Carla Sue Melton Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Carla Sue Melton (Longmont, Colorado), who passed away on April 15, 2025 at the age of 66. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid Carla farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Carla is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
She was predeceased by: her father Carl Mann. She is survived by: her husband Don Schena; her mother Donna Sue Specht (Cox); her children, Noelle Neel, John Neel (Julia) and Matthew Neel (Haley); her brothers, David Mann and Kurt Mann (Melanie); and her stepdaughter Marisa Gildea (Casey). She is also survived by nine grandchildren, plus nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests donations to the UC Health Anschutz Medical Campus - Oncology Department. Honor Carla Melton's memory by donating to a cause they cared about.
