William E. Rister
Oct 4, 2019
Bill Rister, age 74, passed away on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, at his home surrounded by his loved ones. The eldest of six children, Bill was born in El Paso, TX, on Nov. 15, 1944. Even from an early age, his warm and gregarious nature shined through, and he has stayed closely bonded with his childhood friends throughout life. Bill...
Donald C. Mank
Oct 1, 2019
Livermore, CO – Donald Mank, 66, of Livermore passed away on October 1, 2019 at his home. Don was born November 19, 1952 in Buffalo, NY, to Carl H. Mank and Dorothy Otterman Mank, both whom predeceased him. He was buried with his parents at Acacia Memorial Gardens in North Tonawanda, NY, on November 15, 2019. His uncle, Robert Mank...
Madalyn "Madi" Rose Prewett
Oct 1, 2019
Our funny, beautiful, and incredible girl, Madalyn "Madi" Prewett passed away in her dorm room at CU Boulder on October 1, 2019. She was 19 years old. We are, of course, heartbroken. She was born in Loveland, but grew up in Fort Collins where she has been surrounded by her extended family. Perhaps you know Madi from Redeemer Lutheran Preschool...
Heather Christine West
Sep 24, 2019
Heather Christine West, age 49, passed away peacefully on September 24, 2019 after a heroic battle with cancer. She was born at Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado to SGM (ret) Larry Douglas Robertson and Vera Claire (Snug) Robertson. Heather attended Englewood High School where she developed many lifelong friends. She participated in choir and theatre, and was also...
Gene Cady Wilken
Sep 24, 2019
Gene Cady Wilken, 91, died peacefully at his home last week. A public service will be held at Young's Café, at 3307 S. College Ave., Ft. Collins, CO, on Saturday Oct. 5th from 2:00 to 4:00pm. A Yankee Doodle Dandy, Gene was born on July 4th, 1928, in southern California, to Alberta and Emmanuel Wilken; his sister Marjorie had been...
Ralph Terry Scott
Sep 23, 2019
Ralph Terry Scott, 64, of Fort Collins, Colorado, died September 23, 2019. Ralph was born on August 3rd, 1955 in Eurika, California to parents Wayne and Murlene Scott. Ralph's family moved to Oklahoma, where he attended school. From there, he worked in the oil industry, then moved to Colorado and began a 20-year career at Budweiser. Ralph also spent some...
Timothy Peter Kraay
Sep 21, 2019
Timothy Peter Kraay was born on September 2, 1955, in Owatonna, Minnesota, the youngest of seven children, to Jochem Cornelius (J.C.) and Doris (Larson) Kraay. Tim passed away on September 21, 2019 due to complications from a duodenal ulcer, he was 64. Tim lived in several places during his life - Owatonna, Fort Collins, Greeley, Evans and his latest address...
James Edward Hunt
Sep 21, 2019
At the age of 85, James E. Hunt died on 21 September 2019 in Fort Collins, Colorado. "Jim" was born on 6 December 1933, the son of Margaret (Sweeney) and Charles Edward Hunt in Bloomington, Illinois. He attended school at Trinity High School in Bloomington, St. Meinrad Seminary in Indiana, as well as both Illinois State University and the University...
Sandra Jean Murphy
Sep 20, 2019
Sandra Jean Murphy, "Sandy", age 77, died September 20, 2019 in Loveland. Sandy was born in Pueblo, CO to Robert and Roberta Bennett. She spent her childhood in Pueblo and graduated from Centennial High School. She then moved to Colorado Springs where she married C.J. "Swede" Murphy on August 18, 1962. The two made a home there for most of...
Linda Sue Jefferies
Sep 19, 2019
Linda Sue Jefferies, 61, of Fort Collins passed away on September 19th following a two-year long cancer battle. Linda was born in Denver to Joe and Mary Giardina and attended Denver Public Schools eventually graduating from John F Kennedy High School. She received her BS from Colorado State University. Always the ever-caring person she chose to walk away from her...
Timothy Edgar Hense
Sep 15, 2019
Timothy "Tim" Hense, AKA "Mr. Tim", died September 15th, 2019. His family would like to invite everyone who knew Tim - students, parents, friends, colleagues - to join them in a celebration of his life. The celebration will take place from 1-3 pm, Sunday, September 29th, at Shepardson Elementary School in Fort Collins. Please bring picnic blankets to the service,...
Jeanette Arlene Hendrickson
Sep 12, 2019
Jeanette "Nettie" Arlene Hendrickson, 81, of Fort Collins, CO fell asleep in the Lord on Thursday,12 September at home after a prolonged battle with dementia. Jeanette was born and raised in Steamboat Springs, CO, the eighth of nine children and graduated from Steamboat Springs High school. She briefly attended Westmont College in Santa Barbara, CA but transferred to Rockmont College...
Freta Mae Edwards
Sep 11, 2019
Freta Mae Edwards of Windsor, Colorado passed away at home peacefully early Wednesday morning, September 11, 2019, surrounded by family at her side. Freta was preceded in death by her brother Hubert Ryals (Iris), brother Herbert Ryals and sister Florence Griffin (Ellis). She is survived by her husband Kenneth La Van Edwards, son Robert Allen Edwards of Denver, CO, daughter...
Rose Kristine Bennett
Sep 10, 2019
Rose Bennett's friends and colleagues from Quota Club and YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park will be holding a memorial service in her honor this Friday, September 27th at 4:00 pm. Service to be held in the Hyde Chapel at YMCA of the Rockies. Rose Stukenberg Bennett passed away on Tuesday, September 10, 2019, after losing her struggle with...
Jan M. Keith
Sep 6, 2019
Jan Mary Keith, 67, of Loveland, CO, was welcomed into eternal life while in Hospice Care at Sierra Vista Health Care Center on Friday, September 6, 2019. Her body succumbed to multi-system organ failure, following a grueling attempt to recover from hip replacement surgery. Jan was born in Storm Lake, IA, to Arnold and Marian Kjolhede. Her childhood was spent...
Ruth M. Ciraula
Sep 2, 2019
Ruth M. Ciraula, 85, of Fort Collins, CO formerly of Pittsburgh, PA, died September 2, 2019.
Barbara B. Murphy
Sep 2, 2019
Barbara Murphy died peacefully in her sleep on September 2, 2019 at the age of 94 in Loveland, CO. Barbara was preceded in death by her husband, Robert J. Murphy; her parents, Walter and Lois Barton; sister, Dorothy Barton (Glen) Schaaf; sister, Joan Barton (Quentin) Tenney; and brother, John "Mike" (Patty) Barton. She is survived by her son, David (Victoria)...
Amy Lynn Voorhies
Aug 31, 2019
Amy L. Voorhies, 32, passed away unexpectedly on August 31, 2019 at her home in Fort Collins. Amy was born on July 31, 1987 in Denver to Mark and Diana Voorhies. Later that same year, the family moved to Fort Collins and Amy had found her dream hometown. She spent the remainder of her life in Fort Collins, graduating from...
Eugene Lavar Barbezat
Aug 29, 2019
Lt. Colonel Eugene LaVar Barbezat of Fort Collins, Colorado passed away on Thursday, August 29, 2019. Gene was born to Fred Barbezat and Madge Gibbons in St. Johns, Arizona. He spent his early childhood there and on Red Hill in Oahu, Hawaii, where he witnessed the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Soon after the war, his family moved to Meridian, Idaho....
Patricia "Patty" Williams
Aug 28, 2019
Patricia Arleen Williams (Patty) was born in Humacao, Puerto Rico on April 23, 1937 to Ralph and Lucille Mugrage. She was born the second of four children and has an older sister Kay and younger siblings Sharon and Michael. She lived in Puerto Rico for her first 10 years, fluently learning and using Spanish as her second language in the...
