OBITUARIES

MIDDLESWORTH Diane G. (Garber) Middlesworth

April 10, 1940 - February 6, 2023

On Monday, February 6, 2023, Diane Middlesworth, beloved wife and mother of four, passed away suddenly from complications from Hemorrhagic Stroke. She was 82.

Diane was born April 10, 1940 in Peru, IN to Frank and Betty Garber. She received her nursing degree from Parkview School of Nursing in Ft. Wayne, IN, and she practiced nursing in various hospitals until becoming a pharmaceutical representative for Bristol-Myers Squibb. After that, she worked as a nurse recruiter for St. Joseph Hospital in Denver, CO. During retirement she served as a mentor to high school students striving to achieve scholarships for college.

Diane had a passion for watercolor painting and gardening. She also taught piano for several years and loved playing classical music and popular Broadway tunes. She had a one-of-a kind personality and she made friends easily wherever she went. She was loved by so many for her radiant smile, kindness, her infectious laugh and quick wit.

She was preceded in death by her sister, Judy; brother, Johnny; and daughter, Joanna. She is survived by Her husband of 33 years, Ned Middlesworth; her three children, Mary Burgess (Dan), Neil Middlesworth (Pascale), Deborah Ourisman; ve grandchildren, Je ery, Abby, Madison, Liza and Rafael

To Honor her wishes a graveside service will be held in Converse, IN and her beloved Colorado sometime this summer.

Stella Gaburo

February 19, 1927 - March 8, 2023

Stella Gaburo was born February 19th, 1927 in Hillsborough, New Jersey to Michael & Katherine Pontus. Her parents -- rst generation Belarusian immigrants -- instilled in Stella, her sister and three brothers a strong work ethic and devotion to family. Stella grew up loving sports and was an accomplished and erce competitor in ping pong, basketball, bowling, swimming, softball and -- according to her grandchildren -- chasing deer. After her schooling, Stella began working at the manufacturing company Johns Manville. While working at JM, Stella met Edward Blaise Gaburo, and they married on January 29th, 1955. Stella & Ed started their family of four children -- Debra, Dara, Dann & Dwayne -- in New Jersey, moving to Evergreen, Colorado in 1972. one company’s wells in one location. Equally maddening is that the regulators must have seen the warning signs but didn’t — or couldn’t — act to make the responsible parties take responsibility while they were still somewhat solvent. e 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act authorized $4.7 billion in federal funds for cleaning up abandoned oil and gas wells. On the one hand, it’s necessary to end this massive threat to the climate, the environment and public health.

Stella & Ed spent their golden years together enjoying grandchildren, shing, attending Red Rocks Baptist Church, cross-country travel, playing gospel hymns on the piano, knitting, and attending countless Denver Broncos games.

Stella will be remembered as a dedicated and loving mother to 4 children, 3 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren and a friend to many.

Stella, preceded in death by her husband Ed in 2013, passed away peacefully at home with family by her side on March 8th, 2023.

But the truth is that it’s also a corporate bailout. e antiquated federal royalty rate of 12.5% must be jacked up considerably — 25%, anyone? — to bring it in line with what states charge. A portion of the royalty should also go into a reclamation fund so that corporate owners pay to clean up the messes they leave.

Jonathan ompson is a contributor to Writers on the Range, writersontherange.org, an independent nonpro t dedicated to spurring lively conversation about the West. He is the editor of the Land Desk and a longtime Western journalist.

Mountain Area Science and Engineering Fair brings out the best in young scientists

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e foothills have a bunch of novice scientists in their midst.

Judges who spent hours on March 10 looking at science fair projects said they were impressed with the scienti c method students used in their projects entered in the Mountain Area Science and Engineering Fair.

Nearly 100 projects from six elementary schools were displayed in the Marshdale Elementary School gymnasium March 10-11 for judging and viewing by students, families and the community.

e foothills schools are the only schools in Je erson County who have a second level for a science fair thanks to Ginger Dickinson, the mountain event’s organizer. is year, Marshdale, e Bergens, Wilmot, Parmalee, West Je Elementary and Evergreen Country Day School participated.

Students won their school science fairs before competing in the mountain area fair.

e task is to devise a question and use the scienti c method to answer it. e young scientists create a hypothesis, research the question, cre-