Barbara Orkild, August 31, 1930 to April 11, 2019 Barbara passed away peacefully on April 11, 2019, at the age of 88. She was born Barbara Slater Howarth on August 31,1930 in Chicago, Illinois. She grew up four blocks from Lake Michigan in her mother’s family home built on the edge of the sand dunes. Barbara grew up with two older sisters, Marjorie and Alice and attended the local schools. She graduated from Senn High School in 1948 and attended University of Illinois at Navy Pier where she met her husband, Paul, in a geology class. After a brief romance they were joined in matrimony on August 21, 1951. First years of marriage were spent in Washington D.C. where Paul was employed by the Department of Interior as a geologist and Barb by Ball and Associated, an oil and gas company. Several years later the couple moved to Grand Junction, Colorado where Paul and Barb had their first child, Ted. In 1958 the family moved to Lakewood, Colorado where three more children were born, Molly, Martha and Maggie. Barbara’s interest included the Cavy Club; bowling; assisting Paul with preparing Porsches for concours; traveling; and, raising her grandchildren Michelle, Rae Ann, Hannah and Paris. Barb’s travels were far and wide including trips to Australia to visit her daughter Martha and her grandchildren Jake and Caitlin. She also enjoyed spending time in England with her sister Alice, cousin Millie and nephew Richard. Barb had a passion for her pets including her cats, dogs and guinea pigs. All are welcome to join us to celebrate Barbara’s life on May 5, 2019, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at The Vista, Applewood Golf Course, 14001 W. 32nd Avenue, Golden, CO 80401 In lieu of flowers you may make a donation in Barbara's name to the following organizations: Cat Care Society 5787 W. 6th Ave. Lakewood, CO 80214 http://www.catcaresociety.org/ American Diabetes Association 2451 Crystal Drive, Suite 900 Arlington, VA 22202 http://www.diabetes.org/ American Heart Association 7272 Greenville Ave. Dallas, TX 75231 https://www.heart.org
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