Eldon Reutter

Eldon Reutter died Monday, July 27, 2020 at Columbine West in Fort Collins at the age of 97.

Eldon, the son of Harry and Mary Reutter, was born Dec. 27, 1922 in Crab Orchard, Neb. Eldon attended a country school near Crab Orchard through the first grade, when the family moved to a farm four miles north of Sterling. He attended a country school near Sterling through the eighth grade.

Eldon graduated from Sterling High School in 1940. He attended Peru State Teachers College from 1940 to February 1943. While at Peru State, Eldon was a member of the United States Army Air Corps Reserves.

He was ca...