Posts Tagged ‘colorado’
Obituary: Merry Belle Johnson
JAN. 5, 1965 – MAY 3, 2019 Merry Belle Johnson, 54, died May 3, 2019, at her home in Berthoud, Colorado. Merry was born in 1965 in Newport, Oregon, to parents William and Mary Bonnicksen. Merry was a graduate of San Mateo High School and attended two years at the College of San Mateo. Merry was a loving mother to her son, Jonathan, and loving wife to her husband, Glenn. After working in management at Dynasty (a solar installation company in California) and manager of photographers for ... Full Story
Obituary: Joyce A Laffoon
Joyce Bleil Laffoon, 86, passed away on March 15, 2019. Born in Chicago, Illinois on Mother’s Day, May 8, 1932, she was the oldest child of Walter and Leona Bleil. Joyce was joined by sister Elinor and brother Leonard and spent her formative years in Oskaloosa, Kansas where her parents owned and ran a grocery store. Upon graduating from high school, and after a short stint of office work in Topeka, Joyce moved to Denver where she soon met and married James “Jim” Laffoon. ... Full Story
Obituary: Roger Duane Morrison
JULY 7, 1946 ~ MARCH 21, 2019 (AGE 72) Roger Morrison 72, passed away in his home on March 21, 2019. He and Evangeline (Hernandez) shared 51 years of marriage. Born in Arnold, Nebraska to Eloise Mae (Blixt) and Ralph Preston Morrison. He was the youngest of four children. His arrival being most celebrated by his sister Dorothy, who would ask each year for a baby doll for Christmas. Rogie (as she lovingly called him) arrived when she was ten, to her utter ... Full Story
Obituary: Edward John Nau
Edward Nau was born on November 5, 1920, in Duluth, Minnesota, the son of Gottfried and Elizabeth (Nee: Leonhardt) Nau, immigrants from Bavaria, Germany. His family moved from Duluth to Waukesha, Wisconsin, where Edward finished school, helped his father and brothers with the family automobile repair business, and worked on the family farm, alongside his 7 brothers and 1 sister. In October of 1942 Edward enlisted at Fort Sheridan, Illinois in the U.S. Air Force and was sent to Keesler ... Full Story
Obituary: Madison Marie Sorensen
MADISON MARIE SORENSEN Madison Marie Sorensen was born on September 6, 1991 in Fresno, California. to Rebecca (Sorensen) Mumby, and Ricke Sorensen. She passed away on August 18, 2018 at the age of 26 in Berthoud. Madison grew up and spent her early years in Clovis, California. before moving to Southern California where she attended Huntington Beach Performing Arts School and excelled in the field of performing arts. Madison graduated with honors before traveling to ... Full Story
Obituary: Delores Marie Hicks
Delores Marie (Brownwood) Hicks was born October 5, 1925 to Cornelius "Neal" and Amy Delores (Brindle) Brownwood in rural Kit Carson County, Colorado near the town of Vona. She passed from this life into the presence of her Lord and Savior on October 29, 2018. She died peacefully at her farm home of 58 years in rural Berthoud, Colorado. She was married to Wayne Lee Hicks on July 24, 1950 in Loveland, Colorado. They were farmers in the Campion area and, in 1960, moved their farming ... Full Story
Obituary: Seth Joshua Reid
Seth Joshua Reid, 31, of Berthoud, passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood. He was born on May 6, 1987 in Yonkers, New York to Gregory and Vida Reid. Seth was raised in Mt. Vernon, New York and St. Louis, Missouri, where he graduated high school. He attended Illinois Wesleyan University and earned a B.F.A. in Music Theater in 2009. Seth lived life to the fullest and enjoyed traveling and immersing himself in different cultures. Among his many ... Full Story
Obituary: Mary Ellen Tonsing
Mary Ellen Tonsing August 5, 1932 – October 10, 2018 Mary Ellen was born in Topeka, Kansas, and was extremely proud to be a Kansas girl. She especially loved sunflowers. As Mary Ellen got a little older, she enjoyed going to Kansas City to see live jazz with her friends. She was fascinated by jazz and its musicians. She married John High in 1958, and soon after they moved to Colorado to raise their family. Mary Ellen was very patriotic and served faithfully in politics. In the ... Full Story
Obituary: Bernice M. Longley
Bernice M. Longley August 12, 1921 ~ October 1, 2018 Bernice Marie Huppe Longley was born on her mother's birthday, Aug. 12, 1921, to Wm. F. Huppe and Mary Beth Lehmann Huppe, at their home 5 miles SW of Berthoud, Colorado. She graduated in 1939 from Berthoud High School as valedictorian, with the highest grade point average on record for Berthoud High. She attended the University of Colorado, where she won the Beta Alpha Psi award for the highest grade in the School of Accounting. ... Full Story
Obituary: Garran “Gary” David Ryan
Garran “Gary” David Ryan, 57, of Berthoud, Colorado, passed away suddenly on Sunday, September 9. Gary was born on August 3, 1961 in Minot, North Dakota to David and Josephine Ryan. Gary was a skilled mechanic and worked as the owner and operator of Toys Auto in Berthoud. Gary had a love for cars, fishing, friends and family. He had an infectious laugh and always had a smile. Gary was good, kind and had a heart of gold. He would always go out of his way to help anyone ... Full Story
