Obituaries
Robert Gibb Patterson
Oct 8, 2017
Bob Patterson was a shining example of the Greatest Generation. He came from humble roots, his parents having emigrated from Scotland to New York via Ellis Island. He served in combat in World War II and had a long and successful career. Kind and loving, he was ever a gentleman. Importantly, he was married for more than 70 years to...
Leopoldo Jose Diaz
Oct 7, 2017
Star-chaser, equation-solver, Burning Man-citizen, wave-creator and destiny-changer Leopoldo "Leo" J. Diaz of Boulder, CO, levitated out of this world on Saturday, October 7, 2017.He is survived by his wife, Cornelia, and his 3 children - Andrei, Anna, Leo. Although we, mortals, will miss him, he is happily reunited with the galactic Blackness he drew so much engineering pleasure from. Leo,...
Francis Eugene Luethi
Oct 4, 2017
Francis “Bud” Eugene Luethi passed away in Boulder, CO on October 4th, 2017. He was 86.A lifelong Coloradoan, Bud was born May 10th, 1931 in Denver, CO to parents Francis Eugene Luethi and Betha Davis Luethi. After graduating from Brush High School, he earned his B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Colorado in Boulder. He served in the...
Frances Lynn Post
Sep 28, 2017
Among the things Lynn Post most cherished in life were her strong Christian faith and the community at St. John’s Episcopal church, her wide circle of friends in Boulder and her great love of the outdoors.Lynn died at home Sept. 28, 2017 from ovarian cancer. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4 at St. John’s...
Jerome Torrence Maddock
Sep 22, 2017
Jerome Torrence Maddock, 77, of Louisville, CO, passed away at Foothills Hospital in Boulder, CO on September 22nd, 2017 after a long illness.Known as Jerry to his family and many friends, he was born on February 7th, 1940 in Upper Darby, PA to parents Dr. Richard Cotton Maddock and Isobel Louise Maddock (nee Metzger). Jerry graduated from Upper Darby High...
William Karl Erhardt
Sep 17, 2017
William “Bill” Karl Erhardt, 84, of Erie, CO, passed away September 17th, 2017 at Broomfield Skilled Nursing, Broomfield, CO.Born September 21st, 1932 in Philadelphia, PA to immigrant parents, Bill graduated from Olney High School (Philadelphia, PA) before serving with the United States Marine Corps in the Korean War. After returning stateside, he was able to continue his education, earning the...
Norman Bruce Bowers
Sep 17, 2017
Norman B. “Chief” Bowers, 72, of Ward died on Sunday, September 17, 2017, of congestive heart failure at his home with family by his side.He was born on December 9, 1944, to Charles J. and Minnie (Gottschalck) Bowers in Denver. Norman spent three years at CU Boulder and moved to Ward in 1968, where he began his 32 year career...
Travis Presley
Sep 16, 2017
Travis Presley, age 75, died peacefully at home on September 16th. He is survived by two step-children, Eric Weissmann and Kirsten Lamphere; six grandchildren, David, Isabel and Jonah Weissmann, Alice and Madeline Lamphere, and Travis Pilarcik; two nieces, Celia Hill and Connie Myrick; and one nephew, Alan Rushing. He was born on November 3, 1941 and was preceded in death...
Bronislava Roberts
Sep 16, 2017
Brone was born in the small agrarian town of Mazeikiai, Lithuania. She grew up picking berries and mushrooms in the forests and selling them to help her widowed mother.On the day of her high school graduation in 1940 her country was invaded by the Russian army. On that day and days to come she saw things that no person should...
Craig Miller Granzow
Sep 8, 2017
Craig Granzow of Cenntennial, Colorado, passed away on September 8, 2017, at his home, with family at his side.Craig was born in Hampton, Iowa, on February 19, 1947, and grew up on the family farm northwest of Iowa Falls. He graduated from Iowa Falls High School in 1965 and Ellsworth Community College in 1967. He began his lifelong career as...
Richard J. Lorenzen
Sep 7, 2017
Richard J. Lorenzen, 69, of Boulder, CO passed away Thursday, September 7, 2017 at Boulder Community Foothills Hospital.Richard was born April 24, 1948 in San Mateo, CA. Growing up in San Francisco, CA and Denver, CO, he had been a resident of Boulder since the early 1970's.Richard enjoyed a lifelong love of mathematics, physics and engineering, graduating from Colorado School...
Jennifer Sue Montgomery
Sep 7, 2017
Jennifer Sue (White) Montgomery went to be with God on September 7th, 2017, in the presence of loving family. She was 51.Jen was born May 19th, 1966, in Boulder Colorado. She graduated from Centaurus High School in 1984, where she earned varsity letters in tennis and cheerleading. Some of her most fond early memories were of adventures with her sister...
David Gambee
Sep 2, 2017
David Gambee, 67, passed away from kidney failure on September 2, 2017 at his residence in Louisville, CO.Born on December 16th, 1949 in Detroit, MI to parents John Wheeler Gambee and Gladys Mac Yoder Gambee, Dave married Alice Loeffler-Gambee in Farmington, MI in 1968. The two spent most of their lives in Michigan before moving to Colorado in 2014.After marriage,...
Willard Sutter Rutledge
Aug 30, 2017
Will Rutledge was a warm, generous family man of deep and active Christian faith. He had a way of not just connecting with people, but staying connected for years, decades, even lifetimes. He loved playing music, was a huge fan of CU Buffs athletics and had a distinguished career in Boulder real estate for more than 40 years.Willard Sutter Rutledge...
Lois Jean Nemecek
Aug 16, 2017
Lois Jean Nemecek, 87, of Boulder, passed away at her residence on Wednesday, August 16, 2017.Lois was born on April 4, 1930, to Henry and Olive C. (Prasil) Barton and grew up in Berwyn, IL. She attended Morton High School in Cicero, IL, and went on to college at Iowa State University in Ames, obtaining her Bachelor’s degree in Home...
Mary Bess Johnson
Aug 15, 2017
Mary Bess Johnson passed away on August 15, 2017, after suffering a heart attack in her sleep the night of August 13, from which she never awakened. Mary was a beloved teacher, friend, co-parent, honorary grandmother, and partner. Born on May 5, 1943, to Lewis and Betty (Clark) Johnson, she obtained her Master’s Degree and worked as a teacher throughout...
Joan Milgrim
Aug 7, 2017
Joan Milgrim, 86, of Aurora, formerly of New York City and Westchester County, NY, died on Monday, August 7th, at Shalom Care.A Memorial Service will be held Wednesday, August 9th, at 2:00 PM at Shalom Park, 14800 E. Belleview Dr., Aurora, CO 80015.Joan is survived by daughters Jill (Woody) Adler, Barbara (Dick) Peterson, Jeri (Jerry) Edelbrach; grandchildren Jourdan Adler, Ruthie...
Beverly Ann Seeds
Aug 6, 2017
Bev Seeds was sweet, thoughtful, loving and caring. She also was brave, independent and determined, a strong woman who knew what she wanted in life — and death — and never shied from wrestling with life’s most challenging questions.On August 6, 2017, Beverly Ann Seeds passed away as she had always lived, on her own terms, eyes wide open, with...
John Edward Mock
Jul 15, 2017
John Edward "Ed" Mock, 94, died on Sat., July 15 at TRU Hospice Care Center in Boulder.Ed was born and raised in the small wheat farming town of Geneseo, Kansas. He graduated Geneseo High School in a class of 17 and was enrolled at Fort Hays State College when America entered WWII and he enlisted in the US Army Air...
Mary Jo Benton
Jul 13, 2017
Mary Jo (MJ) Bouchard Johnson Benton, 79, died peacefully in Boulder, CO, on Thursday, July 13th, after a struggle with cancer. Born in St. Louis, MO, to Essie and Willard Bouchard on August 10th, 1937, MJ was the eldest of three children. The family moved to her grandfather's farm before moving to Flat River, MO, where she grew up and...
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