Category: Obituary

February 15, 1931 – October 28, 2014

Timberline Fire Protection District is sad to announce the passing of retiree and long-time member Robert (Bob) Walsh. (more…)

September 14, 2014

Terry Aten, former Black Hawk resident, early employee of the Black Hawk/ Central City Sanitation District, and former owner of Crook’s Palace, passed away in Ukiah, California (more…)

February 11, 1947 –August 16, 2014

“Harold James Bailey, known to locals as just “Bailey,” passed away on Saturday, August 16 after a short illness. He was a resident of Black Hawk, Colorado until about five years (more…)

December 24, 1926 – August 6, 2014

Elaine Patricia Schoelzel was born at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Denver, CO on December 24, 1926. She was the oldest child of Charles William Frank and Lona Rosella Balay Schoelzel. (more…)

May 7, 1939 – October 21, 2013

Thomas L. Kerr, 74, of Black Hawk, CO passed way Monday, October 21, 2013, after four days spent in the I.C.U. surrounded by family and friends at St. Anthony’s Hospital in (more…)

June 20, 1956 – September 28, 2013

Edward “Ed” Anthony Perez passed away on September 28, 2013 in San Antonio, TX. He was 57 years old. (more…)

October 14, 1932 – August 18, 2013

Bobby R. Putnam, Sr., 80, of Black Hawk, died at his home on Sunday, August 18, 2013. (more…)

October 19, 1950 – June 15, 2013 

Terry J. Schmaltz, 62, of Black Hawk, Colorado passed peacefully into the arms of angels the late evening of June 15, 2013, following a courageous battle with cancer in Denver, CO. Terry lived life to its fullest, blessed with a personality and sense of humor that showered (more…)

August 30, 1926 – January 31, 2013

Irene was born August 30, 1926 in Murrurundi New South Wales, Australia and passed away January 31, 2013 in Denver, Colorado.

Irene lived in Black Hawk from 1999 – 2009. She worked the night shift at Harvey’s Wagon Wheel/ Fortune Valley casinos at the gift shop. She attended St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Central City.

Irene graduated from a Catholic School in 1943, and trained for nursing through the Red Cross. She served as a nurse during World War II in Australia. She made quite a bit of difference in many people’s lives. Irene came to the Unites Stated in 1947 on the USS Phoenix (first war bride ship).

Irene was an active member of the Aerie and the Legion. She loved to gamble, play the piano, dance, and meet new people.
Irene is survived by sisters Judy Dickinson, Doreen Elion, Ruthie Dunshea, and Mona Twede; brother John Dunshea; her daughter Diane Cales of Black Hawk, CO; six grandchildren; ten great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Percy and Esme Dunshea; sister Mildred Dunshea-Farquharson; brother Harold Dunshea; husband Rodger Lemieux; son Harold Davies; and great granddaughter Ciara Woolsey.

January 25, 1945 – January 22, 2013

Linda Lee M. Dwyer, 67, of Black Hawk, Colorado, formerly of Leominster, Massachusetts passed away at home on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 after an illness.

She was born in Leominster on January 25, 1945, the daughter of Sandino and Yvonne Venturi. She attended LeominsterHigh School.

Besides spending time with her family, Linda Lee enjoyed cooking, jigsaw puzzles and crocheting. She was the manager of the Dunkin’ Donuts on Route 117 until relocating to Colorado in 2001.

She leaves two sisters, Sandra Craigmyle of Granbury, Texas, and Pauline Frye and her husband Henry of Leominster, and her brother Sandino Venturi of Loris, South Carolina; two daughters, Laura Burtschi and her husband John of Black Hawk, and Melissa Howard of Shirley; three grandchildren, Melinda Lasonde of Shirley, and Harrison Dunham and Christopher Burtschi, both of Black Hawk.

Linda Lee was preceded in death by her husbands, Harrison W. Howard in 1983, and Robert Dwyer in 2002. She also lost her son, Ronald J. Howard in 2001.

Services will be held on Friday, February 8, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Central City behind Doc Holiday’s. A Celebration of Life will follow immediately at the Central City Elks. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial donations be made in her memory to: Leukemia Lymphoma Society of America, Massachusetts Chapter, 495 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA  01701. 1-800-688-6572, www.leukemia.org.

October 23, 1935 – January 23, 2013

Born Marion Ruth Moser on October 23, 1935 in Gilroy, California, she was the second generation Gilroyan. Her grandparents, Clem & Clara Emlen, settled at Redwood Retreat at the base of Mt. Madonna in 1900.
Marion attended Gilroy schools, graduating from high school in 1953 with a scholarship to Highland School of Nursing in Oakland, California. She later obtained a degree in business from the College of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Marion married Raymond “Ray” Clark in 1954 and they raised three sons in San Jose, California. The family spent many holidays at their vacation home in Calaveras County, near Bear Valley ski resort.
In 1977, Ray was assigned to a position in Iran for AT&T. Ray, Marion and two of their sons lived there for only one year as the Iranian revolution of 1978 forced them back to the U.S.
Upon returning home, they settled in New Mexico where Marion obtained a position at Los Alamos National Laboratory. She spent the last six years of her tenure at the Los Alamos Office at Rocky Flats, where she retired in 1995.
She fulfilled a life-long dream of living in the mountains residing in Coal Creek Canyon while she worked at Rocky Flats. In 1999, she moved to a smaller home in mid-Gilpin County where her grandson, Raymond, joined her.
Following retirement, Marion worked for seven summers at Golden Gate Canyon State Park, and occasionally part-time at the Gilpin Community Center.
She enjoyed being a member of the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) District 9, was a founding member of “Notions” sewing group in Coal Creek Canyon, and attended St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Central City.
In 2009, she agreed with her family’s wishes and moved to Thornton to be near to them.
Marion was preceded in death by her son, Raymond, and brother, Albert. She is survived by sons Douglas (Tish) of Denver, Colorado, and Timothy (Ellen) of Scottsdale, Arizona; grandsons Raymond of Denver, Colorado, David and Kyle of Monument, Colorado, and Seaver and Silas of Scottsdale, Arizona.
A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, February 9th, at 11 a.m. at Chapel in the Hills, 29579 State Highway 72, in Coal Creek Canyon. Their website is www.chapelinthehills.org.
Donations in Marion’s memory may be made to Animal Urgent Care, c/o Liz O’Rourke, 7851 Indiana Street, Arvada, CO 80007.