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Kenneth Duane Heaton

1948 - 2023

Kenneth Heaton Obituary

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Kenneth Duane Heaton
June 6, 1948
September 28, 2023

Kenneth Duanne Heaton was born June 6, 1948 in Colorado Springs to James Harold Heaton and Dorothy Mae Cozart. His family lived in the Old Town section of the Springs. Ken graduated in 1966 from Palmer High School where he was a star athlete on several sports teams.
Ken attended the University of Northern Colorado on an athletic scholarship. In 1972 Ken married Mary Martin at the First Presbyterian Church in Milliken, CO. To this union was born a daughter Emily Heaton Baldwin.
Ken worked in sales and interior design in the Fort Collins and Greeley area and became a store manager for Homestead House Home Furnishings. He always appreciated the finer things and enjoyed following the Colorado Rockies and the Broncos, along with other televised sports.
On August 21, 2019 Ken received conditional baptism and the sacraments of Reconciliation, Confirmation and First Communion as he became a member of Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church, Windsor, CO. Ken had a strong faith and love of our Lord and was a Soldier for Christ all his life. On September 25, 2023 Ken entered the Pathways Hospice of Northern Colorado. He received Anointing of the Sick and the Final Rites the following day. On September 28th Ken went to be with his Lord, whom he loved and in whom he placed his trust.
Ken is survived by his ex-wife Mary, his sister Cheryl Rhodes and his brother James Heaton, two grandsons Jordan Heaton and Bradley Baldwin, and granddaughter Hope Renke, along with two great-grandchildren. Ken was preceded in death by his parents, his daughter Emily and granddaughter Lila Rose Wilson.
A memorial service will be at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church in Windsor, CO on October 24th at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Johnstown, CO next to his daughter.

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Published by The Gazette on Oct. 15, 2023.

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Ray Floyd

January 14, 2024

Here´s a send off to the greatest college roommate a guy could have. Every day was an adventure from the Chamomile Smile Grainary to being best man at my wedding. See you in the next life. Love, Ray Floyd

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