April 20, 1925 - October 23, 2023
Aleksandras “Alex” Spokas of Broomfield, CO passed away peacefully with a smile on his face on Monday, October 23, 2023. Alex was 98 and a half years old. He left behind his wife of 48 years Dalia “Dale” Spokas. He is survived by his stepsons John (Frani) Schafer, Roman (Helen) Schafer and his stepdaughters Ruth (John) Beckham and Donna (Eric) Crock, grandchildren Patrick, Kevin (Ann), Ryan (Sheri), Timothy (Nikki), Michael (Maria), Matthew (Dana) Schafer, Brittany (Dallas) Jones, Lauren (Ryan) Buderus, Sean (Abby) Beckham, Paige (Zack) Bucci, Robert Schafer and sixteen great grandchildren, three great great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his parents Edvardas and Felicija Spokas, seven siblings, Kestutis, Birute, Vytautas, Vitalija, Ruta, Leontina, Algindas and stepsons Joseph and Vytas Schafer.
Alex was born on April 20th, 1925, in Lithuania. He was the youngest of eight children. During WWII, his family left their home country fleeing from the Russians. He left with his parents and one brother traveling through Poland in a horse drawn hay wagon to Germany. Alex was forced into working for the Nazis and spent a day digging trenches for them. He spent many years in Germany’s displaced person’s camps after the war. He came to America in 1949 with his parents and brother, where he settled in Indiana.
He worked at Inland Steel later called LTV Steel in East Chicago, Indiana and retired from the company after 38 years. He lived a bachelor lifestyle into his 40s, spending his free time traveling to almost every state, fishing, caring for his cats, making krupnik, collecting, and building things. In 1975, he finally settled down and married his wife Dale, or Dolly at St. Casimir’s Lithuanian Church in Gary, Indiana. They lived in Merrillville, Indiana until they moved to Broomfield, Colorado in 1988.
They spent their years together playing cards, dancing, fishing, traveling, mushroom picking, gardening, and being active members in the Colorado Lithuanian Community, St. Casimir’s and Nativity of our Lord Church. He lived a great 98 and a half years with a smile on his face, even at the end. Sveikata (Cheers) Sudieu (Goodbye)
Funeral services will be held at Nativity of our Lord Church 900 W. Midway Blvd., in Broomfield, Colorado on November 17th, 2023 at 11 am. The church ceremony can be live streamed at this website the day of the service: https://www.youtube.com/c/NativityofOurLordCatholicChurchSchool/live
Inurnment at 12:30 pm. at Broomfield County Common’s Cemetery, 12801 Sheridan Blvd., Broomfield, Colorado
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Lithuanian Foundation, Inc. 14911 127th St. Lemont, IL 60439
