Edith Woods
WOODS, Edith Marie, 92, of Holt, Missouri, died October 1, 2011 at her home. Edith was born April 10, 1919 in Montgomery County, Iowa the daughter of Raymond and Ruth (Trude) Braden. Edith married Maurice Woods on October 30, 1937 in Red Oak, Iowa Mr. and Mrs. Woods moved to Longmont in 1997 to be closer to family. He preceded her in death in 2004. Preceding him in death were a daughter Barbara Myers, a grandson Adam Woods, and two son-in-laws Ken Myers and Ron Ireland. Surviving are three sons, Fred Woods of Council Bluffs, Iowa, Max Woods and his wife, Donna, of Lockport, Illinois and Chuck Woods and his wife, Alice, of Longmont; two daughters, Delores Peck and her husband, Kenneth, of Holt, Missouri and Vicki Ireland of Longmont. 18 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren further survive her. Graveside services and interment will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 6, 2011 at the Greenlawn Cemetery, Berthoud, CO. with David Bradshaw officiating.
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Timothy Lee Vahlberg October 21, 1977 – April 23, 2013 Timothy Lee Vahlberg passed away April 23, 2013 at the age of 35 years old. Timothy was born October 21, 1977 in Williston, North Dakota to Ronald Norman and Ruthie Lynn (Linneman) Vahlberg. He was a long time resident of Colorado. On January 16, 2010 he was joined in holy matrimony with Leah Schloss. Together they followed a strong Christian faith. Their love for each other was shared through travel, being on the water and spending time with his two children, family and friends. Timothy worked as a service advisor for Meineke Car Care in North Longmont. He loved tinkering with his cars and boats but his dedication was always to his family and friends. Timothy is survived by his wife Leah Vahlberg; son Braden; daughter KyLee; mother Ruthie; four brothers; numerous nieces and nephews; and many friends. Timothy was preceded in death by his father. A memorial service will be held at The Journey Church, 1285 South Fordham St. in Longmont on Monday, April 29 starting at 6pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Timothy Vahlberg Memorial Fund at 1st Bank of Colorado. Visit www.ahlbergfuneralchapel.com to share condolences.
Kenneth Lee Fox was born in Zenith, Kansas as the last child in a family of 7 kids to Gertrude and Fred Fox. He loved to tell that he was born on the birthday of his oldest brother, June 25, 1926. Ken was well respected and very active in his small farm community as an Eagle Scout, and as an athlete in basketball, football and track. When Ken was in 9th grade his parents had to move to find work so he continued to live in the small town all by himself and even drove the town’s school bus. After Ken graduated from High School in Garfield, Kansas at age 18, he joined The U.S. Army and was stationed in Germany. He had the rare privilege of serving on the staff of a fellow Kansan, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower! Ike was fond of calling Ken ‘Kansas’ and even arranged for Ken to fly to Italy to the grave of his brother, Glee, who had been shot down as a US airman. When Ken returned stateside he enrolled in a 2 year Agricultural Program at ‘Aggies’ in Fort Collins, CO (Colorado State Univ.) One wintery weekend a buddy gathered Ken and friends to go meet some young ladies that the family knew. The group decided that Barbara would like the ‘older’ guy who was a veteran. A few dates up skiing and ice skating morphed into steady visits to Barb in Denver. By spring of 1949 they were engaged and on August 7, the original ‘Barbie and Ken’ started their 63 years of married life. Ken spent the early years of married life in Kansas as a farmer and construction worker on Grain Elevators. Later the Foxes moved to Denver where Ken worked at Lowry Air Force Base and began building a house in Lakewood, all by himself in his spare time. Later Ken worked construction at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal and saw his family expand to 4 kids. Ken had loved Scouting and began work as a professional scout executive for many decades for the Boy Scouts of America first in Wyoming, then Kansas, and back to Colorado. In 1976 Ken and Barb moved to a rural property outside Berthoud, CO and once again started building a house from scratch. In fact, they built two houses; one for Barb’s folks and one for themselves, including a beloved greenhouse where Ken grew fresh lemons and limes among many other plants. Ken and family also planted over 1000 trees and started the tradition of giving away geraniums which Ken propagated by the hundreds each year, earning himself the name of ‘the Geranium Man’. Seeing their kids in college all at once finally lead Ken to seek work that would better help pay the tuition bills, so he went back to work for the government…this time with the US Fish and Wildlife Service as an engineer helping design and build facilities such as fish hatcheries all over the U.S. and even a moose refuge in Alaska. He retired in 1993, but not before receiving a national award as a ‘Point of Light’ for his decades of volunteer work. Ken continued volunteering for BSA even at age 85 and also loved serving on various ministry teams at Life Bridge Christian Church in Longmont, CO. Ken is survived by his wife, 4 children and their spouses, 9 grandchildren and their spouses and 3 great grandchildren. The Funeral will be at LifeBridge Christian Church, 10345 Ute Hwy, Longmont, CO on Friday, April 26 at 11:30am; followed by a Burial Service at Greenlawn Cemetery in Berthoud, CO and a reception back at LifeBridge. Those desiring to do so, may join other family and friends in the ancient Christian Tradition of reading the Psalms continuously from the death until the burial by going to: http://sdrv.ms/14PyUke Visit www.ahlbergfuneralchapel.com to share condolences.
