Obituaries
Thomas J. Mccluskey
May 8, 2022
Thomas James McCluskey of Fort Collins CO, died peacefully on Sunday, May 8, 2022 at the age of 95. Tom was born on September 5, 1926 in County Monaghan, Ireland on the shores of Emy Lough and was the second of six children. He worked the family farm until making his way to America. He met his beloved wife Sheila...
Rosemary Hagthrop
May 6, 2022
RoseMary Hagthrop, 87, of Fort Collins, Colorado, died peacefully at home on May 6, 2022. RoseMary was born in 1934 in Memphis, Tennessee to parents, James and Cleo Kolivas. Her father was Greek and her mother was half Cherokee, bringing a cultural blend to her heritage. RoseMary grew up in Memphis and graduated from Saint Agnes Girls Academy. Soon after...
Bettie Omega Waldron
May 5, 2022
Bettie Omega Waldron (also fondly known as "Grandma Bettie" and "Bettie Boop"), age 91, of Fort Collins, Colorado, graduated to Heaven on May 4, 2022. Bettie was born in Somerville, Alabama, on January 19, 1931, to parents Harry Floyd and Eula Mae Martin, the fifth of eight children. Bettie's family moved north to Toppenish, Washington, when she was a teenager,...
Carol D. (Tamlin) Heustis
May 5, 2022
Carol D. (Tamlin) Heustis, 101, of LaPorte, Colorado passed away on May 5, 2022. Carol was born February 28, 1921, to George and Mae Tamlin, near Colorado Springs, Colorado. She was the middle child and only girl in her family of five. Carol moved with her family to the LaPorte/Bellevue area when she was 13 years old. She graduated at...
Gary Eastman
May 1, 2022
Gary Ellis Eastman, 78, of Fort Collins, Colorado, passed away on May 1, 2022. He was born on March 21, 1944, in Seattle, WA. He lived in Woodside, CA, until 1959 when the family moved to Hotchkiss, CO, where they raised fruit on Rogers Mesa. He graduated from Hotchkiss High School in 1961 and went on to receive a Bachelor...
Douglas Patrick Collins
May 1, 2022
Beloved husband, son, brother, and friend to many, Doug Collins, of Loveland, CO, passed on May 01, 2022 in his 48th year. The way Doug passed is just like he loved to live: riding his mountain bike on a beautiful spring day on one of his favorite Loveland trails, the Devil's Backbone. Doug will forever be missed by his best...
George (Marty) Holcombe
Apr 30, 2022
George Martin Holcombe "Marty", went home to Jesus on April 30, 2022 at his earthly at home with family by his side in Wellington, Colorado. Marty was born February 9, 1958, in Lambert, Mississippi to Bessie Juanita Eidson Holcombe and Bobby Dean Holcombe. He married the love of his life, Saundra Cooksey on September 5, 1981. Two children completed their...
Lisa Dawn Shoemaker-Martinez
Apr 30, 2022
Lisa Dawn Shoemaker-Martinez, age 42, of Sterling, Colorado died on April 30, 2022 in Fort Collins, Colorado. Lisa was born and raised in Fort Morgan, Colorado and then spent some time living in Greeley. It was here she met her husband Steve in 1995. They lived in Greeley for a few years and relocated to Fort Morgan, where their 3...
Daniel Allen Templeton
Apr 26, 2022
On Tuesday, April 26th, 2022, Daniel Allen Templeton, loving father, passed away at the age of 73. Dan was born on October 10th, 1948, in Cedar Hill, TX to David and Ida Bell Templeton. He received a BS in Communication/Photography, MS in Instructional Development, and Ed.D abd, in Curriculum and Instruction. Dan had many successful careers; Training & Development at...
Lisa Hammontree
Apr 25, 2022
Heaven gained the best angel there is. Lisa was so full of life and knew how to use the best of what she had, she was so loving and giving to everyone around her. She loved being a grandmother to her grandkids Alexis Medina and Niko Flores, and she always tried to spoil them as much as she could! She...
Karen Johnson
Apr 25, 2022
Karen Nickeson Johnson, age 64, passed away on April 25, 2022 in her home in Wellington, CO after a 4-year battle with cancer. Karen was born in New Mexico to Winifred and Patrick Nickeson. She graduated high school at Billings West High in 1975. Meeting the love of her life when she was only 11, Karen married Lewis H. (Buzz)...
Shawn Wayne Walker
Apr 25, 2022
Shawn Wayne Walker, age 60, of Colorado, passed peacefully on April 25, 2022. Shawn was born and raised in Westminster, Colorado in September of 1961, where he graduated from high school in 1980. While a student, Shawn enjoyed numerous athletics, such as football and basketball. He was a talented craftsman, especially while working with wood and metal. Shawn married shortly...
Michael (Dave) Rich
Apr 25, 2022
Michael David "Dave" Rich, age 74 of Windsor, Colorado went home to be with His Lord and Savior on April 25, 2022. Dave was born July 10, 1947, in Savannah, Tennessee, the eldest of four children born to Emory and Mary Catherine Rich. He attended the University of Tennessee in Knoxville where he received his BS in Food Science. Between...
Steven J. Baird
Apr 24, 2022
It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Steven Jay Baird on April 24, 2022, at age 69. Steve was the son of Betty Baird (Slechta) and John (Jack) K. Baird. He spent his childhood relocating across the country, to places including Japan and Taiwan, in a military family lifestyle. Upon graduating from high school, he joined...
Craig Fleming
Apr 24, 2022
James Craig Fleming was born in Port Arthur, Texas on July 31, 1939 to James Clifford and Ira Mary (Johnson) Fleming. He married his high school sweetheart, Phyllis Lynn Creswell, on July 22, 1961. We felt very blessed last year to celebrate Craig and Phyllis's 60th wedding anniversary with a gathering of family including Phyllis's sister, Shirley, numerous nieces and...
Peter Graham
Apr 24, 2022
Peter (Pete) Merritt Graham of Fort Collins, Colorado passed from this world on Sunday 24 April 2022 after suffering a stroke. Pete was born in West Virginia in August 1959, although he liked to say he was born in Iowa. He was named for his grandfathers, Peter and Merritt. He was 62 years old. Pete was born to Jack and...
Theodore Charles Pflum
Apr 22, 2022
Theodore "Ted" Pflum, age 79, of Timnath, Colorado, passed away at the Medical Center of the Rockies on April 22, 2022. Ted was born in Connersville, Indiana on November 30, 1942, to Edwin and Margaret Pflum. After spending his childhood there on the farm and graduating from Alquina High school, Ted made his way to Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati,...
Sidney Michael Joseph
Apr 21, 2022
Sidney Michael Joseph, 81, of Fort Collins Colorado, passed away on April 21, 2022 surrounded by his loved ones. Sidney was born May 11,1940, in New Orleans Louisiana, to his parents Sidney and Ruth Blandchard-Joseph. He was raised in New Orleans and when Sidney was a teenager, the family relocated to Ames,Iowa where he finished High School. He later served...
Ronald Ray Landreth
Apr 20, 2022
Ronald Ray Landreth, 72, of Fort Collins, Colorado, passed away on April 20, 2022. Known to many as Hobie, Ron was born in Mattoon, Illinois, on June 15, 1949, to Wayne and Dorothy (McDowell) Landreth. He graduated from Mattoon High School in 1967. He graduated with a bachelor's degree from Northwestern University in 1971, and he graduated with a PhD...
Austin Collin Brown
Apr 18, 2022
Austin Collin Brown, age 22, of Fort Collins, Colorado, passed from this life on April 18, 2022, in Sioux Center, Iowa. He was looking forward to graduating from college and spending the summer traveling with his family. His absence will be deeply felt. Austin was born in Chandler, Arizona on March 26, 2000, to parents Dale and Valerie Brown. In...
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