Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO

Sep 21, 2021

John William Neslen, Jr., known to family and friends as “Bill”, passed away on September 21, 2021, at the Porter Hospice Residence in Littleton, CO. Bill was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming on January 5, 1950, to John W. and N. Mavis (Nilson) Neslen. He was the oldest in the family, followed by his sisters Jana Kay and Jara Lynn....

Sep 21, 2021

Helen Von Osten whom lived a long life of loving kindness, passed away in New Mexico, on Tuesday, September 21, 2021. She was a loving mother to Katherine and Stephen, an affectionate and compassionate grandmother to four, a great-grandmother to three, and a smiling friend to all she knew and met. Helen was born in Ottawa, Illinois in 1934....

Sep 20, 2021

Merle Virginia Park passed away on Monday, September 20, 2021, while in Juniper Village Memory Care facility in Aurora, Colorado. She was 77.

Merle was born in Philadelphia on May 5, 1944, to John and Ruth (Cole) Black. She grew up in Southampton and Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, and attended Cedar Crest College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where she...

Sep 20, 2021

Algird Ronald “Al” Krasnisky, 83, of Arvada passed away on September 20, 2021, at Arbor View Nursing Home. Born on March 1, 1938, in Lithuania he was the son of Joseph and Teofilia (Kweder) Krasnisky. Al married Linda (Stuckey) on 6/25/1965 and together they shared 56 years of marriage.

Al owned and operated A-K signs, in Arvada,...

Sep 20, 2021

Douglas J. Teasdale, 86, of Aurora, Colorado, passed away on September 20th, 2021, after a valiant battle with cancer.

Doug was born to parents Douglas J Teasdale (Sr) and Frances Teasdale in Detroit, Michigan on August 7, 1935.  He graduated from Troy High School in Troy, MI with the class of 1954.  Doug’s early life was challenging...

Sep 20, 2021

Rita O'Hara, of Denver, went home to be with the Lord on September 20, 2021. Rita was preceded in death by her Father, Joe Albert Marez, Mother, Jennie Zuniga Mares; brother, Steven R. Lopez, sister, Kathryn P. Lopez and nephew Shawn Hendrix.  She is survived by her siblings,  Jeannette J. Walton (Scott), Bill A. Mares (Robyn) ,  Stephanie Sherrice...

Sep 19, 2021

Sherri Liane (Kuhn) Simmons, 62, died at St Joseph Hospital on Sunday, September 19, 2021 from the Covid 19 infection.

Born 11/12/1958 in Denver Colorado, she lived in Denver and Northglenn and worked in the oil and gas industry prior to retiring in 2007.

Survivors include husband Scot Simmons, son Josh Simmons and his wife...

Sep 19, 2021

George Basquez died on September 19, 2021 at the age of 85 years.  His beloved wife Ilene Basquez preceded him in death on September 15, 2018.

George was born on February 11, 1936 in Branson, Colorado to Joseph and Della Basquez.  He was preceded in death by his parents and brother Joseph Basquez.  George is survived by...

Sep 19, 2021

Mary Patricia was born March 12, 1937, in Defiance, IA, to Nick and Mary Kenkel, second youngest in a family of 10 children. Her older siblings shouldered many of the chores, and Pat enjoyed the freedom of roaming on the family farm, especially with her younger brother, Nick, and their dog, Pal. Surely this is where her sense of...

Sep 19, 2021

Peyton Bucy, 89, died Sunday, September 19, 2021, after a brief illness.

He is survived by his wife, Suzanne; four children, Matt (Gabriel), White River Junction, VT; Frank (Marlene), Santa Barbara, CA; Elisabeth, Paonia, CO; and Megan, Black Forest, CO; and three grandchildren, Dario, Willem and Dela.

A memorial celebration will be held at 11:00...

Sep 19, 2021

James Scot MacNair, age 53, passed away on Sunday, September 19, 2021 in Littleton, Colorado. Born September 20, 1967 in Royal Oak, Michigan, he was the son of James and Linda MacNair, older brother of Douglas and Heather, and devoted father of two, Derek and Ryder.

Scot was a doting father, courageous brother, devoted friend, true patriot,...

Sep 19, 2021

John Poulos, 69, passed away September 19, 2021. Beloved husband of Patricia Poulos (nee Kontaxis) for 36 years; devoted father of Angelo Poulos (Bethany) and Niko Poulos (Athanasia); and proud grandfather of Theofanis, Athanasios, Panagiotis, and Sevastiani. Cherished son-in-law of Nick and Elaine Kontaxis and son of the late Angelo and Andromachi Poulos. Dear brother of Tom Poulos (late...

Sep 19, 2021

Raymond (Ray) Hewett passed away on September 19, 2021 in Aurora, Colorado.

He is survived by his daughter Stacey Hewett and sister Linda (Pat) Donovan. He was born in 1937 just outside of Densmore Kansas to Francis and Marie Hewett.

Ray graduated from Norton County High School in 1954. He placed 4th in the Kansas State...

Sep 19, 2021

Lee R. Schurdevin of Thornton, Colorado passed away on September 19, 2021 at the age of 59. He was born in North Dakota on November 9, 1961 to Roy Schurdevin and Donna (Ellis) Schurdevin.

Lee graduated from Moorhead Senior Highschool in 1980, and in 1987 he moved to Thornton, Colorado. He began working at BFI (now Republic...

Sep 18, 2021

Pearl Ann Carlin (nee Kilgore) was born March 31, 1926 and died peacefully September 18, 2021, age 95. She was born in Peoria, Arizona during the depression. Her family finally settled in Los Angeles. She loved growing up there and even worked in the aircraft industry during WWII. She was proud that she was a “Rosie the Riveter”.

Sep 18, 2021

Everett Alvin “Jack” Houser III, 91, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away September 18, 2021. He was born January 17, 1930, in Shelby, North Carolina to Everett Alvin Houser Jr. and Elizabeth Anthony Houser.

Jack married Peggy Carter in 1957 and they had two daughters, Elizabeth and Amy. His beloved wife, Peggy preceded him...

Sep 18, 2021

Michael “Mike” R. Garcia, 74 died at The Denver Hospice Saturday September 18, 2021.

Michael was born May 19, 1947 in Pueblo Colorado. He resided there until 1978 when he moved to Denver, Colorado. He served as a Sgt in the Army and returned home to finish school with a BA in Civil Engineering.  Mike joined the...

Sep 18, 2021

Pete Wilcox (78) of Centennial, CO passed away peacefully Sept. 18th after a battle with Leukemia.   Pete was a resident of Centennial, CO with his wife Pat who predeceased him in 2020.  He leaves behind three children, Eric Wilcox of Allentown Pennsylvania, Wendy Armbruster of Coconut Creek, Florida and Tracy Kosloff of Englewood, Colorado.   Pete is also survived by...

Sep 17, 2021

Richard J. O'Grady, 83, passed away on September 17,2021. Richard is proceeded in death by his parents Joseph and Amanda O'Grady, and sister Patricia Meyer. Richard is survived by his children Michael (Bonnie) O'Grady, James (Karla) O'Grady, Jeff (Kim) O'Grady, and Lynn (Mark) Sibley. As well as 12 grand children.

A Mass will celebrated in Richards honor...

Sep 17, 2021

James (Jim) Eugene Rogers, 63, died on September 17, 2021 at Skyridge Medical Center.

Jim had a passion for hard work and dedication. He worked for Coca-Cola Enterprises of Denver for 21 years, after which he worked for Dean Foods for 11 years. Jim was always one to roll up his sleeves and...