Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO
Carolyn Kaye Ellis
Oct 18, 2025
Carolyn Kaye Ellis, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away on October 18th 2025 in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. She was born May 28th, 1941, in Plaquemine, Louisiana. Carolyn Kaye grew up and attended schools in Louisiana and Mississippi. She graduated from Gulfport High School in 1959. After graduation, she attended nurses training in Pensacola, Florida, where she met Gary. After...
Alain Akmel Guede
Oct 17, 2025
Celebrating the Life of Alain Akmel
Alain fought a courageous battle with cancer but on October 17, 2025, he went home to be with the Lord. He was 37 years old.
Alain was born in Ivory Coast on May 28, 1988. He moved to Colorado in 2003 and attended Gateway High School. He had many jobs throughout his career but his passion...
Mary Jo England
Oct 17, 2025
Mary Jo England, age 84, passed away on October 17th surrounded by her family in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Mary Jo grew up in La Grange, IL, and graduated from Lyons Township High School. She then attended the University of Illinois, and graduated with a B.A. in education. While attending Illinois, she was a member of Delta Gamma Sorority. Later in...
Rosemary Margaret Benson
Oct 17, 2025
Rosemary Benson beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother passed away on October 17, 2025 in her home in Arvada, Colorado. She was born December 11, 1924 in Albany , New York. She is survived by her three children; Barbara (Frank) Martinez, Christine (Paul) Mayer and John (Vivian) Lehan who all live in the area; her grandchildren; Michael (Marianne Petit) Lawson,...
Jan Rego
Oct 17, 2025
Janet Louise Burton Rego, a devoted mother, passionate educator, and lover of the outdoors, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on October 17, 2025 at the age of 72.
Born on September 29, 1953 in Duquesne, PA, Jan dedicated her life to learning, teaching, and nurturing others. Those who knew Jan will remember her expressive eyes and laughter, her generosity,...
Benjamin Lawrence Heinley
Oct 16, 2025
Benjamin Lawrence Heinley, age 78, passed away peacefully in his sleep on October 16, 2025.
He was born on April 23, 1947, to Benjamin and Jacqueline Heinley in Fordyce, Arkansas, and grew up in Houston Texas with his younger siblings Brenda and Steve.
He used to love the steam locomotives that thundered past his back yard as a child, and this love...
Glatis Nadine Hoffman
Oct 16, 2025
Glatis Nadine Hoffman was born on June 16, 1933 in Shenandoah, Iowa, to Ray and Ethel Linquist. She passed away peacefully surrounded by family on October 16, 2025, at the age of 92. Glatis grew up on the family farm where she learned the arts of cooking, canning, sewing and crafting. She also had many adventures with her sister and...
Deborah Anne Hodge Karsell
Oct 16, 2025
Deborah Anne Hodge Karsell
Deb was born on November 30, 1948 in Wichita Falls, Texas, to Louis and Jeannine Hodge. As a child, she lived in Holliday, Texas; Altus, Oklahoma; Puerto Rico; Columbus, Ohio; and Louisville, Kentucky.
In 1971, Deb graduated from the University of Kentucky with a degree in nursing, and married Bill Karsell. The couple moved to Long Island, New...
Maryann Gillespie
Oct 16, 2025
Maryann Gillespie, 82 of Northglenn Colorado, passed away on October 16th, 2025 in her home surrounded by family.
Maryann was born in Toledo, Ohio to Robert and Elenor Bieniek on January 2nd, 1943. She was the oldest of five children: Nancy, John Ginger and Chuck.
Maryann was married to William (Bill) Gillespie on October 5th, 1963. Once married, she relocated to Colorado...
George Jeffery Hildebrandt
Oct 15, 2025
George Jeffery Hildebrandt, 79, of Englewood, Colorado, was welcomed into Heaven on October 15, 2025.
He was born on September 4, 1946, in Kansas City, Kansas, to Floyd and Peggy Hildebrandt. He was a graduate of Ruskin High School and attended Southwest Missouri State and Columbia School of Broadcasting. Jeff served in the Army National Guard and later as a volunteer...
Betty Platz
Oct 15, 2025
Betty Platz of Denver, Colorado passed away peacefully on October 15, 2025, just after celebrating her 99 and half years old birthday.
Betty was born in Saint Charles, Missouri in 1926 to Eugene William Donzelot Platz and Helen Stella Simon.
Betty and her parents lived in Saint Charles, Missouri as well as Auburn, Nebraska where she graduated from Auburn High School.
She also...
Dorine Agnes Greene
Oct 15, 2025
Dorine Greene, of Denver passed on October 15, 2025 at the age of 93. Dorine was in the care of Denver Hospice with which she worked with the Denver Hospice Mask Project for several years. She was preceded in death by her husband, “the love of her life”, Sheldon W. Greene but is survived by a wealth of loving family...
Sara Therese (Ongena) Spence
Oct 15, 2025
Our cherished Sara, a loving wife, mother, daughter, and sister, passed away peacefully on October 15, 2025, at the age of 50. Surrounded by her loving family and friends in her Denver home, she left this world a brighter place for having been in it.
Born in Michigan, Sara’s infectious laugh and fun-loving spirit were evident from a young age. She...
Susan Lee (Hanson) Lewis
Oct 15, 2025
Susan Lee (Hanson) Lewis, 83, Beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away at home peacefully after a lengthy illness on October 15th, 2025, surrounded by her loving husband and daughter. Susan was born on June 12, 1942, in Rockford, Illinois, to Gerald and Virginia Hanson. She married her high school sweetheart, Don, and together they shared 67 years of marriage,...
Allen Louis Snyder
Oct 14, 2025
Allen Louis Snyder...July 28, 1949-October 14, 2025
In noting Allen's amazingly special, shy, persistent, dedicated and wonderful childhood , in his life as a warrior and family man, from youthful notation to adulthood, we dedicate as a family this obituary for our most beloved, beautiful human being, Allen. In living for 76 years, Allen became the picture and constant image of...
Martina Guillermina Benavente
Oct 14, 2025
Martina Benavente, 63, passed away peacefully at her home after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer, leaving behind a legacy of laughter, love, and unwavering determination.
Born in Torreón Mexico, Martina moved to Colorado after marrying the love of her life, the late Efraín Benavente, with whom she shared a deep and joyful partnership until his passing in 2015. Together, they...
Kenneth Pazzin
Oct 14, 2025
Kenneth Pazzin, 89, of Westminster, passed away peacefully on October 14, 2025, at Mountain Ridge Hospital, surrounded by his loving family.
Born on March 29, 1936, to Joseph and Rose Pazzin, Ken proudly served in the U.S. Navy before marrying the love of his life, Rosanna DiGiacomo, in 1957. They shared 67 wonderful years together, raising four daughters. Ken worked for...
Steven "Steve" Lewis Ainsworth
Oct 14, 2025
Steven Lewis Ainsworth, 51 of Arvada, Colorado was born to his parents, Mary and Steve Ainsworth in Denver, Colorado on August 13, 1974. He was raised with his sisters, Angela and Natalie. Steve was the proud husband to Juliette Ainsworth, and father of Arielle and Cade Ainsworth. In his free time, Steve enjoyed playing poker and golfing, most of all...
Norma "Sam" Patterson Robinson
Oct 14, 2025
Norma (“Sam”) I. Patterson Robinson, age 94, died peacefully surrounded by her family at home in Aurora on October 14, 2025. She worked at Rocky Mountain Arsenal for 34 years, a bookstore, and then for many years for Maranville Realty. She was an avid fisher, camper, snowmobiler, bowler and loved her bingo later in life. She was preceded in death...
Mary Ann Pinon
Oct 14, 2025
Mary Ann Pinon, age 93, died peacefully at Stone Creek of Littleton on October 14, 2025. Born to Emery and Garnet Barclay on October 27, 1931 in Little River, Kansas, she was a graduate of McPherson High School in McPherson, Kansas. Mary Ann went on to earn a Bachelor's Degree from Kansas State University with dual majors in Journalism and...
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