Lora M. Deter, 99, of Brush, passed away July 12, 2013, in Brush. She was born Jan. 8, 1914, in Deer Trail, to Charles and Ogie (Norris) Bishop, she graduated from high school in Deer Trail in 1933 and later married Theodore Deter in Brush in July that same year. Lora and Ted celebrated 62 years of marriage.
Lora helped operate the family ranch, which was two miles north of Deer Trail. She was a member of the Jockeyettes of Deer Trail and the Eastern Star of Byers. She enjoyed cooking and always kept her doors open to others. Her headstone is etched with a depiction of Lora and her husband, Ted, in a horse drawn buckboard, symbolic of their rural way of life. The artwork is an original piece created by their granddaughter, Cherylene Carver.
Lora was a woman who always took pride in her home and always took care of her family, especially her seven sons who suffered from Muscular Dystrophy.
Lora is survived by her children, Pam (Leroy) Whelden of Deer Trail, Boni Freeman of Briggsdale; Maureen Johnson of Matheson and Doug Deter of Byers; sister, Francis Hamlin of Loveland; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Ted Deter as well as her sons; Max, Theodore, Kim, Darrel, Phillip, Alva and Coy and one grandson, Wade Whelden.
“Some say life is a party, you join after it’s started and leave before it’s finished”
A Graveside Service will be Thursday, July 18, 2013 at 11:00a.m. at Evergreen Cemetery in Deer Trail, Colorado.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in memory of Lora Deter to: The Muscular Dystrophy Association, The Galleria, 720 S. Colorado Blvd. Denver, CO 80246
Tabor-Rice Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.