Obituaries

Thomas Sanford

Jan 20, 2025

Thomas H. Sanford

1 January 1934 - 20 January 2025

On January 20, 2025, after a long brave fight against multiple health issues, Thomas Sanford passed away at the age of 91 at Frasier Meadows Retirement Community in Boulder, CO.

He was born and raised in Pocatello, Idaho graduating from Pocatello High School in 1952. He then went...

Sarah Crockett Holland

Feb 10, 2025

Ann Crockett Holland passed away peacefully on February 10, 2025, with a loving circle of family, friends and caregivers around her. Ann wants her dying to be "a time of personal growth for everyone" which reflects her abundant kindness, generous spirit, and beautiful abiding love for others in a time of grief.

Throughout her life, Ann was known for her calm...

Marcia Peteranetz

Jan 4, 2025

Marcia Peteranetz of Lafayette, CO passed away on January 4, 2025 at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Lafayette.

Marcia, the daughter of Noble and Florence Irving, was born on May 23, 1943 in Des Moines, IA. She was a 1961 graduate of D.M. Roosevelt High School. She attended Colorado College in Colorado Springs where she earned a B.A. in music education...

Peter Quatrochi

Dec 9, 2024

Peter Michael Quatrochi "Pete" Pronouned: Kah TRA' Kee

Born June 26, 1942 in Kansas City Missouri to Mike Quatrochi and Ida Snyder Quatrochi.

The Q's were Hard Workers, Catholic more by Culture than Practice, although Great Grandma Q, who was from Naples, Italy was always in Prayer and Cooking.... Everything from Scratch.... All Family members were Baptized, Married and...

Patrick Chomyn

Apr 6, 2025

Patrick Mark Chomyn passed away Sunday, April 6, 2025 surrounded by family at Lund House-Hospice of the Valley in Gilbert, AZ. Patrick was born on August 8, 1963 to Walter J and Marge J Chomyn in South Bend, Indiana. He attended John Adams High School. In his senior yearbook he wrote: "Go West Young Man." After graduating from Purdue University...

Carol Skerjanec

Mar 31, 2025

Carol (Benson) Skerjanec passed away on March, 31 2025 after a long struggle with an illness. To say she fought the good fight is an understatement, and part of that determination came from how she grew up. Carol was born near Thermopolis Wyoming on Christmas Day, Dec 25th, 1939. She spent her younger years on a homestead and a working...

Dennis Berry

Mar 31, 2025

It is with great sadness that we share the passing of our beloved father, Dennis "Denny" W. Berry (1949-2025), of Boulder, Colorado, who left us on March 31, 2025 at the age of 76.

We are so grateful to Denny for the many things he shared with us; his creativity, his disciplined lifestyle, and the way he illuminated...

John Thacker

Mar 30, 2025

John Abner Thacker

February 6, 1929 - March 30, 2025

John Thacker passed away peacefully in his sleep on Sunday evening, March 30. He was 96 years old. An avid cyclist for much of his life, he has left this world behind to join the great eternal peloton in the sky.

John was born in Nebraska City, NE on...

Christine Dziadecki

Mar 29, 2025

Sharon Pierson

Mar 26, 2025

Sharon A. Pierson

10-23-1942 - 03-26-2025

Sharon was born in McDonald, Kansas to Gus and Maude Hesselius on October 23, 1955. Her mother and the three girls moved to Boulder, Colorado. Sharon graduated from Boulder Highschool in 1960. She married her husband, Ray, on September 29, 1960.

She worked in the banking industry from 1960 until 2004 for First National...

Gayle Hamer

Mar 20, 2025

Gayle Gowdy Hamer

October 5, 1942-March 20, 2025

Gayle Hamer was born in Oak Park, Illinois, and spent most of her childhood and high school years in Menlo Park, California. She attended and graduated from the University of Colorado, where she met and married John Hamer during their senior year.

The couple moved to Berkeley, California, where...

Michael LaSalle

Mar 14, 2025

Mickey La Salle, a devoted husband, father, grandfather, teacher, coach, and friend, passed away peacefully at the age of 85 on March 14, 2025. Born in Louisville in his childhood home, Mickey lived a life full of love, laughter, and dedication to his family, community, and passions.

He was an avid golfer and enjoyed the sport for many years before...

Patricia Hipsher

Mar 14, 2025

Patricia Mary Virnich Hipsher, born October 5, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, lived a life filled with love, learning, and adventure; she passed away peacefully on March 14, 2025 in Westminster, CO. She attended Catholic school from kindergarten through 12th grade in Skokie, IL before earning a B.A. in Information Technology from Clark College and a Master's in Library Science from...

Patricia Groening

Mar 8, 2025

Patricia Lee (Munro) Groening passed away on March 8, 2025.

Born in Adrian, Michigan, to Leila and James Munro, Patricia grew up in

Niles, Michigan, where she attended school before pursuing higher

education at Michigan State University. She earned a bachelor's degree in

Social Work and later continued her studies in fine arts and photography at

the Rochester Institute of...

Douglas Dumm

Mar 7, 2025

Karen Maloney

Mar 6, 2025

Karen Mary Maloney

Karen Mary Maloney, 83, passed away on March 6, 2025, after a brief bout with colon cancer. She was a strong and feisty woman, a talented musician for 70+ years, and a loving mother and grandma.

Karen was born in Brainerd, MN, on November 12, 1941. She celebrated her Norwegian ancestry as her father immigrated...

Bette Segel

Mar 3, 2025

BETTE ANN BUTLER SEGEL

March 1, 1941 - March 3, 2025

Bette Ann Butler Segel, a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on the morning of March 3, 2025, at her home in Louisville, Colorado. She was 84 years old.

Born on March 1, 1941, in Massachusetts, to John F. Butler and Ethel Logan Butler, Bette grew up with a...

DeWitt Hackett

Mar 1, 2025

DeWitt Clayton Hackett, born on October 10, 1934, passed away peacefully on March 1, 2025, at the age of 90. He was a beloved father, grandfather, and great-father, whose life was defined by his unwavering kindness, generosity, and dedication to his family.

DeWitt(Bud) and his twin DeYonne(Bee) were born in Chisholm, Minnesota to DeWitt Clinton and Jennie Hackett and...

Ann Del Pizzo

2025

Ann Klara Del Pizzo of Louisville, Colorado passed away peacefully on February 28, 2025 surrounded by her loving family. Ann was born to Czechoslovakian immigrants John and Mary Waschak in 1933. Ann lived in interesting times during her 91 years. She witnessed many world changing events - World War II, the 1st radio broadcast, the advent of television, the JFK...

Barbara Cooley

Feb 27, 2025

Barbara Ann Cooley

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Barbara Cooley in February 2025, at the age of 96, surrounded by her family.

A 7th generation Californian, Barbara was born in September 1928 in the Santa Clara Valley to Herbert and Norma (née Harper) Crabb. At a young age, Barbara and her sister, Dorothy, lost their father...