KRIZMAN, NANCY KARON Sept. 28, 1943 Jan. 10, 2014 Was born in Denver, Colorado, on Sept. 28, 1943, to Loren and June Long. She and her brother, Dean, lived in several communities in Colorado while they were growing up, including Kremmling, one of Nancy's favorite places. Nancy graduated from Silverton High School in 1962, and shortly thereafter she moved to Gunnison, Colorado, where she met and married Kaarlo Jokela. Together, Nancy and Kaarlo opened the Thunderbird Ski Lodge in Taos Ski Valley when the ski area was in its infancy. The two ski pioneers moved to Albuquerque in 1968, where Nancy attended the University of New Mexico (UNM) and eventually earned her master's degree in Arts and Recreation. A lifelong artist, Nancy taught drawing and painting classes for many years. She returned to Colorado in 1991 and married Robert W. Krizman. Nancy is survived by her daughter, Aili Jokela, and the Krizman clan including Steve and Karen, Teresa, Ken, Deb, Mark and Stacy, Andy and Chris and eight Krizman grandchildren. A service will be held for Nancy later this year in Grand Junction. In lieu of flowers, please send remembrances to the American Lung Association.
KRIZMAN, NANCY KARON Sept. 28, 1943 Jan. 10, 2014 Was born in Denver, Colorado, on Sept. 28, 1943, to Loren and June Long. She and her brother, Dean, lived in several communities in Colorado while they were growing up, including Kremmling, one of Nancy's favorite places. Nancy graduated from Silverton High School in 1962, and shortly thereafter she moved to Gunnison, Colorado, where she met and married Kaarlo Jokela. Together, Nancy and Kaarlo opened the Thunderbird Ski Lodge in Taos Ski Valley when the ski area was in its infancy. The two ski pioneers moved to Albuquerque in 1968, where Nancy attended the University of New Mexico (UNM) and eventually earned her master's degree in Arts and Recreation. A lifelong artist, Nancy taught drawing and painting classes for many years. She returned to Colorado in 1991 and married Robert W. Krizman. Nancy is survived by her daughter, Aili Jokela, and the Krizman clan including Steve and Karen, Teresa, Ken, Deb, Mark and Stacy, Andy and Chris and eight Krizman grandchildren. A service will be held for Nancy later this year in Grand Junction. In lieu of flowers, please send remembrances to the American Lung Association.