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Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO
James E. Cornett
Aug 13, 2025
James Earl Cornett was born on December 17th, 1935 in Plymouth New Haven Township Ohio to Jesse James and Lyda (Cole) Cornett and passed on August 13th, 2025 at the age of 89 in Northglenn Colorado, 126 days before his 90th birthday.
He served a combined 30 years in the Air National Guard, primarily as a machinist, ending at Buckley Airforce...
Rose Ann Moran
Aug 13, 2025
Rose Ann Moran passed away peacefully on August 13, 2025, surrounded by the love of her family. She was born at home on August 31, 1930, in Alida, Kansas. From an early age, Rose Ann embraced life with joy—she loved to laugh, to dance, and to spend time with her friends.
After growing up in a small town, she followed her...
Frank Allen Traylor, IV
Aug 13, 2025
To know Frank was to love Frank, and to know Frank was to be loved by Frank. He carried the world’s biggest heart, a brilliant and curious mind, and a contagious smile that lit up not just every room, but every life.
From a young age, Frank was endlessly creative - building toy train layouts, ski jumps, and even a model...
Antoinette Marie "Toni" Lindsey
Aug 13, 2025
Antoinette Marie Lindsey, also known as “Toni”, and known by most as “Nana”, 86, of Canon City, CO passed away on August 13th, 2025 at Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, CO.
Antoinette was born June 7, 1939 in Monessen, PA. The daughter of the late James and Amelia (DiBacco) Pascarella, she was the middle child of five. She was preceded...
Sophie Steigerwald
Aug 13, 2025
It is with profound sadness and very heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Anna-Sophia Marie Steigerwald. “Sophie” age 20 of Littleton, CO left us far too early on the afternoon of Wednesday, August 13, 2025.
Born on November 26, 2004 in Mount Vernon, Washington, Sophie was a bright, loving and focused young woman whose smile lit up everywhere she...
David Earl Richey
2025
David was born to Elisabeth and Earl David Richey (who both predeceased him) on November 12, 1946 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he spent his early years. When he was eight years old, his parents decided to move to California, so they packed up and drove across the country in their Ford with David singing all the way that old song...
Kathryn Marie Booth Hornbecker
Aug 12, 2025
Kathryn Marie Booth Hornbecker, aged 93, passed away on August 12, 2025. She was the widow of John Weir Hornbecker, with whom she shared fifty-two years of marriage.
Born on February 6, 1932, Kathryn was the daughter of Alexander Sidney Booth and Clara Helen Dorn Booth. She was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. She attended Saint Mary’s High School and...
Samuel B. Tompkins
Aug 12, 2025
I Corinthians 15:42-44 So is the resurrection of the dead: Sown in corruption, raised in incorruption; Sown in dishonor, raised in glory; Sown in weakness, raised in power; Sown a natural body, raised a spiritual body.
Samuel, better known as Sam, is the fourth child of ten siblings born to Christian parents who were farmers in South Carolina. After leaving the...
Richard "Dick" Daniel Roddy
Aug 12, 2025
Richard “Dick’ Roddy was born to Francis & Lotta Roddy in Kansas City, Missouri on January 4th,1934. He passed away, surrounded by his loved ones, on August 12th, 2025 at the age of 91.
He grew up in Kansas City and during his early years he joined the Boy Scouts and attained the rank of Eagle Scout.
He attended the University of...
Darlene Charlotte Renevier
Aug 12, 2025
Darlene Charlotte Renevier (Harris), age 94, passed away peacefully on August 12, 2025, in Denver, Colorado.
Born on April 30, 1931, in Chicago, Illinois, Darlene was the daughter of Leroy Harris and Erna Harris (Neubauer). She grew up in Chicagoland and graduated from Thornton Township High School in Harvey, Illinois 1949. Her early years laid the foundation for a life marked...
Sue J. Tierney
Aug 11, 2025
Sue J. Tierney, 84, passed away on August 11, 2025. She was preceded in death by her husband, Francis Patrick “Pat” Tierney; her parents, James and Ruth Jernigan; and her sister, Lynne Michelle “Mikki” Jernigan.
She is survived by her brother, Mark (Leslie Rush) Jernigan; her four children, Thomas (Thelma) Brewka, Tiffany Bufton Meyer, Douglas Brewka, and Rex Brewka; nine grandchildren;...
Clarence V. Herrmann
Aug 11, 2025
Clarence was born on January 31, 1939, at Amherst, Nebraska, to Albert and Lydia (Hohlfeld) Herrmann. He passed away peacefully on August 11, 2025, in Aurora, in Colorado, after a lengthy illness. He served on active duty with the Army. During that time he met his wife Donna Smith.
They were married in June 1964 and celebrated 61 years of marriage....
Myles Kavanagh Towne, Jr.
Aug 11, 2025
Myles Kavanagh Towne, Jr. passed away Monday August 11, 2025. He was born in Peabody, Massachusetts to Myles K Towne and Marion (Phillips) Towne, the 11th generation of Towne family members who called the region home. He graduated from Haverhill High School in Haverhill, Massachusetts, and earned Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology....
Marcel Joseph Rakowski Jr.
Aug 10, 2025
Marcel Joseph Rakowski Jr. passed away peacefully on August 10, 2025, surrounded by his loving family—just one day shy of what would have been his 95th birthday.
Marcel was born at home on August 11, 1930, to parents, Hattie and Marcel J. Rakowski, Sr. He was a 1948 graduate of Chadsey High School in Detroit, MI. Marcel began his career as...
John Patrick Farrell
Aug 9, 2025
John Patrick Farrell, 83, died peacefully on August 9, 2025, in hospice in Denver, CO, after living with Alzheimer’s disease for the past several years. His devoted wife of 45 years, Anne Knowlton Farrell, was with him at the time of his passing.
Born in Scranton, PA on August 3, 1942, to Michael J. (“Al”) and Elizabeth (“Libby”) Donovan Farrell, John...
Art Davis
Aug 9, 2025
Arthur “Art” Davis of Golden, Colorado left this life to join his loving wife on August 9th, 2025. He lived a long and full life of 86 years, and died surrounded by friends and family. His wife Roberta had recently passed away and for that reason, his family believes he died of a broken heart.
He was born in Colorado on...
Mary Therese Elliott
Aug 9, 2025
Mary Therese Elliott, of Denver, Colorado, passed away August 9, 2025, at the age of 96.
Mary was born on December 4, 1928, to Charles Anderson and Alicia McFadden, in Denver, Colorado. She graduated from St. Mary’s High School, Denver, Colorado, and graduated from Denver University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration.
Mary married Charles Robert (Bob) Elliott, DDS, on July...
Lucia Papa Wilke
Aug 9, 2025
Lucia Papa Wilke, loving wife, cherished mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away peacefully on August 9, 2025, in Westminster, Colorado. She was 88. Born in Tripoli, Libya on April 25, 1937. She was a housewife and involved in many Italian clubs and functions.
Lucia is survived by her beloved husband, Warren Albert Wilke; her son, Thomas Arthur...
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