Doreen Leasure

Doreen was born and raised in North Dakota. She moved to Colorado after graduating from college to begin her teaching career. Shortly after moving to Colorado, she met her husband Don, and was married for 48 years. When her children were born, Doreen put her teaching career on hold to be a perfect stay at home mom. Once her kids were in college, she resumed her teaching career with the same relentless energy she raised her kids with. Doreen retired from teaching in 2002 but didn’t slow down. Her desire to humbly love, serve and help others was on full display after retirement. She never desired to be the center of attention and took joy in helping others. She tirelessly cared for her husband during his poor health yet remained devoted to spending high quality time with each grandchild. Over the years, an unbreakable bond developed between the kids and their grandma. Her influence in their lives will continue even though she is gone. While caring for her family was important, her relationship with Jesus was her priority. She spent much of her free time at Bethlehem Lutheran Church and loved serving on the Altar Guild, leading Lifelight Bible study and helping at the Table service on Thursday evenings. Doreen humbly served, loved and helped others her entire life and set a great example of good Christian living. She will be missed but her influence will live on.

In lieu of flowers donations to: AT Children's Project, www.atcp.org or National Sports Center for the Disabled, www.nscd.org or to

Bethlehem Lutheran Church .www.bethluth.net.