Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO

Jan 27, 2023

On Friday, January 27th, 2023, Waldo H. Aguilar, loving husband and father of two children, passed away at the age of 57.

Waldo was born on February 9th, 1965 in Sonsonate, El Salvador to Amado Castellanos and LucÍa Aguilar. He grew up in Los Angeles, CA and was a restaurant manager for more than 30 years. In...

Jan 26, 2023

Brian Tyler Kenny, 52, of Parker, CO passed away on January 26, 2023 of complications due to cancer. Brian is survived by his loving wife of 24 years, Veronica, and their three children Kaelynn Mae (23), Tyler (20), and Noah (17), to whom he was a loving and dedicated husband and father. He is also survived by parents Roger...

Jan 26, 2023

Howard was born in Ft. Dodge, Iowa December 11, 1921,  the only child of Charles and Ethel Kast and  moved to Winterset, Iowa where he grew up. Howard graduated from Winterset High School, exceling in  both  band  and  baseball  (he  once  squared  off  with  Hall  of  Fame  pitcher  Bob  Feller). In  1939,  Howard  enlisted in the army, serving his...

Jan 26, 2023

Donald Joseph McLane died peacefully on January 26, 2023, after a long illness. Don was born June 7 1943 in Wilmington Delaware, the third of seven children born to Elwood Hansen McLane and Mary Theresa McLane. He is preceded in death by his parents, his brother Jed and his brother James. He is survived by his wife Lydia McLane...

Jan 26, 2023

Frances Helen Carey entered into rest on January 26, 2023.

She was the beloved wife of the late Thomas F. Carey for 68 years.

Frances is survived by her daughters: P. Anne Carey of Phoenix, AZ (Ray Schwartz) and Nancy Weiss of Denver, CO (David), her grandchildren: Jason and Justin Millard, Travis Winter, Beth Federico,...

Jan 26, 2023

Eugene “Gene” E. McDaniel, age 95, of Westminster, died peacefully on January 26, 2023. He was born in Hemingford, Nebraska on July 26, 1927. The family moved to Denver a short time later.

Gene was a photographer for the army from 1945-1946. After the army he worked at Rockmont/MailWell envelope companies for 41 years. He enjoyed his...

Jan 26, 2023

Eloy Candido Magana.

Eloy was born on February 11, 1945, in Delagua, Colorado to Trinidad and Enrique Magana. He attended school in both Trinidad, Colorado and Commerce City, Colorado and later went on to join the Army in 1967. Eloy was honorably discharged in 1969 and lived in Denver for most of his life. Eloy was married...

Jan 26, 2023

Charles Howard Schwartz died peacefully at home with his family present at the age 69 after a long battle with lymphoma cancer. He was born Feb. 6, 1953, in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. After growing up in Sleepy Eye he and his wife Helen and children spent time in Minneapolis, Spokane, and Denver where he retired after 40 years with...

Jan 25, 2023

Chuck was born September 18, 1949 in Pueblo, Colorado to Dorothy and Charles Hamm III.  He grew up in Arvada and attended Arvada West High School.  In January of 1967 he enlisted in the US Marine Corps.  He did his training at Camp Pendleton in California, then was stationed in Viet Nam where he spent his 18th birthday.  After...

Jan 24, 2023

Mary A O’Hara, a speech pathologist, died January 24, 2023, daughters by her side.  She is preceded in death by her husband, Jim; and her son Jimmy.  She is survived by John (brother); Stacey (Ralph) Story; Kati O’Hara; and three grandchildren.

A Memorial Service will be held on Thursday, February 2, 2023, 11:00 am, Horan & McConaty...

Jan 24, 2023

Patrick Coleman Driscoll, age 83, died peacefully in Littleton on January 24, 2023 after a brief illness.  Patrick was born in County Clare, Ireland on February 16, 1939 and emigrated to the United States in 1957.  Patrick served in the United States Army from 1959 – 1962.  Patrick worked for Trans World Airlines in New York and Colorado for...

Jan 24, 2023

Ronald Gordon Smith 77, of Aurora, Colorado, passed away on January 24th after a long illness with Alzheimer's disease.

He was born on March 31, 1945 to Julia and Earle Smith in McCook, NE. Earle was killed in a WWII training accident fifteen days after Ron’s birth.  Afterwards  his mother remarried Kenneth Martin and they moved to...

Jan 23, 2023

Timothy Michael Hall, 67, formerly of Lakewood, CO, passed away Monday, January 23, 2023. He was born on October 10, 1955 in Peoria, IL to the late Robert and Shirley Hall. Timothy was a loving Father to Brittany L. Hall, and Spenser R. Hall, and son in law Tim Backstrom. He is also survived by his brothers and Sisters...

Jan 23, 2023

Alejandro Villegas was born on May 17, 1991 in Los Angeles California to Martin Villegas and Ana Mirna Gutierrez. He was a loving and caring brother to Daniel, Alberto and Alicia Villegas.

With his unexpected passing on January 23rd , 2023 at the age of 31, he leaves behind his four beautiful daughters...

Jan 23, 2023

Barbara Noone passed away peacefully in her sleep on January 23, 2023, just shy of her 99th birthday.

Barbara was born in St. Joseph, Missouri in 1924. Her mother, Francis Gilson, died three years later, and she was raised largely by both sets of grandparents until she was 11 years old. Her father, an engineer at General...

Jan 23, 2023

Myrna Lou Ditter, age 85, passed away on January 23rd, 2023. She was born to the late Irwin and Lucille Grossklag on June 29th, 1938, in Kansas City, Missouri. Myrna graduated from North High School, Class of 1956. It was there that she met her future husband Raymond (Jim) Ditter. Myrna and Jim were married for 61 years. She...

Jan 23, 2023

Ronald C. “Ron” Hill  was born on May 13, 1937 in Fox Lake Illinois to Clyde Hill and Fern Hill.  He moved with his parents to Denver Colorado in 1947, when his father took a job as a professor at Denver University.  After graduating from Denver University in 1959, Ron attended the DU School of Law where he graduated...

Jan 22, 2023

Mary C. Knapp passed away peacefully on January 22, 2023, from dementia at the age of 95. Mary was born December 23, 1927, to Mary V. and William J. Ross in Midwest, Wyoming. She was the middle child of five siblings.

Mary grew up in Riverton, Wyoming where she attended Riverton High School and graduated in 1945....

Jan 22, 2023

Flynn L. Roskam, 93, passed away in Highlands Ranch, Colorado on January 22, 2023.

Born on February 25, 1929 in Matlock, Iowa to Leonard and Vivian Roskam, with siblings Lynn and Lowell Roskam.  Flynn graduated from Winona State University in 1956 with a Bachelor's in Teaching.  He was married to Dorothy Jean Roskam.

Flynn was an...

Jan 22, 2023

Rodney E. Roose, age 74, died peacefully January 22, 2023. He graduated from Alameda High School and later earned his Bachelor’s degree from Regis. Rod is survived by his daughter, Margaret (Mike), his son, Jake (Amber), and four grandchildren, Kylee, Chance, Ripley, and Aurelia. He is preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Sandy.

Funeral services will take...