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Obituaries

  • Tammy Michelle (DuPont) Gallegos-Onago

    Tammy Gallegos-Onago, 44, passed away in Venice, Fla., to meet her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Saturday, May 21, 2011, following a brief, courageous battle with a metastatic cancer.
    Her family cared for her during her illness and was at her beside when she peacefully passed onto her next life.
    Tammy is survived by her husband, John Onago; children, Crystal Autumn Onago and Reese August Onago; parents, Tomas H. and Daisy M. Gallegos; brother, William A. Gallegos (Heidi); nephews, Michael and Dalton; and niece Amber.

  • Lyle A. Petersen, 75

    Lyle A. Petersen, 75, of Conifer passed away June 7, 2011.
    Peterson was the husband of Susie; father of Cindy (Dan) Goodburn and Linda (Stephen) Davies; and grandfather of three. 
    He graduated from South High School and the University of Denver and was owner of Petersen Metal & Machinery.  
    A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 25, 2011, at Evergreen Memorial Park, 26624 North Turkey Creek Road in Evergreen.
    Memorial donations may be made to the Intermountain Humane Society, P.O. Box 1250, Conifer, CO 80433.

  • Jacqueline Ilgen

    Jacqueline Ilgen, a longtime resident of Evergreen, passed away June 2, 2011, at Exempla Lutheran Medical Center.

  • Betty Kay Reddish Tucker, 86

    Betty Kay Reddish Tucker, 86, of Longmont died June 12, 2011, at her home.

    Memorial services will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 18, at Evergreen Memorial Park.

    Share your thoughts, memories and condolences with the family at www.howemortuary.com.

  • James M. Richey III

    Named after his great-grandfather and father, James M. Richey III, 74, a resident of Evergreen since 1972, died May 31, 2011.

  • Loeta Carlock, 95

    Loeta Carlock, 95, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 30, 2011, at Elk Run Assisted Living. She was a life-long resident and pioneer of Evergreen and was born Feb. 4, 1916, in Pine.


    Loeta is survived by her sons, Jim, Randy and Ted. A memorial service will held at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 9, at the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration in Evergreen.

  • Norma Espenship, 90

    Norma Espenship of Evergreen, 90, passed away peacefully at Grandma’s Mountain Home on Friday, June 3, 2011. She was born May 10, 1921, in Philadelphia.

  • Marguerite ‘Rita’ Atwood Saunders

    Marguerite “Rita” Atwood Saunders, formerly of Evergreen, passed on May 22, 2011, at the age of 82, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend.

    She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Harold “Bud”; daughter Robin Angelo (husband Mark, son Ryan Vest), daughter Mary Ginn (husband Mickey, daughters Allison, Caroline), and son Richard (daughters Gina, Jordan); and sister Mary Crosson.

    Her parents, Edward and Ruth Atwood, and brother Richard Atwood preceded her in death.

  • Gregg Gunnerson, 63

    Gregg Gunnerson, 63, a longtime resident of Kittredge and Farmington, Utah, passed away May 2, 2011.

  • Dave Bakas

    Dave Bakas, 57, of Evergreen, beloved husband, father, brother and son, passed away on May 14, 2011.

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