All Obituaries

ANNA H. (JOSSERAND) McCUTCHEN, 95, of Colorado Springs, Colorado has died at a local nursing home (b. Mar. 25, 1925, d. Nov. 15, 2020).  No visitation or memorial service is scheduled due to Covid 19 restrictions.  The family intends to hold a memorial to celebrate her life at a later date. Anna was born and grew up in Haskell County, Kansas, the oldest of six children.  Her parents, Charles and Irene Josserand, were farmers.  Anna grew up during the Great Depression,...

  Bessie lived her life with love, compassion, humor, and a faith in Jesus Christ. She was a homemaker, a seamstress, a writer, an excellent cook and hostess, and shared her kindness and humor with everyone she met. She leaves behind her children: David (Jae) Lovin, Joy (Mel) Hancock, Jan (Michael) Margheim; six grandchildren; and 9 great grandchildren. Due to current Covid restrictions a Memorial Service will be scheduled at a later date.

Andre B. Pritchard, a Colorado Springs resident, passed away November 11, 2020 with his wife by his side. He was born February 24, 1964 in Norfolk, VA to Willie Mae (Farrow) and Theodore B. Pritchard. He graduated from Booker T. Washington HS in Norfolk in 1982. Andre entered the US Army in 1984 and serviced in Desert Storm, Germany and a year in Korea before returning to Colorado Springs. He met his wife, Reginia Robinson, in Colorado Springs in 1988. There they married, September 14,...

Richard L. Horst, 86, passed away November 10, 2020.   He is survived by his wife, Joyce, four children, five grandchildren and a great grandchild. He was born in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1934. He was a natural tinkerer and was involved with ham radios with his school friends. He put himself through the University of Minnesota by working at the local appliance repair shop and graduated in 1956 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. Richard was employed by Univac...

Tracy Dean Norris, 59, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was born to parents Barbara Johnson and Guy Norris Jr. on September 25, 1961, in Denver, Colorado. Tracy graduated from Ellicott High School. He went on to spend nearly 40 years in concrete construction in the Pikes Peak region. He is survived by his daughter, Kelli and her husband Raymond; his son, Gannon, and his granddaughter, Rhea. He is also survived...

Thomas Alton George, age 84, passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus on November 6, 2020. He was proceeded in death by his parents, Robert and Floy George, his brother Robert (Bobby) George, and his son Donald Bower. Tom is survived by his devoted wife, Sandra Marie George, his sister Sue Hilty, and his children Kathleen Fischer, Kimberly Massen, Christine Swanson, Roy Bower, and Kathleen Colflesh. His 17 grandchildren, Matthew, Brittany, Rebecca, Scot, Brian, Eric, Jessie, Michelle,...

Chris passed away on November 4, 2020. He grew up as a military brat, graduated from Gaithersburg HS, Duke University (BS in Chemistry), and University of New Mexico (MBA). After college, Chris worked for Texas Oil and Gas and then Conoco before deciding that his real passion was working in the financial services industry as an investment advisor. He lived in Colorado Springs for 33 years working at PaineWebber, UBS, and his own company, Chris Clark Capital Management. Chris loved...

Mary Florez passed away in her home on the morning of October 31, 2020, at the age of 98. She was born Mary Perez on January 27, 1922, in Denver, Colorado. Mary grew up as the only girl in a household where she took care of her father and five brothers. As a girl, Mary loved to play sports, and it was a softball game that first brought her together with her future husband, Louis. After a long struggle to obtain the permission of her father, Mary and Louis finally were able to go to a movie...

Leanne Jill Hanson Bidwell, a lifetime Colorado Springs resident, passed suddenly on October 28, 2020. She was born February 8, 1979 to Dorothy (Olson) and LaRue Hanson. She attended schools in Colorado Springs, but spent a year away and graduated from Colfax High School in Washington State. She attended Pikes Peak Community College and trained to be a CNA. In 1998 her daughter, Madison, was born and adopted by loving parents, Manny and Marcie Ben. Soon after she met her husband, Michael...