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Robert "Bob" L. Blasi
Sep 27, 2023
Bob was born in Cunningham, Kansas, September 24, 1930, to Grace (Kingsbury) and August "Gus" Blasi. He died September 27, 2023, in Littleton, Colorado. He grew up during the Depression in and around Pratt, Kansas alongside two sisters and five brothers. He spent his younger years doing farm chores; tending chickens, milking cows, etc., as well as athletic play, hunting,...
Johnny "Max" Smith, Jr.
Sep 27, 2023
Johnny “Max” Smith, Jr., age 83, went to be with his Heavenly Father on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, at his home in Denver, Colorado. He was born on January 29, 1940, to Johnnie Max Smith, Sr. and Mary Peek Smith in Tuskegee, Alabama.
Max often spoke of his memories of growing up in Tuskegee. Max enjoyed cooking, and often was...
Audrey A. Kistler
Sep 27, 2023
Audrey A. Kistler, age 81, long time resident of Gillette WY & Broadus MT, passed away 09/27/2023, at her home in Commerce City CO, which she shared with her daughter & Son-In-Law.
She passed due to complications with COPD, which she had for many years.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Opal & Otto Compton; her husband Richard...
David Nathaniel Land
Sep 27, 2023
On the morning of Wednesday, September 27th David Nathaniel Land unexpectedly passed away peacefully in his sleep of natural causes at his home in Lakewood, Colorado.
He is survived by his mother and father, Kevin & Sandy Land, his brother Josh (Chrissy) and his nephew Brody & niece Izzy, who knew him as “tickle monster”. He is also survived by...
Linda Paulson
Sep 27, 2023
August 31,1948 – September 27,2023
Linda was born in San Gabriel, California to William and Barbara Sinclair, the eldest of three children. She grew up in Pasadena, graduating from California State University at Los Angeles with a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Nursing. On December 14, 1968 she married her loving and faithful husband Randy, a pastor whose ministry...
Richard "Deke" Dieckmann
Sep 26, 2023
Richard 'Deke' Dieckmann, 81, passed away on Tuesday, September 26, 2023 after a long battle with COPD.
He was born on December 29, 1941 in New York, NY to Rudolf and Nina Dieckmann and was the eldest of two children. Richard met his late wife, Janet, at a Halloween party in October 1967. On April 20, 1968, they wed and began an enriched life together...
Mary Jane Blake
Sep 26, 2023
Grandma Jane passed away on September 26, 2023. Jane was born to Charles and Vivian Quinn on July 22, 1935 in St. Paul Minnesota. She grew up with 5 siblings. Jerry, Peter, and Bill met her in heaven and Michael and Sandy have survived her. Jane graduated from St. Catherine's College (now University) with a degree in Social Work. Shortly...
Rebecca Suzanne Furlong
Sep 26, 2023
Rebecca Suzanne Furlong, 51, left us on the morning of September 26th 2023. Her fight has ended and our hope is that her spirit has found peace and comfort and that she is organizing parties with loved ones until we join her again.
She leaves behind her beloved father James J. Furlong of Colorado Springs, her brother Michael...
Paul Detleff Jorgensen
Sep 26, 2023
Our wonderful and fantastic husband, father and grandfather, Paul Detleff Jorgensen, 70, of Centennial, Colorado, passed away September 26, 2023. He was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho on November 18, 1952, to John Detleff Jorgensen and Margaret Pearl Bramwell Jorgensen. Paul was a man proud of his Danish heritage and often commented about being an only son of an...
Nancy Ann Wallace
Sep 26, 2023
Nancy Ann (Haley) Wallace, 83, passed away September 26, 2023, from complications due to metastatic breast cancer, which she had battled courageously for years. She was born September 9, 1940, in Wichita Falls, TX, to Wilda Ann (Law) and Gordon Rhymes Haley. The second oldest of nine children, she helped raise her siblings and half-siblings. Nancy’s most precious childhood memories...
David Johnston Desmond, Sr.
Sep 26, 2023
It is with great joy and sadness that we said goodbye to David Johnston Desmond, Sr., aka “Poppy,” a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle and father figure and friend to so many whose lives he touched. Dave passed away on the morning of September 26, 2023, at the age of 92 with his son David by his...
Michael Stephen Greer
Sep 26, 2023
Michael Stephen Greer, 62, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, surrounded by loved ones at his home in Lafayette, Colorado.
A Celebration of Life gathering will be planned at a future date.
Michael was born on August 23, 1961, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Georgieanna (Nodland) and Gordon Greer. A graduate of Urbandale (Iowa) High School, he earned...
Ingeborg Luise Bloomfield
Sep 26, 2023
Ingeborg Luise Bloomfield was born May 27, 1929 in Munich, Germany to Kurt and Elisabeth Spelsberg. She lived a very long life, but at times it was a difficult life. To get her high school education, Inge had to become a Nazi youth. Her father lost his furniture store and house because the Nazis believed that he was a...
Richard Wayne Chuman
Sep 26, 2023
Richard Wayne “Dick” Chuman, age 93, passed away at his home in Westminster, Colorado on September 26th, 2023. Born in Omaha, Nebraska on July 25th, 1930, Dick was the second child to Alvin and Lucy Chuman.
He attended the University of Nebraska in Lincoln and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in geology in 1953. He was the recipient...
Virginia A. Richardson
Sep 26, 2023
Virginia A. Richardson, known as Mimi to her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren, of Littleton, Colorado, passed away at her home on September 26, 2023, at 96 years of age.She was born in Buchanan County, Virginia, on May 7, 1927, to William and Eva Arnold. She is survived by her daughter Cindy Sullivan (Mike); son Andy Anderson (Tracey); daughter-in-law Marilyn...
Sharon Patricia Vigil
Sep 25, 2023
Beloved Sharon “Pat” Vigil was born on May 6th 1936 and passed away on Monday September 25th, 2023. She was the oldest of six children born to Marguerite and Winfred Piper. Preceded in death by her brother Bruce Piper and sister Beth Coffee. She is survived by her siblings Anne Smith, Kevin Piper, Mary Kenney, and her three children Timothy...
Gary Wayne Nelsen
Sep 25, 2023
Gary Wayne Nelsen, age 70, of Conifer, Colorado, passed away peacefully in his sleep on September 25, 2023. Gary was born in Pickstown, South Dakota on December 5, 1952, the son of Lavon and Wayne Nelsen of Lake Andes, SD. He graduated from Andes Central High School. After graduation he married Veronica Honomichl of Wagner, SD, and entered training to...
Dolores Baca
Sep 25, 2023
Dolores Baca passed away on September 25,2023 in her home at age 89. Her husband and children were with her.
Dolores was born August 22, 1934 in Trujillo Creek to her mother Eulogia Sanchez and father Theodore Sanchez. She attended grade school in Trujillo Creek and graduated from Aguilar High School in 1955.
While in high school she received a...
Phyllis Artz-Bernstein
Sep 25, 2023
Phyllis Artz-Bernstein, born May 26, 1926, passed away peacefully in her sleep September 25, 2023. Phyllis attended Grove City College and loved traveling the world, golf, tennis and spending time with family.
Phyllis was preceded in death by her parents, Jack and Laura Figley, husbands Robert Artz and Frank Bernstein, her son Jack Artz, her brothers Donald and Johnnie Figley,...
Kenneth Drake Scudder
Sep 25, 2023
Kenneth (“Kenny”) Drake Scudder entered eternal rest on September 25, 2023. Kenny was born to John and Hazel Scudder in Chicago, Illinois, on August 19, 1929. He married the love of his life, the former Virginia Schreiber, on February 19, 1948. Married 67 years, Kenny and Ginny were the proud and devoted parents to 5 children, Judy, Patty, Kenny, Keith,...
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