Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO
Richard Hale
Apr 1, 2020
Rick is survived by his wife of 45 years, Freda; his son Brian Hale, wife Kathleen, children Ashlynn and Kassidy, daughter Amanda Reifinger, husband Donovan, children Weston and Veronica, daughter Keri Applegate, husband Craig, children Marley and Devyn. His brothers Robert Baker Hale, Ronald Larry Hale, Joel Alan Hale who all live in the Atlanta area. He is preceded in...
Miriam Schaeuble
Mar 31, 2020
Miriam Schaeuble, age 98, passed away in her home on March 31,2020.
A Denver native, Miriam graduated from East High School and attended Stephens College in Columbia, MO. She finished her Elementary Education degree at the University of Denver. In 1949 she married Jerry Schaeuble, and together their life consisted of much travel and golf at Pinehurst Country Club, where...
Joshua Jay Ferguson
Mar 31, 2020
Joshua Jay Ferguson, age 21, passed away on March 31st, 2020. He was born on September 17, 1998 in Valencia, CA to Kathi (Cooper) Dempsey and Kevin Ferguson. He lived in Aurora, CO where he attended Cherokee Trail High School.
Josh lived life to the fullest. He loved going to concerts, snowboarding, hanging out with his friends, campfires, quad rides...
Kathryn Aune
Mar 31, 2020
W. Kathryn (Kathy) Aune, 86, died in Lakewood, Colorado, on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. Cause of death was related to dementia.
Born at home in Dade County, Missouri, on July 7, 1933, to Howard and Grace (Underwood) Cummings, she was the fourth of six daughters. The family lived in Missouri until moving to the Greeley, Colorado area first, briefly, in...
Theodore Michael Zahn
Mar 30, 2020
Theodore Michael Zahn
Theodore M. Zahn, ""Ted"" Zahn, went to be with his Lord on March 30, 2020, at the age of 85. Ted is survived by his loving wife of 63 years, Dr. Barbara M. Zahn. He is preceded in death by his parents, Michael and Anastasia Zahn.
He is lovingly remembered by his children: Deborah Bush (James), Michael...
Velma J. Lentz
Mar 30, 2020
Velma passed away in Denver, Colorado. She is survived by her 2 sons. Preceded in death by her husband Richard E. Lentz.
Jane L. Ledesma
Mar 29, 2020
Jane L. Ledesma, born in Denver on November 13, 1937 and passed away on March 29, 2020 from complications of Covid19.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Arthur F. Ledesma; her parents, Alvaro and Julia Barnett and brother, Charlie Barnett. She is survived by her son, Patrick (Diane) Ledesma; her daughter, Michele (Larry) Martinez; grandchildren Joelle Martinez (Jason...
Rosemarie McLane
Mar 29, 2020
Rosemarie McLane, age 83, died in Centennial, CO on Sunday, March 29, 2020 of natural causes.
Born in Gerolzhofen, Germany on January 7, 1937 where she resided with her family until she met her beloved husband, Neil McLane in 1955. Rosemarie moved to the United States with Neil where they were married December 30, 1957 in Akron, Iowa.
She...
Fansion Rose Ford Rasmussen Juenemann
Mar 29, 2020
Fansion Rose Ford was born on 02/11/1923 in Kanona, KS to Claude and Grace Ford, the second of 5 children. Robert (Bob), Fansion, Roy (Bud), Claude Jr. (CJ), and Dolores (Dee). They were raised on the plains of eastern Colorado, enduring the dust bowl days and living in a sod house. She graduated from Genoa High School in 1940.
After...
Jerry DeWayne Pickering
Mar 29, 2020
Jerry Pickering, 68, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2020 at Lutheran Medical Center in Wheat Ridge, Colorado.
He was born May 2, 1951 to DeWayne and Joy Pickering in Denver, Colorado.
Jerry grew up in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. He graduated in 1969 from Jefferson high school in Edgewater, Colorado. After high school he attended Metropolitan State College in Denver where...
Peter Lawrence Schaefer
Mar 28, 2020
Peter Lawrence Schaefer died in Highlands Ranch, Colorado on Saturday March 28, 2020 of natural causes. He was 97 years old.
Peter was born November 16, 1922 the son of Lawrence and Madeline Schaefer. Peter lived the first 62 years of his life in Wilmette. He was a member of the St Joseph’s school Class of 1936 and New Trier...
Rita Mae Elsen
Mar 28, 2020
Rita Mae (Molloy) Elsen passed away at 90 years. of age on March 28, 2020. She was born in Denver, Colorado on July 17, 1929 the youngest of three daughters of James and Marie (Bush) Molloy.
Rita graduated from Holy Family High School in 1947. Following graduation, she held numerous clerical positions during her career. Rita met her husband to...
Sondra Jean Willis
Mar 28, 2020
Sondra Jean IntVeldt Willis, age 81, passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter, Diane Hahn, on Saturday, March 28, 2020. Sondra was born on December 6, 1938 in Vinton, Iowa to Helen and Jack IntVeldt. She met her husband, Marshal ""Tex"" Willis, at the University of Iowa where she completed her Associate Degree in Nursing. They were married...
Nelda Younger
Mar 27, 2020
Nelda was married to her loving husband, Ronald Younger for 68 years. She had four sons: Jim, Gary, Larry and Douglas She also had 13 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. You are missed already, love. Love from All.
Marie Dolores Fickas
Mar 26, 2020
Marie Dolores Fickas, age 64, died in Wheat Ridge, CO on Thursday, March 26, 2020.
Born February 16, 1956 in Morenci, MI, she lived in Denver CO and Lakewood CO and worked as an administrative assistant at banks ultimately merged into Wells Fargo and at Credo Petroleum (later Forestar Group) until retiring in 2015. Marie was a member of the...
Keith Penrose Burnham
Mar 26, 2020
Keith Penrose Burnham, 93, died Thursday, March 26, 2020 at his home in Holly Creek Retirement Community, in Centennial, CO. His passing was due to age related complications.
Keith was born December 29, 1926 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the fifth child and first son of Charles Penrose Burnham and Ethleen Forsgren Burnham. He joined the US Navy immediately upon...
Joyce Lynne Hagelberg Woody
Mar 25, 2020
Joyce Woody, 75, passed away unexpectedly from COVID-19 complications on March 25. Joyce Hagelberg was born in St. Charles, Illinois to Garold and Erma (Puffett) Hagelberg. She grew up in Dundee, Iowa, the youngest of 4 children. She graduated from West Delaware Community School in 1962. After High School, she moved to Washington D.C. and worked for the CIA. She...
Joe Raymond Donathan
Mar 25, 2020
Joe Raymond Donathan died Wednesday, March 25, in Englewood, CO at age 86.
Joe was born June 24,1933 on the historic Bar I Ranch in Cedaredge, Colorado (that was managed by his Granddad Doyle from 1932-1936) and grew up in Western Colorado. He served with the U.S. Navy in the Pacific during the Korean War. On September 12, 1954 he...
James Allen Rainey
Mar 24, 2020
James Allen Rainey, age 69, passed away on March 24, 2020. He was born on August 30, 1950 in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Jim served as a Littleton police officer until, at the age of 34, a stroke prevented him from returning to police work. As a young man he worked for Outward Bound and Camp Chief Ouray, mentoring and teaching...
Stewart T. Harris
Mar 24, 2020
Stewart Tilden Harris, age 50, of Wheat Ridge, Colorado, passed away on March 24, 2020 at Lutheran Medical Center. Born on July 2, 1969 in Sandy, Utah, he is the son of Walter W. and Rachel (Brimhall) Harris. Stewart married Suzanne Walentine on April 24, 2004 and together they shared 16 years of marriage and two wonderful children.
Stewart worked...
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