Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO

Dec 8, 2022

Darryl E. Bailey, age 55, died on December, 8th, 2022, after months of battling multiple health conditions. Darryl lived in the Denver Metro Area for most of his life. An avid Bronco fan, Darryl enjoyed all football games, watching documentaries on Big Cats and motorcycles, gathering with family and eating big meals.

Darryl was preceded in death by...

Dec 8, 2022

Krista passed away at home surrounded by family on December 8, 2022. She was born Connersville, Indiana on April 26, 1966.

Krista is preceded in death by her grandparents Margaret Williams and Ben Williams and mother-in-law Nadine Walters,

She is survived by her loving husband Timothy Byers, her children Derrik DeWitt (Jamie), Kylie DeWitt (Monika), Clint Byers...

Dec 8, 2022

Larry Lee McCray (78) passed away in his home in Parker CO, unexpectedly with his loving daughter, Lacey Lee Draayer on Thursday, December 8th. Larry was born July 3, 1944 to Walter and Sue McCray in Los Angeles, CA. He is survived by his children: Brandie Marotta of Kings Park, NY (Husband Paul and children Josie Isabella and James);...

Dec 8, 2022

Gerda Bertha Wilhelm was born to her proud parents, Justus and Hedwig (Urban) Wilhelm on April 30, 1935 in Freeport, Illinois at St. Francis Hospital where her father worked as a stationary engineer. Even though her father was born in Stadt Hosbach, Hessen, Germany and her mother was born in Neurode, Silesia, Germany, her parents met at a German...

Dec 7, 2022

Aurelio (Dale) Trujillo, age 90, passed away peacefully in his home in Commerce City on December 7th, 2022. He was a graduate of Fowler High School and attended numerous colleges in his quest for knowledge. Aurelio joined the Air Force in 1952 and was stationed in Korea and Japan during the Korean War. His last assignment was at Goodfellow Air Force...

Dec 7, 2022

Bonnie Lee Wing, 81, died at her home in Westminster, Colorado on December 7, 2022. Bonnie’s wife, Sue Bautsch, her daughter, Robin Crawford, and her cousins Roberta Henderson and Ashley Hill were with her during her passing.

Bonnie was born in Denver, Colorado on July 21, 1941. For much of her childhood, she lived with her father,...

Dec 7, 2022

Ruth Arlene Thompson, age 92, passed away in Broomfield on December 7, 2022 after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease.  She ran a lodge in Estes Park for several years, worked as an auditor in the family business along with being a homemaker.   She had a home in Estes Park for many years and that is where her heart...

Dec 7, 2022

Suellen Brusnahan Reeves, 81, died December 7, 2022, after a long and courageous battle with leukemia.

Suellen was born on April 9, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois, to Stan and Ellen (Kresler) Brusnahan.  She grew up in Rensselaer, Indiana, where she was a standout scholar.  While on her trip to college to begin her freshman year at the...

Dec 7, 2022

Joanne passed away on December 7, 2022, at age 81.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Florence and Dale Thompson; children, Richard “Richie” Curtis, Victoria “Vicki” Owen; and son-in-law Marc Owen.

She is survived by her husband, Richard “Dick” Curtis; grandchildren Aimee and Terry Bart and Alicia Ray; close family friend Lucky Clark;...

Dec 7, 2022

Richard Burle Simmons, 76, passed away at home on Dec 7 2022 after a ten year battle with cancer.  He is survived by his five children Michael, Jason, Amanda, Lonnie and Chad as well as several grand and great grand children and his brother Mark and uncles Jim, John and Ronnie.

Rick was born Aug 15...

Dec 7, 2022

The matriarch of our family, Miriam Knight Farrington, 93, of Denver, passed away peacefully on December 7, 2022, surrounded by her five children and in the hearts of her ten grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.

Miriam Kathleen Knight was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on September 17, 1929, to Henry Newton Knight and Kathleen Coughlin Knight.  Her father...

Dec 7, 2022

Richard (Dick) Demuth Rippe, a 50 year resident of Westfield, New Jersey, passed away peacefully on December 7, 2022 in Denver, Colorado, where he and his wife, Marianne, had recently moved from Williamsburg, Virginia.

Dick grew up in West Orange and Somerville, New Jersey before moving to Detroit, where he graduated from the Cranbrook School. Following in...

Dec 6, 2022

Steve W. Lucent passed away on Dec 6, 2022. This unexpected loss has left family and friends deeply saddened.

Steve was born on Dec 1, 1977, in Pensacola FL. Steve graduated from Pine Forest high school, where he enjoyed playing the guitar and drums in the school band. He attended Pensacola State College while working for the...

Dec 6, 2022

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Dec 5, 2022

Brien Gerald McCoy

September 24, 1957 - December 05, 2022 (65)

Brien lost his bravely fought battle with respiratory disease on December 05, 2022. He died peacefully in his home. Brien was a Denver Native, a graduate of Regis Jesuit High School, and University of Colorado-Boulder. Brien earned a Bachelor of Arts. Brien was an...

Dec 5, 2022

Errol Blaine Poulson was born on March 6th, 1944 in San Diego California to George Brown Poulson and Madonna Loise Angle Poulson. Errol didn’t meet his father until his father returned from serving in the Pacific during World War II. His father then became a traveling salesman selling farm equipment so the family moved a number of times during...

Dec 5, 2022

Ernest (Ernie) Dorrance 85, born November 27, 1937, and passed December 5, 2022, at home.  Husband to the love of his life, Teresa Dorrance for 61 years.  Father to Sandra Dorrance (David Torres), Eugene (Sheri) Dorrance, Sylvia Dorrance and Ernie Dorrance, Jr.  Grandfather to Justin Dorrance, Ryan (Mejia) Dorrance, Andrea Garcia, Devin Dorrance and Joshua Forristall.  Great Grandfather to...

Dec 5, 2022

Jacklyn J’nean Bonner, 86, of Centennial, Colorado passed away on December 5, 2022.

J’nean was born on April 8, 1936 in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, the daughter of David Forest Hawthorne, and Jacklyn Lucille Anderson.

She married Richard Lee Bonner on December 28, 1955 in Centralia, Illinois.

J’nean is survived by her husband Richard Bonner;...

Dec 4, 2022

Mary Elizabeth (Marks) Bastian, Age 79, died in her home In Thornton, Co. on Dec. 4th 2022 with her family by her side.

She was a graduate of Central High School in Cheyenne Wy. She attended the University of Wyoming 2 years. She married Roy Bastian of Egbert, Wyoming in 1963.  They lived in Nebraska, Iowa and...

Dec 4, 2022

We give thanks for the life and faithful ministry of our beloved Cassandra (Sandy) Olson. She passed away in the early hours of December 4 surrounded by her family and the prayers of many of her friends and extended family.

She is survived by her husband Michael Mortvedt, their children Peder Hansen (Noel),...