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Fort Collins Coloradoancoloradoan.com 5A Tiley K. Bill Tiley, 89, of Fort Collins. Memorial Service, 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, Timberline Church, South Auditorium, 2908 S. Timberline Rd. Susan L.

Barker beloved Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Tuesday, march 14, 2017. Susan was born February 19, 1927 in Red Bluff, California to Earl W. Hatfield and Olive V. (Cussins) Hatfield. Susan worked as a switchboard operator for Bell Telephone and went on to retire as a Communication Specialist with the US Government and the US Coast Guard.

Susan traveled extensively with friends and family. She loved cooking, baking, was an excellent seamstress and loved working in her garden. Susan was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers, and one grandson. She leaves behind 3 children Ken Brown (Carroll) of Ogden, Utah, Karen Lebsack (Paul) and Steve Campbell (Lorena) of Fort Collins, 6 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. The family would like to thank the amazing caretakers at Seniors Helping Seniors and Accent Hospice for their loving care.

A celebration of life will be hosted by her daughter, Karen Lebsack, at an open house on April 2, 2017. Grammie you are so loved and missed, you will live in all of our hearts forever. Susan L. Barker Family and friends near and far mourn the loss of Gordon Niswender who passed peacefully on March 24th after a long and courageous battle with metastatic bladder cancer. Gordon was born in humble beginnings April 21st, 1940 in Gillette WY.

He had a powerful work and education ethic, acquiring his Bachelor of Sciences Degree in Agriculture Education from the University of Wyoming, his Masters of Science Degree in Animal Science from the University of Nebraska, and his PhD in Reproductive Endocrinology from the University of Illinois. Gordon began his career first as a Post-Doctoral Fellow and then Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan where he was instrumental in developing innovative techniques and materials to measure hormones in the blood of humans and animals that are still being used today. His love of the West led him to move to Colorado State University in 1972 where he worked until his retirement in 2010. He became a world leader in animal reproduction and was a founding member of the Society for the Study of Reproduction, was the youngest President of that organization, and served as editor of its flagship journal, Biology of Reproduction. At CSU he served as a teacher, researcher, mentor, and administrator, excelling in all these roles.

His research led to multiple prestigious awards for research and service from 3 different scientific societies and he was named an outstanding mentor of trainees by two societies. He published some 250 research articles and book chapters. Perhaps most importantly, many of his more than 60 trainees have gone on to distinguished scientific careers of their own. He held multiple leadership positions at CSU including Associate Dean for Research, was the only non-veterinarian to serve as Dean of the Veterinary School, and was long-time director of the Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology Laboratory. Ultimately, he was in the inaugural class of University Distinguished Professors.

For his last major academic undertaking, Gordon began a program in Integrated Resource (land) Management that trained individuals to utilize agricultural resources to maximize profit for farmers and ranchers. As with virtually everything he did, the program became a huge success and impacted the profitability of many agriculturalists in Colorado and the surrounding states. Gordon developed an excellent work-life balance, coaching youth basketball teams for his sons, as an avid team roper with his wife, and hosting renowned cook-out gatherings. After retirement he pursued silversmithing and jewelry making, becoming a much sought after artisan. He is survived by Joy Dean (Jody), his beloved wife of 52 years, sons Kevin (Colleen, Aidan and Molly) of Nashville TN, Kory (Elena) of Granbury TX, sisters Audrey and Lois (Bill) of Gillette WY, numerous extended relatives across the country, and his long standing scientific partner, colleague, and friend Dr.

Terry Nett. A celebration of his life is planned for Saturday April 1st (the irony is intentional), 11 AM at the First United Methodist Church, 1005 Stover St. Fort Collins, CO 80524. Marks Funeral Home is handling arrangements. In lieu of flowers the family asks that a contribution be considered to the Gordon Niswender Memorial Fund, to be used to support his two passions.

Funds will be dedicated to support scholarships for local high school students to pursue higher education in an agriculturally related field at CSU. Donations in his honor can be made payable to the Gordon Niswender Memorial Fund, Windsor State Bank, 1130 Main Windsor CO 80550. Online condolences may be made at www.marksfu- neralservice.com. Gordon Niswender Barbara (Delehoy) Follett, 77, of Fort Collins died March 24, 2017 at her home, surrounded by her family. A funeral service will be held 3:00 p.m., Friday, March 31st at First Presbyterian Church, 531 S.

College Ave. Private burial at Roselawn Cemetery. Barbara Follett was born November 19, 1939, in Fort Collins, the daughter of Victor and Marie Delehoy. She was raised in Bellvue and LaPorte, attending school at Cache La Poudre and graduating from Cache La Poudre High School in 1957. Upon graduation, she attended and earned her degree at Central Business College in Denver.

She married Roy Hunter Follett on June 28, 1959 at the LaPorte Presbyterian Church. He was an Agronomy Professor at Colorado State University, and she worked for local attorney Alden V. Hill. They loved camping, skiing, square dancing and traveling together. Following work, they lived in Columbus, Ohio from 1970-1973, where he worked at The Ohio State University.

From 1973-1981 they lived in Manhattan, Kansas where he worked at Kansas State University and Barbara began working for the Federal Land Bank. They returned to Fort Collins in 1981 where Hunter was able to return as a full professor at Colorado State University and she continued to work for the Federal Land Bank, which later became Farm Credit Services. After retiring from Farm Credit, she returned to part-time work at Hill Hill Law offices. Barbara was a member of several professional organizations, including the National Association of Retired Federal Employees (NARF), the Colorado Association of Certified Loan Closers (CACC), the International Chapter PEO Sisterhood, and Epsilon Sigma Alpha (ESA) Service organization. As an active member of First Presbyterian, she loved singing in the choir.

She had a beautiful alto voice and always looked forward to seeing her church friends at weekly practice and Sunday morning worship services. She had also served as a deacon at First Presbyterian. Barbara really loved being involved in her children and lives. She traveled to numerous cross country and track events, and even volunteered to help at local track meets and host a cross country camp at the Follett Ranch. She was also able to travel to Kansas to see her grandchildren there along with their scouting and cheerleading activities.

In her final years, she also enjoyed time with her great-grandchildren. Barbara was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Hunter Follett. She is survived by her son, Kevin Follett of Fort Collins; daughter, Karen Redus of Fort Collins; three brothers, Arlen Delehoy of Fremont, California, Keith Delehoy of Delano, California and Gary Delehoy of LaPorte, Colorado; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Memorial donations can be made to Pathways Hospice of Fort Collins or to the Choir at First Presbyterian Church of Fort Collins in care of Bohlender Funeral Chapel, 121 W. Olive, Fort Collins, Colorado 80524.

Friends may send condolences to the family at bohlenderfuneralchapel. com. Barbara Follett Dorothy Lee (Jones) Maple passed away at age 87 on March 24, 2017 at her home in Fort Collins, CO, after a brief illness, surrounded by her family. Dorothy was born on November 16, 1929, in Larimer County, Wellington, CO to Doris Jones and Mary Alice (Smith) Jones. She was the tenth child of eleven siblings.

She spent much of her childhood working and helping on the family farm and attended school in Wellington. Dorothy worked at Colorado State University in Food Service for 27 years before retiring. She was a wonderful mother who instilled a love for family in all of her children and grandchildren. She loved working in her rose gardens, sewing, crocheting, embroidering, visiting family in South Dakota, cooking Sunday afternoon dinners with her family, and visiting and sharing friendships with seniors at the Grange in Bellvue. She married Lloyd W.

Maple on June 25, 1949 in Cheyenne, WY. She is survived by Patricia Craig (Jeff), Joseph Maple (Kathy), Della Barch (Dan), Robert Maple, Lloyd Jr. Maple (Jennifer), Charles Bartholomew (Donna); 15 grandchildren, 28 great grandchildren, and 1 great great grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd of 53 years; her 6 brothers, John, Roy, Joe, Henry, Virgil, and Cecil; her 4 sisters, Frankie, Edna, Kittie, and Martha, and her parents. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:30 p.m.

on Friday, March 31, 2017 at the Immanuel Community Church, 1725 W. Mulberry Street, Fort Collins, CO 80521. Coffee and cake will be served immediately after the service at the church. A Celebration of Life with friends and family will be held at Joe and Kathy home at 920 Bunyan Ave. Berthoud, CO at 4:30 p.m.

Transportation will be provided for those who desire it. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be given to Pathways Hospice in care of Bohlender Funeral Chapel, 121 W. Olive, Fort Collins, CO 80524. Friends may send condolences to the family at bohlenderfu- neralchapel.com. Dorothy Lee Maple Charlotte Gene Raser, 85, of Fort Collins.

Arrangements pending. Charlotte Gene Raser GARCIA Cynthia Garcia, 65, of Fort Collins. Services will be held at a later date. MCLANE Elmer McLane, 88, of Loveland. Graveside service today, Ft.

Logan National Cemetery, Staging area Lee Hayes Cooper, beloved Husband, Father and Grandfather passed away on March 23, 2017, at the age of 85. He was born September 22, 1931 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Victor Eugene and Anna Grace Cooper. He graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in 1954. Lee married Sondra (Sonnie) Emerson, a fellow student, in 1952. After his service in Army Intelligence, they returned to Oxford, Ohio where Lee bought the edgling Oxford Cycle Center in 1957.

In his quest to expand upon his early bike shop success, he found the perfect college town, Fort Collins. He opened the rst dedicated bicy- cle shop, Cyclery, in 1964. The national years began in 1965 and he rode this wave until 1971, when he sold Cy- clery to try his hand at real estate. He ultimately became a commercial real estate broker and attained the CCIM designation. Lee was also a long time member and past president of The Sertoma Club of Fort Collins.

His love of cycling had him biking regularly with friends and led him on adventures around the world. With Sonnie pedaling by his side, they toured Florida, Hawaii, Arizona, the San Juan Islands, as well as England, France and more. Lee rode solo from Fort Collins to Cincinnati for his 30th High School Reunion. Another highlight was riding his bicycle, self-contained, from coast to coast across the U.S. with his brother, over ve consecutive summers, which he completed at the age of 68.

Two weeks before his 85th birthday, he rode his recumbent bike, fully costumed, as one of thousands of participants in the Fort Collins Tour de Fat bicycle parade. He was a man of diverse interests: piloting his Cessna, playing tennis, designing and executing wall graphics for local businesses, sailing his boat, and driving his Model A pickup in local parades. Lee was very proud of his four children and relished every success they achieved in their respective endeavors. His children are Victor (wife Lisa) of Littleton, CO; Christy Jacobson (husband Ralph) of Point Richmond, CA; Lisa Runstrom (husband Erik Runstrom) of Fort Collins; and David (wife Elisabeth) of Oakland, CA. Lee is survived by his wife Sonnie, his sister Maria Ward of Cape Cod, MA, his brother Victor Cooper of Vero Beach, FL, his four children, six grandchildren and one great grandchild.

A celebration of life will be held at a later date. The family would like to thank Meals on Wheels for the excellent sustenance and small piece of sunshine they provided Lee in his nal days. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guestbook and leave a personal note to the family at www.allnutt.com. Lee Hayes Cooper NEW YORK Mattel is looking to the movies. The maker of Barbie and Hot Wheels, which has live-action films based on those toys in the works, says it wants to find new ways to be on more screens in front of more kids.

These days, that takes more than a 30-second commercial. Big-screen movies are a first for 72-year-old Mattel, which has mostly relied on television ads, apps and straight-to-DVD movies to promote its toys. It launched aseparate unit last year to help produce films, TV shows and other content with studio partners. The Barbie movie hit a snag last week when comedian Amy Schumer dropped out of the starring role citing scheduling conflicts. The film is being made with Sony, and expected to be released next year.

A Hot Wheels film is also in development. Mattel will also be on TV starting April 7 on ABC, showing its search for the next big toy idea in a competition show called Toy Chief Operating Officer Richard Dickson says Mattel is making the winning toy now, and it will go on sale at Toys Us stores after the series ends May 19. Dickson spoke recently with The Associated Press about how Mattel is trying to bring new life to its classic toys. Questions and answers have been edited for clarity and length. Why the focus on movies and TV shows? Kids today can obviously skip commercials.

And screen time today is not one screen, multiple screens. Our objective is to be everywhere our consumers are. They are on their phone. They are on their laptop. on their iPad.

on their television. There is no center. the Barbie movie about? I get into a lot of detail as to what the story will be, but I can tell you hat it is. It is live action. It is oing to be a story that continues to celebrate the idea hat girls can be anything.

I hink the way that we narrate that story will be entertaining for girls of all ages. Why the changes to body shape last year? Historically, we never a ddressed the cultural push- ack that we always had with people criticizing ody. And we sort of justified i by saying a toy and ot a real human and we sort moved on. And one of the things that done, to reintroduce the brand is to listen to the consumer and tart to have a dialogue with her instead of a monologue. Mattel exec explains Barbie movie JOSEPH PISANI ASSOCIATED PRESS GET CONNECTED LOG ON TODAY.

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