Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Boulder, CO

Karen Samuel

Karen Samuel

Apr 10, 2015

An uncommonly special lady - Karen Samuel of Boulder – was tragically taken from us at Boulder Community Health on the evening of April 10, 2015. Karen was born July 29th, 1944 to Virginia Brown Kretsinger and C.E.(“Buddy”) Kretsinger in Sherman, TX. She graduated from Sherman High School in 1962. She then attended Texas Tech University and East Texas State...

Russell Dohrmann

Russell Dohrmann

Apr 10, 2015

Russell Charles Dohrmann, 75, who has lived in Boulder for 44 years, passed away April 10, 2015 from metastatic melanoma. Russell was born December 30, 1939 in St. Louis, MO to Russell H. and Florence M. Dohrmann. When in college, Russell met his wife at the Boulder landmark "The Sink." Two years later Russell and Gail were married in Englewood,...

Michael McKeown

Michael McKeown

Apr 7, 2015

Michael Joseph McKeown, 59, of Boulder passed away after a brief illness on April 7, 2015. Michael was born on September 19, 1955 in Binghamton, New York to James and Margaret McKeown. Michael and Sharon were married on May 24, 1980. Michael was a Principal Engineer in the Systems Integration & Test department at Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. He...

Eulalia Toledo

Eulalia Toledo

Apr 7, 2015

Eulalia (Mae) Toledo, 75, of Longmont, formerly of Louisville and Boulder passed away on April 7, 2015. Mae was born on February 14, 1940 in Romeo, Colorado to Juan and Josephine Martinez. David and Mae were married on August 25, 1955 in Boulder. Mae worked at Rocky Flats and was a member of the Longmont American Legion Women’s Auxiliary. Mae...

John McGinn

John McGinn

Apr 2, 2015

John Robert McGinn passed peacefully on April 2, 2015. He was born September 4, 1924, in Augusta, Colorado to John A. McGinn and Helen C. Cossum. He was reared in Pueblo, Colorado and graduated from Pueblo Catholic High School. During World War II, he graduated from the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York. His last ship...

Cina Saliba

Cina Saliba

Mar 28, 2015

Cina Celeste (Parker) Saliba, 59, of Boulder, passed away on March 28, 2015 at her home after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Cina was born to Charles and Bobbie Parker on October 31, 1955 in Boulder. She married George Anis Saliba on April 27, 1979 in Boulder. They moved to Northborough, Massachusetts in 1986 to raise their young family,...

Larry Meyer

Larry Meyer

Mar 16, 2015

Larry Meyer 72, a longtime Boulder resident, passed away on Monday March 16. Larry was born to Harold and Reva Meyer in Flandreau, South Dakota. Siblings included older brother, David Janssen, sister, Gloria Durling and a twin brother, Lee Meyer. Larry spent his childhood in York, Nebraska. Twins, Lee and Larry Meyer played varsity basketball, football, golf, and set numerous...

Garnet Hayes

Garnet Hayes

Mar 16, 2015

Garnet Hayes passed away March 16, 2015, in Boulder, Colorado. Her daughter, Cathy, her son-in-law, Bill and her granddaughter, Alyson were at her side during her short illness. She was born Garnet Leola Stapleton in Catlettsburg, Kentucky, on Sept 13, 1912 – a Friday. Her family moved to Wisconsin when she was very young and settled in Ladysmith. Garnet wanted...

Katherine Griffin

Katherine Griffin

Mar 13, 2015

Katherine Griffin, 76, of Longmont passed away on March 13, 2015. Katherine was born to Max Henry and Elsie Specht on November 30, 1938 in New Braunfield, Texas.

Emilia Mycielski

Emilia Mycielski

Mar 3, 2015

Emilia Mycielski (née Przezdziecka) passed away on March 3rd 2015 in Boulder. Emilia was born on September 14th, 1933 to Marcin Przeździecki and Cecylia Mańkowska in Poland. During WWII she and her parents survived an attack by Ukrainian nationalists but her brother was shot and killed, which deeply affected her later in life. She completed her master’s degree in Chemistry...