Lloyd H. Albert

Lloyd's life began March 13, 1918 in Clatonia, Nebraska. His family members were his mother, Anna Katrina Alpers Albert, his father, Henry John Albert, and two brothers, Clarence Herbert Albert (7 years older) and Lester Lyle Albert (four years older). He went to elementary school in a one room country school and graduated from Clatonia High School in 1934. He thought he was smarter than his classmates and had skipped a grade in elementary school. He met the catch if his life in 1936 and it took him another year to find the courage to ask to take her home from a Halloween party. They got married in 1941 and celebrated their 69th wedding anniversary on June 22, 2010.
Lloyd and Kathryn planned to start their married life on a farm given to them by his parents in Clatonia, Nebraska, but Uncle Sam had different plans. Lloyd was drafted to serve in World War II. He was sent to England after a little less than a year's training and they were separated for the next four years. What a way to start a marriage! Thankfully, he came home safely and they renewed their plans to farm. Unfortunately, Lloyd's children were all girls and he had some definite ideas about how girls should be raised, which did NOT include doing any type of work that he considered "man's work" on the farm. Due to hard work and a weak back, Lloyd was forced to leave his beloved farm life in 1963. He came to Golden, Colorado with the promise of steady employment at Coors, but before he and Kaye and their girls arrived, the promised job at Coors disappeared. Lloyd persevered in seeking a position with Coors and finally was rewarded with a position on the line, making beer cans, at Coors Porcelain Company. He retired in 1980 at age 62.
Before Lloyd retired, he and Kaye designed and built a new home. They spent over a year looking at model homes and visiting home shows to get ideas. Lloyd drew plans after every visit to the models and before he took the plans to a builder, he even added the bricks to the façade on the drawing.
After retirement, Lloyd and Kaye became "snow birds," traveling to Arizona each winter. It was in Arizona that he finally learned to square dance---one of Kaye's favorite things! He also enjoyed lawn bowling, pool, singing in a choir, and meeting lots of new friends. When in Colorado in the summer, he enjoyed fishing, bowling, and traveling with the Campfire Squares. He also made wind chimes from metal pipes, Plexiglas and fishing line. He wove new seating on at least 100 lawn chairs in intricate patterns. He also made dozens of birdhouses in numerous styles.
Kaye and Lloyd moved into The Fountains at Springwood in 2004. They made many wonderful friends there. Lloyd enjoyed winning at Bingo and a card game called Skip-Bo. He would grouse and complain, albeit in a good-natured fashion, if he went more than a week without being a winner.
Lloyd moved to his final home in Heaven on September 27, 2010. In addition to his wife, Kaye, he is survived by his three daughters: Dixie Morganfield, Dorothy Wydman, and Yvonne Albert. Dixie is married to Alan Morganfield and they have three sons: Jeff, Brian and Jason. Dorothy is married to Dale Wydman. Their three children are Katie, Scott and Amy. Lloyd and Kaye also have 11 great-grandchildren: Taylor, Brittney, Michael, T.J., Dana, Matthew, Madison, Gaaron, Aidan, Connor and Ashlyn.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions be made to the Golden United Methodist
Church, 1500 Ford Street, Golden CO 80401, in Lloyd's memory.