Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO
Mary Spaulding
Jun 24, 2022
Mary Eileen (Kolfenbach) Spaulding, born March 26, 1923, died peacefully in her sleep on June 24, 2022 at the age of 99.
Mary, known as Midge to family and friends, was the second youngest of her siblings born to Aloysius (Louis) and Caroline Kolfenbach of Dubuque, Iowa. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Household Equipment...
Gerald Villars
Jun 24, 2022
Gerald (Jerry) Kenneth Villars was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on November 30, 1929, and died in Denver, Colorado on June 24, 2022, at the age of 92. Jerry had a deep sense of curiosity about humanity, the world, and the space beyond our world. He was a composer and a poet, which he shared through his inventive imagination...
Edna Dow
Jun 24, 2022
Edna Beauchamp Dow, 98, of Denver, Colorado, passed away on 6/24/2022 at her home, surrounded by her loving family, after suffering a stroke in April of this year.
Edna was born on Feb. 24, 1924, to Fred and Irene (Rousseau) Beauchamp in Rutland, Vermont. After graduating from Rutland High School in 1942, she began a career at...
Brendan Dea
Jun 24, 2022
Brendan Joseph Dea, age 34, passed away at his home in Denver, Colorado on June 24, 2022.
Brendan was born on November 10, 1987 in Denver, Colorado. He attended Blessed Sacrament Elementary School and graduated from Bishop Machebeuf High School in 2005. He completed two years at the University of Colorado at Denver.
Brendan worked...
Harold "Red" Aldrich
Jun 23, 2022
Harold “Red” Raymond Aldrich, 94, passed away June 23, 2022, in Denver, Colorado.
He was born October 30, 1927, in New Orleans, Louisiana to the late Raymond and Effie Aldrich.
A proud graduate of Clark University, and honorably discharged from the US Army he put down roots in Denver, Colorado and married Clara Fletcher in...
Robert Johnson
Jun 23, 2022
Survived by children Chad (Sheri) Johnson, Bryan (Lesley) Johnson, Angela (Jeff) Mayes; grandchildren Stefanie Bauder, Kimberly (Erik) Bauder, Alisha (Christopher) Russell, Kristina (Andrew) Johnson, Brandon Johnson, Brady Johnson, Emmalee Johnson; great-grandchildren Dade Ralston, Khloie, Rayleigh, Haydon Norlander, Azayla Russell. Preceded in death by wife Lorraine Ann Johnson. Robert served in the US Army. After his service he married his...
Francis Houchen
Jun 23, 2022
Francis was born and raised in Beaver Crossing, Nebraska. His childhood was filled with youthful antics and adventure as he explored his rural home.
After high school, Francis attended the University of Nebraska with a focus on religious studies from the Cotner School of Religion.
While attending the university Francis met the lovely...
William Kime
Jun 23, 2022
William F. Kime passed away on June 23, 2022 from complications of melanoma. Bill and his wife, Alice (nee Elgin), moved to Colorado from Ohio in 1972. Bill enjoyed vintage car restoration and was known as the go-to guy by his car buddies. He also enjoyed road trips, camping, 4-wheeling, riding dirt bikes, and snowmobiling. He last worked as a...
Salvador Salazar
Jun 23, 2022
Salvador Salazar - dedicated husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather - passed away at his home in Thornton, CO on Thursday, June 23, 2022. Salvador moved to Denver at the age of 31 where he met and married his wife of 49 years, Patricia . He worked for 25 years with the Coors Container Company as a machine operator,...
Anthony Gottlieb
Jun 23, 2022
Anthony A. “Tony” Gottlieb, M.D., passed away on June 23, 2022 after a heroic battle against dementia. Tony was born in St. Louis, Missouri on April 9, 1936 to the late Morris Gottlieb, Ph.D., and the late Virginia Gottlieb and is survived by his loving wife, partner, supporter, and caregiver Katy Dealy. Tony leaves behind his brother John Gottlieb...
Patricia Balfanz
Jun 22, 2022
“Pat” “Patty” “Granny” “Mom”
Patty passed away Tuesday June 22nd. Patty was born on November 23rd in St. Paul MN to George and Clara Connor. She grew up with her two brothers Jack (deceased) and Buzz who is still residing in Woodbury MN. Patty was preceded in death by her husband Gerald “Jerry” Balfanz. They married in...
Patrick "Pat" Fulton
Jun 22, 2022
Patrick "Pat" L. Fulton was born on May 17, 1949 in Price, Utah to parents John and Theresa Fulton, Patrick “Pat” was one of 10 children. Preceded in death by brothers David, Thomas “Tommy”, and sister Colleen (Weakland). Pat is survived by six other siblings, Rita (Campbell), Mary (Tyree), Lawrence “Larry”, Otilla “O.T.” (Wargo), Jack, and Lucy (Garrison). Pat...
Wilbur "Willy" Schroth
Jun 22, 2022
Wilbur “WILLY” Schroth. The man, the myth, the legend. Wilbur Schroth was born on June 5, 1942 and passed away June 22, 2022.
We believe he died from not wanting to have another medical professional poke, stab, remove, inject, extract, practice, and or fill him full of useless information, as he would say. Willy loved classic country...
Dr. Robert Spurck, M.D.
Jun 22, 2022
Robert Spurck MD born on 9/25/1922 in Peoria Illinois to parents Peter and Ann.
He passed away in Centennial Colorado on 6/22/2022 just three months shy of his 100th birthday. Graduated from Gonzaga University and St Louis Medical School, he spent most of his career as a radiologist at St Joseph's Hospital in Denver.
He...
Ane Krueger
Jun 22, 2022
CEDAR FALLS-Ane Marie Krueger (Lind), 98, of Cedar Falls passed away peacefully of natural causes Wednesday June 22nd surrounded by family and loved ones in Denver Colorado.
Ane was born May 1st, 1924 in Sioux City, Iowa daughter of Christian and Kristine Lind. The family moved across the state and she attended Cedar Falls public schools with...
Jon Buscho
Jun 21, 2022
Jon Buscho, lovingly called Jeb by many, passed away unexpectedly at the age of 57 on June 21, 2022. He died doing what he loved, kayaking and spending time with his beautiful wife Michelle. Jon was born July 13, 1964 in Owatonna, Minnesota. He grew up on a dairy farm which is currently run by his brother Karl. Jon...
Martha Garland
Jun 21, 2022
Martha (Saavedra) Garland, age 88, died peacefully surrounded by her children and grandchildren on June 21, 2022. She was born in Taos, New Mexico, and moved to Denver, where she attended college, and then worked at Denver General Hospital where she met her husband, Gerard Garland, to whom she was married for 52 years. He preceded her in death,...
Nancy Dalton
Jun 21, 2022
We are saddened to share the passing of Nancy Louise Bell Dalton, 64, on Tuesday, June 21st, 2022, in Denver, CO, from natural causes after a long battle with many chronic health conditions. Nancy was born on July 6th, 1957, in Brush, CO to parents John Edward Bell and Margaret Frances (Hinds) Bell. The family moved to Denver in...
Eva Garcia
Jun 21, 2022
Eva Flores Garcia passed away peacefully in her home on June 21, 2022 after a long battle with breast cancer. She was born on January 9, 1964 in Denver, CO and raised by her late father Richard Flores along with her older sister Therese Flores Hernandez and younger brother the late Richard Flores. She will be remembered as a...
Dustin Rojas
Jun 21, 2022
Dustin Rojas “D” passed away Tuesday June 21, 2022. Dustin was born in Denver CO. on June 21, 1977.
Dustin was a professional with a career in health care systems spanning 20 plus years. Dustin was without peer, he was intelligent, loyal, hard-working, and valued by his colleagues. In his tenure, he had attained many great things,...
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