Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO
Angelo Michael Mendez-Casados
Nov 19, 2023
Angelo Michael Mendez-Casados, 24, of Lakewood, passed away November 19, 2023. He is survived by his parents, Anna Casados and Anthony Mendez. Visitation will be held Thursday, December 14, 2023 from 4pm-6pm with recitation of the rosary immediately following. Funeral Mass will be held Friday, December 15, 2023 at 3pm. Both will be at Horan & McConaty Family Chapel, 3101...
Robert Joseph Johnson
Nov 19, 2023
Former City Council Member and long time Thornton resident Robert “Bob” Johnson passed away on Sunday, November 19 after battling a short illness. Bob was born in Denver on January 17, 1954 at Rose Medical Center and grew up in Adams County north of Denver. Bob attended and graduated from Mapleton High School in 1972 and went on to play...
Vitaliy Filonenko
Nov 19, 2023
Vitaliy Filonenko, aged 65, of Arvada, Colorado, passed away in his residence on November, 19th, 2023. Vitaliy was born in Mozdok, Russia on May 17th, 1958 to Anatoliy and Valentina. Vitaliy attended high school before studying aircraft navigation at Chelyabinsk Military School and would later study engraving at the School of Rare Professions in Yaroslavl.
Vitaliy met the love of...
Beulah Jean Curtis
Nov 19, 2023
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Jean Curtis (86) of Lakewood, Colorado lost her 50-year battle with Muscular Dystrophy. She passed away peacefully at Lutheran Collier Hospice on November 19, 2023. Born Beulah Jean Martin in Peoria, Illinois on March 27, 1937. She moved around a lot with her Mother and Grandmother, eventually ending up in Colorado. She graduated...
Leroy Francis Rupp
Nov 19, 2023
Leroy Rupp, aged 88, passed away peacefully at home on November 19, 2023 while under hospice care. Leroy was born on August 11, 1935 in Hays Kansas to Boniface (Bonny) and Irene Rupp, the family moved to Denver in 1942. After graduating from St. Joseph High School Leroy worked in construction until joining the Army in November of 1958. He...
Velma Josephine Sweeney
Nov 19, 2023
Velma Josephine Sweeney, age 96, passed away in her home of 67 years in Westminster, Colorado on November 19, 2023. She peacefully transitioned with loved ones at her side. She had been cared for in her home for over two years by the most loving and cherished caregivers one could ever hope for one’s mother to employ and develop deep...
Loretta Saracino
Nov 18, 2023
Loretta Saracino, 103, passed away under Hospice Care at Windcrest, Mill Vista Lodge in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. She lived a full life surrounded by loved ones. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lee; brothers, Dale & Theodore; sister, Mary Ellen; daughter, Sharon; and grandson, Eric.
Loretta was born January 4, 1920, to David and Edna Bretthauer in Kirk,...
Melonee Dee Poulsom
Nov 18, 2023
Melonee was born June 12, 1951 in Denver Colorado to Neal and Dolores Cummings (both are deceased). She had two brothers, Crest (deceased) and Forrest. And she loved her family. Melonee married Richard (Rick) Poulsom in June of 1970. During their Near 54...
Anthony Joseph Cicerelli
Nov 18, 2023
Anthony Joseph Cicerelli, affectionately known as Tony, sadly passed away at home in his sleep on November 18, 2023 at the age of 72.
Tony was born on January 4, 1951 and raised in Westchester County, New York. He was very proud of both his east-coast upbringing and Italian-American heritage. Tony moved to Denver, Colorado in 1969 and received his...
James Carl Campbell
Nov 18, 2023
James Carl Campbell. "Jim", loving husband of 65 years, caring father of four, successful business man and special friend. None of these say enough of the whole man who passed away from cancer on November 18th, at 89 surrounded by his wife, Janice, and their children, Cathy Campbell Hurtle, Linda Campbell, Tracey Campbell Williams and Mitchell Campbell.
Jim grew up...
William "Larry" Lawrence Hendershot
Nov 18, 2023
Larry Hendershot, 81, of Westminster, Colorado passed away peacefully, November 18th, at Winding Trails care center in Boulder, Colorado. Larry was born to the late William F. & Katherine Hendershot on October 8, 1942, in Elkhart, Kansas.
Larry is survived by his wife of 60 years, Norah Ann Hendershot; Son, William ‘Randy’ (Michele ‘Shelly’) Hendershot; Daughter, Jill Ann (Frank) Roth;...
Edwin Chris Erisman
Nov 18, 2023
Edwin C Erisman Jr. (aka Ed, Dad, Regular Papa, Grandpa, Junior, and Fast Eddie), age 79, passed away on November 18, 2023. Ed was a true Colorado native. Born in Denver, he moved with his family to the Merino/Sterling, Colorado area, graduating from Sterling High School in 1962. During his years at Sterling High, he met his wife of 60+...
June Kabbes Doyle
Nov 17, 2023
June Kabbes Doyle, 74, passed away November 17th, 2023, after a long illness. June was born June Maureen Kabbes on May 18th, 1949, in Springfield Ohio to Edward and Pauline Kabbes. She was the 2nd of 5 children: Patricia (Patty), R. Michael (Mike), B. Diane (Dee Dee), and Thomas (Tom). June lived her formative years in Springfield, graduating from Catholic...
Dr. Jan Larry Gray
Nov 17, 2023
Dr. Jan Larry Gray, age 83, died in his home on November 17, 2023. He was born in Moline Illinois and grew up in Rockford, Illinois. He attended the University of Illinois where he met his wife Jane Dugdale. They attended medical school together and married in 1962. Jan joined the Army after a year of residency and then spent...
Carol Ann Petersen
Nov 17, 2023
Carol Ann Petersen, 86, beloved Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother passed on November 17, 2023, in Parker, Colorado. She was born on October 27, 1937, in Salt Lake City, Utah, and was 86 years old. She is survived by her brother, Neldon Kent Baldwin; 5 children, Jody L. Fulroth, LuAnn Flanagan, Larry Leon Petersen, Russell Jay Petersen, and Lynnette George;...
Phyllis "PJ" Verploeg Hutchins
Nov 17, 2023
In Loving Memory of Phyllis “PJ” Verploeg Hutchins.
Phyllis/PJ, a beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on November 17, 2023, at the remarkable age of 100. Born in Pella, Iowa, in 1923, PJ led a life filled with love, laughter, and a deep commitment to family, community, and the causes close to her heart.
PJ embarked...
Matthew Deshay Patton
Nov 16, 2023
Matthew Deshay Patton was born April 10, 1988, in Nuremberg, Germany. He departed this life on November 16, 2023. Matthew leaves behind his parents Kyong and Willie Patton of Aurora, CO.-two son’s Jayden Dando and Jace Baudo of Denver, CO. Four sisters, Adriene Patton-Colorado Springs, CO. Shawna Livingston (William)- Raymore, MO.-Melinda Patton-Aurora, CO. Esther Patton, Aurora, CO. He also leaves...
Darlene Louise Stein
Nov 16, 2023
Darlene Louise Stein was born on August 1, 1938 in Simla, Colorado to Ruth Amelia (Rinebarger) and Lemont Alphon Erickson. She passed away at the age of 85 on November 16, 2023 in Brighton, Colorado.
Darlene is preceded in death by her first husband and the father of her four children, George W. Matthews who passed away in 1989; by...
William "Bill" Henry O'Neill
Nov 16, 2023
William O’Neill, age 98, passed away on November 16, 2023. After serving 25 years in the U.S. Air Force, he retired as a Lt. Colonel in November 1968. As a civilian, he flew as a corporate pilot for a few years. He later worked for Jefferson County as the County Zoning Administrator until retirement in 1987.
Bill loved life, especially...
Veldon "Smitty" Smith
Nov 16, 2023
On November 16, 2023, the world lost a little of its melody and humor with the passing of Veldon "Smitty" Smith. Born in Atkins, Iowa, on November 28, 1936, Smitty’s life was a beautiful composition of music, love, and unwavering optimism.
Smitty, the quintessential self-made man, left home at the tender age of 16 with a world of dreams...
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