Mae Desch-Boos, Lafayette, Colorado
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February 12, 1931 - March 13, 2021 (age 90)
Mae Desch-Boos of Lafayette, CO died at home on Saturday, March 13, 2021, passing peacefully in her sleep. She was 90.
Born to James and Virginia (Koerner) Giebler in Severin, Kansas on February 12, 1931, Mae was the tenth of twelve children. She helped out on the family farm and went to school in a two-room schoolhouse. She later attended Girls Catholic High School in Hays, KS.
Mae’s lifelong love of music started in the Giebler home. Her father played piano and church organ, while Mae and her siblings sang together. She always had a song in her heart.
She married Ralph Desch in Severin on November 10, 1949. The couple moved to Colorado in 1951 - first to Denver, then to Boulder eight years later, where they raised their five children. Mae and Ralph were loving, supportive parents to their two daughters and three sons, filling their home with music, laughter, and love. They sang together in the choir at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, and Mae served in the Altar and Rosary Society for many years. She also sang with the Boulder Chorale. Mae lost her beloved Ralph on October 19, 1984, after a hard battle with cancer.
She carried on, always keeping Ralph’s memory alive in the family. Mae moved to Lafayette in 1997. She surrounded herself with friends, and hosted family gatherings at her townhouse for over two decades. She even found love again, marrying Gilbert Boos in Greeley, CO on September 5, 2006. The newly expanded family brought Mae deep joy and contentedness, even though they weren’t together as long as she’d hoped they would be. Gib passed away on April 11, 2009, and his children and grandchildren will always hold a special place in the hearts of the Desch family.
Mae was the family matriarch. She was lively and energetic, independent and opinionated, and always game for a laugh. She enjoyed gardening, music, dancing, singing, card games, playing bridge, and doing crossword puzzles. She loved her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren intensely, attending as many of their activities as she could. She cherished holidays with her family, and a gathering at Mae‘s house was sure to feature group singalongs at the piano, bad jokes, white wine, and a mountain of food (but eat it all, because Mae hated leftovers). Anyone who knew Mae knew what a beautiful smile and glorious, infectious laugh she had. We are going to miss that laugh, those gatherings, and every funny, sweet, feisty moment with her.
She is preceded in death by her parents, James and Virginia; her husbands, Ralph Desch and Gilbert Boos; her son, Dale Desch; and nine of her siblings. Mae is survived by her sister and brother: Ruth Carter of Jacksonville, FL, and Vernon (Lori) Giebler of Hays, KS; her children: Danella (Mike) Lenz of Aurora, CO, Dianne (Jim) Borth of Olathe, KS, David (Ann) Desch of Helena, MT, and Donald (Barb) Desch of Erie, CO; her grandchildren: Brent (Denise) Lenz, Jeannette (Kenny) Naill, Shane (Abby) Borth, Michaela (Joseph DiMasi) Borth, Briana (John) Wirt, Jessica (Michael) Shamas, Libby Desch, Deanna (Patrick) Moonan, and Taylor (Marina Hanlon) Desch; seven great-grandchildren: Steven, GK, Jocelyn, Eliza, Caleb, Declan, and Adeline; and numerous nieces, nephews, and friends.
Somewhere out there, Ralph is singing to Mae, and welcoming her home. “Let’s take the long way home...”