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Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO
Wayne Kemp
Oct 19, 2019
Wayne Kemp, aged 31, passed away in his home on October 19, 2019. He was born on September 3, 1988 and spent most of his life climbing and hiking the mountains of Colorado. He worked for the United States Postal Service as a Mail Carrier. He was a hilarious man who loved his people deeply and was dearly loved by...
Marilyn Marie Beitler-Allison
Oct 19, 2019
Marilyn Beitler-Allison
Marilyn Beitler-Allison, 85 died at Denver Hospice at Lowry due to kidney failure.
Marilyn was born October 4, 1934 in Pueblo, Colorado to Ethel Phelps and Louis Beitler. She was raised in Gunnison, Colorado. She also spent time in Panama, Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and South Dakota. Marilyn spent her career as an office manager for several...
Paul D. Motzkus
Oct 18, 2019
Paul D. Motzkus, DDS, age 81, passed away peacefully October 18, 2019 at home with his family at his side. He was born November 10, 1937 in Russell County, Ks to Lois and Carl Motzkus. He was married to Bonnie Motzkus for 58 years.
Paul served in the Air Force and was stationed in Panama. He was a dentist for...
Paul Ziemba
Oct 18, 2019
Paul Ziemba, 55, of Arvada, CO passed away on Friday, October 18, 2019. Paul was born on March 5, 1964 in Denver, CO to Gene and Mary Ziemba. Paul married Cathy Sterkel on April 20, 1996 and together they shared 23 years of marriage.
Paul worked as a train conductor/hostler for Union Pacific Railroad Company.
He enjoyed traveling, landscape photography,...
Eddie B. Gallegos
Oct 18, 2019
Eddie B. Gallegos of Denver, Colorado passed away on October 18, 2019 at the age of 81.
Eddie was next to youngest of 10 children born to Celestino and Maria Delfina Gallegos. He was raised on the family farm in Canon, Colorado, in the San Luis Valley. He began working for Martin Marietta in Denver, Colorado, not long after graduation...
Wardine Riecks
Oct 18, 2019
Wardine Riecks lived a full, fruitful, and loving life of more than 89 years, leaving a husband, five children, twelve grandchildren, and three great grandchildren who remember her generosity, kindness, and love for life. She and twin brother Warden were born in Clarinda, Iowa, in 1930, to Dr. George Rimel and Edna Rimel of Bedford , Iowa. She and Warden...
Gerald ""Jerry"" J. Bianchi
Oct 18, 2019
We are deeply saddened to share that Gerald “Jerry†Joseph Bianchi passed away on Friday, October 18, 2019 in Garden City, KS, USA at the age of 78. Jerry was born in Pitcairn, PA, USA on Tuesday, September 9, 1941. On September 14, 1968 he married Marie ""Rusty"" Browne, and in 1972 they moved to Lakewood, Colorado. Jerry is survived...
Thomas Northrup Maytham
Oct 17, 2019
Thomas Northrup Maytham, a resident of Denver for 45 years and former Director of the Denver Art Museum, passed away in his sleep October 17, 2019, at the Life Care Center of Aurora, where he had been receiving hospice care following a long illness.
Born in Buffalo, NY, he was the son of Thomas Edward Maytham and Margaret Northrup Maytham,...
Nicholas ""Nick"" Lance Williams-Starkenberg
Oct 17, 2019
Nicholas “Nick†Lance Williams-Starkenberg
March 18, 1988-October 17, 2019
Survived by parents Ken Starkenberg, Sheryl Williams-Starkenberg; son Maverick John Starkenberg and his mother Tanya Colbert; sister Nichole (Cory) McKinney; nephew Cory McKinney; niece Natalie McKinney; grandmother Betty Geron; aunt Stefanie (Michael) Day; cousins Jerrid & Jacelynn. Preceded in death by grandparents John Geron, Carl & Virginia Starkenberg.
Memorial Service Friday,...
Dean R. Kittel
Oct 17, 2019
Dean was born in Amery, Wisconsin. He attended the University of Wisconsin and the University of Minnesota. He graduated with degrees of Bachelor of Science and Agricultural Education and was also a graduate of Life Insurance Marketing Institute at Perdue University. Dean taught high school in Elmwood, Wisconsin and was a high school principal. He worked for Farm Bureau in...
Rosemary D. Lowman
Oct 17, 2019
Rosemary D. Lowman, age 85, passed away at Aurora Medical Center South on Thursday, October 17th, 2019. The cause was a fall in her home.
Born December 11, 1933 in Pratte, Kansas, she lived in Wichita, Kansas, Denver, Colorado and Aurora, Colorado. She worked as a Neo-Natal nurse until retiring at age 65. Rosemary saved many babies lives treating pre-mature...
David Jay Schoen Jr.
Oct 17, 2019
David Jay Schoen, Jr. passed away peacefully at home on October 17th, 2019. Born May 11, 1937 to Marie Amelia Morris and David J. Schoen, Sr. who preceded him in death. He is also preceded in death by his brother, Tom Jackson and sisters Rose Sabell, Marge Shoe, and MaryAnn From.
He is survived by his wife of 59 ½...
Donna L. Foss
Oct 16, 2019
Donna Louise Foss, passed on October 16th, 2019. She was born July 25th, 1940 in Alliance, Nebraska, daughter of Stanley and Marie (Cavey) Kisicki.
She has left behind her loving husband, Jerome Jay Foss, Jr. (Jerry), with whom she enjoyed 51 years of marriage; her children: Jim (Kimberly) Foss, Joseph (LeAnn) Foss, Angie (Todd) Trautman; grandchildren: Steven and Juliana Foss;...
Dalton Leon Grote
Oct 16, 2019
Dalton Leon Grote, 84, passed away Wed., Oct.16, 2019.
He lived in Aberdeen, SD. He was the son of late Glenn and Rozella Grote.
He served in the Army National Guard. He built homes in Aberdeen then moved to Littleton, CO in 1983. He worked for Centex Homes.
He is survived by 5 children; Greg Grote, Lynn Wooton, Lori Blotsky,...
Sylvia ""June"" Wesolek
Oct 15, 2019
In the early morning hours of October 15, 2019 Sylvia June Wesolek passed away at Morningstar Assisted Living in Littleton, CO after a long life. June was born on June 11, 1928 in Kalispell, MT and later moved to Denver, CO. She married John Wesolek in 1956 in Denver, CO. She worked for American Express for many years and retired...
Delores H. McCoy
Oct 15, 2019
Del McCoy of Littleton, CO passed away peacefully surrounded by her daughters on October 15, 2019. She was born in Brooklyn, New York on April 5, 1929. Beloved mother to Lori (Bill) Young and Janet Whiteside and grandmother to Brady and Andrea Young. She was predeceased by her son-in-law, Bill Whiteside.
Priscilla Simpson
Oct 15, 2019
Priscilla Simpson, 78, of Aurora, CO entered into eternal rest October 15, 2019. She was born in Mississippi January 31, 1941 to Timothy Smith and Queen Esther (Prince).
Priscilla grew up in Peoria, IL and graduated high school in 1959 then attended Illinois Central College where she enrolled in business classes was then offered and accepted a position with Caterpillar...
Dave Jubenville
Oct 15, 2019
Dave Jubenville, our beloved father and grandfather died peacefully on October 15th, 2019. Dave was born on September 21, 1944 in Deerfield, Massachusetts. He graduated from East Hartford High School in 1962, and went on to attend the University of Connecticut, where he received a master's degree in civil engineering. His biggest success at college, however, was meeting his future...
Barbara Joan Guerin
Oct 15, 2019
It is with deepest sadness that we say goodbye to our loving, giving mother, Barbara Joan (Olson) Guerin. A graduate of South High School Barbara was born March 1, 1935, in Denver, CO, and passed on October 15, 2019. She was predeceased by her husband of 35 years, John (Jack) Guerin, sons David and John, and step-daughter Diane Kotosky (Rick)....
Walter E. Gehring
Oct 14, 2019
Walter E. “Walt†Gehring, of Westminster, Colorado passed away on October 14, 2019.
A Celebration of Life honoring Walt will be held on Saturday, October 19, 2019 at 11am at Horan & McConaty Family Chapel, 7577 West 80th Avenue, Arvada, Colorado 80003.
Donations in Walt’s name may be made to the American Heart Association. Details are below.
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