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...

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...

Philip J Carney, the son of Mary Antonia Skulj and Francis Joseph Carney, was a third generation Coloradan.  He was born at St Joseph’s Hospital in Denver on December 31, 1941.  Because his parents had lost their first spouses, the blended family into which Phil was born had eight children.  His parents were to divorce, his mother remarried and had a son, and Phil’s siblings totaled nine.  Two survive:  Dorothy Kennedy Tirone and Valentine Leiker. Phil...

Marilyn Kay Crabtree passed away on April 2, 2024, at her home in Brighton, Colorado at the age of 70. “Kay” as she was known by her family and friends was born on Wray, Colorado, ultimately graduating from East High School in Denver, Colorado to complete her education. For work, Kay had an illustrious career in insurance adjusting for the majority of her adult life. She resided briefly in Salt Lake City, and then from there moved to San Diego. While moving around she eventually...

En este día estamos aquí reunidos para recordar la vida de un gran ser humano, nuestro querido Esposo, Amado Padre, Abuelo "Pedro Payan Lozano". Tristemente Pedro partió de este mundo el día 1 de Abril del presente año, falleció en su casa, a la edad de 80 años. Su natalicio sucedió el día 19 de Octubre del año 1943 en la localidad de San Mateo, Municipio conocido de El Tule. Sus padres fueron Juan Payan y...