Claudia Jo Carpenter was born December 21, 1955 in Pontiac, Michigan. She died October 15, 2013 in Longmont, Colorado, joining her mother, Joann Zimmerman and her brother John Carpenter.Lovingly remembered and missed by her family: Husband Jeff Franklin, daughters Jessica Copeland and Kaiya McCutcheon, grandchildren Will and Hindaleah Copeland, stepfather David Freeborn, and aunts Jeanette Pierson and Joyce Torrey.A memorial service will take place on November 2, 2013, 12:30 p.m., at 1201 S. County Road 21 Berthoud, CO.Visit www.ahlbergfuneralchapel.com to share condolences.