A Denver family of four who died Friday in an Aspen home with high levels of carbon monoxide had won the holiday-weekend stay as part of a fundraiser, according to a close family friend.
The bodies of Parker Lofgren, 39, his wife Caroline Lofgren, 42, and their children, Owen, 10, and Sophie, 8, were found Friday at a multimillion-dollar estate just east of Aspen. Gas and heating technicians found that a malfunction of hot-water and snowmelt systems caused the extreme levels of carbon monoxide.
The Lofgrens, along with another family they knew from church, won the Thanksgiving- weekend visit to the property on Popcorn Lane.
“It was part of a donation at an auction,” said Scot Wetzel, a family spokesman who said Parker Lofgren was his best friend. He declined to talk more specifically about the fundraiser or the other family, who found the Lofgrens’ bodies Friday afternoon.
Wetzel said he expected to release funeral arrangements today.
The Aspen Times reported Sunday that the home is owned by Jonathan Thomas. It is part of a 3-acre property on Popcorn Lane listed for sale at $8.9 million.
Thomas could not be reached for comment.
Both children were students at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church and School. A private, all-school prayer service will be held at 8:05 a.m. today in the gym.
