Obituaries

Nov 11, 2014

Nov 10, 2014

Artist, calligrapher, writer and mother Nancy Anne (Vanevenhoven) Marasch died Nov. 10 at TruCare in Louisville, Colorado. Her death came peacefully after a long-term struggle with illness and injury. As an artist, Nancy called herself “fickle on medium” loving to work in a variety of forms. She won awards for her metal sculpture, oil paintings, water colors, calligraphy and pen...

Nov 8, 2014

Nov 5, 2014

Margarete A. Zukowski passed away on November 5, 2014 in Boulder, Colorado. Margarete was born on March 4, 1958 in Boulder. Margarete is survived by her husband Robert Zukowski; her son Ryan Zukowski and step-daughter Robyn Frankle; her mother Alfrieda Patzer; and her brothers Eric Patzer (Tanya) and Art Patzer (Linda). She is also survived by her seven cats: Smokey,...

Oct 31, 2014

Oct 29, 2014

Myra Lee (Barnes) Jackson (November 24, 1940 – October 29, 2014) It is with a mixture of sadness and gratitude that Myra Jackson’s family announces her passing on October 29 in Boulder, Colorado. She leaves behind the love of her family and many friends along with a strong legacy of service to the University of Colorado-Boulder’s College of Music. Myra’s...

Oct 29, 2014

Mary Jane Johnson, 82, of Wheat Ridge, passed away on October 29, 2014 in Wheat Ridge. Mary Jane was born in Steamboat Springs on October 21, 1932 to Raymond and Ann Johnson. Mary Jane earned a B.A. from the University of Colorado in 1954. She worked for many years for Mountain Bell before retiring in 1990. Mary Jane enjoyed bowling...

Oct 28, 2014

Ryan Michael Oehl, son of Maureen and Dennis Oehl, brother to Katie Lynn and Dennis Glenn, passed away on October 28, 2014 in Boulder, Colorado. He loved the Rocky Mountains, skiing with his friends and family as well as the University of Colorado where he was matriculating for a degree in Marketing. The family will be bringing him home to...

Oct 27, 2014

Oct 26, 2014

Oct 25, 2014

Patricia Palaich of Boulder passed away peacefully at Balfour Retirement Community in Louisville in her adopted state of Colorado on October 25, 2014. She was 87. Pat, the older of two children, was born on August 23, 1927 in St. Louis, Missouri to John Kelly and Mary Lyons Kelly. She graduated from Soldan High School in St. Louis and received...

Oct 25, 2014

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Oct 14, 2014

Oct 13, 2014

Donna May Ahlbrandt, of Boulder, passed away on October 13, 2014 in Boulder, Colorado. Donna was born on December 21, 1934 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Dagnor and Cecyl Olson. Donna was a loving and dedicated mother, grandmother, companion and friend to all who were lucky enough to know her. She also dedicated over 35 years and retired from the Boulder...

Oct 13, 2014

Oct 12, 2014

Jerry D. Fockler of Louisville, Colorado died October 12 at Balfour Retirement Community. He was born to Fenton and Hazel Mullen Fockler in Clotho, Minnesota on September 3, 1924, and grew up in Mason City, Iowa. After high school he joined the US Army during World War II and served as a medic in the Battle of the Bulge and...

Oct 7, 2014

Oct 6, 2014

George Ernest Bailey, 91, of Westminster and formerly of Thornton, died Monday, October 6, 2014 at his residence following several years of declining health. He was born the youngest of five children on March 8, 1923 in the small farming community of Menlo, Thomas County, Kansas to Charles Addison Bailey and Rose Ogier Bailey, both descended from Western Kansas pioneer...