‘Obituaries’ Archives
Obituary: Tyrone F. Banderet
Tyrone “Tye” Banderet 45, of Berthoud, Colorado, passed on, June 22, 2012. He was born March 3, 1967 in Longmont, to Francis Banderet and Jane Fickel. Tye was self-employed as a solar design consultant, and Web design developer, had designed various products and had been with IBM as a client representative for the banking and securities industry. He was an alumnus of Colorado State University and Arizona State University with degrees in engineering and computer sciences. He was a ... Full Story
Obituary: Marjorie Tysdal
Marjorie (Marge) Tysdal of Berthoud passed away at home surrounded by family on June 23, 2012, after a courageous battle with cancer. Marge was born on April 20, 1922 at her family home in Eagle Grove, Iowa and graduated from high school in 1940. She met the love of her life, Tony Tysdal, and they were married in Hampton, Iowa on March 23, 1944. They celebrated 65 years of marriage. Marge and Tony had two children, Gary and Marsha. They moved to Colorado in 1991 to be close to family. ... Full Story
Obituary: Ethel Lukow
ALAMOSA—Alamosa resident Ethel Lukow, 86, loving mother and grandmother, was born November 26, 1925 to Harm and Amelia Johnson, Jr. in Ayr, Nebraska. She married Oris Lukow on November 17, 1946. She is survived by six of her children: James (Barbara) of Waterflow, New Mexico, Tom (Hilary) of Berthoud, Colo., Dale (Becky) of Kirtland, New Mexico, Bruce (Rikki) of Alamosa, Colo., Lisa (Craig) Trautwein of Wiggins, Colo. and Mark (Sonia) of Flora Vista, New Mexico. Survivors also include her ... Full Story
Obituary: Marvin E. Gause
Marvin E. Gause, 1930 - 2012 Business owner, civic leader, loving husband, and great dad, Marvin passed away on Memorial Day, May 28, 2012 after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's Disease. He died in his sleep with members of his family present. Marvin embraced life. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping. He loved to travel. Ever curious he was an insatiable reader. Marvin was born September 9, 1930 to Erle and Bonita (Sweany) Gause and raised in Rocky ... Full Story
Obituary: Dorothy Jean Sterkel
Dorothy Jean Sterkel, 81, of Loveland died on May 20, 2012 at McKee Medical Center in Loveland. She was born on November 11, 1930 in Berthoud to John and Alice (Schriner) Schleuger. She married Samuel Edward Sterkel on September 5, 1948 in Loveland. Dorothy worked as a homemaker and for many years as the Head Cook at Berthoud Elementary School. She also helped her husband Sam, work the family farm. She has lived in Loveland since 1999, moving here from Berthoud. Dorothy was a ... Full Story
Obituary: Wendell Wayne Krause
BERTHOUD – Wendell Krause, 89, died Sun. Mar. 18, 2012 at the Pomeroy Care Center in Pomeroy, Iowa. Funeral services were held on Wed. Mar. 21 at Larson Weishaar Funeral Home in Manson, Iowa, with Rev. Mark Galbraith officiating. Wendell’s burial service will be held on Mon. May 14, at 10:00 a.m. at Foothills Memory Gardens north of Longmont. Wendell Wayne Krause was born on May 25, 1922, at Garwin, Iowa. The son of Floyd and Mabel (Ankrum) Krause, graduating from Garwin High School ... Full Story
Obituary: Vicki L. Smith
December 25, 1953 – May 3, 2012 Vicki L. Smith of Berthoud died May 3, 2012 at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, Colorado. She was 58 years old. She was born December 25, 1953 in St. Louis, Missouri to Jesse and Wilma Jean (Parker) Starns. Her family moved to Boulder, Colorado where she attended Boulder High School. On October 9, 1988, she married James Smith in Cheyenne, Wyoming. They lived briefly in Longmont, and then moved ... Full Story
Obituary: Joseph R. Sandoval
Joseph R. Sandoval passed away at the American Military Hospital in Landstuhl, on April 8, 2012 following a long illness. He and his wife Francine were married for 44 years. He and Francine had two sons, James and Mathew. He is also survived by his sister Bernice Barney and husband Sherman and three nephews. Joseph Sandoval served for 25 years in the US Air Force followed by a civilian career as a Commissary Administrator at Vogelweh Military Complex, Germany and Ramstein AB, ... Full Story
Obituary: Maurice “Red” Haworth
Maurice “Red” Haworth Sept 20, 1928 – April 3, 2012 Maurice “Red” Haworth, a lifelong resident of the Berthoud area, died peacefully in the comfort of his home, at the age of 83 on April 3, 2012. His pioneer farm west of Berthoud has been in the Haworth family since 1901. Maurice was born Sept 20, 1928 to Everett and Ina Haworth. He was active in farming all his life. He also worked various construction jobs ... Full Story
Obituary: John E. Kokes
John E. Kokes, 55, of Berthoud passed away on March 5, 2012 from a long battle with cancer. He was born on December 25, 1956 in Sidney, Nebraska to Glenn and Vivian Kokes. John attended Caliche High School and graduated in 1975. On February 8, 1997 he married Jeri O’Bryan and together they made Berthoud, Colorado their home for the last 18 years. John worked heavy equipment construction throughout Colorado in various locations. John’s enjoyments in life were golfing, 4-wheeling in the ... Full Story
