Belva Jo Renehan

Belva Jo (Norris) Renehan was called home to be with her Lord on 9 November 2026. She was born on 11 January 1935 in Sheldon, Missouri. She moved to Colorado Springs when she was four years old and except for a few years, she called the Springs home for the rest of her life.

Belva was an amazing woman. She lit up every room she entered and she never met a stranger; she was kind and loving to all. She shined as a mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend. She met the love of her life, Claude, a young Air Force enlisted member in Colorado Springs and they married in 1958. They shared a wonderful life together for over 56 years. She was the quintessential military spouse. She could plan and fix dinner for one or twenty people at the drop of a hat. She was famous for always asking if guests had enough to eat and provided seconds regardless of the answer. She moved with Claude to Germany with a four year old and one year old and reveled in adapting to German culture. She then moved to Iraklion Air Station on the island of Crete and again assimilated into local life. It was there that she and Claude adopted Dede. She then moved to Beale Air Force Base in California and finally returned to Colorado Springs when Claude retired in 1968.

She was the matriarch of our family. She stayed home to raise her children until Carrie, the youngest went to school. She then began a successful career in education, first working with pre-school children at Stratton Elementary School. Even with her busy schedule, she earned an Associate Degree and then became a Coordinator at Community Partnerships (Head Start). After she retired, she was very active in her community at Mission Ridge. She organized birthday parties and neighborhood events and was active in the community’s bible study. She had an amazing group of friends there as well as so many from a life of kindness and joy.

She is survived by her four children (Colonel (Ret) Jeff (Julie) of Colorado Springs; Dr. (Navy Commander) Brad (Sandy) Renehan of Denver; Dede (Walt) Fischer of Colorado Springs and Carrie Renehan (Charlie) of Denver; four grandchildren Dr. Megan (Jeremy) Cannon of Houston, TX; Andrew Renehan, JD, (Ashley) of Denver; Dr. Tyler Renehan (Trish) of Highlands Ranch, CO and Walter Fischer (Alex) of Colorado Springs. She is also survived by three great grandchildren, Avery and Colin Renehan and Matthew Cannon. Because of her special spirit and loving heart, she earned many names – Momma, Grandma B and GG (great grandma). She was active in all aspects of her children's, grandchildren's and great grandchildren’s lives and she never missed a football game, soccer match, wrestling match, volleyball game, concert or activity.

Mom, Grandma B and GG, we all love you and will miss you, but we know you are with your Lord. Thank you for all you did for us and for all the many, many other lives you touched! You were truly one of a kind!

A celebration of life will be held on Monday, 30 November 2026 at the First United Methodist Church, 420 Nevada Ave, Colorado Springs, CO at 11 AM.

In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests donations be made to the First United Methodist Church Television Ministry, 420 Nevada Ave, Colorado Springs, CO (fumc-cs.org) or Pikes Peak Hospice, 2550 Tenderfoot Hill St, Colorado Springs, CO (pikespeakhospice.org).