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Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO

Ralph ""Flip"" DeNuzzi
Feb 14, 2019
Ralph âFlipâ DeNuzzi passed away peacefully on February 14, 2019 at home with his children.
In lieu of a service, memorial donations may be made to Collier Hospice Center, 8300 West 38th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033.
Please share memories of Flip and condolences with his family by signing the online guestbook below.
Doris Anderson
Feb 14, 2019
Doris L. Anderson passed away on February 14, 2019. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
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Doris was born in Chicago, IL to Esther Swanson and Carl Swanson on January 13, 1926. She is survived by her children Russell Anderson (married to Linda J. Anderson) and Barbara Bastable (married to Bill Bastable); her grandchildren David Anderson...
Barbara Dwyer Goss
Feb 14, 2019
Barbara Dwyer Goss, 96, slipped the bonds of earth peacefully in her sleep on February 14, 2019 at the Brookdale Monument Valley Assisted Living Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Born on January 22, 1923 in Alamosa, Colorado to Dr. Paul and Frances (Simpson) Dwyer, she moved to Denver as a young teen and graduated from East High School and Colorado...
Gary Stephen Gibson
Feb 13, 2019
Gary Gibson was born in Big Springs, Nebraska on January 14, 1940 and passed away on February 13, 2019. He served in the US Army in Germany, then moved to Colorado where he worked as an educator, football coach and school administrator. Gary began spent a large portion of his career in Aurora Schools and was the Superintendent of Adams...
Natalie Teel
Feb 13, 2019
Natalie was born on November 20, 1936 to Mildred and Phil Smith in the beautiful state of Colorado where she continued to reside for most of her life. Natalie went to East High school and graduated in 1954. After high school she went on to college at Colorado State University to purse her degree in Occupational Therapy. After graduation from...

Donald H. Russell
Feb 13, 2019
Donald was born in Fremont, Nebraska on June 11, 1935. He attended Midland University earning a BS in Accounting. Donald made a career the U.S. Border Patrol and Immigration Services for 32 years retiring as the District Director in the Denver, Colorado Office in 1990. Donald married Rosemary Russell in 1957 and they were married for 61 years until his...
Joseph Anthony Burke
Feb 13, 2019
Joseph Anthony Burke, 75 of Aurora, Colorado passed away February 13, 2019. He was born on August 23, 1943 to his parents Marie Veronica Burke and Joseph Allyousis Burke in Denver, Colorado.
He is survived by his wife: Sandra (Sandy) Burke, son: George, grandson: Vincent, great-granddaughter: Maddison and siblings: Jim, John and Judy.
Following high school, Joe continued his journey...

Betty Jean Criscoe
Feb 12, 2019
Betty Jean Criscoe, of Wesminster, Colorado, passed away on February 12, 2019.
Full obituary will be coming soon.
Please share memories of Betty and condolences with her family by signing the online guestbook below.
Thomas M. Burke
Feb 12, 2019
Thomas Mehan Burke, died Tuesday, February 12, 2019 from complications during surgery. He was 77.
Tom is survived by his wife, Carson Burke, her three children, Jennifer Miera, Christian Oggel, and Hayley Oggel, his two sons, Jeff and Jon Burke, and five grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his first wife Diane Burke, and older brother Ed Burke.
Tom...
Nelson R. Cox
Feb 12, 2019
Nelson R. Cox passed away on February 12, 2019 just a few days shy of his 98th birthday.
Nelson Cox was one of the oldest members of Calvary Baptist Church but you'd never know it if you saw him. Always dapper, Nelson is a young 97 and described himself as a ""happy person"".
Born in a row house in Baltimore...
James Gordon Tharan
Feb 12, 2019
James Gordon Tharan
October 15, 1926 - February 12, 2019
James Gordon Tharan, Gordon as he liked to be called, was born on October 15, 1926 of parents Charles Albert Tharan and Rose Ilene McMullen in Pittsburgh, PA. He was raised on a small farm outside of Emlenton, PA. Gordon had four brothers, Chuck, Russel, William ""Bill"", and Harvey Tharan...
Matthew E. Achziger
Feb 11, 2019
Matthew passed away on February 11, 2019 in Aurora, Colorado. He is survived by his children, Sophia, and Layla, parents Ed Achziger, and Susan Achziger, brother Stephen, sister Laura Barnett, his grandmothers, Loy Ballantyne, and Edna Achziger, and his girlfriend, Riley Wigington. He is preceded in death by his daughter Zoe.
Visitation: Friday, 2/15/2019, 9am, at Horan & McConaty, 11150...

David Neubauer
Feb 11, 2019
A Funeral Service will be held at Horan & McConaty Family Chapel, 1091 South Colorado Boulevard, on Wednesday, 2/20, at 1 pm.
Please share memories and condolences in the online guest book below.
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Funeral Service: February 20, 2019 1:00 pm Horan & McConaty - Central Denver3020 Federal Blvd.Denver, CO 80211
Room: Chapel
Mary ""Shelley"" Drake
Feb 10, 2019
Our beautiful, artistic Shelley, born Mary Michelle Chapin, is too exquisite to capture with words. She dedicated every day of her life exclusively to L-O-V-E. First, to loving God (her ""Beloved""), and, next, to loving others. Treasured wife, singer, songwriter, teacher, counselor, sister, aunt, author, friend, mentor, and soul-care provider, Shelley is still loving and being loved.
Shelley Drake leaves...
Richard L. ""Rip"" England
Feb 10, 2019
Richard L. ""Rip"" England
1931-2019
With great sadness the family of Rip England announces his passing on February 10, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. Rip was born to Hazel and Les England on June 22, 1931 in Seiling, Oklahoma, and was raised there and in Enid, Oklahoma.
As a child of the Great Depression, raised in the Dust Bowl, he learned...
Frank Snell
Feb 10, 2019
Frank Snell, 57 of Aurora, Colorado passed away February 10, 2019 with his family by his side. He was born September 14, 1961 in Fayetteville, North Carolina to Bertha and Chester Snell.
Frank is survived by his wife: Patricia Snell, children: Sasha (Justin) Conner and Nicole Snell; father: Chester Snell; grandchildren: Dakota Stephenson, Kile Halstead, Jordan Conner, Leo Popovich, Deacon...
Sue Scofield
Feb 10, 2019
Sue Scofield, age 81, originally of Evanston, Illinois, departed this life surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, February 10th at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka, IN. She was born in St. Louis, MO, and after spending some time in an orphanage due to her mother's illness, she was adopted by Lucille and Bruce Parkhill, in Evanston, IL,...
Raymond ""Doug"" Peterson
Feb 10, 2019
Raymond ""Doug"" Peterson, 76 of Arvada passed away on February 10, 2019 at St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood. Born on April 25, 1942 in Illinois he was the son of the late Raymond Elmer and Mina Mae (La Rue) Peterson. Doug married Montana Nichols on February 21, 1970 and together they shared 48 years of marriage. Montana passed away in...
Myrtle Ruth Stanbrough
Feb 10, 2019
Myrtle Ruth Stanbrough, of Golden, Colorado passed away on February 10, 2019.
A visitation will be held on Thursday, February 14, 2019 from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM at Horan & McConaty Family Chapel, 7577 West 80th Avenue, Arvada, Colorado 80003. Funeral Service will be on Friday, February 15, 2019 at 10:00 AM at Arvada Baptist Church, 8350 West Pomona...
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