Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO
Myrna Lou Pettit
Apr 5, 2024
Myrna Lou Pettit (Schmidt), died in her sleep on April 5, 2024, at the age of 93. She was in long term memory care for Alzheimers disease in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. Myrna was born to Dorothea and L.G. Schmidt in Pomeroy, Iowa on October 3, 1930. She has been interred in Crown Hill Cemetery in Lakewood, Colorado, next to her...
Ruth Arlene Huebner
Apr 5, 2024
Ruth Arlene Huebner was born March 9, 1933, in Grafton North Dakota, the only child of Lawrence and Blanche Thompson. Ruth grew up on a farm near Park River, 30 miles from Canada, and 30 miles from Minnesota, where she learned to work hard, love animals, raise a garden, and care for 200 turkey pullets each summer, which provided her...
Barbara Jeanne Venezia
Apr 5, 2024
Barbara Jeanne Venezia entered our world as the first of two daughters of Kenneth & Josephine McLean of Seattle, Washington. An exceptional student throughout her education, skipping four full grades in her youth making her taller than all the boys. She loved to learn, all subjects, but it was in mathematics which allowed her acceptance, as well as achieving expertise,...
Joneita Rae Neal
Apr 4, 2024
Lifelong Colorado resident Joneita (Joni) Neal passed away peacefully on April 4, 2024, at the age of 71, in Littleton, CO. She was born in Wray, CO on January 12, 1953. Joni married the love of her life on August 21, 1970. They resided in Littleton. She loved to spend time with her family and friends and enjoyed traveling.
She is...
Thomas William Severtson
Apr 3, 2024
Thomas William Severtson entered God’s kingdom on April 3rd 2024. Thomas better know to all of us as “Sev” was unable to recover from his third bout of pneumonia in the last year, yet he fought to the end.
Sev left an incredible legacy of giving during his time here on earth. The focus of his life was teaching and coaching...
Lewis R "Rusty" Murray
Apr 3, 2024
Rusty Murray (Lewis Rutledge Murray, Jr) was born in Birmingham, Alabama on March 12, 1947. When he was young he enjoyed summers working at Camp Winnataska, youth group at Woodlawn Methodist Church, and running track at Woodlawn High School, where he graduated in the class of 1965.
He attended college at Auburn University, and was the Grand Master of his Fraternity,...
Robert Thomas Pristera
Apr 3, 2024
Robert Thomas Pristera 91, of Highlands Ranch, CO, Braddock and Penn Hills, PA and Poland, OH, died April 3, 2024, peacefully in his home with his wife by his side. Bob was born on February 8, 1933, to Francesco and Mary (Cortese) Pristera. After graduating from Braddock High School in 1950, he went to work for Westinghouse Research Labs....
Lawrence Jacob Gatton
Apr 2, 2024
Lawrence “Larry” J. Gatton, age 81, passed peacefully surrounded by his family on April 2nd, 2024. He was a graduate of Owensboro Catholic High School in Owensboro, Kentucky, and moved to Colorado at the age of 18. He retired from the Wholesale Liquor distribution business in the early 2000s.
Larry loved four wheeling and spending time in the mountains. Over the...
Phillip Ray Houck
Apr 2, 2024
Phillip Ray Houck , age 86, died at home on April 2, 2024.
Phil was born May 18, 1937 in Oklahoma City to Eston Houck and Mildred Boswell. His family moved to Arkansas when he was ten years old and he attended middle and high school in Alpena, Arkansas. After graduation in 1955, Phil went to Chicago where he started an...
Jo Ann Langfield
Apr 2, 2024
Jo Ann Langfield passed away peacefully surrounded by the love of her family on April 2, 2024 at the age of 92.
She was born in Denver, Colorado on May 3, 1931 to George and Louise Koelbert and was raised with her precious sisters, Jane (Wilkins) and Georgie (Long). While still in high school, Jo Ann met the love of her...
Donald "Don" E. Erb
Apr 2, 2024
In Loving Memory of Donald Erb
Donald (Don) Erb, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at the age of 91, surrounded by his loving family.
Born on April 19, 1932, in Wellman, Iowa, to Truman and Anna Erb, Don lived a life full of adventure, love and laughter - creating many cherished memories with...
Charles "Chuck" H. Riebhoff
Apr 2, 2024
Charles "Chuck" H. Riebhoff of Littleton, Colorado passed away on April 2, 2024 at the age of 85. Loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather.A Celebration of Chuck's life will be held on Monday, April 22, 2024 at 11:00AM at Horan & McConaty Family Chapel, 3101 South Wadsworth Boulevard, Lakewood.Please share your memories of Chuck and condolences with his family...
Florence Virginia Lillo
Apr 2, 2024
Florence Virginia Lillo, 97, of Denver, passed away April 2, 2024. Florence was born on March 2, 1927 to Tony and Louisa Garramone in Denver. She is preceded in death by her loving husband, Lawrence. She is survived by her sister Rosemary and three sons; Jim (Phyllis), Larry (Carol) and David (Diane). Also survived by her six grandchildren, Marissa (Mike),...
Brooke Denise (Fisher) Squires
Apr 1, 2024
BROOKE DENISE
(FISHER) SQUIRES
January 6, 1949
April 1, 2024
Brooke Squires, 75, passed away peacefully following complications from a stem cell transplant, fighting a blood cancer disorder. A warrior to the end, she will be eternally remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother and dear friend to all that knew her. She was born in Burbank, CA and grew up in Alameda, CA....
Matthew Beck
Apr 1, 2024
Matthew John Beck, to know him is to love him. A man with a heart of gold.
Matt was born on March 31, 1977 in West Allis, Wisconsin and unexpectedly died on April 1, 2024 in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. He is survived by his loving wife, Briney Beck; children, Maya, Dominic, Brenna, and Sadie Gunshore, Lily Shapcott and Cheyenne (Angel)...
Donna Kay Hamilton
Apr 1, 2024
Kay Hamilton, age 90, passed away at Saint Anthony Hospital in Lakewood on April 1, 2024. She was born May 12, 1933, to Ila and Forrest Rasmussen in Ridgway, Colorado. She is preceded in death by her sister Bette Smith, and her husband Glen. Kay graduated from Central High School before going on to attend what was then called Mesa...
Robert "Bob" A. Stackhouse
Apr 1, 2024
Robert (Bob) Stackhouse passed away on April 1, 2024 with a room full of family by his side.
Bob was born on December 4, 1964 to Christine and Harry Stackhouse in Denver, CO, as the youngest of four brothers, Joe (Amy) Stackhouse, Dan (Denise) Stackhouse and John (Maureen) Stackhouse. Growing up, the brothers did things as a group of four. Everything...
Angelina Giannelli Sether
Apr 1, 2024
Angelina Giannelli Fernandez Sether was born November 4th, 1930 to Vincenzo and Orsolo Giannelli in New York City. She was raised on a farm in North Denver with three younger sisters, Mary, Ruby, Joanne, and her younger brother Jim. It was on the farm that Angelina developed her exceptional work ethic. Angelina worked for the federal government as a Secretary...
Carolyn Ann Wilklow
Mar 31, 2024
Carolyn Ann was born in Hays, Kansas, November 11th, 1940 to John and Marcella Haselhorst. She graduated from Russell HS in 1959 and moved to Salina, KS to attend Brown Mackie business school, graduating two years later with her Associates degree. She was raised a small town Kansas girl, but was always drawn to the big city. She left Salina...
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