Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO
Joseph Tokarski
Jan 14, 2018
69, of Lakewood, passed away on Sunday, January 14, 2018. Survived by daughters Kerri Tokarski, Chandra Smock, and many loving grandchildren. Please share you condolences with the family in the guestbook below.
Amy Lee Durfee West
Jan 14, 2018
Amy Durfee West, (nee McElheny), age 63, died Sunday, January 14, 2018 at her home in Denver, surrounded by her family. Amy was born May 2, 1954, in Denver, CO. She was the second child of four to Richard and Evelyn (Gagos) McElheny. She was a lifelong student, a passionate activist, a lawyer-turned-pastor, a strident advocate for justice, and a...
Giosue Richard ""Gerry"" Iovane
Jan 14, 2018
Giosue Richard ""Gerry"" Iovane was born in Queens, New York on December 15, 1933 to Vincenzo Iovane and Assunta (Parisi) Iovane, and died in Denver, Colorado January 14, 2018 at age 84. He is survived by his wife, Rosemarie (Galgano) Iovane, his son Christopher Iovane and wife Laurie, his granddaughter Isabella, and his brother Vincent Patrick Iovane and wife Karen....
Finnegan Robert Daly
Jan 14, 2018
Finnegan Robert Daly, 21, of Fort Collins, Colorado, died January 14, 2018. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Regina M. Daly (Pouleson) and Joseph Daly, Jr., and the brother of Griffin J. Daly. He was a graduate of Wyomissing High School in 2014, where he played football, lacrosse, and basketball. At the time of his passing, he...
Lillian Julia Honeker
Jan 13, 2018
Lillian Julia Honeker was born to John and Ursula Janezich on September 5, 1926, in Brighton, Colorado. She married Conrad Honeker Sr. on October 24, 1943, in Denver. They had two sons, Conrad Jr. and Leonard. Lil was a homemaker and a wonderful cook. She volunteered at St. Francis High school, and in the Book Nook at Risen Christ. Lil...
Andrew Gordon Gustafson
Jan 13, 2018
Andrew Gordon Gustafson, 90, of Aurora Colorado passed away at his home on Saturday, January 13, 2018. Andrew Gordon had a long eventful life. He served his country in the United States Navy during World War II as a Ships Cook. He entered the military at such a young age that his mother had to sign for him to join....
Audrey Rose Prupas
Jan 13, 2018
Audrey Rose Prupas, 83, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, January 13, 2018, in Centennial, Colorado. She recently moved in with her daughter’s family in Colorado. Audrey was born on August 25, 1934 in San Francisco, California, to Roderick and Mary McDonald. She was a 1952 graduate of Balboa High...
John Francis Walsh
Jan 13, 2018
John Francis ""Johnny"" Walsh passed away January 13, 2018. He is survived by his wife Linda Tyler, her children Jessica (Collin) & Joshua (Cheryl), and 3 grandchildren; his parents Frank & Donna Walsh; son Robert John (Jessica); granddaughters Annacelia & Abigail Walsh; sisters Laura (John) Scott and Lisa (Tim) Wade; brother Patrick (Lisa) Walsh; nieces Lauren & Chelsea Walsh, Alexandra...
Brenda Elaine Izydorek
Jan 13, 2018
Brenda Elaine Perry Izydorek died on Saturday, January 13, 2018 at her home in Centennial, CO. Elaine was born on March 16, 1943 in Oklahoma City, OK to parents Thurmon and Bennie Perry. As a young girl, her family moved to Amarillo, TX, where she attended school and graduated from Amarillo High School. She attended what was then West Texas...
Michael John McLellan
Jan 13, 2018
Michael J. McLellan Aug. 3, 1928-Jan. 13, 2018 Michael is survived by his wife of 67 years Corinne McLellan. He is also survived by his son Mark McLellan and his wife Dawn, his son John McLellan, his daughter Margaret Taylor, his grandchildren Catrina, Jessica, Shaina, Anthony, Corinne, Nicholas, Connor and Hannah, and seven great-grandchildren. He is predeceased by his son...
Howard Fred Benson, Jr.
Jan 13, 2018
Capt. Howard Fred Benson, Jr., USAF, 73, passed away January 13, 2018. He was born March 15, 1944, in Clear Lake, Wisconsin to Howard and Martha Benson. Howard Jr. is survived by his sister Carol, brother John, daughter Kirsten, son Erik, and grandson Jacob Thomas. He is preceded in death by his mother, father, sister Ruell, and sister Mary. Howard...
W.T. ""Bill"" Shearer
Jan 13, 2018
W.T. ""Bill†Shearer, age 78, of Brighton, Colorado, passed away on January 13, 2018. Bill was born in Palo Alto, California on November 7, 1939. He received his bachelor’s degree in police science and administration from Cal State Los Angeles and his master's degree in public administration from University of Southern California. Bill enlisted in the United States Marine Corps...
Vivi Thiessen Martens
Jan 13, 2018
Vivi obituary Vivi Thiessen Martens died peacefully on Saturday, January 13, at the Balfour Residences in Denver, Colorado. She was 88. Vivi lived a full, rich life. She was born in Chicago on May 29, 1929 to Russian immigrant parents who were part of the German-speaking Mennonite diaspora. In her teen years, Vivi attended Mennonite high school in Winnipeg, Manitoba,...
Karl Ray Kuhn
Jan 12, 2018
Born August 29, 1925 Udall, KS. Passed away January 12, 2018 Scottsdale, AZ. Visitation Sunday, January 21, 2018 from 5:00 to 7:00pm at Horan & McConaty, 3101 S Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood, CO 80227. Burial at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Monday, January 22, 2018 at 9:15am, Staging area C at 9:00 AM.
Ku Chong Sun Harrington
Jan 12, 2018
Loving Soulmate, Loving Mother, Grandmother, and Friend Ku Chong Sun was born on May 11, 1948, in the small farm village of Young Kwang Chun-nan-Do, South Korea to her parents, Im Youg Im and Ku Kyo Dong. At the age of 18, Ku left home to work in a fabric factory, making various materials in Inchon. There, she met and...
Elaine Silva Dwyer
Jan 12, 2018
Elaine Dolores Silva Dwyer, 81, of Denver, Colorado, passed away January 12, 2018. Born December 8, 1936 in Denver to Joseph Dolores and Mildred Rose Garcia Silva. Elaine was the last survivor of her three siblings in Denver, Colorado. Elaine had a diverse career including Honeywell Test Instruments Division and the Denver Bronco’s owners. She was greatly involved in Rainbow...
Frank Gutierrez
Jan 12, 2018
Frank Gutierrez, 88, died January 12, 2018, due to complications from dementia. He is now at peace with our Lord and Savior in Heaven. Before his death, he celebrated 60 years of marriage to his wife Mabel Gutierrez. Frank worked at Western Merchants for over 25 years in a sales position, there was never a person that he did not...
Mildred Ruth ""Millie"" Ransom
Jan 12, 2018
Millie Ruth (Stanley) “Pill†Ransom was born April 15, 1930 in Topeka, Kansas, to Ernest Ray Stanley and Evans Turrentine Stanley. Millie passed away peacefully on January 12, 2018 in Englewood, Colorado. She was preceded in death by her son, Todd Ransom (Los Angeles, CA) in 2009 and is survived by her daughter, Kerry Ransom (Denver, CO) as well as...
Lorraine Margaret Zander Giltner
Jan 12, 2018
Lorraine Margaret Zander Giltner passed away on January 12, 2018 in Colorado. Born on March 25, 1927 in Illinois. Married Fred E. Giltner November 9, 1946. Lorraine is survived by daughter Kathleen Carroll and husband Toby, and daughter Maureen Kloser and husband Greg. She has six grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Lorraine enjoyed her many years working as a registered...
Justin Gerlofs
Jan 12, 2018
Justin ""Mick"" Gerlofs, 34, of Centennial. He is preceded in death by his sister, Carley. Survived by his best friend, Erin Grealy, his mother, Carolyn (Arnold) Bradford; and father, Jimmie (Micki); maternal grandmother, Gina Matteson and paternal grandmother Barbara Gerlofs and aunts and uncles from Montana, Michigan and South Carolina and many close cousins. Services are private. Memorial donations may...
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