He was preceded in death by a sister, Sharon J. Atwell. She was a school teacher, teaching pre-school through high school. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Patricia Guignard. She was a teacher at Fountain and Fort Carson, School District 8. She was a retail human resource manager at Kmart.
Cremation is planned.
She was a homemaker. She attended the University of Minnesota. A memorial service will be at a later date in Minnesota. He retired in 1993 from Montgomery Wards. He served in the Navy from July 1950 to March 1954 and reenlisted December 1957 until June 1973.