‘Obituaries’ Archives
Obituaries: Robert Roark, Verda Silbaugh
Robert Thomas Roark Robert “Bob” Thomas Roark died on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009. He was 73 years old. Born on April 22, 1935, in Rock Falls, Ill., Roark was the son of Jeanette (Andrews) and Howard Roark. He married Mary Jo Wright on Nov. 25, 1954, in Princeton, Ill. The couple then moved to Colorado in 1957. Roark owned and operated Longmont Signs and Decals from 1964 to 1976, and then served as pastor of Tri-Town Baptist Church until his retirement from full-time ministry in 1993. He spent ... Full Story
Obituaries: Kay Carter, Donna Klump
Kay A. Carter Kay Adele Carter of Berthoud, passed away at McKee Medical Center Hospice Care Center on Feb. 12, 2009. She was 69 years old. Born to Chester Ellenberger and Viola Smith Ellenberger in Grand Island, Neb. on Dec. 18, 1939, she grew up in Fort Collins, graduating from Fort Collins High School in 1958. Carter worked as a secretary/paralegal for over 18 years in Berthoud and served on the planning commission for Larimer County. Besides her love for law, she equally loved her family. ... Full Story
Obituary: Peter Marks, Bertha Lincoln, Manuel Lujan
Peter Taylor Marks Loveland resident Peter Taylor Marks passed away unexpectedly at McKee Medical Center in Loveland on Friday, Jan. 30, 2009. He was 63 years old. Known to his friends as “Pete,” Marks was born July 25, 1945 in Staten Island, N.Y., to Cornelius and Helen (Barber) Marks. He grew up in New York and New Jersey. On June 11, 1977, he married Carol M. Ronchi in Point Pleasant, N.J. Talented with his hands from a young age, Marks worked as a diesel mechanic for Yellow Freight and ... Full Story
Obituaries — Jan. 29, 2009
Jim Schleiger Jimmy (Jim) Schleiger, 55, of Loveland passed away at Pathways Hospice Care Center on Jan. 22, 2009. He was born Oct. 24, 1953 in Fort Collins, Colo. to Donald Eugene and Orvilla Olive (Harbison) Schleiger. Schleiger fought courageously against multiple myeloma and liver cancer. He faced these two cancers with a positive attitude, great determination and lots of humor. He will be greatly missed by his loving family, friends, and anyone that came in contact with him. Schleiger ... Full Story
Obituary: Margret B. Olson
Margaret Olson Margaret B. Olson, 91, formerly of Mead, died Jan. 14, 2009 at Life Care Center of Greeley. A memorial service will be held on Monday, Feb. 2, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. at First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 803 Third Ave, Longmont. Cremation will be at Ahlberg Funeral Chapel and Crematory. Memorial Contributions may be made to First Evangelical Lutheran Church and sent to Ahlberg Funeral Chapel, 326 Terry Street Longmont, CO 80501. Visit www.ahlbergfuneralchapel.com to leave ... Full Story
Obituary: Timothy Holder, William Markham, Leora J.
Timothy Holder Timothy Holder, aged 55, passed away Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008 at Campbell County Memorial Hospital in Gillette, Wyo., of natural causes. A funeral service for Timothy Holder was held on Friday, Dec. 19, 2008 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Gillette, Wyo., with Bishop Klamm officiating. A second funeral service was held on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008 at Sundberg Olpin Mortuary in Orem, Utah with interment to follow at Orem City Cemetery. Timothy Decker Holder was ... Full Story
Obituary: Francis James Brandt
Francis James Brandt, 89, of Berthoud, passed away Friday, Dec. 5, 2008 in Loveland, Colo. Brandt was born Nov. 2, 1919, in Moline, IL, to Frank and Anna Brandt and had a younger brother, George. They moved to the Louisville, Colo. area one year after his brother was born. He was raised farming in the area and, when World War II came along he enlisted in the U.S. Navy in October of 1942. He served his enlistment as an Aviation Aircraft Instructor in Norman, OK, and was honorably discharged from ... Full Story
Obituaries – Kennedy, Martinez
Betty Griffin Kennedy Betty Griffin Kennedy died Nov. 6, 2008 at the Medical Center of the Rockies. She was born July 14, 1945 in Tulsa, Okla., the child of William E. Fletcher and Betty Fletcher. She attended elementary and preparatory school in Tulsa. When she was nine years old, her father, an avid horseman and a member of the Tulsa Shrine Mounted Patrol, introduced her to her first horse, Friday. From then on, horses became her lifelong passion. Kennedy attended the University of ... Full Story
Obituary: Corby Lu Haworth
Corby Lu Haworth, 52, of Berthoud passed away July 7, 2008 at Longmont United Hospital. Haworth was born November 11, 1955 in Longmont, Colo., to Robert G. Haworth and Avis Haworth (Sines). She worked at the Wayside Inn in Berthoud for 33 years. She enjoyed reading, fishing, boating and was a fixture in the town. Haworth was baptized and raised as a Methodist. She is survived by her mother, Avis Haworth of Berthoud; sister, Pati Haworth of Berthoud; aunt, Virginia Haworth of Berthoud; ... Full Story
Susan A. Rupp Obituary
Susan A. Rupp, 49, of LaPorte, Colorado, died Friday, July 4, 2008, due to injuries sustained in an ATV accident near Durango, Colo. Those remaining to cherish her memory include her daughter, Sarah Papini and husband, Jared, and their children, Brooke and Jacob, all of Longmont; son, Daniel Nack of Fennimore, Wis.; brother, Tom Pankratz; and sisters, Therese Randall, Deise Palkovich and Patti Strong, all of Wisconsin. Rupp was born on January 1, 1959, in Chilton, Wis., to Howard and Kathleen ... Full Story
