Norene Ethyl (DeBacker) Schum Norene (Rene) was born on 17 March 1928 in the family farmhouse on Arapahoe Rd east of Boulder, CO. to Bernice (Fitzhugh) and John DeBacker. Rene had an older brother and sister. She promoted through the Boulder Valley SD and graduated from Boulder HS in 1945. She found the love of her life and married Vernon Schum, son of Celestine (Wombacher) and John Schum of Boulder on 22 August 1948 at Sacred Heart of Mary in South Boulder, where her family had been...

Vicenta Sanchez Murillo  Vicenta Sanchez Murillo, born on April 5, 1941 in Durango, Mexico entered into eternal life on April 9, 2024 surrounded by her loved ones in her home, in Fort Lupton, CO. Vicenta was a loving, caring, praying woman who was truly a woman after God’s own heart . Although, Vicenta experienced much heartache and pain in her life she never lost her faith and her loving ways towards anyone. She was a humble and simple woman who always welcomed everyone into...

Joann “Jojo” Rufina Vigil Devoted mother & foster parent Joann Rufina Vigil, 86, died Tuesday, April 9th, 2024 at her Brighton home with her family & friends by her side. Joann was born August 20, 1937 in San Luis, CO., to Albert and Palmiria Aragon. Joann loved crocheting, cooking, taking care of her home and most of all taking care of others. In 8th grade she left school in order to help her mom and dad at home, being the second oldest of 7 siblings. Joann married...

Patsy Lynch (Davenport) Wood (1923 – 2024) Patricia (Patsy) Wood, an Early Music pioneer, educator, and music therapist, died this past Tuesday, April 9, at Boulder Canyon Health and Rehabilitation in Boulder. She was 100 years old. A woman of extraordinary zeal and breadth of activities, Wood nurtured several lives over those ten decades: professional performer, music teacher, feminist, Jungian, war resister, founder of an...

Stephen Leon Flentie, age 45, passed away on April 8th, 2024, in Denver, CO. Born to Larry and Sharon (Houk) Flentie on May 17, 1978, in Athens, GA. After living in Georgia, New Jersey, Illinois, Virgina and Arizona, Stephen moved to Fort Collins, Colorado with his parents and called the state home for the last 32 years. Stephen graduated from Rocky Mountain High School in 1996. Stephen was a very talented singer and was very active in the choir at Rocky Mountain HS with whom he had the...

Alcadia ‘Callita” Barrera, 87, passed away at her home on Saturday, April 06, 2024, in Ft. Lupton, Colorado. Callitia was born in Eagle Pass Texas on January 12, 1937, to Isidro and Maria Vasquez, where she was welcomed by her older brother Juan and sister Constancia. Soon after, she would become a big sister to Rodolfo and Francisco (twins); Elena; Gloria; Juana; and Eva and Irene Vasquez (twins). On January 3, 1960, she married her husband Gilberto Barrera Sr.  The twin...

Reyes Felix Garduno “RFG” Reyes was born March 29th, 1947, in Arroyo Hondo, Taos County, New Mexico to Leontino and Adela Garduno. He grew up in Arroyo Hondo and graduated from Taos High School in 1967. In 1968, Reyes was drafted into the United States Army and was a Vietnam War Veteran. In 1974, Reyes married his wife of 50 years Gail. Together they had two sons, Leon and Adam Garduno. Reyes was a Meat Cutter by trade and worked at King Soopers in Colorado for 30 years. He...

Michelle Renee Thomason, age 59, of Omaha, passed away on April 5, 2024, surrounded by her family and friends. Born in Denver, Colorado to Jim and Jackie Thomason, she is the youngest sister of Keri and Greg Taylor, Scott and Ann Thomason, and Kimberly and Jean-Noel Reynders. Michelle joined the Air Force and moved to Omaha, Nebraska to raise her children and started her long career at Union Pacific Railroad in Omaha, Nebraska as a Brakeman in 1990 and moved into Administration in 1991. To...

Destin Uriah Raybun was born in Decatur, Georgia on June 3, 1977, and was the oldest child of Alver Richard Raybun and Betty Nance. The family moved to Colorado when Destin was just one year old. While growing up in Colorado, Destin fell in love with its nature, and especially the mountains where he loved to spend time camping and four wheeling. Destin spent his early years in the Boulder and Lafayette area, and moved to Grand County, where he met many wonderful people who became friends for...

Don Richard “Rick” Liddell Born in Pocatello, Idaho to Dorothy D. Wilson-Liddell and Billy B. Liddell, Rick was one of four siblings. Growing up in Idaho, Rick went on to graduate from the University of Idaho, where he was a member of the Phi Kappa Alpha fraternity. While in college, he met the woman who would be his love and partner through life, Shannon Flinn. Rick and Shannon were married in 1973, and in their nearly 51 years of marriage they would bring two children into...