Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO

Oct 29, 2022

Donald Warfield of Lakewood, Colorado passed away on October 29, 2022 at the age of 90.

Beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Raised on a South Dakota farm, proudly served during the Korean War, graduate of University of Denver. A retired accountant, Don was an avid fitness enthusiast through his 80s and loved both the outdoors and volunteering at church....

Oct 29, 2022

Margaret "Gretel" Tracy died peacefully in the morning hours of October 29, 2022 at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, CO.  Margaret was born in Trier, Germany on January 29, 1933 and married John T. Tracy Jr. on August 12, 1956.  She was known as Margareta Tracy until she became a naturalized citizen of the United States on September 17,...

Oct 29, 2022

Charlotte ( Laura ) O. Garcia – Born to Eulogia and Leocaido Martinez in Albuquerque NM in 1923. Died October 29th in Northglenn Co. Survived by her sons Julian (Chris), Don, and Victor. Preceded in Death by her late husband Jose, her daughter Jeanette DeLashmit, her son Ken , and her son Ron. Also survived by grandchildren Dina Buitjen,...

Oct 28, 2022

Andrew Charles Elson, Jr (Charlie) beloved husband, father, and grandfather passed away Friday October 28th at The Denver Hospice in Lowry.  Charlie was born in Kansas City, Kansas, to Andrew and Frankie Elson. His childhood in Kansas was filled with time spent on the family farm where his love of cooking began.  He studied engineering at Kansas State University...

Oct 27, 2022

Eric D. Johnson died on Thursday, October 27, 2022 at the age of 76. After a nearly two-year journey with pancreatic cancer, he died peacefully at home in Silverthorne, Colorado.

Eric was born on January 6, 1946 in Buffalo, NY, to parents Sigurd and Mary Johnson. He was the oldest of three siblings. In his youth, Eric...

Oct 27, 2022

Dedicated Husband, father of four and Sergeant for the Colorado State Patrol, James William Copley (Jim, Jimmy, Sarge) passed away on October 27, 2022, in his home in Littleton Colorado, surrounded by his family and friends. Jim had been fighting CVID for nearly 8 years and was 46 years old at the time of his passing. Jim was born...

Oct 26, 2022

Cecilia M. (Ceil) Jacobsen, loving wife, mother, grandmother, teacher, and friend, passed away on October 26, 2022 in Littleton, Colorado after a long, full life.

Ceil was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1937 and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. As a first generation American, her early years were greatly influenced by her German grandparents, whom she dearly...

Oct 26, 2022

Carol Madsen Christensen is reuniting with her long-lost loved ones after she departed this life on October 26, 2022, in Fort Collins, Colorado.

“Christmas Carol” was born on Christmas day in 1929 in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Andrew Clinton “Clint” Madsen and Elizabeth “Beth” Fox Madsen. Carol was the third of ten siblings who survived to...

Oct 26, 2022

James Michael Anthony was born to his parents, Mary and Winfred Anthony, on August 5, 1938, at a hospital in Los Angeles County, California,  Jim lived on Catalina Island until his family moved to Phoenix, AZ, in 1946.

He graduated St. Mary’s Catholic high school in Phoenix Arizona in 1956. He then joined the Army, serving his...

Oct 25, 2022

Sherrill Novotny Morgan of Highlands Ranch, Colorado was the daughter of Ladislav Otto and Gladys Webert Novotny. Born in Marshalltown, Iowa, on October 14, 1936, she spent her early childhood in Marshalltown until the family’s move to Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1941.

Sherrill went to Colorado Springs High School and graduated in 1954. She enrolled at the...

Oct 25, 2022

Patricia “Patty” Ann Snow, 67, died at home while on hospice for cancer on October 25th, 2022.

Patty was born April 9th of 1955 in France due to her parent’s Katherine and Marvin Snow being stationed there during their service in the US Army.

Patty grew up in the Denver area before moving to Montrose, CO in...

Oct 24, 2022

Carolyn Collins Kennedy passed away on October 24, 2022. She was born in Houston TX to Melvin Collins & Perlie Collins (Rush). Mother to Derrick Collins & Terrance Kennedy. grandmother to 11 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren & counting.

Carloyn was affectionately known as simply “Ma” to many. She would take in anyone who was in need of love or guidance and raise...

Oct 24, 2022

Our beloved Mary Johnson, age 77, of Centennial Colorado, passed away on October 24, 2022 after another extended battle with ovarian cancer.

Mary was born on October 20th to Frank and Eva Suke in Czechoslovakia. After Mary graduated from high school in Kenora Ontario, she went on to study Education at Windsor and Queens Universities.

In 1971,...

Oct 24, 2022

Lenora Ann Flores, age 60, died at the Suites of Parker on Monday October 24, 2022. The cause was Multiple Systems Atrophy.

Born October 28, 1961, she lived in Aurora, Colorado most of her life, near the end of her life she lived in Parker and Highlands Ranch. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and sister who...

Oct 24, 2022

Eugene “Gene” Peter Reilly, 77, of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, passed away peacefully at home on October 24, 2022, surrounded by loved ones. Gene tackled his recent cancer diagnosis like he dealt with many experiences in his life, he managed his illness with strength and courage, and wanted to spend as much time with loved ones as possible. His family...

Oct 24, 2022

Survived by children John (Vicki) Lirette, Melissa (Randy) Heilman, Cheryl (Michael) Queen; grandchildren Melanie Lirette, Kayla Lirette, Leah Heilman, Gabrielle Queen, Aubrey Queen; siblings Richard (Dottie) Lirette, Kay (Steve) Williams, Barb (Jim) Raabe, Liz Mudry. Preceded in death by wife Margaret A. Lirette; sister Paula Fletcher. Rosary Tuesday, November 1, 2022, 7:00 pm. Funeral Service Wednesday, November 2, 2022,...

Oct 24, 2022

Born in Quincy, Illinois in 1946, and raised on his family’s grain and livestock farm, Douglas Dean Sims was the oldest of four children, born to Dean and Mary Jane Sims. As with many farm boys, the 4H program and Future Farmers of America both played an important role in his childhood. After graduating high-school in 1964 Doug attended...

Oct 24, 2022

Sarah Kinkead Fenner, 90, of Littleton, Colorado passed away peacefully on October 24, 2022. She was born to the late William Charles Kinkead and Gertrude Palmer Kinkead on June 11, 1932 in Worthington, Minnesota.

Sarah married Thomas Clark Fenner Sr., June 23, 1951. They were married for 66 years and after many moves between South Dakota, Minnesota...

2022

Nancy Peterson, loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great grandmother and friend passed away on October 24, 2022 at the age of 81. Her home was in Aztec, NM, but she had been living in the Seattle, WA area to be closer to family in the last few years of her life. She was born in Thistle, UT, and spent some of her...

Oct 23, 2022

Charles Pettet (better known as “Chuck” to all who knew him) was born on July 7, 1955 in St. Louis, Missouri to parents N. Earl and Jeanette Pettet. Then, in 1960, shortly after the birth of his youngest brother Jim, the family relocated to Littleton, Colorado where all four boys grew into young men attending church, playing sports, and...