Harriet E. (Steele) Fayne married her husband Burlin C. Fayne on January 2, 1964. In Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Harriet attended Iowa State College in Iowa City, Iowa. And completing her degree in Education at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. Harriet completed her Master's degree at Colorado University in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Harriet taught school Jr. High, 6th, 5th & 4th grades. Teaching in Osage, Ia, Clear Lake, Ia, Fountain and Fort Carson, Colorado. Completing her 32.5 years of teaching at Mark Twain. Elementary School, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Burlin and Harriet were not blessed with children. Harriet felt all those students were each one her children in heart. Harriet used to tell Burlin, "You would not make a good teacher. Because you pick favorites and you just do not do that !!! "
Burlin and Harriet lived within walking distance from Mark Twain school, Harriet loved walking to school. The kids would wait at Palmer Park Blvd. and Chelton Road so they could walk down Chelton Hill to school with her. The teacher on playground duty would say, "Here comes Mrs. Fayne and her little ducklings down the hill. "Harriet dearly loved her teaching years. Additional blessings came when those little ducklings grew up and would bring their "little ducklings" by the house to introduce them to her.
She had a passion for family history and genealogy. This led her on many adventures across the U.S. as well as Norway to search out family connections. Both Harriet and Burlin loved traveling and visited many countries across the globe. They also enjoyed camping. Boondock camping as they called it.
Proceded in death by sisters Norma (Steele) Dady, Lillian (Steele) Schriber, and brothers Melvin (Ray) Steele and Harold (Heb) Steele.
She is survived by her husband Burlin of nearly 60 years, Laverne (Steele) Paidar, and Junita (Steele) Prideaux.
Visitation, Thursday, December 14, 2023 from 11:00am-1:00pm. Funeral service will be held at 1:00pm and inurnment at Memorial Gardens will follow.
Harriet Ernestine Fayne, age 88, of Colorado Springs, Colorado passed away on Wednesday, December 6, 2023.
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