 KAUNE, ANITA MORRIS Anita Kaune (Morris), passed away after a long battle with cancer in Golden, Colorado, on June 19, 2013, at the age of 79. Born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, she spent her formative years with her family in Espanola, Santa Fe and Santa Barbara, California. She moved back to New Mexico after graduating from Santa Barbara High School in 1952. She attended the University of New Mexico, where she studied Home Economics. Anita's joys included travel, fine food and dining, and spending time with family, friends, and Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority sisters from the University of New Mexico. Anita enjoyed her time working as a home economist for Southern Union Gas Company. Anita is survived by her son, Mark Kaune (Megan), of Denver, Colorado; brother, Robert Morris (Jan) of Tijeras, New Mexico; sister, Mary Margaret Lynch of Houston, Texas; grandson, Randy Kaune (Jacqueline), of Aurora, Colorado; granddaughter, Elizabeth Sanchez (Levi) of California; grandson, Benjamin Kaune of Denver, Colorado; and three great-granddaughters, Jordyn Kaune, Ashlyn Kaune, and Peyton Sanchez; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ben and Jessie Morris, and by her brother, Eugene Morris. A celebration of life event will be held in Santa Fe, New Mexico later this summer. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the American Cancer Society or Halcyon Hospice of Colorado, P.O. Box 177, Mead, CO 80542.
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