Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO
Betty Jean DeGrant
Mar 30, 2025
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved Mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and child of God. Betty passed away March 30, 2025, at the age of 92.
Betty was born on October 4, 1932, in Alamosa, Colorado to Leonard Moore and Nellie Moore (Doores). The youngest of seven, she grew up in Alamosa, Colorado, and at...
Kevin Rendos
Mar 30, 2025
Kevin Rendos, 68, passed away on Sunday, March 30, 2025, at his home in Broomfield, Colorado. Kevin was born on March 9, 1957, in South Bend, Indiana to the late John and Ann (Dugan) Rendos. He was also preceded in death by his fiancée, Yogi Marie Therese Mancuso on May 18, 2022. Yogi was the love of Kevin’s life.
Left to...
Anthony Joseph Gallegos
Mar 30, 2025
Anthony “Tony” Joseph Gallegos age 65 was born on February 7th, 1960, in Las Vegas, New Mexico. He was a devoted husband, father and an amazing grandfather to all 12 of his grandchildren. His grandbabies were his life he loved nothing more than being with them. He even had the joy of becoming a great grandfather to a great grandson...
Laura Jean Meley
Mar 30, 2025
Laura Meley, 79, passed away peacefully on March 30, 2025, in Denver, Colorado. Born on March 10, 1946, in Youngstown, Ohio, she lived a life marked by intelligence, devotion, and generosity.
Laura was raised in a Catholic household and remained deeply committed to her faith throughout her life. She attended St. Martha Elementary School in Akron, Ohio, graduating in 1960, and...
Mike Webb
Mar 30, 2025
Mike Webb of Aurora, Colorado passed away on March 30, 2025 at the age of 80. Loving husband and father.
A Graveside Service with Full Navy honor's will be held on Monday, April 14, 2025 at 10:30AM at Fort Logan National Cemetery, 3698 South Sheridan Boulevard, Denver.
Please share your memories of Mike and condolences with his family by signing the guest...
Thomas Louis Eide
Mar 30, 2025
Thomas Louis Eide, “Tom,” passed away on Sunday, March 30, 2025 surrounded by his wife of 41 years, Debbie and their three daughters, Caitlin, Kristin, and Melissa. Tom’s passing marks the end of his 68 years spent laughing, loving, and traveling with his friends and family.
Tom was born to Richard and Cecelia Eide on May 17, 1956. The eldest of...
Gerald "Jerry" Edward Bakke
Mar 30, 2025
Gerald Edward (Jerry) Bakke Jr., 85, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on March 30, 2025, in his hometown of Denver, Colorado. He was the beloved husband of Diane Schuyler Bakke, to whom he was married for nearly 64 years.
Born in Denver, Jerry was the son of Gerald Edward Bakke and Wilma (Luther) Bakke. He graduated from Cathedral High School....
Ralph D. Clark
Mar 30, 2025
Ralph Dennis Clark, 87, passed away March 30, 2025, in Parker, Colorado. Ralph was born April 12, 1937, in Denver to Mary Jette Christensen and John Perry Clark.
His family moved to Fort Lupton, Colorado where his father was a tractor salesman; his mother, a full-time housewife. In high school, his intrigue in knowing how things work resulted in all the...
Cheryl Anne Knowles
Mar 29, 2025
It is with love in our hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved mother and granny, Cheryl Anne Knowles. Cheryl was born September 5th, 1946, to Mr. and Mrs. Blythe Nance in Cleveland, Ohio.
She is survived by her daughters, Tamara Hatch (Kenneth) and Tracy Chapman (Timothy). Her grandchildren Ashley Hatch and Xavier Hatch. Her sister Kathy Wilson (John), brothers...
Mary Joan Nelson
Mar 29, 2025
Mary Joan Nelson, 89, of Mount Pleasant, IA and formerly of Lakewood, CO, died on Saturday, March 29, 2025 at Addington Place of Mount Pleasant, Mount Pleasant, IA.
Joan was born on August 22, 1935, on the family farm near Salem, Iowa. She graduated from Ainsworth High School with the class of 1947. She later married Verling Nelson, and together they...
Kenneth Jay Vigil
Mar 29, 2025
Kenneth Jay Vigil, age 80, died at Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospice Collier House on March 29, 2025.
Ken was born April 21, 1944 in Leavenworth, Kansas while his father was serving in the Army. At the age of two, he moved to Denver and lived there most of his life. He was drafted into the Army July 12, 1965 and honorably...
Samuel James Latiolais Wahlberg
Mar 29, 2025
Samuel James Latiolais Wahlberg
May 21,1991-March 29, 2025
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our son Sam.
His passion for film, music, art and social justice was unstoppable. He collected movies that ranged from the classics to the genuinely weird. He watched Quentin Tarantino movies so many times that he had memorized the dialogue.
Audrey Hepburn, Charlie Chaplin,...
Frances Elizabeth Wedermyer
Mar 29, 2025
With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Frances Elizabeth Wedermyer on March 29, 2025. Born on February 18, 1952, Frances was a loving mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend who touched the lives of many with her kindness and unwavering love for her family.
A devout Catholic, Frances was a dedicated member of the Legion of Mary, living her faith through...
Lowell William Catlett
Mar 28, 2025
Lowell W. Catlett, beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather and brother, passed away peacefully March 28, 2025, and is now reunited with his wife, Peggy. Lowell attended West High School then went on to trade school to learn the sheet metal trade as did his father. He then went to work for Midwest Engineering to learn and become an Air Balancer. When the...
Matthew Jason Lewis
Mar 28, 2025
Matthew Jason Lewis, age 65, passed away suddenly on March 28, 2025, in Ken-Caryl Ranch, Colorado. He was born on Long Island, New York, to Neville and Ruth Lewis. He was a graduate of Syracuse University (B.S. 1982, M.S. 1986 in physics), where he met his wife, Rosemary. They were married in Kauai, Hawaii, in 1990.
He worked in the technology...
Virgil Wayne Fry
Mar 27, 2025
Virgil Wayne Fry passed away at the age of 94 on March 27, 2025, in Littleton, Colorado
Wayne, as he was known throughout his life, was born on March 7th, 1931, on the family farm in Williamson County, Illinois, the second of five children, to Virgil and Allie Fry (Dees).
His youth was spent entirely in Williamson County, the first four years...
Leland Dwight Rhodes Jr
Mar 27, 2025
Leland Dwight Rhodes Jr., age – almost 92, died in his home in Centennial, Colorado on March 27, 2025. He was a graduate of University of California – Berkeley. He went on to earn a master’s in business administration from Denver University. Leland met and married Myra Brodrick in Sacramento, 70 years ago. He worked as a petroleum geologist after...
Louis Gergely Jr
Mar 27, 2025
Louis Gergely, Jr., passed away peacefully on March 27, 2025, in Littleton, Colorado, at the age of 88. He was born on December 13, 1936, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Louis Gergely, Sr., and Gizella (née Szaniszlo) Gergely. He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Dorothy Swearingen.
He is survived by his daughter, Julie Marie Gergely Eldredge (Bryan),...
George Belsey
Mar 27, 2025
George Belsey, 85, passed away peacefully on March 27 in Highlands Ranch, CO. A devoted companion, father, grandfather and friend, as well as a talented and successful leader in healthcare organizations, George lived his life in such a way that the comment most often heard at his death was, “he was such a good man.”
George was born in Detroit on...
John Joseph Kester
Mar 27, 2025
John Kester passed away on March 27, 2025 after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease and Lewy Body Dementia. Not to be defined by those diseases, John will be remembered with love as a husband, father, brother and brother-in-law, uncle, and friend.
John was born in St. Louis and was raised by his mother, Mae Justin. From a young age, John...
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