Juanita Hakala

Juanita, 71, was born January 27, 1946 in Detroit, Michigan to Reuben and Doris (Schulz) Kuxhaus. She passed away on May 23, 2017at home in Boulder, Colorado. She earned degrees in education from Wayne State University and Oakland University, both in Michigan. Her professional career included teaching elementary grades in Michigan and Colorado and directing a child care center in Michigan. Her interests included gardening, bicycling, hiking and skiing. In retirement she was able to volunteer more in the community and at her church. Completing five Ride the Rockies bicycle tours, serving as a Boulder County Master Gardener and assisting elderly friends in her church family were especially rewarding pursuits. She is survived by her husband Douglas of forty-eight years; her sister, Patricia Kuxhaus and her brother, Dale Kuxhaus.
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