Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO
Betty Dowis
Dec 1, 2024
Betty Dowis passed away peacefully on December 1, 2024, just days after celebrating her 96th birthday. Born in Fort Collins, Colorado, to Adam and Mary Sauer, Betty lived a life filled with love, devotion, and service to her family and community.
Betty’s journey took a memorable turn at age 14 when she met the love of her life, Graydon Dowis while...
Alan Douglas Hallauer
Dec 1, 2024
Alan Douglas Hallauer, age 71, of Denver, passed away peacefully at home on December 01, 2024 with family and friends by his side.
Alan married the love of his life Kevin Peck in 2016 in Webster, New York. Although they were only married for 8 years, they were a happy couple for over 25 years. Alan will be remembered most for...
Aaron Kyle Forgy
Dec 1, 2024
Aaron Kyle Forgy, born May 20, 1979, passed away unexpectedly at home on Sunday, December 1, 2024 in Denver, CO.
Aaron was born in Davenport, Iowa to Michael & Phyllis (Kriegel). He went home with them & his older brother Jason. Fifteen months later, they welcomed his brother Lucas.
Aaron was an active baby, fun to be around & happy to be...
Cheryl Lee Knight
Dec 1, 2024
Cheryl Lee Knight, 71, beloved daughter, sister, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away December 1, 2024 at her residence.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Wallace and June Tanner; and her son, Kevin Owen.
She is survived by: son, Brian Owen; daughters-in-law, Sarah Owen and Jessa Owen; grandson, Ethan Owen; sister, Cynthia Cole; and step mother, LaJene Tanner.
Bacilia Isabel Gould
Nov 30, 2024
Bacilia Isabel Gould, age 92, went home to our Lord Jesus Christ in heaven on November 30th, 2024. She was born in Cokedale, Colorado to Felix Lopez and Juanita Lopez (Apodaca), and grew up in nearby Trinidad. She met and married her husband, Theodore Gould, in Chicago and traveled with him throughout the US and Europe. She had fond memories...
Nevin Hoa Nguyen
Nov 30, 2024
It is with great sorrow to announce that Nevin Hoa Nguyen has passed away on November 30th, 2024 at the age of 21.
He is survived by his parents Anthony Duc Nguyen and Theresa Hang Thi Bich Nguyen, siblings Nathan Nguyen, Nicholas Nguyen and Nina Nguyen, grandparents, aunts, uncles and numerous cousins. Also included as family are his dearest friends and...
Charlotte Ann Brown (Burke)
Nov 30, 2024
A Funeral Service will be held on Sunday, December 8, at 11:00 am at Horan & McConaty Funeral Home, 1091 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver, 80246. Friends are welcome anytime after 10 am. A link to the Livestream of the service can be found below.
David N. Holen (Mr. Stupendous)
Nov 30, 2024
David Neil Holen was born on December 21, 1946, in Minot, North Dakota, to Bessie and Clayton Holen, the third of three children. He died at home in Lakewood, Colorado, on November 30, 2024, after a long battle against cancer.
He grew up attending school in Minot and graduated from the North Dakota State College of Science in Wahpeton ND as...
Maribeth Liljestrom Hughart
Nov 30, 2024
Maribeth Liljestrom Hughart, of Commerce City, Colorado, died November 30, 2024 at the age of 72, of natural causes. She is survived by husband Robert J. Hughart (Jeff), brother George Andrew Liljestrom (Drew) and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. Her parents were George David Liljestrom, father and Mary Verna Hale Liljestrom, mother. Maribeth attended Denver Public Schools and graduated in...
Frederick "Fred" Arthur Cahalan
Nov 30, 2024
Fred Cahalan, adoring husband, and proud father of 4, of Thornton, Colorado died at home on November 30th at the age of 73.
He was born in Mason City, IA in 1951 to Jerry and Donna Cahalan and was the third child of eight total. Fred attended Holy Family Catholic school from K-8 then Newman High School grades 9-12, graduating in...
Walter T. Nawrocki
Nov 29, 2024
Walter "Walt" Nawrocki, aged 83, passed away November 29, 2024 in Thornton, CO.
Walt was born in Gary, IN and was a graduate of Purdue University. He served in the U.S. Army achieving the rank of Captain. Walt was employed as a Mechanical Engineer for the Gates Corporation for 31 years.
Walt enjoyed woodworking, hunting, fishing, camping, time with his grandchildren, and...
Kristin Alice Kutz
Nov 29, 2024
Kristin Alice Kutz.
Kristin Alice Kutz was a lawyer who worked principally with the Colorado disability community. Kristin was born to Adolph and Alice Kutz in Sacramento, California on December 26, 1952. She grew up with her two sisters, Kathryn and Karol, and attended school in Sacramento and Ankara, Turkey. Kristin attended Occidental College in Los Angles, and the University of...
Thomas Lonam Redditt, Jr.
Nov 29, 2024
Thomas Lonam Redditt, Jr. passed away at home, surrounded by loved ones, on November 29, 2024. He was born on June 8, 1936, and lived to be 88 years old.
Born in El Paso, TX, he grew up in Shreveport, LA. One of his favorite stories to share was about Christmas in 1951. His father, Thomas Redditt, Sr., had received a...
Theresa "Terri" Loughlin
Nov 28, 2024
Theresa "Terri," "Totsy," "Titi" Loughlin was a woman of many names and a life well-lived. She passed peacefully in her sleep at home on November 28, 2024, at the age of 95. Terri was born in South Bend, Indiana, on June 3, 1929, to William and Bernadette Loughlin. She was the sixth of ten children, a mother of three, a...
Robert James "Bob" Papan
Nov 28, 2024
Robert James Papan, Bob to family and friends, passed away on November 28, 2024 at age 67. Bob was the oldest son of Robert and Loretta Papan of Orland Park, Illinois. He grew up in Calumet Park, Illinois and proudly graduated from Marist Catholic High School.
Bob was always a hard worker, who began working as a paper boy and worked...
Elicia M. Reed
Nov 27, 2024
Elicia M. Reed, 78, passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2024, at Health One Hospital in Thornton, CO.
Elicia “Lisa” was born in Rapid City, SD, in 1946, as the first of four children. The small trailer house her family lived in, surrounded by a collection of new families with resilience and neighborly togetherness, was just enough to fit her parents and...
Louis Franklin Mraz Jr.
Nov 27, 2024
Louis passed unexpectedly on November 27th, 2024, near his home in Aurora, Colorado. He was born September 24th, 1941, in Bridgeport, Connecticut to Louis F. Mraz Sr. and Mary E. Mraz. Louis was also known as “Butch” within his family. He is survived by his loving wife Donna, two children; Mike and Andrea, and his six grandchildren: Simon, Isaiah, Naomi,...
Warren Stewart Sanders
Nov 27, 2024
Celebration in praise and thanksgiving for the life of Warren Stewart Sanders
September 29, 1975 – November 27, 2024
Psalm 34:17 “The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles.”
The life of our loved one, Warren Stewart Sanders, ended in his Colorado home on November 27, 2024, due to natural causes related to chronic medical...
Debra Lynn Lange
Nov 27, 2024
Debra “Debbie” Lange, a woman of strength, determination, and unwavering love, passed away on November 27, 2024, surrounded by her family, who will forever carry her fiery spirit. Born on December 4, 1955, in Springfield, Illinois, Debbie lived a life defined by hard work, resilience, and a love for her family that was as fierce as it was unconditional.
She is...
Shauna Marie Barrow
Nov 26, 2024
SHAUNA MARIE BARROW
July 13, 1970 – November 24, 2024
Shauna Marie Barrow died at age 54 in her home in Arvada, Colorado, on November 24, 2024 following a sudden severe illness.
Shauna was born at (then) Denver General Hospital in Denver, Colorado, on July 13, 1970. Her mother and father were graduate students at the University of Wyoming. For the first three...
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