Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO
Laura Maria Peltz
Feb 6, 2025
Laura Maria Peltz was born in Trieste, Italy on September 8th, 1926 to Polidoro and Josephine Novak. She passed away peacefully in Westminster, Colorado on February 6, 2025, at age 98. She is survived by her children, Robert, Margaret, and Robin; as well as many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Laura will join her loving husband, Robert, in eternal rest at Fort Logan...
Leila Ann Gibson
Feb 6, 2025
Leila Ann Gibson, 72, peacefully passed away on February 6, 2025, at her home in Denver, Colorado, after a long battle with cancer. Her son, Chris Gibson, and her dear friend, Cindy Sutherland, held her hands until her final moment.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Leila was the daughter of Herbert and Gladys Sutterlin. She led a remarkable and successful career across...
Gail Frances Gabehart
Feb 5, 2025
Gail Frances (Polanchek) Gabehart, 59, died February 5, 2025 at her home in Littleton, Colorado. No services will be held. Gail was preceded in death by her parents, Francis "Jack" Polanchek in 2001 and Donna (Sponheim) Polanchek in 2011.
Gail graduated Fort Benton High School in 1984 and attended Concordia College in Moorehead, Minnesota earning her Bachelor of Arts degree in...
Norman James Union
Feb 5, 2025
Norman James Union passed away peacefully on February 5, 2025 surrounded by family in Brighton, CO.
He was born in Cleveland, OH on January 4, 1941 and raised in Akron, OH. Norm attended Ohio State and graduated from Kent State after serving his country for 3 years in the Army. He went to most European Countries during his service and most...
Virginia Faye Towns
Feb 5, 2025
Virginia Faye (Grant) Towns, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully at the age of 82 on February 5, 2025, leaving behind a legacy of warmth, love, and memories that will be cherished by all who knew her.
She was born on August 18, 1942, in Garden City, Kansas, to Thresia Clara (Wimmer) Grant and Milton Emmett Grant. Virginia...
Catherine “Cathy” Thome
Feb 5, 2025
Cathy passed away on January 30, 2025 surrounded by her loved ones. Cathy was a beloved sister, aunt and friend who will be dearly missed. How blessed are we to have had her in our lives.
Cathy was deeply loved by her family and will be missed by her brother John and his wife Kelly, her brother Stephen, her sister and...
James Williams Langman, Jr.
Feb 4, 2025
James Williams Langman Jr. died on February 4, 2025 at the age of 80. Jim was a good man, unfailingly kind, with a great sense of humor and sensitivity. He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather and friend. We treasure all the memories he leaves us. So many make us smile.
Michael D. Williams
Feb 4, 2025
Michael Williams, beloved husband & father passed away on February 4, 2025. He was born in Dallas, TX on May 28, 1953 and raised in Casper, Wyoming by his devoted parents Bernice & Dallas Cleaver. Michael married his loving wife Cheryl Bauduit in 1993. He had one daughter, Schanna Culp. Michael was an outstanding athlete at Natrona County High School...
Joan Lee Malm
Feb 4, 2025
Joan Lee Malm passed away on 2-4-25 after having lived a long and successful life. She was born in Los Angeles, California but moved with her family before World War II to Denver.
During World War II she lived in the mid-west, mostly in Indiana and Michigan while her father Rudolf supported the war effort. Her mother Marjorie was at home...
Thomas J. Mauries
Feb 4, 2025
"Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful servants" Psalm 116:15
Thomas (Tom) James Mauries, age 94, entered heaven on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 after living a faith filled, active, purpose driven, vibrant, accomplished, energetic and very positive life. He was an artist, singer, exercise buff, nature and animal lover, author, movie critic, avid gardener, dancer,...
Charles C. Flower, Jr.
Feb 4, 2025
Charles “Chuck” Flower, age 94 of Littleton, Colorado, passed away peacefully on February 4th at his Brookdale Littleton home. He was born in Sioux City Iowa and moved to Aurora, Colorado when he was six. He moved to Brighton his senior year of high school where he met his beloved Phyllis. Chuck enlisted in the Navy shortly after graduating and...
Kathryn "Kathy" Ann Benetka
Feb 3, 2025
Kathryn (Kathy) Ann Benetka passed away on Monday, February 3, 2025, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s in Littleton, CO. She leaves behind her loving husband of 38 years, Joe Benetka; son, Joey (Natalia); daughter, Ali; and sister, Peggy (Ed) Fleming. She was born on October 7, 1949, to Walter “Chappy” Fay and Mary Grace Fay in Cincinnati, OH. She...
Janet Morgan
Feb 3, 2025
Janet Morgan, age 93, died in Lakewood, Colorado on February 3, 2025. She was born Janet Thompson in St. Joseph, Missouri, and grew up on a farm outside Amity, about 35 miles northeast of St. Joseph. She graduated from Baker University in Baldwin, Kansas in 1953 with a major in elementary education. She was a member of Phi Mu sorority...
Linda Kathleen Bonney
Feb 3, 2025
Linda Kathleen Bonney, age 77, passed away on February 3, 2025, in Aurora, CO. Born in Ohio, Linda was a graduate of Maple Heights High School and The Ohio State University. A Californian at heart, Linda enjoyed returning to her favorite spot down on 15th Street in Newport Beach to dip her feet in the Pacific Ocean, collect sea shells,...
William LaVerne "Bill" Ott
Feb 3, 2025
William LaVerne “Bill” Ott
June 15, 1933 – February 3, 2025
Bill died peacefully of natural causes in Aurora, Colorado while under tender hospice care. He was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, where his father was temporarily a barber for the Army, before his family’s return to Bill’s maternal grandmother’s family’s home in Ft. Collins, Colorado, and eventually settling, while Bill was...
Kenneth Anthony Ferretti
Feb 3, 2025
Kenneth Anthony Ferretti Sr, 71 years old, of Aurora, Colorado, formerly of Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV, and Clarksburg, WV, died unexpectedly on February 3rd, after 7 years of battling a debilitating disease.
He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Andrea, sons Ken Jr (Laurel) and Ty, and his three grandchildren Trey, Ella and Eve and his brother Richard (Jan)...
Bryan Daniel Trammell
Feb 3, 2025
Bryan Trammell was an early riser, waking up hours before first light to start his day, his wife, Amy, and son, Joseph James, still asleep in their beds.
Awake before dawn, with the world still in darkness, and the mysteries of the day still unknown, was his favorite time to be. As with all early birds, Bryan was a creature of...
Henry "Hank" John Bode
Feb 3, 2025
Henry “Hank” John Bode, 93, of Lakewood, passed away February 3, 2025. Memorial Service will be held Sunday, February 23, 2025, 1:30pm, Horan & McConaty Family Chapel, 3101 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood. Private committal will be held at Fort Logan National Cemetery.
Henry “Hank” John Bode Jr was born April 25th, 1931 the third youngest of nine children to Henry John...
Janet Lynne Taylor
Feb 3, 2025
Janet Lynne Newendorp was born on June 19, 1950, in Orange City, IA to Vernon and Margaret. She was the 5th of 6 kids and grew up in Alton, IA. She was a proud Floyd Valley Thunderbird and graduated in 1968. Janet then attended college at the University of Iowa before transferring to business school in Spencer.
Janet met Gene Taylor...
Kay Ann Wilhelm
Feb 2, 2025
With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Kay Ann (Goforth; Gatz) Wilhelm, who left this world on 2 February 2025 at the age of 90 in Parker, Colorado.
She was born on 4 April 1934 to Claude Harold Goforth & Viola Josephine Denton and was raised in McPherson, Kansas.
Kay Ann was the apple of her parents’ eyes. After they enrolled...
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