Douglas Carey

Doug Carey, 72, of Windsor, CO passed away after a 7 ½ year battle with cancer on December 5, 2016. Doug was born in Sterling, CO to Lewis and Buelah (Brockman) Carey. He grew up in Eaton, CO and attended Eaton High School. On July 30, 1983 in Greeley, CO, Doug married Linda Fiscus Simmons. He was a veteran of the United States Army Reserves. Doug worked for Monfort Meat Packing for 38 years. He started with them when he was 17 years old, building pens outside the packing plant and at 18, moved inside to hourly production. Doug worked his way up to Vice President of Beef Sales, overseeing national beef sales. After he left Monfort, he worked for Coleman Natural Beef in Golden, CO and was still employed part time at Colorado Premium Foods. Doug enjoyed fishing, golf, and car shows, particularly corvettes. He loved his Corvette and spent hours shining it up! Doug also loved spending time with his family and friends. He was a very caring man and will be missed by so many. He was a member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church and was Baptized February of this year. Doug is survived by his wife Linda of Windsor; sons, Brett (Rhani Resuello) Carey of Marysville, KS, and Mathew (Kim) Carey of Eaton; grandchildren, Jerrod (Kylie) Carey, Makaila Carey, Kaitlin Carey, and Rhett Carey; sister, Darlene Maag; brothers, Bud (Fern) Carey, and Ben Carey; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, and son, Justin Carey. A service to celebrate Doug’s life will be at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, December 12, 2016 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 1800 21st Avenue, Greeley, CO 80631. Memorial contributions may be made to "Suicide Education Support and Service,” "American Cancer Society” or "Our Savior’s Lutheran Church” in care of Adamson Funeral & Cremation Services, 2000 47th Avenue, Greeley, CO 80634. To leave condolences with Doug’s family visit adamsoncares.com