William Franklin Woolsey, 88, longtime resident of Security died February 13, 2008 in Bushnell, FL.

Bill was born in Munden, KS on April 1, 1919 to Charles & Angie Woolsey. Bill served in the U.S. Army from WWII until the early 1960's. After retiring from the Army he worked Civil Service at Ft. Carson and as a "bag man" for H&R Block.

Bill is survived by his daughters Linda (Ken) Hass of Colorado Springs, Kristi (Pat) Mauldin & Eva Hall of Bushnell, FL, and Lori (Ron) Johnson of Colorado Springs; brother Charles Woolsey & sister Jean Graham of Hastings, NE; 13 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife Gladys Woolsey, daughter Karen Woolsey Salser, sons Larry & David Woolsey, his parents, 10 brothers & sisters, 2 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00PM Sunday, July 6, 2008 at Good Shepherd United Methodist Church in Security. After a graveside service at Evergreen Cemetery with Military Honors, there will be a reception at the Military Order of the Purple Heart at 5:30PM, 2 Carson Circle Fountain, CO.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Emmaus of the Rockies, P.O. Box 25264, Colorado Springs, CO 80936-5264 or Military Order of the Purple Heart, 2 Carson Circle, Fountain, CO 80817.

On June 28, 2008 Orvey Jerome Jordahl passed away with his family present at the home he and his wife constructed in Redhill Forest, Colorado, near Fairplay. 

Orv was born November 4, 1926 in Rock County, Minnesota to Holden and Anna (Bly) Jordahl.  He is preceded in death by his parents, a brother Harold, and a sister Helen. He attended elementary through high school at Luverne, Minnesota where he participated in football, basketball, and track, specializing in the pole vault.  In 1943, the day after he graduated from high school, he left for the United States Navy serving on the US Elder, a Net Tender, in the South Pacific during WWII. 

In 1947 Orv began his four years at Luther College where he earned a Bachelors Degree in 1951.  He was Captain of the football team, Captain of the turning (gymnastics) team, and Captain of the track team.  In 1951 he was honored to be chosen as the First Athlete of the Year in the history of Luther College. In 1991 he was inducted into the Luther College Athletic Hall of Fame.

In 1951, Orv began a career in education by teaching two years at Ellendale, MN.  He spent the summers in Greeley, CO obtaining his Masters degree in Educational Administration.  During his time in Greeley he met his wife, Ardis (Hoffman) Jordahl while waterskiing on Lake Loveland.  Both obtained their Masters Degree in 1957.

Orv began teaching at Fountain High School, later being the principal of Fountain Elementary School.  As his career in education progressed, he was principal of Fountain- Ft. Carson High School where he walked out the school building on his hands at the end of each year. Orv became the Assistant Superintendent of School District #8 and retired from the district in 1987 after 33 years, again upon his retirement walking on his hands out the door of the administrative building.  He was very honored to have Jordahl Elementary School in Fountain named after him in 1987.  He said many times, “If you put the children first, you can’t make a wrong decision.”

Upon his retirement Orv and Ardis began building a house near Fairplay, later named Jordahlsgrend, after the ancestral home in Norway.  They enjoyed being in their mountain home for 6 months of the year, and being in their winter home, in Henderson, NV for the remainder of the year.  It gave them an opportunity to spend time with each granddaughter.

Orv is survived by his wife Ardis, a daughter Judy and granddaughter Jacy, a son Jeff and granddaughter Macy.  He is also survived by many nephews, nieces, grandnephews, and grandnieces, in addition to many dear friends.  Orv will be remembered by one and all for his modesty, his sense of humor, and his kindness and respect shown to everyone.

A memorial service will be held on July 5, 2008 at 1:00p.m. at First Lutheran Church in Colorado Springs.  In lieu of flowers, Orv asked for a donation be made to one of the following organizations:

Jordahl Scholarship Fund  (Fountain-Ft. Carson School District #8, 10665 Jimmy Campbell Road, Fountain, CO 80817  1-719-382-1300.)
  Pancreatic Cancer Fund (www.nfcr.org  1-800-321-2873)
  American Heart Association (www.americanheart.org 1-800-242-8721)
  Luther College Decorah, IA  (www.luther.edu 1-800-225-8664)
  Premier Home Care (Hospice)  (P.O. Box 5007 Buena Vista, CO 81211 1-719-395-3124)

Mildred Adelia Averitt was brought to this earth on January 5, 1932 by Ernest and James Rubie Averitt in Horatio, Arkansas.

God gracefully put her in His hands and carried her home after a lengthy illness on June 17, 2008.

She was preceded in death by her parents; sister Evalyn (Madge) Bigham and brothers, Arvil, Gordan, JM and Joe Averitt.

She married Louis Harding in Raton on May 2, 1953. In January 1954, they moved to Illinois then returned to Colorado Springs in September of the same year.

She worked at several restaurants, including Grand Cafe, Branding Iron, Broadmoor Hotel and Nemeths El Tejon. She was most known as being co-owner and secretary for J&L Garage.

After retiring she enjoyed traveling around the U.S. until her health would no longer permit. They settled in Fountain and have been there ever since. She was a member of The Security Fire Department Auxiliary for 20 years.

She is survived by her loving husband of 55 years, Louis; sisters, Doris Oletta Wiseman and Charlotte Ernestine Scarborough, both of Mineola, TX. She also leaves behind her children, Louis (and Linda) Harding, Jr., Elizabeth (and Gary) Laliberte, Carol Kittridge, all of Colorado Springs and Patricia (and Jim) OíLeary, of Leadville; nine grandchildren, Shannon (and Tonya) Laliberte, Patrick (and Jody) Laliberte, both of Fort Worth, TX; Michael, Ryan and Wesley Harding, Jamie Roberts, Jeramy, Jessica and Elizabeth Kittridge; five great-grandchildren, Kye, Celeste, Tristan, Cassie and Christian Laliberte, of Fort Worth, TX. She is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, step and adopted kids and grandkids.

Memorial Services were June 21 at Dove-Witt Fountain Valley Chapel, 6630 S. Hwy 85/87, Fountain.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to either the Security Fire Department and/or Security Fire Department Auxiliary.