Obituaries
Lucy Najera
Nov 6, 2014
Lucy 71, died Thursday, November 6, 2014. Lucy was born April 21, 1943 in Denver, CO to parents Tony and Mary Rojas. She was preceded in death by her husband James Najera Sr. She is survived by her children, Rosemary, James Jr. (Christine), Michael Sr. (Melissa) and Felix (Dana) Najera; grandchildren Brandon, Courtney, Joelontay, Elizabeth, Amanda, Genevieve, Shayla, Michael Jr,...
John Herbert Simpson
Oct 23, 2014
John H. Simpson of Erie, Colorado went home to be with his Lord and Savior on October 23, 2014 after a long battle with Parkinson’s syndrome and chronic lymphocytic leukemia. He was 78. John, the younger of two children was born on December 30, 1935 in Schenectady, New York to Harry Simpson and Ruby Mae Whitaker Simpson. John graduated from...
Patricia Jean Drever
Oct 18, 2014
Patricia Jean Drever, of Louisville, passed away on Oct. 18, 2014. She was 68. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, at the Gatehouse Event Center, 1055 S 112th St., in Lafayette. Patty was born on April 2, 1946, in Geneva, Ill., the daughter of Jesse Lance and Martha Lena Witt Lance. She married...
Carol Anne Hight
Oct 14, 2014
Carol Anne Hight passed away on October 14, 2014 at Collier Hospice in Wheat Ridge after battling uterine cancer. She resided in Westminster, after formerly living in Boulder for 35 years with her beloved husband, James. A celebration of Carol’s life will be held at 1:30 P.M. on Thursday, October 23, 2014 at Presbyterian Church of Broomfield, 350 Main st....
John Power Holloway
Oct 4, 2014
John Power Holloway, former mayor of Boulder and longtime resident legal counsel for the University of Colorado Boulder, died at his home Oct. 4, 2014. He was 87. A private family service has been held. There will be a memorial reception in his honor at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23 at the fifth-floor lounge and terrace at the University Memorial...
William Arthur Besfer, Jr.
Sep 26, 2014
William A. “Mr. Bill” Besfer Jr. age 68, of Boulder, passed away on September 26, 2014 at TRU Community Care Hospice in Louisville.A celebration of life will be held at St. Mary Magdalene Episcopal Church, 4775 Cambridge St, Boulder, CO 80301 on October 6, 2014 at 1:30 P.M. Military Honors will be provided by the United States Navy.On March 13,...
Billie Jean Hall
Sep 25, 2014
Billie Jean Hall of Boulder, Colorado passed away September 25, 2014 at the age or 65, after a forty year battle with Multiple Sclerosis. She was born September 1, 1949 in Canon City to Kinney and Dorothy Callaway. Services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, October 9, 2014 at St. Thomas Aquinas, 904 14th St. Boulder, CO 80302; and...
Richard Thomas Dando
Sep 24, 2014
Richard “Dick” Thomas Dando, 88 of Louisville, died Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at Exempla Colorado Lutheran Home in Arvada. A Graveside Service will be held at Fort Logan National Cemetery, 3698 S. Sheridan Blvd. Boulder, CO 80235, shelter “A” at 12:00 P.M. on Wednesday, October 8, 2014. Military Honors will be provided by the United States Army. Dick was born...
Timothy James Bowers
Sep 21, 2014
BOWERS, TIMOTHY J. Born: November 26, 1964; Died: September 21, 2014 Tim grew up in Boulder, Colorado, graduated from Boulder High School and attended Western State College in Gunnison, Colorado. He greatly enjoyed many sports including soccer, baseball, basketball, football, softball, golf, skiing and fishing. Tim was warm, personable and generous and made friends for life. He and his infectious...
Gordon Minton Wickstrom
Sep 18, 2014
don Minton Wickstrom died at the age of 88 on September 18, 2014, after fighting cancer since the preceding April. He was born on April 26, 1926, in Boulder. Wickstrom was Professor of Theatre at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania from 1971 to 1990, and Department Chair from 1976 until his retirement in 1990 as Alumni Professor of...
John David Hunter
Sep 18, 2014
John David Hunter, 71 of Lafayette, retired fire fighter, died Sept. 18, 2014. A celebration in honor of John’s life and a Memorial Mass of Christian Burial Fri., Oct. 10, 2014 at 5:30 P. M. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 715 Cabrini Drive, Lafayette, CO 80026. Survivors: wife, Barbara Hunter; one daughter, Lindsey (Nick) Fohr and one son, Daniel Hunter;...
Doris L. Allen
Sep 15, 2014
Doris L. Allen, age 94, of Boulder, passed away on September 15, 2014. A memorial service will be held at a later date at the First Presbyterian Church, Boulder. On December 15, 1919, Doris was born in Washington, D.C. to Charles and Catherine Ludwig. She attended Central High School, and after graduation she went to George Washington University where she...
Rita Goor
Sep 8, 2014
Rita Goor, 82, of Boulder, died Monday, September 8, 2014. A private family graveside service is scheduled at Green Mountain Cemetery. Rita was born, January 20, 1932 in Brooklyn, New York to Isadore Goodman and Paula Bressack Goodman. Rita is preceded in death by her parents, Isadore and Paula Goodman and her husband, Sidney Goor. She is survived by Daughters,...
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