Obituaries

Brenda Stiers

Brenda Stiers

Nov 10, 2013

Reverend Dr. Brenda Jane Stiers, 74, of Boulder, CO, died unexpectedly Sunday in Boulder Community Hospital after battling sepsis. Brenda dedicated her life to helping others through her ministry in the United Church of Christ and extensive volunteer service. Her passions included politics, movies, books, and traveling. After graduating from DePauw University in 1960, she earned graduate degrees from Yale...

Elizabeth Janecek

Elizabeth Janecek

Nov 7, 2013

Elizabeth L. "Betty" Janecek died on November 7, 2013 in Boulder. She was 95. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, November 18 at St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church, 3300 Table Mesa Dr. in Boulder. There will be a reception following the service at the church. Betty was open, optimistic and uplifting. She was always...

Elka Rosenzweig

Elka Rosenzweig

Nov 7, 2013

Elka Rosenzweig, age 91, of Boulder, Colorado passed away on November 7 at Frasier Medows Retirement Home, beloved wife of the late L. B. Rosenzweig; she is survived by her daughter, Libby Rosenzweig, and many devoted nieces and nephews. Elka was born and resided in New Orleans until August 28, 2005. As per her request, no service is planned and...

Catherine Bertram

Catherine Bertram

Nov 6, 2013

Catherine T. Bertram, 64, died at home of natural causes on November 6, 2013. She was born October 16, 1949 in Chicago, to William Louis Bertram and Colleen Hope Bridie Bertram. She attended Willowbrook High School in Villa Park, Ill. and graduated from North Central College in Lisle, Ill. with a BA in music. She went on to earn an...

Marjory Phillips

Marjory Phillips

Nov 4, 2013

Marjory O'Brien Phillips passed peacefully, surrounded by family and friends, on December 4, 2013. Known for her warm humor, enduring faith and keen sense of adventure, Marjory was born August 30, 1917 in Fremont, Nebraska, the older of two daughters born to Mr. and Mrs. C.P. O'Brien. The family moved to Boulder, Colorado a few years later and Marjory happily...

Stephen Kline

Stephen Kline

Nov 4, 2013

Stephen Charles Kline peacefully passed from this life to the next on Nov. 4, 2013 in Boulder. He was 65. He was aptly named after St. Stephen, who always took care of widows, orphans and the less fortunate. Whenever anyone was in need, he was willing to help. Stephen was a wonderful father, husband and son, as well as a...

Robert Reichstein

Robert Reichstein

Nov 4, 2013

Robert Aimel Reichstein passed away peacefully on Nov. 4, 2013 in Boulder. He was 87. A Memorial Service will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday, November 15, 2013 at the First Methodist Church, 1421 Spruce St. in Boulder. A salesman for most of his working life, he was a people person, very outgoing, friendly and upbeat. He loved his family and...

Jean Haywood

Jean Haywood

Nov 2, 2013

Jean C. Haywood Jean C. Haywood, of Boulder Colorado, passed away at age 86 on November 2nd in her apartment at Frasier Meadows. A Memorial Service will be held at Frasier Meadows Retirement Community, 350 Ponca Place Boulder, Phillips Chapel 4th floor, on Saturday, November 9, 2013 at 2:00 pm. Jean was born in Beloit, Wisconsin to Earl and Florence...

Frederic Woodsome

Frederic Woodsome

Oct 30, 2013

For the last two years of his life, Rick Woodsome got to be something unexpected: a grandfather. Even though he'd been given a terminal diagnosis, he made it a point to spend time with his adopted granddaughter every weekend, whether it was going to the airport to watch planes, heading into the mountains for a weekend at a cabin or...

Carl Morck

Carl Morck

Oct 29, 2013

Carl "Bud" Morck died on October 29th, 2013 at TRU Hospice Care Center in Louisville, Colorado. He was born in Albert Lea, Minnesota to Carl W. and Myrtle Morck. The family moved to Algona, Iowa in 1933. After graduating from Algona High School he attended the University of Colorado where he was active in the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. He...

Margery Ryan

Margery Ryan

Oct 25, 2013

Margery Gardephe Ryan born on August 16, 1932, in Clarksville Iowa. She died Friday, October 25, in Boulder, Colorado. She was 81 years old. Marge was an artist who began with studies at the Ringling School of Art in Sarasota Florida. She was a staff artist at the Ringling Circus, carving replicas for the finest miniature circus. Her illustrations appear...

Duane Burnett

Duane Burnett

Oct 23, 2013

The Boulder community remembers Duane Burnett as a prolific architectural engineer/building contractor who brought innovation and invention to commercial and residential buildings between 1950 and 1986. He was the first to use the new method of air placement to blow on thin shell concrete in constructing hyperbolic paraboloid roofs including the remodel of the First Methodist Church in 1959. As...

Julie Frey

Julie Frey

Oct 22, 2013

Julia "Julie" Frey passed away at her Boulder home on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013 after a long battle with cancer. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00 P.M. Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013 at Sacred Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 6739 S. Boulder Road in Boulder, followed by burial at the cemetery and a reception at the church....

Captain Daniel Branch

Captain Daniel Branch

Oct 21, 2013

Captain Daniel B. Branch, Jr, USN retired, died on October 21, 2013 of complications from mesothelioma cancer at the age of 75. Memorial services will be held Thursday October 24, at 2:00 pm at St. Ambrose Episcopal Church, located at 7520 South Boulder Road, Boulder, CO. Burial services will be held at a future date at the US Naval Academy,...

Scott Carpenter

Scott Carpenter

Oct 10, 2013

The Scott Carpenter everyone knows was a 20th century icon: a fifth-generation Coloradan, Mercury 7 astronaut of "Right Stuff" fame, and a pioneering U.S. Navy Sealab aquanaut. Friends and family remember the icon, but much more. He was abidingly curious "Curiosity," he said, "is one of God's greatest gifts to man." He was modest, hopeful for the future, and a...

Heath Kennel

Heath Kennel

Oct 6, 2013

Heath M. Kennel, 43, of Thornton, a former resident of Boulder, died October 6, 2013 in Brighton, Colorado. A Celebration of Heath's Life will be held on Friday, October 18, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Aiden's Episcopal Church 2425 Colorado Ave, Boulder, CO 80302. Contributions:The choice of the Donor's choice or St. Aiden's Episcopal Church.

Marcia Bowman

Marcia Bowman

Sep 30, 2013

Marcia Cline Bowman Marcia Cline Bowman, 69, of Lafayette, Colorado, died Monday, September 30, 2013 at the University of Colorado Hospital (Anschutz Pavilion), Aurora. A Visitation will be held Saturday, October 5, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. at St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church, 3300 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder. A reception...

Mary Hill

Mary Hill

Sep 24, 2013

Mary Margaret Hill June 16, 1938 ~ September 24, 2013 Mary Margaret Hill, 75, of Boulder, died on Tuesday, September 24, 2013 surrounded by her family at TRU Hospice Care Center in Louisville, Colorado. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, September 28, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church Sanctuary, 1820 15th Street Boulder, Colorado. A reception...

Joann Dennett

Joann Dennett

Sep 22, 2013

Joann Taylor Temple Dennett Joann was born in Springfield, Illinois, the only child of Hazelmae Taylor Temple and Joseph Temple. An "Army brat," she attended eight grade schools and five high schools. She received her Bachelor of Science in Science Engineering from Northwestern University in 1961, her Master of Science from the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University in...

Rose Ann Fisher

Rose Ann Fisher

Aug 25, 2013

Rose Ann Fisher, 78, of Boulder, joined our Lord Sunday, August 25, after a brief battle with cancer. A Rosary will be held on Wednesday, September 4 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church, 3300 Table Mesa Dr., Boulder. It will be followed by a Mass of Christian Burial celebrated by Father Joseph Tran at 11:00 a.m....