Obituaries
Elizabeth Christensen
Jun 16, 2021
Elizabeth Jin Min Christensen passed away June 16th, 2021 in her hometown of Boulder, Colorado. She was 49. Born in South Korea on September 30th, 1972, Elizabeth was raised in Boulder by her parents, Carl C. Christensen and Katherine D. Christensen. During high school, she excelled as catcher on the softball team and point guard on the basketball squad. After...
Therese Taraska
May 18, 2021
Therese Taraska, 89, of Boulder passed away on May 18, 2021 due to natural causes. Even though she is no longer with us, her love, and kind, caring heart will remain with us forever. Therese was proceeded in death by her husband Alfred and survived by her daughter, Cynthia (partner Michael), her sisters Florence and Eleanor, and her grandchildren Chris,...
Daniel Lynch
May 3, 2021
Daniel Joseph Lynch, 79, of Lakewood. Colo. died suddenly of Acute Myeloid Leukemia on May 3, 2021, following a brief illness. A memorial service will be held at Fort Logan National Cemetery on Tuesday, May 11, at 1:15 p.m. in Staging Area C. Dan was born in Kansas City, Mo., on April 9, 1942, to Emmet (Joe) Lynch and Roslyn...
Samuel Wahlfeldt
May 3, 2021
Samuel Max Wahlfeldt passed away peacefully on Monday, May 3, 2021, after a courageous 8-year recovery fight following a stroke. He lived a life of 90 years that was filled with family, friends, laughter, story-telling, music, socializing, curiosity, and joy. He remained a sweet, funny and kind soul to the very end, capping off a lifetime of community involvement, serving...
George Smith
May 2, 2021
George Bernard Smith, of Superior, CO, passed away on May 2nd, 2021. He was 80. Born August 5th, 1938 in Kingston, NY to parents Raymond Smith and Anna Debrosky Smith, George grew up with eight siblings in the town of his birth, ultimately graduating from Kingston High School in 1955. George then began his 35-year career with IBM in Kingston,...
Joanne Christenson
Apr 17, 2021
Joanne M. “JoJo” Christenson, passed away on April 17th, 2021 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Lafayette, Colorado which was one day before her 68th wedding anniversary; we all believe she wanted to spend it with her beloved husband. She was 87. She was born to John and Mildred Gomora in Joliet, Illinois on April 4th, 1934. She attended school in...
Paul Edwards
Apr 15, 2021
On January 11, 1931 Paul was born in Bridgeport, Nebraska. Paul had a newspaper route for 3 years. Then, he worked at the Ice Plant. His mom drove truck and Paul delivered the ice to various homes on the route. Back then they had Ice Boxes, not refrigerators. Paul dropped out of school at the end of 10th grade. He...
Edwin Clayton McDowell, Jr
Apr 2, 2021
Beloved father and grandfather, Edwin Clayton McDowell, Jr., 78, died Friday, April 2, 2021 at his home in Lafayette, Colorado due to complications from Stage 4 Esophageal Cancer. A proud Colorado native, Ed was born in Greeley. His father, Edwin C. McDowell, Sr., was the pharmacist and proprietor of The Greeley Drug Company. His mother, Dorothy Lucille Wagner, was one...
Cornelia Davis Chandler
Mar 30, 2021
Cornelia Isabel Davis Chandler passed away peacefully at the age of 91 on the morning of March 30, 2021, following a series of illnesses and injuries, in Louisville, Colorado. Connie, as she was known in adult life, had been a resident of Golden West Senior Living in Boulder, Colorado, since October of 2019. Connie was born on June 24, 1929,...
Marilynn Sawin
Mar 16, 2021
Marilynn Skidmore Sawin died March 16, 2021, at TRU Hospice Care Center in Longmont, Colorado, after a period of declining health. Private family services were held. She was born February 2, 1932, in Hutchinson, Kansas, to John William Skidmore and Hilvid Ingeborg Spong Skidmore, and grew up in Kansas and Iowa. She earned her BA at Cornell College in Mount...
Kenneth R. Pringle
Mar 11, 2021
Kenneth R. “Ken” Pringle, 69, of Boulder, died peacefully on March 11, 2021, at Brookdale Senior Living Center. Ken was born to Roy and Barbara (Kirchner) Pringle on July 30, 1951, in Bristol, Wisconsin. Ken spent the majority of his life doing production maintenance for Teilhaber Manufacturing in Broomfield. Ken was preceded in death by his father, Roy Pringle, and...
Ruth B. Burlingame
Feb 27, 2021
Ruth B. Burlingame, 100, died peacefully in her sleep on February 27, 2021. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Ella (Loeffler) Birkhaeuser and sister of the late David Birkhaeuser. She attended Milwaukee-Downer College (now Lawrence College) and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1942. Ruth enlisted in the Navy during World War...
Gary Garrison
Feb 19, 2021
Gary Arthur Garrison died February 19, 2021, after battling viral meningitis. He was 74. Gary was born August 29, 1946, in Los Angeles, CA to Arthur and Velva Garrison. He grew up in Huntley, NE before the family moved to Colorado, where they farmed near Dubuque, then moved to Grand Junction. Gary earned an associate's degree from Mesa Community College,...
Audrone B. Donovan
Feb 17, 2021
Audrone “Audrey” B. Donovan of Frederick died February 17, 2021 at her residence of cancer, she was 58. A private family Rosary followed by a Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church in Boulder. Private family graveside services will be held at a later date....
Barrett MacLeod Seller
Feb 13, 2021
Barrett MacLeod “Bear” Seller died unexpectedly at his home in Denver Feb. 13, 2021. He was 36. He was a big bear of a man, in heart, soul and body. Warm, kind and always welcoming, he was always prepared to give a true “Bear hug” to everyone he met and was a compassionate and sensitive presence to countless friends at...
Richard Gardner
Feb 10, 2021
Richard Roland 'Dick' Gardner died on February 10, 2021. He was 93 years old. Dick was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on September 28, 1927, to Roland Warde Gardner and Elizabeth Grace Stark. The family resided in Logan and then Salt Lake City until 1932 when they moved to Los Angeles and eventually to San Francisco and Mill Valley...
Jerene Watkins
Feb 9, 2021
Born December 20, 1927, to Harold G. Kish and Matilda Wierda Kish near Ashton South Dakota, she graduated from High School in Sioux Falls South Dakota followed by nursing school at Sioux Falls Valley in 1948. She then moved to Denver and met and married Robert Watkins in 1949, They then moved to Boulder in 1952 and Jerene then worked...
William Fligg
Feb 3, 2021
William Lewis Fligg, Sr. (Bill) joined his beloved wife and best friend of 56 years, Marjorie Ellen Dreher (Marge), when he passed away at the age of 84 on February 3, 2021, at Juniper Village, Louisville, CO. Born on April 29, 1936, to Hollis Martin Fligg, Sr. and Florence L. Fligg (Loye) in Billerica, MA. Bill spent his first 12...
John Woodis
Jan 28, 2021
John Collier Woodis, age 96, of Arvada, Colorado, passed away Thursday, January 28th, 2021 at home on the family farm. John was born on March 2, 1924, in Deer Trail, Colorado. He was the son of Clark and Ruth Woodis. He grew up in Deer Trail along with his two sisters, and three brothers, Margaret, Dorothy, Warren, Tad and Bill....
Sandra Honohan
Jan 27, 2021
Sandra S. “Sandy” Honohan, 49, of Boulder died January 27, 2021.A celebration of Sandy’s life will be announced at a later date.
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