Anne Warren Denig
1927 – 2023
Our beloved Mom, Anne Warren Denig, passed away several weeks after joyfully celebrating her 96th birthday. We miss her terribly, but will remember her infectious laugh, bright smile, flamboyant style, her joyful spirit and generous heart. We were blessed to have been recipients of her love and prayers, and hope that perhaps you were, as well.
Born in Fort Collins, Colorado to Charles P. Warren and Ruth Lyon-Campbell Warren, Anne was raised with her brother Charles (Chuck) on land homesteaded by their great-grandfather in 1866. She and Chuck attended CU Boulder where Anne earned a BA in Economics and met her future husband, George Denig. In 1950, Anne and George married at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Fort Collins and then moved to Riverton, Wyoming. After another move to Denver, Colorado, their first daughter, Lisa, was born (1954). Two years later, George accepted a position in Santa Barbara where their three additional daughters were born: Brooke (1960), Kimberley (1962), and Celia (1964). Anne and George loved Santa Barbara and enjoyed playing golf and tennis at Montecito Country Club and Knowlwood Tennis Club and dancing with the Los Fiesteros Dance Club.
Anne was committed to faith and service, and she found her community, sense of purpose, and way of life through active participation in church and the 12-step program where she loved offering her experience, strength, and hope. She attended All Saints Episcopal Church, Christ the King Episcopal Church and El Montecito Presbyterian Church. She was an avid student of the Bible and a leader in Bible Study Fellowship and Community Bible Study. She was also committed to Women in the Word at El Montecito Presbyterian Church where she also sang in the choir. She found time to pray, always, and her last words were of prayer for others.
As a resident of Santa Barbara and active volunteer for over 67 years, Anne made many friends. She gracefully opened her heart and home to those in need and generously supported the international work of World Vision. Her deep sense of compassion for others was shaped by significant trials in her own life. She chose to love with her whole heart, practice gratitude, and be a helper, especially when her own life was at its darkest and most daunting. She loved Psalm 30:5, “Weeping may endure for the night, but joy comes in the morning.”
Anne is survived by her daughters, Lisa Myers (Bryant), Brooke De Frehn (Raymond), Kimberley Denig, and Celia Graeber (Scott), her two grandchildren Brooke Myers Wallace (Casey), and James Myers (Laurel), and her 5 great-grandchildren: Hendrick Prock, Samantha Wallace, Evelyn, Ford and Maeve Myers. She was preceded in death by her former husband of 31 years, George Denig, and her brother, Charles Warren.
A Celebration of Life will be held at El Montecito Presbyterian Church on Saturday, February 24th at 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please consider an act of service, a donation to World Vision or to the Santa Barbara Rescue Mission.