Richard Isaac Higbee
Nov 5, 2019
Richard Isaac Higbee passed away in the arms of the Lord on November 5, 2019 at his home in Fort Collins. He was born to Boyd and Lois Higbee December 12, 1925 in Walden, CO. In May of 1946, he married Vena Mae Belew, and in 1951 they moved to the Front Range where they raised 4 children. Vena passed...
Karen Peel Gossler
Nov 4, 2019
Karen ("Kitty") Peel Gossler, age 75, died peacefully November 4, 2019, in Fort Collins, Colorado. Karen was born in Jacobus, PA, to Clair and Madlin Smith. She graduated from Dallastown Area High School; she also had a Bachelor's degree in Nursing from Elizabethtown College and a Master's degree from Penn State University. Karen was in the nursing field for nearly...
George B. Willson
Nov 3, 2019
George Bigelow Willson, 90 passed away on November 3, 2019 at Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado. He was born to Eugene and Marie Willson of Lusk, Wyoming. He grew up on a cattle ranch near Lusk that was established by his grandfather and great uncle in 1880. He received a degree from the University of Wyoming in civil...
Frank Granville Gibson Jr.
Nov 1, 2019
The Rev. Frank G. Gibson Jr. passed away peacefully at home on November 1. A memorial service will be held at Plymouth Congregational UCC in Fort Collins on Friday November 15 at 10:30 am.
William "Bill" Paul Trewartha
Nov 1, 2019
Bill Trewartha died peacefully on Friday November 1, 2019 at home surrounded by family. William Paul Trewartha (aka "Papo", "Dr. T" and "Deacon Bill") was born on a farm near Walnut Grove Minnesota on July 28th 1935 to Paul and Viola (Freeman) Trewartha. Bill graduated from Lamberton High School in May of 1953. He went on to the University of...
Barbara Jean Strong
Oct 31, 2019
Barbara Jean Strong, age 81 of Fort Collins, CO passed away peacefully on October 31, 2019, surrounded by friends and family. Originally from Bloomington, Illinois, Barbara graduated from the University of Colorado in Boulder, where she met her husband, Dick. She and Dick later moved to Scottsbluff, Nebraska where they raised their family and built a successful business, Strong's Pharmacy...
Andrew "Andy" Scott Drake
Oct 29, 2019
Andrew Scott "Andy" Drake, 63, of Loveland, Colorado, passed away on October 29, 2019, at McKee Medical Center following complications from a brief illness. Andy was born in St. Louis, MO. He is survived by his wife, Jauna Head Drake, of Loveland, his three children and three grandchildren. Son Brian Drake, wife Amy and grandson Gavin of Houston; Son Kyle...
Linda Sue Noe
Oct 28, 2019
Linda Sue Noe, 71, passed away Monday October 28, 2019 in Wheat Ridge, CO. She was predeceased by her parents John and Helen Noe. Linda is survived by her four brothers, David Noe and wife Maureen, Ronnie Noe, Jerry Noe and wife Cheryl, Kenny Noe and wife Jeanine; her two sons, John Coble and significant other Tammy Blood, Michael Coble...
Gabriella Evelyn Vernon
Oct 27, 2019
Gabriella Evelyn Vernon, 91, of Fort Collins, Colorado, formerly of Julesburg, CO, died October 27, 2019. Gabriella was born in Chernivtsi, Romania in 1928 to parents Ewald and Martha Burian. She graduated from an all-girls high school, Liceum Orthodox, in Linz, Austria in 1940. She attended the business college Berlitz, also in Linz. After school, she acquired a job with...
Jeffrey Scott Sweet
Oct 27, 2019
Jeff Sweet husband of 30+ years to Debra Sweet was killed in October during a tragic traffic accident in Weld County. He had just turned 61. Jeff was proceeded in death by his parents Walden and Shirley Sweet of Boulder, CO and his brother David of Jackson, New Jersey. He is survived by his wife Debbie and sons Jordan, Daniel,...
Joann Glanz
Oct 25, 2019
JoAnn Glanz, 88, of Fort Collins, passed away October 25th, 2019. She was born in Fairbury, Nebraska on March 16, 1931 to Carl and Alta Deaver Loch. She graduated from high school at St. Patrick's Academy in Sidney, NE. JoAnn met John Glanz roller skating and the two were married on April 25, 1951 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in...
Nancy J. O'Connor
Oct 24, 2019
After a long and difficult journey, Nancy J. O'Connor passed away October 25, 2019. Nancy J. O'Connor was born in Massachusetts to Joseph O'Connor and Marjorie Mulchahy in 1934. She attended elementary school there and in California, graduating from Lakeview High School in Chicago. She earned a Bachelor's degree from the University of Northern Iowa, a Masters and Doctorate degree...
Joaquin Fuentes
Oct 22, 2019
A golden heart stopped beating and tender hands were put to rest. God broke our hearts to prove to us he only takes the best." Joaquin Fuentes, 68 of Pierce, CO passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his family on October 22, 2019. Joaquin was born in Salamance, Spain, came to the U.S. in 1973. He worked for...
Shirley Mae Petersen
Oct 21, 2019
Shirley M. Petersen, age 90, passed away on October 21, 2019 in Fort Collins, CO. Shirley was born on May 3, 1929 in Hartley, IA to William and Lula (Kellum) Stellish. Shirley spent her early life in rural O'Brien and Clay County, Iowa. On May 3rd, 1947, she married Burdette Petersen. She spent most of her adult life in Forest...
Thomas Michael Gaucher
Oct 17, 2019
Thomas Michael Gaucher (Tom), 63, of Fort Collins, CO, died unexpectedly on Oct. 17th, 2019 after a five year courageous battle against multiple myeloma, a blood cancer. He fought a good fight and always with a positive outlook on life. Tom was born at Burtonwood AFB, England to Clara and Bob Gaucher in 1956. As the oldest of 6 in...
David Douglas Francis Williams
Oct 16, 2019
David Douglas Francis Williams was born May 13, 1930, the third of 5 children. He grew up in Bushey, Watford, north of London. The war years were hard with austerity and starvation rations, and his father being gone most of the time. He was a good student, but his teachers found him challenging. He loved to ride his bike. After...
Mary Lillian Walsh
Oct 14, 2019
Mary L. Walsh, age 81, of Fort Collins, Colorado died October 14, 2019 at her home. Born in Langdon, North Dakota, Mary was one of ten children born to Lawrence and Lillian Hell. She attended Business College in Fargo, ND and soon after began her life's work as a banker. Her first job was with Merchants Bank in Fargo. In...
Gerald Adrian Stack
Oct 13, 2019
Gerald Adrian Stack, known as Adrian, age 78, of Fort Collins, died October 13, 2019. Adrian was born in England in November of 1940 to parents Gerald and Ann Stack. He grew up and attended school in England, earning his Bachelor's in Aeronautical Engineering. Here, he also met and married Norah Cripps, known as Noreen, on June 18, 1966 in...
Sister Augustina Hoechbauer Osb
Oct 8, 2019
Sister Augustina Hoechbauer, OSB, of the Abbey of St. Walburga, died very peacefully at the Abbey around 6 p.m. on Tuesday, October 8, surrounded by all the nuns of her monastic community. Born in 1925 in a small town in Germany, she endured the hardships of World War II with her extended family before feeling called to enter the nearby...
Thomas Wyatt Gilbert
Oct 4, 2019
Thomas Wyatt Gilbert passed away in Fort Collins after a sudden illness, at the age of 27. Born in western Colorado to Victoria Lopez-Terrill and Gordon R. Gilbert, Thomas was a dedicated student of social studies education at Colorado State University, additionally volunteering in local schools. After his graduation, he taught English in Florence, Italy, returning to Fort Collins to...
