Tag: obituary
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Phillip Tollefson, first CEO of Colorado Springs Utilities, dies at age 75
Phillip Tollefson, who served as the first CEO of Colorado Springs Utilities, died Sept. 4 at his home in Wichita, Kan. He was 75. A cause of death was not listed in an obituary posted online by the funeral home Downing & Lahey. Utilities built two power plants during Tollefson’s tenure: the Tesla Hydroelectric Plant…
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Remembering Bill Ruskin, advocate for parks, trails and conservation in Colorado Springs
The Palmer Land Conservancy. Cleanup work at Garden of the Gods. A nationwide program for trail stewardship. All three can trace their origins back to one Colorado Springs man’s advocacy work in the 1970s. William “Bill” Ruskin, who died Aug. 9 at the age of 87, was a leader for the city’s parks planning and…
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‘A warrior for us all’: Colorado leaders mourn former state Rep. Lois Landgraf
Former state Rep. Lois Landgraf, a veteran advocate and influential Republican voice in El Paso County for more than a decade, died June 1 at 74, prompting an outpouring of remembrances from colleagues and community leaders. A celebration of life will be held on Aug. 15 at The Gathering Place at the Farm, 11141 Ridgeline…
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W. Dean Weidner, owner of Colorado Springs Switchbacks and Weidner Apartment Homes, dies at 83
W. Dean Weidner, the founder and chairman of Weidner Apartment Homes and the owner of the Colorado Springs Switchbacks, died Tuesday. He was 83. Weidner Apartment Homes shared the news on its social media and website Wednesday night. The cause of his death has not been announced. “Dean was deeply committed to people, supporting communities,…
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‘A real-life Rosie the Riveter’: World War II veteran and longtime Monument resident dies at 102
Marie West, a World War II veteran and longtime Monument resident, died Jan. 25, less than three weeks shy of what would have been her 103rd birthday, according to her family. West passed away peacefully at home, with the quiet dignity that defined her life, said Patsy Janeba, the youngest of West’s three daughters. “We…
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‘A real-life Rosie the Riveter’: World War II veteran and longtime Monument resident dies at 102
Marie West, a World War II veteran and longtime Monument resident, died Jan. 25, less than three weeks shy of what would have been her 103rd birthday, according to her family. West passed away peacefully at home, with the quiet dignity that defined her life, said Patsy Janeba, the youngest of West’s three daughters. “We…
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Brigitte Bardot, 1960s French sex symbol turned militant animal rights activist, dies at 91
PARIS — Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later a militant animal rights activist and far-right supporter, has died. She was 91. Bardot died Sunday at her home in southern France, according to Bruno Jacquelin, of the Brigitte Bardot Foundation for…
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Funeral for Sen. Faith Winter will be held Friday at the Colorado Capitol
Colorado Sen. Faith Winter will be remembered on Dec. 5 at 2 p.m. in a funeral service on the state Capitol’s west steps. A celebration of life reception will follow. Winter died on Wednesday, Nov. 26, in a three-vehicle accident on I-25 near East Dry Creek Road. The accident is still under investigation by the…
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Merv Bennett, former member of Colorado Springs City Council and longtime YMCA leader, has died
Merv Bennett, a former member of Colorado Springs City Council and a major force behind the growth of the local YMCA, died Saturday after a long illness, former Mayor John Suthers said. Bennett was 77. “Our city has lost one of its finest citizens,” Suthers said in a statement. “Merv Bennett’s love for Colorado Springs…
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Marilyn Gifford, longtime physician and ‘godmother of emergency services’ in Colorado Springs, dies at 80
Marilyn Gifford, a longtime emergency physician regarded as the “godmother of emergency medical services” in Colorado Springs, has died, according to her family. She was 80 years old. A trailblazer in a field that had very few women in it, Gifford was widely acknowledged not only as a standout emergency physician, but as the architect…