Obituaries

John Brooks Matteson
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John Brooks Matteson

September 7, 1949 - June 3, 2023

John Brooks Matteson sadly died on June 3, 2023 during a rafting trip on the Rio Grande in NM. He was doing what he loved as a camp host near Taos, New Mexico.

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Wilbur L. “Willy” Reusser
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Wilbur L. “Willy” Reusser

October 29, 1942 - May 24, 2023

Wilbur L Reusser, 80, passed away suddenly on May 24, 2023, at his home in Denver. Willy was the first child of Versa (Douglas) and Leroy Reusser, born on October 29, 1942, in Hutchinson, Kansas.

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Dennis Valley
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Dennis Valley

March 29, 1939 - January 17, 2023

Dennis died peacefully at home on January 17th, 2023. Dearly loved by Mary, his wife, daughters Leslie (Lou) Anderson, Chanda (Ken) Kirwin, and son Trenton (Bonnie).

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Mark Allen Carlson
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Mark Allen Carlson

December 29, 1955 - May 3, 2023

Mark Allen Carlson, age 67, passed away on May 3, 2023 due to injuries suffered in a fall at his home in Longmont, Colorado. Mark was born on December 29, 1955 in Vancouver, Washington to Ellen Louise (Stone) Carlson and John Webster Carlson, Jr. He grew up in East Wenatchee, Washington with his two younger brothers, Joel and Paul.

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Shane Hulstyn
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Shane Hulstyn

September 23, 1992 - March 31, 2023

We were somewhere in Utah when the gas began to run out. It was almost noon, and we still had hundreds of miles to go. It was April 13, and Shane had died 14 days before in Denver, where he had been living for the past two years with his dog, Thompson.

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Phil Kohn
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Phil Kohn

November 12, 1983 - May 5, 2023

Phil lit up the world around him as a son, brother, brother-in-law, friend, uncle, and nephew. He never met a stranger. His enthusiasm, spontaneity, and joyful personality impacted everyone he met, whether it be for minutes or years.

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Amy Joy Halliburton
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Amy Joy Halliburton

July 23, 1982 - April 21, 2023

Amy Joy Halliburton, 40, of Centennial, CO, passed away on Friday, April 21, 2023. Amy was a Colorado native, born to David and Connie Reed of Parker, CO, on July 23, 1982. Amy grew up in Littleton and Parker, CO and graduated from Ponderosa high school in 2001. After graduation, Amy went on to complete a bachelor’s degree in exercise science from Metropolitan State University of Denver.

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Shirley M. Buttrick
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Shirley M. Buttrick

Shirley Miller Buttrick passed away peacefully on April 30, 2023 at the age of 98. She was born on November 11, 1924 in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Anna and David Miller.

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Andrew Kaldor
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Andrew Kaldor

October 11, 1944 - April 28, 2023

Andrew Kaldor passed away comfortably at home surrounded by family on April 28th, 2023. He was born in Budapest, Hungary on October 11th, 1944, four months before the city’s liberation from the Nazis by Soviet forces. Along with his parents and sister, he survived the Holocaust thanks to Raoul Wallenberg’s heroic efforts to save Hungarian Jews. After the Hungarian Revolution in 1956, Andrew and his family escaped to Austria and then to the United States, where they made Berkeley, California their home.

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Wanda Lafferty
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Wanda Lafferty

Wanda Gray Lafferty passed on April 30, 2023 after a long illness. Wanda was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on August 21, 1947, and worked as a paralegal and most recently, as a technical writer. She leaves behind her husband, Denny, her sister, Eileen, and brother, Geoffrey, as well as her daughter, Andrea, son, Damon, and granddaughter, Aliera.

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