Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO
Grant Alon Kinn
Sep 30, 2019
Grant Alon Kinn began his last adventure on September 30, 2019, surrounded by his wife and children, after bravely battling pancreatic cancer for the last year.
Grant was loved by many, particularly by his wife, children, grandchildren, and everyone else's babies and dogs (nicknamed the baby and dog whisperer). Grant worked most of his adult life as an executive in...
Jan Penn Janitschke
Sep 29, 2019
Jan Penn Janitschke of Littleton, Colorado, died on Sunday, September 29, 2019, at the age of 71. He was born in Chicago in 1947 to Robert and Ethel Janitschke. He is survived by his wife of thirty-five years, Bonnie Smith as well as his step-daughter, Simone Bober and step-grandson, Samuel Bober.
Jan attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Denver, where...
Elaine Graham Henke
Sep 29, 2019
Our mom, our wife, our friend, Elaine Henke passed away the 29th of September, 2019.
Elaine was born Sep 2, 1929. She was the daughter of Harry & Rowena Graham. She had an older brother, Gordon Graham, that passed away in 1999. Elaine graduated from Lakewood High School in 1947, & The University of Denver in 1951. While at DU...
Sandra Rohrer
Sep 28, 2019
Sandra Zimmerman Rohrer passed away on September 28, 2019. She was born on August 24, 1941 in Akron, Ohio to Howard and Frieda Zimmerman. She is survived by her husband Richard, daughter Deborah, son Richard Jr., daughter in law Jennifer, and two lovely grandchildren Griffin and Riley. She taught preschool for over twenty years and enjoyed doing it. There will...
Ken Charles Dobroski
Sep 28, 2019
Ken Charles Dobroski of Denver. Funeral Mass Saturday, October 5, 2019, 1:00 pm, Horan & McConaty, 3101 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood, CO 80227. Committal Monday, October 7, 2019, 1:15 pm, Fort Logan National Cemetery, Area C.
Funeral Mass: October 5, 2019 1:00 pm Horan & McConaty - SW Denver/Lakewood3101 S. Wadsworth Blvd.Lakewood, CO 80227
Graveside Service: October 7, 2019 1:15 pm Ft....
Trevor Bernard Armstrong
Sep 27, 2019
Trevor Bernard Armstrong, 20, of Evergreen, Colorado passed away at his home on Friday, September 27, 2019.
Trevor was born September 17, 1999, on a beautiful autumn day in Denver. Trevor was a graduate of Clear Creek High School and attended Church of the Hills (in Evergreen) in his childhood.
Trevor was a lover of music, a guitarist and artisan....
Robert Lee Holmes
Sep 27, 2019
Robert Lee Holmes was born on January 4, 1927 in Marathon, Iowa, the son of Roy and Neva (Lincoln) Holmes.
He attended public schools in Marathon from first through twelfth grade, graduating in 1944. Bob won several awards in basketball and football during his high school years. He made the first team on the Buena Vista County basketball team.
After...
Rosemary M. Bishop
Sep 27, 2019
Rosemary Bishop, 97, passed away on September 27, 2019. She was born to Fred Johnson and Anna Sallwasser.
Rosemary is survived by her children Paul Dutcher and Karen (Pete) Reynolds; her grandchildren Michelle (Dave) Allen, Stephanie (Amir) Nooni, Eric (Renee) Sparks, Terry (David) Roche, Cindy Conway, Steve Reynolds, and David Kennedy; 15 great grandchildren; 9 great-great grandchildren; and many other...
Robert Donald James
Sep 27, 2019
Robert (Rob) D. James, of Arvada, Colorado passed away on September 27, 2019 after a long battle with Lewy body dementia. He passed peacefully and was surrounded by family and friends in his home.
Rob was born on March 5, 1943 in Denver, Colorado to William and Vera James. As a child, he sang in the Colorado Children's Chorale....
Bert A. Reynolds
Sep 27, 2019
Mary (Einink) and Bill Ritsema welcomed Bert into this world on November 13,1929 in Denver, Colorado. Bert joined sisters Betty (Swierenga) and Sadie (Keesen) and brothers Fred and Gary. Bert attended Denver Christian School, South High School and one year of Calvin College where, urban legend has it, she was kicked out for smoking.
Bert returned to Denver where she...
Paul Alvin Howell
Sep 27, 2019
Paul Alvin Howell, 57, of Aurora, Colorado passed away on September 27, 2019.
Paul graduated from Smoky Hill High School class of 1980 in Aurora, Colorado, met his bride to be Cindi in 1984, they married 1986 and maintained residence in Aurora, Colorado while raising 2 children. He is fondly remembered for his creativity, quick wit, sense of humor and...
Adriana Margarita Lopez
Sep 26, 2019
Our mother, our sister, our friend, Adriana (Nani) Margarita Lopez passed away too soon on Sept. 26, 2019. Nani was born on April 27, 1961 in Denver Colorado to Virginia Gallegos and Eudoro Olivares. She graduated from Thornton High School in 1979 and then Metropolitan State University with an associate in business.
Family was the center of Nani's life. Nani's...
Lydia Elizabeth Bonnette
Sep 26, 2019
Lydia Elizabeth (Hilt) Bonnette was born November 7, 1936 to Emil and Lydia Hilt of St. Francis, Kansas. Growing up Lydia worked the family farm with her parents and 3 sisters and 3 brothers. Lydia learned many skills during her time on the farm which included sewing, cooking, baking and canning, just to name a few. Once Lydia graduated high...
John H. Jackson
Sep 26, 2019
Husband, Father, Teacher, Friend
John died September 26th, after a short illness due to prostate cancer.
He is survived by his wife, Anne, children, Tim, Chris and Anne-Marie and grand daughter, Kyla.
His Daughter, Katie, is deceased.
John was a teacher with the Denver Public Schools for 30 years.
A Mass will be held October 8th, at 11:00am at Saint...
Richard W. McMichael
Sep 25, 2019
Richard W. McMichael Richard was born September 15, 1952 in Minneapolis Minnesota and moved to Denver Colorado at 6 weeks of age making him as close to a Colorado native as you can get without actually being born here. His death came peacefully on September 25, 2019. He graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School with the class of 1970. He...
Caresse Chantal Dompierre
Sep 25, 2019
Caresse Chantal Dompierre, 32, of Aurora, Colorado passed away on September 25, 2019. Caresse was born to Betty L. Dompierre and John A. Dompierre on July 11, 1987 in Landstuhl, Germany. Caresse is survived by her parents, Betty L. Dompierre, and John A. Dompierre; children, Hayley, Elijah, Keshton, Kholton, Braxton, Bryton; siblings, Amber Dompierre, John Dompierre II, Christa Saddler, Antoinette...
Patricia Jacklyn Damuth
Sep 24, 2019
Patricia Jacklyn Damuth, age 82, passed away on September 24th 2019. Please share your memories of Patricia and condolences with her family by leaving a message below.
Dale T. Fabricius
Sep 24, 2019
Dale passed away unexpectedly on September 24, 2019 in Aurora, CO. He is survived by his wife, Gail, son, Jacob, father, Thomas, sisters Dianne (Jack) Luberda, and Janet (Terry Tucker) Homeier, brother, Lee Fabricius, and neices, Hailee Fabricius, and Lauren (Nate) Hood and their son Eli. He is preceded in death by his mother Darlene. Dale was a pilot with...
Rudolph Victor Perea
Sep 24, 2019
Rudolph Victor Perea, age 99, passed away peacefully in Denver, Colorado on September 24, 2019.
Services will be held on Thursday, October 3rd at St. James Catholic Church, 1311 Oneida Street, Denver, Colorado 80220. A Rosary will begin at 9:30am with a Memorial Mass to follow at 10:00am. Burial will take place at Ft. Logan National Cemetery on Thursday, October...
Marie Jean Lucille Abbiss
Sep 24, 2019
Marie Jean Lucille Abbiss (nee Baker) was born February 22, 1920 in Carnon Downs, Cornwell, England. Jean did well in school and loved playing the piano. In 1939 Jean joined the Royal Observer Corp., plotting German ships and planes heading for England. In 1941 she married Capt. Harry John Abbiss who was serving in the British Army. They welcomed their...
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