Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO

Christopher Robin Smith

Christopher Robin Smith

Dec 31, 2024

It is with heavy hearts and profound sadness we mourn the passing of Christopher Robin Smith. Chris, known as “Smitty” to many of his friends, was born December 27, 1963, in Waco, Texas, the youngest of the four Smith boys. Our family moved to the Dallas suburb of Garland in 1966, where we grew up and attended school, with Chris...

Lance Elton Shurtleff

Lance Elton Shurtleff

Dec 31, 2024

Lance Elton Shurtleff passed away on December 31, 2024, at the age of 47. Born in Buffalo, Wyoming, Lance was the beloved son of Kent Shurtleff and the late Minnie (née Roundtree). He carried the values of kindness, determination, and a deep sense of family that were instilled in him during his upbringing.

Lance graduated with his Bachelor of Arts degree...

Onofrio "Nof/Nofer" Bavaro

Onofrio "Nof/Nofer" Bavaro

Dec 31, 2024

Preceded in death by his loving wife, Gloria Bavaro, and son, Nicholas "Nick" Bavaro. Survived by his daughter, Patricia (Patti Bavaro) Rankin and her husband, Gary Rankin; daughter-in-law Terri Bailey; grandson, Troy Rankin and his wife Kayla Young; granddaughter, Noelle Bailey; great grandchildren, Milo and Zella; several nieces, nephews and extended family. 

Nofer lived an amazing 100 years as a Colorado...

Edith Patricia Armstrong

Edith Patricia Armstrong

Dec 31, 2024

***Due to inclement weather, services have been moved to Horan & McConaty Funeral Home at 1 p.m. today***

Edith Patricia Armstrong was born on August 5, 1929 in Florence, South Carolina to her parents Cleveland Jack George and Earline Patricia George.

 

Edith was the oldest of two. She and her sister, Elise Crawford, were very close. They were taught to be independent,...

Ronald George Trapani

Ronald George Trapani

Dec 31, 2024

In Loving Memory of Lt. Commander Ronald George Trapani

March 13, 1935 – December 31, 2024 

Lt. Commander Ronald George Trapani (Ret.), a devoted husband, loving father, and proud veteran, passed away peacefully on December 31, 2024, at the age of 89. 

Born on March 13, 1935, in Brooklyn, NY, Ron dedicated his life to service, faith, and family. He served with distinction...

Carmen R. Serrano

Carmen R. Serrano

Dec 30, 2024

Our precious mother, Carmen R. Serrano, peacefully passed away at home on Monday, December 30, 2024. Carmen Serrano was born in Blue Earth, Minnesota on July 16, 1933, to Telesforo and Tiburcia Ortega. She was a member of Saint Thomas More Catholic Church, The Legion of Mary, and was a Third Order Lay Carmelite. Carmen was best known for her...

Ellen Marie Westbrook

Ellen Marie Westbrook

Dec 30, 2024

Ellen was born on 10/13/1948 in Denver, Colorado to her parents Carl Francis Parker and Arline Marie Heilman Parker at Rose Memorial Hospital. She and her older sister Nancy were proud Colorado natives with several generations of Coloradans before them and after them. While growing up with two physical education teachers for parents she spent her formative years in constant...

Leroy Earl Tobler

Leroy Earl Tobler

Dec 30, 2024

An accomplished civil engineer, entrepreneur and eternal hobbyist, Leroy Earl Tobler (November 5, 1929) passed away December 30, 2024, in Denver, Colorado. Born in Topeka, Kansas to Edith & Earl Tobler, Leroy had just celebrated his 95th birthday.

 Growing up in Kansas, Leroy graduated Highland Park High School in 1948. He played the baritone in the band and according to his...

Shane Michael McGaughey

Shane Michael McGaughey

Dec 30, 2024

Shane Michael McGaughey, 54 from Arvada Colorado passed away on Monday 12/30/2024 at Lutheran Hospital surrounded by family. Shane was a Colorado native growing up in the Arvada area. Graduating from Arvada West and then attending School of Mines studying electrical engineering. Shane was part of the Beacon Communications family for more than 10 years working his way up the...

Charles W Carter, Jr.

Charles W Carter, Jr.

Dec 29, 2024

Charles W Carter, Jr., 70, passed away suddenly December 29, 2024, in Mesa, Arizona. Charles was born April 1, 1954, at Hill Air Force Base hospital in Ogden, Utah to Charles Walter Carter Sr. and Patsy Rae Sherwood Carter. He was the first grandchild born to William Sherwood and Zella Robinson Sherwood.

Charles attended Sunset Elementary, Sunset Junior High, and Clearfield...

Harvey Crow

Harvey Crow

Dec 29, 2024

Harvey Lee Crow passed away at St. Andrew’s Village in Aurora, CO on December 29, 2024. He was born on August 1, 1943 in Denver, CO, to parents Elmer “Bud” and Margaret (Hayden) Crow. Harv grew up in Englewood, CO with his brother Marvin and graduated from Englewood High School in 1961. He met Linda Ann Newman on a blind...

Nathan Roger Zwetzig

Nathan Roger Zwetzig

Dec 29, 2024

Nathan Roger Zwetzig, a devoted husband, father, son, brother, and highly accomplished Industrial Designer died unexpectedly on December 29, 2024, in Broomfield, CO. He was 43. His soul will live forever, and his spirit surrounds his family. 

He was a graduate of Rocky Mountain High School in Fort Collins, CO and the Colorado Institute of Art, Denver, CO. He and his...

Dr. John Kytle Davis III

Dr. John Kytle Davis III

Dec 29, 2024

Beloved by generations of patients, orthopaedic surgeon John Kytle Davis, III, passed away in Denver on December 29, 2024. Dr. Davis, age 76, was born on the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington. He was preceded in death by his parents John Kytle Davis, Jr. (U.S. Navy Commander Retired), Julia Ann Mobley and brother Robert Mobley Davis.

From Washington State he...

Connie Marlane Banks

Connie Marlane Banks

Dec 29, 2024

Connie Marlane (Yount) Banks, 76, passed on December 29, 2024. She was a dedicated nurse, a devoted homemaker, and a nurturing mother and grandmother to three children and nine grandchildren. She was born in Springfield, Missouri on June 22, 1948, to Edward Donald Yount and Norma Dolores (Shelton) Yount. Throughout her lifetime, Connie held dear the close relationships she had...

Josephine Florence Heidenreich

Josephine Florence Heidenreich

Dec 29, 2024

Josephine Florence Broncucia Heidenreich, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on December 29, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. She was 92 years old.

 Josephine was born on July 28, 1932, to Jerry and Frances Broncucia in Welby, Colorado. An only child, she grew up in a close-knit, Italian-American community where family and tradition were cherished. She attended Washington...

Earl Earnest Hasz Jr.

Earl Earnest Hasz Jr.

Dec 29, 2024

Earl Earnest Hasz Jr., 86, of Centennial passed peacefully at his memory care home from complications of dementia on Sunday, Dec. 29, with family at his side.

Earl served his family, friends and community gracefully in many roles, including as a devoted husband, father, brother, son and grandfather as well as a dedicated professor, Rotarian, tennis player, softball pitcher, world traveler...

Jason Ward Hindman

Jason Ward Hindman

Dec 29, 2024

Jason Ward Hindman, age 47, passed away in Aurora Colorado on December 29, 2024. He was born in Boulder Colorado on October 26, 1977, to Hope Joy (Trott) Hindman and Warren Richard Hindman. He graduated from Smoky Hill Highschool in 1996 and went on to college at Metro State.

Jason and Shelli Myles had one son, Gavin Warren Hindman, now 17...

Terry Melvin Walters

Terry Melvin Walters

Dec 28, 2024

Terry Melvin Walters was born on March 18, 1951, in Colorado Springs, CO to Melvin and Edith Walters as the second of three children. He passed away on December 28, 2024 at the age of 73 from a short but intense fight with pancreatic cancer. He was surrounded by his family as he passed peacefully.

Terry lived a long and fulfilled...

Wayne Gnadt

Wayne Gnadt

Dec 28, 2024

(Lloyd) Wayne Gnadt was born in Carl Junction, MO, on March 24, 1931. Wayne was a business teacher who taught at East High School, Thomas Jefferson High School, and West High School, retiring from Denver Public Schools in 1993. Wayne also taught correspondence business classes on KRMA TV, Channel 6 in Denver.

Wayne is preceded in death by his wife of...

Harold Allen Davis

Harold Allen Davis

Dec 28, 2024

Harold Allen Davis, 92 years old, was preceded in death by his wife, Sally, and his sister Helen Kotz. He is survived by daughter Patricia (Jim) Macdonald, daughter Laurie Kinzer (Gary Browning), 5 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, and a nephew. 

Allen was born to Harold and Grace Davis in Kingston, Pennsylvania and grew up in Wyoming, Pennsylvania. He participated in the Wyoming...