It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of another member Darrell Coble. A veteran and society member since 2004, he will truly be missed. If you wish to offer a tribute to Darrell, Kibbey-Fishburn has a memorial web page in his honor at: http://www.webfh.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=305376&fh_id=10759&ck=1. There you can leave a memorial message and sign the guestbook. These messages will be passed on to the family. The society extends our deepest sympathy to Darrell’s family.
Obituary
Darrell Coble, Loveland, Colo., died April 24, 2010 at Poudre Valley Hospital due to a series of complications following surgery on January 13, for pancreatic cancer. Darrell was born June 11, 1931 in Ramona, Indiana to Ralph and Mamie Coble, and grew up on farms in Indiana. After graduation from high school, he joined the Air Force, serving in the 33D Communications SQ 15th AF (SAC). He served in Korea during the Korean War, then at March Air Force base in Riverside, Calif.
Darrell met Betty Porter, a teacher in the Riverside City Schools. They were married on August 16, 1957 in Sebastopol, California. He attended San Bernadino College and San Jose State University, graduating with an electrical engineering degree. He worked for Hewlett Packard in Palo Alto, Calif., prior to transferring to the H.P. plant in Loveland in 1963. Before retiring, he worked at the Agilent site in Ft. Collins. Darrell and Betty built a home over looking Carter Lake in 1965, living there until the present time.
He is survived by wife Betty; sons Randy of Loveland, and Craig of Ft. Collins; brother, Ronald and wife Christine, of Searcy, Arkansas; sister Lois Gaston and husband Charles of Cloverdale, Indiana; grandchildren, Rachael and Kyle Howard of Loveland; and son-in-law, Randall Howard of Loveland. Darrell was preceded in death by parents and daughter, Brenda Howard.
A “Celebration of Life” will be held Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at 2:00 PM at the First Christian Church, Loveland. Memorial contributions may be made to the Mountain States Children’s Home or to the Loveland Rotary Club, in care of Kibbey-Fishburn Funeral Home.
