Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO
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 âBenâ 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 Childrenâs 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...
Eleanor Elaine Starcher
Jul 6, 2019
Eleanor Elaine Henderson Starcher was born to Marion E. Henderson and Edna C. Cobb on August 11, 1921 in Waynoka, OK. She was the oldest of 4 children and the only daughter.
As a young girl she helped at the familyâs grocery store, cooked and sewed, and helped care for her younger brothers. Eleanor graduated from Mooreland High School school...
Emily Addlesperger
Jul 6, 2019
Emily Celeste Addlesperger, a former television producer for Starz was a life-long resident of Denver, passed away unexpectedly of complications from ovarian cancer on July 6, 2019, at the age of 44 while on vacation in Boothbay Harbor, Maine.
Emily is survived by her husband, Jason Addlesperger; her parents Richard and Peggy McClintock; her brother, Kevin, and his wife Jennifer...
Billie C. Grace
Jul 5, 2019
Billie Grace was born to Clarence and Helen Croft on February 16, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois. After a brief illness, she passed away in her home, surrounded by her family, on July 5, 2019 in Arvada, Colorado.
During her life, she lived in Michigan and then in Nebraska, where she attended the University of Nebraska and received a Bachelor of...
Dorothy Jane Elliott
Jul 5, 2019
Dorothy Jane Clanin Elliott, a Colorado native, age 83, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, July 5th, 2019 in the Cherry Creek Retirement Village community. She was born to James, M.D. and Agatha Clanin on April 22nd, 1936 in Limon, Colorado. Dorothy attended Limon Elementary and Jr. High Schools and St. Scholastica Girls Academy in Canyon City,...
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