Obituaries
Joseph Hart
Apr 10, 2021
Joseph (Joe) Kevin Hart, age 64, passed away on Saturday, April 10th from early onset Alzheimer's disease. Joe was born November 11, 1956 in Brooklyn, NY. He grew up in Brooklyn, Long Island, NY and Ringwood, NJ. He graduated from William Paterson University. In 1979, he moved to Colorado. Joe worked at IBM for over 32 years in Boulder, Colorado....
James Gilley
Apr 7, 2021
James R. Gilley passed away in Ft. Collins, CO on April 7, 2021, surrounded by his wife and daughters. James R. Gilley was born to Luther and Veatura Gilley, on March 19, 1944, in Pueblo, Colorado. He graduated from Fowler High School and received his BS and MS degrees in Agricultural Engineering from Colorado State University. He continued his education...
Anne T. Cary
Apr 6, 2021
Anne Tooker Cary went to her heavenly home, surrounded by her family, on April 6, 2021 at age 79. Anne was born to Lester Garfield Tooker and Mary Lou Lorton Tooker on January 21, 1942 in Denver, Colorado. She graduated from Alamosa High School in 1960 having been chosen to participate in Girls State and inducted into the National Honor...
Dean Robert Taylor
Apr 5, 2021
Dean Robert Taylor, 73, of Wellington, CO, passed away April 5th, 2021. Dean was born to Cliff and Evelyn (Groshelle) Taylor in Billings, Montana on May 18, 1947. He was raised there and met the love of his life, his high school sweetheart, Gayla Sibbit. They were married June 25, 1966. Dean served in the Army as a helicopter pilot...
Dennis Ray Mayfield
Apr 4, 2021
Dennis R. Mayfield, 60, passed away in Greeley, CO, April 4th, 2021. He was in the National Guard for 16 years. He loved his dog Barron "Bear", Mountain Dew, his "medicine," and the Denver Broncos. He is survived by his two daughters, Monique (Jacob) Ford and Tammy (Terance) Rosson; three grandchildren, Parker, Skylar, and Payton; siblings, Debbie (Brad) Livingston, and...
Gail Lavonne Odegaard
Mar 31, 2021
Gail Lavonne Johring Odegaard, 77, of Loveland, CO went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on March 31, 2021 at University of Colorado Health Hospital in Fort Collins, CO. Gail was born in Atkinson, NE March 22, 1944 to Melvin and Doris (Wehrly) Johring. Her first years of school were at the district 80, Aggie Country School...
Evelyn Morehart
Mar 27, 2021
Evelyn Morehart, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away March 27, 20021 in Fort Collins, Colorado at the age of 88. A Colorado native, Evelyn grew up outside of Parker. She attended Aurora High School where she was homecoming queen and salutatorian of her class. She then attended Colorado A&M for two years. While there she received academic honors, served...
Stella Chrzanowski
Mar 27, 2021
On the morning of March 27, 2021, at the age of 101, Stella Chrzanowski of Ft. Collins met her Heavenly Father. Stella was born to Stefania and Adam Chciuk in Detroit, Michigan in 1919. She attended Cass Technical High School where she learned millinery and specialized sewing skills and she studied sewing at Wayne State University. In 1945, she married...
Joshua Michael Evans
Mar 25, 2021
Joshua "Josh" Michael Evans, 44, of Loveland, Colorado passed away Thursday, March 25th at the Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland. A private, family memorial service will be held. Pastor Tim Runtsch will lead the memorial service. There will be no visitation, as cremation has taken place. Masks and social distancing are required. Born on February 8th, 1977 in...
Linda Winkler
Mar 24, 2021
Linda Winkler was returned home to her beloved Lord, Jesus Christ on March 24, 2021. Born in Chicago, IL on March 20, 1959, Linda was the daughter of Oscar and Hilda Winkler and the sister of Bob, Don, Cheryl and Glenn Winkler as well as Carl, Jimmy and Gary Hahn. She tried to live her life in holiness, striving to...
Bernel Alcon
Mar 21, 2021
Bernel Alcon, age 79, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 21st, 2021 at Garden Square Memory Care of Greeley. Bernel, our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and aunt was born in Mora, New Mexico. Bernel resided in Cheyenne, Wyoming and Fort Collins, Colorado for most of her life. Throughout her life, Bernel loved to travel and go on cruises and...
Rose Mary Kaufman
Mar 21, 2021
RoseMarie "Rose Mary – Rosie" Valente Kaufman was born in Pueblo, CO July 10, 1935 and passed away on March 21, 2021. She was a '53 graduate of Central High School with emphasis in creative writing, violin, pep club, Student Council, and the National Honor Society. She was awarded a writing scholarship to CSC now UNC to study elementary education....
Edwin Kraus
Mar 18, 2021
Lt. Colonel (Retired) Edwin John Kraus, 87, passed away at his home from natural causes. Edwin was born in St. Louis, Missouri to Edwin William Charles and Margaret Schafer Kraus. He graduated from St. Louis University with an Industrial Engineering degree in June 1955 and received his Air Force ROTC commission as a 2nd Lieutenant that month. He married his...
Marjorie Madsen
Mar 17, 2021
Marjorie Ann Madsen, 92, passed away peacefully on March 17, 2021, in Fort Collins, Colorado. Marge, as she was known, was born on a farm between Earling and Panama, Iowa to John and Elizabeth Smith. She attended one-room country schools before high school at Saint Mary's in Portsmouth, Iowa. She graduated at age 16, left the farm and went to...
Jim Vink
Mar 17, 2021
James W. Vink of Fort Collins, Colorado passed away March 17, 2021 following a long illness. He was born May 10, 1943 to Bill and Ruth (Hanson) Vink in Grand Haven, Michigan. He was active in Boy Scouts, attaining the rank of Eagle Scout and Order of the Arrow. Jim graduated from Grand Haven High School in 1961. Jim attended...
Frank Freehill
Mar 15, 2021
After a courageous battle with cancer, Francis ("Francie" or "Frank") E. Freehill, 61, born October 26, 1959, died on March 15, 2021, resting in Our Lord's loving arms. This gentle, kind, sweet, funny man will be missed and remembered forever. Frank was born to Donna and Bill Freehill, the sixth of eight children. He grew up in Roberts, Illinois, attending...
Ronald Alan Gonzales
Mar 12, 2021
Ronald Alan Gonzales, 66, died peacefully at home, surrounded by his family, on March 12, 2021, after a valiant battle with myelodysplastic syndrome and Parkinson's Disease. Ron was born in Barstow, CA, to Rudy and Rosemary Gonzales, and was the oldest of seven children. He grew up in Corpus Christi, TX, where he loved participating in competitive swimming for many...
Elzora Nielsen
Mar 11, 2021
Elzora Lee Gilbreath Nielsen passed away peacefully in her home on March 12, 2021. She was born Elzora Lee Sherwood in Chickasha, Oklahoma on August 11, 1927. She grew up in Chickasha, where she attended the Oklahoma College for Women, majoring in Home Economics. She married Robert E.Gilbreath and they had three children, Zorina Kay Birkle, Robert Eugene Gilbreath, Jr.,...
Marilyn Bruny
Mar 9, 2021
Our Loving Mom and Grandma, Marilyn Ruth Bruny, passed away March 9, 2021 at home in Fort Collins, Colo. at the age of 92, of natural causes, after a brief period of declining health. Marilyn was born July 20, 1928 in a farmhouse in Venango, Neb., to Anton and Maria (Oppelland) Ockinga, both descendants of German immigrant families. Marilyn was...
Charlotte "Chucky" Anderson
Mar 8, 2021
Charlotte Anderson, aka "Chucky", age 86, went to meet her sisters in heaven on March 8, 2021. Charlotte is survived by Bill Hultgren, her brother-in-law, nieces Janice, Jeannette, Joanne, Laurie and Jan, and nephews Bruce, Richard and Ronald, their spouses and many great nieces and nephews. Charlotte was born in a farming community near Starkweather, North Dakota. She is preceded...
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