Vera Carricato was born to Mary and Steve Skufca in 1934 in Gunnison, Co. She grew up in the rocky mountains with her two sisters Mary and Shirley Skufca in the mountain mining community. In 1956 she received a Master’s of Arts in Education and Art from Western State College. She married Frank Carricato III in 1957 in Gunnision, Co. They moved to California to teach school and enjoy the warmer climate in the 1960’s. They had a wonderful life full of traveling, painting, and dancing. They moved back to Colorado Springs in 1969 to raise their children close to their mountain roots.
She is Survived by her two children Kristi Rodeback (husband Jason Rodeback), Steve Carricato (wife Tracie Carricato), as well as her Grandchildren Anthony Rodeback (wife Maggie Rodeback, with great grandchild on the way) and Valerie Carricato. She is also survived by her sister Shirley Hickman (husband Joe Hickman) and many nieces, nephews, and cousins, as well as the many students she taught in her career as an elementary educator.
She spent the last 9 months with her many friends at Sun Ridge Retirement Community painting, and enjoying going to Cripple Creek on her days off. She was a bright spirit and always smiling. She will be missed.
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