Ivo Eugene Lindauer
Marriages
Betty Jo Ann Barstow - December 22, 1957
Married in Palisade, CO
Obituaries
The Daily Sentinel page 6A - September 21, 2022
Dr. Ivo Eugene Lindauer
passed away peacefully
at home with family the
evening of September 14,
2022 at 91 years old.
Ivo has left behind a spirit
of adventure, education,
and perseverance throughout his lifetime as a professor,
botanist, historian, rancher, traveler, and a loved father,
grandfather, and friend. Ivo was born at home on the
East Fork of Parachute Creek in 1931 to Paul R. and
Bessie Elizabeth Lindauer (Shults). Ivo had five siblings
- Zelmo, Iola, Lorraine, Sydney, and Lynda.
The Lindauer family grew up raising cattle and horses
along Parachute Creek after Ivo’s grandfather Peter
“Pete” Joseph Lindauer, one of the earliest pioneers into
Western Colorado, settled in the Parachute area in the
early 1890s. After deciding to move closer to town, Ivo’s
parents traded their property on East Fork, 11 miles
north of Parachute, for the present-day Lloyd Blue/
Lindauer Ranch in 1937. The ranch is now inhabited by
his daughter Sarah Del Orona (Lindauer) and husband
Howie Orona and remains the last original homestead
on Parachute Creek.
Ivo graduated from Grand Valley High School in
1949 and went on to get a B.S. in General Science
from Colorado State University in 1953. He received
his M.A. in Biological Sciences from the University
of Northern Colorado in 1960 and his Ph.D. in Botany
(Plant Ecology) from Colorado State University in 1970.
He attended a year-long postdoc at New York University
shortly after.
His first job surveying spruce beetle infestations for
the US Bureau of Entomology was interrupted when Ivo
enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1953. He spent a year
in Korea and was honorably discharged in November
of 1956.
Directly afterward, Ivo met Betty Jo Ann “B.J.”
(Barstow) in Palisade, CO, and they were married
on December 22, 1957 at the First Baptist Church in
Palisade. They were married for 64 years and had two
daughters, Sarah in 1964 and Julia “Julie” Ann Lindauer
in 1961 in Greeley, CO.
He began his career as an assistant professor at the
Laboratory School in 1960. He left shortly around
1965 to attend graduate school and returned in 1971
as an associate professor at the University of Northern
Colorado in the Department of Biological Sciences,
serving temporarily as an Assistant Dean from 1978 -
1981.
He took leave during this time to serve as a visiting
scholar at two universities in Australia: Curtin University
in Perth and the University of Queensland in Brisbane.
He spent the majority of his career as a Professor of
Botany at the University of Northern Colorado, retiring
in 1996 with Emeritus Status for his contributions to
UNC and the Department of Biological Sciences, to
whom he served for nearly 33 years.
In the course of his career, Ivo was involved in a
number of organizations and received several awards.
He served as President of the Northwest Colorado
Wildlife Consortium from 1984 - 1986, was awarded the
Visiting Scholar Award from Curtin University in 1988,
received the Outstanding Performance Award from the
UNC College of Arts & Sciences from 1987 - 1992, and
served as program director in the ESIE/EHR Division
at the National Science Foundation from 1992 - 1994.
He was president of the Colorado Nature Conservancy,
founded and was president of the Colorado Biology
Teachers Association, and was president of the National
Biology Teachers Association in 1993.
In Parachute, he was grand marshal of the Grand
Valley Rodeo and Parade in 2003 and served on the
board of the Grand Valley Educational Foundation in
all offices, including president, from 2000 - 2009.
After retiring, Ivo and B.J. moved to Battlement Mesa,
CO and built their dream home overlooking the valley
and the Lindauer Ranch on Parachute Creek. Much
of Ivo’s later life was dedicated to travel, family life,
and giving back. Ivo was an avid member and donor
of many non-profit organizations and education-related
associations, including the National Association of
Biology Teachers, the National Science Foundation, the
Audubon Society, the Smithsonian, the Sierra Club, the
ARC Democrats, the American Legion, the NARAL,
the DCCC, ICCF, Common Cause, the Defenders of
Wildlife, the Grand Valley United Methodist Church,
and Planned Parenthood among others.
Ivo traveled around the world three times, visiting
roughly 94 countries. In 2016, Ivo published the book
Up the Creek: Parachute Creek’s Pioneer Families and
Energy Development, 1875 - 2015, which has become
one of the few written manuscripts documenting the
family archives and history of Parachute Creek.
Ivo is survived by countless family, including siblings;
Sydney Lindauer and Lynda MacLennan (Lindauer),
sister-in-law, Susan Dawn Barstow; daughters Julie
of Greeley, CO and Sarah of Parachute, CO, and
grandchildren; Dylan Ivo Lindauer of Greeley, CO,
Cordero Ingram Orona and wife Brianne (Hoglin)
of Highlands Ranch, CO, and Delcia Jule Orona of
Geneva, Switzerland.
Ivo was well-loved by countless others around the
globe. He held a steadfast commitment to his family,
the environment, his community, and creating a better
world for future generations. His legacy will continue to
thrive through the many lives he has touched.
His funeral service will be held Saturday, September
24, 2022 at 2pm at the Grand Valley United Methodist
Church, 132 Parachute Ave. Light refreshments will
follow.
In lieu of flowers, we encourage donations to Planned
Parenthood, the Grand Valley Historical Society, the
Grand Valley Educational Foundation, and HopeWest
Hospice of Colorado.
Planned Parenthood: www.plannedparenthood.org/
planned-parenthood-rocky-mountains/get-involved/
donate
GV Historical Society: historicschool@outlook.com,
PO BOX 363, Parachute CO 81635
GV Educational Foundation: www.
grandvalleyeducationalfoundation.org/support Hope
West Hospice: www.hopewestco.org/donate