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Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO
Gary Michael Esch
Jun 21, 2019
Gary Michael Esch was born on September 25, 1948 in Denver, CO to Richard and Geraldine Esch.
The family was complete when he joined his older sister, Janet, and his older brother, Daryl.
Gary attended South High School and graduated from the University of Colorado with an MBA.
While working as a corporate manager for Safeway, Gary met Lynn Coleman,...
Joan Lee McNatt
Jun 21, 2019
Joan was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Mike and Ann Shelton. Her mother remarried later and traveled with her husband who was in the Army so her Grandmother and Grandfather (Nina and Will Fisher) took care of her in her younger years. Ann’s husband, Robert J. Agrelius, adopted Joan and was a loving father to her. Joan was married...
Audrey J. Doud
Jun 21, 2019
Audrey J. Doud, 87, of Aurora, Colorado, passed away June 21, 2019. She was born November 2, 1931 in Salisbury, Wilts, England to Hubert Roland and Alice Louisa Targett.
Audrey attended 14 years of school pursuing a degree but had to drop out after her father passed away; she worked in a carpet factory for a short while. She...
Carol Jean Heckmaster
Jun 20, 2019
Carol Jean Heckmaster of Denver, Colorado was born December 20, 1935. She passed away June 20, 2019. Raised in Menasha, Wisconsin, she is daughter to George and Gertrude Stelow, and sister to Gwen Jelinski.
Moving to Colorado in 1960, Carol met and married Charles ""Chuck/Charlie"" and had four children: Troy (Tina), Terry (Theresa), Toni (Sean) and Trent. She is a...
Norena ""Nikki"" Thoma
Jun 19, 2019
Norena ""Nikki"" Thoma, of Littleton, Colorado passed away at the age of 95, on June 19, 2019. Born on May 26, 1924 in Armour, South Dakota, daughter of the late Bernard Albert and Emily Mae Halter. Nikki joins her husband of nearly 42 years, Raymond Peter Thoma, in eternal life.
The Halter family held strong Catholic beliefs and Norena was...
Russel Lee Fry
Jun 19, 2019
Russel Lee Fry
January 28, 1944 – June 19, 2019
Russel Lee Fry was born on January 28, 1944 in Boise City, Oklahoma to Verdella Mae and Robert Ellsworth Fry. He was raised in Keyes, Oklahoma. Russel passed away on June 19, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. He was married to Susan Ellen Fry and leaves four children, Eren (Catherine), Brendan...
Vicki Jo Walsh
Jun 19, 2019
Vicki Jo Walsh, 72 years old, died in care on June 18, 2019.
Born on September 17, 1946 in Denver, Colorado, she lived in Colorado the majority of her life with a short time in Hawaii as a child. Vicki worked several long-term jobs, but spent 27 years at Joann Fabrics (f.k.a. Cloth World) until her retirement in 2012.
Vicki...
Mary Louise Steele
Jun 19, 2019
Mary Louise Steele, 68, Arvada passed away on Wednesday, June 19, 2019 in her home. Born on June 27, 1950 in Colorado she was the daughter of Rosemary A. (Miller) and Fred L. Dornbrock. Mary married Shawn Steele on September 21, 1996 and together they shared 23 years of marriage.
Mary spent most of her life in Central City,...
William ""Bill"" Lewis Funk Jr.
Jun 19, 2019
William ""Bill"" Lewis Funk Jr., a former Corporate Philanthropist, known for the William Funk Award for Building Stronger Communities, died on June 19. He was 85.
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Born in El Reno, Oklahoma on September 17, 1933; Bill had many professional and personal accomplishments in his life; Bill received his Law Degree from the University of Oklahoma. He was an Army...
Kevin Michael Magee
Jun 19, 2019
Our beloved son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend passed away on June 19, 1919 after a brave fight with Multiple Myeloma. He was born to James and Adlyn Magee (nee Stoeck) in Evergreen Park, IL on December 16, 1955. In his later years Kevin went on to study at DePaul University in Chicago where he earned a Bachelors...
Forrest McNess Moore
Jun 18, 2019
Forrest McNess Moore, 89, of Centennial, Colorado, passed away June 18, 2019. Forrest was born soon after his identical twin brother, Furst, on November 23, 1929 in Harlingen, Texas to Sterling and Della Mae Hamilton Moore.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his twin, Furst; brothers, Cecil ""Tex"" and John; and his sister, Stella Morris.
Forrest is survived...
William ""Bill"" Keith Brejot
Jun 18, 2019
William “Bill†K. Brejot, age 69, died on Thursday, June 18th, 2019. He was surrounded by family.
Bill was born in Saint Louis, Missouri, on October 8, 1949. He was the son of the late William Clark Brejot and the late Edith Elaine Ivins. His siblings are Elizabeth Thurmond and Robert Lee Brejot.
He has left behind his wife, Harriet...
Bob Bishop
Jun 18, 2019
Bob Bishop, of Denver, Colorado passed away on June 18, 2019. Bob was born on May 27, 1923 in Denver, Colorado, to Paul and Sadie Bishop.
He is preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Elaine Bishop and his brother-in-law, Frank McGregor. He is survived by his sons Bill and Bob (wife Tina); grandchildren, Erin, Ian, and Wil; and...
Jenene Johnson
Jun 18, 2019
Jenene Johnson 70 of Denver, Colorado, passed away at home on June 18, 2019 after a two-year battle with cancer.
Jenene is survived by her husband Jim and son Carlo, Grandson Marko James Johnson and his mother Ana Fanakra, sister and brother-in-law, Diana and Roger Rhoten of Sonoma, CA, Nephews and Niece Jeremy Rhoten, Kimberly Rhoten, Austin and MacKenna Rhoten...
Joyce Lenore Stoffel
Jun 17, 2019
Joyce Lenore Stoffel, age 91, died at her home at The Courtyard at Lakewood on Monday, June 17, 2019. She left us peacefully when her heart stopped after getting ready to join others for breakfast in the dining hall.
Born December 11, 1927 in Underwood, Iowa, she moved with her family to Denver, Colorado when she was 12 years old...
Martin Joseph Lally
Jun 16, 2019
Martin Lally was born in Denver, Colorado on May 18, 1927 and passed away on June 16, 2019. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Margaret. He is survived by his son, Rev. Marty Lally; daughter, Patti Mullane (Gene); and daughter Mary Robinson. Survivors also include 4 grandchildren: Jason Shreeve, Kiki Shreeve-Premer (Scott), Missy Straw (Mike) and Erin...
Betty M. Kohnen
Jun 16, 2019
Betty Maxine Kohnen, loving wife, mother and grandmother, 88, was born August 6, 1930. She passed away June 16, 2019. She is survived by five children, Douglas (Sharon) Kohnen, Patricia Tracy, Pamela Glisan, Janell (Jim) Gleason, Debra (David) Altman; nine grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren. Betty was born in Fleming, CO and raised her family with Raymond (Ralph) her husband of...
Felix Lanier Hughes
Jun 16, 2019
Felix Lanier Hughes was born December 11, 1979 in Denver, Colorado to William Marshall Hughes and Audrey Faye Poindexter. He grew up in the Montbello neighborhood and attended Oakland and Mcglone elementary schools of the Denver public school system until he was 13 at which time the family moved to Aurora and he began school at West middle school and...
Gary Dale Torluemke
Jun 16, 2019
Garrold (Gary) Dale Torluemke, 82, passed away on Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Centennial, Colorado.
Gary was born on April 12, 1937, in Oberlin, Kansas, the son of Walter and Louise (Germeroth) Torluemke. He attended parochial school at St. John's Lutheran Church and graduated from from Decatur Community High School in Oberlin in 1955.
Following graduation, he served in the...
Rudy Fife
Jun 15, 2019
Rudy Fife was born July 1, 1960 in Washington, D.C. He was the first born child to Murray Roy Fife and was raised in a loving home by his grandparents Jesse and Ester Fife. “Lil’ Rudy†as he was affectionately called by everyone, was loved by all.
His love for motorcycles began at a very early age with his 1st...
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