I believe most all of these are German from Russia; They are listed below Greeley Tribune Greeley, Colorado 04-23-02 > Obituaries: Lois Artman, Shirley Fitch, Olinda Heimbichner, Clara Reiff, > Juanita Syslo > Posted on Tuesday, April 23 @ 04:09:50 EDT (102 reads)/ > > > > Lois Artman > Lois Hageman Artman, 81, of Greeley, died Wednesday, April 17, at Hospice > and Palliative Care of Northern Colorado in North Colorado Medical Center. > Mrs. Artman was born July 15, 1920, to Ray and Luella (Kohrell) Hageman in > Holyoke. On Feb. 4, 1939, she married Otis E. Artman in Holyoke. Mrs. Artman > graduated from Holyoke High School in 1938 and continued working as a > telephone operator, as she had during high school, until her marriage. After > the marriage, the couple farmed in the Holyoke community for 27 years. They > gave up the family farm in 1966 and moved to the Denver area, where they > both adapted to other employment. Mrs. Artman worked as an Avon > representative for several years, winning numerous sales awards and the > respect of her wide base of customers. The couple retired in 1980 and moved > around Arizona, then returned to Holyoke for a few years, and finally > settled in the Greeley area. Mrs. Artman was a very warm and amicable woman > who made friends easily. She enjoyed cooking, canning, embroidery and > children of all ages. Most of all, she loved her family. Survivors are her > husband, Otis; three daughters, Kay Stark of Eaton, Jeanne Guisinger of > Perry, Maine, and Sharon VanDorn of Littleton; a son, Ed Artman of Bothell, > Wash.; two sisters, Raella Poos of Loveland and Dorothy Elder of Holyoke; a > brother-in-law, Oron Schmidt of Castle Rock; seven grandchildren and six > great-grandchildren. Her parents and three sisters, La Vaun, who died March > 2001, and Phyllis and Laurene, who passed away in childhood, are deceased. > Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Zion Lutheran Church, 240 S. High > School Street, Holyoke. Contributions may be made to Hospice and Palliative > Care of Northern Colorado Inc., 2726 11th St., Greeley 80634. Robert Bauke > Funeral Services of Holyoke is in charge of arrangements. > > Shirley Fitch > Shirley Lott Fitch, 76, of Marysville, Wash., formerly of Greeley, died > Thursday, April 11, at the Marysville nursing home. Mrs. Fitch was born Nov. > 13, 1925, to William and Alice (Johnson) Lott in Greeley. On July 12, 1950, > she married Elmer Fitch in Washington. He died in July 2000. Mrs. Fitch > attended schools in the Greeley area. She was a housewife who loved to cook > for her family. Survivors are a daughter, Sue Elliot of Fort Morgan; two > sons, Mike Fitch of Federal Way, Wash., and Darrell Fitch of Marysville; > three sisters, Mary Ann Murray of Grass Valley, Calif., Dorothy Firestien > and Linda Law, both of Greeley; two brothers, Jerry Lott of Greeley and > Charles Lott of Phoenix, Ariz.; nine grandchildren and many > great-grandchildren. A daughter, Judy Lynn, died in 1982. Services were held > in Linnwood, Wash., on April 16. Purdy and Walters at Floral Hills was in > charge of arrangements. > > Olinda Heimbichner > Olinda Heimbichner, 96, of Littleton, formerly of Greeley, died Saturday, > April 20, at Cherrlyn Health Care in Littleton. Mrs. Heimbichner was born > Sept. 14, 1905, to George and Marie (Muntz) Lesser in Loveland. On Jan. 27, > 1926, she married Jake Heimbichner in Greeley. He died March 11, 1977. Mrs. > Heimbichner worked for 60 years as a judge for Weld County elections. She is > a former member of First Christian Church of Greeley. Survivors are a > daughter, Evelyn Odenbaugh of Brule, Neb.; a son, Jack Heimbichner of > Highlands Ranch; seven grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and two > great-great-grandchildren. A daughter, Shirley Heimbichner, a son, Wilber > Heimbichner, a sister and three brothers are deceased. Services will be at 1 > p.m. Wednesday at Adamson West Chapel. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial > Gardens. Visitation will be from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., prior to the service time, > at Adamson West Chapel. > > Clara Reiff > Clara Lois Reiff, 87, of Kersey, died Thursday, April 18, at Hospice and > Palliative Care of Northern Colorado at North Colorado Medical Center. Mrs. > Reiff was born March 15, 1915, to Lewis Brady and Ethel (Wells) Kline in > Burlington. On Aug. 10, 1941, she married Forrest Ames Reiff at the home of > her parents in Boulder. The family moved to Boulder in 1918. Four sisters > graced the Kline home: Doris D., Gladys L., Clara L., and Elinor M. All the > children attended school through eighth grade at Valmont then went onto > State Preparatory High School in Boulder. Clara graduated in 1933. Mr. And > Mrs. Reiff moved to California with their four children. She was active in > Two Rock Presbyterian Church. Survivors are a daughter, Esther Marie of > California; three sons, David Amos and Daniel John, both of California, and > Paul Aaron of Oregon; two sisters, Doris and Gladys, both of Kersey; eight > grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Her husband, Forrest, died Nov. > 28, 1993, and a sister, Elinor, died May 1, 2001. Cremation. Services will > be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Kersey Community Church. In lieu of flowers, > contributions may be made to the Kersey Senior Center in care of Stoddard > Funeral Home. > > Juanita Syslo > Juanita B. Syslo, 67, of Greeley, died Monday, April 22, at North Colorado > Medical Center. Mrs. Syslo was born Feb. 11, 1935, to Klonie H. and Bessie > (Bowden) Chaffin in Salt Lake City, Utah. On Nov. 18, 1965, she married > Clarence Syslo in Greeley. Mrs. Syslo was formerly of Utah and had lived in > Greeley since 1964. She was a nurse's aid at various nursing homes and > hospitals. Mrs. Syslo attended Resurrection Fellowship Church and enjoyed > crafts and ceramics, gardening and also sold Mary Kay products. Survivors > are her husband, Clarence of Greeley; a stepdaughter, Susan Jones of > Greeley; six sons, Clare Kingston of Ogden, Utah; Jody Kingston and Lynell > Kingston, both of Evans; Todd Kingston of Salt Lake City, Utah, Troy > Kingston of Loveland and Dennis Syslo Jr. of Lincoln, Neb.; a stepson, Jerry > Syslo of Sterling; two brothers, Patrick Chaffin of Ogden and Fred Chaffin > of California; 20 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. Her parents and > a sister, Annette Flanagan, are deceased. Services will be at 6 p.m. > Wednesday at Allnutt Funeral Service Macy Chapel. Visitation will be from > 3-6 p.m. Wednesday at the Macy Chapel. Cremation will follow the services. > Contributions may be made to the Juanita B. Syslo Memorial Fund in care of > Allnutt Funeral Service, 702 13th St., Greeley 80631. > > > > Login > Nickname > > Password > > > Don't have an account yet? You can create one. As registered user you have > some advantages like theme manager, comments configuration and post comments > with your name. > > > Related Links > · Greeley Tribune > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ > > Top 5 stories in Obituaries this week: > > 1 Obituaries: Dr. E.J. 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