Obituaries
Brian Shear
Sep 13, 2022
Brian W. Shear, age 66 of Fort Collins, Colorado passed away September 13, 2022, in Denver after a courageous nine-year battle with cancer. A memorial service will begin at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 7755 Greenstone Trail, Fort Collins, CO. The service will conclude with Brian's urn being placed in the Columbarium on the church...
Leslie Alan Cowden
Sep 12, 2022
Leslie "Les" Cowden, 71, of Smithville, MO was unexpectedly called to Heaven on September 12, 2022 in Estes Park, Colorado. He was vacationing with his wife, Elaine Cowden, at their favorite place. His parents are Harry and Joan Cowden. Brothers and sisters are Steve Cowden, Jill Sanders, Karen Stankovich, and Reid Cowden. Les is survived by his wife, Elaine Cowden,...
Jeffrey Alan Miller
Sep 9, 2022
Jeffrey Alan Miller, 71, of Wellington, Colorado passed away on September 9, 2022 at home. Jeff was born July 20, 1951 at PVH in Fort Collins, Colorado to parents Charles P. and Alice L. Miller. He grew up in North Fort Collins and graduated from Poudre High School in 1969 then served in the United States Army for 2 tours...
Jack S. Cooley
Sep 7, 2022
Jack S. Cooley, 91, passed away on September 7th, 2022. The son of the late William and Blanche Cooley of Denver, he attended South High School and graduated from the University of Colorado. Jack was the father of 3 children, the late Katie (Tom) Blaney of Jupiter, FL, John (Mary) Cooley of St. Louis, MO, and Dan Cooley, of Ft....
Mary Joan Allen
Sep 5, 2022
Mary Joan Allen (Roper) 92 Joan was born on March 31, 1930 in Trinidad, Colorado. Her parents were Clyde and Mabel Roper, and she had a big brother, Edgar. She was a shy girl but her parents and Gramma Minnie Lee provided love and stability and a happy childhood. The family moved several times during her childhood - to Houston,...
Karen Elizabeth Barbezat
Sep 3, 2022
Karen Elizabeth Leichner Barbezat, a retired teacher of forty years, who taught at St. Joseph's Catholic School in Fort Collins for over twenty of those years, passed away at home on Saturday, September 3rd, gently and without pain. She had developed leukemia toward the end of last year, and though she was in remission, was unable to recover from her...
Hal Saiger
Sep 3, 2022
Hal Saiger, age 89, passed away peacefully in his home on Saturday, September 3rd, 2022. His last moments were spent in comfort, with his family by his side. In life, Hal had a great passion for people, which unquestionably drove him on from his first moment to his last. As a young man, he served his country with distinction in...
Steven N. Koeckeritz
Sep 2, 2022
Steven Neil Koeckeritz passed away in Denver, CO on September 2, 2022, after a brief but fierce battle with myocarditis. It is a challenge to write an obituary about someone who never wanted anything to be about them. Steve was totally dedicated to creating a meaningful and happy life for those around him, which continued up until the time of...
Christopher Monaldi
Aug 31, 2022
Christopher Gene Monaldi, age 66 of Fort Collins, died August 31, 2022 at Center Ave. Rehab in Fort Collins. Born October 26, 1955 in Brooklyn, NY to Emil and Aileen Monaldi. Chris graduated from MacArthur High School in Levittown, NY and Wayland Baptist University in Plainview, TX. He was employed 22 years as an Air Traffic Controller with the FAA...
James Pedrosa
Aug 31, 2022
Our James came into this world on April 9, 2004 and passed on August 31, 2022. He was uniquely beautiful, brilliant, and sincere. Always carrying his heart on his sleeve. Through his soft smile and humble nature, he touched many. James was known for his general respect and appreciation of… everything. He left a profound impact in his short time...
Charley Robert Carroll
Aug 29, 2022
Charley Robert Carroll, 41, beloved son, father and best friend, died on Monday, August 29, 2022, at his home in Fort Collins. Charley was born on January 8, 1981. Charley grew up in Fort Collins. Charley had a special bond to his mother, Carol Carroll, and was best friends with his father, Keven, whom he worked for, as well, at...
Richard Allen Williams
Aug 28, 2022
Richard Allen Williams, 79, beloved father, son, and friend to many, died peacefully on Sunday, August 28, 2022, at the Rehabilitation and Nursing Center of the Rockies located in Fort Collins Colorado. Richard (or Dick, as everyone fondly knew him) was born on April 6, 1943, in Skowhegan Maine to parents Maxwell and Bertha Williams. Dick graduated from Madison High...
John Christopher Eisler
Aug 24, 2022
John Christopher ("JC") Eisler, (55), died unexpectedly Wednesday August 24, 2022. While his family. friends and loved ones are shocked by his sudden passing, we are thankful for his life. John was a special soul. He was kind and compassionate. He loved his family and his country. Despite his difficult childhood and early adult challenges, John found the strength and...
Kenneth Pilot
Aug 23, 2022
Kenneth Edward Pilot went to Heaven due to natural causes on August 23,2022 in Brighton, CO where he had gone to visit a friend. Ken had spent the previous day at Dowdy Lake, enjoying the mountains he loved so much. Ken lived life to the fullest! Ken was born in Cleveland, Ohio to Edward and Evelyn (Berg) Pilot. As a...
Michael Raymond Temaat
Aug 22, 2022
Mike TeMaat, 85, died unexpectedly of a heart attack on Monday, August 22 in Fort Collins. He was born in Denver, CO on September 23, 1936, son of Raymond and Madelyn TeMaat. Mike graduated from South High School in Denver in 1954. Following graduation, he served with the U.S. Navy from 1954 to 1957 and was stationed at the Naval...
Bradley Floyd Curtis
Aug 20, 2022
Bradley Floyd Curtis, 68, of North Platte, Nebraska passed away August 20, 2022, at 1:11pm. He passed away surrounded by his loved ones after battling a chronic medical condition. Bradley was born in San Diego, CA on June 8, 1954, to Dale and Helen Curtis (Harvey). He was the life of the party and loved spending time with friends and...
Richard Rogers
Aug 18, 2022
Richard Rogers, 80, of Fort Collins, Colorado, passed away naturally in his bed on August 18, 2022. Richard was a tie-dye craftsman, a hippie, an artist, an author, and a veteran,. He was a gentle, kind soul. He was an avid reader and listener of public radio until the end, and passionate about world affairs and climate change. He considered...
Cody Thomas Dinkel
Aug 18, 2022
There are few people that have the ability to be the type of impactful that is life-altering. Even fewer have that effect on people they have never even met. That was Cody Dinkel. Born on July 14, 1993 to Tim and Susan Dinkel, Cody Thomas Dinkel was affable and easy-going from the start. He was quick to make lifelong friends...
Jon A. Wilkinson
Aug 17, 2022
Jon A. Wilkinson, age 77, of Fort Collins, Colorado, passed from this life on Wednesday, August 17, 2022. Jon was born March 20, 1945, in Chicago, Illinois, to parents Robert Wilkinson and Ruby Mars. He grew up in Chicago and graduated from Luther High School South before enlisting in the United States Air Force. After his second deployment in Vietnam,...
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