Carolyn G. Hiller obituary: Carolyn G. Hiller's Obituary, Denver
In Memory Of
Carolyn G. Hiller
1934 - 2015
In Memory Of
Carolyn G. Hiller
1934 - 2015
Carolyn G. Hiller, 80, of Lakewood, Colorado passed away on 30 July 2015.
She was born 29 August 1934 in Fairbury, Nebraska the daughter of Ralph and Laura (Cropper) Kunde. She attended St. Michael's Parochial School and Fairbury High School.
She married David Gavell on 2 March 1957. While in Estes Park she was active in Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts, the Sioux Indian Project, American Legion Auxiliary, Colorado Columbine Girls State and Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church. She worked at the Larimer County clerks Office, the Estes Park Chamber of Commerce and was a well-loved daycare provider.
On 24 April 1993, Carolyn married Joseph Hiller and moved to Lakewood, Colorado. In Lakewood, she was active in Girl Scouts and Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church. She worked of Enstrom Candies.
In addition to her husband, Joseph R. Hiller and brother Richard (Joan) Kunde, she is survived by sons Mark (Ricki) Gavell, Larry (Lou Ann) Gavell, Danny Gavell (Virginia Figueroa); daughter Kathy (Rick) Adkins; stepson Sean (Dania) Hiller; stepdaughters Shannon (Ray) Magee, Shelby (Robert) Pederson, Shalene (John) Navant; grandchildren Kyle, Randi, Amy, Evan, Meagan, Bradley, Mitchell, Scott, Samantha, Nicky, Eli, Sofia; nephews Brett Kunde, Scott (Nicky) Kunde and niece Stacy Kunde; and the extended family of Gary and Celeste Reeves.
She was preceded in death by first husband David Gavell, parents Ralph and Laura Kunde, aunts Grace Cropper, Marie (Jerry) Severson; and uncle Joe (Ameila) Cropper
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Eulogy by Danny Gavell:~~~~~~~~~~~~
Faith, hope, and love folks. Faith, hope, and love. Mom did not put too much credence in hope. She figured if she pounded you enough with faith and love then there would be no need to hope for anything else. She was a Nebraskan of German descent so her love was demonstrated by worry and food …and often the two together. She would worry that there was not enough food and she would start making sandwiches before the table was even cleared.
And you would have faith. And you would demonstrate that faith by going to 6:30 mass. You weren't going to make God wait while you had a doughnut or slept one off….. and Saturday evening mass? Might as well be a Lutheran! No, the doors open at 6:30 a.m. and you will be there. And if Father Sanger, Bohte, Flaherty or Gable walk out by themselves well, then, you would demonstrate your faith further by going and serving. You could either wait for the hiss or go on your own volition.
And there was love. Growing up you never heard the phrase "Just wait until your father comes home" in our house. Mom’s justice was delivered swiftly and with whichever hand was not holding something and at times with that hand as well.
But when Father did come home you could expect the lecture. The lecture was "Your Mother is your best friend in the world and every time you do something stupid it is like you are taking a knife and stabbing your Mother in the heart. But no matter how many stupid things you do, no matter how many stabs are delivered she will still love you. Unconditionally. Boundlessly."
Father Marcos delivered an Easter homily here (I believe the last time we were all here together) about love. He mentioned that yes, the love demonstrated for us by Jesus and his sacrifice was tremendous, but that was easy. No, the love we need to demonstrate is to love Judas and Peter for the mistakes they made. We need to love the Pharisees and the Centurions and even after we have loved all of them we must still have enough love leftover to console the Virgin Mother in her loss.
That's a Mother's love. That was Mom’s love. So before you leave here today be sure to hug every mother, every woman and share that love. And after you have shared that love through hugs be sure you have one more hug to share with another person in this room who exemplifies that love…. Papa Joe. We love you Papa Joe.
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Rosary is at 7:00 pm, Wednesday, 5 August at Newcomer Funeral Home - West Metro Chapel, 901 S. Sheridan Blvd., Lakewood, CO. Funeral Mass is Thursday, 6 August, at 10:30 am at Our Lady of Fatima, 1985 Miller Street., Lakewood CO. Internment will be at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Carolyn's name to: The Action Center, 8755 W. 14th Ave., Lakewood CO 80215.
To share a memory or leave a message of condolence, please click on the "Share Memories" button above.
She was born 29 August 1934 in Fairbury, Nebraska the daughter of Ralph and Laura (Cropper) Kunde. She attended St. Michael's Parochial School and Fairbury High School.
She married David Gavell on 2 March 1957. While in Estes Park she was active in Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts, the Sioux Indian Project, American Legion Auxiliary, Colorado Columbine Girls State and Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church. She worked at the Larimer County clerks Office, the Estes Park Chamber of Commerce and was a well-loved daycare provider.
On 24 April 1993, Carolyn married Joseph Hiller and moved to Lakewood, Colorado. In Lakewood, she was active in Girl Scouts and Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church. She worked of Enstrom Candies.
In addition to her husband, Joseph R. Hiller and brother Richard (Joan) Kunde, she is survived by sons Mark (Ricki) Gavell, Larry (Lou Ann) Gavell, Danny Gavell (Virginia Figueroa); daughter Kathy (Rick) Adkins; stepson Sean (Dania) Hiller; stepdaughters Shannon (Ray) Magee, Shelby (Robert) Pederson, Shalene (John) Navant; grandchildren Kyle, Randi, Amy, Evan, Meagan, Bradley, Mitchell, Scott, Samantha, Nicky, Eli, Sofia; nephews Brett Kunde, Scott (Nicky) Kunde and niece Stacy Kunde; and the extended family of Gary and Celeste Reeves.
She was preceded in death by first husband David Gavell, parents Ralph and Laura Kunde, aunts Grace Cropper, Marie (Jerry) Severson; and uncle Joe (Ameila) Cropper
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Eulogy by Danny Gavell:~~~~~~~~~~~~
Faith, hope, and love folks. Faith, hope, and love. Mom did not put too much credence in hope. She figured if she pounded you enough with faith and love then there would be no need to hope for anything else. She was a Nebraskan of German descent so her love was demonstrated by worry and food …and often the two together. She would worry that there was not enough food and she would start making sandwiches before the table was even cleared.
And you would have faith. And you would demonstrate that faith by going to 6:30 mass. You weren't going to make God wait while you had a doughnut or slept one off….. and Saturday evening mass? Might as well be a Lutheran! No, the doors open at 6:30 a.m. and you will be there. And if Father Sanger, Bohte, Flaherty or Gable walk out by themselves well, then, you would demonstrate your faith further by going and serving. You could either wait for the hiss or go on your own volition.
And there was love. Growing up you never heard the phrase "Just wait until your father comes home" in our house. Mom’s justice was delivered swiftly and with whichever hand was not holding something and at times with that hand as well.
But when Father did come home you could expect the lecture. The lecture was "Your Mother is your best friend in the world and every time you do something stupid it is like you are taking a knife and stabbing your Mother in the heart. But no matter how many stupid things you do, no matter how many stabs are delivered she will still love you. Unconditionally. Boundlessly."
Father Marcos delivered an Easter homily here (I believe the last time we were all here together) about love. He mentioned that yes, the love demonstrated for us by Jesus and his sacrifice was tremendous, but that was easy. No, the love we need to demonstrate is to love Judas and Peter for the mistakes they made. We need to love the Pharisees and the Centurions and even after we have loved all of them we must still have enough love leftover to console the Virgin Mother in her loss.
That's a Mother's love. That was Mom’s love. So before you leave here today be sure to hug every mother, every woman and share that love. And after you have shared that love through hugs be sure you have one more hug to share with another person in this room who exemplifies that love…. Papa Joe. We love you Papa Joe.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Rosary is at 7:00 pm, Wednesday, 5 August at Newcomer Funeral Home - West Metro Chapel, 901 S. Sheridan Blvd., Lakewood, CO. Funeral Mass is Thursday, 6 August, at 10:30 am at Our Lady of Fatima, 1985 Miller Street., Lakewood CO. Internment will be at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Carolyn's name to: The Action Center, 8755 W. 14th Ave., Lakewood CO 80215.
To share a memory or leave a message of condolence, please click on the "Share Memories" button above.
Carolyn G. Hiller, 80, of Lakewood, Colorado passed away on 30 July 2015.
She was born 29 August 1934 in Fairbury, Nebraska the daughter of Ralph and Laura (Cropper) Kunde. She attended St. Michael's Parochial School and Fairbury High School.
She married David Gavell on 2 March 1957. While in Estes Park she was active in Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts, the Sioux Indian Project, American Legion Auxiliary, Colorado Columbine Girls State and Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church. She worked at the Larimer County clerks Office, the Estes Park Chamber of Commerce and was a well-loved daycare provider.
On 24 April 1993, Carolyn married Joseph Hiller and moved to Lakewood, Colorado. In Lakewood, she was active in Girl Scouts and Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church. She worked of Enstrom Candies.
In addition to her husband, Joseph R. Hiller and brother Richard (Joan) Kunde, she is survived by sons Mark (Ricki) Gavell, Larry (Lou Ann) Gavell, Danny Gavell (Virginia Figueroa); daughter Kathy (Rick) Adkins; stepson Sean (Dania) Hiller; stepdaughters Shannon (Ray) Magee, Shelby (Robert) Pederson, Shalene (John) Navant; grandchildren Kyle, Randi, Amy, Evan, Meagan, Bradley, Mitchell, Scott, Samantha, Nicky, Eli, Sofia; nephews Brett Kunde, Scott (Nicky) Kunde and niece Stacy Kunde; and the extended family of Gary and Celeste Reeves.
She was preceded in death by first husband David Gavell, parents Ralph and Laura Kunde, aunts Grace Cropper, Marie (Jerry) Severson; and uncle Joe (Ameila) Cropper
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Eulogy by Danny Gavell:~~~~~~~~~~~~
Faith, hope, and love folks. Faith, hope, and love. Mom did not put too much credence in hope. She figured if she pounded you enough with faith and love then there would be no need to hope for anything else. She was a Nebraskan of German descent so her love was demonstrated by worry and food …and often the two together. She would worry that there was not enough food and she would start making sandwiches before the table was even cleared.
And you would have faith. And you would demonstrate that faith by going to 6:30 mass. You weren't going to make God wait while you had a doughnut or slept one off….. and Saturday evening mass? Might as well be a Lutheran! No, the doors open at 6:30 a.m. and you will be there. And if Father Sanger, Bohte, Flaherty or Gable walk out by themselves well, then, you would demonstrate your faith further by going and serving. You could either wait for the hiss or go on your own volition.
And there was love. Growing up you never heard the phrase "Just wait until your father comes home" in our house. Mom’s justice was delivered swiftly and with whichever hand was not holding something and at times with that hand as well.
But when Father did come home you could expect the lecture. The lecture was "Your Mother is your best friend in the world and every time you do something stupid it is like you are taking a knife and stabbing your Mother in the heart. But no matter how many stupid things you do, no matter how many stabs are delivered she will still love you. Unconditionally. Boundlessly."
Father Marcos delivered an Easter homily here (I believe the last time we were all here together) about love. He mentioned that yes, the love demonstrated for us by Jesus and his sacrifice was tremendous, but that was easy. No, the love we need to demonstrate is to love Judas and Peter for the mistakes they made. We need to love the Pharisees and the Centurions and even after we have loved all of them we must still have enough love leftover to console the Virgin Mother in her loss.
That's a Mother's love. That was Mom’s love. So before you leave here today be sure to hug every mother, every woman and share that love. And after you have shared that love through hugs be sure you have one more hug to share with another person in this room who exemplifies that love…. Papa Joe. We love you Papa Joe.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Rosary is at 7:00 pm, Wednesday, 5 August at Newcomer Funeral Home - West Metro Chapel, 901 S. Sheridan Blvd., Lakewood, CO. Funeral Mass is Thursday, 6 August, at 10:30 am at Our Lady of Fatima, 1985 Miller Street., Lakewood CO. Internment will be at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Carolyn's name to: The Action Center, 8755 W. 14th Ave., Lakewood CO 80215.
To share a memory or leave a message of condolence, please click on the "Share Memories" button above.
She was born 29 August 1934 in Fairbury, Nebraska the daughter of Ralph and Laura (Cropper) Kunde. She attended St. Michael's Parochial School and Fairbury High School.
She married David Gavell on 2 March 1957. While in Estes Park she was active in Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts, the Sioux Indian Project, American Legion Auxiliary, Colorado Columbine Girls State and Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church. She worked at the Larimer County clerks Office, the Estes Park Chamber of Commerce and was a well-loved daycare provider.
On 24 April 1993, Carolyn married Joseph Hiller and moved to Lakewood, Colorado. In Lakewood, she was active in Girl Scouts and Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church. She worked of Enstrom Candies.
In addition to her husband, Joseph R. Hiller and brother Richard (Joan) Kunde, she is survived by sons Mark (Ricki) Gavell, Larry (Lou Ann) Gavell, Danny Gavell (Virginia Figueroa); daughter Kathy (Rick) Adkins; stepson Sean (Dania) Hiller; stepdaughters Shannon (Ray) Magee, Shelby (Robert) Pederson, Shalene (John) Navant; grandchildren Kyle, Randi, Amy, Evan, Meagan, Bradley, Mitchell, Scott, Samantha, Nicky, Eli, Sofia; nephews Brett Kunde, Scott (Nicky) Kunde and niece Stacy Kunde; and the extended family of Gary and Celeste Reeves.
She was preceded in death by first husband David Gavell, parents Ralph and Laura Kunde, aunts Grace Cropper, Marie (Jerry) Severson; and uncle Joe (Ameila) Cropper
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Eulogy by Danny Gavell:~~~~~~~~~~~~
Faith, hope, and love folks. Faith, hope, and love. Mom did not put too much credence in hope. She figured if she pounded you enough with faith and love then there would be no need to hope for anything else. She was a Nebraskan of German descent so her love was demonstrated by worry and food …and often the two together. She would worry that there was not enough food and she would start making sandwiches before the table was even cleared.
And you would have faith. And you would demonstrate that faith by going to 6:30 mass. You weren't going to make God wait while you had a doughnut or slept one off….. and Saturday evening mass? Might as well be a Lutheran! No, the doors open at 6:30 a.m. and you will be there. And if Father Sanger, Bohte, Flaherty or Gable walk out by themselves well, then, you would demonstrate your faith further by going and serving. You could either wait for the hiss or go on your own volition.
And there was love. Growing up you never heard the phrase "Just wait until your father comes home" in our house. Mom’s justice was delivered swiftly and with whichever hand was not holding something and at times with that hand as well.
But when Father did come home you could expect the lecture. The lecture was "Your Mother is your best friend in the world and every time you do something stupid it is like you are taking a knife and stabbing your Mother in the heart. But no matter how many stupid things you do, no matter how many stabs are delivered she will still love you. Unconditionally. Boundlessly."
Father Marcos delivered an Easter homily here (I believe the last time we were all here together) about love. He mentioned that yes, the love demonstrated for us by Jesus and his sacrifice was tremendous, but that was easy. No, the love we need to demonstrate is to love Judas and Peter for the mistakes they made. We need to love the Pharisees and the Centurions and even after we have loved all of them we must still have enough love leftover to console the Virgin Mother in her loss.
That's a Mother's love. That was Mom’s love. So before you leave here today be sure to hug every mother, every woman and share that love. And after you have shared that love through hugs be sure you have one more hug to share with another person in this room who exemplifies that love…. Papa Joe. We love you Papa Joe.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Rosary is at 7:00 pm, Wednesday, 5 August at Newcomer Funeral Home - West Metro Chapel, 901 S. Sheridan Blvd., Lakewood, CO. Funeral Mass is Thursday, 6 August, at 10:30 am at Our Lady of Fatima, 1985 Miller Street., Lakewood CO. Internment will be at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Carolyn's name to: The Action Center, 8755 W. 14th Ave., Lakewood CO 80215.
To share a memory or leave a message of condolence, please click on the "Share Memories" button above.
Services & Gatherings
Rosary
Wednesday, August 05, 2015 from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Newcomer - West Metro Chapel
901 South Sheridan Blvd
Lakewood, CO 80226
Directions & Map
Service
Thursday, August 06, 2015 at 10:30 AM
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, 1985 Miller St., Lakewood, CO
Interment
Private Family Interment
Foothills Gardens of Memory, Longmont, CO
West Metro Chapel (303-274-6065) is assisting the family
West Metro Chapel (303-274-6065) is assisting the family