Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO

Jan 9, 2021

Daughter of Warren D. Tilton and Eugenia Wright, sister of Edith Tilton Hickes and brother of Warren D. Tilton Jr.

Surviving family consists of son John S. Craig, daughter Margaret Craig-Chang, son-in-law Gary Chang, grand daughter Ann Lee Chang, grand son Arthur Craig Chang.  Husband Elswick Newport (retired Colonel, US Army) preceded her death on September 24, 2020....

Jan 8, 2021

Walter J. Sweetman

March 10, 1937 - January 8, 2021

Walter Jarvis Sweetman was born in Sioux Falls, SD, the son of Charles and Nina-Mae Sweetman and sibling to Mike, Lucia and Sarah. He grew up primarily in Iowa and South Dakota, and attended both Creighton and Marquette Universities, graduating with a degree...

Jan 8, 2021

Joan Marie Walker Kalet Brush died peacefully on January 8, 2021 at the Brookshire Nursing Home in Denver, CO. The cause of death was advanced Alzheimer's disease which Joan battled since 2004.

Joan was born on September 30, 1934 to Dr. Roland J. and Louise Willet Walker of Auburn, NY. She was predeceased by her brother John...

Jan 8, 2021

Pauline Simpson, 83, of Northglenn, Colorado passed away on January 8, 2021. She was born in Havelock, Canada on September 12, 1937.

Pauline is survived by her children Jill Rand and her husband Bill, Scott Seppers and his wife Kristie; her grandchildren Brittany Singleton and her husband Cory, Brandon Rand, Breanna Croxton, Benjamin Seppers; her great grandchildren Jackson Singleton,...

Jan 8, 2021

Helen C. Sanger, 81, passed after a long battle with non-COVID-related pneumonia at the Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, Colorado on January 8, 2021.

Helen was born November 25, 1939 in Denver, Colorado. She grew up on a farm in Ovid, Colorado, and spent years working with her parents, Joe and Magdalena Urban, and her 15 siblings.

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...