Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO
Mary Middleton McBride
Feb 19, 2020
Mary Middleton McBride, 88, passed away on February 19, 2020.
Mary was born in Gothenburg, Nebraska in 1931 and grew up on her family's farm. She graduated from University of Nebraska in Lincoln in 1953 with a BS in business education. She was a proud Chi Omega and Cornhusker. Mary attended the Dale Carnegie school in 1962 and went on...
Rev. James R. Purfield
Feb 19, 2020
Father Purfield passed away February 19, 2020. He had been a priest for 66 years and pastor for many years at All Saints Catholic Church. He is preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and a brother. Father is survived by his brother, William “Bill†Purfield and numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation Sunday, February 23, 2020, 2pm-4pm followed immediately...
Eric Charles Zaeske
Feb 18, 2020
Eric Charles Zaeske went to be with his Lord on February 18, 2020. He went quickly, doing what he loved, skiing the slopes of Winter Park.
Eric was the consummate salesman and spent more than thirty years selling printers and accessories. In his spare time, Eric sold real estate, managed the family properties, rebuilt classic sports cars, played tennis and,...
Lillian Irene Weinberg
Feb 18, 2020
Lillian Irene Weinberg, 86 of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, passed away on February 18, 2020. She was born on April 3, 1933, at West Jacksonport, Wisconsin, to Alfred and Meta (Dietrich) Brungraber. After high school she went to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to work as a typist at Allis Chalmers where she met her husband, Donald E. Weinberg, and they were married on...
Carolyn Reuben
Feb 18, 2020
Helen Carolyn Keller Reuben, age 84, died at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, Colorado on Tuesday, February 18, 2020. Her death was from unexpected complications related to a fall.
Born February 7, 1936 in Texas, Carolyn moved to Denver, Colorado as a young woman and worked as a legal secretary for Holland & Hart LLP until her retirement. It was...
Paulette Joan Webb
Feb 17, 2020
Paulette Joan Webb, 77, of Arvada, CO passed peacefully on February 17, 2020, surrounded by her son, family members, and friends.
Born in Chicago, IL, on November 2, 1942, to Neil Skau, Jr and Emma Skau, the family moved to Denver, CO, in 1954. Paulette graduated from St. Francis de Sales in 1960.
Paulette had a long and influential career...
Mark E. Smith
Feb 17, 2020
Mark Edward Smith June 25, 1960, the man, the myth, the legend. ""Marko"", age 59, passed suddenly on Monday, February 17, 2020. His heart couldn't keep up with his day to day activities. Those who knew Mark, even just a little, lost a shining light in their lives.
We know Mark is with his Dad, Edward Smith, his Aunt,...
Philip Allen Bierschenk
Feb 17, 2020
Philip Allen Bierschenk, age 87, died in Stratford, NJ on February 17, 2020. The cause was Myelodysplastic Syndrome.
Born October 6, 1932 in Queens NY, he lived in Texas, New York, California, Colorado, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Philip served in the Air Force from 1949 to 1953 and then re-enlisted in 1956 to pursue a career as a Pilot. He...
Theresa ""Teri"" K. Smith
Feb 16, 2020
Theresa ""Teri"" Smith, 69, Denver, Colorado Passed away on February 16, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born on April 1, 1950 in Denver, Colorado, daughter to the late Donald and Kathleen Houk.
Teri loved spending her time working on her cross-stitching artwork. When she wasn't working on her own art the next best thing was helping...
H. Neal Cole
Feb 16, 2020
H. Neal Cole passed away February 16th, 2020. He was born in Keystone, Nebraska on November 22, 1921, and graduated from high school in North Platte Nebraska in 1939. He was a Chief in the Navy in WWII, and later retired from Management at Arkansas Best Freight (ABF) in 1987.
He is survived by five children, Jim, Bud, Tom, June...
Charles Greenwood Patterson III
Feb 16, 2020
Charles Greenwood Patterson III, our friend, and passionate conservator passed away peacefully on February 16th, 2020 at the age of 75. He is survived by his partner Richard Haynes, brother Richard Patterson, and his two nieces, Kate Patterson and Glenn Patterson.
Carl was born to Charles Greenwood Patterson Jr. and Helen Inez Strange on December 14th, 1944 in Jackson,...
Shirley M. Roberts
Feb 16, 2020
Shirley M. Roberts, 92, of Englewood, Colorado passed away on February 16, 2020 at Millbrook Homes in Englewood, Colorado. Born on March 20, 1927 in Denver, Colorado, daughter of the late Clarence and Pauline Gunstrom. Shirley joins her husband Keith H. Roberts in eternal life. Shirley will be laid to rest with her husband at Fort Logan Nation Cemetery.
Ann Mulroy Stuart
Feb 16, 2020
CENTENNIAL, Colorado - Ann Mulroy Stuart, 94, died on Sunday, February 16, 2020. She was born May 5, 1925 in Great Falls, Montana, the daughter of William and Veronica Mulroy. She is survived by her sister, Veronica (Bobbie) Clark, of New Hartford, New York, her daughters, Mary Stuart Morgan (Bill), Rosemary Ann Stuart (Fred Paliani), Elizabeth Harvie Stuart (Todd Scharnberg),...
Debra Cantrell
Feb 16, 2020
Debra "Debbe" Cantrell, age 68, passed away on February 16, 2020 in Aurora, Colorado after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Debbe was born in Rapid City, South Dakota to Albert and Leona Veilleux. She was a part of an Air Force family, so they moved around and lived in many different states, including Alaska, which was one of Debbe's...
Yolanda Gonzales
Feb 15, 2020
Yolanda Gonzales passed away on February 15, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. Born on September 23, 1956 in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Marie Gonzales and Joe Gonzales.
Yolanda is a graduate of LA Puente High School. Throughout her life she was a loving Homemaker.
During her free time she loved driving around for hours to visit old and new...
James W. Fenn
Feb 14, 2020
James Fenn was born April 1, 1930 and departed this life February 14, 2020 after months of battling Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. He passed away peacefully in his sleep in his apartment at Wind Crest Senior Living Community, Highlands Ranch, Colorado.
Jim's working life began with the Fenn Candy Company in Sioux Falls, SD, then the Ford Motor Company, and...
Bette J. Ritchie
Feb 14, 2020
Bette Jean Ritchie, wife of Lt Colonel Howard Ritchie, passed away peacefully on February 14 2020. Bette, from Littleton, was born March 21 1935, daughter of Kelly Cash and Sadie Watkins, and grew up on Mount Adams in Cincinnati, Ohio. She had a fun and adventurous childhood that she shared with her four siblings. Bette married her childhood friend Howard...
Sherwin Michael ""Mike"" Carlson
Feb 14, 2020
Sherwin Michael ""Mike"" Carlson was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on November 23, 1939 to Sherwin Hugo Carlson and Anna Bernice Miller. He was the first of six children.
He met his sweetheart, LouAnne Homer, at Roosevelt Junior High when he was twelve and she was eleven. They were sealed in the Salt Lake City Temple of the Church...
Paul Barnes
Feb 14, 2020
CAPTAIN PAUL BARNES: A MEMBER OF THE ""GREATEST GENERATION""
On February 14th, 2020, Captain Paul Barnes, 97, passed quietly into his eternal heavenly rest with the Lord. Paul was a Colorado native who was born on January 28, 1923, near Timpas, Colorado. Paul was a veteran of World War II, serving as a pilot with the Army Air Corps, flying...
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