Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO

Elaine Dawson

Elaine Dawson

Dec 20, 2019

Elaine (Heinrich) Dawson, 73, of Lakewood, Colorado passed away on December 20, 2019 at Arvada Health Center. Born on December 12, 1946 in Baltimore, Maryland, daughter of the late Arthur and Barbara Dawson.

Elaine was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1946 to Barbara and Arthur Dawson. The family moved to Denver in 1956 when the Glenn L. Martin company offered...

Shirley  Joan Hathaway

Shirley Joan Hathaway

Dec 20, 2019

Shirley Joan Hathaway, 84, of Sedalia, Colorado passed away on Friday, December 20, 2019. Her life began in Waukesha, Wisconsin, daughter to William and Louise Schessler. She obtained an Associate's degree in nursing from Milwaukee County General and began her nursing career at Waukesha Memorial Hospital.

In 1961, she married Gilbert Hathaway II and had 5 children over the next...

Louise  H. Ward

Louise H. Ward

Dec 20, 2019

Louise H. Ward

A deep, abiding faith guided her without fail.

Born in Ladysmith, Wisconsin to Philip and Louisa McQuillan on October 14, 1924, she was the youngest of six children.

On June 9,1942, she married the charismatic and everlasting love of her life, Donald T Ward.

Her equally charismatic, positive and loving energy showed all who knew her how...

Alene  Fay Pool

Alene Fay Pool

Dec 19, 2019

Alene Pool passed away on Thursday, December 19, 2019, in Littleton, Colorado. She was born in Earlsboro, Oklahoma on May 11, 1928. She moved to Wichita, Kansas with her parents, Velma and William Wist, and siblings. She met Wayne Pool there. They were married on June 26,1948.

Alene and Wayne and their sons moved to Englewood Colorado in the early...

Stephen  P. Sholler

Stephen P. Sholler

Dec 19, 2019

Stephen P. Sholler, age 67 of Bennett, Colorado, passed on December 19, 2019. He was born to Gerald and Maude Sholler on November 12, 1952, in Flint, Michigan and is the younger brother to late Michael Gerald Sholler. He earned his Master's Degree at the University of Colorado in Boulder.

Stephen was dedicated to his family and a hardworking man....

Frank  J. Birgfeld

Frank J. Birgfeld

Dec 18, 2019

Frank J. Birgfeld died Wednesday, December 18, 2019 while recovering from a medical procedure. He was 76.

Frank was born July 28, 1943 in Bethesda, MD to his parents Frank and Evelyn Birgfeld. Frank Sr, a naval pilot in WWII was killed in the Pacific leaving Eve to raise little Frank alone in Bethesda. While Frank had fond memories of...

Keith  Elmo DeJaynes

Keith Elmo DeJaynes

Dec 18, 2019

Keith E. DeJaynes, 80, of Lakewood, Colorado, our loving husband, brother, father, grandfather and great grandfather, passed away December 18, 2019. He was born September 6, 1939 in Denver, Colorado to Elmo Selby and Grace Lucille Clark DeJaynes.

Keith graduated in 1959 from Seminole High School in Seminole, Texas. While attending High School, he met the love of his life,...

Mary  Squires Day

Mary Squires Day

Dec 18, 2019

Mary Squires Day was born on December 17, 1924 in Champaign-Urbana, IL to Frederick and Ethel Squires. She grew up with three older brothers Warrie, Ted and Dave, and a sister Edith. Mary graduated with a bachelor's degree in Sociology from the University of Illinois in 1945.

She married David Allen Day of Ithaca, NY on September 8, 1945 in...

Rodger  H. Miller

Rodger H. Miller

Dec 18, 2019

Rodger H. Miller, 57, of Arvada passed away on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at Collier Hospice Center after a year-long battle with metastatic melanoma cancer. Born on August 19, 1962 in Galesburg, IL, he was the son of Gary and Dixie (Shriber) Miller (both deceased). Rodger married Toni Bonacci on March 22, 1991 and together they shared 28 years of...

Florence  Eve Sparacino

Florence Eve Sparacino

Dec 18, 2019

Florence Eve Sparacino February 2, 1932-December 18, 2019 Survived by children Diane (Greg) Staff, Denise (Frank) Evancich, Karen Sparacino; four grandchildren; five great grandchildren. Preceded in death by husband Frank. Visitation Sunday, 01/05/20, 4-5 pm, Rosary 5:00 pm, Horan & McConaty, 3101 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood, CO 80227. Funeral Mass Monday, 01/06/20, 10:00 am. Notre Dame Catholic Church, 2190 S....

William  Gray Goewey

William Gray Goewey

Dec 18, 2019

After a brief illness, William Gray Goewey died peacefully in Littleton, Colorado on December 18, 2019 at the age of 94. He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Goewey; his brother Richard Goewey; and his sister Jane Greenwood. Gray is lovingly remembered by his children Ellen Orrill, David Goewey, Stephen Goewey, Barbara McGuire, and their partners; his many...

M.  Loretta Thieme

M. Loretta Thieme

Dec 18, 2019

M. Loretta Thieme passed away on December 18, 2019. Her life began in a small farming town in Indiana. She went to elementary school in a one room school house built in 1888 in Farmer’s Retreat, now listed in the National Register of Historical Places.

After completing high school, Loretta obtained a nursing diploma at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati....

Craig Olmstead

Craig Olmstead

Dec 18, 2019

Thomas Craig Olmstead was born June 19th, 1951 in Roanoke Rapids, NC to Francis and Sue Olmstead. He went to be with his Lord Jesus on Dec. 18th, 2019. He grew up in small town America, was raised by his mother, Sue and step father, Vernon and father, Francis and wife, Helen who all loved him very much. Craig loved...

Adam  Nelson Young

Adam Nelson Young

Dec 18, 2019

Adam Nelson Young, 37, of Northglenn, Colorado passed away on December 18, 2019. He is a lifelong resident of Colorado, graduate of Thornton High School and graduate of Metropolitan State University where he studied graphic design. Adam loved life and his family.

Adam is survived by his parents, Rick & Karen Young; brother, Kyle (Dani) Young; nephew, Finley; niece, Tamsen;...

Robert  P. Flierl

Robert P. Flierl

Dec 17, 2019

Robert P. Flierl of Littleton, Colorado passed away on December 17, 2019 at Littleton Adventist Hospital.

Robert, a native of Colorado, was born December 28, 1960 at Porter Hospital to his parents Joseph and Pauline Flierl.

He attended four years of college where he majored in voice and piano. After college, he worked for Manna Bakery, Amoco Oil, Carlson Wagonlit...

Eve  Allyn Pistorius

Eve Allyn Pistorius

Dec 17, 2019

Eve Allyn Pistorius, 64, of Centennial, Colorado passed away on December 17, 2019. Eve was born to Kenneth E. Walden and the late Mary Carleeta Walden in Hannibal, MO on November 8, 1955.

Following grade school, Eve attended Belleville West High School, graduating in 1973. Eve worked for Defense Criminal Investigative Service. Eve loved to travel and shop with her...

D.  Peter Ferrigno

D. Peter Ferrigno

Dec 17, 2019

Peter is survived by his wife and son Lusiana Ponno (Uchie Ferrigno) and Tristan Pierro Ferrigno

He is survived by his parents Dr. Dennis P. and Christine A. Ferrigno

He is survived by his siblings and their families, Michelle Ferrigno and David Warren and their children Sydney, Alec and William Jeannine Ferrigno and Ernest Randolph...

The Honorable Alfred Charles Smith

The Honorable Alfred Charles Smith

Dec 17, 2019

The Honorable Alfred Charles Smith passed away on December 17, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. Born on December 24, 1931 in Portsmouth, Ohio, the son of Viola Fields Smith and Henry Albert Smith, Jr., Alfred was a veteran of the United States Army, a chemist, an attorney and retired as a regional judge for the Environmental Protection Agency. He was a...

Jean  L Risner

Jean L Risner

Dec 16, 2019

Jean L Risner (nee Thomas) 97 of Greenwood Village, Colorado passed away peacefully on December 16, 2019. Jean was born October 4, 1922 in Warsaw, Indiana; the youngest of the five children of Ludwig Paul and Mabel Grace Thomas (nee Guy). She was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Milford (Pug) Risner. Jean is survived by her...