Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO

Melvin J. ""Sonny"" Billiot

Melvin J. ""Sonny"" Billiot

Nov 3, 2019

Melvin J. ""Sonny"" Billiot, age 80, passed away on November 3, 2019 in Aurora, Colorado. He was born March 10, 1939 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Paul and Rose Mary Billiot. Melvin built a career as sales manager for Orkin Pest Control, which he greatly enjoyed. This is also where he met his wife of 14 years, Patricia. Melvin was...

Arthur  ""Joe"" McDonald

Arthur ""Joe"" McDonald

Nov 3, 2019

Arthur ""Joe"" McDonald was born in Rifle, Colorado on May 30, 1935 to Arthur James “Soapy” McDonald and Dorothy “Dolly” Vidal. Joe passed away on November 3, 2019 in Westminster, Colorado after a long illness. He is reunited with his beautiful wife Barbara McDonald who preceded him. Joe is survived by three daughters, Phyllis (David), Karen (Steve) and Kathy (Mike)....

Robert Allen ""Bob"" Bybee

Robert Allen ""Bob"" Bybee

Nov 2, 2019

Robert ""Bob"" Allen Bybee, age 63, died Saturday, November 2, 2019 at The Denver Hospice Care Center in Denver, Colorado. Bob was born on April 29, 1956 in Omaha, Nebraska. He attended the University of Nebraska Lincoln, College of Engineering Technology and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He married Kathleen Balderson in 1984. In 1990, Bob...

Richard  W. Eriksen

Richard W. Eriksen

Nov 2, 2019

Eriksen – Richard Waldemar

October 25, 1931 – November 2, 2019

It is with sadness that we announce that Richard Waldemar Eriksen (Dick) has passed away. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Donna, sons Rick (Lark), Steve (Catherine), Greg and daughter Karen (Jack), grandchildren Stephanie (Robert), Joel (Gloria), Timothy, Linsie (Andy), Kyle, Kelsey, Skylar (Brittany) and Kayla,...

Jane  Moje Harring

Jane Moje Harring

Nov 2, 2019

Jane Moje Harring, age 94, died in Denver, Colorado on November 2, 2019.

Born March 10, 1925 in Binghamton, NY, she lived in Croton-on-Hudson, NY; Goshen, NY; Hilton Head Island, SC; and, since 2014, in Denver, CO, and worked as a homemaker and volunteer throughout her life. Jane's volunteer work included the Girl Scouts, the local library, the local hospital,...

Barbara Newman

Barbara Newman

Nov 2, 2019

Barbara Newman, 76, of Denver, Colorado peacefully passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2019 in the loving arms of her husband Ray. Barbara was born in Hobbs, New Mexico to Paul Ambrose Stout and Dora Ione Awtry Stout on May 24, 1943. She is survived by her husband and her sister Becky Stout Higgins of Garland, Texas.

A private interment...

Henry  John Castor

Henry John Castor

Nov 2, 2019

Henry John Castor, 84 years of age, died at his home of 60 years in Denver, Colorado on November 2, 2019 with his loving wife and children at his side. The cause of death was prostate cancer, which John fought valiantly for over 4 years.

John was born May 22, 1935 in Wray, Colorado. He also lived in Woodburn, Oregon...

Robert W. ""Bob"" Campbell

Robert W. ""Bob"" Campbell

Nov 2, 2019

Visitation: November 10, 2019 10:00 am - 11:00 am Horan & McConaty - SE Denver/Aurora11150 E. Dartmouth Ave.Aurora, CO 80014

Funeral Service: November 10, 2019 11:00 am Horan & McConaty - SE Denver/Aurora11150 E. Dartmouth Ave.Aurora, CO 80014

Burial: November 12, 2019 10:15 am - 10:45 am Fort Logan National Cemetery3698 South Sheridan BoulevardDenver, CO 80236(303) 761-0117https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/ftlogan.asp

Mary  Jo Drabek

Mary Jo Drabek

Nov 1, 2019

Mary Jo Drabek, 80, passed away on Friday, November 1, 2019 at her home in Thornton, Colorado. She was born on December 28, 1938 in St. Paul, MN. Later she moved to Wyoming and then eventually settled in Colorado to raise her family.

Mary Jo is survived by daughter Colleen Marie Drabek, daughter Pamela Lynn Spath, son Lawrence Joseph Drabek,...

Jerry  L. Kramer

Jerry L. Kramer

Nov 1, 2019

Jerry Lee Kramer was born on December 10, 1949 in Holyoke, Colorado, the fifth child of Harry and Marjorie (Lookhart) Kramer. He attended Fairview Elementary School, a one-room school, before transferring to Wray. He graduated from high school in 1967. He attended college at Colorado State University in Fort Collins.

Jerry participated in track and field events while in elementary...

Elizabeth Ann Casper Jillson

Elizabeth Ann Casper Jillson

Oct 31, 2019

Elizabeth Ann Casper Jillson, born December 7, 1931, passed away in Colorado on October 31st, 2019.

She lived the majority of her life at 140 Dunk Rock Road in Guilford, CT.

Elizabeth, or “Mama J” as she was known by many, leaves behind a beloved son Leighton Jillson of 7 State Street, Guilford, CT, a beloved daughter Liz Felix of...

Ursula  Edith Senn

Ursula Edith Senn

Oct 31, 2019

Ursula Senn died at the age of 97 on Thursday, October 31 at her beloved life-long home in Conifer, Colorado. Born in Lithuania in 1922, she fled the ravages of World War II, and met her husband Hans, a Captain in the infantry, while she was working at an army base as a translator. They married and came to settle...

Anne ""Jeff"" Jeffris Miller

Anne ""Jeff"" Jeffris Miller

Oct 31, 2019

Anne ""Jeff"" Jeffris Miller died in Golden, Colorado on October 31st. She passed away peacefully at the age of 91, surrounded by her family and compassionate caregivers. Her sense of humor, playful spirit and friendly smile were there with her until the very end. She was born in Chicago on March 10th, 1928 to Marion Willis Jeffris and Rufus Jeffris....

Alan  Jeffery Sewick

Alan Jeffery Sewick

Oct 31, 2019

Alan Jeffery Sewick, 60, of Denver, Colorado passed away on October 31, 2019. Alan was born to Gerald Dale Sewick and Rosemary Eileen Sewick in Chicago Heights, Illinois on July 21, 1959.

Alan is survived by his daughter Amber Sewick (Bryan Semm); son, Chris Creason; father, Gerald Dale Sewick; siblings, Diane (Marty) Grivetti, Ron (Lori) Sewick, Dean (Liz) Sewick, Elaine...

Jerry Dunn

Jerry Dunn

Oct 31, 2019

Life and Times of Jerry Dunn

Jerry grew up in Long Beach, CA where he attended elementary and junior high, and after several happy years at St. Anthony High, he went off to Stanford on a football scholarship, pledged Delta Tau Delta and graduated in 1957. Then, being a glutton for punishment (or for the beer on spring afternoons at...

John  Adolfs Pupurs

John Adolfs Pupurs

Oct 30, 2019

John Adolfs Pupurs, 72, died October 30, 2019 with his beloved son Gary and daughter Karen by his side in Denver, CO. John fought valiantly against prostate cancer for nine years, but sadly has now left this Earth to journey onto his next heavenly adventures.

John was born May 14, 1947 in Esslingen, Germany to Latvian citizens Adolfs Pupurs and...

Bobby  ""Von"" Berry  Jr.

Bobby ""Von"" Berry Jr.

Oct 30, 2019

Bobby Von Berry Jr., 57 of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 30, 2019. Von was born to his parents Bobby Von Berry Sr. and Wanda Allison on June 11, 1962 in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Von received his Masters degree in Information Systems where he excelled in his career. Von worked over 30 years as a software developer...

Wilbur C. ""Bud"" Holp  Jr.

Wilbur C. ""Bud"" Holp Jr.

Oct 30, 2019

Wilbur C. “Bud” Holp Jr., 85 of Greenwood Village, Colorado, passed away peacefully on October 30, 2019. Bud was born to his parents Gladys Ethel (Bowser) Holp and Wilbur C. Holp Sr. on November 13, 1933 in New Lebanon, Ohio.

Bud attended Dixie High School where he was inducted into the schools Hall of Fame. He continued his education attending...

Robert  ""Bob"" Blakely

Robert ""Bob"" Blakely

Oct 30, 2019

Robert was born on August 8, 1926 in Bemidji, Minnesota to Lawrence and Evelyn (Larkin) Blakely. He was the first of five children, followed by Kenneth, Shirley (Moty), Carolyn (Nelson), and Patricia (Logue). Robert's family moved from Bemidji, Minnesota to Bend, Oregon at a young age and Bob always considered Bend his childhood home. After graduating from Bend High School...

Betty  Jane Holland

Betty Jane Holland

Oct 30, 2019

 

Holland, Betty Jane, 96, of Highlands Ranch, passed away on October 30, 2019. She is survived by her four daughters, Karen Eikenberry (Jon) of Portland, OR, Judith Stalnaker (Pete Jenkins) of Denver, Susanne Hay (Michael) of Highlands Ranch, and Kathy Houck (Dennis) of Aurora; six grandchildren, Scott Eikenberry, Jennifer Wilcoxon, Todd Stalnaker, Jason Bachman, Lisa Houck, and Lindsey Houck;...