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Obituary: Stephen G. Hagberg

Obituary: Stephen G. Hagberg

Stephen G. Hagberg December 2, 1943 ~ February 21, 2022 Stephen Gene Hagberg of Berthoud, Colorado passed away on February 21, 2022. Steve was born on December 2, 1943 in Kansas City, Missouri to Dorothy and Gene Hagberg. He was raised in a loving family with his four siblings. The family moved to Westminster, Colorado in 1951. Steve graduated from Westminster High School in 1961, and from the University of Colorado in Boulder in 1965 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He worked for ... Full Story

Obituary: F. Donald McClain

Obituary: F. Donald McClain

Furman Donald McClain passed quietly in his sleep on June 2. He was born in the Village of Lombard, Ill., to Furman Delbert McClain and Muriel Hederich. Upon graduating from Union High School in Adams City, Colo., he joined the Navy in 1942. He then served on the Lexington, Enterprise and Ticonderoga ships, was a tail gunner on the SBD aircraft, fought in a commando unit in the South Pacific and saw action from the Admiralty Islands to Japan. A three-day rotation out of Saipan/Tinian put his ... Full Story