> The Coloradoan > Fort Collins, Co > 08-23-01 > NOTE: surname Kuhn > > > > Anna Van Valkenburg > Anna Marie Van Valkenburg, 77, of Fort Collins, died Aug. 19, 2001, at > home. > A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph > Catholic Church. Military honors American Legion George Beach Post No. 4, > Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans and Marine Corps > League. Cremation will be conducted. > Anna Van Valkenburg was born Sept. 14, 1923, at Tulsa, Okla., to Grover > Cleveland Rust and Clora Ethel Kuhn Rust. > She was married to Edward R. Van Valkenburg for 26 years. > She served in the Marine Corps during World War II in San Diego. She was > a member of American Legion George Beach Post No. 4, Disabled American > Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Marine Corps League. > Mrs. Van Valkenburg moved to Fort Collins in 1958, after ranching in > Jackson County from 1948 to 1958. > She was a chef and housewife. She enjoyed fishing, spending time with > her family, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, drives in the country, > gambling, and traveling. > She was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church. > Survivors include two sons, Richard Van Valkenburg of Fort Collins and > Don Van Valkenburg of Bellvue; three daughters, Anna D. Sterry of Fort > Collins, Susan Skerjanec of Wellington, Cindy Sandgren of Bellvue; one > brother, two sisters, nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. > Her parents and 11 brothers and sisters preceded her in death. > Memorial contributions may be made to the Diabetes Foundation in care of > Bohlender Funeral Chapel, 121 W. Olive St., Fort Collins, CO 80524. > Editor's > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > >