Ramona Hadenfeldt

Ramona Hadenfeldt, age 95, of Fort Collins, Colorado, passed away Monday, April 10, 2023.

A Celebration of Life will be held Sunday, May 14, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the club house of the Caribou Apartments, 4135 Verbina Way, Ft. Collins, Colorado.

In lieu of flowers, if you are so inclined, please donate to your favorite charity devoted to flowers, birds or the great outdoors.

Ramona was born November 1, 1927, in her great-grandparents’ farm house north of Shelton. Her parents were Ruby (Dubbs) and Everett Vogel. She grew up in Wood River and graduated as valedictorian from Wood River High in 1945.

Ramona worked in a local doctor’s office until she married Dale Hadenfeldt on October 17, 1946. Together they managed a farm in Alda for 11 years while raising their three boys. She was known for her generous cooking skills when feeding the hired hands on the farm.

In 1959 the family moved to Ft. Collins, Colorado, where Ramona worked at the Colorado State University registrar’s office until she retired after 17 1⁄2 years. She spent years as a volunteer with Nightwalker and enjoyed indulging in her love of gardening and her kindhearted feeding of the birds, foxes, and ducks in her front yard.

She is survived by her loving family of three sons, Dennis, Vaughn and Gary; her daughter-in-law, Marcia; and granddaughter, Dessa; as well as nephews and nieces who will all miss her dearly.

Ramona was preceded in death by her husband, Dale; her parents; brother, Franklin; and sisters, Cheryl and Merna.