Sigrid Far well Romsos
June 4, 1933 - January 20, 2023 May 31, 1933 - February 2, 2023
Sigrid Farwell Romsos died peacefully in her sleep on January 20, 2023, in her home in Loveland, CO. She was born in Ithaca, NY, the second of four daughters of Peter and Harriette Olafson. She earned a BA in English Literature from Cornell Univ, an MA in Dance & Drama from Univ of Colo, and an MA in Counseling from Univ of No. Colo. Sigrid was loving, intelligent, optimistic, talented, energetic, adventurous, an equestrienne, and an avid reader. She loved theatre productions, teaching children and shared a lifetime of happy and sad times with her family. Most notably, she was a steadfast and loving wife to her two husbands and mother to her children.
Sigrid married Ted Farwell, of Massachusetts, in 1954 and had three children: Meghan, Peter and Eric. Sigrid began her teaching career by running ballet schools in their California and then New Hampshire homes. In 1968, the family moved to Evergreen, CO, and Sigrid became an accredited teacher and taught at Evergreen Jr HS. The family later moved to Boulder, where she taught at
Platt Jr High and Fairview HS. She co-founded a clothing store (BDF Reflections on the Pearl St Mall) and did image consulting with clients' colors. She participated in Geneva Group, a spiritually based group. In the 90's, Sigrid started a successful therapy practice combining psychology and counseling with drama called "Psychodrama."
Sigrid & Ted retired after living in Boulder for 30 years. They traveled in their RV, and lived on the W. Slope, CA and ID, settling in
Coeur d'alene, ID. Sigrid served as Youth Director at the Unity Church. In 2008, Sigrid and Ted moved to Longmont to be closer to family, and Sigrid joined the staff at Columbine Unity as Youth Director. After Ted died in 2015, Sigrid met, dated and married Ron Romsos. This joyful union resulted in many wonderful experiences in their senior years, including three cruises! Sigrid is survived by Ron Romsos, her husband of 7 years; two sisters: Erna & Freya Olafson, children: Meghan Deinhard (Tim), Peter Farwell (Sue), & Eric Farwell; three grandchildren:
Ian (Megan) Swanson, Perrin Swanson & Kayla Farwell; two great grandchildren: Emma & Eliza Swanson; one brother-in law Norman Farwell (Peggy); one sister-in-law: Barbara Farwell; Children of Ron's: Rene (Paul) Mangan, Jolene (Bill) Burgoyne, Eric Romsos (Kelli), Sandy Macintosh, and Debbie Holbrook (John); as well as 7 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren, and many nieces, nephews & cousins on both sides. Sigrid is preceded in death by her parents, older sister Aldies Edwards, and brothers-in-law Hardy Edwards II and David Far well.
A Celebration of Life and small reception will be held on May 6, 2023, at 1:00 pm at Columbine Unity Church, 8900 Arapahoe Rd, Boulder, CO. Donations in Sigrid's name may be made to Canyon Home Care & Hospice, Loveland and
Columbine Unity Church, Boulder (Youth Dept).
Roy Kullby, age 95, of Louisville, CO died January 27, 2023. He is survived by his wife, Debbie Ross Kullby, 4 children and 11 grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his son Keith Kullby, his former wife Jane Fitzpatrick Coleman and his sister Harriet Acer. His surviving children (and spouses) are Kenton (Tim), Kirk (Karen), Kevin (Susie) and Kristen Pettersen. Roy enjoyed skiing and sailing with his children as well as sharing his love of the outdoors.
Roy was born on September 26, 1927, to John Sigurd Kullby (Jonsson) and Helga Florence Astrid Loven Kullby. He was born in Flushing, New York but moved with his family to Laporte, Indiana in
1932. After graduating from Laporte high school he enrolled in Purdue University at age 16.
During WWII, Roy joined the US Marine Corp as a radio specialist Pvt. 1st Class. Using the GI bill, he
William Lawson (Bill) Border was born in Alton, Illinois, to Lawson E. Border and Cordelia Kelley Border on May 31, 1933. He passed away peacefully in his sleep on February 2, 2023. As a youth, Bill spent his early years along the Mississippi River hunting and fishing with his dad, and on summer vacations in Colorado. Following a move for his father's work with Shell Oil, he spent his adolescence in New Jersey, graduating from Westwood High School in 1949. He attended Pratt Institute in New York City and obtained a Certificate in Illustration in 1953.
In 1953 he was drafted into the US Army and assigned to duty in South Korea. Achieving the rank of Corporal, he served two years of active duty and six more on reserve, thus receiving an honorable discharge. In 1955 he returned to Pratt Institute for additional education. From 1956-1969, he worked as a freelance illustrator and designer in New York City. To escape the cloying urban atmosphere of New
York City, Bill spent ten summers leading canoe trips on the Allagash River in the State of Maine as a Licensed Maine Guide. His Old Town Canoe was a prized possession. He was proud to have slept outdoors under the sky for almost two years of his life.
In 1969, Bill moved to Boulder, Colorado, where he worked as the Art Director for Larimer Press. He completed his BFA after transferring to the University of Colorado, Boulder. In 1975, he built a house and art studio on Magnolia Star Route, where he raised leopard Appaloosas. In 1975,
Bill married Laura L. B. Border; and he listened to his first Bronco game on the radio, after which he never once missed a game. Their daughter, Alison Anne Border, was born in 1977. earned a law degree at Breckenridge from Indiana University in 2006-2012. Later they 1952. He moved to moved to Anthem Ranch Chicago to start his in Broomfield and then career and married Jane to Balfour Senior Living Fitzpatrick. Soon after, in Louisville. he moved to Roy was active in the Washington D.C. to communities where he work for the Federal lived. He fostered his Department of Justice love of sports and the (DOJ) overseeing outdoors in his children patent applications and and grandchildren and litigating antitrust to the benefit of families cases. He moved back in his communities. He to Chicago and sailed his Sunfish at continued litigating Lloyd Beach in racketeering cases for Winnetka, IL, skied all the DOJ and then over the Midwest and continued his career the Rockies, played golf with Pope and Ballard and tennis, fished and law firm in Chicago and canoed in Wisconsin later with Vedder, Price and rafted Colorado and Kauffmann. rivers. He loved sharing Roy married his his passion for sports soulmate Debbie Ross and the outdoors with in 1981. In 1986 they his 5 children so much moved to Boulder, CO so that he would where they owned Estey collaborate with other Printing company until parents to create sports they moved to programs for their
Bill was an illustrator for Biological Sciences Curriculum Study from 1974-1982. From 1982 until retirement, he worked as an independent interpretive illustrator for zoos, museums, and cities and parks nationally and locally. He was honored as Artist in Residence at Rocky Mountain National Park in 1986. Many of his paintings are based on the hikes he took that summer. He was a top ten finalist in the National Arts for Parks Competition and his painting of the Headwaters of the Colorado River was displayed in the Smithsonian. In 1996, he won the Colorado Duck Stamp competition. He was an active participant in Boulder's Open Studios from 2011-2022.
In 1998, Bill retired from commercial assignments to focus on fine art painting in his studio in Boulder. During this time, Bill perfected his own style of figurative abstraction. His paintings have been shown in galleries across the USA.
Bill was a member of the Boulder County
Arts Alliance, the Gilpin County Arts
Association, the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, the
National Association of Interpreters, Open Studios, Boulder, and the Rocky Mountain Conser vancy.
Bill is survived by his wife, Laura L. B.
Border; their daughter Alison and her husband, Yves Rakotonirina; and grandchildren: Winston Sharley; Aiyana and Chayton Rakotonirina; by his son from his first marriage, William Wesley Border, who was born in 1960 in Pearl River, New Jersey; his grandson Trey Border; and his sister, Elizabeth Border Brown of Longmont.
A celebration of his life will occur later this year. children where none existed.
He created a football program for 7th and 8th graders in Winnetka, IL. He was one of the founders of the Wilmot Junior Racing program of the Chicago Metropolitan Ski
Council where he served as the president. He served as Executive Chair of the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club where he lived with his family for a few years in the 70's.
Roy was well liked and thought of as a modest man, not given to hyperbole. He will be missed by all who knew him.
Services for Roy will be held on Saturday, March 25th 1:00 at United Church of Broomfield, 825 Kohl Street, Broomfield. There will be a celebration of his life following the service at Balfour Senior Living, 1331 Hecla Drive, Louisville, CO.