All Obituaries

Celebration of Life will be held May 23, 2020 at 2:00 pm at Sid and Jen's home.

Janet E. Von Jenef, 92, of Woodland Park, CO passed away at home on January 3, 2020. Janet was born April 16, 1927 in Chippewa Falls, WI to Marie (Frisk) and Oliver Olson. Janet was a small town Wisconsin girl who moved to Chicago after high school. After working for a period in the aviation industry, she met her husband “Dan” Von Jenef and married 22 Sept. 1951. They enjoyed an affluent lifestyle for many years in suburban Chicago areas of Palatine and Barrington. This...

Marck Cornelius ( His Baptismal Name Cornel Aleteanu ), a 20 years resident of Woodland Park, went to be with His Lord on December 29th 2019 , at the age of 70, following a 22 years battle with Congestive Heart Failure. He was born in Bucharest, Romania in 1949 to Joseph and Virginia Aleteanu. He had 3 siblings, Eugen Aleteanu of Wichita Kansas( wife Donna Aleteanu), Denissa  Aleteanu of California, and Dorin  Aleteanu of North Carolina. Marck fought for Human Rights and...

George F. TOMLINSON, 83, of Florissant, CO, passed into heaven’s glory on December 28, 2019. Born in O’Neill, NE, on January 11, 1936, to Richard Tomlinson and Doris (McNally) Tomlinson, he grew up one of nine children. He enjoyed flying his family’s airplane, playing sports, riding horses, and raking and stacking hay during the summers at a large ranch near his childhood home. After graduating from St. Mary's Academy in O’Neill in 1954, George moved to Texas to...

Patricia (Pat) Bordelon Burnham passed away December 28, 2019 in her home in Divide, CO.   Pat was born in Alexandria, LA on July 17, 1954 to Edmund and Theresa Bordelon. As a young girl, she loved to rabbit and squirrel hunt with her brother and their dogs, Leroy and Slick. Pat always wanted to travel. Her first experience at striking out was at the age of 8. While visiting with relatives, she was impatient and asking to go home. Her dad jokingly said, "well go." Anyone that...

William Clyde Smith, Jr.(Bill), age 85, died lovingly wrapped in the arms of his wife  on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019 in Cripple Creek, Colorado from Alzheimer's. He had lived the last 4 years in Canon City, Colorado, but to him Woodland Park was always home.  Bill had just became a resident at the Cripple Creek Care Center a few weeks ago. There truly are no words to describe the love, compassion,  and dignity that the care center staff and Jean with Hospice provided for Bill...

Wendy was born on November 30, 1951 to Reuben and Blanche Jindra in Two Rivers, WI.  Wendy made Green Mountain Falls, Colorado her happy home for over 40 years.  Before settling in Green Mountain Falls, Wendy lived in Milwaukee and Madison, WI; Seattle, WA, Manitou Springs, CO and Albuquerque, NM.  Wendy graduated from Washington High School in Two Rivers, WI and received a degree in Hospitality Management from Bryant and Stratton in Milwaukee, WI.  Her working career...

Williams "Fergie" Alfred Ferguson, DDS, was born April 13, 1942, in El Paso, TX. Fergie passed away December 12, 2019, in Woodland Park, CO. He is preceded in death by his parents, Dr. Williams Arthur and Mrs. Cleo (McKenzie) Ferguson of Mt. Pleasant, TX. To carry on Fergie’s legacy and love for life and family, he is survived by his wife, Dr. Lani Gossett of Guffey, CO; sons, Williams Anthony Ferguson and Samuel "Sam" Drew Ferguson of Mt. Pleasant, TX; daughter...

Dr. James Everett Urish, 72, died peacefully on Saturday, December 7, 2019 in Rangely, Colorado after battling cancer for over three years. He was born May 23, 1947 in Rockford, Illinois, to Robert and Lucy (nee Strawbridge) Urish, and grew up in nearby Mt. Morris with siblings Rob and Linda. While attending Mt. Morris High School, Jim worked farm jobs and at a dairy, also playing football, basketball, and baseball. His teams won conference championships in football and basketball his senior...

      Wayne Roger Frohring, age 74, passed away on November 23, 2019 in Colorado Springs, CO.  He is survived by his wife, Connie, children, Joy Frohring Brewer and Gregory Aaron Frohring, son-in-law, Lyle Lea Brewer, daughter-in-law, Anne Mariner, grandchildren, Samuel Rufus Brewer, Vesta Lea Brewer, and Cressa Mariner, and his loving sister, Jean Carol Frohring and her children Barbi Cass, Tim Sargent, Charles Gotthardt, and Fran Mills.  He was predeceased by, John...