Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO
Kathryn 'Kathy' Mary Akerlund
Mar 4, 2019
Kathryn M. ‘Kathy' Akerlund Ed.D., age 82, resident of Littleton, CO., passed away on March 4, 2019. She was born January 25, 1937 in Tony, Wisconsin to Beatrice and Cornelius VanDoorn. Kathy was a devoted wife of 57 years to her beloved husband, Edward T. ‘Ted' Akerlund. Ted preceded her in death August 28, 2015.
Kathy attained her Doctorate in...
Earl Dunning Longhurst
Mar 4, 2019
Earl Dunning Longhurst, 82, of Brighton Colorado passed away on March 4, 2019.
He was born to Leland and Genevieve Longhurst on Feberuary 6, 1937 in Evanston Wyoming. He is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Elaine; his children Mark (Jami) Longhurst, Brian (Karen Petras) Longhurst, Brad Longhurst, and Lori Longhurst Justus; his grandchildren Emily (Jake) Yenny, Missy...
Alexandra Hays Borgmann
Mar 4, 2019
Alexandra Hays Borgmann, 57, died at home in Aurora, Colorado, on March 4, 2019 after an 11-month battle with biliary cancer. Born February 4, 1962, in Boulder, Colorado, she is a former resident of LaPorte, Colorado and Greeley, Colorado, and she graduated in 1980 from Poudre High School in Fort Collins.
She attended Aims Community College and worked as a typesetter...
Apollo Roger Schierling
Mar 3, 2019
Apollo Roger Schierling, 88 of Denver, Colorado passed away March 3, 2019. Roger was born on April 14, 1930 in Medford, Oklahoma to Pearl and Jacob Schierling.
Roger is survived by his wife: Arta Schierling, children: Michele Sain and Pamela Iverson, grandchildren: Ryan Sain, Mallory Sain, Talena Ward, Brittany Graham and Lauren Iverson.
He is preceded is passing by his...
James ""Jim"" Rivera
Mar 3, 2019
Visitation: March 14, 2019 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Horan & McConaty - Northwest/Arvada7577 W. 80th Ave.Arvada, CO 80003
Celebration of Life: March 15, 2019 1:00 pm Horan & McConaty - Northwest/Arvada7577 W. 80th Ave.Arvada, CO 80003
Graveside Service: March 15, 2019 2:30 pm Mount Olivet Cemetery12801 W. 44th Ave. Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
Frances Mae Ahrenholtz
Mar 3, 2019
Frances Mae (Madsen) Ahrenholtz, 93, passed away peacefully on March 3, 2019, in Arvada, CO at Brookdale Senior Living Memory Care Center, where she resided since May 2015, after battling dementia for many years. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 71 years, Harold.
Frances was the youngest of four children born to Danish immigrants Peter and...
Wallace E. Jenkins
Mar 3, 2019
Gene Jenkins, 90, passed away on March 3, 2019. He was born on January 27, 1929 in Eureka, Utah to Belle and Hyrum Jenkins. Gene is survived by his two daughters, Pola Metz and Jenine McQuaid, and his four Grandchildren: Garrett and Kylie Metz and Wesley and Riley McQuaid. Gene served in the U.S. Army for 22 years and retired...
Jeanne M. Marnoch
Mar 3, 2019
Jeanne M. Marnoch, 80, passed away on March 3, 2019. Jeanne was born in Philadelphia in 1938. She went on to impact many lives through work and personal relationships. She held may different roles, but she took the most pride in her role working with the elderly population as a Geriatric Counselor. She truly made an impact, and helped many...
Beverly Ann Franklin
Mar 2, 2019
Beverly was born on October 26, 1940, in Dannebrog, Nebraska. She moved to Colorado in 1964. In 1973 she married Bill Franklin. She worked for Mexicana Airlines and had a love for travel. She retired from the airlines in 2006. She left this world on March 2, 2019, after her battle with cancer. She is survived by her three sisters:...
Delores Spurgeon
Mar 2, 2019
Delores Spurgeon
12/2/1934 – 3/2/2017
Delores Spurgeon, of Littleton, Colorado, passed away on Saturday, March 2, 2019.
She is survived by her two daughters, Terri Montag (and spouse, William), of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, and Rhonda Patston (and spouse, Dave), of Denver. She is also survived by her grandchildren: Carissa Berlet (and spouse, Luke) of Steamboat Springs, Colorado; Holly Wilson, of...
Margaret Ann Thompson
Mar 2, 2019
Margaret Ann Thompson, 86, passed away on March 2, 2019.
She is survived by her loving husband Orval Thompson; her children Roxanne (Lee) Eddy, Eva (Glenn) Summers, Tom (Cindy) Thompson, Will (Jenny) Thompson, and Katie (BJ) Sauer; her grandchildren Dean Thompson, Hannah Thompson, Jarrod (Tiffany) Eddy, Miranda Eddy, Kimberlee (Joe) Seveland, Molly (Austin Silver) Summers, Tyler Sue) Thompson, Ryan...
Dorothy Stange
Mar 1, 2019
Dorothy was born to Emma and Tony Meier on July 20th, 1935 in Fort Morgan, Colorado. She resided and worked most of her life in the Denver Metro Area. Dorothy married Donald on March 18th, 1960 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Their marriage lasted 59 years until the Lord called upon Dorothy.
Dorothy’s career had several different paths. She was a pie...
Priscilla Anne King Henson
Mar 1, 2019
Priscilla Anne King Henson, 78, passed away at her home in Aurora, Colorado on March 1st, 2019 of natural causes.
Priscilla was born February 7th, 1941 in Dallas County, Texas, she spent many of her years in Texas, Arkansas and finally settling in Colorado. Priscilla was a homemaker, talented seamstress and loved crocheting. Priscilla spent time volunteering for the Arapahoe...
Stewart Carter
Mar 1, 2019
Graveside Service: March 11, 2019 1:15 pm Horan & McConaty - SW Denver/Lakewood3101 S. Wadsworth Blvd.Lakewood, CO 80227
Priscilla Anne Henson
Mar 1, 2019
Priscilla Anne Henson, 78, passed away on March 1, 2019. Services will be held at her church at a later date.
Darrell Dean May
Feb 28, 2019
Darrell Dean May was born December 6th, 1943 in Salisbury, MD where his father was in the Coastguard. He went to his heavenly home February 28th, 2019 at age 75. The memorial service will be held at Horan & McConaty on Thursday, March 7th at 10 AM. He will be laid to rest at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver...
Grace Gladys Kimak
Feb 28, 2019
Grace G. Kimak, 90, passed away peacefully in her home in Lakewood, Colorado, on Thursday, February 28, 2019, following a swift battle with acute myeloid leukemia. She was supported and comforted by her loving family and caregivers during the last days of her life.
Grace was born on May 31,1928 in Chicago, Illinois to parents John and Della Gratkins, a...
Harry L. Auston
Feb 28, 2019
Longtime Highlands Ranch, CO resident Harry L Auston passed away Thursday February 28, 2019. Harry was born on March 10, 1937 in Detroit, MI to parents Harry and Viola Auston.
Harry graduated high school in 1955 and continued to advance his education and graduated from Detroit Business Institute with a Bachelor of Commercial Science Degree in 1958.
Harry was an...
Bettymae C. ""Betty"" Slewitzke
Feb 28, 2019
Mrs. Bettymae C. Slewitzke, of Englewood Colorado, met Our Lord on Thursday, February 28, 2019 at the age of 89.
Betty was born to parents, Arthur and Agnes Rathke, on December 25, 1929 in Merrill, Wisconsin. She grew up as the Youngest of three girls and attended Merrill High School and worked in the Weinbrenner Shoe Factory in Merrill. In...
Sally Lou Hanson
Feb 28, 2019
Sally Lou Hanson passed away peacefully on February 28, 2019 at Rose Medical Center in Denver, CO.
Sally was born on September 4, 1928 in Des Moines, Iowa to parents Don and Louise Sweet. She graduated from Drake University and moved to Davenport, IA to begin her teaching career. She also met the love of her life, Tom Hanson, while...
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