Bret Charles Lovenburg

Bret Charles Lovenburg died April 6, 2025, in his home in Estes Park CO with his sons by his side. Bret was born November 7, 1963, to Olive “Dink” and Galen Lovenburg in Estes Park. He and his two brothers and sister have great memories of being wild kids riding their bikes and exploring the Estes Valley growing up. He attended the Estes Park School district and made many lifelong friends and acquaintances during that time. Bret was a gifted auto-mechanic and a hard-working landscaper and construction worker; he took pride in his work and did things the right way the first time. He was always available to teach folks how to fix their own issues with their cars and enjoyed sharing his knowledge.

Bret loved Estes Park and stayed here his whole life only leaving for short periods in between housing always with the goal of coming back. Bret was an easy-going father to his two sons Ryan Tedder and Jim Connour. He let his boys be kids encouraging them to play outside as he did when he was young. He and his sons became closer as adults, he was always there for advice and to help with the grandkids. He was very honest and caring to his family and anyone that needed help at any time. Bret also had a deep love and connection to animals.

Bret loved building model cars, NASCAR and the Denver Broncos. He played guitar for many years and found something good in all the music he heard, he inspired the love of music in his sons and played guitar with them till the end.

Bret is preceded in death by his parents Olive “Dink” and Galen Lovenburg, brother Mark Lovenburg. He is survived by his sister Heidi Lovenburg (Bill Harvey), brother Bruce Andrews, Sons Ryan Tedder, Jim Connour (Kera Steele), Grandchildren Korrina and Jorin Connour. And many other extended family members.

Celebration of life will be private family services at a future date. In lieu of flowers the family would like you to consider a donation to Crossroads Ministry of Estes Park (www.crossroadsep.org/donate) to keep helping the community Bret loved so much. Please visit www.allnuttestespark.com to leave your favorite story or memory for the family to read.