‘Obituaries’ Archives
Obituary: Katherine Louise Reyelts
July 18, 1947 May 23, 2017 Katherine Louise Reyelts, age 69, passed away on May 23, 2017 in her home in Berthoud, surrounded by family. She was born on July 18, 1947 to Melvin and Beatrice (Eck/ Schumway) Crooks in their rural home near Summit, South Dakota. She was baby sister to three older brothers and big sister to five sisters and one brother. Kathy was a 1965 graduate of the high school in Peever, South Dakota. During her high school years, Kathy spent summers waitressing ... Full Story
Obituary: Richard Kevin Yarrow
Richard was born on March 23, 1955 in Denver. He passed away at his home in Berthoud, May 18, 2017. Richard joins his parents and first wife Nancy “Rosebud” Yarrow in Heaven. He leaves behind his wife Laurie, son Zach, daughter Amy, son-in-law Trevor, daughter-in-law Cara, two grandchildren; Daelyn and Ryker, and a third grandchild to be born in September, step-children Renee and Matt, his brother Gregg, sister-in-law Hazel, and their three children: Kelly, Jeremy, and ... Full Story
Obituary: Eric Scott Koolstra
Eric Scott Koolstra, 44, of Berthoud, Colorado, loving son, husband, and father, died on May 13, 2017. He was born on May 9, 1973 in Boulder, Colorado to Wilbert and Marie Koolstra. He graduated from Berthoud High School in 1992. Eric enjoyed being with his family. He loved to camp, hunt, and especially fish. He liked to spend time outdoors at the lake and the mountains four wheeling or at home being outside with his animals. He was a farmer and took pride in what he did. ... Full Story
Obituary: Sonia Locke
Our beloved Sonia went to be with the angels after a long and courageous battle against cancer. Sonia passed away at her home in Berthoud surrounded by her family and closest friends. Sonia was the middle child of Ray Johnson and Nancy Brown. Sonia spent almost her entire childhood growing up in Longmont. Sonia was a 1980 graduate of Skyline High School and went on the get her Associates Degree in Fashion Merchandising from Bauder Fashion College in Arlington, Texas in 1982. It was in ... Full Story
Obituary: Ronald “Ron” Halverson
Ronald “Ron” Halverson was born in Denver, Colorado on May 5, 1927 to Ralph Halverson and Gertrude Wright Halverson. He was a graduate of Denver West High School. He joined the Marine Reserves while in high school in preparation for service in the Korean Conflict. The war concluded in Korea before he graduated so he remained in the Reserves serving in MACS-23 at Buckley Air Base for the next 9 years. Ron was a union Sheet Metal Worker for 54 years. He served as an apprentice ... Full Story
Obituary: Bertha “Birdie” Griep
Birdie Griep, 91, of Berthoud was surrounded by family when she passed on peacefully to be with the Lord on April 29, 2017. She was born in Berthoud in 1925 on the family farm north of town, to Dan and Mollie Giebelhaus. Birdie was preceded in death by her parents, her sister Florence, brothers Roland and Reuben Gablehouse, her husband Victor Griep and great-grandson Aaron. She is survived by her three children, Carole Haverland of Berthoud, Clark R. Griep and his wife Joan of Broomfield, ... Full Story
Obituary: Peter Bridgeman
Peter N. Bridgman January 24, 1946 – March 6, 2017 Peter Bridgman passed away peacefully on Monday, March 6, 2017 at his beloved home after eight long years of battling intermittent bouts of cancer. He was born in London, England, the son Ronald and Eleanor Bridgman. He earned his mechanical engineering degree in Manchester, England. He met his future wife Barbara while on a trip to visit his brother Tim, who was living in Denver, Colorado with his family. A two-year “courtship of ... Full Story
Obituary: Jeanne C. Bolton
Jeanne C. Bolton 1937 - 2017 Jeanne C. Bolton, born in Sheridan, Wyoming in 1937, left this earth seventy-nine years later on March 6, 2017. She beat the medical odds for the last 15 years of her life, and it will surprise no one who knew her that she left just as she planned ¾ in her home with family attending. During her working career she was a bank teller, a science teacher, a passive solar home designer, a brick salesperson, and an artist's representative. She earned ... Full Story
Obituary: Norman Dave Roush
(November 24, 1943 - March 10, 2017) Norman Dave Roush, “Dave” as he was affectionally known, passed away peacefully, in the loving arms of wife Jean on Friday, March 10, 2017 in Springfield, Massachusetts. Dave was born, November 24, 1943 in Newton, Iowa to his parents LaVerne and Frances Roush. The son of a race car driver, Dave and his brother Larry grew up around garages and race tracks, a playground where he honed his mechanical ability and developed his lifelong loves of ... Full Story
Obituary: Stanley William Linnertz
Stanley William Linnertz, 81, of Berthoud, Colorado, passed away on March 20, 2017 in Loveland, Colorado. Stanley was born in Minot, North Dakota to Marget Alvida Linnertz (Lee) and William Linnertz on April 1, 1935. He married Nancy Kay Nebelsick on June 6, 1965 in Lincoln, Nebraska. He attended Minot State Teachers College where he was the President of the Mu Sigma Tau Fraternity. Stan was larger than life and his long and winding career included railroad brakeman, US Forest Service ... Full Story
