Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO
Andy Wilkens
Sep 8, 2018
Harold Andrew ""Andy"" Wilkens, 49, of Denver passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September 8, 2018 at his home. Born on September 21, 1968 in Petoskey, Michigan, he is the son of Lolita ""Lea"" M. Spanos and the late Elmer L. Wilkens, who passed away in 1971. In 1972, his mother, Lolita, married George D. Spanos, the man who was the...
Edward ""Ed"" Walsh
Sep 8, 2018
Ed Walsh, 65 of Aurora, Colorado, passed away September 8, 2018. Ed was born to Thomas and Kitty Walsh on January 9, 1953 in Fulton, New York. Ed is survived by his Wife of 40 years Barb, Children: Sean Walsh, and Kara (Brian) Baker, Grandchildren: Avery and Knox Baker, Sisters: Maureen (Rick) Johnson, and Kathy Mowery, beloved friend Krista Gregory,...
Wilma I. Carleno
Sep 8, 2018
Wilma Ione Carleno passed away Sept. 8, 2018, in Durango, Colorado. She was 99 years old, and would have turned 100 on Oct. 5th.
Born in Marshall, Missouri in 1918, she was the oldest of Olive and Edwin Thomas' three children. A principled woman, she deeply believed in her country and service to others. With the start of World War...
David Fullerton
Sep 7, 2018
Dr. David S. Fullerton was born on March 30, 1941 in Norwalk, Ohio, to John C. Fullerton and Dorothy M. Hay, and he passed away on Friday September 7, 2018 at Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver at age 77. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Elia Fullerton; his three children, Dr. David (Erica) Fullerton, Rick (Ahtossa) Fullerton,...
Julia A. Bury
Sep 7, 2018
Julia Bury passed away September 7, 2018 at University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, CO. She was born March 29, 1941 to Anna and Don Young in Woodward OK. She grew up in Terry, MT and after graduation moved to Billings where she met and fell in love with her husband Frank Bury. They were married on April 16, 1961....
Otoniel Lucio ""Tony"" Duran
Sep 7, 2018
Otoniel Lucio “Tony†Duran, 95, Of Denver died on Thursday September 7, 2018 at Morningstar Living Center. He was born in Maes Creek, Colorado. His parents were Juan and Lucaria Duran. He was the fourth child in a family of eight children. Tony was a WWII Navy Veteran. Upon discharge from the Navy, Tony and his brother Jim moved to...
Kathy Lee Polhemus
Sep 7, 2018
Kathy Lee Polhemus died unexpectedly but peacefully in the cabin she helped build in Grand County, Colorado on Sept 7, 2018, a day before her 70th birthday.
Kathy is survived by her husband Carl, son Gavin, daughter Tenly, grandchildren Eric, Monroe and Luella, and sister Susan.
Kathy was born in Oakland, California on Sept 8,1948 to Ray and Patricia McMullin....
Janet F. Wright
Sep 6, 2018
Janet F. Wright passed away September 6, 2018. She was born in Camden, Arkansas to George D. Ferrell and Kathryn Mouser. She is survived by her daughter Sheila M. Wright-Walter; her sister Judy (John) Bannatyne; her nieces and nephews Gavin (Chris) Bannatyne, David (Debi) Bannatyne, and Elizabeth (James) McKenna; and her cousin LeNell Rahm Thompson, among many other family members...
Donald Otis
Sep 6, 2018
Donald was born on December 20, 1927 in the small town of Agra, Kansas to Harry & Maye Otis. Don was always quick-witted with an excellent sense of humor, and he had a real knack for telling fun stories. He served honorably for the United States Navy during World War II, and he worked as a Contractor for most of...
Michael Roger Cote
Sep 6, 2018
Michael Cote passed away September 6, 2018. As a world traveler and social butterfly, Michael touched so many lives. He is survived by his loving parents Robert and Oralia Cote, and his travel partner and girlfriend Kayla. He will be greatly missed by many family members and many friends. There will be a Memorial Mass held on October 13 at...
Richard Adam Deitrich
Sep 5, 2018
Richard (Dick) Adam Deitrich was born in Monte Vista in the San Luis Valley of southern Colorado. His parents, Robert (Dee) Adam Deitrich and Freda Leona Scott Deitrich, were devoted parents of their only child they called ""Shorts."" Dee farmed and raised sheep outside of Center, Colorado. For over 40 years, Freda worked for the Lewis Hardware Store in Center....
George William Sharpe III.
Sep 5, 2018
Beloved husband, father and grandfather, George William Sharpe III, passed away on September 5, 2018, after a long and courageous battle with Lymphoma. He was born on March 22, 1944, to George William Sharpe II and Mary Gay Moores in Columbia, South Carolina. After his parents' passing early in his life, he was adopted by his grandmother and raised collectively...
Carmel Cecilia Alvarez
Sep 5, 2018
Carmel Cecilia Alvarez was born in Fort Collins, Colorado on May 1, 1927 to Filigonio Arellano and Magdelena (Martinez) Arellano, and passed away at her home in Denver, Colorado September 5, 2018 at age 91. She married Richard Alvarez at Holy Family Catholic Church in Fort Collins on December 30, 1945. They were married 58 years at the time of...
Victoria Cecelia Drobnitch
Sep 5, 2018
Victoria Cecelia Drobnitch, passed away at the age of 70 years.
A Funeral Mass will be held in her honor on Friday, September 14, 2018, 2:30P at Horan & McConaty Family Chapel (9998 Grant Street, Thornton, Colorado).
Please share you memories of Victoria and condolences with her family by leaving a message below.
Funeral Mass: September 14, 2018 2:30 pm...
Richard V. Reed
Sep 5, 2018
Richard V. “Dick†Reed, 84, of Denver, Colorado, passed on September 5, 2018. He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on October 8, 1933 to his parents, the late Herschel Monroe Reed and Margaret Kathryn McCullough. Dick was a life long musician, serving in the United States Army’s 5th Army band at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, and more recently in various symphonies....
Fotini ""Frances"" Thomatos
Sep 5, 2018
Frances is predeceased by 10 siblings and her granddaughter, Leni-Beth Gianulis. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, James; children, Bertha (Bill) Gianulis and Deno Thomatos; grandchildren, Demi (Tim) O’Brien and Adam (Lisa) Gianulis; great-grandchildren, Grace, Eleni and Gia and sister, Kanela Tsitsios.
A Trisagion will be held on Monday at 9:30 AM followed by a Funeral Service...
Rosalyn Irene Paul
Sep 5, 2018
Rosalyn Irene Paul was born in Bisti, New Mexico on November 20, 1936 to Charlie Benally and Irene (JuanYelza) Benally, and passed away in Wheat Ridge, Colorado on September 5, 2018 at age 81. She was married to Stephen Paul on May 10, 1961. He preceded her in death on June 30, 2000. She worked at Rocky Flats for 28...
Roberta ""Bobbi"" Croce
Sep 5, 2018
Bobbi Croce, 77, passed away September 5, 2018. She is survived by her loving husband William; her sister Dolores (Milton) Sherman; sisters-in-law Mary (Richard) Cram, Kathleen Conway, and Josephine (Robert) Rothfuss; her nieces and nephews Ronald (Lisa) Sherman, Benjamin Cram, Kelly Madrid-Cram, Jeffrey (Richelle) Conway, Jamie (Chuck) Bardt, William (Sabrina) Rothfuss, and Krissi Rothfuss; her Care Giver Devin Moore; and...
Richard Ward Zolman
Sep 5, 2018
Richard Ward Zolman was born in Akron, Ohio in 1937. He was the second son of Gerald and Mary Louise Zolman and was the younger brother of John (Jerry) Zolman. As a youngster he moved often with his family until middle school when he landed in the small town of Mt. Gilead, Ohio. In high school he played football and...
Rafael Eduardo Juarez
Sep 4, 2018
Rafael Eduardo Juarez age 82, passed away at his home in Evans, Colorado on Tuesday September 4, 2018 surrounded by his family. He was born on October 13, 1935 in Jaruco Havana Cuba. He came to America at age 17, became a Naturalized citizen when he joined the US Army as an MP. He was stationed at Fort Carson when...
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