_{Jacqueline Jean Fritzler, formerly of Sterling, died Monday, November 13, 2017 in Tucson, Arizona. A graveside service will be held 10:30 a.m., Saturday, December 16, 2017 at Riverside Cemetery with Rev. Michelle Witherspoon officiating.}

_{She was born in Durango, Colorado on May 25, 1926 to Marshall and Lucile Greathouse.}

_{After two years of college at Fort Lewis, Jean finished her degree at Colorado State University. She taught bookkeeping, typing, and shorthand in Cortez for two years, then moved to a teaching position in Sterling in 1949. In 1950, she married Robert Fritzler and they raised three children on a farm northeast of town. In 1960, Jean returned to teaching at the junior high school.}

_{She is survived by Ann Herboldsheimer of Tucson, Arizona; Jim Fritzler of Hastings, Nebraska; and Kay Pimple and husband Tom of Garland, Texas; grandchildren Dan Herboldsheimer, his wife Madee, and their children Zeph, Luke, Hugh, and Jewel; Heidi Herboldsheimer; Jennifer Bakevich and husband Bryan; Phillip Cox, his wife Kelli, and their children Klaire and Lena. She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, a brother, Robert Greathouse, and a sister, Patricia Mitchell.}

_{Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, alz.org, which advances research in Alzheimer's disease and dementia, National Audubon Society, or a charity of your choice.}