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  • Harvey McCollum remembered

    Harvey McCollum remembered

    April 15, 1955 – December 25, 2019

    Harvey Merle McCollum passed away on Christmas Day 2019, in Hotchkiss, CO. He was born in Rollinsville, CO, to parents Donald and Roberta McCollum. He spent his childhood roaming the mountains and foothills of the Front Range while attending the small elementary school in Rollinsville.
    Harvey attended the Nederland Middle Senior High School through ninth grade and then attended a Vo-Tech program for mechanics. After a year, he proceeded to on-the-job training with (more…)

  • Dan Cooper remembered

    Dan Cooper remembered

    April 7, 1952 – November 22, 2019

    Daniel Edward Cooper, 67, passed away peacefully in Newport, California surrounded by family on November 22, 2019.

    Dan was born April 7, 1952, in Pueblo, Colorado. He proudly served in the U.S. Army as a CW2 helicopter pilot. He went on to become a civilian helicopter pilot for companies including Petroleum Helicopters (Lafayette, LA), Life Flight (Peoria, IL), and Flight for Life (Cleveland, OH). (more…)

  • Mary Taitt remembered

    Mary Taitt remembered

    1933 – October 15, 2019

    Mary Taitt passed away on October 15, 2019 at 86 years of age. She was born in Arena, Wisconsin, graduated from the University of Wisconsin, and was an author and school teacher. After moving to Central City, she enjoyed being a tour guide at the Teller House in Central City in the ‘90s. She was married 61 years to Eugene Taitt. She is survived by their children John and Jeannie. Mass will be held on Saturday, November 2nd at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Central City, Colorado.

  • Leslie Green remembered

    Leslie Green remembered

    June 2, 1955 – July 23, 2019

    Leslie Green, of Gilpin County, died last week. Leslie was born in Lakeview, New York on June 2, 1955. She moved to Colorado in 1980, where she had two children and attended college. Leslie worked for the U.S. Postal Service for over 20 years.

    Leslie is survived by her mother; Joan Nowland; her daughter, Leah Green of Boise, ID; her son Gabriel Green of Houston, TX; and three brothers, along with other extended family members. (more…)

  • Mary Steele remembered

    Mary Steele remembered

    June 27, 1950 – June 19, 2019

    Mary Louise Steele, 68, Arvada passed away on Wednesday, June 19, 2019 in her home. Born on June 27, 1950 in Colorado she was the daughter of Rosemary A. (Miller) and Fred L. Dornbrock. Mary married Shawn Steele on September 21, 1996 and together they shared 23 years of marriage. Mary spent most of her life in Central City, before moving to Arvada 13 years ago. She worked in her mother’s antique shop in Central City before becoming a shift supervisor at a local casino. (more…)

  • David Wienbarg remembered

    David Wienbarg remembered

    January 14, 1956 – April 26, 2019

    David Wienbarg was born in Denver, Co January 14, 1956, and passed away unexpectedly April 26, 2019, at home. Dave loved his life in Central City and was often seen taking his dog, Mel, on long walks around town.

    He will lovingly be remembered by his son Jacob and grandson Jamison, as well as his aunt Mary Summers and many cousins and friends.

    Dave had a quick smile and believed helping and caring (more…)

  • James Erdman remembered

    James Erdman remembered

    March 21, 1964 – April 24, 2019

    James Frederick Erdman was born March 21, 1964 in Durango, Colorado to James Allen Erdman and Margaret (Mardi) Ann Erdman (Bredemeier). He died on April 24th in his apartment in Golden, Colorado with his beloved cat, Boo, beside him.

    James died of natural causes—organ failure due to the effects of his life-long struggle with alcoholism. James would move a mountain for a complete stranger. He’d give his last penny to a beggar. He loved animals and (more…)

  • Linda Jones remembered

    Linda Jones remembered

    November 9, 1937 – March 27, 2019

    Linda May Jones passed away on March 27, 2019. She was born in El Dorado Kansas, November 9, 1937, to Edith Heck Carlson and Forrest Edward Carlson. She had an older brother, Edward, also known as Buster. Linda grew up in Kansas, graduating high school from Harper High.She attended Kansas University, where she met her first husband, and with whom she had three children: Chris Dale Conard, Carin Dene’ Lockhart, and Curtis Dean Conard (all still alive and well). She later married Verl Jones and the two were happily wed for (more…)

  • Chris Bleske remembered

    Chris Bleske remembered

    February 8, 1997 – March 25, 2019

    Christopher Mark Bleske-Good of Black Hawk passed away on March 25, 2019, in Black Hawk. He was born on February 8, 1997, in Royal Oak, MI, to father James Good and mother Theresa Bleske (Schemers).   During his life, he also lived in Madison Heights, MI; Washington, MI; Tempe, AZ, and Central City, CO. He attended Gilpin County Schools with the Class of 2015, and majored in Live Sound Engineering at the Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences. (more…)

  • Remembering Don Olhausen

    Remembering Don Olhausen

    July 13, 1949 – December 20, 2018

    Don Lee Olhausen was born July 13, 1949. “Don O” died December 20, 2018 after a 10-year struggle with early onset Alzheimers.He was the only child of Erna and Henry “Heinie” Olhausen from Hartley and Arnold’s Park, Iowa who preceded him in death. Don is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Fonseca, his children: Donda Gorton and Drew Olhausen as well as three stepdaughters: Kenna Norton, Amanda Norton-Schaal and Alexis Fonseca-Chavez. (more…)

  • Mark Smith remembered 

    Mark Smith remembered 

    June 17, 1956 – February 10, 2019

    Mark Steven Smith of Nederland passed away of cancer at the Boulder Community Hospital on February 10, 2019. He was born on June 17, 1956, to Micheal B. Smith and Jeannette McDonald Smith.
    He attended Nederland High School and was a Boulder County Road Supervisor. Mark was raised in Nederland, the second oldest son of the Smith family, son of a miner, and brother to two sisters and three brothers.
    He married Ressa Lively Smith on August 27, 1985, at Mark’s grandmother’s house on West First Street. (more…)

  • Noah Lindberg remembered (aka Poppin Agenda)

    Noah Lindberg remembered (aka Poppin Agenda)

    May 23, 1987 – December 25, 2018

    In the final week of 2018, we were shocked with the sudden passing of a courageous leader in the Hip Hop Community, Noah Theeman Lindberg, better known in the dance community as “Poppin Agenda.” Born in Denver, May 23, 1987 to Reed Lindberg and Marge Theeman, Noah died of smoke inhalation when his quiet cabin in Gilpin County burned on December 25, 2018. (more…)

  • Beverly Willhoft remembered

    Beverly Willhoft remembered

    January 15, 2019

    Beverly Willhoft passed away peacefully on January 15, 2019. She lived in Black Hawk with her daughter, Karla Zozulia and son-in-law, Mark Zozulia. Though she lived here only two and a half years, she made a whole group of friends and was very active in community.

    She is survived by son Mark Willhoft in Washington, Michigan (wife Jeanette); granddaughter Megan Willhoft in Idaho; (more…)

  • Joanne Grapes remembered

    Joanne Grapes remembered

    September 14, 1945 – December 6, 2018

    Joanne M. Grapes, 73 of Golden, CO passed away December 6, 2018 surrounded by her family at Collier Hospice Center after a hard battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born September 14, 1945 in Spencer, SD to Lawrence and Lorraine (Cobernes) Wise.

    Married to Donald D. Grapes on May 30, 1963, they ran the family dairy farm, then they traveled around until they settled in Black Hawk, CO and opened D&J Excavating in July of 1979. This community is where Don and Joanne raised their family, participated in (more…)

  • Glenn Hoynoski remembered

    Glenn Hoynoski remembered

    November 28, 2018

    Glenn T. Hoynoski, 65, devoted loving husband and brother passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2018. Glenn used his fire protection engineering expertise to protect others and to build and renovate the many projects he and his wife Ginnie did together.   Glenn is survived by the love of his life, Ginnie Knotts Hoynoski, brother Mark and family of CO, and sister Laurel and family of NC. Glenn is predeceased by his parents, Diane & Tom Hoynoski. (more…)

  • Barbara Lawlor remembered

    Barbara Lawlor remembered

    June 7, 1942 – November 3, 2018

    Barbara Lawlor of Nederland, Colorado, passed away on Saturday, November 3, 2018. Barbara was a resident of Nederland and had worked at The Mountain-Ear newspaper for more than 36 years, and for the Weekly Register-Call at one time.
    She was a beloved mother, sister, friend and colleague and will be dearly missed by all. (more…)