https://www.denverpost.com Colorado breaking news, sports, business, weather, entertainment. Sat, 07 Sep 2024 21:21:44 +0000 en-US hourly 30 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/cropped-DP_bug_denverpost.jpg?w=32 https://www.denverpost.com 32 32 111738712 https://www.denverpost.com/obituaries/lila-jane-lynn-denver-co/ Mon, 09 Sep 2024 06:05:00 +0000 https://www.denverpost.com/?post_type=obituary&p=6606648 Lila was the daughter of Randall and Lillian Lynn of Edgewater. Mr. Lynn was a well-known music teacher in the Denver area, and Mrs. Lynn wrote a column in the Jefferson Sentinel newspaper. Lila is survived by two sisters, two brothers, and many nieces, nephews, their children, and grandchildren.
Lila graduated from Edgewater High School in 1951. She possessed a beautiful singing voice, and sang in many musical events throughout the city during the 1950’s. She became a flight attendant for Western Airlines and later for Delta Airlines when the two companies merged. All totaled, she spent over 40 years traveling the world. During that time, she was head of the flight attendant’s division of the airline pilot’s union. In those years, she negotiated contracts with company lawyers, where many beneficial rules were instituted.
Funeral services will be held at Olinger’s Mortuary at Crown Hill Cemetery on Friday, September 20, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. with burial following at 2:00 p.m.

]]> 6606648 2024-09-09T00:05:00+00:00 2024-09-07T15:21:44+00:00 https://www.denverpost.com/obituaries/jacqueline-jackie-maestas-denver-co/ Sun, 01 Sep 2024 06:05:00 +0000 https://www.denverpost.com/?post_type=obituary&p=6579037 Viewing: Weds. 9/11 1pm-3pm, Service: Weds. 9/11 at 3pm at Horan & McConaty – Federal. Visit www.HoranCares.com for obituary.

]]> 6579037 2024-09-08T00:05:00+00:00 2024-09-04T15:21:15+00:00 https://www.denverpost.com/obituaries/stephen-valente-denver-co/ Sun, 08 Sep 2024 06:05:00 +0000 https://www.denverpost.com/?post_type=obituary&p=6602078 For full obituary, see website

]]> 6602078 2024-09-08T00:05:00+00:00 2024-09-04T15:21:14+00:00 https://www.denverpost.com/obituaries/louis-joseph-foubert-jr-broomfield-co/ Sun, 08 Sep 2024 06:05:00 +0000 https://www.denverpost.com/?post_type=obituary&p=6602080 Louis Joseph ‘Joe’ Foubert, Jr., 77, of Broomfield, Colorado, passed away peacefully on August 28, 2024, surrounded by his family. Born on January 27, 1947, in Powell, Wyoming, to Louis and Ruth (Curtis) Foubert, Joe was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend.
Growing up in northwestern Wyoming, Joe’s childhood was highlighted by playing sports and saving money to buy vinyl records and go to the movies. As a teenager, he worked at the Powell Tribune learning the value of hard work and dependability. After graduating from Eastern Montana College in 1969, Joe moved to Colorado and dedicated himself to teaching, spending over 30 years as a middle school, high school, and adult education teacher. He was passionate about teaching history and encouraging young people to be informed and actively engaged in their local communities. Beyond the classroom, Joe found joy in coaching football and basketball.
An avid outdoorsman, Joe could often be found riding his bike, camping, and fishing throughout the Rocky Mountains. Joe also loved to travel and spent much of his retirement watching his beloved Colorado Rockies, Denver Broncos, and Wyoming Cowboys compete at various venues across the country. He was proud that he had attended a game in all but two Major League Baseball stadiums. His greatest joy, in his later years, was spending time with his four granddaughters.
Joe is survived by his wife of 51 years, Donna (Tramutt) Foubert, sons Beau Foubert and Zachary Foubert of Thornton, Colorado, his daughters-in-law Lisa (Wilcox) Foubert and Adrienne (Manning) Foubert, his four granddaughters Hazel, Charlotte, Madeline, and Emily, and his sister Marla Lou Sump of Billings, Montana. He was preceded in death by his sister, Lee Ann Osborn.
A celebration of life will be held later this year at a date, time, and location to be determined. In Joe’s honor, please consider making a donation to the American Diabetes Association or the University of Wyoming Cowboy Joe Club.

]]> 6602080 2024-09-08T00:05:00+00:00 2024-09-03T15:21:43+00:00 https://www.denverpost.com/obituaries/janet-wolfer-denver-co/ Sun, 08 Sep 2024 06:05:00 +0000 https://www.denverpost.com/?post_type=obituary&p=6602082 Memorial service is 9/28/2024 at Montview Presbyterian Church (1980 Dahlia in Denver). Visit legacy.com for full obituary.

]]> 6602082 2024-09-08T00:05:00+00:00 2024-09-03T15:21:46+00:00 https://www.denverpost.com/obituaries/charles-a-bottinelli-littleton-co/ Sun, 08 Sep 2024 06:05:00 +0000 https://www.denverpost.com/?post_type=obituary&p=6603465 Dr. Charles Bottinelli died in Littleton, Colorado on August 23, 2024, at 81 years of age of prostate cancer. Known to thousands of former students and colleagues as “Dr. B,” Charles’ career as a Colorado science educator spanned fifty years and three generations of students. Charles was born in Longmont, Colorado on April 5, 1943, to Charles R. Bottinelli and Ada Pellillo. He graduated from Longmont High School (1961) and the University of Colorado (Boulder) in 1965 with a degree in chemistry, and earned Colorado teacher certification in secondary science in 1966. He married Marian Kay Johnson of Longmont in 1964. They raised two children: Nicholas Anthony and Jared Neil. Charles taught twelve years in the Denver Public Schools (DPS) at Thomas Jefferson Jr. – Sr. High School and Hamilton Junior High School where he was chair of the science department and faculty building committee, sponsor of Hamilton’s Environment Club, co-sponsor of the Hamilton Ski Club, and taught science in 7th — 9th grades. He developed, pilot-tested, and taught a popular two-semester environmental science elective titled “Man and Earth” for ninth graders. On a sabbatical leave from the DPS, he returned to the University of Colorado, earning a master’s degree in environmental education in 1975 and a doctorate in secondary science education in 1980. In 1979, he and a fellow doctoral student founded Energy Information Associates, Inc., a Littleton, Colorado firm, specializing in energy education consultation and energy conservation projects for state energy offices and state departments of education in several states for eight years. During this period, when the U.S. faced a prolonged energy supply problem, Dr. Bottinelli was invited to speak on hundreds of occasions to adult audiences, giving his trademark lecture, “What You Should Know About the Energy Problem.” He developed two published educational simulations that taught the legislative process, The (Colorado) Lawmakers and Enterprise (New Mexico) which focused on energy/environmental issues, and he implemented workshops for teachers and students in their application for twenty-five years. In 1985, Dr. Bottinelli joined the Educational Services Unit at Public Service Company of Colorado, where he was invited by teachers to visit secondary schools in the PSCo service territory to present classroom and school assembly programs that taught energy concepts. He also organized and taught adult energy classes and workshops where science teachers earned college credit. In 1990, Charles joined Enterprise for Education, a California firm, where as VP, he trained secondary teachers in the nation’s urban school districts how to infuse energy education concepts in their teaching. His marriage to Marian ended in 1987. Charles married Roseanna M. Lucero of Denver, an administrative assistant at Xcel Energy in 1992, gaining a daughter, Shannon Day Lucero (Miltenberger), in the marriage. Charles began a 20-year tenure in the Littleton Public Schools in 1995, where he was chair of the science department and taught science in Grades 6, 7 & 8. In 1999, he was honored by being named one of 39 honorees of Walt Disney’s American Teacher Awards from a nominating field of 75,000 U.S. teachers. In 2011, he was named Outstanding Middle School Physical Science Teacher of the Year by the Colorado Association of Science Teachers (CAST). He was an avid proponent of encouraging girls to pursue advanced courses and careers in science, math, and engineering in high school and college. He authored several papers in the field of energy education, and was a member of various national and state educational organizations. Charles was a dedicated life-long learner, an avid science reader and promoter of climate change science and population education. He recently found joy in playing the clarinet again, after a 60-year hiatus, and especially enjoyed playing cornet/clarinet duets with his youngest grandchild. In 2021, with the leadership of nephew Ryan Claussen, converted two bays of the family’s garage into a modern wood working studio, where he designed and constructed hundreds of jewelry and keepsake boxes, currently advertised on Etsy at www.BotterShop.store. He is survived by his wife (Roseanna), two sons (Nicholas of Denver and Jared of Los Lunas, NM) and daughter (Shannon Miltenberger of Littleton); his six grandchildren (Braden, Antonia, Andre, Sofia, Kayla, and Jacob) and two great-grandchildren (Bria and Brynlee), and his brother, Dr. Robert L. Bottinelli and his family in Grand Blanc and Rockford, Ml. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his name to the National Center for Science Education, PO Box 9477, Berkeley, CA 94709-0477, The Population Connection, 2120 L Street, Washington, DC 20037, and to the Union of Concerned Scientists, Two Brattle Square, Cambridge, MA 02138.

]]> 6603465 2024-09-08T00:05:00+00:00 2024-09-04T15:21:24+00:00 https://www.denverpost.com/obituaries/eunice-black-weir-erie-co/ Sun, 08 Sep 2024 06:05:00 +0000 https://www.denverpost.com/?post_type=obituary&p=6603469 Formerly of Evergreen, Eunice passed away with a view of the mountains. Please see Legacy.com for her full obituary.

]]> 6603469 2024-09-08T00:05:00+00:00 2024-09-04T15:21:23+00:00 https://www.denverpost.com/obituaries/marylou-brink-foxfield-co/ Sun, 08 Sep 2024 06:05:00 +0000 https://www.denverpost.com/?post_type=obituary&p=6604806 Survived by 3 children, 5 grandchildren, and 9 great grandchildren and preceded in death by her husband of 59 years and her son. She will be missed by all who knew her.

]]> 6604806 2024-09-08T00:05:00+00:00 2024-09-05T15:21:16+00:00 https://www.denverpost.com/obituaries/memoriam-dorothy-styers-raymond/ Sun, 08 Sep 2024 06:05:00 +0000 https://www.denverpost.com/?post_type=obituary&p=6604808 In Loving Memory of Dorothy Styers Raymond July 30, 1922 – August 8, 2011 In remembrance of Dorothy Styers Raymond.
Born July 30, 1922, in Manatee, FL. Died August 8, 2011, in Castle Rock, CO.
Loved and missed by her surviving daughter and son, grandchildren and many great grandchildren.

]]> 6604808 2024-09-08T00:05:00+00:00 2024-09-05T15:21:21+00:00 https://www.denverpost.com/obituaries/les-samelson-eagle-co/ Sun, 08 Sep 2024 06:05:00 +0000 https://www.denverpost.com/?post_type=obituary&p=6604812 Les (“Sonny”) Samelson, 75, of Eagle, Colo., passed away peacefully on July 29, 2024, in Littleton, Colo., from complications of frontotemporal dementia. He was the son of Lester Elias Sr. and Jennie Cohn Samelson (Magdovitz) of Memphis, Tenn.
Les graduated from White Station High School in 1967. He worked for his parents’ real estate office from age 18, later becoming the firm’s principal. He studied Real Estate/Construction and Finance at University of Memphis and University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where he met his future wife, Carolyn Hyatt (Samelson). The couple had two children, Jenna (Browning) and Lee. The family relocated from Memphis to Colorado’s Vail Valley in 1991.
Les started in construction and development in 1972. He built or remodeled about 80 houses in Memphis and the Vail Valley, plus townhouses and a commercial building in downtown Eagle. He retired in 2020.
He was predeceased by his parents, stepfather Joe Magdovitz, and aunt Louise Cohn. He is survived by his wife and children; son-in-law, Dave Browning, of Denver, Colo.; and grandsons, Bryson and Xander. A memorial service and reception will be held at 2 p.m. on Sept. 12, 2024, at Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church, Denver. For full obituary and memorial details, please visit monarchsociety.com.

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