Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO

Laura Castleman

Laura Castleman

Apr 22, 2021

Laura Louise Castleman, 95, of Centennial passed away April 22, 2021. She is preceded in death by her husband Richard "Dick" Castleman and her daughter, Janice Clayton. Survivors include her daughter Marsha Schultz and Richard "Dick" Castleman, Jr. Grandchildren, Sheila, Shelby, Sheryl and Bradley, Hannibal and Napoleon; and 11 great-grandchildren.

Jolie Devereux

Jolie Devereux

Apr 22, 2021

Jolie Suzanne Devereux, 52, died unexpectedly at her home on April 22, 2021 due to illness.

Born November 24, 1968 in Denver, Colorado, Jolie was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School and the University of Colorado at Boulder, class of 1991. While at CU she was active with the student radio station KUCB and her love...

Odelia Goetz

Odelia Goetz

Apr 22, 2021

Odelia Marie Goetz was born July 27, 1998 in Denver, Colorado and passed away on April 22, 2021 at the age of 22.

She is survived by her loving family; mother, Felicia Ann Martinez Alegria; grandmother, Vivian Riojas; father, Adam Goetz; siblings, Terrance (Ashley Sanchez) Goetz, Jacob Goetz, Logen Goetz, Leilani Goetz and Noah Goetz and a large extended family....

Marciana Mcduffee

Marciana Mcduffee

Apr 22, 2021

Marciana T. McDuffee, 79, of Westminster passed away on April 22, 2021 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born on December 5, 1941 in Denver, Colorado she was the daughter of Patrick T. and Louise M. (Shirley) Busto. Marciana married Larry McDuffee on December 4, 1971 and together they shared 49 years of marriage.

Marciana...

Susan Chu

Susan Chu

Apr 21, 2021

Susan Mary Chu, beloved mother of Charlene Chu and treasured aunt of 12 nieces and nephews, died on April 21, 2021 of metastatic colon cancer at The Denver Hospice at the age of 88. Susan was born in Montreal, Canada and served as a Catholic nun on the east coast for 17 years. During that time, she took the...

Cyril Ball

Cyril Ball

Apr 21, 2021

Cyril Francis Ball was born May 7, 1947 in Lebanon, Kentucky to Cyril Francis Ball and Louise Walker Ball. He grew up in the small town of New Haven, Kentucky and became the oldest of a family of twelve children. Upon graduation from St. Catherine High School, he became a student at the University of Dayton where he earned...

Kayla Driscoll Landon

Kayla Driscoll Landon

Apr 21, 2021

Kayla Driscoll Landon, age 28, passed away in Denver, Colorado on April 21, 2021. She was born in Ithaca, New York on September 12, 1992 to Daniel and Jennifer Driscoll.

Kayla was a graduate of Ithaca High School and then furthered her education at Penn State University, where she was a part of the competitive ski team...

Judith "Judy" Wrede

Judith "Judy" Wrede

Apr 21, 2021

Judith "Judy" Wrede, 76, of Littleton, passed away Wednesday, April 21, 2021. She is preceded in death by her husband, Stephen Wrede.

Judy was born and raised in Pueblo Colorado to Jose and Rebecca Maes.  She was 1 of 5 siblings (Martha, Theresa, Loretta, and Richard).  She spent her early adult years living in Indiana, Kentucky and...

Dr. Martin Shure

Dr. Martin Shure

Apr 21, 2021

Dr. Martin Shure of Lone Tree, Colorado, passed away on April 21, 2021 at the age of 73. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 13, 1947. Martin attended South Shore High School in Chicago, earned his bachelor's degree, majoring in Geology, at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and a Doctorate in Medicine from the University of...

Eva Hickman

Eva Hickman

Apr 21, 2021

Eva Hickman passed away in peace on April 21, 2021 at the age of 103. Born January 5th 1918 in Proctor, Colorado, she saw the devastations of the Great Depression and World War II, the advent of modern day cars, air travel, television, computers and the internet, in her many years as a wife, mother and a working professional...

Bethany Waldo

Bethany Waldo

Apr 20, 2021

Bethany Lynn Waldo, age 43, beloved daughter, sister, and friend, passed away on April 20, 2021, in Denver, Colorado. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Robert Edward McKnight and Martha Louise Sterne McKnight, her paternal grandparents, Ernest Valachovic and Lela Elizabeth Lovett Valachovic, and her beloved basset hound, fondly known to everyone as “Nuggz”.

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Timothy Michael Runyon

Timothy Michael Runyon

Apr 20, 2021

Timothy Michael Runyon, 40, of Golden, Colorado, passed away unexpectedly April 20, 2021. Tim was born in Aurora, Colorado on June 8, 1980 to Bonnie Biddulph and David Runyon. He was the youngest of their four boys.

Tim grew up in Aurora, attending Smoky Hill High School and as a member of the National Honor Society, graduated...

Loretta Ann Blodgett

Loretta Ann Blodgett

Apr 20, 2021

Loretta Ann Blodgett, age 88, passed peacefully at the Lakeview Independent Living Residence on April 20, 2021 of gastrointestinal complications.

Born in North Denver on January 18, 1933 to Recco and Mary Berardi, she lived in Colorado her entire life. Loretta graduated from Saint Joseph’s School of Nursing in 1953 and worked as a registered nurse for...

Clarold Morgan Ii

Clarold Morgan Ii

Apr 20, 2021

Clarold Forrest Morgan II of Highlands Ranch, Colorado died on April 20, 2021 in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. He was the son of Clair and Bina Morgan.  Born in McPherson, Kansas on December 31, 1936, he spent his early childhood in Iola, Kansas until the family's move to Colorado Springs, CO in 1951.

He attended Colorado Springs High...

Gumba Garcia

Gumba Garcia

Apr 19, 2021

Gumba, 33, of Denver, passed away on April 19, 2021.

(Your angel wings were ready, but our hearts were not...)

A Visitation will be held on Sunday, April 25th from 4PM to 7PM at Horan & McConaty Family Chapel, 3020 Federal Blvd. Denver, CO.

A Rosary will take place on Monday, April 26th...

Kathryn Currier

Kathryn Currier

Apr 19, 2021

Kathryn Ann Willts Currier passed away on April 19, 2021, at age 92.  Kathy was born in Osceola County, Iowa, to Jerry & Malvina Willts on January 14, 1929, and was the oldest of five children.  Growing up in Northwest Iowa in the small, rural community of Sibley, Kathy enjoyed many activities as a child including ice-skating, softball, apple...

Michael Wall

Michael Wall

Apr 19, 2021

Michael Allen Wall, age 63, died in Denver, Colorado on Monday, April 19th, 2021.

Born October 20th, 1957 in Denver, Colorado, he lived in Colorado Springs and  Denver most of his life. Mike’s greatest love was traveling. Throughout his life he traveled the world! His most treasured experience was the Peace Corp, where...

William Stearns

William Stearns

Apr 19, 2021

Born April 10th, 1930 to Carrie (Best) Stearns & Harold Stearns. Passed away April 19th, 2021 at the age of 91.

William was born in Claremont, New Hampshire, but grew up in Windsor, Vermont where he graduated from Windsor High School in 1948. He then enlisted in the US Air Force as part of the 61st Troop...

Roger Giellis

Roger Giellis

Apr 19, 2021

Roger Giellis, of Denver, Colorado passed away on April 19, 2021.

Funeral Mass is on Thursday, May 6, 2021 at 11:30am at St. Vincent de Paul, 2375 E Arizona Ave, Denver, CO 80210.

A Celebration of Life for Roger will follow the services from 1-4 PM at the Giellis Home (642 S. Corona Street, Denver, CO,...

Robert Tortora

Robert Tortora

Apr 18, 2021

Robert Dominic Tortora, 31 years old, born July 20th 1989 and passed, April 18th 2021. Robby was born and raised in Golden, Colorado. He attended Golden High School and graduated in 2007 and continued his education at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado. He graduated with a Bachelors of Science degree in Political Science. He was an avid...