Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO

Feb 20, 2023

Everett Vaughn, age 88 passed away February 20, 2023. A decorated veteran, Everett served 20 years as an officer and a pilot in the US Air Force, retiring April 1974, to Aurora, Colorado. He then began a second career as an information analyst at Jeppesen-Sanderson where he worked for 22 years, until he fully retired in January 1996. He...

Feb 19, 2023

Glenn Aaron Smith, age 90, of Broomfield, Colorado, went home to be with his Savior on February 19, 2023. Glenn was born on May 21, 1932, in Delaware, Oklahoma, the third of five children, to Louis C. and Pearl (Wassum) Smith. In 1950 he graduated from Delaware High School where he had also met the love of his life,...

Feb 19, 2023

Gayle Estelle (Trout) Campbell, age 74, died in her home in Parker, Colorado on Sunday, February 19, 2023 after a years long battle with liver disease.  She was surrounded by many of her children and grandchildren and her sister, Rebecca Boswell. Gayle graduated from George Washington High School in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1966. She moved to Colorado in 1977...

Feb 19, 2023

Noreen Agnes (Bartley) Ruff

Noreen Agnes Ruff, aged 93, died peacefully on February 19, 2023, with family at her side.  She was born on August 8, 1929, in Astoria, New York.  After high school, she attended Ladycliff College, going on to  work for the telephone company until she was married in 1955 to Lt. Clarence Gerald Ruff. ...

Feb 19, 2023

Our precious son, Randel Lee Cunningham, age 46, has been called to heaven by our beloved Father. Randel was born in Greeley, Colorado on July 12, 1976 and passed away in Northglenn, Colorado on February 19, 2023. Ran, as all his family and friends called him, was a very caring and loving person. He always looked for the good in everyone—always willing...

Feb 19, 2023

Filigonio E. Arellano, was born in Fort Collins, Colorado on January 5, 1944 to Filigonio Arellano and Magdelena (Trujillo) Arellano and passed away at the age of 79.

Following his service to our country in the US Army, he returned to Denver to earn an Associate degree in science from the Community College of Denver and a...

Feb 18, 2023

Marilyn Rowley Jackman was born on May 4, 1939 to Lorin Hans Rowley and Frances Terry Rowley. She is the eldest of 6 daughters. Her parents and sister Janice Parkin have preceded her in death. Her surviving sisters are Anita (Lyman) Fisher, Annette (Dee) McMillan, Kathy (Clark) Smith, Geniel (Larry) Childs.

In 1958 Marilyn met her tall,...

Feb 18, 2023

Ariana Kiros, 30, of Aurora, Colorado passed away suddenly on Saturday February 18th. Her family is shocked and deeply saddened by her loss.

Ariana was born on October 1st, 1992 to mother, Joyce and father, Paul Kaempfer in Aurora, Colorado. Predeceased by her aunt, Shelia, her paternal grandparents, her maternal grandfather, and her grandmother, Jane, who passed...

Feb 17, 2023

John Douglas Karen, 77, passed away on February 17, 2023, in Denver, CO. He was born on November 22, 1945, in Rapid City, SD.  He grew up in Newell, SD, and graduated from high school in 1963. He attended college at Northern State University in Aberdeen, SD, graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and a minor in...

Feb 17, 2023

Carl Thomas (Tom) Kisker peacefully passed away on February 17, 2023. He was born on June 16, 1936 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Carl and Myra Kisker. He did his undergraduate studies at Johns Hopkins University, graduating with a degree in biochemistry in 1958, and went on to attend medical school at the University of Cincinnati.

His brief marriage to...

Feb 17, 2023

Ronald Ricks Skabo, age 88, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, February 17, 2023, after a battle with leukemia.

Ronald was born on December 9, 1934 in Devil’s Lake, North Dakota, to Edwin & Grace Skabo. He had one older sister, Dona Mae. As a child he moved around due to his father’s work, living in...

Feb 17, 2023

Joseph Anthony DeFrancesco, Jr. was born to Christina Sherry and Joseph Anthony DeFranceso Sr., in Denville, New Jersey on August 11, 1979.  He grew up in Sparta, New Jersey and graduated from Sparta High School in 1998.  He moved with his family to Denver, Colorado in 2011.

Joey was blessed with a loving family.  He married his...

Feb 17, 2023

Carole Jean Thrall Jamison was born on March 13, 1936 in Sioux City, lowa to Willis Merton Thrall and Ester Victoria Larson Thrall. She lived in lowa the first two years of her life and then her family moved to Corpus Christ, Texas. She was the youngest of three girls.

Growing up, she was always very active...

Feb 16, 2023

Christopher passed in his home town of Denver, Colorado on February 16, 2023.  He graduated High School from Kent Denver School in Denver, then completed his undergraduate degree at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York.  He went on to earn a Masters degree at Thunderbird School of Global Management in Glendale, Arizona.  For Many years his career gave...

Feb 16, 2023

Surrounded by love, Penny Sue Burke, of Littleton, Colorado, passed away quietly on February 16, 2023, after a chronic progressive physical condition.

Penny was born in Asmara, Eritrea, on August 16, 1952, the proud daughter of a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army. Following early childhood, the family relocated to Washington, D.C. where her father served in the...

Feb 16, 2023

Ryan Cunningham, beloved father, grandfather and son passed away peacefully on February 16th, 2023, at the age of 42. Ryan was born on March 16th, 1980, in Denver, Colorado, to Robert Cunningham and Judy Padilla.

Ryan was dedicated to learning new things. He always loved to keep a “sharp mind" as he would say. He loved reading...

Feb 15, 2023

Dee Jay Pribble, age 75, of Arvada, Colorado, passed away at Lutheran’s Collier Hospice Care on February 15, 2023. He was born on May 18, 1947 in Lubbock, Texas to Lonzo and Joy Pribble. He was the oldest of three children.

Dee married the love of his life, Kate on June 3, 1966 at the Church of...

Feb 15, 2023

God’s light glimmered brightly in Mobile, Alabama on February 6, 1934, as Elizabeth Fields Johnson and John Wesley Johnson, Sr. welcomed the birth of twin brothers James and Peter Johnson. This was a bonus birth that added to the family unit of siblings within the Johnson household.

James’s childhood was filled with curiosity and a unique determination...

Feb 15, 2023

God’s light glimmered brightly in Mobile, Alabama on February 6, 1934, as Elizabeth Fields Johnson and John Wesley Johnson, Sr. welcomed the birth of twin brothers James and Peter Johnson. This was a bonus birth that added to the family unit of siblings within the Johnson household.

James’s childhood was filled with curiosity and a unique determination...

Feb 15, 2023

Ray Allen Moss, 73, known to most as Allen, sadly left us on February 15th, 2023. He was born to Raymond and Hazel Moss in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Allen served 10 years in the Marine Corps as a Radio Technician, including two tours of duty in Vietnam and also served as an Embassy Guard in Saigon. He...