Anna Marie Kondo

Anna Marie Kondo, age 87, passed away on June 25, 2017 surrounded by her family. She was born June 27, 1929 to Donaciano and Carolina Trujillo in Segundo, Colorado. Anna grew up in Raton, New Mexico with three brothers. She then moved to Denver where she met and married Joe Kondo on December 31, 1949. He passed away on October 11, 1966.

Joe and Anna moved to Colorado Springs in 1961. She was a stay at home housewife and mother until she began working at Hewlett Packard in 1970, retiring in 1992. She loved to garden, cook, shop for bargains, play bingo, go to parades and enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Anna is survived by her two daughters, Carolyn (Jan) Wagers and Lori (Bill) Lang; five grandchildren, Matthew (Gloria) Wagers, Kyle Wagers, Jennifer (Alex) Bustillos, Tara (Adrian) De Jesus and Natalie Lang; seven great grandchildren, Noah and Parker Wagers, and Talen, Teagen, Amaya and Baby Bustillos and Adrian De Jesus II. She is also survived by her older brother, Benjamin (Stella) Trujillo and younger brother, Frank (Josie) Trujillo and numerous nieces and nephews. Her youngest brother, Eugene (Marcene), preceded her in death.

Our family wishes to express our gratitude to Suzanne Chapple of Morningstar at Bear Creek Memory Care and their wonderful staff, and also to the great nurses and caregivers in Skilled Nursing at Brookdale at Bear Creek. We are grateful for Nicole Lippard, Suncrest Hospice nurse, and the rest of the staff and caregivers who took care of mom with great compassion. We also would like to acknowledge, mom’s best friend, Fran Arviso. She supported mom on her journey with kindness and gentleness, from the beginning to the very end.

A memorial service will be held for Anna at Dove-Witt Family Mortuary located at 6630 South US Highway 85/87, Fountain, CO 80817 on Saturday, July 1 at 2 pm. A reception will follow the service at Dove-Witt.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Colorado Springs Alzheimer’s Association, 2315 Bott Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80904.