Obituary of Alvina Guy

Alvina Christena Guy, 79, passed away suddenly on January 12, 2006, while working with friends on quilts for Lutheran World Relief. She was born on June 18, 1926 in Hildreth, Nebraska to Jakob and Imkea (Westerbuhr) Weisshaar and baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Hildreth. When she was four, the family moved to the Settlement Area, north of Bethune. She was confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Bethune in May, 1942. Alvina married David J. Guy on December 9, 1945 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, Bethune, Colorado. After his tour with the Navy was completed in May, 1946, they settled on the farm north of Bethune. To this union three children were born; Jerry, Grant and Linda. In 1968, they left the farm to follow road construction until David retired in 1985. They chose to return to the farm to stay close to family and friends. She is preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her loving husband, David; three children, Jerry Guy and wife June of Seibert, Colorado, Grant Guy and wife Rhonda of Kersey, Colorado, and Linda Rau and husband Tom of Collbran, Colorado. She is also survived by five grandchildren and five great grandchildren, Joe Rau and son Steven Magnuson, John and Rene Guy and children, Jeri Rose and Jakob, David Guy, Megan and David Underwood and children Mackinzie and D’artagnan, and Sam Trujillo. She is also survived by two brothers Lee Weisshaar and Harold and wife Esther of Burlington, Colorado. Alvina had a “servant’sâ€? heart, always putting other’s needs before her own. She will be sorely missed by family and friends. Funeral services were held on Monday, January 16, 2006 at 10:30 a.m. at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Bethune, Colorado with Pastor Carl Rogers officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation for Mrs. Guy will be held on Sunday, January 15, 2006 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Love Funeral Home in Burlington, Colorado. Memorials may be made in Alvina’s name to the Immanuel Lutheran Church and may be left at the Funeral Home in Burlington. Friends may go to www.lovefuneralhomes.com to leave a condolence for the family and sign the register book. Funeral Service arrangements for Alvina are entrusted to the Love Funeral Home in Burlington.