1931 - 2008
Steamboat Springs resident Gaylord E. Waters passed away Oct. 24, 2008, at his daughter's home in Topeka, Kan. He was 76. He was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor Sept. 13.
Gaylord was born Dec. 30, 1931, to Elmer and Esther (Wittrock) Walters, of Bancroft, S.D. He married Joyzella Christensen on Nov. 4, 1956.
Survivors include daughters, Sherry Asper and her husband, Neal, of Yakima, Wash.; Susan Wenger and her husband, Kim, of Topeka, Kan.; and Darla McGill and her husband, Doug, of Hamilton, Mont.; brother, Jerry Walters, of TenSleep, Wyo.; seven grandchildren; former wife, Joyzella Walters, of Brookings, S.D.; and his constant companion, yellow Labrador Retriever, Josie.
A memorial service in Steamboat Springs is being planned.
