Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO

Hal Tucker

Hal Tucker

Jan 1, 2021

Hal Bradley Tucker, age 66, passed away on Monday, July 12, 2021 in Littleton, Colorado.  A Celebration of Life will be held August 7, 2021 at Horan & McConaty, 3101 South Wadsworth Boulevard, Lakewood, Colorado.  The service will begin at 2:00 p.m. followed by a reception.

Hal was born in Wooster, Ohio to Gilbert and Doris Tucker. ...

Sandra Reynebeau

Sandra Reynebeau

Jan 1, 2021

Sandra “Sandee” Reynebeau passed away on January 9, 2021 in Golden, CO, at the age of 74.  She was born October 28, 1946, in Menominee, Michigan to the late Roy G. and Gladys (Peterson) Uecke.

Sandee graduated with the Menominee High School Class of 1964 and was a member of Bethel Lutheran Church at that time.  As...

Victoria Willson

Victoria Willson

Jan 1, 2021

Victoria E. Willson, a retired insurance agent and Lions Club volunteer, passed away on June 3, 2021 at her home in Aurora, Colorado.  Victoria is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 33 years, Paul Barbour, her sister, Sharon Williams, brother-in-law, Jerry Williams, and her parents, Ila and Reuel Mitchell.  She is survived by her step-sons,...

Curtis Starkebaum

Curtis Starkebaum

Jan 1, 2021

Dr. Curtis C. Starkebaum, DVM, passed away peacefully, at home, with family, on February 1, 2021, at the age of 97.

Curtis was born on the family farm, near Haxtun, Colorado on April 10, 1923 to Ernest and Vera Starkebaum. Growing up, he worked on the farm, raising turkeys, chicken, cows, hogs, horses and the growing of...

Joseph Trantham

Joseph Trantham

Jan 1, 2021

Joseph Edwin Trantham, age 80, died at the Garden Plaza senior assisted living facility in Aurora, Colorado on June 8, 2021. He died as a result of various infirmities, including Parkinson's, Cancer. and Diabetes.

He was born July 16th, 1940 in Kalamazoo, Michigan to Othnel Trantham and Ellen Lantz Trantham.

He was raised on a...

Roberto Zarate Jr.

Roberto Zarate Jr.

Jan 1, 2021

At the age of 52, Junior leaves behind two children, Raymond (22) and Helena (21). Raymond and Helena currently reside in Minnesota and are horrified by the loss of their father. They describe their father as charismatic, hardworking, and a person who always wanted to make others laugh. Junior is the oldest of four brothers, and is the sixth child...

James "Jim" Siska

James "Jim" Siska

Jan 1, 2021

James "Jim" Siska, age 77, died peacefully in his sleep at home on Monday June 7, 2021, surrounded by his family in Littleton, Colorado. Jim is survived by his loving wife, Dorothy, their daughters, JoAnne Siska (John Hazelwood) and Christine Steger, 3 grandchildren, Steven Steger, Jessica Gallegos (Scott Miller), Kyler Kline, and great grandson, Wyatt Miller. He is also...

Ruth Thoning

Ruth Thoning

Jan 1, 2021

Ruth Harriet (Nyffeler) Thoning passed away peacefully in her sleep at the age of 94. She was a 44-year resident of Greenwood Village, Colorado. Ruth was born and raised on a farm near Columbus, Nebraska, and moved to Denver, where she met her husband, Richard “Rick” Thoning. Ruth and Rick called Colorado home for most of their adult lives,...

Walter Freehling

Walter Freehling

Jan 1, 2021

Walter Harrison Freehling, 95, of Littleton, Colorado, passed away Thursday, August 5, 2021, at the Tendercare Pinehurst facility in Denver, CO. He is survived by daughter Trina Bibbero of Littleton, CO; granddaughter Nikki Bibbero of Denver, CO; sister Leona Barnes of Cabot, Pennsylvania; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his beloved...

Claude Chapman

Claude Chapman

Jan 1, 2021

CLAUDE LOUIS CHAPMAN, 1939-2021

Claude Louis “Lou” Chapman, 82, of Westminster, CO, went to his eternal home Thursday, July 1, after a long illness. He was the beloved husband of Jo-Ann DeCaporale. Born in Alamosa, CO, Lou was the son of the late Lester and Mary Chapman. He graduated from Sheridan High School and entered the IBEW...

Margaret “Maggie” Knauf Searing Stanfill

Margaret “Maggie” Knauf Searing Stanfill

Jan 1, 2021

Margaret "Maggie" Knauf Searing Stanfill, 80, passed away on Wednesday, March 17th, 2021, after an automobile accident in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Born the 6th of June 1940 in Frankfurt, Germany, to parents, Maria Henrichs Knauf Hamiter and Paul Knauf, as well as her stepfather, Ernest Hamiter of Plain Dealing, Louisiana. She is preceded in death by her loving parents...

Douglas Free

Douglas Free

Jan 1, 2021

Douglas Michael Free passed away at home surrounded by close family on the night of July 2, 2021. He was 59 years old.  He will be remembered as a great husband, father, brother, uncle, friend, instructor, mentor, and colleague by countless people he touched with his strong faith, outgoing personality, and interminable humor. He was a great inspiration to...

Marjorie Randles

Marjorie Randles

Jan 1, 2021

Marjorie Lewis Randles of Parker, Colorado, died on July 27, 2021. She was 94 years old. Marjorie was born 2nd of six children to the late Guy V. Lewis Sr. and Lottie Mainhart Lewis of Dickerson, MD.

Marjorie graduated Poolesville High School Class of 1944, married her high school sweetheart, Burr Randles and moved to Colorado. Early...

Cornelia Haase

Cornelia Haase

Jan 1, 2021

Cornelia Haase, 89, of  Lakewood, passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2021. Memorial Service will be held Tuesday, December 28, 2021, 11:30am, Horan & McConaty Family Chapel, 3101 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood. A private committal was held at Fort Logan National Cemetery.

Russell Espinoza

Russell Espinoza

Jan 1, 2021

Russell Steven Espinoza, age 37, passed away at a local Denver hospital surrounded by loved ones on October 20th, 2021. A Colorado native, Russell was born on November 18, 1983, growing up in the foothills of Roxborough Park, located in SW Littleton, CO. He graduated from Douglas County High School (DCHS) in Castle Rock, CO in 2002. He earned...

Joseph Deba

Joseph Deba

Jan 1, 2021

Joseph Ronald Deba Husband, Father, Grandfather, born November 15th,1946 in Lorain, Ohio passed away on April 4th, 2021. He is survived by his wife, FloraAnn Milann, three children, Joseph (spouse Laura), Jennipher, and Jamison (spouse Tracy), and six grandchildren, Hailey 17, Andrew 16, Wyatt 14, Alexia 13, Brielle 13, and Ashlynn 6. He was preceded in death by his...

Todd Barr

Todd Barr

Jan 1, 2021

Todd Barr, 58, of Lakewood, passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2021. Todd is the son of Ely and Rose Barr and the youngest brother of Debbie and Jay Barr. Todd was a perpetual comedian and he always made his wife Daun laugh every day. He raised his two sons Lucas and Behr with love and respect, teaching them to...

Antoinette M. Martini

Antoinette M. Martini

Jan 1, 2021

Antoinette M. Martini (Anne) passed away the evening of September 29, 2021.  She was 93 years old.

Anne was well known as a ballroom dance enthusiast and even performed for her 90th birthday party.  In addition to dancing, she had an active lifestyle and enjoyed a number of sports over the years including running, skiing, and tennis.  She...

Patti Harrington

Patti Harrington

Jan 1, 2021

Patti Gail Harrington of Lakewood, Colorado passed away March 7, 2021 from complications due to COVID. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roger Edward Harrington, parents Danny and Nadyne Brown, and brother David Brown.  Patti is survived by her daughters Alison (Jeremy Leitner) and Jamie, granddaughters Aubrey and Avery, sisters Debbie and Dee-Ann (Jerry Failing), sister-in-law Cheryl...

Joseph "Joe" Rhodes

Joseph "Joe" Rhodes

Jan 1, 2021

Joe was born in October 1941 in Cuero, TX to his father who shared his name, Joseph Stockton Rhodes and his mother, Roberta Lee Rhodes.   His father worked for the Shell Oil Company and they moved a number of times throughout Texas and ultimately to Houston where Joe spent much of his early years and developed his life-long aversion...