Notable Births & Deaths for Fountain ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Fountain. Please note that while we are collecting data on an ongoing basis, it's a big task and it's unlikely that our list will ever be more than a sample.

• Dehl Berti     (Actor)
  • Born: Edward Eugene Bertie
  • He was born in Pueblo (CO) on January 17, 1921 (a Monday) and died in Palmdale (CA) on November 26, 1991 (a Tueday) at the age of 70. He is buried at Oakwood Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Pueblo is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the south of Fountain.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Dehl Berti<1>
• Pat Brady     (Actor)
  • Born: Robert Ellsworth Patrick Aloysious O'Brady
  • He was born in Toledo (OH) on December 31, 1914 (a Thursday) and died in Green Mountain Falls (CO) on February 27, 1972 (a Sunday) at the age of 57. He is buried at Evergreen Cemetery (El Paso County, Colorado).
  • Green Mountain Falls is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest of Fountain.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Pat Brady<1>
• Lon Chaney     (Actor, director, screenwriter)
  • Full name: Leonidas Frank Chaney
  • He was born in Colorado Springs (CO) on April 1, 1883 (a Sunday) and died in Hollywood (CA) on August 26, 1930 (a Tueday) at the age of 47. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Colorado Springs is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest of Fountain.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lon Chaney<1>
• Ernest R. 'Ike' Klingbeil     (Professional hockey)
  • He was born in Hancock (MI) on November 3, 1908 (a Tueday) and died in Colorado Springs (CO) on June 17, 1995 (a Saturday) at the age of 86. He is buried at Ft. Logan National Cemetery (Denver County, Colorado).
  • Colorado Springs is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest of Fountain.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ernest R. 'Ike' Klingbeil<1>
• Turk Lown     (Major League Baseball)
  • He was born in Brooklyn (NY) on May 30, 1924 (a Friday) and died in Pueblo (CO) on July 8, 2016 (a Friday) at the age of 92. He is buried at Roselawn Cemetery (Pueblo County, Colorado).
  • Pueblo is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the south of Fountain.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Turk Lown<1>
• Frank Nelson     (Actor)
  • Full name: Frank Brandon Nelson
  • He was born in Colorado Springs (CO) on May 6, 1911 (a Saturday) and died in Hollywood (CA) on September 12, 1986 (a Friday) at the age of 75. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Colorado Springs is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest of Fountain.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frank Nelson<1>
• Connie Sawyer     (Actress)
  • Born: Rosie Cohen
  • She was born in Pueblo (CO) on November 27, 1912 (a Wednesday) and died in Woodland Hills (CA) on January 21, 2018 (a Sunday) at the age of 105. She is buried at Hillside Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Pueblo is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the south of Fountain.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Connie Sawyer<1>
• Bobby Unser     (Professional race car driver)
  • He was born in Colorado Springs (CO) on February 20, 1934 (a Tueday) and died in Albuquerque (NM) on May 2, 2021 (a Sunday) at the age of 87. He is buried at Sunset Memorial Park (Bernalillo County, New Mexico).
  • Colorado Springs is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest of Fountain.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Bobby Unser<1>
• Nellie Verne Walker     (Artist)
  • She was born in Red Oak (IA) on December 8, 1874 (a Tueday) and died in Colorado Springs (CO) on July 10, 1973 (a Tueday) at the age of 98. She is buried at Oakland Cemetery (Appanoose County, Iowa).
  • Colorado Springs is located 12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest of Fountain.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Nellie Verne Walker<1>
• Grant Withers     (Actor)
  • Full name: Granville Gustavus Withers
  • He was born in Pueblo (CO) on January 17, 1905 (a Tueday) and died in North Hollywood (CA) on March 27, 1959 (a Friday) at the age of 54. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Pueblo is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the south of Fountain.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Grant Withers<1>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Fountain: www.ci.fountain.co.us/

The official website for El Paso County: www.elpasoco.com/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/