Jose Gonzales
Dec 13, 2023
Jose De La Luz Gonzales was born in Albuquerque, NM in 1938 to Manuelita and Anselmo Gonzales. When he was seven, he moved to Lamar, Colorado, where he grew up on a farm. As a kid, he was fascinated by the trains that would come through, and one day, the conductor of one freight train allowed him to come on...
Evelyn "Evie" Molinari
Dec 12, 2023
Evelyn Scott Molinari, "Evie," was born January 23, 1940 in "the District of Columbia" and died December 12, 2023 in Fort Collins, Colorado. Daughter of Arnold Eden Scott and Dorothy Hewlett Conway, Evie was the youngest of three children and was lovingly referred to as "Baby Sister." Evie spent the majority of her life in northern Virginia, primarily Arlington and...
David Slatten
Dec 9, 2023
David Slatten, age 74, of Fort Collins, Colorado, passed away peacefully on December 9, 2023, surrounded by his family. Dave came to Fort Collins in 1971 and opened Slatten's Automotive. In the early 1990's, he changed his focus from general automotive repair to building high performance race engines. He started drag racing when he was 16 and became a very...
William Johnson Heustis
Dec 6, 2023
William Johnson Heustis, a beloved family man, a dedicated servant of his community, and an enduring spirit of strength and love, passed away peacefully at home with his wife of 64 years on December 6, 2023. Born to Fred J. and Carol D. Heustis in Fort Collins, Colorado, William, or Bill as he was affectionately known, lived a life full...
Dale Vincent Erickson
Dec 5, 2023
Dale Vincent Erickson, 91, of Fort Collins, Colorado, passed away December 5, 2023 in his home. On May 12, 1932 Dale came into the world on the kitchen table of the family farm in Otis Township, near Ruso, ND where he spent his youth. He was an outstanding scholar being number one in his class throughout elementary school. He liked...
Robert "Bob" Edelman
Dec 4, 2023
Robert "Bob" Edelman, age 80, of Fort Collins passed away peacefully on the morning of December 4, 2023. Bob was born in Brooklyn, New York to parents Rose Soven and Sam Edelman. Bob received his bachelor's degree in accounting from New York University School of Business. He served in the army from 1968-1970 and was stationed in California and later...
Patrick Johnson
Dec 3, 2023
Patrick Augustus Johnson, 83, died peacefully on December 3, 2023, in Loveland, Colorado at Riverbend Health Center. Patrick was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Despite the effects of the disease, Patrick always remained joyful and kind. His loved ones are especially thankful for the attention, love, and care provided by his spouse and lifelong companion, Linda. Patrick was born in Colorado...
K Campbell
Dec 2, 2023
K L. Campbell passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, 12/2/23, surrounded by family and close friends. He was 63. He is survived by his wife, Debbie Campbell, his children Blake Adair-Wheeler, Robert Wheeler, Laurel Green (Luke) and Brittany Campbell along with a large extended family. He was a native of Fort Collins, a northern Colorado business owner for 20...
Jeff Leland Simpson
Dec 2, 2023
Jeff Leland Simpson's soul was welcomed on earth on May 4th, 1961, in Norwich, Kansas to Marv and Mary Simpson, joining his siblings Linn and Scott. It was here his foundational views, beliefs, and values developed and allowed him to become the great man we all know and love. In his youth he stood for justice and compassion; he fearlessly...
James Duncan "Woody" Woods
Dec 1, 2023
"James Duncan Woods (known to many as "Woody"), 59, of Fort Collins, CO passed away of Young Onset Alzheimer's (YOA) on Friday, December 1st, 2023 while at home, surrounded by loved ones. James was born in MN and was raised in Laramie, WY. James moved to Fort Collins, CO where he served 29 years with the Larimer County Sheriff's Department...
Dr. Richard L. Codd
Dec 1, 2023
Richard Lee Codd, known by most as Doctor Codd, as Dick by his extended family and friends, as Dad by his children and affectionately known as Poppy by his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, passed away on December 1, 2023, after a long and honorable life. Dick was born in Colfax, Washington on March 5, 1928. The fourth of six boys, he...
Margaret Ann Willingham
Nov 29, 2023
Margaret (Margie) Ann Willingham, 81, of Windsor, Colorado, peacefully went home to be with her Lord, Jesus Christ, on November 29, 2023. Margie was born to Harry and Forest Tucker on July 3, 1942, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She met her father for the first time at two years old when he returned from Europe as an infantry soldier after...
Paul Leo Eberle
Nov 26, 2023
Paul Leo Eberle, age 95, of Boulder, Colorado passed away peacefully on November 26, 2023, with his family by his side in Ft. Collins, Colorado. He was born June 5, 1928, in Mitchell, South Dakota to Christian and Alvina (Schwarz) Eberle and baptized as Palmer Leo Eberle. Christian (in 1909) and Alvina (in 1892) both immigrated with their families as...
Wendy Williams
Nov 26, 2023
Wendy Victoria Williams died at home on November 26, 2023 after a brief illness. Wendy was born on February 18, 1964 in Fairbanks, Alaska to parents Raymond Williams and Elizabeth Mary (Shatford) Williams. She has also lived in Salt Lake City, Utah before coming to Fort Collins on New Year's Eve 1969. She attended Fort Collins High School and graduated...
Larry "Rupe" Wager
Nov 25, 2023
Larry "Rupe" Wager, 86 of Fort Collins, CO, passed away Nov. 25, 2023, at Medical Center of the Rockies surrounded by his family. He was born February 1, 1937, in Wayland, NY to Rupert Wager and Irene Mehlenbacher Wager. He enjoyed growing up on the family farms and using teams of horses to do the farming. He loved to dance...
Rebecca Rallings
Nov 25, 2023
Rebecca Rallings, 74, of Fort Collins, Colorado, died Saturday, November 25, 2023. She was born in South Carolina, the oldest of four children of Bud and Vivian Rallings. As a child she lived and attended school in South Carolina, Florida, and Mississippi before the family settled in Greensboro, North Carolina in 1966. There she graduated from Curry High School in...
William Robert Hancock
Nov 25, 2023
William Robert Hancock passed away 25 November 2023, at Medical Center of the Rockies, Loveland, Colorado. To those who knew and loved him, he was better known as Bill, Sweetie, Dad, and Pops. Bill was born on 13 September 1946 in Miami, Dade County, Florida, to William Forest Hancock and Mildred Lucile Colson Hancock. He met and fell in love...
Diane Burton
Nov 20, 2023
Diane Burton, née Dixon, passed away at her home in Fort Collins, Colorado on November 20th, 2023, the day after the local used bookstore went out of business and left her family puzzled as to what to do with her vast curated library. Diane was born in 1947 and grew up in Mount Washington in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania the eldest of...
Marion Leroy Dobson
Nov 18, 2023
Marion Leroy Dobson passed away peacefully on November 18, 2023 in Fort Collins, CO at the age of 96. He was born January 21, 1927 in Sutherland, NE to Lyle and Bertie Dobson, the second of six children. When he was 6 years old, they moved to Hershey, NE followed by a move to Big Springs, NE where he met...
Emma M. Hambury
Nov 16, 2023
Emma Martha Hambury, beloved mother to Claudia Martha Cain and Caroline Anne Arena, prized mother-in-law to Michael Brett Cain and coolest grandmother to Carly Angelina Cain and Meagan Marie Cain left our family on November 16, 2023 quietly and at peace. We miss her every day and will miss her for the remainder of our days. Our mom was the...
