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HILL:
Thelma M. Hill, 99, of Loveland, died Dec. 4, 2004, at a local nursing home.
She was born July 19, 1905, in Concordia, Kan., to Naomi A. Stewart and Edgar M. Thompson.
She married Leonard L. Hill on July 20, 1939, in Minden, Neb.
She was a homemaker.
She moved to Loveland in 1990 from Vancouver, Wash.
Mrs. Hill was a member of the Royal Neighbors.
She enjoyed crocheting and tatting.
She is survived by nieces Lesley Freauff of Loveland and Gwen Edgerly of Washougal, Wash.; nephews Darrell Thompson of Cherryvale, Kan., and Ron Freed of Camas, Wash.; sister, Lenore Sibert of San Antonio, Texas, and numerous great-nieces and great-nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard L. Hill, who died March 27, 1973; brother, Leslie Thompson; and nephew, Harold Sibert.
Final graveside service, Evergreen Memorial Gardens, Vancouver, Wash.
Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice in care of Kibbey-Fishburn Funeral Home, 1102 N. Lincoln Ave., Loveland, 80537.
OLTMANN:
Melvin J. Oltmann of Loveland. Private family services will be held at the Viegut Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life gathering will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday, December 7 at Gray’s Cafe for family and friends. Memorials may be made to the John Oltmann Memorial Fund in care of Viegut Funeral Home.
Melvin “John” Oltmann, 68, of Loveland died Dec. 3, 2004, in the Hospice Care Center of McKee Medical Center in Loveland.
He was born April 1, 1936, in Belgrade, Neb., to John and Alvina Blankemeier Oltmanns. He graduated from Villisca High School in Villisca, Iowa, in 1953.
He married Bonnie Meacham in 1972 in Loveland. He previously was married to Ruth Sprague of Loveland.
Mr. Oltmann had worked as a phone repairman since he was 17 years old in Iowa. In Colorado, he worked for Mountain Bell and U S West telephone companies until he retired in 1998.
He moved to Loveland from Villisca in 1966.
He loved fishing, yardwork, gardening, traveling, being in the outdoors, cooking and spending time with his children and grandchildren.
Mr. Oltmann is survived by his wife, Bonnie Oltmann of Loveland; five daughters, Terri Bradley and husband Mitch of Sun City, Calif., Becki Oltmanns of Fort Collins; Chrystal Meacham and husband Mikey of Killeen, Texas, Cherie Hutchins and husband Kurt of Loveland, and Janelle Corbett and husband Justin of Centennial; a brother, Kenny Oltmanns and wife Ethel of Villisca; a sister, Dolores Thomas and husband Cliff of Glenwood, Iowa; many nieces and nephews; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Cremation will be conducted.
Private memorial services will be held at Viegut Funeral Home, and a Celebration of Life gathering is scheduled for 4 p.m. Tuesday at Gray’s Cafe.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the John Oltmann Memorial Fund in care of Viegut Funeral Home, 1440 N. Boise Ave., Loveland, 80538.
STEVENS:
Daniel George Stevens, son of John William Stevens and Marietta Rose (Scott) Stevens passed away Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2004, in Prescott, Ariz. He was 42 years old.
Daniel was born Feb. 17, 1962, in Batavia, N.Y. In New York he attended school in Pavilion and LeRoy before moving to Arizona in 1976.
Daniel is survived by his mother, Marietta Stevens and stepfather Roland “Bud” Bower of Loveland; father John Stevens of Laguna Hills, Calif.; brothers Michael (Katherine) Stevens of Mayer, Ariz., Tom (Kaylene) Stevens of Vista, Calif., and Tim Stevens of San Francisco, Calif.; and grandmother Isabel Scott Maders of Mayer, Ariz. (former resident of LeRoy, N.Y.)
A celebration of Daniel’s life was held Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2004, at the Arizona Ruffner Wakelin Funeral Home in Prescott, Ariz.
Private cremation by the Wakelin Bradshaw Crematory, Prescott Valley, Ariz.
Arizona Ruffner Wakelin Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements.
TALIAFERRO:
Anne W. Taliaferro of Loveland. Cremation has taken place. Memorial service 2 p.m. Sunday, December 5 at Loveland Good Samaritan Spiritual Life Center.
Anne W. Taliaferro, 90, of Loveland died Dec. 1, 2004, at McKee Medical Center in Loveland.
She was born Oct. 29, 1914, in Grand Rapids, Mich., to Charles G. and Cecil (Hastings) Watkins.
She was a homemaker. She moved to Loveland in 2001 from Grosse Pointe, Mich.
Mrs. Taliaferro was an active volunteer in the community. She was a member of Christ Episcopal Church in Grosse Pointe. She also was a member of the Junior League.
She enjoyed written correspondence and was an avid letter writer. She enjoyed playing bridge and was an avid reader. She loved spending time at the family cottage on Crystal Lake in Benzie County, Mich., and with her grandchildren and great-granddaughters.
She is survived by her husband, Bill Taliaferro of Loveland; daughters Cee Ward and husband John of Poteau, Okla., and Page Frick and husband Bud of Fort Collins; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a brother.
Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Good Samaritan Spiritual Life Center, 2101 S. Garfield Ave., with the Rev. George Huber officiating. Cremation has taken place.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Foundation for Exceptional Children or to the Benzie County Public Library in care of Kibbey-Fishburn Funeral Home and Crematory, 1102 N. Lincoln Ave., Loveland, 80537.
VASQUEZ:
Josephine Vasquez, 86, of Berthoud/Loveland. Rosary 7 p.m. Tuesday, December 7 at St. John’s Catholic Church. Mass 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, St. John’s Catholic Church. Father Joe Hartmann, celebrant. Viewing 1-5 p.m. Tuesday at Kibbey-Fishburn Funeral Service and at the rosary. Memorial contributions to Hospice of Larimer County.
Josephine Vasquez, 86, of Berthoud, formerly of Loveland, died of declining health Dec. 4, 2004, at Berthoud Living Center.
She was born March 19, 1918, in Silao, Mexico, to Rodrigo and Teodosia Ramirez Hernandez.
The family came to Loveland in 1921.
She married Andres Delgado Vasquez. They later divorced.
In later years, Josephine lived with her daughter Marie Vigil in Berthoud, then lived at the Berthoud Living Center.
She was a member of St. John’s Catholic Church.
She is survived by three sons, Ivan Vasquez and wife Elsie of Loveland, Andrew Vasquez and wife Betty of Loveland and Pete Vasquez and wife Margaret of Tucson, Ariz.; eight daughters, Julia Torres and husband Tom of Loveland, Marie Vigil and husband Audenago Jr. of Berthoud, Antonia Ortega and husband Tom of Denver, Jenny Hartung and husband Mike of Tucson, Ariz., Carmen Rutledge and husband Phil of Loveland, Linda Zavala and husband Joe of Pocatello, Idaho, Helen Lopez and husband
Raul of Loveland, and Della Miranda and husband Mike of Tucson, Ariz.
Survivors also include a brother, Manuel Hernandez of Loveland, 33 grandchildren, and 34 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by infant son, Antonio Vasquez; daughter, Betty DelaRosa; brother, Henry Hernandez; and sister, Guadalupe Hernandez.
Viewing will be 1-5 p.m. Tuesday at Kibbey-Fishburn Funeral Home. Rosary will be 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. John’s Catholic Church.
A funeral mass will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. John’s Catholic Church, 1730 W. 12th St., Loveland. Father Joe Hartman of St. John’s will officiate.
Burial will be at Resthaven Memory Gardens.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Larimer County.
WARBLE:
Master Sgt. Kenneth Ardean Warble, USA (Ret.) of Loveland. Memorial service 3 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7, at Allnutt-Hunter Chapel.
Master Sergeant Kenneth Ardean Warble, U.S.A. (Ret.), born Feb. 14, 1933, in Battle Creek, Mich., passed away Dec. 1, 2004, at McKee Medical Center in Loveland from respiratory failure.
Ken served his country proudly in the U.S. Army from 1950 to 1970 in the Korean War and two tours of duty in Vietnam. He married Pat (Moyer) Tamlin on June 12, 1986, in Fort Collins.
Ken enjoyed bingo, playing cards, fishing, hunting and riding his Honda chopper with his boys.
He was also a 22-year member of Alcoholics Anonymous here in Loveland.
Preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, he is survived by his wife, Pat; three sisters, Nancy Earl of Portland, Tenn., Roberta Bronkherst of Battle Creek, Mich., and Janet Empie of Kalamazoo, Mich.; one daughter, Susan Dittmer of Indianapolis, Ind.; three stepsons and their wives, Rick and Nina Tamlin, Mike and Shery Tamlin, all of LaPorte, and Jay and Beth Tamlin of Fort Collins; one sister-in-law, Sonie Wilson of Hendersonville, N.C.; 10 grandchildren; seven great-grand children; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial service will be 3 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2004, at Allnutt-Hunter Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Kenneth Warble Memorial Fund in care of Allnutt-Hunter Chapel, 2100 N. Lincoln Ave., Loveland, CO 80538.
CARTER:
Lynda Kay Carter, 61, left her earthly home and went on to be with her Lord and Savior on Dec. 3, 2004, at Ogallala Hospital in Ogallala, Neb.
Lynda was born April 21, 1943, in Pawhuska, Okla., to George and LaVonc Brower. In her youth her family traveled a lot due to her father’s various jobs in construction. Although Lynda graduated in Omaha, Neb., she caught her future husband’s eye, Richard Harold Carter, when she attended Cache La Poudre High School in LaPorte, Colo. Following graduation, Lynda was baptized at the Pleasant Valley Church of Christ in Bellvue by Homer Wolf. Richard and Lynda were soon married in Rist Canyon and worked on the Willis dairy farm in Timnath, Colo. They soon had two daughters, Shari and Denise.
Richard and Lynda then formed a partnership with the Sells in 1967 to start East Glade Dairy near Masonville. Lynda worked with Dr. Wendell L. Ball as his receptionist for 13 years and made many friendships along the way. Richard and Lynda along with their daughters started a dairy of their own on the Carter homestead in Bellvue in 1977.
Lynda enjoyed assisting at Skyline Bible Camp and traveling the country as “pit crew” for Joyce’s endurance riding contests in the summers. The Carter family was blessed by being given care of a 2-month-old infant boy, who they named William, in June 1979. Soon after their new son came to join the family his kidneys failed. Richard had to stay at home to tend to the dairy, and Lynda lovingly stayed and cared for William as he endured his illness at University Hospital in Denver. She was able to bring William home for visits by learning how to give William the pioneering portable dialysis treatments at home. Following William’s successful transplant at the age of 5, she assisted with the dairy and home schooled William for a few years.
She enjoyed helping with Meadowlark Church of Christ youth groups, 4-H, and at the Greeley Saddle Club in the show office, rooting for not only her children and granddaughter but others as well. For a few years Lynda worked with her daughters collecting milk weights and samples at various dairies for DHIA tests. She then went on to work for Builders Square as a night stocker and later at Alterra Sterling House, an elder care facility.
Lynda had to retire due to the start of several health problems, including lupus. Richard and Lynda soon found a wonderful community to retire to in 2001 at Lewellen, Neb., where she enjoyed many visits from their friends and family. Richard and Lynda are members of the Ogallala Church of Christ. Lynda enjoyed fishing with the love of her life, Richard.
When someone became a friend to Lynda they became a true friend for life. Lynda will always be remembered for her love of the Lord and her selfless giving and helping of elderly people and anyone who needed a helping hand. Lynda especially loved her grandchildren, Sarah, Ashley, Jacob, Thomas and Cheyenne, her many dear friends and family.
Lynda is survived by her husband, Richard Harold Carter of Lewellen; daughter Shari Lavon Stroup and husband Ronald and son Thomas of Fort Collins; daughter D. Denise Coleman and children Sarah, Ashley and Jacob of Fort Collins; son William Thomas Carter of Lewellen and his daughter Cheyenne of LaPorte; her brother Larry Brower and wife Pam of Bullhead City, Ariz., and his family; and sister Doris King and husband BK from Fort Worth, Texas, and her family.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Memorial services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Bohlender Funeral Chapel followed by interment at Grandview Cemetery in Fort Collins. A memorial gathering will then follow at the Bellvue Grange hall. Another memorial will take place 10 a.m. Saturday at the Ogallala Church of Christ in Ogallala.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made in Lynda’s honor to Pleasant Valley Church of Christ Building Fund, Mountain States Children’s Home or Colorado Christian Services in care of Bohlender Funeral Chapel, 121 W. Olive St., Fort Collins, 80524.
FERREE:
Sandra J. Ferree of Loveland. Funeral services 3 p.m. Saturday, December 11, at First Christian Church with the Rev. Thomas Webster officiating. Viewing 1:30-3 p.m. prior to services. Cremation to be conducted following services. Memorial contributions to American Diabetes Foundation in care of Kibbey-Fishburn Funeral Home.
Sandra J. Ferree, 55, of Loveland died Dec. 6, 2004, at her home of complications of diabetes.
She was born May 30, 1949, in Dayton, Ohio, to Robert F. and Juanita C. (Swick) Ferree. She married John D. Rohrbach on July 24, 1972, in Los Angeles, Calif.
Sandra Ferree was a rare person, patient, funny and energetic. She had a spark and light in her eyes and a warm personality that people seemed to just want to be near. She was a daughter, mother, wife, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend whose influence will be felt for many, many years to come.
Sandra never got lost, never took a wrong turn. To her, there were no wrong turns, only different adventures than she had planned. She made friends easily, because she never met a stranger; she could and would strike up a conversation with anyone. She was a free spirit and a free thinker, taking chances - sometimes the results were good, sometimes not - but never being afraid to go where her heart would lead. She had several career changes, ranging from flight attendant to nurse, and her hobbies and interests included cooking, traveling, shopping, figure skating, music and meeting new people.
She was a nurse for some 27-plus years. This was an excellent choice, because she loved people, and helping them in that capacity was one of the things she was most proud of. She earned her R.N., B.S.N. and master’s degrees. She had worked in nearly every hospital department at some time during her career, ranging from labor and delivery to emergency room to surgery and everything in between. Sandra was also very active in the hospice and home health-care arenas, and this avenue lent her reassuring nature to making people feel comfortable and more at ease with their particular situations with the care of their loved ones.
Later in her career, Sandra could no longer work in a patient-care capacity due to a back injury. Lifting and being on her feet for hours at a time were too painful, and it didn’t take her long to figure out what to do next. She had always told her family that she thought she would make an awesome teacher, and she found out that she was right when she was given a chance to try her hand at shaping the health-care providers of the next generation by becoming an instructor of CNA students.
Watching her embark on this new adventure was like watching a baby bird learn how to fly, and before long she had found a new passion. Having her multifaceted experience was a huge asset, as it seemed she had a story for every situation, many of which were touching, or funny, or just plain weird. Her know-how spanned the broadest of spectrums, and she was able to impart more wisdom and knowledge than any book could provide. Her crowning achievement in this aspect of her career was to be nominated for Faculty Member of the Year by her colleagues at College America. She truly felt it was an honor just to be nominated. She was a professional giant who leaves large footprints for her students to follow.
Sandra was no different in her personal life. She was passionate about family and friends and always willing and available to listen to or give advice to anyone who needed her. Her vibrant energy was at the heart of family activities, leading us on many a new adventure, down many a winding road. Our lives are better because of her, and loving her and being loved by her puts us in a very elite group of people. She could turn something as ordinary as going to the grocery store into an event, and she always brought class and sophistication to special occasions. She had a friendly manner and a way of putting the best face on any given situation. Her energy and love were much of the reason she was such a phenomenal mother who raised two wonderful children into adulthood, and she remained very active in their lives.
The joy in Sandra’s life during her last four years was her relationship with her granddaughter, Hannah. This little girl’s arrival was looked to with much anticipation in 2000 by all the family, but especially by Sandra. She was there at her birth and every day thereafter. Never unavailable, she would drop everything at the drop of a hat to be able to spend time with little Hannah. Her wacky and fun personality was a perfect fit for grandmotherhood, and she was always eager to listen to incoherent epics told in toddler-ese or bestow her unique brand of comfort to scraped knees or bumps on the head. Protective and loving, there was never a bad time for her only grandchild to visit. It seemed Sandra was born to be a grandma. Hannah is like her in many ways, in her 4-year-old, free-spirit kind of way.
She moved many times during her life and touched many more lives than we will ever know, many of whom probably never even knew her name, people whose days were made a little better with a smile or kind word from Sandra’s lips. They were the people near her in the line at the grocery store, the people she would meet while on walks near her home, the children at the playground she would take her granddaughter to. Her passing was sudden and peaceful for her but traumatic for everyone who loved her; and even though we were all very glad to have the pleasure of knowing her, her life was too short. Her son has said it best: The brightest flames seem to burn out twice as fast. She will be missed and loved always.
Sandra moved to Loveland in 1998 from Indian Shores Beach, Fla. She was a member of Roller Skating Rinks of America, First Christian Church Bell Choir, and the American Diabetes Association. She was a member of First Christian Church in Loveland.
She is survived by her ex-husband, John D. Rohrbach, with whom she remained good friends; son Nathan Rohrbach and wife Erin of Loveland; daughter Vanessa Rohrbach of Loveland; granddaughter Hannah Rohr-bach of Loveland; mother Juanita C. Catherine; sisters Wanda Cooper of New Smyrna Beach, Fla., and Wilma Clark of Vandalia, Ohio; and many uncles, aunts and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her father; her brother, Robert L. Ferree; and a sister, Holly A. Noel.
Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at First Christian Church, with the Rev. Thomas Webster officiating. Cremation will be conducted after the services.
Memorial contributions can be made to the American Diabetes Association in care of Kibbey-Fishburn Funeral Home, 1102 N. Lincoln Ave., Loveland, 80537.
HANDLEY:
Harold Dean Handley, of Berthoud, passed away on Monday, Oct. 18, 2004.
He was born Oct. 25, 1926, in Mankato, Kan., to Elizabeth Gates Handley and John Handley. He married Helen Wallace on Aug. 23, 1947, in Salina, Kan.
He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean conflict.
In 1958, he moved to Colorado, working for Montgomery Ward and later Target stores in various management capacities. After retirement he moved to Berthoud, where he raised and trained thoroughbred horses.
He was a member and past president of the Colorado Thoroughbred Breeder’s Association.
He was preceded in death by his parents, six siblings and a daughter, MerriLee Handley Warner.
He is survived by his wife, Helen; son, Brad of Berthoud; daughter, Shara Handley Pool of Fort Collins; three granddaughters, Kaitlin Warner of Loveland, Molly and Jenny Handley of Berthoud; sister, Betty Basel, of Philadelphia, Pa.; and many nieces and nephews.
Cremation arrangements with Allnutt-Hunter Chapel.
