Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO

Jan 15, 2021

Raymond Sol Mallard, age 70, passed away on Friday, January 15, 2021, in Denver, CO.

Ray was born October 30, 1950 in Jesup, GA, to Solomon and Asilee Mallard, the youngest of 3 children.

Ray was raised in Odum, GA, and went to school in Jesup, GA, where he was interested in sports and motorcycles....

Jan 15, 2021

Sally Jane Johnson, age 89, passed away on January 15, 2021.

She was born in 1931 In Denver, Colorado to Charles E. Smith and Alice Teresa Floyd. She had five siblings, Bob, Mary Fran, Kathleen, Charles and Alice and attended Cathedral High School. Sally married Alfred Johnson.

Sally owned Vollmers Bakery and was also a...

Jan 14, 2021

Mary Michelle Bright passed away peacefully at home on January 14, 2021 at the age of 64 years old. She was raised in Maringo, Illinois by Thomas Clifton Bright and Lillian Margaret Higgins Bright. Growing up, she enjoyed hobbies like riding horses and water skiing on the lake.

In her later years she grew passionate about fine...

Jan 14, 2021

Kemal Avdić

7.8-1952 – 1.14.2021

Passed away in a car accident near Buena Vista, CO on the night between the 13th and 14th January.

Our Beloved Kemo lived the longest in Sarajevo, where he was born to mother Naza and father Alija, finished his primary...

Jan 14, 2021

Sarantos was a generous, kind, loving brother and uncle, nephew, cousin, and friend who fell asleep in the Lord on January 14, 2021. He was born in Denver, Colorado on April 2, 1966 to George and Evangelia Maniatis of blessed memory. He is survived by his brother Aristides G. Maniatis and sister Athanasia (Athanasios) Pezoulas; nephew Nicholas George and...

Jan 14, 2021

HEARTBREAKING NEWS: Her heart stopped. Her spirit soared.

Due to the untimely January 14, 2021, death of chef Meredith Sue (Merrie) Reckert, the upcoming series “Cooking with Merrie” has been infinitely postponed.

Possessed with a voracious appetite for life, fun, and learning, Merrie was a May Basket gift, born on May 1, 1958, to Robert...

Jan 14, 2021

Margaret Arlene Castle passed away on January 14, 2021 in Aurora, Colorado. Margaret was born November 15, 1934 in Johnsonville, New York to Charles Castle and Lena Heffner-Castle.

Margaret is survived by her son, Robert Wood (Lori Kessler), daughters, Linda Skelton (Steven) and Debra Stensland (Jeffery) and grandchildren: Parker Hicks, Chandler Hicks, Mallory Everhart, Ryan Wood, Heather Lucas, Ryan...

Jan 14, 2021

David Brian Marquez, loving father of 5 children, passed away January 14th, 2021.

David was born January 2, 1970, in Greeley, Colorado to Danial and Mary Marquez. He was a multiple sport athlete at Northglenn High School where he earned All-Conference honors for football at both the punter and defensive back positions, as well as All-Conference honors...

Jan 14, 2021

Martine K Wanner passed away the morning of January 14, 2021 peacefully at Sky Ridge Medical Center. Martine was a legend in her own right and will be sorely missed. She was known throughout a large circle of friends and family as someone who lived her life to the fullest, had an enormous sense of humor, and loved with...

Jan 14, 2021

Elvis Dale Simon was born in Dupree, South Dakota on Oct. 30, 1930, to Max and Ruth Simon.

It was the first year of the Great Depression. You could buy a house for ,000-,000 or rent one for a month.

Gas was 10 cents a gallon.

These are not trivial facts; they...

Jan 13, 2021

Following a brief period of home hospice care, Ron died on Wed. Jan. 13.  He was diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) in 2011.  Thanks to new treatments and a caring medical team, Ron was able to enjoy his much of his remaining years.

Ron grew up on the family farm near Halstead, Kansas and graduated from...

Jan 13, 2021

Douglas A Drake, 55, of Westminster, CO passed away peacefully in his sleep on January 13, 2021.

He is survived by his wife, Mary (nee Bresemann), and son, Douglas, both of Westminster.  Doug was the youngest of three children and leaves behind his brother, Todd and wife, Michele, their children, Sydney and Hayley, of South Carolina; Niece,...

Jan 13, 2021

Cindy, 76, of Broomfield, Colorado passed away January 13, 2021. Cindy grew up in Cleveland, Ohio and is formerly from Brunswick, Ohio. She is survived by her children, Susan (John) Tevis, Dan (Harry Samelson) Rokovitz, and Cathy Moyer; grandchildren, John (Marci) Tevis, Shelley (Ric) Formani, Kirsten (Tony) Fazekas, Jennifer Becker, Caitlin (Brayden) Wolfe, and Patrick Moyer; 5 great grandchildren; brothers, Ken...

Jan 12, 2021

William Blake Johnson passed away on January 12, 2021 in Littleton, Colorado. Blake was born on August 29, 1995 in Denver to Brook and Nancy Johnson. He graduated in 2014 from Dakota Ridge High School and was pursuing a degree in philosophy from the University of Colorado. Blake was a talented athlete and played baseball and football all throughout...

Jan 12, 2021

Judith Ann Bull, 82, joined her angels the evening of Tuesday, January 12, 2021, in Littleton, Colorado, after contracting Covid-19 pneumonia.  She was born Judith Ann Green in Alton, Illinois, on March 14, 1938, to the late Orion Wade and Louise A. (Burns) Green. She had an older brother, Orion Frederick (Fred), and two younger sisters, Gaynell and Glenda Cheryl. Judy...

Jan 12, 2021

Beloved and adoring father, loving son and brother, and dear friend- John Madison Perry III, passed away 1/12/21 in Denver, CO after injuries sustained while skiing.

John was born on 9/24/71 to Joan (Pirie) and John ‘ Jack’ M. Perry, JR in Berlin, VT. He was almost three weeks late- this caused a lot of amusement to...

Jan 12, 2021

Jason Lee Gurule. Jason was born on June 8, 1973, and passed away on January 12, 2021. Jason is a father of four, Kierstin, Gage, Mikayla and Jay; grandfather to Ezra, son to Linda; brother to five Jodean, Beanie, Alexandra, Richard and Michael. Jason always loved being surrounded with friends and family. Jason loved everyone no matter what happened...

Jan 12, 2021

In 1956, most 24 year old women were already married and well on their way to establishing a family. But Lavina Stumpf was on an adventure. Not having found her Prince Charming among the farm boys around her hometown of Pierz, Minnesota, she decided that her future would be found in the big city. So she convinced her sister...

Jan 12, 2021

Martin W Buys, Jr. 73, of Highlands Ranch, CO passed away on January 12, 2021, at Littleton Adventist Hospital, from COVID-19. Born January 20, 1947, Marty lived a remarkable life, with a big voice that protected the environment and his family. To his core, he was honest, ambitious, decent, inquisitive, smart, brave, loving, kind and funny. 

The oldest of two sons...

Jan 11, 2021

Kazuko Shiroma Ortiz, 87, of Thornton passed away on January 11, 2021 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Lafayette. Born on October 9, 1933 in Okinawa, Japan she was the daughter of Shuko and Ushi (Shinjo) Shiroma. Kazuko married Edward Ortiz Jr. in August of 1962 and together they shared 58 years of marriage.

When she was young...