Obituaries
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...
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;...
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...
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,...
Oliver E. Frascona
Aug 31, 2014
Oliver E. Frascona, Esq. (June 28, 1947 - August 31, 2014 We grieve with the real estate community in the sudden and tragic passing of our friend and colleague, Oliver Frascona. The press has released the names of the other passengers who perished in the plane crash on August 31, 2014: Tori Rains-Wedan, and her three children; Mason Wedan, and...
Norman Jack Wayman
Aug 30, 2014
We have lost a legend, Norman Jack Wayman—always known as Jack—passed away from natural causes at the age of 92 on Saturday, August 30th, 2014 in Boulder, Colorado. Jack had moved here from New York several months ago to be surrounded by loved ones and to enjoy Colorado’s beauty. Wayman was born and raised in Miami, Florida. He graduated from...
Joseph Domko
Aug 30, 2014
Joseph Domko died at home on Saturday afternoon, August 30, after a long fight with heart disease. He was 69 years old. A celebration of Joe’s life will be held at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Longmont Colorado on Saturday September 13 at 11:00 am. A reception will follow in the parish hall. A private internment ceremony will...
James Walter Spelman
Aug 30, 2014
James “Jim” Spelman, 83, died unexpectedly in his sleep from natural causes on Friday, August 29, 2014 in the Wellshire Skilled Nursing Unit of Balfour Retirement Community in Louisville. A memorial service is on Saturday, September 6, 2014, at 10:00 a.m., in the chapel at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 1419 Pine St., Boulder. A reception will be held at the...
Mary Jeanne Bartels
Aug 27, 2014
Mary Bartels was born in Pine Island, Minnesota on June 28, 1924. She passed away on August 27, 2014, in North Branch, Minnesota, where she had been living for the last year. From 1966 through 2013 she lived and raised her family in Boulder County, Colorado. She was a true family matriarch and was well-loved by her family and her...