Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO

Jan 7, 2021

Christopher “Chris” Michael Gibbs, a.k.a. Critifer, Christina Lulubelle, Christabel, Christina, and Knot Head, age 36, passed at Denver Health on January 7, 2021 after suffering major injuries from a car accident on December 29, 2020.

Chris was born on July 22, 1984 in Aurora Colorado and lived in Colorado for most of his life.  Chris’ passion was creating...

Jan 7, 2021

Christine (Chris) Papajohn of Littleton, Colorado, passed away on January 7, 2021 at the age of 65 after a yearlong battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia.

Born in 1955 to George and Bula Earnest, Chris spent her childhood in Denver with her siblings Mark, Ron, and Jean. In 1975, Chris was working with her best friends, Carol and Barb, and soon met Barb’s brother, Mike Papajohn. It was fate and the two were married in 1976. Mike and Chris had two children, Cassy and Michael....

Jan 7, 2021

Joan Marie Nelson of Centennial, originally of Denver, passed away peacefully of natural causes at age 98 on January 7.

She is the beloved mother of six children, Joseph (Joy; Scottsdale AZ), Barry (Michelle; Centennial CO), Mary Anne (Manuel; La Veta CO), David (Kathy; Castle Rock CO), Lorene (David; Stanford CA), and Stephen (Laura; Littleton CO). Joan...

Jan 7, 2021

Mary Dempsey Murphy died at Porter's Residential Hospice at the age of 83. She passed peacefully in her sleep on January 7, 2021. Mary was born to Frank and Malvie (Mullinax) Stone, and later raised and adopted by George Willie and Rosalie (Kilgo) Dempsey in Rome, Georgia. She grew up attending North Broad Baptist Church as a young girl...

Jan 7, 2021

Genevieve, whom everyone called Gene, of Northglenn, died January 7, just a month short of her 97th birthday.  She and her husband Leo, deceased, had five children: Vivian Harvey (Larry), Edward, deceased, (Debbie Johnson), Gary (Nancy Schneider), Glenn (Lachlan McCuinn), and Lee (Karen Wishart), six grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren.

Gene spent much of her life in Chicago and...

Jan 6, 2021

Katherine (Katie) M. Cordova passed away on January 6th, 2021 at the age of 70 after a battle with multiple strokes and various complications. In death she joins her son, Benito Quintana, father and mother, Ventura (Ben) and Beatrice Cordova, sisters, Wilma Lovato and Irma Wagner, and sister-in-law, Nila Cordova. She is survived by her son, Billy...

Jan 6, 2021

Marilyn G. Kelloff, 85 was born August 9, 1935 in Alamosa, Colorado, the daughter of Mabel and Dewey Gilmore. She died from complications of COVID-19 on January 6, 2021 at Lincoln Meadows Senior Living in Parker, Colorado under the gentle care of Bristol Hospice.

Marilyn attended school in Alamosa, graduating from Alamosa High School in 1954 and...

Jan 5, 2021

Amalia Teresa Salazar Archuleta, 106, of Denver, Colorado, passed away on January 5, 2021 after suffering from a stroke.

Amalia was born on October 15, 1914, to Juan and Isabel Vigil in Sapello, New Mexico.  She was raised by her paternal grandparents following the death of her mother.  She completed eight years of education in a little...

Jan 5, 2021

Survived by children Sheryl L. Sackley, Dale G. Gernstein, Gary W. Gernstein, David L. (Denise) Gernstein, Kathy L. Ezell; 16 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; sister Sharon Y. Lenz; many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by husbands LaVern D. Gernstein and Duane "Red" L. Borden; parents Harold & Mary Crisler; siblings Irene Holcomb, Arnold Crisler, Kenneth Crisler, Donna Dudley, Dorothy...

Jan 5, 2021

Ray’Elias Eupphett Allen-Eriven

Pronunciation

Ra-Ly-Is           (Ray*Lias)

You-Fet (Eupphett)

Meaning

A special Light of God

Ray: a special beam/ light of God

Elias: The...

Jan 4, 2021

On January 4th, 2021, Lyle Leo Witt passed away at the age of 88. Lyle was born on November 3rd 1932, in Berwyn, Illinois to George and Edith Witt. He was blessed with 4 children within three years in the early 1960’s starting with John (Franziska), then Michael (David), and lastly his twin daughters, Eileen (Douglas), and Mary...

Jan 4, 2021

Michael Christopher Conry was born in Topeka, Kansas on March 31, 1974 and passed away in his sleep on January 4,  2021.

He moved with  his parents Carol and Michael Conry and his new baby brother Eric, to Littleton, Colorado in 1979. The love of Colorado was deeply rooted in Chris. He enthusiastically participated in all it...

Jan 4, 2021

Michael Christopher Conry was born in Topeka, Kansas on March 31, 1974 and passed away in his sleep on January 4, 2021.

He moved with  his parents Carol and Michael Conry and his new baby brother Eric, to Littleton, Colorado in 1979. The love of Colorado was deeply rooted in Chris. He enthusiastically participated in all it...

Jan 4, 2021

Barbara A. Vest gained her Angel wings on January 4, 2021, at her home with her family by her side at the age of 83. Barbara was born on November 17, 1937 in Denver Colorado to Alfred “Fred” and Bernadine “Bebe”  Apodaca. She is survived by her husband of 65 years Donald Vest. Barbara is also survived by her...

Jan 4, 2021

Heather Renee Blauvelt, formerly Heather Hilsabeck, passed away peacefully on January 4, 2021, while in hospice care in the Denver, Colorado, area after suffering a series of strokes and seizures. She was 65.

Heather was born in Seattle, Washington, to John and Arlene Hilsabeck on July 14, 1955, along with her twin sister Heidi. Heather, her sister and...

Jan 4, 2021

Helen Ilene Haynes Einspahr was born April 16, 1919 in Phillips County, Colorado. She died January 4, 2021 at Denver Hospice Lowry Inpatient Care Center.

Her parents were Clyde William and Mary Anna Noren Haynes. She had eight brothers and four sisters. She enjoyed living on the family farm and attending country school. She graduated from Holyoke...

Jan 3, 2021

Tamara Fae Cummings, 69, of Lakewood, Colorado passed away unexpectedly but peacefully in her sleep Sunday morning January 3, 2021 from this life to her eternal home with her Lord. She is survived by her loving husband Robert Cummings, and daughters Dacia McPherson of Denver and Elyse McPherson of Costa Rica. She also leaves behind sisters Pamela Prichard (Ben)...

Jan 3, 2021

On January 3rd, 2021 Chris Pejko died in a tragic motorcycle accident. Chris was a Montana native born and raised in Stockett-Sand Coulee, MT. His passion for helping people started when he graduated from Montana State with his LPN in 1994 and was finalized with a BSN from Argosy University in 2017. Chris was a rock star. Literally. He...

Jan 3, 2021

CHARLENE (SHERRY) A BRULEY AGE 81, DIED IN HER HOME ON 1/3/2021 WHILE BEING CARED FOR BY HER CHILDREN.

SHERRY WAS BORN 06/09/1939 IN CHICAGO, IL. SHE GREW UP AND GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL IN BLACK RIVER FALLS, WI. THERE SHE MARRIED WILLIAM J. BRULEY ON 12/07/1957. THEY LIVED IN PLOVER, WI WITH THEIR 4 CHILDREN BEFORE MOVING...

Jan 3, 2021

Winona “Nona” Faye (nee Clark) Libhart, age 84, left this life January 3, 2021. She is survived by the love of her life Richard Lee Libhart, her husband of 55 years. Born in Meeker, Colorado on January 16, 1936 to parents Everett Nelson Clark and Nina Frances (Coleman) Clark, Winona moved to the greater Denver area as a young...