cook County School of Nursing in Chicago IL, served in the U.S. Army as a nurse during WWII in North Africa and Italy, and was married...
Everett Conaway
Aug 3, 2011
Everett Lee Conaway, 78 of Fort Collins died Aug 3, 2011 at Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins . Funeral service 11:00 am Monday at Goes Funeral Care 3665 Canal Dr Suite E Fort Collins. Interment to follow at Evans Cemetery in Evans , CO . Everett was born January 9, 1933 in LaSalle, Co. to Everett and Bessie Louise...
Rosella Stern
Jul 28, 2011
Rosella Taitch Stern passed away in her sleep on the morning of July 28, 2011. She was born in Spokane, WA, on January 9, 1914. Rosella was a star of her high school track team. After graduating, she moved to Chicago in the midst of the Great Depression and learned to drink black coffee because cream cost an extra penny....
Irma Golke
Jul 27, 2011
Irmgard (Irma) C. Golke died July 27, 2011 in Fort Collins, Colorado, at the age of 98. She was born on October 11, 1912 in Stralsund, Germany, on the Baltic Sea, to Karl Albert Camin and Berta Emma Schult. At age eleven Irma came to the U.S. where she lived most of her life in Chicago as part of "The...
Douglas Bengford
Jul 27, 2011
Douglas M. Bengford, 52 of Lakewood , Colorado passed away at his home on July 27th, 2011. Doug was born on January 2nd, 1959 in Fort Collins Colorado to Leonard and JoAnn Bengford. Doug grew up in Fort Collins and graduated from Rocky Mountain High School in 1977. He then went on to attend CSU and graduated with a degree...
Nancy Skrdlant
Jul 27, 2011
Nancy Skrdlant passed away on July 27, 2011 after a 6-year battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her family. She was born September 11, 1937 in Omaha, NE to Eleanor and Philip Anderson. As a child Nancy moved with her family to Hastings, NE where she attended Hastings High School and also Hastings College, graduating in 1959. After graduation...
Shirley Melvin
Jul 25, 2011
Shirley Sears Melvin died July 25, 2011, in Fort Collins, Colo. She was 89. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on May 9, 1922, Shirley lived in Fort Collins since 1992. She was a proud veteran of World War II, serving as cryptographer in the Women's Army Corps. Shirley spent the war years decoding strategic communications from her post in Bermuda. She...
Porter Woods
Jul 22, 2011
Porter Stevens Woods died July 22, 2011 in Fort Collins, Colorado, after a full life of 80 years. He was born January 21, 1931 in Portland, Oregon to Mabel Electra Porter and John Burton Woods. Music, an early and lifelong passion, was as important as bread and water to his life. He was a teacher, playwright, director and musician. His...
Lester Murray
Jul 21, 2011
Lester Allan Murray, 64 of Ft Collins, Colorado died at his home on Thursday, July 21, 2011. Lester was born January 24, 1947 in Montpelier, VT., to Clifton and Ruth Murray. His parents later divorced and remarried. Lester then added Thelma Murray and Garfield Trudeau as additional parents. Lester grew up in Vermont and Connecticut and graduated from Middletown High...
Corinne Heyman
Jul 21, 2011
Corinne Perri Heyman, 26, lost her ten year struggle with depression and died peacefully in her home in Fort Collins Colorado on July 21st, 2011. She was born in Denver on November 22nd, 1984. Corinne was a brilliant, beautiful sprite. She read constantly and wrote beautifully and cogently. She would often speak out on social issues and was a frequent...
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