Obituaries

Jul 2, 2025

John Marshall Matthews Jr., affectionately known as Jay, passed away peacefully on July 2, 2025, at the age of 64, at Winding Trails Post Acute in Boulder, Colorado.

Born on January 11, 1961, in Cincinnati, Ohio, Jay's early life saw him attend high school at Campion Academy in Loveland, Colorado. He then ventured to California for higher education, attending La...

Jul 23, 2025

Jul 21, 2025

James Hartz passed away on July 21, 2025. He was born in Bay City, Michigan on June 25, 1944 to Earl and Elizabeth (Snyder) Hartz.

His family moved to Florida when he was young. In his words, he had a "Huckleberry Finn childhood." From there, the family moved to Detroit.

Jim was an excellent athlete-both baseball and football-and after high...

Jul 20, 2025

William Andrew Wehinger, age 82, passed away peacefully on July 20, 2025, in Boulder, Colorado.

Affectionately known as Bill, he was born on June 22, 1943, in Sherman Oaks, California, to Edna Marie and Leonard Wehinger. He attended St. Francis de Sales School and Notre Dame High School. Bill joined the Air Force, where he specialized in repairing and maintaining...

Jul 15, 2025

Gordon Cade Moore was born February 19, 1939 at the Sanitarium Hospital 4th and Mapleton in Boulder, CO to Sadie Bowes Moore and Donald Cade Moore. He went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on July 15, 2025. He lived in Louisville, CO until he was 3 years old when his family moved to Boulder and settled...

Jul 10, 2025

Richard "Dick" Baker, 88, of Longmont, CO and formerly of Montrose, CO, passed away peacefully on July 10, 2025, at his home. Dick was born on January 14, 1937, in Hayes, Kansas to Rev. Henry H. and Hazel Baker. Dick earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in biology from Nebraska Wesleyan University and a Master's Degree in Education from Colorado...

Jul 8, 2025

Ronald Paul Swarztrauber age 58, was born in Boulder, Colorado on April 11, 1967 to Suzanne and Paul Swarztrauber, PhD. He passed away July 8, 2025. He is survived by his mother Suzanne and his sister Karleen Swarztrauber, M.D. who lives in Washington State.

Ron attended Fairview High School where he was an honor student and he participated in the...

Jul 5, 2025

Darrell Alan Rott passed peacefully at Boulder Community Health on July 5, 2025, surrounded by his family. He had suffered a catastrophic bike accident two days prior.

Born in Lodi, California, in 1952, Darrell grew up on a dairy farm with his siblings Steve and Sherri. He attended Pacific Union College, where he earned an undergraduate degree in theology (with a...

Jun 30, 2025

Marie G. Kindgren

After gracing the world for 100 years with her wonderful personality, enduring kindness and determination, Marie passed away on June 30th ,2025 at the Frasier Retirement Community in Boulder Colorado.

Born in Chicago April 19th, 1925 to Ludwig and Terese Gilch, who had emigrated from Germany in 1915 , Marie and her sister Marge grew up in...

Jun 29, 2025

Robert Evans Woods, Jr.

October 15, 1947 - June 29, 2025

Robert E. Woods, Jr. died peacefully on June 29, 2025, surrounded by family. The cause of death was aspiration pneumonia. He had recently been re-diagnosed with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy after having been originally diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 2018. Bob worked indefatigably to keep his symptoms at bay, and...

Jun 28, 2025

David Laverne Gross died on June 28, 2025 at Sunrise Assisted Living in Colorado at the age of 84. He was born in Kankakee, Illinois in 1940 to Laverne and Lois. As a child, David grew up in Davenport, IA after the family moved there in 1948. He graduated from St. Ambrose high school.

During his early years, he was an...

Jun 27, 2025

Claire Susan Hartwig Coppola (11/01/1951 - 06/27/2025) born Aimee Jo Ferretti in Pittsburgh, PA, passed away peacefully in Boulder, CO, at the age of 73. Claire lived a vibrant and passionate life defined by adventure, resilience, and love.

Claire is survived by her four beloved children, Sebastian Carl Coppola (Mary Semich), Megan Elizabeth Coppola Harling (John "Jack" Harling), of Colorado, Dr....

Jun 26, 2025

Charlotte Ripley Sorenson

December 26, 1939 - June 26, 2025

"In Stillness There Is A Song"

On the morning of June 26, 2025, Charlotte Ripley Sorenson died peacefully and with extraordinary grace and dignity - just as she had lived every one of her 85 years. Interstitial lung disease finally quieted her inspired storytelling, discerning intellect, compelling voice, and mischievous...

Jun 22, 2025

In loving memory of Neil Clark Hockstad

Neil Clark Hockstad passed away on June 22, 2025, at the age of 63, while on an adventure of a lifetime; living on a sailing catamaran, scuba diving, and fishing in the Caribbean Sea.

Neil was born in Rapid City, South Dakota, on February 26, 1962, to Raymond Leslie Hockstad and Catherine Clark...

Jun 22, 2025

David Mason Uhlir was born in Boston MA on May 19, 1961 to Arthur Uhlir Jr and Ingeborg Neurnberger Uhlir. The youngest of three sons, Dave was raised in the Boston area and attended Tufts University from which he received a BA in Geology in 1983. Following summer field camps in Wyoming with Iowa State University, he moved to Ames,...

Jun 20, 2025

Thomas Paine McNamee Cestare, of Lanikai, Hawai'i and Boulder, Colorado, passed away on June 20 in Boulder, Colorado. He was 37 years old. Tommy graduated from Punahou School in Hawai'i and then moved to Boulder to attend the University of Colorado. Tom took great joy in family, friends, cooking, music, hiking, and fishing. He is survived by his parents, Tom...

Jun 20, 2025

Jun 19, 2025

Moira Buchan Buhse died on June 19, 2025 in Colorado at the age of 89. She was born in 1935 in St. Louis, Missouri to parents Ruth and Sandy Buchan. She attended Clayton High School before transferring to the new Ladue High School where she was a member of their first graduating class. She spent her childhood summers in the...

Jun 11, 2025

Gloria Maria Williamson March 30, 1932 - June 11, 2025



Gloria Maria Williamson passed away peacefully in her sleep Wednesday morning, June 11, 2025 from complications of Alzheimer's Disease. She had very recently gone into Bloom Hospice care at MorningStar Memory Care.



Gloria Maria Sepulveda Rivas was born March 30, 1932 in Bario Jacanas, Yabucoa, Puerto Rico,...

Jun 11, 2025

Michael John Vierra, 61, of Berthoud, CO, went to be with his Heavenly Father on June 11th, 2025, after battling a long fight with a rare brain disease.

Mike was born on June 29th, 1963, to Barbara and Joe Vierra in San Pablo, California. 



Mike attended Amador High School in Sutter Creek, graduating in 1981, where he played football and baseball. He...