Ben Whitman Greeley Colorado Tribune 3/20/2004 Ben Whitman, 97, of Greeley died Friday, March 19, at Bonell Good Samaritan Center, Greeley. He was born Oct. 2, 1906, in Deerfield, Kan., to Carl and Katherine (Schwartzopf) Whitman. On Dec. 13, 1931, he married Mary Bruntz in Gering, Neb. Mr. Whitman farmed with his dad in Gering until 1947 when they moved to Colorado and farmed in the Platteville, Eaton and Kersey areas. He retired in 1968 and moved to Greeley. He was a member of the Mountain View Evangelical Church and the "Silver and Gold" group of seniors who meet for luncheons, fellowship and volunteer work. Survivors are his wife, Mary Whitman of Greeley; four sons, Malcolm Whitman of Denver, Lyle Whitman of Greeley, Alvin Whitman of Eaton and Rick Whitman of Kersey; a brother, Henry Whitman of Westminster; 14 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. His parents, a daughter, Patricia Whitman, a son, Bruce Whitman, nine sisters and two brothers are deceased. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Greeley. Friends may visit from 1-4 p.m. Sunday and 9-10 a.m. Monday at Stoddard Funeral Home. An online memorial is at www.mem.com.