All Obituaries

Sylena was born on July 20, 1997. She was a devoted mother, daughter, granddaughter, and sister. She loved spending time with her family. She was kind, and always willing to lend a helping hand.   She loved doing arts & crafts, listening to music and doing housework. Her favorite song was Rumors and she adored Minnie Mouse. She is preceded in death by her older sister Samantha Griego and father, Fred Chavez. She is survived by her loving son Antonio Maldonado, younger sister,...

Margaret Mary Herz Dragosh was born January 27, 1935 in Mankato, MN to Al and Francis Herz. She moved to Colorado Springs in 1957 where she married George Dragosh, a Colorado Springs native, on June 14th, 1958. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, sisters Dolores Herz (Sr. Mary Agnes), Carol Herz Lyons, and brother Robert Herz. She is survived by two sons, Craig (Julie) and Tim, as well as two grandchildren, Garrett and Jill, all from Colorado Springs. Upon arriving in...

  With heavy hearts we announce Mary Lou (Lowe) Porter passed away May 14th, 2023, at the age of 83.  She is survived by her devoted husband of 63 years, Fred Howard Porter III, her daughter Pamela (Porter) Butler, sister Gini (Lowe) Carey, and her two grandchildren Logan and Harley.  Mary Lou was predeceased by her parents Ruth Maxine (Kane) Lowe and Warren Lowe  Mary Lou was born in Denver Colorado, July 16th, 1940.  She graduated from Cherry Creek High School in 1958...

Carolee Sinfield Truesdale, née Carole Edith Sinfield, December 12, 1938 in Portland, Oregon, the youngest child of Phoebe Isabel (Peggy Elizabeth) Wright and Walter Herbert Sinfield.  In 1959 she married James Wynne Truesdale of Tacoma, Washington in Beaverton, Oregon. For more than twenty years, she made a home for her growing family in a dozen different locations from California to Germany, settling in Colorado Springs in 1984. She is survived by her husband of nearly 64...

Melva Royce Bowen August 1935-May 2023   Melva was a lifelong caregiver.  She was born in Palisade, Colorado, lived most of her life in Denver, spent her last years in Colorado Springs at Mount St. Francis Nursing Center.  Mother of Bonnie Bowen Pyle and David Bowen (Diana); grandmother of Brittany and Anika Pyle, Kelly and Will Bowen; sister of Donna Harrison (Warren); aunt of Gillian Cain and Lucas Harrison.  Her final resting place will be in Gunnison Cemetery. 

Claudia was born on October 10, 1946 in Tooele, Utah to John and Marietta McCullough. Her dad was a career USAF man and she was a true "military brat" moving from assignment to assignment until his retirement in 1963. Her favorite childhood memories were of Honolulu and Satellite Beach, Fl (interesting that both had beaches nearby). Upon his retirement the family (5 siblings) move to Prattville, Alabama where she finished high school. She attended Troy State University where she...

Elizabeth Scalzo, affectionately known as Betty Boop, peacefully passed away to join Our Lord on May 8, 2023, at the age of 90. She is survived by her loving husband of 71 years, Vincent, her sons Vince (Joanne), Nick (Mark), and Paul (Melissa), including grandchildren James, Veronica, Kyle, Keith, and great-grandchildren Danielle, Ethan, Gavin, Carter, Cooper, and Lincoln. Betty was born in Hubbard, Ohio, and spent her formative years in Chicago, where she met and married her high school...

Joanne Forgue (aka: Josephine Reddin Taylor Forgue) passed from this earthly life on May 4, 2023, having celebrated her 80th birthday, February 25th.  Surviving her are her husband of 52 years, Joseph (ne: Douglas) Forgue; her son, David Forgue, his wife Rebecca, and grandsons, Sam, and Jack; her son, Paul Forgue, his wife Laura, and grandchildren, Abi, Kate, and Ben; her sisters, Mary Hassouna, Rae Taylor, and Anne Del Monte. Preceding her in death were her parents, T. Raber and...

Born June 20, 1947 to Maurice Meyer Frank and Ada Pauline McCormick Frank, Ann Frank spent her early years in Cherokee, Oklahoma and Kiowa, Kansas where her family owned and operated a general store called The Dixie Store. She moved often with her family and ended up graduating from high school in Grand Junction, Colorado. Young Ann rode in the back of pickup trucks, feared the chickens, and enjoyed the company of her grandmothers, both of whom assumed active roles in rearing Ann and...

Jose Cayetano Vasquez, age 40, from Colorado Springs CO, passed away on Friday, April 28th, 2023. Jose, went peacefully in his sleep. Jose was born in Denver CO, mother Charlotte Vasquez (Torres) and father Cayetano Vasquez. He attended Coronado High School. Graduated from International Salon and Spa Academy: Barber School. Proud native of Colorado he grew up active in sports, soccer, Ice Hockey, Camping, skateboarding. Fan of great food, you could always see his posts showing off his...