Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO
Dr. William Stewart Hiatt
Dec 31, 2015
W. Stewart Hiatt, M.D., 84, of Denver passed away on Dec. 31, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. He had a distinguished medical & military career as a surgeon & colonel. Stewart was a world traveler, an accomplished athlete & loved his Rocky Mountains. Preceded in death by his son, Bill. Loving husband of Catherine. Father of Heather (Peter) Haakenson...
Opal Marie Clark
Dec 31, 2015
Opal Marie Clark, 85, of Denver, Colorado passed away on December 31st, 2015. She was born to Ernest Leroy Hardesty and Mildred (Titler) Hardesty of Johnstown, Colorado. Opal loved children and spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She enjoyed working in daycare, preschools, and caring for children in her home. She also enjoyed going on car rides in...
Samuel ""Sam"" Baker Wood Gillette
Dec 31, 2015
Samuel (Sam) Baker Woods Gillette, 64, of Arvada, Colorado died peacefully on December 31, 2015, after a courageous battle against complications following a liver transplant. Sam was born on May 7, 1951 to parents Louis and Margaret ""Parge"" Gillette, and was raised in Birmingham, Michigan with siblings Louise Lowry, John (Cori) Gillette, Anne (Jim) Bredouw and Meera Gillette. He moved...
Louis Zutman, Jr.
Dec 31, 2015
Louis Zutman, Jr., 93, passed away 12/31/15. Survived by wife of 68 years, Betty; daughter Barbara (Dwight) Hoelscher and son John (Marcy) Zutman; daughter-in-law Diane Zutman; grandchildren Adam (Patricia) Zutman, Brian (Mary) Zutman and Jessica Espegren; and great granddaughter McKenzie Zutman. He was preceded in death by son, Joe Zutman; brothers Tony Dolence and Eddie Dolence; and sister Mary Cocetti....
Ronald Lee Dickerson
Dec 30, 2015
Ronald Lee Dickerson died peacefully at home on December 30, 2015. Ron served as President for Westbury Farm HOA for 17 years and he served on the Westminster Parks and Recreation Board for 20 years. He retired after many great years with R.D. Marketing in March 2015. He is survived by his loving wife, Mary; children, Todd Dickerson, Thailand and...
Rita Lynch Higgins
Dec 30, 2015
""Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Appreciate your friends. Continue to learn. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is."" – Mary Ann Radmacher Beloved mother, grandmother , great-grandmother, cousin, and friend to all who knew her, passed peacefully into the hands of...
Avery Nicole Padilla
Dec 30, 2015
Avery Nicole Padilla graced us with her brief life on December 30, 2015. She is survived by her parents Aspen Jacklin and Damian Padilla, II; grandparents Rick and Dana Jacklin, and Damian, Sr. and Lynn Padilla; great grandparents; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. A Recitation of the Rosary in her memory will be Thursday, January 7, 2016, 6:00 PM...
Sharon Grace Smith
Dec 30, 2015
Sharon Grace Smith April 1, 1939 - December 30, 2015 Sharon crossed over to meet up with loved ones who had passed before her. No one could tell her story as well as she could. The following is from an article she wrote about growing up in a family with 10 children. The Gift There is something to be said...
Sara A. Williams
Dec 30, 2015
On Wednesday December 30th, 2015, an intelligent, vivacious and gorgeous, 51 year old, Sara A. Williams passed. Always fashionable dressed, she led a full life of great love and loss. Her early life was filled with the love for her parents, Daniel and Victoria Garza (both deceased). Sara was the fifth child of eight siblings which was at times both...
TF Poduska
Dec 30, 2015
TF (Thelma Fleming) Poduska Born in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on December 6th, 1925 to Everett Arthur Fleming and Vessie Mitchell Fleming. Three older sisters preceded her in death. ""It is funny I didn't choose to be an artist. Drawing and painting was just something I did. In third grade I had so many pictures hung about the room and I...
Megan J. Mudge
Dec 29, 2015
Megan J. Mudge died on December 29, 2015 at Rose Medical Hospital in Denver, Colorado following a brief illness. Meg was born on November 21, 1991 in Elko, Nevada. She is survived her parents, John and Kathy and her brother Luke. She graduated from Reno High School and then from Northwest College of Art and Design in Washington State with...
Earl Ervin Clark
Dec 29, 2015
Earl Ervin Clark 1919-2014 Preceded in death by wife Betty Clark. Survived by son Craig (Patricia); step-daughter Shirley (Bill) Windle; grandchildren Krystin, Ian, Shannon; great-grandchild Teagan. He was a World War II Veteran of the 10th Mountain Division. Memorial Service Monday, January 12, 2015, 12:30 PM at Bear Creek Church, 3101 S. Kipling Street, Lakewood, CO. A reception will follow...
Anita Louise Reese
Dec 29, 2015
Anita Louise (Parkison) Reese of Monroe, MI, was born on July 18, 1939, in Colorado Springs, CO and departed suddenly, but peacefully in her sleep on Dec. 29, 2015, at her daughter and son-in-law's home in Parker, CO. Anita and Harold Brent Reese were married on Aug. 19, 1956 in Englewood, CO. They settled in Detroit, MI where they raised...
Richard A. ""Dick"" Heflen
Dec 29, 2015
Richard ""Dick"" Heflen died in Denver, Colorado at the age of 78. Dick is survived by his wife of 58 years, Saundra Heflen; children, Scott Heflen, Julie Ascarrunz, and Brian Heflen; grandsons, Dante Ascarrunz, Dmitri Ascarrunz, and Ethan Heflen of the Denver area. Dick was born on June 8, 1937 in Creston, IA to Guy Heflen and Veryl Allen. He...
Charles Richard Webster
Dec 28, 2015
Charles Richard (Dick) Webster, 70 of Denver, Colorado passed away at home December 28, 2015. Dick was born January 23, 1945 in Fort Collins, Colorado to Charles & Clyda Webster. He is predeceased by his parents and survived by his wife, Lynn; son Stuart; two sisters Sharon (Greg) Oakley of Georgetown, Texas and Charla (Harry) Farmer of Ft. Collins, CO....
Dolores Baker
Dec 28, 2015
Dolores Baker, 84, of Castle Rock, Colorado passed away December 28, 2015. Dolores is survived by her daughters Bridget Gustavsen and Cheryl Pryde, and her grandchildren. Memorial donations can be made in Dolores's name to St. Jude's Children's Hospital. Please share memories of Dolores and condolences with the family by signing the guestbook below.
Martin C. O'Dowd
Dec 28, 2015
Martin C. O'Dowd, 78 years young, of Lakewood, Colorado, died peacefully at home after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer on Monday, December 28, 2015. He was surrounded by family at the time of his passing which was a comfort for all. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Eileen of Lakewood, Colorado. Together, they had six children;...
Dora Hamilton Engleman
Dec 28, 2015
Dora Hamilton Engleman, age 71, passed away 12/28/15. Survived by husband, Jerry; daughters, Robin & Tammy; 9 grandkids; 3 great grandkids; 1 brother & 1 sister. Services will be held at 4:00 pm on Wednesday, January 6, 2015 at Lord of the Hills Lutheran Church, (21755 E. Smoky Hill Rd., Aurora, CO 80015). In lieu of flowers, please send donations...
Janet M. Donahue
Dec 28, 2015
Janet M. Donahue, 70, passed away on December 28, 2015. Born December 5, 1945 in Sioux City, Iowa. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends. She is preceded in death by her parents Eugene V. & Norma Steinfeld. Survived by children Jennifer (Bob Gerhard) Donahue, Ryan (Evelyn Solis Castro) Donahue; grandchildren Bennett D., Izabella, Darye; sisters Nancy...
Andrew Kovschak, Jr.
Dec 27, 2015
Andrew ""Andy"" Kovschak, Jr., 69, of Englewood, CO, passed away Sunday, December, 27th, 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents Alice & Andrew Kovschak, Sr. of Ft. Meade, FL, & his brother Robert of Bailey, CO. He is survived by his brother Matt of Bartow, FL, & loving wife of 45 years, Maribel & their three children, Jeff...
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