Vicki Lynn Tanin

Vicki Lynn Tanin obituary, Centennial, CO

Vicki Lynn Tanin

Vicki Tanin Obituary

Vicki Lynn Tanin entered the gates of heaven on April 5, 2025. She was born to Charles and Oletha Tanin on February 29, 1952. Yes, she was a leap year baby and over the years, celebrated both her real age and the number of actual birth days.

She commented that since there was always confusion around when to celebrate her birthday, if she worked it right, she could celebrate for a week!

Vicki grew up on a dairy farm near Franktown, Colorado. She attended Cherry Valley Elementary, which was a two-classroom school. She graduated from Douglas County High School in 1970 and went on to graduate from the University of Northern Colorado.

Vicki was quite artistic and expressed it with drawing and crafty sewing. She developed a love of plants and could always nurture an ailing one back to health.

Vicki also had a touch of wanderlust and a good drive to the mountains included finding some previously unknown back road and a hillside covered in wildflowers.

Vicki devoted her life to Christian service. She worked with Youth for Christ International, Worldwide Leadership Council and spent many years at The Denver Street School. She loved her work at the school and helped out there for as long as she could even after she called herself retired.

Vicki will be missed by her family; mother Oletha, (Father Charles preceded her in death), brother David and his wife Sarah Hoover, sister Carol and her husband Phil and their daughter, niece Sarah Hanson. Her loving extended family and her beautiful, supportive community of friends will miss her as well.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donating in Vicki's memory to one of the following charities: 

The Denver Street School or Mission Hills Church

 Funeral service will be held at Mission Hills Church, 620 Southpark Dr, Littleton, CO 80120. At 2:00 P.M. on Monday, April 28, 2025.

The service will be live streamed. You can access it by clicking the provided link: https://www.missionhills.org/streaming/

Horan & McConaty Funeral Service & Cremation - South Metro/Centennial

5303 East County Line Road, Littleton, CO 80122

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