Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO
Ronald H. Jacobs
Apr 22, 2020
Ronald Hedstrom Jacobs, born October 23, 1945, in York, PA to Ann and Jeremiah Jacobs II, passed away peacefully on 4/22/20 at Cherrelyn Health Care Center from presumed Covid-19.
Ron is survived by his daughter Heidi Barron and son-in-law Jeff, their two sons Jacob (Jake) and Spencer, his sister Penny Gentzler (York, PA) and brother Jerry Jacobs III (Bonita Springs,...
Patricia Bildstein Klipsch Swanke
Apr 22, 2020
Patricia Bildstein Klipsch Swanke
August 26, 1932 to April 22, 2020
Patricia was a widow, mother, grandmother and great-grand mother. She passed April 22nd from complications of Alzheimer's at Lincoln Meadows Senior Community (Memory Care) Parker, CO.
She is survived by her children Michelle Vallow of CO, Cynthia Kaye of GA and John Klipsch of MD as well as six...
Arnell Bernard Coufal
Apr 22, 2020
Arnell Bernard Coufal, age 73, passed away at his home in Littleton on April 22, 2020.
Born on July 17, 1946 in Denver, Colorado, to Arnold and Velda Coufal, he graduated from South High School in Denver. Arnell retired from the Denver Fire Department, where he was an engineer operating a pumper truck.
Arnell loved being a granddad to his...
Melodie Rappé Francis
Apr 22, 2020
Melodie Rappé was born on September 30, 1942 to Logan and Mary (Livingston) Rappé in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. As the oldest child of a career Army officer, Melodie spent her childhood moving from base to base, and so spent time in Kansas, post-War Germany, Alaska, and ended up in San Diego where she graduated from Coronado High School in 1960.
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Shirley Ann DiPrimo
Apr 21, 2020
Shirley Ann DiPrimo, 91, was a former longtime resident of Salem and Mt. Vernon, Illinois. she passed away in Littleton, Colorado, on April 21, 2020, of natural (non-covid19) causes.
She is survived by her children, Mario Kenneth DiPrimo, Vincent Anthony DiPrimo, and Gina Rossana Johnson; 4 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.
Marvin J. Younger
Apr 21, 2020
Marvin Joseph Younger passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on April 21, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. Marvin was married to his loving wife, Jean, for 67 years. He served in the US Navy at the end of W.W. II. Marvin was a member of the North Washington Fire Department from 1953-1985 where he retired as a Lieutenant. He also...
Ardith ""Ardie"" Race
Apr 21, 2020
On Tuesday, April 21, Ardith (Ardie) Race, loving wife and mother, passed away at age 73.
Ardie was born on November 15, 1946 in Blair, Nebraska. She was raised in Kansas and Colorado by her parents Bill and Sarah Latchford. Graduated from Englewood High School, Englewood, CO. She married Harry Race on April 23, 1965. Her passing was only 2...
Richard James Hoffer
Apr 21, 2020
On April 21, 2020 Richard Hoffer left us to be reunited with his wife, Agnes Hoffer on his 86th birthday.
Richard was born in Dickinson, North Dakota on April 21, 1934. He and his family lived in Montana, Utah, Idaho, Louisiana, West Virginia and finally landed in Colorado. He earned an Associates degree in Civil Engineering and retired as a...
Roy W. Stockwell Jr.
Apr 21, 2020
Roy W. Stockwell, Jr. passed away at Porter Hospice on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at the age of 96. He was born on November 25, 1923, to Roy and Grace (Adams) Stockwell in Anoka, Nebraska. He attended high school in Spencer, Nebraska, where he played football and basketball. He later attended business school in Grand Island, Nebraska, and then went...
Diane Edwina Beehler Moore
Apr 21, 2020
On April 21, 2020, a loving and beautiful soul was finally set free to shine forever. Four days shy of her 86th birthday, Diane Edwina Beehler Moore passed away in Denver CO with her daughter by her side, holding her hand, while soft opera played. She died after a heroic struggle against Parkinson's Disease, and more recently, covid-19. She was...
Brandon Rene Blessant
Apr 21, 2020
Brandon Rene Blessant, age 50, passed away in Highlands Ranch, Colorado on Tuesday April 21, 2020.
Brandon was born on April 30, 1969 in Topeka, Kansas. As a young child he lived in California. He spent most of his life in Colorado. He was raised in the Catholic Church and was an altar boy. Brandon graduated from Cherry Creek High...
Gary Philip Eklund
Apr 21, 2020
Born in Denver, Colorado on January 13, 1946, Gary Eklund died unexpectedly on April 21,2020. Gary grew up in Denver graduating from Cherry Creek High School in 1964. Following his high school graduation he moved to Washington D.C. and worked in a Federal Communications Commission law firm. Politics were very important throughout his life including his own political races in...
Joann McFarland Waggoner
Apr 21, 2020
Joann âJodiâ McFarland Waggoner was born in Steamboat Springs, Colorado and raised in Denver. She spent her childhood traveling with her educator parents and exploring the Rocky Mountains at the family cabin. She was an English Major at the University of Colorado in Boulder from 1964 to 1968, graduating with a teaching degree. Following University Jodi was an International Flight...
Nancy Jo Owen
Apr 20, 2020
Nancy Jo Owen passed away at the age of 66 on Monday, April 20, 2020, in her home in Highlands Ranch, Colorado after a lengthy battle with neuroendocrine cancer. She was surrounded by people who loved and cherished her.
Nancy was born to Bob and Laura Porter in Enid, Oklahoma on Tuesday, May 12, 1953. She is survived by her...

Richard S. Brown
Apr 20, 2020
Richard S. Brown January 22, 1944-April 20, 2020 Survived by children Carrie Brown, Adam (Shonna) Brown; step-children Veronica (John) Greaney, George (Kim) Breckel, Ronda Denton (Kitty Boehl), Ranee Breckel (Trevor Martinez); nine grandchildren; three great-granchildren. Preceded in death by wife Debbra. Loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather. Retired United States Army, Special Forces. Private family services will be held. A public...
Egbert " Bert " Morton Womack
Apr 20, 2020
Bert” as he liked to be called, was so much to so many…a friend, a brother, a father, a mentor, a listener. If you asked him for advice, you needed to be ready to hear the frank truth, always offered with love and caring. Many people have been touched by Bert’s love, by his wisdom, his compassion, his sense of...
Robert Jerome Scott
Apr 20, 2020
Robert ""Bob"" Jerome Scott, 79, passed away peacefully and surrounded by his family in his home in Highlands Ranch on April 20th. For the past seven months, Bob was fighting a valiant battle with a ""formidable enemy,"" acute myeloid leukemia.
Born on November 21, 1940 in Milwaukee, WI to Marie McGrath and Otto Scott, Bob is survived by his beloved...
Clare Marie Pankratz
Apr 20, 2020
Clare Marie Pankratz, née Schroeder, passed away peacefully at Belleview Heights Assisted Living and Memory Care Center, Aurora, Colorado, on April 20, 2020.
Clara Schroeder was born December 7, 1925 as the second child to Reverend Paul and Marie Schroeder in Bessie, Oklahoma. There her father served as a Lutheran pastor, conducting services in English and in German. His calling...
Karla J. Catanzaro
Apr 19, 2020
Karla J. (Broska) Catanzaro was welcomed to the world on September 7, 1955 by her parents Wandalee M. (Snyder) and Nicholas A. Broska in Lincoln, Kansas. Karla grew up in her home town of Lucas, Kansas where she loved spending time with her grandparents on their farm. She also lived in Hutchinson, Kansas where she graduated high school. She and...
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