Obituaries

May 10, 2024

Florence Atwater Van Dyke Anderson

January 1st 1929 - May 10th 2024

Florence Van Dyke Anderson, known as Flodie, passed away on Friday May 10th at Frasier Meadows retirement community in Boulder, Colorado.

Flodie was born in Middletown Connecticut on the 1st of January 1929 to Karl Skillman Van Dyke and Lua Stewart Docking Van Dyke. Her father was a physics professor at...

May 7, 2024

Robert Allen (Bob) Kretsch, age 77, passed away unexpectedly on May 7th, 2024, doing what he loved, playing tennis with dear friends. Bob was born and raised in Plymouth, Wisconsin, the son of Eugene and MaryAnn Kretsch. He was the oldest of five children. Bob attended Plymouth High School, graduating in 1966 and then enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Madison,...

May 6, 2024

Marilou Clendenen, longtime Boulder resident, died May 6 at age 96. She was in her home, with family, which was her greatest remaining wish. She was born and grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a city she dearly loved but left in 1952 at the time of her marriage to Robert (Robb) Clendenen. During his military duty and student years they lived...

May 3, 2024

Apr 25, 2024

David Thorndike was a complex, loving, and self-reliant man. Born on December 1, 1925, he died on April 29, 2024. He is survived by his wife Deborah J. Haynes; daughters, Leslie Thorndike and Persis Thorndike; granddaughters, Madeleine and Julia Thorndike Goetz, and Talis Love; and great grandchildren Tulsi and Oona Love. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he grew up in Skowhegan,...

Apr 12, 2024

Please share your favorite memory of Gale to be included in a special keepsake book for the family.

Apr 10, 2024

Our dear sister and especially beloved "Auntie" passed on to Eternity on April 10, 2024. in her home in LifeCare of Longmont with family around her.  Arlene was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and raised a few miles away in Fairfield.  She was a middle child, survived by sister Dorothy E.Bertch and brother Henry"Hank" G. (Kathleen) Bahe. Also, by her Bertch...

Apr 8, 2024

Steven Pfeifer, long time resident of Fourmile Canyon, passed away on April 8, 2024 after a brave battle with an aggressive pancreatic cancer. Steven was born December 2, 1948 in St. Louis to Walter Harris Pfeifer and Rose Marie Seitzer Pfeifer. His parents and grandparents gave him a life-long appreciation of both books and music. He was a walking repository...

Apr 7, 2024

Margaret Elaine (Campbell) Smith (1929 – 2024) Margaret passed peacefully on April 7, 2024 (age 94), at Frasier Meadows, Boulder, Colorado, six weeks after suffering injuries from a fall, and two weeks after being diagnosed with pancreatic and liver cancer, and four days after suffering a stroke and heart attack. Her daughters Elaine and Cynthia were with her, as well...

Apr 6, 2024

Wanda N. Jackson took her last breath Saturday, April 6, 2024, in her home surrounded by her four daughters.Wanda Nona Lucia Seliga-Socinskis was born in Riga, Latvia on December 27, 1927. At the age of 16, she had to leave her family and escape her occupied country during the war. She traveled through Germany and Austria and eventually immigrated to...

Apr 4, 2024

Chuck Miller, 61, of Broomfield, Colorado, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on April 04, 2024, after a prolonged battle with cancer. Born in Sioux City, Iowa, on September 11, 1962, Chuck was the fifth of six children born to Duane and Nancy Miller. He attended Bishop Heelan High School and went on to earn a Bachelor of Science...

Apr 2, 2024

Apr 2, 2024

We celebrate the life of Wesley Alexander Johnson, Jr., who passed away April 2, 2024 at the home he shared in Boulder, Colorado with his wife, Joanne Marie (Rust) Johnson. He will be profoundly missed by Joanne, daughters AnnMarie Johnson and Nancy Lynne (Johnson) Cowger, son Paul Rust Johnson, granddaughter Abby Lake Johnson, daughter-in-law Ellen Susan Macdonald, son-in-law John Preston...

Apr 2, 2024

Sarah (Bunkenburg) Lems, bastion of light and hope in the eyes of so many friends, family and students, died of glioblastoma in her home with her loving family holding her hand on April 2, 2024 at age 57. Sarah focused her life’s energy on helping people heal. At age 10, Sarah developed Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). During a time when...

Mar 31, 2024

Elinor Mary (Myers) McGinn July 25, 1923 – March 31, 2024 After a week of being surrounded with family, Elinor Mary (Myers) McGinn passed peacefully on Easter Sunday morning. Elinor was born in Minoa, New York to Nellie Schaefer and Raymond Myers on July 25, 1923. One hundred years ago, her family moved to Grand Junction, Colorado as a cure...

Mar 31, 2024

Albert Slobodin passed away on Sunday, March 31st. He was an artist, music lover, audiophile, WWII veteran, conscientious citizen, and a gentle, loving, dedicated husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Born in 1924 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, he was the child of Jewish immigrants who were forced to flee their home in the Pale of Settlement region of the Russian Empire. Al...

Mar 27, 2024

Kathleen Marie Carroll Schmid March 11, 1970 - March 27, 2024 Kathleen “Kate” Marie Carroll Schmid passed away on Wednesday, March 27th, after a courageous battle with brain cancer. She was surrounded by her husband and children and many friends and family members throughout her illness, until her death at home. She was born to Joseph Thomas and Jan Marie...

Mar 25, 2024

Please share your favorite memory of Joan to be included in a special keepsake book for the family.

Mar 18, 2024

Manert H. Kennedy, of Boulder, passed away peacefully on March 18, 2024 in Oakland, California. Manert was born March 3, 1930 in Wyandotte, Michigan to Joseph Kennedy and Alvina Lange. Manert grew up in Michigan and after high school, served in the United States Marine Corp including combat duty as a Rifle Platoon Sergeant with the First Marine Regimental Combat...

Mar 15, 2024

On March 15th, 2024 James Harding, age 78, passed away peacefully and honorably. His battle, long fought, was fierce and unwavering. His life was rich with family, friend and travel. A gentle and kind soul, he will be sorely missed by many. He went ALL IN! James was born in Baltimore, MD to Warren Harding and Connie Horonick. James married...