Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO
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...
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...
William Charles Courtney
Mar 27, 2025
William Charles Courtney II (Bill) passed away peacefully at the age of 83 on March 27, 2025. He was born on July 11, 1941, in Los Angeles, California, to William and Evelyn Courtney.
Bill spent part of his life in Visalia, California, where he attended Mount Whitney High School, graduating in 1959. He then attended College of the Sequoias from 1959...
Cody William Lemons
Mar 27, 2025
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Margot J. Davis
Mar 26, 2025
Margot Joyce Davis, 90, passed peacefully from this earth on March 26, 2025, at her residence at The Gardens at Columbine in Littleton, Colorado. She was surrounded by her family.
Margot was born on August 7, 1934 in Minden, Louisiana and spent her childhood years growing up in Kilgore, Texas. She graduated from Kilgore High School.
She is survived by her children,...
Lynn Dominic "Dom" Carmody
Mar 26, 2025
Lynn “Dominic” Carmody, our beautiful boy “Dom”, 24, was born on December 3, 2000, and decided to leave this world on March 26, 2025. While the pain of this loss is immeasurable, we know in our hearts that he is finally at peace.
Dom is survived in this world by his dad, Lynn “Michael”, his mom, Anna, his two younger brothers,...
William L. "Bill" Schlitter
Mar 26, 2025
William Leo Schlitter, age 80, died in Aurora, CO, on March 26th, 2025. Born in Minneapolis, MN, on April 2nd, 1944, he and his father, Buck, mother, Laverne, and brother, James, moved to Colorado in 1957.
He entered the Denver Police Academy in December of 1969 and served 32 years with the Denver Police, retiring in 2002. During his time with...
Kaden Anthony Entzi
Mar 26, 2025
Kaden Anthony Entzi, 21, passed away on March 26, 2025, in Parker, Colorado.
He was born on March, 3rd 2004, in Lone Tree, Colorado, and in just over two decades, lived a life that left a lasting mark on everyone lucky enough to know him. Thoughtful. Funny. Fiercely loyal. He had that kind of smile that made you feel like everything...
Dorothy "Dottie" Roark
Mar 26, 2025
Dorothy "Dottie" Dean Roark, a beloved sister, friend, and educator, passed away peacefully on March 26, 2025, in Aurora, Colorado, at the age of 85. Born on August 8, 1939, in Del Rio, Texas, Dottie spent her early years in the vast landscapes of the Big Bend area, where her family ranched before moving to Wink, Texas, in 1955.
Dottie's pursuit...

Ronald H. Hofferber
Mar 26, 2025
Ronald Harold Hofferber, 76 years old, born on 4/17/1948 in Grand Junction, Colorado to Harold Hofferber and Virgina Maurer, passed on March 26, 2025, at his home in Northglenn, Colorado.
Ronald (Ron) was the youngest of three boys. He was a spirited youth who often found himself in precarious situations with his older brothers. Ron was a man of all trades,...
Lathrop Fuller Mitchel
Mar 26, 2025
It is with kind hearts that we honor Lathrop Fuller Mitchel, who passed away peacefully at the age of 103 on March 26th, 2025. Survived by (daughter) Gail Mitchel, (grandson) Scott Mitchel and Scott's wife and daughter Valerie and Maycee. Predeceased by (wife) Celeste, (son) David Mitchel and (twin brother) Vance Mitchel.
Born on November 9th, 1921 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Lathrop...
Robert Eugene Downing
Mar 26, 2025
Robert Eugene Downing of Littleton, Colorado passed away on March 26, 2025 at the age of 88.
Born in Durango, Bob Downing deeply loved his state, country, family and friends.
Son of Don and Zoa Downing, Bob attended Denver Public Schools, including South High School where he competed nationally in marksmanship and became an Eagle Scout. He studied engineering at CU Boulder...
Lois Marie Timkovich
Mar 25, 2025
Lois Marie Timkovich, age 72, passed away on March 25, 2025, in Denver, Colorado. Lois was born to John and Margaret Timkovich in Gary, Indiana on January 27, 1953. Lois was a woman of many passions, and her vibrant spirit touched the lives of everyone she met.
Lois grew up in Indiana, often spending time at the Shell gas station her...
Jack Edward Sayre
Mar 25, 2025
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Jack Edward Sayre, a remarkable man who touched the lives of many. Jack left us on March 25, 2025, in Lone Tree, Colorado, at the age of 65. He is survived by his wife, Annette; his beloved daughter, Candace, and son-in-law, Jai; his stepdaughter, Amanda; and his cherished siblings,...
Pamela (Jones) Woods
Mar 25, 2025
Pamela (Jones) Woods, age 74, passed away peacefully on March 25, 2025, in Centennial, Colorado.
Born on October 4, 1950, in Denver, Colorado, Pamela spent her life rooted in the state she loved. Pamela was known for her kind and caring nature and a positive spirit that touched everyone around her. She had a deep love for reading and found joy...
Evelyn C. Favinger
Mar 25, 2025
I’d like the memory of me to be a happy one.I’d like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done.I’d like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways,Of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days.I’d like the tears of those who grieve, to dry before the sun;Of happy memories that I leave when...
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