Charles A. Ratliff, 72, of Brighton, passed away Jan. 31. He was born July 21, 1944, in Ottawa, Kan., to Alvin and Alta (Winters) Ratliff. He attended schools in Ottawa and married Wanda R. Freeman Nov. 27, 1968, in Brighton.
Charles worked for Local Union 9 for 44 years as a heavy equipment operator and spent 30 of those years working at Coors Brewery. He loved to hunt and fish, spending many hours fishing at Barr Lake and spent many hours boating at Sandhill Lake. He enjoyed spending time with his children and grandchildren and had a great affection for pets.
Survivors include his wife, of Brighton; children, Jeff (Brenda) Ratliff, of Brighton, and Brad (Alex) Ratliff of Fort Lupton; daughter-in-law, Tabatha Ratliff, of Brighton; and four grandchildren, Tucker, Tori, Skylar and Hayden.
A memorial service was Feb. 3 at Tabor-Rice Funeral Home, which handled the arrangements.