Caradell (Kaye) Mosbarger

Caradell Lynnette (Kaye) Mosbarger, a proud and beloved member of the Byers community, passed away on Monday, March 2, 2026 at the age of 84.

Kaye is survived by her son, Bart Mosbarger, of Byers; brother, Jim Gerstenberger (Nancy), sister, Kathy Palmer (Mick); brother-in-law Tim Hunt (Vicky) son-in-law, Bruce Pelton (Lori) grandsons, Casey Pelton (Jaclyn) of Byers, and Corey Pelton (Kathryn) of Commerce City, Colorado; great grandchildren Allie, Andie, Noah and Henry, as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins.

She is preceded in death by her mother and father, Louise (Dodge) and Keith Gerstenberger; husband, Clifford Mosbarger; daughter, Lori Pelton; sister Vicky Hunt, brother Don Gerstenberger, and sisters-in-law Nancy Gerstenberger and Cara Gerstenberger.

Kaye was born in Pueblo, Colorado on July 30, 1941 to Louise (Dodge) and Keith Gertenberger, and was the oldest of five children. Kaye attended elementary school in Matheson, Colorado and graduated from Simla High School in 1959. The Gerstenberger family settled back to Byers shortly after she graduated from high school, but Kaye moved to Denver to live with her Aunt Harriett and Uncle Arlo to help care for her cousins, Steve and Diane. She met Clifford Mosbarger and they were later married in March of 1960. They lived in Byers (Leader). They had two children, Lori, born on June 16, 1961, and Bart, born on August 1, 1963. Kaye and her family lived in Aurora and then Leadville for a short time then settled back in Byers, where she lived until her passing.

When she was younger, Kaye loved to sing and dance. She reminisced about how much fun they had at the “sock hops” after ball games in high school as well as the Leader Hall dances. She played softball in the town league, and got together with friends and family to play cards from time to time. As much as she did not love to cook, Kaye was the best and had several dishes that were always requested for holidays and special occasions. She loved to shop and any time she had a new find, she would say she happened to be watching QVC and couldn’t pass it up!

Kaye worked as a teacher’s aide in the Byers Elementary School for a few years in the early 1970s, then came back to work for the school in the 1990s at the “Little House” childcare, then in the preschool until she retired at the end of the 2023-24 school year when she was 82. In the 1990’s, she enjoyed modeling vintage clothes, and was president of the Byers Community Association for many years.

Kaye enjoyed following her grandsons and great grandchildren playing sports as much as she could. She was so proud of them! She loved nothing more than to attend as many games, activities and sporting events as she possibly could to support not only her own family, but also the students she had cared for and grown to love so much over the years! She could always be found watching the Bulldogs in the New Gym in her usual spot- closest to the action, but definitely not the safest, as a hard hit spike from across the net, or a missed pass somehow would almost land in her lap on several occasions! Little ones Ms. Kaye had helped teach with Mr. Bart would pass by and give her hugs when they saw her. She always looked just so, and was beautiful inside and out.

Kaye was kind and thoughtful and loved to spoil her grandchildren as much as she could. It was not uncommon for her to bring them little gifts and goodies she had found that she thought they would enjoy just because she could! She loved to read her newspapers and would often cut out articles and pictures that she could give to those she thought would enjoy them. Pictures of her family were all around her home, and she would often comment that she just “had to have her pictures!” Kaye took such good care of everyone, making sure they all had what they needed. She was a true matriarch and there was nothing more important to her than her family. She will be dearly missed!