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TasunkaWitko
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gentlemen - i was informed at 1430 this afternoon that my grandmother, betty mae (stoner) opfer of canon city, colorado, had passed away about a month after her 80th birthday. she was a successful woman and lived an interesting life, but the last few years were very bad. she suffered alzheimer's, lost a daughter a couple of years ago, had to let go of a cherished home and a properous business, and was confined to the lonely halls of a nursing home with her other daughter (my mother) a thousand miles away. very recently, she suffered a stroke, and from there she pretty much just faded away. i would appreciate your thoughts and prayers for her and for my mother, who is not taking this well. in the past couple of years, she has lost a sister and now her mother. her grandmother, a great lady of 102 years of age, was very recently diagnosed with cancer, and of course at her age there will be no treatment. this is the last of my mother's family, except for us kids of course, and a few of her cousins. we are only on this earth for a limited number of years, and when we are gone, the only thing that matters is the lives we leave behind. to those of you whom i count as friends, i am grateful; to those of you i don't know so well, i hope that your day is going a lot better than mine. here's a picture of me, my sister and my grandmother in 1977, when my birthday happened to fall on the same day as easter. Edited by TasunkaWitko |
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Taz; You got 'em. 900F |
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Birth certificate!? He don't need no steenkink birth certificate!!
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Tas, I'm very sorry for your loss. I'm certain your grandmother has found the peace recently denied her here on earth. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your's. RD
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On wings Bud,ya'all take care of each other out there.
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God,Mother,Country,and Hot Rods. Done with political crap.LOL
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TasunkaWitko
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my thanks to all of you, truly..... -------------------------------------- Betty Mae Opfer, 80, passed away Betty was born in Blend, The day after Thanksgiving in 1965, Betty married Harvey E. Opfer. She worked various jobs throughout her life until she and Betty is survived by her husband, Harvey E. Opfer of Cañon City; daughter Sharyl (Roger) Fischer of Chinook, MT; step-children Janet (Barney) Flick of Westcliffe, CO, Neldon Opfer of Buena Vista, CO; Ann Miller of Bon Carbo, CO and Terry (Winny) Opfer of Cañon City; grandchildren; Ronald (Melissa) Fischer of Chinook, MT and Angie (Mark) Kralich of Havre, MT; step-grandchildren Eddie Flick, Patrick Flick, Mike Opfer, Chris Opfer, Virgil Miller, Elizabeth and Tazz Opfer; great-grandchildren Josef, Micheal, William, and Roger Fischer all of Chinook, MT and Hallie Kralich of Havre, MT; step-great-grandchildren Shelby Flick and Katara Opfer and numerous nieces, nephews, and friends. Betty was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Rose Stoner; daughter Sandra Travis; brothers Joseph W. Stoner, Jr. and Robert Stoner; sisters Dorothy McCrory and Betty will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Memorial services will be at First Christian Church at Edited by TasunkaWitko |
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Cherish the time you have with family because it's the best you will ever have. Take care and god bless.
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My sincerest condolences on your loss. May the lord give you strength during this difficult time.
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Ron, You and your family will be in our thoughts and prayers. Wing master |
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I have always considered myself to be quite the bullshitter, But ocasionally it is nice to sit back and listen to a true professional......So, Carry on.
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TasunkaWitko
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again, thanks to all ~ due to cvarious complications, i will not be able to travel to colorado to attend my grandmother's funeral; hwoever, her apstor asked me to write a few words,memories etc. - here they are - ------------------------------------------------------------ ------
Memories of My Grandmother Since I was privileged enough to have her in my life for well over 30 years, I naturally have many, many memories of my grandmother going back to my earliest childhood. When I was young, we would go to This first is that she was a woman who had worked hard throughout her life and had overcome many various adversities. Being a child, I had no idea of these adversities or their complex nature, but it didn’t matter. Instinctively, I knew that my grandmother was someone who not only knew the value of hard work and sacrifice, but also knew the rewards that come with those trials; rewards such as happiness, success, appreciation for the real joys in life and the faith that no matter how challenging life can be, it could always be worse and most likely will get better. The second impression that I always will remember is her generosity with those she loved and her desire to make them happy. All of my most vivid memories of my grandmother involve her doing something for my family and me and sharing the fruits of her hard work with us. She would listen with attention and interest while I would tell her about whatever I was interested in at the time, and she would take my sister and me to places we might not have otherwise seen so that we could do things we might not otherwise have done. As a child, I was simply glad to be having a good time; it wasn’t, of course, until I was older that I realized the lesson there, that success is worthless without loved ones to share it with and a generation that benefits from it. The ultimate insult to God would be to not make the most of our time here on earth; to let ridiculous, petty things keep us from enjoying what we do have. In spite of the challenges that my grandmother faced in life and the hard work that was necessary for her to realize her goals, my impression is that she was truly able to find the happy balances that many of us deny ourselves. In reviewing my memories of her, I can always see a smile on her face or a positive attitude toward the situation at hand, and that is something not easily forgotten. If I can leave even a fraction of this impression on my own succeeding generations, then my life, regardless of its ending, will be considered a success. She showed me through her words and actions that nothing is more important than her family and loved ones, and it is my intention to honor her time on earth – and her memory – by endeavoring to follow her example in my own life. Ronald Raymond Fischer |
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Ron, Sorry to hear about this. My condolences and prayers be with you. |
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thanks much, brad -
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our prayers are with her. BEAR |
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Lost my dad a year ago i know the hurt, but he is in a better place now. no suffering any more, My prayers go out to you.
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My prayers are with you sorry for your lose.
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Be praying for your family Ron. MM |
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Ron, Just saw this thread and while I am just recently finding you for a friend and it is nearly a year late, Please accept my condolenses on the loss of your grandmother. IBD
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thanks to all!
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