ROBERT T. "BOB" VAN PELT 68, of Sedalia died May 10 at home. Services were at New Hope Presbyterian Church. Burial was in Bear Canyon Cemetery. Mr. Van Pelt was born Dec. 5, 1925, in Kimball, Neb. He married Bette House on April 7, 1945, in Lyons. He was a farmer and rancher in the Grover, Lyons and Sedalia areas. He also operated Castle Rock Feed and Supply the past 30 years. He was a member of the Colorado Cattle Association, Douglas-Elbert County Cattlemen, Quarter Horse Association, Young Farmers and Homemakers, Sunflower Grange and the Douglas County Fair board for many years. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Robb of Carbondale and Ron of Colorado Springs; his mother, Henrietta of Fountain Hills, Ariz.; three sisters, Dorothy Putman of Gainsville, Texas, Marjorie Gross of Fountain Hills, and Shirley Griffin of Tucson; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Contributions: Douglas County 4-H Council c / o Extension Office, 107 Wilcox St., No. 200 Castle Rock 80104.
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) (Published as Rocky Mountain News (CO)) - June 9, 1994
ROBERT T. "BOB" VAN PELT 68, of Sedalia died May 10 at home. Services were at New Hope Presbyterian Church. Burial was in Bear Canyon Cemetery. Mr. Van Pelt was born Dec. 5, 1925, in Kimball, Neb. He married Bette House on April 7, 1945, in Lyons. He was a farmer and rancher in the Grover, Lyons and Sedalia areas. He also operated Castle Rock Feed and Supply the past 30 years. He was a member of the Colorado Cattle Association, Douglas-Elbert County Cattlemen, Quarter Horse Association, Young Farmers and Homemakers, Sunflower Grange and the Douglas County Fair board for many years. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Robb of Carbondale and Ron of Colorado Springs; his mother, Henrietta of Fountain Hills, Ariz.; three sisters, Dorothy Putman of Gainsville, Texas, Marjorie Gross of Fountain Hills, and Shirley Griffin of Tucson; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Contributions: Douglas County 4-H Council c / o Extension Office, 107 Wilcox St., No. 200 Castle Rock 80104.
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) (Published as Rocky Mountain News (CO)) - June 9, 1994
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