Leatrice Yvonne Gertsch

CAROL AND YVONNE BOTH MOVED TO LOVELAND AS CHILDREN ABD LIVED ACROSS THE STREET FROM EACH OTHER. FAMILY AND FRIENDS REMEMBER CAROL RIDING YVONNE AROUND ON THE HANDLE BARS OF HIS BIKE EARLY ON. HE GAVE HER A BIRTHSTONE RING ON HER 16TH BIRTHDAY. CAROL SERVED IN THE ARMY/AIRFORCE, STATIONED IN THE PHILIPPINES TILL WWII ENDED. THEY MARRIED IN LOVELAND ON JUNE 27, 1948. BY THEN CAROL HAD TAKEN A JOB AT THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FURNITURE SHOP WEST OF LOVELAND WHERE HE WORKED FOR 22 YEARS. HE RETIRED FROM THERE IN 1968 AND WORKED FROM HOME IN HIS OWN SHOP. BOTH OF THEM WERE BAPTIZED IN 1957 AS JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES AND THEIR LIVES REVOLVED AROUND MAKING KNOWN THE WONDERFUL FUTURE GOD'S KINGDOM HAS PROMISED, AND REMAINED ACTIVE TILL THEIR DEATHS IN THAT TEACHING WORK. CAROL WAS A MASTER WOODWORKER, DOING SO PROFESSIONALLY AND AS A HOBBY. HE BUILT HOMES, CABINETS, FURNITURE, A BOAT, AS WELL AS BEAUTIFUL VASES AND BOWLS. HE MADE THINGS FOR ELDERLY AND OTHERS. HE WAS VERY PROUD OF HIS UNIQUE DESIGN FOR WOODEN BALLS OF ALL SIZES MADE OF 76 PIECES OF WOOD THAT FIT TOGETHER PERFECTLY, WHICH HE BELIEVED WERE THE ONLY KIND IN THE WORLD. THEY WERE EVEN PUBLISHED. HE ALSO DID SUDOKU AND PUZZLES. YVONNE WAS A VERY SUPPORTIVE WIFE AND MOTHER. SHE TOOK A GREAT DEAL OF PRIDE IN HER HOME AND WAS KNOWN AS A METICULUS HOUSEKEEPER EVEN WASHING ALL HER WINDOWS ON A WEEKLY BASIS. SHE LOVED TO TRAVEL TO NEW PLACES AND EXPERIENCE NEW ADVENTURES. HER GRANDCHILDREN REMEMBER HER AS THE KIND OF GRANDMOHER THAT WOULD PLAY GAMES WITH THEM FOR HOURS ON END. SHE ALWAYS HAD A JIGSAW PUZZLE IN THE WORKS AND THE GREAT GRANDCHILDREN WOULD HELP PUT PIECES IN WHEN THEY VISITED. SHE ALSO LOVED TAKING PICTURES AND MAKING BEAUTIFUL PHOTO ALBUMS AND DOING CROSSWORD PUZZLES. THEY ARE SURVIVED BY THEIR CHILDREN, CHERYL HEYNE (DANNY), JAMES DOUGLAS GERTSCH (BETTY), GRANDCHILDREN LACEY ZUBRICKY (JUSTIN), LINDSAY LAW (NICHOLAUS), LACEY'S GIRLS ZOIE AND CHLOE, LINDSAYS CHILDREN DADRIAN, LILY AND EMMA. CAROL'S SISTER SHIRLEY SCHNEIDER GERTSCH, SISTER-IN-LAW BOBBIE GERTSCH. YVONNE'S SISTER RITA CHAPMAN AND SISTER-IN-LAW RUBYLEE YORK. ALSO MANY NEPHEWS AND NIECES TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION ALONG WITH THEIR FAMILIES. THEY WERE PRECEDED IN DEATH BY BOTH THEIR PARENTS, PAUL AND HELEN GERTSCH, PAULINE YORK RANSEY AND MARVIN RAMSEY. CAROL'S BROTHERS CLIFFORD, MARVIN AND TED. YVONNE'S BROTHER LLOYD YORK AND HIS SON BRETT. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE BY ZOOM ON NOVEMBER 7, 2021 AT 2:00PM, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL 970-535-4698 OR 303-775-4784.