Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO

Aug 15, 2020

Joel Leonard Messmer was born on September 11, 1963, and he passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2020.

He was a proud graduate of the University of North Dakota, and he continued to cheer for the UND hockey team every chance he could.  In 1992, Joel settled in Colorado, and it was the perfect place for him...

Aug 14, 2020

Margaret M. Brisnehan, age 94, died peacefully on Friday, August 14, 2020.

Margaret was born in a small house in northwest Denver on April 9, 1926 to Mary and Albert Haberer. Her Dad had a 6th grade education and shoveled coal off a coal car for 10 cents a ton.  Her Mom, who had a...

Aug 14, 2020

A loving husband and devoted father, Ki was a smart, curious and hard-working family man whose witty humor and pleasant disposition made him a joy to be around.

Born in Hong Kong to Ying-Ling Kwok and Wai-Wah Cheung, Ki was the 4th of 6 siblings. Ki's father was a honest. loyal and hard-working family man.  He ran a...

Aug 14, 2020

“Meggie” Swanson passed away unexpectedly on August 14, 2020.  She was a Denver native who went to Mullen High School and graduated from Colorado State University.  Her love of music and writing will be something her family will always cherish, as those were her passions.  Meggie was brave and beautiful.  Her smile and spirit were infectious.  She was loved...

Aug 14, 2020

John C. Staley passed away on August 14, 2020 at Porter’s Adventist Hospital in Denver, Colorado.  He was born October 16, 1933 to Samuel R. Staley and Margaret Staley (Nuckolls) in Granby, Colorado.   He grew up in Lakewood, Colorado where he attended Mountair School from the 1st through 12th grade.  He was class president throughout high school and valedictorian...

Aug 14, 2020

Janet Lynn Fling July 16, 1955-August 14, 2020 Survived by daughter Veronica (Dustin) Starkey; grandchildren Blake Whittington, Dominick Starkey; step-daughter Lyndse (Brady) Woerner and children; sisters Barb (Mike) Idstein, Bonnie Wilcox; brothers Steve (Donna) McGriff, James (Esther) McGriff; mother-in-law Rita Fling; sisters-in-law, brother-in-law; numerous nieces, nephews and loving friends. Preceded in death by husband Mike Fling; parents Bert &...

Aug 14, 2020

Isaac Britton Johnson, 94, of Golden, Colorado passed away August 14, 2020. He was born July 19, 1926 in Brownfield, Texas to Wood English and Sarah Elizabeth Hudson Johnson.

Isaac is survived by his three children, Greg of Anchorage, Alaska: Rebecca of Salt Lake City, Utah; and Aaron of Golden, Colorado; step-daughter, Nancy Atwood of Rexburg, Idaho...

Aug 14, 2020

Myrtress May Kellar was born on May 5, 1932 in Galvez, Louisiana.  Her parents were Leo and Myrtie Kellar.  She had two sisters, Stella May and Mary Bernice (“Bunny”), now deceased.

Myrtress graduated from Gonzales High School.  She was employed at the Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission, and later by Scripto Company in Atlanta, Georgia.  At a community...

Aug 13, 2020

Danyelle Marie Adair, 36, started her eternal life in heaven on August 13, 2020. Her devotion and belief in God supported her in her struggle and we know that she is ultimately at peace with Jesus Christ, her Lord and Savior.

Danyelle was Born April 14, 1984 in Lakewood, Colorado. She was immersed in a Christian community...

Aug 13, 2020

Norma Glass, 77, of Highlands Ranch, Colorado passed away August 13, 2020. Born in Oklahoma City, OK on November 4, 1942 and moved to Colorado in 1996 after taking a short vacation here and falling in love with the Rocky Mountains. She is survived by her two daughters, Carrie and Shelby, her sister Orva Jane Lane and 3 nieces,...

Aug 13, 2020

A kind, generous and loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Evelyn Carol (Wilson) Stack died peacefully at her home in Centennial, CO at the age of 86, surrounded by her adoring family members.

Born in Houston, PA on July 3, 1934 to parents James Howard Wilson and Frances Cook Wilson, who have preceded her in death, along...

Aug 13, 2020

A loving and cherished wife, mother, grandmother, sister and aunt, Charlene Marie (Shoop) Branch died peacefully at the age of 83 on Thursday, August 13, 2020, after a brief illness.

Born on October 7, 1936, in Casper, Wyo., to Floyd Lewis Shoop and Lucy Ellen Wilson Shoop, Charlene grew up in Midwest, Wyo., where she graduated from...

Aug 13, 2020

James Harold Baillie of Denver, Colorado passed away on August 13, 2020 at the age of 73.

James was born in Winner, South Dakota on September 12, 1946 to Harold and Arlyne Baillie.

He is survived by his wife Jihan Bishara Naber; children, Jordan Marcel and Sean Michael (Jeannie); grandchildren, Taylor Leona, Maya Raegan and...

Aug 13, 2020

Larry Albert Dietz, 73, died peacefully at home in Littleton, Colorado on August 13 from complications of Lewy Body Dementia with Parkinson’s. While Larry’s passing was sudden, he had been admirably and bravely living life in the face of a debilitating disease. Larry was born February 13, 1947 in Dayton, Ohio where he spent his childhood and...

Aug 13, 2020

Lynda Lee Emmett passed away on August 13, 2020 at hospice in Lakewood, Colorado. Born in Cleveland, Ohio on December 14, 1943, she moved to south Florida as a child and lived in several states before spending the last 45 years in Littleton, Colorado. She was preceded in death by her parents, Milton and Ruth Plunkett, and her twin...

Aug 13, 2020

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Aug 13, 2020

Donald Rocco Bocast, aged 95, died at Parkmoor Village Healthcare Center on Thursday, August 13, 2020, from complications of vascular dementia.

Don was born April 12, 1925 in Hollywood, California. In 1941, he left high school in Chico, California, where the family had moved in 1928, three months early to volunteer for the Navy Signal Corps. Having...

Aug 12, 2020

Marlene Angeletti Bates, 84, passed away August 12, 2020 at her home in Aurora, Colorado.

She was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Ed and Anne Angeletti.

Marlene started her career as a flight attendant at Eastern Airlines and was based in New York City. She was then a homemaker and mother for many...

Aug 12, 2020

Horace Culver Myers July 12, 1926 – August 12, 2020

Horace Culver Myers, aged 94, passed away on August 12, 2020 in Morrison, Colorado. Horace was born on July 12, 1926 in Los Angeles, California to the late Ethel Culver and Horace Clifford Myers of Buffalo Creek, Colorado. As a child, Horace lived in Cabimas, Venezuela while...

Aug 12, 2020

Rosemary Ann Tynan was born on July 26, 1928 to Alonzo “Lon” Healy and Margaret Molony Healy in Colorado Springs, Colorado.  Rosemary was the oldest of three sisters.

Rosemary was Baptized, received the sacrament of Reconciliation, First Eucharist, Confirmation and Marriage at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Rosemary married Edward Thomas Tynan...