William "Bill" W. Roberts

William "Bill" W. Roberts, age 84, of Colorado Springs, Colorado passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 2020. Bill was born December 9, 1935 in Jersey City, NJ to William and Edith Roberts. He served in the United States Army between Korea and Vietnam. After serving his country, he returned to New Jersey and married Angela Minervini on September 29, 1962 and together they had one son. They spent many years in New Jersey before moving to Colorado in 2006.

He had a love of trains of all kinds, from model trains to live steam engines and would travel with his wife Angela to many tourist railways around the country.

He worked as an electrician most of his adult life, and prided himself on not having to call a repair man when something broke around the house. Bill valued hard work, and was rarely idle, after retirement he could be found most of the time outside doing his yard work, and fixing things around the house, even if they weren't broken.

Bill was an artist and although being able to draw he excelled in working with leather. He created everything from cowboy hats, gun belts, saddles, and moccasins, to purses, camera cases, and wallets. But his real love, was creating artwork on leather, intricate pictures hand carved and tooled. These he framed and hung with care, around the house.

He loved to travel on vacations with his family and explore all the historical sites around the country. After their son left the home, Bill and Angela graduated to an RV and continued to travel all over the U.S. As they grew older together they gave up all the driving and started taking many cruises, still sticking to the U.S. but with a more exotic flair. This was the best of both worlds because they didn't have to drive and Bill could enjoy his other hobby which was enjoying a good meal. Alaska and Hawaii were favorite trips and he even got to see and pass through the Panama Canal.

Bill is survived by his wife Angela of 58 years, and his son William J. Roberts.

He was preceded in death by his parents William and Edith, his brother Richard, and grandma Maude.

A visitation for "Bill" will be held Tuesday, August 25, 2020 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM with his celebration of life, Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 2:00 PM. Bill will be entombed with military honors rendered by the U.S. Army. Family and friends are invited to a reception immediately following Bill's services. All of these events will occur at Olinger Crown Hill Mortuary and Cemetery, 7777 West 29th Ave, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033.

Serving as pallbearers are William J. Roberts, Marc Slover, Steven Palumbo, Kevin O'Keeffe, Jason Gaudreault and Catherine Gaudreault.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.CrownHillFuneral.com for the Roberts family.