Stella A. Snyder
Nov 17, 2022
Stella Snyder, 88, of Fort Collins, died November 17, 2022, at Brookdale Senior Living in Fort Collins from complications attributed to COVID-19. Stella Ann Trembley was born August 29, 1934, in Grand Junction, Colorado, to Leo and Martha (Lockman) Trembley. The family moved to Fort Collins in 1949. After graduation from Fort Collins High School in 1952, Stella was married...
Roger D. Tarum
Nov 17, 2022
Roger Dale Tarum died at the age of 73 at his home in Ft Collins from what is believed to be a cardiac issue. He was born in 1949 in Watertown, SD, the oldest son of a farmer. He moved to Colorado in 1959 with his family. He is survived by three brothers and one sister. Roger attended Bear Creek...
Nancy Hein
Nov 11, 2022
Nancy Jo Hein, age 70, of Fort Collins, Colorado, passed from this life on November 11, 2022, at her home. Nancy was born in Beckley, West Virginia on December 16, 1951, to parents Donald and Aleen Rupert. The family relocated shortly after, living in Texas, New Mexico, and finally settling in Colorado in 1960. Nancy graduated from Highland High School...
Josephine "Jo" Boyd
Nov 8, 2022
Josephine Boyd ("Jo" to her friends), a long-time Fort Collins resident, passed away in her home on November 8th, 2022. She was 95. She was born Josephine Watson to Leonard and Mae Daubney in Saint Paul Minnesota on Feb 19, 1927 and earned bachelor degrees in chemical engineering and business from the University of Minnesota. She completed a doctoral program...
John D. Merriam
Nov 4, 2022
A proud Leap Year baby, John David Merriam passed away on November 4, 2022. John was born in Fullerton, California in 1952. After graduating in the early 1970s, John enrolled at Humboldt State University in Arcata, California, studying botany for several years prior to pursuing his career as a builder. He wed his wife, Susan, in 1979; in 1983, they...
Moyna Hudgens
Nov 3, 2022
The memorial for Moyna Hudgens has been set for Saturday, January 21, 2023 at 2:00 PM. The service will be held at the University Park United Methodist Church, 2180 South University Blvd, Denver, CO. However, the main entrance is actually from E Warren Ave (east of University Blvd.) And the wheelchair/walker accessible entrance is accessed from S Josephine St. from...
Carole Elaine Marko
Nov 3, 2022
Carole Marko, 89 of Fort Collins, CO died peacefully at her home on November 3, 2022. Carole Elaine LaBombard was born June 6, 1933 in Minneapolis, MN to Richard and Grace (Boldman) LaBombard. She grew up in Mechanicsburg, PA. She graduated from Harrisburg Hospital School of Nursing in 1953 and married Rev. Gene Chiavetta Jr. the same year. She worked...
David Eugene Batt
Nov 1, 2022
David Eugene Batt of Fort Collins died early on the morning of November 1, 2022, while camping with a friend near Wellington, Colorado. Dave was born on July 12, 1956, in Rochester, NY, to Eugene Robert Batt and Barbara Mary Schneider of Rochester, NY. He grew up in Rochester, but frequently visited a farm owned by his grandparents in nearby...
Irene Marie Rasmussen
Oct 30, 2022
We are saddened by the passing of Irene Marie Rasmussen, née Maughan on October 30, 2022 in Fort Collins, CO. She has been living with her kidney transplant for a number of years. Irene was born February 9, 1945 to George Albert Maughan and Phyllis, née Grimsted, who preceded her in death in 2014 and 1968 respectively. She attended local...
Shelley Kerr
Oct 28, 2022
Shelley passed away at home after a dignified battle against cancer at the young age of 67, with cherished husband and her dog by her side, the morning of October 28th, in Fort Collins, CO. A Colorado Native, Shelley Kerr (Ramsey) was born in Denver, CO, growing up in Colorado Springs, CO, with her loving mother Nancy Kerr and father...
Ida Marie Boone
Oct 26, 2022
Ida Marie Boone, a long-time resident of Fort Collins, CO died Wednesday October 26, 2022, at the age of 90. Ida was born in a small apartment above a grocer on Larimer St in Denver, CO, in 1932. Her parents were Alvin and Goldie Brannan. She was the oldest daughter of nine children. Ida married Carl F. Boone on December...
Kathy T. Nielsen
Oct 21, 2022
Kathy Tuma Nielsen, loving wife, mother of two, grandmother of two, died on October 21 in Fort Collins after a long battle with breast cancer. Though she spent her adult life in California and Colorado, Kathy was a Wyoming girl at heart. She loved the wide-open spaces, natural beauty, wildlife, and "only in Wyoming" people that were found in her...
Wade Robert Baker
Oct 20, 2022
Wade Robert Baker, age 33, of Fort Collins, Colorado, passed from this life on October 20, 2022 in Steubenville, Ohio, where he was attending Franciscan University. Wade was born on April 9, 1989 in Omaha, Nebraska to parents Kevin and Kathy Baker. Just a few years later, the family relocated to Fort Collins, Colorado, where he grew up and graduated...
Joann Biggs
Oct 18, 2022
JoAnn Biggs Olde was a loving mother, grandmother, wife, sister, and friend. She passed away at sunset on October 18, 2022 with her son Bill and daughter JoEllyn at her side. She was born to Erva and Margaret Rinckey in Michigan on September 4, 1944. A few years after high school, like many young adults in the 1960's, JoAnn packed...
Kathryn "Kat" Rose Hastings
Oct 18, 2022
Kathryn 'Kat' Rose Hastings, 27, of Timnath, Colorado left us on October 18, 2022, for her next journey. Kat was born in Loveland, Colorado February 10, 1995, to Russel D Hastings and Mary Christine Hastings with a smile on her beautiful face. Kat leaves behind her parents, Russ and Chris, sister Sara, nephew Iziaha, nieces Lillei and Mila, all of...
John Lee Snell
Oct 17, 2022
John Lee Snell, 74, passed away October 17, 2022. He was born November 26, 1947 to Wilbur (Bill) Snell and Nila (Roebuck) Snell in Ohio and the family soon moved to Colorado. He excelled in sports and music, his band narrowly missing the chance to record due to an illness. However, he never stopped playing the guitar and making beautiful...
Donna Pauline Matheson
Oct 16, 2022
Donna Pauline Matheson, age 95, of Fort Collins, Colorado passed away on October 16, 2022. Donna was born in Iowa on December 25, 1926 to parents, Ralph and Muriel Kurtz. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alexander Matheson (July 14, 1924 – June 15, 2017). She is survived by her children, Dan (Maggie) Matheson, John Matheson, Meg Meckley,...
Mary "Ann" Lucas
Oct 15, 2022
Ann Lucas went to be with Jesus on October 15, 2022, at the age of 92. She suffered for many years with frontal lobe dementia. Her passing was with family at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Diane, and Dale Black. Ann was born in Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania to a dairy farmer and a seamstress. She was raised in...
Oren P. Anderson Phd
Oct 11, 2022
Oren P. Anderson, Ph.D., passed away peacefully at his home in Ft. Collins, Colorado, on October 11, 2022, after a 30-month battle against Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). Oren was 80 years young. Born in Iowa City, Iowa, on June 19, 1942, to Rangnar "Andy" G.W. Anderson and Arlene N. Anderson (Nellor), Oren was the older brother of Owen Anderson. Oren...
William Henry Funke
Oct 11, 2022
William (Bill) Henry Funke was born on April 2, 1925 and died on October 11, 2022. Bill grew up in Atchison, Kansas, during the Depression. When WWII broke out, he enlisted and served in Company A, 17th Armored Infantry Battalion (AIB), of the 12th Armored Division "Hellcats", US Army. Serving as a scout & a runner on the front lines...
