Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO
Kaden Howell Spesshardt
Jul 13, 2019
Kaden Howell Spesshardt Born: March 29, 2019 Aurora, Colorado Passed away July 13, 2019 surrounded by his family.
Kaden was our perfect little gentlemen and fighter until the end.
Kaden is survived by his parents, Christina Michelle Howell and Steven Michael Spesshardt. Maternal grandparents, Paul A and Cynthia A Howell, Paternal grandparents, Philip and Donna Spesshardt, Great grandparents, Robert A...
William George ""Bill"" Paukovich
Jul 12, 2019
William George Paukovich, age 97, passed away on July 12th, 2019. Born in Glenns Ferry, Idaho on May 4th, 1922 he was the 11th of 12 children. Bill was raised in Rock Springs, Wyoming and attended the University of Wyoming. He joined the Army Air Corps in 1943. As a B-25 pilot in World War II, he flew numerous risky...
Robert R. Rabolt
Jul 12, 2019
Robert Reinhart Rabolt, age 64, died at home on July 12, 2019, following a valiant fight with Multiple Myeloma.
Born April 25, 1955 in New York, New York, to Reinhart and Eleanor Rabolt, he lived and worked all around the country and the world. In 2018, Rob retired from the State of Colorado Division of Banking as a bank examiner.
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Phillip James Burns
Jul 12, 2019
Phillip James Burns, 53, of Aurora, Colorado passed away on July 12, 2019.
Phillip was born on October 17, 1965 on Andrews Airforce Base in Maryland to Edward and Irma Burns. As a military family they relocated to Japan in October 1966 before moving to Aurora, Colorado in 1974. Phillip graduated from Gateway High School in Aurora in 1984.
Phillip...
Dale Blackwell
Jul 11, 2019
Dale Blackwell, 67, of Morrison, Colorado passed away on July 11, 2019. Born on August 9, 1951 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, son of the late Wilbur and Florence Blackwell. Dale Married Jeanne Blackwell and together they shared 51 years of marriage.
Dale loved camping fishing and all things outdoors, including his yard. He spent most of his time with his family...
Donald Dean Hanna
Jul 11, 2019
HANNA, DONALD DEAN
December 1, 1926 - July 11, 2019
Donald Dean Hanna, age 92, joined his beloved wife Dixie in the arms of their Lord July 11, 2019. Dean was born December 1, 1926 in Pueblo, Colorado. After graduating from Centennial High School in 1944 he joined the US Navy's V-12 College Training Program through which he received an...
Franz Gedack
Jul 11, 2019
Franz Gedack, of Arvada, Colorado, passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2019.
Franz was born April 9, 1942 in Austria. He set foot on US soil April 1, 1961, and studied to become a US Citizen.
Franz is survived by his wife of 28 years, Mary, 3 children, Franz J. Gedack, Monika Ellis (Mike), and Troy Gedack (Wendy); along with...
Elizabeth M. ""Buffy"" Krantz
Jul 11, 2019
Elizabeth M. ""Buffy"" Krantz, 60 of Centennial, Colorado passed away with her family by her side, July 11, 2019. She was born to her parents Wally and Cathy Moore on September 20, 1958 in New York City, New York.
Buffy graduated from Wood Tobe-Coburn School earing her Associates Degree. She later became a paraeducator working at Willow Creek Elementary for...
Truett Thurston Rosenlund
Jul 10, 2019
Truett Thurston Rosenlund, age 5, died in the arms of his parents with his sister beside him and his dog at his feet, on Wednesday, July 10, 2019. The cause was complications from an undiagnosed, neuromuscular disease.
Truett, affectionately known as TruBear and True, was born on July 22, 2013, in Englewood, Colorado. He lived in Castle Pines, Colorado. Truett...
Hsiang-Wen Wong
Jul 10, 2019
Hsiang-Wen Lee Wong, age 69, passed away peacefully at her home in Denver on July 10, 2019.
Hsiang-Wen was born on March 31, 1950 to Tien-Chun Lee and Sin-Ler Kang Lee in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. She obtained a degree from Chung Shan Medical University and became a Registered Nurse. Hsiang-Wen immigrated to the United States in 1977 and met her husband,...
Rendell Rudloff
Jul 9, 2019
Randy Rudloff, 71, died at his home on July 9, 2019 of natural causes. Born December 9, 1947 in Watertown, MN, he lived in Lakewood and Littleton, Colorado.
He retired from the City of Lakewood after 32 years of service and had recently celebrated 25 years with Inter-Canyon Fire Protection District. Randy was a member of several fire protection and...
Sally Beatrice Ashmore
Jul 9, 2019
Sally Beatrice Ashmore, 86, passed away on July 9, 2019. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
Sally is survived by her children Debbie L. (Mark) Seader, Lisa A. (Eric) Apel, and Cheryl Ashmore; her grandchildren Tony (Hope) Nazzaro, Heather (Jeff) Beshany, Tarah (Matthew) Shrader, Evan (Timsy) Apel, Nicole Apel, and Robert Seader; her great-grandchildren Dominic, Lily,...
Daniel Wesley Blalock
2019
Daniel Wesley Blalock of Denver, Colorado died in his home earlier this week.
Dan was born May 11, 1984 in Boulder, Colorado to Vance Shewmaker Blalock and William Robert Blalock. He graduated from Horizon High School in 2002 and received his Bachelor of Science degree from Colorado State University in 2006 and his MBA and Masters of Management and Organization...
Edythe Muriel Menke
Jul 8, 2019
Edythe M. Menke
February 4, 1926 ~ July 8, 2019
Edythe M. Menke, age 93, of Aurora, passed away on July 8, 2019. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard, her sister Lorraine (Fuller) Regan, and her brothers, Robert and John Fuller, along with her beloved grandson, Christopher. She is survived by three sons, Eric (Sandy) of Narragansett...
Benjamin ""Ben"" Caywood
Jul 8, 2019
Benjamin “Ben†Caywood June 11, 1929-July 8, 2019 Survived by children Brian (Marcella) Caywood, Wendy Caywood, Bruce Caywood, Leslie Nowicki; grandson Caleb Nowicki. Preceded in death by wife Joyce Caywood. Celebration of Life, Tuesday, July 16, 2019, 11:00 am, Horan & McConaty, 3101 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood, CO 80227. Donations suggested to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas...
Catherine Christina Hannan
Jul 8, 2019
Catherine Christina Hannan was born on November 27, 1933 in Limerick City, Ireland. The daughter of Edward and Johanna (Cross) Hannan, she grew up on the family farm at Singland Cross near St. Patrick's Well. Catherine attended St. Patrick's National School and won a County Council merit scholarship to St. Mary's Secondary School (now known as Ardscoil Mhuire) and graduated...
Raymond J. Hackett Jr.
Jul 7, 2019
Raymond J. Hackett, Jr., was born to Raymond and Mary (McDonough) on July 17, 1946, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He passed away on July 7, 2019 after battling a long, chronic illness. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Helen, his daughter, Heather, son, Sean, and grandson, Archer. Most of Ray's family still lives in Pennsylvania.
He graduated from...
Bradley John Thompson
Jul 7, 2019
Brad Thompson, age 67, passed away peacefully on July 7, 2019. Brad was born on March 1, 1952 to Margaret and Omer Thompson, in Munich, Bavaria Germany. He spent his professional life working as a custom home builder, earning him the Colorado Custom Home Builder Award. Brad was an accomplished carpenter and builder of many beautiful things. Above all, Brad...
Thomas ""Tom"" J. Byrne
Jul 7, 2019
Tom passed away on July 7, 2019, at home. He has left behind his wife, Brenda (Kahn) Byrne; his children Tom Byrne, David (Nicole) Byrne, Heather Byrne and Alexandra Byrne; his grandchildren Sarah, Kate and Tommy Byrne; and his siblings Andrew Byrne and Suzanne Schneider. He is predeceased by his brother John. He was an attorney at Byrne, Kiely &...
Bernard David Schmidt
Jul 7, 2019
Bernard (Bernie) David Schmidt, 76, died on 7/7/2019 in Parker, CO, after a long illness. He was predeceased by his wife, Jan. He was survived by his wife, Mona; daughter, Kim (Ken); son, David (Anne); and 5 grandchildren: Sophie, Briar, Charlotte, Reed, and Lulu. Bernie was born in Park Falls, WI, and graduated from Stout University. He was a career...
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