Lucille V. Sanders

APRIL 10, 1917 TO OCTOBER 13, 2013

LUCILLE WAS BORN IN DENVER ON APRIL 10, 1917 TO FRANK AND VERONA YAKICH. SHE MARRIED WALTER B. SANDERS, JR. ON JULY 28, 1934. HE PASSED AWAY IN 1995. SHE IS SURVIVED BY TWO DAUGHTERS, LUANN (DEAN) STONE AND ARLENE, SKIP (RON) ANCKER AND ONE STEPDAUGHTER, KAREN (ROGER) CASSELL. SHE IS SURVIVED BY 5 GRANDCHILDREN, DEBBY (GLEN) HIBL, VICKI (CRAIG) ULLERY, SHERRI (JIM) KALMBACH, CANDACE (KEVIN) CARLSON AND SCOTT (BRENDA) ANCKER. 11 GREAT GRAND CHILDREN AND 4 GREAT-GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. SHE IS ALSO SURVIVED BY HER PARTNER OF 13 YEARS, MATTHEW KOLBEL. THEY SANG IN THE SUNRISE SERENADERS SENIOR CHOIR GROUP AND WERE HONORED ON CHANNEL 7 FOR THEIR WORK IN NURSING HOMES AND SENIOR CENTERS. ALSO SURVIVED BY HER SISTER-IN-LAW, IRENE LOWELL, BROTHER-IN-LAW, BUD BURKHART AND MANY NEICES AND NEPHEWS.

SHE WAS PREDECEASED BY HER SISTER, ELAINE PENDLETON LARK, BROTHER CHARLES PENDLETON AND SHE HAS A SISTER ELOISE LIETZ WHITTINGTON OF CALIFORNIA.

LUCILLE WORKED AT BRECH CANDY COMPANY IN HER EARLY YEARS AND THEN STAYED HOME TO RAISE HER FAMILY. SHE WAS A CAMP FIRE GIRLS LEADER AND ALWAYS COULD BE COUNTED ON TO VOLUNTEER WHEREVER NEEDED. AFTER HER FAMILY WAS RAISED, SHE WENT TO WORK AT THE RED STAMP COMPANY AND THEN ON TO THE DENVER DRY GOODS COMPANY WHERE SHE RETIRED AFTER 25 YEARS.

LUCILLE WAS A WONDERFUL MOTHER AND FRIEND AND WILL BE GREATLY MISSED.

SERVICES TO BE AT CROWN HILL CHAPEL, THURSDAY OCTOBER 17TH AT 9:00 AM FOLLOWED BY INTERMENT. A RECEPTION WILL BE HELD FOLLOWING THE INTERMENT AT THE RECEPTION HALL.

MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS MAY BE MADE TO THE GARDEN'S OF ST. ELIZABETH, 2835 W 32ND AVE, DENVER COLORADO 80211.