Obituary of Billie Louise Staab

Billie Louise (Koepnick) Staab passed away on August 25, 2018 at Sunny Vista Living Center surrounded by family and friends.�She was born on April 17, 1929 in Evanston, Illinois and was raised in Burlington, Wisconsin.The family moved to Chicago during WWII and returned to Wisconsin in 1945.�Billie moved to Crocket, California and finished high school, graduating in 1947.� She moved back to Wisconsin, enrolled in a two year Teachers College (Racine-Kenosha Rural Normal School in Union Grove, Wisconsin), and graduated in 1949.� She moved to Colorado in 1953, married Celestine Joseph Staab (which lasted 8 � years), and had three children.�Billie worked as a school teacher in Wisconsin and Colorado and as a secretary for General Motors Oldsmobile Division in Denver, the Colorado Division of Employment for ten years, and for Public Service Company for twelve years before retiring in 1994.� She moved to Colorado Springs in 2004.� Billie was an avid golfer and loved music, painting, and ice cream.�She played the ukulele, dulcimer, lap harp, and washboard and performed with the Loveland Heartbeats; sang in the church choir for over fifty years; painted many watercolors; and ate a LOT of ice cream�Billie was very religious and studied Lutheran church history and teachings avidly.�Her many books on Martin Luther and on the Missouri Synod Lutheran Church, as well as her bibles, are highlighted and contain marginal notes throughout.� She ensured her children were enrolled in Lutheran school (at Emmaus in Denver).She was preceded in death by her mother, Irene (Ludwig) Koepnick; father, Raymond Koepnick; sisters, Caryl Golovich and Phyllis Barnett; granddaughter, Cara Ashcroft; and grandson, Zachariah Staab.Billie is survived by her daughter, Ti; her sons, Tracy and his wife Monica and Toby and his wife Sandy; four grandchildren; and thirteen great-grandchildren.Visitation, 9:30AM-10:30AM, Thursday, August 30, 2018, The Springs Funeral Services-North, 6575 Oakwood Boulevard, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80923, Funeral Service will follow at 10:30AM. Graveside services, 3:30PM, Loveland Burial Park, Loveland, Colorado where will be buried next to her beloved sister. Events Visitation Thursday, August 30, 2018 9:30AM - 10:30AM The Springs Funeral Services - North 6575 Oakwood Blvd. Colorado Springs, CO 80923 Phone: 719-207-8611 Funeral Service Thursday, August 30, 2018 10:30AM The Springs Funeral Services - North 6575 Oakwood Blvd. Colorado Springs, CO 80923 Phone: 719-207-8611 Graveside Thursday, August 30, 2018 3:30PM Loveland Burial Park Colorado Highway 287, 1702 Cleveland Ave Loveland, CO 80538