Greeley Tribune Greeley, Colorado 01-17-02 Lydia Draper Lydia Helzer Draper, 85, of Fort Collins died Monday, Jan. 14, at Centre Avenue Health and Rehab Facility in Fort Collins. She was born April 12, 1916, in Windsor, the third youngest of 13 children, to Conrad and Catherine (Yost) Helzer. She attended Windsor High School and graduated from Waverly High School. In the fall of 1934, she attended a business college in Fort Collins. At one point, she was a student, worked part-time for Harris Warner Furniture and taught shorthand at night. After graduating from business school, Mrs. Draper worked in Denver and New Raymer for the federal Resettlement Administration and Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Several years later, Mrs. Draper moved to California. She returned to Colorado in 1949 and worked for Colorado State University for 29 years before retiring in 1976. A member of Plymouth Congregational Church, she was active for many years in Sunday school and choir. She enjoyed playing bridge. In 1958, she married George “Woody” Draper. He is deceased. Survivors are a daughter, Sharon “Kaye” Manning Specht; a son-in law, Jim Specht; two grandchildren, Stephanie and John; two great grandchildren; and a stepgreat-grandchild. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Plymouth Congregational Church, 916 W. Prospect, Fort Collins. Interment will be in Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins. Contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or the American Diabetes Association in care of Bohlender Funeral Chapel, 121 W. Olive St., Fort Collins, CO 80542.