Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO
Wilfred 'Wiff' Rohr
Jul 23, 2012
Wilfred (Wiff) Rohr, 86, of Lakewood passed away on July 23rd after an extended illness. He was preceded in death by his wife of sixty years, Mary Rohr, and survived by his son, Mike Rohr and daughter-in-law Cheryl Franklin Rohr of Lakewood, daughter Melinda Jeffers-Wiggley and son-in-law Bobby Wiggley of Gainesville, GA, grandchildren Luke Jeffers, Kaycee Wright, Gregory Rohr, four...

Diane M. Scheitlin
Jul 23, 2012
Diane Scheitlin, 61, of Brighton passed away July 23. She shared her love & life with her family, she will be forever missed & always in our hearts. Loving wife of Dwayne. Mother of Shannon Beeson and her husband Adam. Grandmother of Vince & Josephine. Sister of Robert C. Bohlen, David R. Bohlen, Kenneth A. Bohlen & Sheri L. Griffin....
Richard Arndt
Jul 22, 2012
Richard Arndt grew up in New Rochelle, N.Y. He attended Kenyon College in Ohio, and then joined the U.S. Marine Corps. After his military service, he attended the Uneversity of Denver, then joined the Peace Corps and served in Colombia. He earned a PhD at the University of New Mexico and taught at the University of Utah for several years....
Loyal L. Dorsey
Jul 22, 2012
Loyal L. Dorsey, 85 of Westminster was born July 14, 1927 in Benedict, Nebraska to Harry N. Dorsey and Pearl Schemhorn Dorsey, and passed away July 22, 2012 at his home in Westminster. He is survived by his wife Margaret C. Dorsey, his children Terry Dorsey and his wife Theresa, William Dorsey and his wife Mikaelle, Karen Overton and her...
Sabrina C. Al-Khafaji
Jul 22, 2012
Sabrina C. Al-Khafaji, 46 years of age, of Indian Hills, Colorado, passed away on July 22, 2012. Sabrina was employed at Lockheed Martin for 25 years as a Systems Security Engineer. She is survived by the Al-Khafaji family and the family of Scott Seymour. A Memorial Service for Sabrina will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, July 28, 2012...
J. Arthur Poirier
Jul 22, 2012
J. Arthur Poirier, 88, of Denver died July 22, 2012. He is survived by his wife Frances; sons, Jay (Barbara), Steve (Kathleen) and Michael Poirier; grandchildren, Michael, Nicole, Maria, Josiah, and Johanna. There will be a visitation prior to the Recitation of the Rosary, Friday, July 27, 2012, from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM at Notre Dame Catholic Church, 2190...
James Bruce Lehr
Jul 22, 2012
James Bruce Lehr passed away peacefully July 22, 2012 at his home surrounded by his loving family, after a long valiant struggle with Degenerative Ataxia. James was born December 18, 1936 in Fredonia, North Dakota, to Rueben and Ida Hoff Lehr. James spent his childhood in Grand Forks, North Dakota, graduating from Central High School in 1954. He continued his...

Wendy Bleser Pare
Jul 21, 2012
Wendy Bleser Pare, 41, of Denver. Loving wife of Dean. Mother of Hannah & Emma. Daughter of Tom & Linda Bleser. Sister of Tommy (Kat) Bleser & Robbie (Silke) Bleser. Daughter-in-law of George & Kathleen Pare. Visitation Thursday, 5pm-7pm. Vigil Service Thursday, 7pm. Funeral Mass Friday, 11am. All will be held at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 4900 Montview Blvd. Interment...
James Alvin Ohnstad
Jul 21, 2012
James ""Jim"" Alvin Ohnstad, age 86, Denver, Colorado died on July 21, 2012 at the Denver VA Medical Center. Burial will be at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colorado. There will be a memorial service on Saturday, August 18, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Estelline, SD at 2 pm. Horan & McConaty Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Jim...
Richard 'Dick' Strait
Jul 21, 2012
Richard ""Dick"" Strait Dick, 83, died on July 21, 2012. He retired in 1991 as Associate Regional Director of Planning and Resource Preservation in the Rocky Mt. Regional Office after 36 years with the National Park Service. His career started as a student in Grand Canyon National Park in 1956 and in 1958 he took a permanent landscape architect position...
Jack Dean Webb
Jul 20, 2012
Jack, 78, of Thornton passed away Friday, July 20, 2012. He is survived by his wife, Diane. Memorial Service will be Thursday, July 26, 2012 at 12:30 PM, Horan & McConaty Family Chapel, 9998 Grant Street, Thornton. Committal Service to follow at Fort Logan National Cemetery with full military honors. Please share your memories of Jack and condolences with his...
David August Rudisell
Jul 20, 2012
David August Rudisell, 50, passed away July 20, 2012. He was born April 4, 1962, in Wichita, Kansas, to Jim and Judy Rudisell. David is survived by his partner, Brad Hoffner, of Denver, Colorado; parents Jim and Judy Rudisell, of Loveland, Colorado; sister Lisa Kroboth (brother-in-law Ross, nephew Tommy, niece Lindsey) of Loveland, Colorado. David is also survived by many...
Rebecca Ann Wingo
Jul 20, 2012
Rebecca Ann Wingo, 32, died July 20, 2012. She was born October 1979 in Torrance, California to Stephen R. and Shirley Hernandez. Rebecca loved everyone but never put anyone ahead of her two daughters Jaylen and Jewel. She served her country in the United States Air Force and continued to advance on every aspect of her life as a civilian....
Alexander Jonathan Boik
Jul 20, 2012
Alexander Jonathan Boik, ""A.J."", age 18, died July 20, 2012. A.J. is survived by his mother Theresa Hoover and father Jon Boik, his brother Wil Boik and his grandparents Bill & Sue Hoover and Cora Lou Tarrant and Emil Boik. A.J. is also survived by numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. A public visitation will be held on Thursday, July...
Alex ""Sully"" Sullivan
Jul 20, 2012
Survived by his wife, Casandra Sullivan; Parents, L. Thomas and Terri Sullivan; Sister, Megan Sullivan and his Grandmother, Joyce Sullivan. Visitation will be held on Thursday, July 26, 2012, from 12 PM - 4 PM at Horan & McConaty's HeartLight Center, located at 11150 East Dartmouth Avenue, Aurora, Colorado 80014. Please share your memories of Alex and condolences with his...
Jesse Evan Childress
Jul 20, 2012
Jesse, 29, passed away Friday, July 20, 2012. SSgt Jesse Childress was the Cyber Systems Operations Technician for the 310 Force Support Squadron, Communications Element, Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado. SSgt Childress came to the 310th from the Inactive Reserve. Some of his responsibilities were providing technical solutions and procedural guidance to the 310th Space Wing. He scheduled and provided...
Gordon Ware Cowden
Jul 20, 2012
Gordon Ware Cowden was born on November 17, 1960 in Waco, Texas to Mollie and George Cowden. He attended public schools in Waco, Dallas and Austin before graduating from Westlake High School in Austin in 1979. He attended Baylor University and graduated from Howard Payne University in 1983. Gordon owned his own real estate appraisal business and enjoyed traveling, reading,...
Otto Herbert Brunmeier
Jul 20, 2012
Otto Herbert Brunmeier, 65 years of age, of Aurora, Colorado, passed away on July 20, 2012. A Memorial Service for Otto will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, July 27, 2012 at Horan & McConaty Family Chapel, 11150 East Dartmouth Avenue (at Parker Rd), Aurora, Colorado. Please share memories and leave condolences for Otto's family by signing the guestbook.
Richard Edward Olson
Jul 19, 2012
Richard Edward Olson, 79, of Topeka, Kansas died on July 19th at Porter Hospice in Denver, Colorado after a two year battle with pancreatic cancer. Dick was born on December 26, 1932 in Kearney, Nebraska, the oldest son of Emerald and Clara Olson. He grew up on a farm near Axtell, Nebraska. He was co-valedictorian of his 1951 graduating class...

James C. 'Jim' Harvey
Jul 19, 2012
Jim passed away peacefully July 19th at his home surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Shirley, and 5 children, Jerry (Jodie), Peggy (Bill), Patti (Ron), Jim Jr. (Deborah) and Paula as well as his sister Geraldine (Howard). He also was the grandfather to 12 children and great- grandfather to 6. Jim was born...
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