Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO

Jun 16, 2022

Don Montoya, born July 15th 1959, passed away June 16, 2022. Husband of Janice Montoya, Proud father to Felecia Montoya (Raul Ramírez) and Yvonne Montoya. Loving grandfather to Savanna, Ayanna, Natalie, and Isaiah Ramírez. Son of Tito Montoya (deceased) and Mary Montoya. Loving brother to Tito Montoya (Spouse Rita Arguello) Ray Montoya, Darlene Valdez (Spouse Ted Valdez), Chris Montoya...

Jun 15, 2022

John R. Henry, age 96, passed away June 15, 2022. He was born at home on August 10, 1925 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, to Edgar Robinson Henry and Bessie Caroline Lambie Henry, the youngest of three siblings.  The family soon moved to Denver where they made their home.

While still in high school, John joined the Navy at...

Jun 15, 2022

Marjory Rose Cizek passed away peacefully on June 15, 2022.

She was born December 4, 1933 in Wilber, NE to Stanley Chab and Arline Tichy.  She attended School District 66 (the same school that her parents had attended). In 1952 she graduated from Wilber High School as class valedictorian. She attended Doane college then transferred to the...

Jun 15, 2022

Stephanie was born on August 25th, 1969 to two wonderful parents Paul and Angela DeMott. She was the oldest out of three siblings, brother Joey DeMott and Julie Ray. She grew up in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, where she’d graduate high school in 1987. During her college years, she began working at her beloved family restaurant, Pietra’s Pizzeria. She graduated...

Jun 15, 2022

Jason Andrew Hicks, 50, of Greenwood Village, passed away at his home on Wednesday, June 15, 2022.

Born in 1972 in Boulder, Colorado to Cindy and John Hicks, he was the oldest of four siblings. He grew up in Homestead riding bikes, playing sports and only once causing a small field fire. Along with a group of...

Jun 15, 2022

Anne Dolores Schmitz, age 87, entered eternal rest with our Heavenly Father on June 15, 2022. She was a graduate of Oconto High School in Oconto, Nebraska. She went on to attend college for two years at St. Anne’s in Omaha, NE. She met her Husband, Byron Finnefrock, got married in 1959, and had their oldest son, Doug, and...

Jun 15, 2022

Robert A. “Bob” Nutzman of Centennial, Colorado passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on June 15, 2022, after a brief illness.  Bob was 84 years old.

Bob was born in Bertrand, Nebraska on January 31, 1938.  He grew up on a farm outside of Bertrand until his parents moved to town in his teens.  He graduated from...

Jun 15, 2022

April Amburgey passed away on June 15, 2022, at the age of 40 in Northglenn, Colorado. She was born on January 5, 1982, in Aurora, Colorado to Sandra J Henderson (Bob) and Keith Amburgey (Mary Ann). April was a beloved daughter, sister, mother, partner, and friend. While April faced many challenges throughout her life, she was always eager to...

Jun 15, 2022

Valentine Gonzalez Luna, age 75, of Wheat Ridge, passed away June 15th at 7:17 AM. He was predeceased by Justo Moreno Luna, Magdalena Gonzalez Luna, Juan Luna, Izak Valentine Luna and is survived by Justin Allen Luna, Jovon Ashley Luna, Jorin Andre Luna, Juliet Ashley Luna, Jazmine Monique Luna, Izabella Yvonne  Luna, Allura JoLee Luna, India Vivian Luna, Soléa Jane Luna, Ian...

Jun 14, 2022

Barbara was born on June 3, 1935.  She was born to Robert Lawrence Stearns and Amy Pitkin Stearns.  She was the youngest of four sisters, born a full 14 years behind her oldest sister.  Her father called her the “best little mistake he ever made”.

Barbara grew up in Boulder where her father, Robert Lawrence Stearns, became...

Jun 14, 2022

Beverly Grace Hawkins was born on January 2, 1955 in Little Rock Arkansas to Vipi Jones Marley and William Marley, Jr. Beverly was the fourth child and she was surrounded by her brothers Ray, Donald, Larry and her sister Patricia.

Beverly received her early education in Denver, Colorado where she graduated from South High School.

Jun 13, 2022

Aldine Jacob (A.J.) Coffman, Jr. (1940-2022), devoted husband of Penelope Dalton Coffman, succumbed to a sudden heart attack on the evening of June 13, 2022 at his home in Parker, Colorado. A.J., a retired attorney and navy reservist, had lived in the greater Denver area for over thirty-five years. Born in Newport News, Virginia, he was the only child of...

Jun 13, 2022

Lynda Lee Nobbe passed away peacefully at home on 13 June 2022 at the age of 86. She was born 6 July 1935 in Elgin Illinois.

She was a medical assistant for 15 years. She ran the food bank at Westminster United Methodist Church Food Bank and later volunteered at the Broomfield Fish Food Bank.

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Jun 13, 2022

Mike was the son of Harold and Lillie Hitchcock of St. Paul, Minnesota. Mike received a BA degree from the University of Minnesota and he continued his education at George Washington Medical Center in Washington, DC. Graduating in 1969 he did a surgical internship from 1969 - 1970. He followed that with a residency in Neurosurgery from 1972 -...

Jun 13, 2022

Ronald James Garofalo passed away on the 13th of June, 2022. Please check back for full obituary.

The family invites you to share memories of Ronald on his tribute wall below.

Jun 13, 2022

Richard J. “Dick” Cleaver, formerly of Michigan, passed away on Monday, June 13, 2022, in Lakewood, Colorado after a long illness. He was 86.

Dick was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan on June 6, 1936, son of the late Clarence and Dorothy Cleaver. He was married to the love of his life, Carol Ann (Hartman) Cleaver, for 54...

Jun 13, 2022

Rheta Florence Earl Burnham was born February 13, 1934 In Elwood, Utah.  She was the daughter of Jesse James Earl and Verna Florence Larsen Earl.  Rheta had an older brother, LaMar, and a younger sister, Julia.  Rheta’s childhood with her family was both simple and difficult, as were many at the time.  Their livelihood consisted mainly of farming and...

Jun 13, 2022

Wife, Sister of One, Mother of 3, Grandmother of 5, Great Grandmother of 2, Aunt of 9, and Great Aunt of 19.

Ruth H. Hillebrand, 79, of Roxborough Colorado peacefully passed away on June 13th, 2022.

She was born in Washington, DC on January 18th, 1943, to the late Bill and Mary Humphry.

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Jun 13, 2022

Lloyd Dudley Ransom was born May 10, 1934, in Okmulgee Oklahoma, to parents Velma Lee McCon Ransom and Granville Ransom. He was the eleventh of fourteen children.

As a child, Lloyd lived in Taft and Haskell Oklahoma, before moving to Tulsa Oklahoma, where he graduated from Booker T. Washington High School, May 1952 with honors as CO-VALEDICTORIAN....

Jun 12, 2022

Joseph D. O’Keefe, M.D., passed away peacefully in his sleep in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, on June 12, 2022. He joins his beloved wife, Eileen, his parents, Dr. Charles and Mrs. Josephine O’Keefe, his daughter, Linda Christine, his brother, McCann Hills O’Keefe, and his sister, Charlotte Matthews Manassa. He also rests with his nephews, Michael O’Keefe and Taylor Matthews, and...