Predeceased by her parents, Betty & Jess B. Cook, Jr. and Doyle Stephenson; brother Steve Stephenson; stepbrother Kenny Cook and half-brother Alan Cook; sister-in-law Carol Cook, nephews Joseph Cook, Mike Cook and Danny Clark.
Survivors include two sons – Adam Scott Carlton and Noah Josef Riensch; stepbrothers Don Cook, Ed (Cheryl) Cook; stepsister Judy (Wayne) Petsch; sister-in-law Carol Knuth; special friend of the family Mikey Archuleta; nieces, nephews, cousins and aunts. Special mention of her coworkers at Parkview Medical Center Inpatient Acute Rehab Unit, where Debbie worked for 21 years.
Debbie graduated from Pueblo Centennial High School in 1978 and attended University of Southern Colorado, Pueblo. She always had her crochet bag with her, making many blankets, scarves, booties, sweaters, wine bottle covers and anything that included the Denver Broncos colors. Many items were made in support of Noah’s dance classes and competitions, which she followed locally and afar with Noah, Adam and the R&R Dance Studio family. Noah’s dance competitions took Debbie to many places in Colorado, other states and cruises, including Las Vegas, out into the Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific Ocean and Tennessee.
As per Debbie’s wishes, she was cremated. Arrangements by Imperial Memorial Gardens Funeral, Cremation & Cemetery, Pueblo, Colorado.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy for the Stephenson Carlton family may be left at www.Imperialfunerals.com
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