Established 1989
Our Memorials
In Memory of Our Founder, Harold Kuemmerlin
In 1989, Harold & his wife Lila helped their daughter Lisa open Precious Memories Pet Cemetery and Crematory. For the first five years, Harold shouldered most of the duties at Precious Memories while Lisa was working at Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Due to major health reasons in 2004 Harold reluctantly stepped back from day to day operations but continued to oversee maintenance of the grounds as well as the cremation equipment. He continued to enjoy mowing the cemetery on his Walker lawn mower during the summer months. As a master mechanic, Harold designed and built most of the machinery used at Precious Memories. He was constantly inventing and improving things to make life easier on the staff.
In his spare time, Harold enjoyed watching sports, especially football. He was a big Bronco fan. He also spent time with Gretchen, a schnauzer who followed him around constantly. Over the years, many other pets have adopted Harold. They include: “Cinder” an Australian Shepherd, “Toro” a black lab (who migrated over from the neighbor's house), “Spicy” a chihuahua, “Scooby” (who was nicknamed “Gumby”), and “Peanut” another chihuahua who was Harold's constant companion.
A Fort Collins native, Harold was born in 1924. He graduated from Fort Collins High School in 1942 and entered the Army Air Corps (now the Air Force) in 1943. There, he trained as a pilot, flying the B-29 bomber aircraft. Upon leaving the service in 1946, He met Lila and they married in 1947. Harold entered the University of Nebraska and graduated in 1954 with a degree as a Doctor of Dental Surgery. In 1955, Harold started a dental practice and was a driving force in making dentistry more convenient and accessible everyone in Fort Collins area. He retired from his successful practice in 1975. From there he worked in banking and as a real estate broker. After enjoying great success in those areas he decided to try something new and went to work as a master mechanic for ESAB of North America, a company that specializes in welding and plasma cutting equipment. There, Harold oversaw the fabrication and installation of the machines.
MWD Oli (P608)
MWD Oli (P608) was born March 15, 2009 and passed away November 3, 2019. He served 9 years in the Air Force as a drug dog. He was stationed at FE Warren AFB. He retired after his 9th year and the Santos's were quick to adopt him. Though we are sad for this families loss we are extremely honored to provide our services. Thank you Kevin & MWD Oli (P608) for serving our country!