Obituaries

Louise S. Christopher

Louise S. Christopher

Feb 28, 2022

Louise Sharon Christopher of Erie died Feb. 28, 2022 at Boulder Community Health Foothills Hospital. She was 76. Louise was outstanding at creating relationships, excellent at communication and passionate about the arts nonprofits where she made her career. But most of all, she loved spending time with her family and friends. "We are heartbroken to lose our beautiful Louise," her...

Andrew Scrivner

Andrew Scrivner

Feb 17, 2022

James Andrew Scrivner, 48, lived life to the fullest until his unexpected death at his home in Windsor, CO on February 17, 2022. Andrew was born to Barbara Lynne MacCornack and James Loyd Scrivner on July 5, 1973, in Hobbs, NM. From early childhood, Andrew demonstrated high levels of curiosity about how things worked. Naturally this led to him seeing...

Caelan B. Lapointe

Caelan B. Lapointe

Feb 13, 2022

Caelan Baker Lapointe, 28, died at his home in Boulder, Colorado, on February 13, 2022, from a recurrent brain tumor. He died peacefully in his sleep, surrounded by his family and his beloved cat Ezio. On his wrist was his ever-present Runner’s ID. Along with emergency contacts, the bracelet’s worn metal plate read, “Run, sleep, repeat until fast, injured, or...

Doris Marie Niesen

Doris Marie Niesen

Jan 18, 2022

Doris Marie Niesen was born August 8, 1929, to German immigrant parents, Herman and Bertha Ludwig in Grant, Nebraska. She passed away peacefully in her home in Lafayette, Colorado on January 18, 2022, at the age of 92. Doris received a BA in Education, present-day UNC in Greeley, and taught at Palmer Elementary School in Colorado Springs. She met Edward...

Ann Fisher

Ann Fisher

Jan 15, 2022

Bertha Ann Fisher, 87-year resident of Denver entered Heaven on January 15, 2022, she was 98. Ann was born in Jerseyville, IL to Everett Sr. and Anna (Coyle) Alexander on July 14, 1923. She attended Denver South High School and went on to obtain an Associate Degree from Colorado Women’s College. On September 22, 1961, Ann married Richard G. Fisher...

Cheryl Thayne Elizabeth Yarusso

Cheryl Thayne Elizabeth Yarusso

Jan 15, 2022

Cheryl was called to heaven on January 15, 2022 at the age of 82, spending her final weeks surrounded by her loving family. Cheryl’s dance in service to God overflowed with beauty and grace. She carried this dignity in her day-to-day interactions with family, friends and acquaintances old and new, creating beautiful relationships that stretched well beyond her beloved Boulder....

Nancy Taylor Farel

Nancy Taylor Farel

Jan 9, 2022

Nancy Elizabeth Taylor Farel of Boulder died on Jan. 9, 2022 after an eight-year battle with Alzheimer’s. She was 76. Nancy was born on Aug. 7, 1945 in Bozeman, Montana and adopted at birth by Ethleen Muriel (Ryan) Taylor and William Richard Taylor. A very loved only child, she was raised in Anaconda, Billings and Deer Lodge, Mont., where her...

Darren John Straight

Darren John Straight

Jan 4, 2022

Darren John (DJ) Straight passed away at Banner Goldfield Medical Center in Apache Junction, Arizona on January 4, 2022 at age 48. DJ was born to Lawrence (Larry) John Straight and Susan (Sue) Jane Straight at Longmont United Hospital, Longmont, CO on January 14, 1973. After attending Niwot High School, DJ transferred to Fairview High School where he graduated in...

Charles Robert Travis

Charles Robert Travis

Dec 26, 2021

Charles Robert “Bob” Travis, 81, of Boulder died December 26, 2021, in Longmont, CO. He was born to Carl and Esther (Anderson) Travis October 7, 1940. He married Ella Jackson on September 10, 1961, in Hotchkiss, CO. She survives, as do their children, Leslie (husband Bill) Jones of Johnstown, CO, and Clyde (wife Liese) Travis of Boulder, and two grandchildren,...

Alvin V. Zach

Alvin V. Zach

Dec 25, 2021

Al was born in Talmadge, Nebraska, on March 4, 1928. He attended schools in Omaha. Nebraska and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering and Business Administration from the University of Omaha. He served in the Air Force from 1951 to 1955. Al retired from the International Business Machines Company in 1990 after thirty-two years of service. Al married...

Rodger Lee Pfeiffer

Rodger Lee Pfeiffer

Dec 7, 2021

Rodger Lee Pfeiffer, 83, entered into Heaven on December 7, 2021 after a long battle with Alzheimer's. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio to Albert and Eleanor (Strauss) Pfeiffer on March 12, 1938. He attended school in Cleveland and later received a master's degree in management engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. He married Shirley Spacek on...

James S. Keeler

James S. Keeler

Dec 2, 2021

Long-time Boulder County resident of 47 years, James (Jim) S. Keeler, passed away from COPD on December 2, 2021 in the TRU Hospice Care Center’s inpatient unit at Longmont United Hospital, CO. Jim was born in Terre Haute, IN on April 21, 1947 to Irvin Harold and Alma Lorene Page Keeler. Jim’s education included graduation from Ben Davis High School...

Mary  Watts

Mary Watts

Nov 27, 2021

Mary ‘Karen’ Watts, a long-time resident of Boulder and Louisville passed away Satur-day, Nov. 27, 2021 at Flatirons Heath, from complications of a stroke. Karen was born Oct. 7, 1935, in Cobden, IL to Mary Catherine Ehrhard and August Ev-erett Reichert. She married Jack Watts on November 6, 1975 in Boulder. Karen attended grades 1-8 at Shamrock School and graduated...

James  Kent  Harness

James Kent Harness

Nov 24, 2021

James Kent Harness, 81, passed away in his sleep early in the morning of Nov 24th 2021. The afternoon before all of his immediate family had spent time with him, praying with him, blessing him, and telling him he was loved deeply. He was at home and on his feet up until the last two weeks. Kent was born Nov...

Maria de la Trinidad Driscoll

Maria de la Trinidad Driscoll

Nov 23, 2021

Trini Driscoll passed away peacefully at the Frasier Meadows Retirement Community. Born in Madrid, Spain, she was educated at parochial schools in Madrid until after the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War when she was sent to Sacred Heart Academy in Brussels, Belgium. At the conclusion of that war, her family accepted asylum in the Dominican Republic, where she attended...

Layne P. Corzine

Layne P. Corzine

Nov 16, 2021

Layne P. Corzine, of Scottsdale, AZ and formerly of Boulder, CO, 76, passed away Tuesday, November 16, 2021 while in the care of Hospice. Layne was born on June 5, 1945 in Shreveport, LA. She moved with her family to Boulder, CO in 1955 and arrived in Scottsdale, AZ in 2006. She is survived by her husband of 41 years,...

William  Paukert

William Paukert

Oct 21, 2021

William Edward Paukert passed away peacefully in his home on October 21, 2021 due to heart failure. Born in Owatonna, MN to Edward Walter Paukert and Esther Emaline Starks on October 10, 1931, William “Bill” Paukert passed away just 11 days after his 90th birthday with the family at his side. Bill graduated from Hamline University with a degree in...

Jacqueline Sonia Wright

Jacqueline Sonia Wright

Oct 16, 2021

Jacqueline (Jackie) Sonia Wright of Boulder, Colorado passed away suddenly on October 16, 2021. Jackie was a proud Colorado native from Aurora, Colorado. She was a 1972 graduate of Aurora Central High School and a 1977 graduate of the University of Colorado in Boulder. Following high school, Boulder became her new home in order to attend the University of Colorado....

Jack  Bell

Jack Bell

Sep 29, 2021

Jack Newman Bell, 92, of Boulder, died September 29, 2021 Jack was born on December 22, 1928 to Jessie Vardeman Bell and Olive House in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1947 he moved to Boulder to attend the University of Colorado. When the Korean War intervened, Jack became a US Navy carrier pilot on the USS Oriskany, and flew with squadron...

Betty Lee Rex

Betty Lee Rex

Sep 29, 2021

Betty Rex, 81, who loved to be called GGma by her great-grandchildren, began her eternal life with her Lord on September 29, 2021, in Louisville, CO. She died of lung cancer. Betty was born in Loveland, CO, on February 7, 1940, to Floyd and Dorothy Shankle. After moving to farms in Iowa, Nebraska and Fort Collins where she went to...

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