William Rolfe 1937-2024

William E. “Bill” Rolfe passed away at St Joseph Hospital, Denver, Colo., on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. He was born on May 23, 1937. He was 87 years old.

Bill was born in the small rural town of Wetmore. He was one of six children born to Kenneth Elvan and Mary Alice Kahle, Rolfe. He grew up on a farm south of Circleville. He attended Sunny Slope rural school, a one-room school house for grades one through eight. He was up early in the morning, helping with chores before walking to school. Saturday mornings were spent in Holton, going to the movies or roller skating.

He then attended Circleville High School. He played six-man football and participated in all school activities. The senior trip that year was spent in Colorado Springs, Colo. He graduated from Circleville High School in 1965.

He joined the Air Force after graduation and served for three years in Puerto Rico as a B-52 airplane mechanic. He attended school in the late 1960s and was a pioneer working in computer science. He worked as a database administrator, programmer and systems design engineer.

He married Kay Marie Anderson in Colorado on Aug. 4, 1970. Their lives were filled with fun, travel and adventure. Bill built a Model T that came into the garage as an axle and boxes. He coached the children and grandchildren during Little League baseball seasons, winning the state championship in 1983. He rode dirt bikes, loved reading, skiing, fishing and camping in the mountains. He was not only an excellent mechanic; he could fix anything!

He always yearned for his life in the Kansas area, so in 2002 we moved to Kansas, bought a farm and built a house. We moved back to Colorado in 2009, lonely for the children.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister Maudie (DeBusk), his brother Tom, and his brother Jim, as well as a stepson, Thomas Anderson. He is survived by his sisters Carol (Haney) and Susan (Williams), both of Topeka, and numerous nieces and nephews.

He is survived by his wife; his sons, Ben, Danny, and Bill Jr. and wife Judy; a stepson, Dan; his grandchildren, Jeremy and wife Ashley, Joshua and wife Tori, Amanda and Jaymin. He is also survived by two great-grandchildren, Ty and Bennett.

Services were held at Horan McConaty Mortuary on Monday, Aug. 19. A military burial service with honors was held at Ft. Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colo.

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