Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO
Cara Anderson
Aug 22, 2022
Cara Jean (Van Boven) Anderson was born in LaMoure, N.D. in 1934 and lovingly enfolded into the Van Boven family at 5 months of age. Cara and her younger sister Joanna spent their early years in Fargo, ND, Morris, MN, Rawlins, WY and Haxtun, CO before settling in Loveland, CO in 1946. She graduated from Loveland High School in...
Stephen Forte
Aug 22, 2022
We are heartbroken to announce that Stephen John Forte, from Denver, CO passed away peacefully while surrounded by loved ones on August 22, 2022. He was 75 years young. Stephen was born August 4th, 1947 to Joseph and Vera Forte from Denver, CO. He attended Regis College (University) where he studied Business and Finance. It was there he met...
Dr. Donald Eckhoff, M.D.
Aug 21, 2022
Donald George Eckhoff was born in 1949 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada to George Henry Eckhoff and Flo Harriet Lawrence. He passed away on August 21, 2022 surrounded by family in Denver, CO. He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Lois Carlson Eckhoff and his two daughters, Krista and Heidi.
At age 5 his family moved...
Gary Smith
Aug 21, 2022
Gary Lee Smith, 74, of 1633 S. Laredo St., Aurora, CO, also known as Papi, was born September 27, 1947 in Hagerstown, MD. He passed away on Sunday morning, August 21, 2022 at home with his family. Gary was the son of the late Raymond George and Naomi Ruth (Shoop) Smith.
Gary graduated...
Marilyn Watson
Aug 21, 2022
It’s with a heavy, yet loving heart that we relay the passing of our mother Marilyn Jean Rasmussen Watson on Sunday August 21st, 2022.
Born Dec. 17th, 1926 in Chicago IL, she was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Peter Phelps Watson and her younger brother Robert Rasmussen. Marilyn is survived by her...
Andrew "Andy" Coop
Aug 21, 2022
Andrew “Andy” Ernst Coop of Aurora, Colorado, passed away in his home on August 21, 2022 at the age of 48 due to health complications from a long and difficult struggle with alcohol abuse. He was born on Father’s Day, June 16, 1974 in Denver, Colorado, the first born child of Gary D Coop and Roswitha “Rose” Coop.
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Wayne Roberson
Aug 21, 2022
Wayne Roberson died on 8/21/22, suddenly and peacefully, while taking a nap. Wayne is the cherished husband of Sharon Monahan Roberson, married for 30 years. Father of Henry (Kim) Roberson Jr., and Anthony (Cindy) Roberson. Brother of Victor (Denise) Roberson. Beloved brother-in-law of Kevin Emerson, Colleen and Larry Peters, Teri Montgomery, Kelly Sala, Patrick and Marla Monahan. Very proud...
Andrew "Roo" Jason Weir
Aug 21, 2022
Andrew Jason Weir, 45, passed away in Aurora, CO on Sunday August 21st, 2022. Born September 8th, 1976 in Burlington, Iowa. He was the son of Danny Weir and Connie (Harris) Vaughan. Andy graduated from Burlington High School in 1994 and joined the United States Army following graduation.
Andy was a man of many skills and talents....
John Hill Jr.
Aug 19, 2022
John R. Hill, Jr. of Centennial passed away on August 19, 2022, surrounded by his family after a four-year battle with cancer. He was 85. John was a graduate of the United States Military Academy, Stanford University, and the George Washington University Law School. After two combat tours in Vietnam and serving 20 years in the Corps of Engineers,...
Ryan Vrooman
Aug 19, 2022
A Celebration of Life will be held at Belleview Park, 5001 S Inca Dr, Englewood, CO 80110 on Friday, 8/26, at 5 pm.
Please share memories and condolences in the guestbook below.

Lorraine Allred
Aug 19, 2022
Lorraine Creek Allred passed away peacefully at home on August 19, 2022. She was born on December 25, 1922, in El Paso, Texas to the late Hurshel T. and Ida Ola Creek.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Glenn Allred, her daughter Beth Larson, and her sister Mary Neff.
...Rita Forsyth
Aug 19, 2022
Rita Forsyth, a beloved friend, sister, mother, and grandmother, passed away in her home in Aurora, Colorado at the age of 71 on Friday, August 19, 2022.
She was born in Barron, Wisconsin on October 17, 1950 to parents, Anthony and Rose Klingelhoets.
Growing up and throughout her life she worked in Real Estate and...
Michael Cottrell
Aug 18, 2022
Michael Robert Cottrell was born in Aberdeen, WA on February 26, 1953 to Theodore Cottrell and Doris Jean Somers Cottrell. He died August 18, 2022 in Arvada, CO. He married Jennie Lynn Salisbury on May 21, 1977.
Mike was the second of three children and spent the first half of his childhood on a small farm near...
Stephen Reppert
Aug 18, 2022
Stephen Owen Reppert was born on July 3, 1949 to Charles and Sara (Owen) Reppert in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. He was the oldest of 6 children.
He was an avid camper and after retiring from a career in the construction industry, he decided that his next adventure would be a full-time self-proclaimed “drifter”. He enjoyed the next...
William Cunningham
Aug 17, 2022
Cunningham, William Francis, Jr. February 9, 1931- August 17, 2022 Age 91
Born in Holyoke, MA, son of William F. Sr and Constance (Cox) Cunningham. Graduated from Holyoke Catholic High, Holy Cross University, Boston College and Pittsburgh University. As a teacher he worked teaching 18th Century Literature at Duquesne University (PA)and Le Moyne College. It was in the...
Marlene Morris
Aug 16, 2022
Survived by husband Jim; children Jimmy, Jason, Sabrina, Karlice; grandchildren Tabitha, Sammie, Dorrian, Destiny, Miracle, Serenity, Spencer, RJ, Cody, Aubri, Skylah, Devik; five great-grand children; sisters Shelley, Lynn, Brenda, Dee Dee. Preceded in death by parents Homer Leslie Fisher & Alice Lorraine Hancock; step-father Robert Lee Hancock; son Nicky. Marlene helped and loved her entire family.
Donald Lambert
Aug 16, 2022
Donald Lambert, age 78, passed away on Tuesday, August 16th, 2022. Born in Dayton, Ohio, he attended Jackson Center High School in Ohio. He earned his Dental Laboratory Degree in Elkhart, Indiana and worked for over fifty years as a dental lab specialist in the Denver/Boulder area. He owned his own dental laboratory business for twenty-two years and had...
Robert "Bob" Miller
Aug 16, 2022
Robert “Bob” David Miller passed away on August 16, 2022, at the age of 95. Bob was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle, cousin and friend. He will be greatly missed.
Bob was born in Denver, Colorado. After graduating from North High School, he served in the United States Navy. Upon his return from the Navy,...
Virginia Dilly
Aug 16, 2022
Virginia F. Dilly, 85 of Centennial, Colorado passed away on August 16th, 2022.
Virginia was a generous, strong, yet loving force impacting the lives of both family and friends. She was the matriarch of her family both immediate and extended, whom she loved deeply. Many of us felt that she was the bedrock that connected all of...
Vincent Botarelli, Jr.
Aug 15, 2022
Vince was an active and affable family man, a small business owner dedicated to his endeavors, a passionate bridge player always looking for the next game, a sometime sailor, occasional camper and fisherman, an avid gardener and lover of all things green and growing. He is survived by his brother, five children, four grandchildren, cousins, nieces, nephews, a passel...
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