Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Ken's Obituary

Hi everyone, Sorry this is late. I should have put this up earlier today. We have been very busy with plans. Below is the picture of Ken that we used and the obituary information. It will be in the Coloradoan paper tomorrow. You can add memorial messages here or at http:/www.BohlenderfuneralChapel.com.
Here is the Obituary.

Kenneth Andrew DeVault, 53, died January 25, 2010 of complications from non-Hodgkins lymphoma against which he fought valiantly.

Ken was born on October 24th, 1956 in Dallas, Texas. He lived in Colorado most of his adult life where he married his wife, Beverly on May 5, 1989. Ken was a restaurateur who led several food services to success and profit. Most recently Ken was Retail Operations Manager of the Lory Student Center Food Court at Colorado State University where he loved working among the vibrant college crowd.

Ken was a loving husband and father who found great joy in spending time with his family. He also enjoyed traveling, eating out and drinking an ice cold can of classic Coca-Cola.

He is survived by his devoted wife, Beverly of Fort Collins; his loving children; daughters, Katy DeVault Kaufman (husband, Mark) of Chicago Illinois, Anna DeVault of Astoria, New York, and Tessa DeVault of Steamboat Springs Colorado; step-daughter, Stephanie Eberl of Windsor Colorado and step-son, Jeff Eberl (wife Sara) of Golden Colorado; and his adorable granddaughter, Norah Kaufman. He is also survived by his mother (Muzz), Elaine DeVault and siblings, Cathey Donaldson, Rickey DeVault and Lisa DeVault.

He is preceded in death by his father, Herschel DeVault.

Memorial services will be held Thursday, January 28, 1:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church of Fort Collins followed by a celebration of Ken's life at the CSU Lory Student Center, North Ballroom at 3:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made in Ken's name to: Bohlender Funeral Chapel, 121 West Olive St, Fort Collins, CO 80524.

4 comments:

  1. What a beautiful testament to his life! Very well written.

    He will be missed...

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  2. Bev,
    I want to thank you for your courage in all of this and your willingness to share Ken's story, as well as yours. It has been amazing to follow you both through all of this. God bless you.

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  3. Bev and Family,

    The funeral service was perfect. The songs & music, the kids storys all made it a celebration of lifes triumphs.

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  4. The Celebration at CSU was a testament to Ken. Thanks for planning it so well. The Coke six-packs on the tables were the best! Ken would have loved that.

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