- Date Of Birth: August 28, 1938
- Date Of Death: April 28, 2017
- State: Colorado
Liesel Skrien, 78, passed away unexpectedly on April 28, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on August 28, 1938 in Pirmasens, Germany. She was the daughter of the late, Friedrich and Blondina (Rothaar) Reiser. Liesel lived and worked in Germany, France, England, Italy, Portugal and Spain. During her time in Spain, she met James Skrien and eventually moved to the United States in 1965 to start her married life with him. Together they shared 52 happy years of marriage. With their son, Steve, and daughter, Michelle, they lived in several states (due to Jim’s career demands) before permanently settling in Aurora, CO in 1979. Liesel loved education and learning. She received her Bachelor’s Degree and teaching certificate from Metro State prior to receiving her Master’s Degree from CU Boulder in Comparative Literature. She used her degree to teach for a short period at CU Boulder. She was also a substitute teacher in the city of Aurora. She had several hobbies, which included: needle point, Norwegian rosemaling, reading, singing, geology and learning and speaking seven different languages: German, French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Norwegian. Liesel and Jim enjoyed traveling.
