Obituaries

Lester Charles Green

Lester Charles Green

Oct 23, 2017

Lester Charles Green, 88, beloved husband, dad, grandpa and great-grandpa, and long-time educator, passed away Oct. 23, 2017 at Balfour Senior Living in Louisville.Private family graveside services will take place at Mountain View Memorial Park Cemetery in Boulder. Military Honors will be provided by the United States Army.Memorial services will follow at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, at St....

Robert Lewis Taylor

Robert Lewis Taylor

Oct 20, 2017

Robert L. "Bob" Taylor of Boulder died Friday, October 20, 2017 at TRU Hospice. He was 86.A private graveside service with friends will be held, with military honors provided by the United States Army.Bob was born October 16, 1931 to Robert H. and Helene (Lewis) Taylor in Glen Ridge, NJ. He served in the U. S. Army from 1954 - ...

Bogdan Roman Stack

Bogdan Roman Stack

Oct 19, 2017

Bogdan R. "Bob" Stack of Longmont, formerly of Boulder, died Thursday, October 19, 2017, at Long's Peak Hospital. He was 93.A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, October 28, 2017, at 10:00 AM at Sacred Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 6739 S. Boulder Road, Boulder, CO 80303. A reception will be held at the church following the ...

James Anthony  Ciarlo

James Anthony Ciarlo

Oct 18, 2017

James (Jim) A. Ciarlo, 83, died on October 18, 2017 of Alzheimer’s disease. He is survived by his wife Dorothy, daughter Catherine (Erik Brakstad), son David (Jackie Elliott) and three grandchildren Siri, Sten, and Lily.Jim Ciarlo was born on November 12, 1933, in Steger, Illinois to Anthony Ciarlo and Bernice Douglas. He had one older sister Grace who predeceased him....

Robert  Gibb Patterson

Robert Gibb Patterson

Oct 8, 2017

Bob Patterson was a shining example of the Greatest Generation. He came from humble roots, his parents having emigrated from Scotland to New York via Ellis Island. He served in combat in World War II and had a long and successful career. Kind and loving, he was ever a gentleman. Importantly, he was married for more than 70 years to...

Leopoldo Jose Diaz

Leopoldo Jose Diaz

Oct 7, 2017

Star-chaser, equation-solver, Burning Man-citizen, wave-creator and destiny-changer Leopoldo "Leo" J. Diaz of Boulder, CO, levitated out of this world on Saturday, October 7, 2017.He is survived by his wife, Cornelia, and his 3 children - Andrei, Anna, Leo. Although we, mortals, will miss him, he is happily reunited with the galactic Blackness he drew so much engineering pleasure from. Leo,...

Francis Eugene Luethi

Francis Eugene Luethi

Oct 4, 2017

Francis “Bud” Eugene Luethi passed away in Boulder, CO on October 4th, 2017. He was 86.A lifelong Coloradoan, Bud was born May 10th, 1931 in Denver, CO to parents Francis Eugene Luethi and Betha Davis Luethi. After graduating from Brush High School, he earned his B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Colorado in Boulder. He served in the...

Frances Lynn Post

Frances Lynn Post

Sep 28, 2017

Among the things Lynn Post most cherished in life were her strong Christian faith and the community at St. John’s Episcopal church, her wide circle of friends in Boulder and her great love of the outdoors.Lynn died at home Sept. 28, 2017 from ovarian cancer. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4 at St. John’s...

Jerome Torrence  Maddock

Jerome Torrence Maddock

Sep 22, 2017

Jerome Torrence Maddock, 77, of Louisville, CO, passed away at Foothills Hospital in Boulder, CO on September 22nd, 2017 after a long illness.Known as Jerry to his family and many friends, he was born on February 7th, 1940 in Upper Darby, PA to parents Dr. Richard Cotton Maddock and Isobel Louise Maddock (nee Metzger). Jerry graduated from Upper Darby High...

Norman Bruce Bowers

Norman Bruce Bowers

Sep 17, 2017

Norman B. “Chief” Bowers, 72, of Ward died on Sunday, September 17, 2017, of congestive heart failure at his home with family by his side.He was born on December 9, 1944, to Charles J. and Minnie (Gottschalck) Bowers in Denver. Norman spent three years at CU Boulder and moved to Ward in 1968, where he began his 32 year career...

William Karl Erhardt

William Karl Erhardt

Sep 17, 2017

William “Bill” Karl Erhardt, 84, of Erie, CO, passed away September 17th, 2017 at Broomfield Skilled Nursing, Broomfield, CO.Born September 21st, 1932 in Philadelphia, PA to immigrant parents, Bill graduated from Olney High School (Philadelphia, PA) before serving with the United States Marine Corps in the Korean War. After returning stateside, he was able to continue his education, earning the...

Travis  Presley

Travis Presley

Sep 16, 2017

Travis Presley, age 75, died peacefully at home on September 16th. He is survived by two step-children, Eric Weissmann and Kirsten Lamphere; six grandchildren, David, Isabel and Jonah Weissmann, Alice and Madeline Lamphere, and Travis Pilarcik; two nieces, Celia Hill and Connie Myrick; and one nephew, Alan Rushing. He was born on November 3, 1941 and was preceded in death...

Bronislava  Roberts

Bronislava Roberts

Sep 16, 2017

Brone was born in the small agrarian town of Mazeikiai, Lithuania. She grew up picking berries and mushrooms in the forests and selling them to help her widowed mother.On the day of her high school graduation in 1940 her country was invaded by the Russian army. On that day and days to come she saw things that no person should...

Craig Miller Granzow

Craig Miller Granzow

Sep 8, 2017

Craig Granzow of Cenntennial, Colorado, passed away on September 8, 2017, at his home, with family at his side.Craig was born in Hampton, Iowa, on February 19, 1947, and grew up on the family farm northwest of Iowa Falls. He graduated from Iowa Falls High School in 1965 and Ellsworth Community College in 1967. He began his  lifelong career as...

Jennifer   Sue Montgomery

Jennifer Sue Montgomery

Sep 7, 2017

Jennifer Sue (White) Montgomery went to be with God on September 7th, 2017, in the presence of loving family. She was 51.Jen was born May 19th, 1966, in Boulder Colorado. She graduated from Centaurus High School in 1984, where she earned varsity letters in tennis and cheerleading. Some of her most fond early memories were of adventures with her sister...

Richard J. Lorenzen

Richard J. Lorenzen

Sep 7, 2017

Richard J. Lorenzen, 69, of Boulder, CO passed away Thursday, September 7, 2017 at Boulder Community Foothills Hospital.Richard was born April 24, 1948 in San Mateo, CA. Growing up in San Francisco, CA and Denver, CO, he had been a resident of Boulder since the early 1970's.Richard enjoyed a lifelong love of mathematics, physics and engineering, graduating from Colorado School...

David  Gambee

David Gambee

Sep 2, 2017

David Gambee, 67, passed away from kidney failure on September 2, 2017 at his residence in Louisville, CO.Born on December 16th, 1949 in Detroit, MI to parents John Wheeler Gambee and Gladys Mac Yoder Gambee, Dave married Alice Loeffler-Gambee in Farmington, MI in 1968. The two spent most of their lives in Michigan before moving to Colorado in 2014.After marriage,...

Willard Sutter Rutledge

Willard Sutter Rutledge

Aug 30, 2017

Will Rutledge was a warm, generous family man of deep and active Christian faith. He had a way of not just connecting with people, but staying connected for years, decades, even lifetimes. He loved playing music, was a huge fan of CU Buffs athletics and had a distinguished career in Boulder real estate for more than 40 years.Willard Sutter Rutledge...

Lois Jean Nemecek

Lois Jean Nemecek

Aug 16, 2017

Lois Jean Nemecek, 87, of Boulder, passed away at her residence on Wednesday, August 16, 2017.Lois was born on April 4, 1930, to Henry and Olive C. (Prasil) Barton and grew up in Berwyn, IL. She attended Morton High School in Cicero, IL, and went on to college at Iowa State University in Ames, obtaining her Bachelor’s degree in Home...

Mary Bess Johnson

Mary Bess Johnson

Aug 15, 2017

Mary Bess Johnson passed away on August 15, 2017, after suffering a heart attack in her sleep the night of August 13, from which she never awakened. Mary was a beloved teacher, friend, co-parent, honorary grandmother, and partner. Born on May 5, 1943, to Lewis and Betty (Clark) Johnson, she obtained her Master’s Degree and worked as a teacher throughout...