Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO
Debra Kay Peterson
Dec 30, 2025
Debbie passed away peacefully while sleeping on December 30, 2025. She is preceded in death by her mother, Margaret, as well as her baby brother, Gary.
She is survived by her father, Wallace and her step-mother, Juanita; her three children: Krisshonna, Alyena and Shawnn; her ten grandchildren; plus her brother, Roger and his four children and twelve grandchildren.
She is also survived...
Lynn Haberlie Butts
Dec 29, 2025
Lynn Haberlie Butts crossed the threshold from mortality to everlasting life and a big hug from Jesus on December 29, 2025. Lynn was born in Houston, Texas, on December 20, 1948. She attended Robert E. Lee High School in Houston and graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1970. After college, Lynn worked briefly as a flight attendant for Pan-Am Airlines. She...
Donald "Deno" DeNovellis
Dec 29, 2025
Donald DeNovellis (Deno) passed away on December 29, 2025. He was 88 years young. He is preceded in death by his wife Joyce DeNovellis (Becker). They married May 27, 1961.
Deno is survived by his three children, Angela Baldner (Ray), Charles DeNovellis (Peggy) and Ginny Johnstone (Matt). He is also survived by several grandchildren and many great grandchildren.
He was born in...
Alan Harold Johnson
Dec 28, 2025
Alan Harold Johnson, 83, of Lakewood, Colorado, passed away on December 28, 2025. He was born on May 23, 1942 , in New York City to Clifford and Edith Johnson.
Al graduated from Bucknell University in 1964 with a degree in Civil Engineering. He worked in Engineering for US Steel, then as a stockbroker with Merrill Lynch. The job he enjoyed...
Joseph & Jean Kirby
Dec 28, 2025
In Loving Memory of
Joseph Elmo Kirby November 4, 1944 – October 21, 2025
Jean Carolyn Kirby September 30, 1945 – December 28, 2025
Joseph and Jean Kirby — lifelong residents of Colorado — shared a beautiful life defined by love, service, faith, family, and community. Though Joe and Jean were each remarkable in their own way, together they created something even greater:...
Donna "Renee" Frenette Weaver
Dec 28, 2025
Donna "Renee" Frenette Weaver, of Lakewood, Colorado, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, December 28, 2025.
Renee was born on October 29, 1943, in Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada, to Armand Frenette and Anna Sofronuk Frenette. At the age of seven, she moved with her family to International Falls, Minnesota, where she later became a naturalized U.S. citizen. She graduated from...
Joan Thelma Garrod
Dec 28, 2025
Joan Thelma Garrod, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and matriarch of the Garrod family, went home to be with the Lord on December 28, 2025 at the age of 89, surrounded by her loved ones.
Born on July 3, 1936, she lived a life anchored in faith, courage, and unwavering devotion to her family and to the Lord. She was born...
Joan Marie Palmer
Dec 27, 2025
Joan Marie Palmer, 94, of Littleton, passed away December 27, 2025. She is preceded in death by her loving husband, Ralph. Committal Service will be held Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 12:30pm, Staging Area Blue, Fort Logan National Cemetery.
Donald Anthony Hilger
Dec 27, 2025
Donald Anthony Hilger, son of John and Marie Hilger, was born in Lake Henry Township, Minnesota on July 19, 1932. Don had three brothers John “Eddie”, Robert and Harold, and two sisters Helen and Florence.
Don is survived by his son: John Hilger (and wife Cindy), and his daughter Tracey Trujillo (and husband Anthony). Don is also survived by his grandchildren:...
Vincent G. Lombardo
Dec 27, 2025
Vincent G. Lombardo, lovingly known as Vinny, passed away on December 27, 2025, in Littleton, Colorado, at the age of 78, leaving behind a life rich in love, laughter, and connection.
Born on April 3, 1947, in Brooklyn, New York, Vinny was the eldest child of Salvatore “Sammy” and Josephine “Josie” Lombardo. From an early age, he embraced the responsibility of...
Kathleen "Kathy" M. Rodriguez
Dec 27, 2025
Kathleen “Kathy” Rodriguez, age 60, a resident of Lafayette, CO, passed away from cancer on Saturday December 27, 2025, surrounded by family in her home. Kathy was born on January 23, 1965 in Detroit, MI. She moved with her Mom and Dad a few years later to Colorado, where she spent the rest of her life. She graduated from Fairview...
Dennis Ray McGowan
Dec 27, 2025
Dennis Ray “Magoo” McGowan
Our fun-loving husband, father, brother, and uncle, Dennis Ray “Magoo” McGowan, passed away on December 27, 2025, at the Aviva at Fitzsimons recovery facility following a battle with pneumonia and several persistent health issues. While we will miss him deeply, we are grateful for the release from the pain he had endured.
Dennis was born on September 3,...
Mary Lou Stammler
Dec 26, 2025
Mary Lou (Schneider) Stammler was born on Christmas Eve 1935 at Rose Hospital in Denver, Colorado to Johann Frederick Schneider of Creede, Colorado and Virginia Katherine McCormick of Denver, Colorado. She was welcomed into the family by her older sister Carole Jean (Schneider) Cooke (deceased in February 2025). Both girls were Colorado Natives: Mary Lou's mother's Irish family settled in...
Travis Leeroy Bond
2025
Travis Leeroy Bond, age 26, passed away leaving behind a family who loved him deeply and a life marked by dedication, hard work, and devotion to his children.
Travis was a graduate of Eaglecrest High School, where he distinguished himself by lettering in both wrestling and cross country. At the age of 14, he achieved the rank of Eagle Scout, a...
Margaret Jean Cromer
Dec 25, 2025
Margaret Jean Cromer, 90, passed away the morning of December 25, 2025 at the Stoneridge Generations Memory Care located in Loveland, Colorado.
She was born on March 7, 1935 in Everly, lowa to Kenneth and Charlotte (Seitzinger) Burger. Margaret was the third child of four daughters (Barbara (Harms), Virginia (Norman), Margaret, and Marlene (Wilharm).
Margaret met the love of her life, Jerald...
Eileen Whitmore
Dec 25, 2025
Our beloved Polish Princess Eileen Whitmore, of Littleton, Colorado, passed away peacefully on December 25, 2025, at the age of 83 years young. She was attended by her niece Shari Allsup at the time of her passing.
Eileen was born and raised in Beaver Falls, PA to parents Michael and Bernice Tatko. She grew up with one sister, Dorothy and her...
Marlene Ann Pettit
Dec 25, 2025
Marlene Pettit, age 84, of Littleton, Colorado, passed away on December 25, 2025. She was born on November 15, 1941, in Gilman, Colorado. Marlene was a graduate of Eagle County High School (1959) and Colorado State University (1963), and in 1982 she earned her designation as a Certified Public Accountant.
Throughout her life, Marlene lived in many communities across Colorado, including...
Paul Raymond Henderson
Dec 25, 2025
Paul loved growing up in Denver and the nearby Rocky Mountains of Colorado in his large family of his parents Victor and Irene Gardell Henderson, older sister Carol, and younger brothers Mark (Camille), John and Larry (Stephanie). He attended Denver South High School and Metro State University. He was proud of his Denver native status.
Paul met Jo Lynne Purvine, new...
Jeraldine Harmon Lloyd
Dec 25, 2025
Jeraldine Harmon Lloyd, 83, passed away suddenly, but peacefully in her home Christmas night, 12/25/2025. 'Jeri', as she liked to be called, was born May 22, 1942, to Jack and Lydia Harmon in Pocatello, Idaho, with her twin brother Jerry. Jerry came first, so she was the baby of the family, the twins joining their older sister, Juanita. She grew...
Ronald Eugene Rathbun
Dec 24, 2025
Ronald Rathbun passed away peacefully in his sleep on December 24th, 2026. He was preceded in death by both of his brothers Loren and Charles, one sister Priscilla, and his wife of 60 years Barbara. He is survived by his sister Charlotte, his daughter Catherine, his son David, David’s wife Ginger and their two sons Daniel and Michael.
Ron was born...
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