Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Boulder, CO

Michael Friedrich Burgermeister

Michael Friedrich Burgermeister

Apr 15, 2026

Michael Friedrich Burgermeister Age 74 Passed away on April 15th, 2026, at home surrounded by his family and loved ones. Michael was born in Dolgesheim Germany, in the year 1951. Once he became a teenager he decided to move to Mainz where he studied to become a chef at trade school. After completing his program, at the age of 18...

Charles Bryan Howe

Charles Bryan Howe

Mar 27, 2026

         Charles. B. Howe

          November 16, 1935 - March 27, 2026

           Chuck's Obituary Written by Chuck

 

Chuck Howe, age 90, a third generation Coloradoan, born in Fort Lupton, Colorado and longtime Boulder, Colorado resident died March 27, 2026. Cause of death was COPD. He left behind a much-loved family and a...

Celso Cruz

Celso Cruz

Mar 26, 2026

Celso Cruz was born June 23, 1944, in Pasamonte, New Mexico to Esteban Cruz and Tonita Cruz (Lopez). Celso spent his early years in small towns in Northern New Mexico working on ranches where he learned to be highly skilled with his hands. In 1963 he moved to Denver to pursue job opportunities, eventually having a long career as a...

Dorothy Dolores Rossi

Dorothy Dolores Rossi

Mar 24, 2026

Dorothy Dolores Rossi, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed

away on March 24, 2026, in Boulder, Colorado, surrounded by the family she

loved so deeply.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Dorothy's warmth, strength, and unmistakable spirit

shaped every chapter of her life. She married William Rossi, Jr. on July 14, 1962,

beginning a loving partnership centered on faith, family,...

George Arthur Sharp IV

George Arthur Sharp IV

Mar 20, 2026

George Arthur Sharp IV

February 5, 1967 - March 20, 2026



George Arthur Sharp IV was born on February 5th, 1967, in King of Prussia, PA. He was the son of George Arthur Sharp III and Jane Adele Sharp (nee Pratt); and the stepson of Susan Rensimer Sharp. George was the youngest of four children, and his siblings included...

Margaret Lucille Lukas

Margaret Lucille Lukas

Mar 20, 2026

Margaret Lukas, 89, of Boulder, Colorado passed away on March 20, 2026. Marge was born on June 15, 1936 in Hammond, Indiana to Joseph and Alvina Macielewicz. She graduated from George Rogers Clark High School. Norbert and Marge were married in Hammond on September 27, 1958. Marge enjoyed travelling and spending time with her family. She was preceded in death...

Maurine Augusta Hobbs

Maurine Augusta Hobbs

Mar 19, 2026

Maurine A Hobbs passed away peacefully on March 19, 2026 in Boulder, Colorado. She was 93 years old. With hearts filled with sorrow, love, and gratitude, we say goodbye to our amazing mother, Maurine Augusta (Buckley) Hobbs.

Maurine was born in Brooklyn NY on 3/31/32, where she enjoyed many adventures with her big brother Edmund Buckley, and little brother Ralph...

Betty J. Hoye

Betty J. Hoye

Mar 18, 2026

September 2, 1945 - March 18, 2026Betty J. Hoye died on March 18, 2026, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Lafayette at the age of 80 after a short illness. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on September 2, 1945, to Marion and W. R. Johnson and grew up in that city with her sister, Cheryl. Betty attended Ohio State University...

Josephine Santalucia

Josephine Santalucia

Mar 4, 2026

In Loving Memory 

Josephine Santalucia

Josephine Santalucia, 98, of Longmont CO, passed away peacefully at home

surrounded by her family on March 4, 2026. She is predeceased by her parents

Michael and Marianna Vivona; brother Matthew Vivona and grandson Drew Santalucia.

She is survived by her husband, Andrew Santalucia; Children Michael (Jeanette)

Santalucia, Andrew (Deborah) Santalucia, Mary (Jim) Ehrets; Grandchildren Amanda

Santalucia, Kimberly Santalucia, James Ehrets along...

Joyce S George

Joyce S George

Feb 25, 2026

Joyce S (Cooksley) George

George, Joyce S (Cooksley) departed this life on February 25, 2026, in Boulder, at the age of 93. She was born on December 12, 1932, at Saint Francis Hospital, to the late Ralph and Helen Cooksley, and was predeceased by her elder sister, Constance Callahan.

Joyce graduated from Hartford Public High School, Class of 1951, and went on...

Frederick Hagen Arneson

Frederick Hagen Arneson

Feb 18, 2026

Frederick Hagen Arneson, affectionately known as Rick, passed away on February 18, 2026, in Lafayette, Colorado, at the age of 80. Born on January 22, 1946, in Denver, Colorado, Rick lived a life characterized by simplicity and an unwavering love for his family and friends.

Rick is survived by his devoted wife, Cammie Arneson, and his two beloved daughters, Denise Arneson...

Robert Warren

Robert Warren

Feb 16, 2026

Robert (Warsowe) Warren, age 87, of Lafayette, CO, passed away peacefully on February 16, 2026. A 1960 graduate of Harvard College (Winthrop House), Bob also earned an MS in Industrial Management in 1962 from the MIT Sloan School of Management. He worked in advertising and marketing for his entire career, retiring in 2001. He is predeceased by two wives, Janet...

Marcus Emerit Newton

Marcus Emerit Newton

Feb 12, 2026

Marcus Emerit Newton, born March 23, 1944 in Mead, Colorado, died February 12, 2026 in Greeley, surrounded by family.

Faith in God was the common thread throughout Marcus' life, from his childhood family's faith and involvement at Guardian Angel Catholic Church, to his years participating in a home fellowship called Charitas as a young man, to his years at Fellowship...

Michael Holmes

Michael Holmes

Feb 6, 2026

Michael was born on October 6, 1936, in London, England, to Norman and Iris Holmes. Hewas the couple's second child; his older brother, Oliver, predeceased him in 2004.Michael's youth in England was marked by the hardships of World War Il, an experiencethat stayed with him throughout his life and left him with a lifelong dislike of fireworks.Michael studied geology at...

Joseph Landon Coleman

Joseph Landon Coleman

Feb 4, 2026

Joseph Landon Coleman, of Superior, Colorado, passed away on February 4, 2026, surrounded by his family, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 59. 

Joe was born April 1, 1966, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Walter and Ann Coleman. His childhood was shaped by an unusual global upbringing. In 1968, his family moved to Perth, Western Australia, and in 1972...

Marian Safran

Marian Safran

Jan 31, 2026

Marian Celia Safran (née Folk) passed away in Palo Alto, California, on January 31, 2026. She was 86.

She was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on October 14, 1939, where she was among the first girls locally to celebrate a Bat Mitzvah (a Jewish coming-of-age ritual). She graduated as valedictorian from Central High School of Scranton in 1957, where she also edited...

Jack R. Lund

Jack R. Lund

Jan 29, 2026

Jack Richard Lund, 73, of Boulder, Colorado passed away on January, 29, 2026, after succumbing to Alzheimer's. We were blessed that he spent all but his last 10 days at home.

Jack was beloved by family and friends whose steady sense of humor made a lasting impact on everyone who knew him. His well-known mottos were "You have to bring...

Lou Ann Shirley

Lou Ann Shirley

Jan 23, 2026

Lou Ann Shirley peacefully passed away on Jan. 23, 2026. She was born in Fort Morgan, Colorado on March 9, 1934. Her parents, Thora and Frank Wulf, raised cattle and grew dry-land wheat on what had been her grandparents' homestead outside of New Raymer. As a little girl, she helped her parents by shooing the chickens out of the trees,...