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from the mines in 1920 at the age of 59. He was generally a happy man but occasionally got angry with Maria because she went to church so much. (Every day of the week until she died.) Maria would not idly sit by and absorb the anger of her husband but instead would respond by calling him, "bruta bestia." (ugly animal.) Two great passions in Michele Buffo's life were wine making and his garden.... [G]ardens were a necessity and much care and time went into them. It was unheard of to have lawns at the time and, as Michele would so often proclaim, "You don't eat grass but you eat the beans." Maria Buffo died in 1939. In 1940, and perhaps before and after that year, 936 La Farge was used as a residence by Buffo relatives Barney and Mary Enrietto when they came to Louisville from Illinois. The Enriettos later settled at 920 La Farge. The 1946 Louisville directory shows that Paul and Mary Boyce lived at "934" La Farge, which is believed to have been a reference to 936 La Farge. They later settled next door at 928 La Farge. Mary Buffo Bosone sold the house in 1946 to Rosamond and Jordan Henry Jones, and it left the Buffo family after 46 years and multiple generations. Rosamond and Jordan Henry Jones Ownership, 1946-1963; John P. & Mary T. Kakalecik Ownership, 1963-1968 Gary & Mary Reddington, 1968-2021 Rosamond Jones (1903-1987) and J. Henry Jones (1875-1947) purchased 936 La Farge in 1946. They were previously living on Lincoln and had four children. Henry Jones was a landscape architect and passed away in 1947. Rosamond lived in Louisville until 1962 and was active in the Baptist Church and worked as a cook at Colacci's Restaurant at 816 Main Street. According to Louisville Directories, Rosamond lived at 936 La Farge at least through 1959, however, by 1961, Nancy Milano and LeRoy Baker are listed as living at this address in the Louisville Times. In 1963, Rosamond Jones sold 936 La Farge to John and Mary Kakalecik. John Kakalecik was originally a coal miner and later worked as a maintenance man at the University of Colorado. He died in 1971. The Kakaleciks most likely used 936 La Farge as a rental property as they are listed is living on Front Street during their ownership of the property. In 1968, the Kakaleciks transferred ownership to Gary and Mary Reddington. It is not apparent that the Reddington's lived at 936 La Farge and likely rented the property as multiple people are listed at this address in the Louisville Times during the years of Reddington ownership. In 1983, the Reddingtons added the detached garage to the property. The floorplan of the house did not change between the 1948 and 1977 Assessor card images. Gary Reddington passed away in 2021 and Mary Reddington sold the property to the current owners — Miles McManus and Erica Swanson. 1948 Boulder County Assessor image and floorplan shown below.