Victoria Rae Benedict Santomaso

1942 - 2021

Victoria (Vickie) Rae (Burmester, Benedict) Santomaso, 78, of Westminster Colorado passed away on March 22, 2021 at Sunrise Assisted Living of Westminster. Vickie was born to Bernhard Otto Henry (Ben) Burmester and Luella May (Pope, Burmester) Papke on June 16, 1942 in Haxtun Colorado. Vickie was the third and orneriest of four children. Vickie spent all her educational years at Haxtun and graduated in 1961. Vickie married her high school sweetheart, Dennis Allen Benedict in 1960. To this union was born a son Neal Allen Benedict and a daughter Kori Lynn (Benedict) Gonzales. Vickie married Johnny Donald Santomaso in 1977. She loved school and her church, especially choir. Vickie was a cheerleader, band member where she played the French Horn and enjoyed singing in the high school choir. Vickie enjoyed spending time with friends and family especially her granddaughter. She was a talented seamstress, creative toll painter and was an avid reader. Throughout her career she worked her way up from a secretary to management with Public Service Company, retiring in 2003. She will be remembered for her quick wit, her bright smile and her genuine interest in people. Vickie is survived by her daughter, Kori Gonzales and her husband Tracy Gonzales, and their daughter Gabrielle Rae Gonzales, her brother Doug Burmester and his wife Sandy, her sister Nancy Fetzer and her husband Bob, and many nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her son Neal Allen Benedict and her brother Herman Gale Burmester. A Memorial Service to honor Vickie's life will be held on Thursday, April 8, 2021 at 10:00am at Horan & McConaty, 9998 Grant St. Thornton, CO 80229. Due to COVID limitations RSVP to vsantomaso@outlook.com or call/text 970-590-5089. If you are unable to attend the service in person, please join us with this link: https://bxcited.com/victoriasantomaso/ Memorial donations may be made to: Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Donation Processing, The Michael J. Fox Foundation, P.O. Box 5014 Hagerstown, MD 21741-5014.