Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO
Frank M. Farina
Mar 22, 2020
Frank M. Farina, 82, passed away on March 22, 2020 in Aurora, Colorado Frank was born in Newark, New Jersey on July 4, 1937 to Frank Farina and Ann (DeChristopher) Farina. He graduated from Glen Ridge High school in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. He received his undergraduate degree from Colorado State University, MSBA from Denver University and began working as...
Joseph M. Elliott
Mar 21, 2020
Joseph M. Elliott, age 74, died on Saturday March 21, 2020. Joe was born to Anthony and Wilma Elliott on September 8, 1945. He grew up in Adams City, Colorado where his family farmed and raised carnations. He went to Adams City High School where he met Gladys DeSantis. They were married in June of 1965. In 1972, Joe and...
Eugene Van Fleet Jr.
Mar 21, 2020
Eugene Van Fleet Jr, pillar of the family and our hero of the "Greatest Generation," died on March 21, 2020 at the age of 94 at Applewood Place Assisted Living in Lakewood Colorado.
A Colorado native, Eugene was born in Denver on January 18, 1926 to Eugene Sr and Rebecca (Blunt). His parents owned a tailor/hat-making/dry cleaning shop in downtown...
Eugene Robert Marah
Mar 21, 2020
Eugene Robert Marah passed away at the age of 69 at Kindred Hospital in Denver, on March 21,2020. He passed away after a long journey of heart complications. He was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on June 11, 1950 to Lawrence and Jean Marah, who preceded him in death. Eugene worked 40 years in the Telecommunications industry before he retired....
Richard E. O'Brien
Mar 21, 2020
Richard E. O’Brien November 07, 1934-March 21, 2020 Survived by wife Jackie; children Steve O’Brien; grandchildren Erin O’Brien; great-grandchildren Allen Miller, Alana Miller; also survived by Dawnelle (Larry) O’Brien, Lance O’Brien, Shaun Beers, Kenny Beers, Rick (Patty) Low, Cindy (Heinz) Perez, Jackson Perez, Chris Dody. Preceded in death by parents Richard & Hazel O’Brien; brother Donald O’Brien; sister Sandra Beers....
Martin Erickson
Mar 21, 2020
Martin Erickson, 81, passed away March 21, 2020. He was born June 1, 1938, in Santa Monica, California to Arthur and Alice Erickson.
He is survived by his wife Patricia and children Mark Erickson, Ventura, California; Susan Chavez, Highlands Ranch, Colorado; and Karen Cavalloro, Farmington Hills, Michigan. Memorial arrangements are pending due to the CoronaVirus.
Marty was an avid fly...
Theta Carter
Mar 21, 2020
Theta Shirley Downs Carter, 86, died Saturday, March 21, 2020, at Orchard Park Health Care Center in Centennial, Colorado, of complications from Parkinson's disease. Her loving spirit is carried on by her beloved husband of 66 years, David James Carter, and daughters, Adele Carter (Harold Scatterday, III) and Gayle Carter (Dell Brooks); much-loved in-laws, nieces, nephews and their families; and...
Michael Joseph Fiorini
Mar 21, 2020
Michael Joseph Fiorini, of Arvada, Colorado passed away on March 21, 2020.
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Daniel Calderon
Mar 20, 2020
Daniel Acosta Calderon, age 88, peacefully passed away on March 20, 2020 of natural causes at his residence in Littleton, Colorado.
Daniel was born in Pueblo, Colorado on July 14, 1931. He lived in Denver and Littleton Colorado and worked for many years in Masonry until retiring in 1990. Daniel was a kind, giving, and loving family man, friend and...
Marlene Joyce Chapla
Mar 20, 2020
Marlene Joyce Chapla, 84, passed away in Denver, Colorado on March 20, 2020.
She was born to Charles Sotosek and Mary Popish- Sotosek on March 13, 1936 in Erie, Colorado. Marlene was raised in Globeville, Colorado the daughter of a musician she was born a polka loving girl. She met the love of her life John Chapla also a Globeville...
Dennis William King
Mar 20, 2020
Dennis William King, 65, passed away on March 20, 2020, at the University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, Colorado. He was the husband of Jean Louise Butler King (Jeanne), to whom he was married for 38 years. Dennis was born in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He was the son of Edward Cecil King and Elinor Marie Smith King. After graduating from Rock...
Betty Brannberg
Mar 19, 2020
Betty June Brannberg entered her heavenly home and was reunited with her beloved husband, Bob, at the age of 93 on March 19, 2020. She leaves behind a legacy of faith, compassion, and generosity that shaped the lives of her three children and their spouses Marlene (Bill), Randy (Janet), and Barry (Judy), her seven grandchildren, their spouses, and fourteen great...
Jane Elizabeth Willard
Mar 18, 2020
Jane Elizabeth Willard, 62, of Littleton, Colorado passed away on March 18, 2020. Jane was born on September 21, 1957 in Denver, Colorado, daughter to Robert Willard and Janet Burns. Jane is survived by her mother, and two sisters, Martha (Bill) Anderson, and Laura (Ed) Boggs.
Jane went to the University of Northern Colorado, where she got a B.S. Business...
Mary Louise Cordova
Mar 17, 2020
Mary Louise Cordova, 87 years old, of Aurora, Colorado passed away on March 17, 2020. She was doted on, and survived by her husband, Thomas Cordova, and daughter, Cheri Baca. She is also survived by five grandchildren, and several great grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held to honor Mary at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, June 15, 2020, at Horan...
Stewart ""Luke"" Pederson
Mar 17, 2020
Stewart ""Luke"" Pederson, age 64, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, in Littleton, Colorado, at the Littleton Adventist Hospital that he helped build in 1987. Stewart was born on April 9, 1955 in Yankton, South Dakota, to Geraldine (Bonertz) Pederson and Kenneth G. Pederson.
Stewart was raised on the family farm near Irene, South Dakota. He was his...
Jo Beth Gerk
Mar 17, 2020
Jo Beth Gerk, of Arvada, Colorado passed away on March 17, 2020 at home.
Jo was born in Tahoka, Texas on December 28, 1945 to Theodore and Velma Gass. She has two siblings, Leon Gass and Gwen Faulkner; four nephews; 2 brothers-in-law; 3 sisters-in-law; 7 nieces-in-law and 2 nephews-in-law.
She married Leonard Gerk on October 24, 1966 at the Webb...
Douglas ""Doug"" K. Kelsay
Mar 17, 2020
Douglas “Doug†Kurt Kelsay, age 55, passed away unexpectedly March 17, 2020 at his home in Brighton, Colorado.
Doug was born on December 5, 1964 in Denver, Colorado. Doug started his law enforcement career as a Reserve Officer with the Los Angeles Police Department and after returning to Colorado became a Deputy Sheriff with the Adams County Sheriff’s Office, retiring...
Jesse Rodriguez
Mar 16, 2020
Always on our minds… forever in our hearts Beloved & Adored Son Cherished & Unforgettable Friend
“We do not remember days, we remember moments.†“Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.†“Today, tomorrow, our whole lives through… we will always love and remember you.†“It broke our hearts to lose you, but you didn’t go alone. Part of...
Mitch Dovey
Mar 16, 2020
Mitchell George Dovey (Mitch), age 75, passed away March 16, 2020 at Swedish Medical Center from complications of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Born in Worthington, Minnesota on June 11, 1944 to Charles Isaac and Libby June (Levine) Dovey. He graduated from Nebraska City High School with the class of 1962. Mitch served his country as a Specialist Fourth Class in...
Xuan Thi Tran
Mar 15, 2020
Xuan Thi Tran, 31, of Highlands Ranch, Colorado sadly passed away on March 15, 2020 at St. Anthony’s Hospital. Born on November 22, 1988 in Vietnam, daughter of Tu Tran and Tot Lam. Xuan is survived by her fiance Phong Nguyen.
Xuan came to the United states in 2015 from Vietnam and lived with her sister, Cindy Tran until 2018,...
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