Obituaries
Hugh "Mac" Gaines
Sep 5, 2021
Hugh "Mac" Gaines, 83, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones in Loveland, CO on September 5, 2021. Mac was born June 17, 1938 in Caldwell, ID to Ivan "Hugh" and Roberta (Dayley) Gaines. Mac graduated from Marsing High School in Marsing, Idaho, in 1956. He then served 3 years in the Army stationed in Greenland where he was...
Christie White
Sep 5, 2021
Christie Rae White, 63, of Bellvue, CO passed away September 5, 2021, at Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, CO. Her husband Phil White passed away shortly after her. She was preceded in death by her parents Ed and Billie Lewis, and two cousins Phillip Urian and Michael Weiss. Christie is survived by her sister Georgeanne Rogers, her four sons,...
Bobby Deene Price
Sep 5, 2021
Bobby Deene Price, age 89, passed away on September 5, 2021. He was born in Russellville, Arkansas to Vera Louise Price. He graduated from Russellville High School, then proudly served in the National Guard, U.S. Air Force, and U.S. Marine Corps. Bob married Evelyn Wheaton in 1959. They had three children. He was very active in the electronics industry for...
Lea Bernice Beatty
Sep 3, 2021
Lea Bernice Beatty, 77, of Wellington, CO, passed away peacefully on September 3, 2021. Lea was born to Joy Jack Kastner and Winnifred (Gabus) Kastner in Cheyenne, Wyoming on March 6, 1944. Lea was her sister Wendy's little baby doll, shortly after Lea was born Joy and Winifred would divorce and big sis Wendy would spend a lot of time...
Lyle Eugene Mitchell
Aug 31, 2021
Lyle Eugene Mitchell was born at Cainsville, Missouri June 17, 1946 to Doyle and Mary (Bower) Mitchell. Lyle was the youngest of three sons. He grew up on the family farm north of Cainsville. In 1962 he moved with his parents to Fort Collins, Colorado. After graduating from Fort Collins High School, Lyle attended Colorado State University where he majored...
Harline Ann Larkey
Aug 31, 2021
Harline Ann Larkey, 70, of Livermore, CO, passed away August 31, 2021 after a long battle with cancer. Harline was born in Wichita, KS to Harlan and Betty Dean Bond on October 6, 1950. She attended Kansas State University and graduated with a Masters in education. She was a member of the association of professional dog trainers, and she taught...
Dennis E. Settle
Aug 30, 2021
Dennis E. Settle, 73, of Loveland, passed away August 30, 2021. Dennis was born in West Virginia in 1948 to parents Stewart and Rosalie Settle. Dennis eventually settled in Colorado, where he was a driver for individuals with disabilities at Foothills Gateway. Dennis was preceded in death by his wife, Kathy Settle and daughter, Lisa Settle. He is survived by...
Joann Zeglin-Bengford
Aug 27, 2021
Joann Zeglin-Bengford, 87 was born in Anthon, Iowa to Ruby and Fred Zeglin. She attended Wayne State Teacher's College for 2 years and taught first grade in Ida Grove, Iowa for 2 years. She married Leonard Bengford in 1956 and moved to Fort Collins, CO., raised four children, Greg, Doug, Kelly and Cheryl. She worked as an optician at Sears...
Jacqueline Helen Foster
Aug 27, 2021
Jacqueline Helen Foster, 86, of Fort Collins, Colorado, formerly of Los Angeles, California, passed away August 27, 2021. Jackie was born in Los Angeles in 1935 to parents, John and Muriel Hackett. She was a 3rd-generation native Californian, and grew up in LA, graduated from Gardena High School, then went to work for City Hall. In 1961, Jackie married Frank...
Lela "Lee" Coleman
Aug 24, 2021
Lela "Lee" Coleman, 99, passed away August 24, 2021 in Fort Collins, Colorado. Born in Independence Missouri, she liked to say that Harry S Truman babysat her when she was an infant. She moved to a five acre farm in Argentine, Kansas where she grew up through high school. Her family moved to St. Louis after high school and she...
Dolores Dianne Orsi
Aug 23, 2021
Dolores Dianne Orsi, née Cottle, died peacefully in her sleep at a hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado, early in the morning on August 23, 2021, after a brief illness. She was 82. Dolores was born in Los Angeles to Elmer and Ogda Cottle in 1939, the third of three daughters after Teresa and Marilyn. She grew up in West Los...
Archie Lee Brown
Aug 22, 2021
Archie Lee Brown, 94, died of heart failure and other complications on August 22, 2021, at a Fort Collins hospital. He was born on November 5, 1926, in Rochester, Texas, the son of William and Ethyl (Mooney) Brown. Lee graduated from high school in Alamogordo, New Mexico, Class of 1945, and served in the U. S. Navy during World War...
Steven Pickelner
Aug 18, 2021
Steven Roger Pickelner, passed away peacefully at home in Fort Collins on August 18, 2021, surrounded by his loving family, after a courageous, 16-month battle with neuroendocrine cancer. His exceptionally youthful outlook and many physical pursuits belied his age throughout his seventy-nine years of life. Steven was born on February 4,1942 to William "Bill" and Sara (Finkelstein) Pickelner in Williamsport,...
Marilyn Fryer
Aug 17, 2021
Marilyn Fryer, 97, long-time resident of Pomona, California, passed away at her daughter's home in Boulder, Colorado on August 17, 2021. Marilyn was born in August of 1924 in Chicago Illinois to parents Erle and Fern Peterson. She graduated high school in Chicago and went on to earn her Associate Degree at North Park College. Marilyn stayed in Chicago, working...
David Bernard Bombard
Aug 16, 2021
David Bernard Bombard, 58 years old, was taken home by the Lord on August 16th, 2021. Born to Bernard and Susan Bombard, he was one of five children. David was a faithful man who loved the Lord, his family, his church, and community. He married his teenage sweetheart Coleen 41 years ago and they had two children together: Heather and...
Arline Theresa Welles
Aug 12, 2021
Arline Theresa Welles, born July 27, 1930, and passed away on August 12, 2021, at the age of 91. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, she was married to her beloved husband Frederick V. Welles in 1950 and had four children. Over 20 years ago, Arline and Frederick moved to Fort Collins to be with family. She will be remembered as a...
Lois Adams
Aug 5, 2021
Lois Ann Adams was born on November 8, 1944 in Rural, OK to David Eugene Marrison and Ruth Alice Philo. She passed away on August 5, 2021 at her home. Lois grew up in Oklahoma and then moved with her family to Salem, OR where she graduated from South Salem High School in 1962. Lois married Charles R. Adams, Jr...
Virginia "Ginny" Clara Dugal
Aug 4, 2021
Virginia "Ginny" Smigelski Dugal, 88 of Fort Collins, CO and formerly of Cadott, Wisconsin died August 4, 2021, peacefully at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 am, Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Cadott, Wisconsin. Burial will follow at St. Rose of Lima Cemetery. Virginia (typically, Ginny) Smigelski...
John James Wheaton
Aug 2, 2021
John James Wheaton, 65, of Fort Collins, Colorado, formerly of Louisville, Kentucky, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on August 2, 2021. John was born in 1956 in Roslyn, New York to parents John "Jack" and Helen Wheaton. An only child, he grew up in Long Island, New York, and graduated from Cold Spring Harbor High School in 1974....
Marilee Blair
Jul 31, 2021
Marilee Blair, precious daughter of John and Nancy Blair from Lake Park, Iowa, sister, aunt, great aunt, and friend, went to heaven on July 31, 2021. She was blessed to be at home in Timnath, Colorado, surrounded by family after struggling with cancer. One thing Marilee didn't struggle with in her 64 years was how to love her family and...
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