Robert Bollman

1954 HS photo

Robert K. Bollman December 10, 1936 - October 18, 2008 Robert Keith Bollman was born in Grand Junction, Colorado to Seth and Ethel (Firestone) Bollman. Mr. Bollman died Saturday, October 18 at Hospice and Palliative Care of Northern Colorado in Greeley, CO. He grew up in Grand Junction and graduated from Grand Junction High School in 1954. He enlisted in the U.S. Army, served for three years in Germany and was discharged in 1958. He attended Mesa Junior College and Colorado State University. The work he loved always involved trees, first with the forest service and then as a nurseryman. He married the former Pauline Harper in Fruita, Colorado on August 13, 1958. In addition to the Grand Junction area, they had lived in Wyoming and Montrose, Colorado and settled in LaSalle in 1999. Bob and Pauline have six children, Linda (Charles) Hughes of Wheatridge; Robin (Jerry Baker) of Grand Junction; Timothy (Judith) Bollman of Wilder, Tennessee; Amy (Jay) Graham of Centennial; Lisa (Rolf) Stavig of Lakewood, and Jennifer (Kirk) Higgins of Greeley. He has 13 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. In addition to his children and his wife, Pauline, he is survived by a sister, Reva Stoddart of Grand Junction. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Wayne and Wesley. A private Quaker memorial service was held in Greeley Tuesday, October 20. He chose to be cremated and an inurnment service will be held at a later date in the Elmwood Cemetery in Fruita.