Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO
Lawrence Raffaeli
Mar 30, 2017
Lawrence Raffaeli, 84, died of natural causes, on March 30, 2017, at his residence in Lakewood CO. Larry is survived by his son Larz (Wendy), step children Jenene, Talli and Vaney, 10 grandchildren, and 7 great-grandchildren. Larry is also survived by 3 sisters and 6 brothers. He is preceded in death by his wife, Helen, of 45 years, who died...
Patricia A. Day
Mar 30, 2017
78, preceded in death by her loving Husband Dan Day. Survived children Michelle (Terry) Cogswell and Jeff Day; grandchildren Lauren (Richard) Bowling, Tyler Cogswell, and Travis Day; great-grandchild Braxton Bowling; Brother Jim (Freda) Monseu, sister Barbara Monseu (Tim O'Fallon), brother Steve (Betsy) Monseu, and sister Annette (Keith) Battan; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral Mass to be held...
Edward Sweeney
Mar 29, 2017
Ed Sweeney, 84, passed away March 29, 2017. He was born in Denver, CO on Saint Patrick's Day, March 17, 1933 to Neil Richard and Margaret Turner Sweeney. He is survived by wife Kathleen Fitzgerald Sweeney and their children and grandchildren: Nancy Sweeney Salamunovich (husband Thomas; children Jackson, Leo and Owen) Vail, CO Mark Sweeney (wife Kirsten; children Anna and...
James ""Jim"" G. Lopez
Mar 29, 2017
Lopez, James ""Jim"" G. of Thornton, Colorado passed away on March 29, 2017. He delivered mail in the Northglenn-Thornton area for 30+ years. James is survived by his sons, Robert (Donna) & David (Susie); grandchildren, Lynette (Tim) Day, Robert, II (Kelli) & Caitlin; great grandchildren, Sierra, Avery, Severianno & Kevin. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Opal....
Grace Marie Clover
Mar 29, 2017
September 16, 1893 at the sound of a gunshot, Robert Pierce Neese and his son Robert Elza (age 11) began their run, with a team and wagon, for land in the Cherokee strip. They staked a claim for their homestead, on 160 acres, 7 ¼ miles southeast of what is now Carmen, Oklahoma. Robert Pierce and Elza built a two...
Luanne Ruth Titley Richie
Mar 28, 2017
Luanne Ruth Titley Richie, (82 years old), a lifelong resident and 3rd generation Coloradoan passed away in Phoenix, AZ on March 28, 2017. Known as Mama Lu to those who knew her, she spent her last years living near family in Phoenix. She was born on January 26, 1935 in Denver, and spent her life loving Denver and the mountains...
Sarah Ermalee Burnett
Mar 28, 2017
Sarah Ermalee Carlon Burnett passed away on March 28, 2017, at the age of 93 years. Erma was born on May 12, 1923 to Walter and Blanche Carlon of Hattieville, Arkansas, the third-oldest of twelve children. She graduated from Wonderview High School in 1941, where she was presented with the ""I Dare You"" Award and was also recognized as the...
Catherine A. Casey
Mar 28, 2017
Catherine A. Casey (Duggan), 58, beloved mother, daughter, sister and friend, passed away on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Cathi is survived by her mother, Mary Duggan, daughters Alysia (Harles Elliot Cone) and Nichole (William Jackson Dozier), her grandchildren Lexie Lucile Ann Cone, Lyla Mary Nan Cone, Morgan Lee Dozier, Maddox Cate Dozier and Jackson Thomas Dozier, sisters Phyllis (Rick Engelhardt)...
Steve Stormer
Mar 27, 2017
Steve Stormer, 57, of Arvada, Colorado passed away March 27, 2017. He is survived by his wife, Lisa; son, David (Maddie Zillmann); mother, Dorothy Bromley; siblings, Samantha Stormer, Terry Stormer and Charlotte Stormer and their families. Celebration of Life honoring Steve will be held on Friday, March 31, 2017 at 1:00 PM at Horan & McConaty Family Chapel, 7577 West...
Stephen Kenneth Onody
Mar 27, 2017
Stephen Onody passed away early Monday morning, March 27th. He was 64 years old, and a resident of Aurora, Colorado. He was preceded in death by his parents, Doris and Larry Onody, and is survived by his wife Pat, daughter Sophie, sisters Carol and Laura, and brother Russell. Steve was a native New Yorker and longtime member of the business...
Hazel Susan Fashaw
Mar 27, 2017
Hazel Susan Fashaw, age 62, died at The Denver Hospice in Denver, Colorado, on Monday, March 27, 2017. The cause of death was neuroendocrine carcinoma. Born March 27, 1955, in Denver, Colorado, to Doris Opal Bronson and Jack Allen Fashaw, Susan graduated in 1973 from Douglas High School on Ellsworth AFB, SD and from the University of Denver in 1978...
Alton Maynard ""Yogi"" Barner
Mar 27, 2017
Alton Maynard Barner was born in Portage, Wisconsin on June 7, 1933 to Arthur E. Barner and Elizabeth M. (Jansson) Barner, and passed away in Wheat Ridge, Colorado March 27, 2017 at age 83. Alton is survived by his wife Marjorie D. (Garver) Barner, his children, Judy Gunther and her husband Dennis, Curt Barner and his wife Donna, and Philip...
Murdock Allen Nicholson
Mar 27, 2017
Murdock Allen Nicholson, died on Monday, March 27th 2017 at his home in Denver. He was one of four children, the youngest and only boy. He joins his first wife Billie Ruth Nicholson and two of his sisters, Margaret and Helen, in Heaven. Murdock was an avid aviation buff who enjoyed building model airplanes as well as taking on the...
Richard Harris
Mar 27, 2017
Richard Harris, age 71, of Denver, CO passed away March 27, 2017. He is survived by his wife, Nancy, his daughter Laura Kristenson, his son Brian Harris and his granddaughter Christina. Share condolences messages and memories of Richard below.
Gary A. Elio
Mar 27, 2017
Gary A. Elio of Arvada, Colorado passed away March 27, 2017 at the age of 71.US Navy Veteran and retired Denver Fire Fighter. He is survived by his son, Michael; mother, Evelyn; brothers, Jim & Rick (Linda); sister, Debbie; mother-in-law, Kitty Ann; sister-in-law, Karen; numerous nieces & nephews. Preceded in death by his loving wife, Kay; father, James; father-in-law, Charley;...
Joseph Fredric Prinzing
Mar 26, 2017
Passed away Sunday, March 26, 2917 in Denver, Co. Son to the late Joseph and Gertrude (Norman) Prinzing. Funeral Mass will be held Friday, April 7th, 9am at Church of Good Shepard 2626 E. 7th Ave. Pkwy Denver. Burial at Mount Olivet Cemetery will be private. Memorial contributions may be made in honor of Joseph to the American Cancer Society...
Virginia Grout Auer
Mar 26, 2017
Our beloved Mother, Grandmother, and Great-grandmother passed away in the presence of her family on the afternoon of Sunday, March 26th. She was a North Denver girl from the start, born to Harry and May Grout on Newton Street, brought up on Clay St, the middle child of seven. She attended St Catherine's Grade School and St Francis De Sales...
Neil Gordon McLane, Jr.
Mar 26, 2017
Neil Gordon McLane Jr. was a happy family man when he passed away Sunday March 26, 2017 at the young age of 83. Born in Omaha, Nebraska on May 2, 1933 he is survived by his wife of 60 years, Rosemarie, along with 3 children, Renee Hammons (Gary), Brian McLane (Julie) and Nancy Lynch (Jim). Neil had the great fortune...
Velma Brown
Mar 26, 2017
Velma Etta Brown nee Mott of Aurora entered the Kingdom of Heaven on March 26, 2017. Born in Edgewater, Colorado on December 31, 1920, she graduated from Edgewater High School class of 1939. She was predeceased by her devoted and loving husband of 65 years Lawrence Everett Brown of Castle Rock, parents Harry Wellington Mott and Margaret Nelson of Edgewater,...
Barry R. Sonsthagen
Mar 26, 2017
Barry Sonsthagen, 65, beloved husband, brother and friend, passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2017 in Aurora, Colorado after a courageous battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife Sharon, of 39 years, his brothers, David, Jeff, Brian (Theresa), and sister Wendy (Kevin) Miller. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother Todd. Barry was born in...
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