Barbara Theresa Muchow

Barbara Theresa Muchow born Barbara Vigilia December 4, 1956 passed away on May 24, 2015 after a heroic 13 year battle with Lung Cancer. She is survived by her husband of nearly 30 years Mark Muchow, her mother, Marie Vigilia, her sister Lisa Arntz, her brother Rudy Vigilia, nieces Diana Potts, Elena Arntz, Taylor Vigilia, Karly Vigilia, and nephew Brendan Arntz and grandniece Jemma. She has made her home in Colorado over the last 29 years living in Parker and most recently Castle Rock. She enjoyed the beautiful mountain views and 300+ days of sunshine that Colorado offered and the good friends and neighbors she came to know and love. A Funeral Mass will be held on May 28th at 2:00pm, St. Thomas More Catholic Church, 8035 S. Quebec, Centennial, Colorado. A memorial mass will be held in Bremerton Washington at a yet to be determined date. Barbara is a graduate of Seattle University and lived in the Denver area for nearly 30 years working in various Telecommunications roles. Barbara enjoyed her work, planning family events, travel and visiting family and friends. Over the past couple years she frequently traveled to the Seattle area to help her mother relocate and prepare the family home of nearly 50 years for sale. Barbara will be dearly missed by her family and friends. She will be remembered as someone who was selfless, always thinking of others first and her beautiful, always present smile. Barbara's ability to defy the odds for so long can be attributed to her personal strength, her strong faith and a dedicated team of doctors, health workers and friends who did their best to help her battle this disease. The family requests that any donations be made to the ""Lung Cancer Colorado Fund"", UCH Foundation. Donations can be made on line at https://uch.thankyou4caring.org/lcgift or mailed to the following address: University of Colorado Hospital Foundation Mail Stop F485 12401 East 17th Avenue Aurora, CO 80045 Please share your memories of Barbara and condolences with her family by signing the guestbook below.