Sandra Glaspell Obituary

Sandra Glaspell
December 18, 1939 - April 30, 2025
Sandra Lee Glaspell, of Montrose, CO, passed away peacefully on April 30, 2025 at the age of 85 after a 10-year battle with renal cell carcinoma. Sandra Lee Smith was born in Blackwell, OK in 1939. She graduated from Denver East High School in 1957. Following graduation from high school she attended the University of Colorado in Boulder. It was during her college years that she met Doug Glaspell on a blind date. After only eight dates, they became engaged and six months later, on June 4, 1960, they were married. They moved to Denver and grew their family with the addition of their daughter Pamela, followed three years later by the birth of their son Michael. When Doug began working at the new IBM plant in Boulder, the family relocated to Gunbarrel Estates in Longmont Colorado where they raised their children. Sandra was dedicated to ensuring Pam and Mike had the most incredible childhoods filled with wonderful family memories to share throughout future generations. When the kids were out of elementary school, she began her career with IBM in Boulder. The IBM connection moved them from Longmont to Tucson and then to Dallas. They returned home to Colorado, retiring to Montrose where they spent more than 20 wonderful years together.
Sandra was preceded in death by her parents, Cregg and Ressie Smith; and her sister, Jeanie Heller. She is survived by her husband, Doug of Montrose; along with their daughter, Pam Carroll (Bill) of Marietta, GA; and son, Mike Glaspell (Chris) of North Richland Hills, TX. She is also survived by granddaughter, Christy Johnson (Jeffery); and grandson, Bryan Carroll (Lauren); and four great-grandchildren, Harper Johnson, Maxwell Johnson, Landon Carroll and Logan Carroll all from Georgia. She is additionally survived by her sister, Karen Vacca (Don) of Montrose; and sister-in-law, Joyce Busch of Omaha.
Services will be held at a later date. Crippin Funeral Home is assisting the family, (970) 249-2121.