Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO

Leonard  E. McVay

Leonard E. McVay

Aug 21, 2015

Leonard E. McVay, 86, died Aug. 21, 2015 from pneumonia. A very caring, friendly & witty guy who was loved by all. Leonard was born Sept. 29, 1928 in Stanton Township, Miami County, Kansas, to Emmett & Beatrice McVay. He was the youngest of 8 children. His youth was filled with hunting & fishing. At the age of 15 he...

Norma Kathryn ""Kay"" Minnick

Norma Kathryn ""Kay"" Minnick

Aug 21, 2015

Norma Kathryn ""Kay"" Minnick of Arvada Colorado died peacefully, on August 21, 2015, surrounded by her family. She was 90 years old. Kay was born on February 25, 1925, in Towner Colorado. She was the seventh child of Elora and Henry Mikes. At the age of ten, her family moved to Arvada, where Kay remained a lifelong resident. Kay attended...

Jeanette  Marie Thorsen

Jeanette Marie Thorsen

Aug 21, 2015

Jeanette Marie Thorsen, at the young age of 67, met her maker on Friday, August 21, 2015 at Swedish Hospital with her loving family by her side. She was born on November 10, 1947 in Racine, Wisconsin to her proud parents Robert and Evelyn Braun. Jeanette attended the University of Wisconsin, where she met her future husband, Bruce Norbert Thorsen,...

Tessie  ""Tess"" Sopis

Tessie ""Tess"" Sopis

Aug 20, 2015

Tessie ""Tess"" Zmarro Sopis died on August 20, 2015 in Aurora, CO. She is preceded in death by her husband, Christy John Sopis and 2 siblings, Peter Stergion and Fannie Stergion. Tess is survived by her children, Jonathan A. Sopis and Valli (Thomas) Mangan and 2 grandchildren, Travis Lester and Lindsay Lester. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday August...

Patricia  Frances Lopez

Patricia Frances Lopez

Aug 20, 2015

71, of Lakewood passed on August 20. She is survived by her husband Rudy and children Shawn & Larry, Kevin & Heidi, Jolene & Dave, Paul & Julie, Steve & Paula, Julie & Kevin and 19 Grandchildren & 12 GreatGrandchildren. Rosary, Wed. 8/26, 7PM, Horan & McConaty Family Chapel, 3101 S. Wadsworth Blvd. Lakewood. Funeral Mass, Thurs. 8/27, 11AM, St....

Karl  James Mobley

Karl James Mobley

Aug 20, 2015

Karl James Mobley was born September 11, 1950. He passed away surrounded by loved ones, including his sons, JD and Sam. A ""life well lived"" would describe Karl's life. Born in Adrian, Michigan, the youngest of three, his sisters Jane and Joanne still call him their ""little brother"". Moving to Tecumseh, Michigan he was frequently in the newspaper for his...

Mae  Ha Marr

Mae Ha Marr

Aug 19, 2015

Mae Ha Marr passed away on August 19, 2015 at age 65. a Visitation will be held in her honor on Sunday, August 30, 2015 from 5PM until 7PM at Horan & McConaty Family Chapel, 9998 Grant Street, Thornton, CO. Interment will be held on Monday, August 31, 2015, 1PM, at Fort Logan National Cemetery, 3698 South Sheridan Boulevard, Denver,...

William  Albert Clark

William Albert Clark

Aug 19, 2015

William A Clark (Pat), 87 Currently residing in Parker, Colorado, previously resided in Lyndhurst Ohio. USMC WWII/Korean War Veteran, American Legion Life member, Retired from Cleveland Plain Dealer/Art Gravare Corp. Survived by his daughter & husband, 2 grandsons, 5 granddaughters, 8 great grand kids, nephew/nieces and other family members. Grave side service Wednesday, August 26th at Calvary Cemetery, 10000 Miles...

William  Rogers Miller

William Rogers Miller

Aug 19, 2015

William Rogers Miller, 79, passed away August 19, 2015 in Colorado. Bill is survived by his wife of 53 years, Joyce Croley Miller, sons Bradley William Miller (Dawn) and Bentley Alan Miller, Sr. (Kelsey), sisters Mary Francis Shores (Dan) and Dorothy Thomas (George), 7 adoring grandchildren and 7 nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his sister Doris...

Opal  Nadine Canacari

Opal Nadine Canacari

Aug 18, 2015

In loving Memory of Opal Nadine Canacari who joined Our Lord and Savior, late evening on August 18, 2015. She is survived by daughters Toni Lynn Moruzzi, Deneen Bueno, and Patricia Vega, son Michael Canacari. Granddaughters Kassandra Scott, Dusti Arensdorf, Dawn Canacari, Jennifer Foster, Stephanie Taylor, Danielle Moruzzi and Cathleen Childs. Great-grandchildren; Aiden, Colin, Tatum, Delilah, Alyssa and Ginny. With...

Brenton  Charles Fosnight

Brenton Charles Fosnight

Aug 18, 2015

Brenton Charles Fosnight was born December 11, 1938 in Canton, Ohio to A. Marie (Stiller) Fosnight and Russell Frey Fosnight. Brent is preceded in death by his brother, Richard Lynn Fosnight and son Brent Charles Fosnight. Brent is survived by his spouse, Constance M. Richardson, sister, Karen Marie (Fosnight) Wright and Brother-in-law John Wright, daughters from his marriage to Arlene...

Doreen Konizeski

Doreen Konizeski

Aug 18, 2015

Doreen Martin Konizeski passed away after a long battle with illness on Tuesday, August 18, 2015 in Denver, Colorado. Doreen is the daughter of the late Jeannine Martin and the late Martin Ouellette, and the sister of the late Gerald Ouellette. She is survived by her husband Thomas Konizeski and their children: Emma, Monica, Hope and Edward, and her brother...

Raymona  Darlene Mitchem

Raymona Darlene Mitchem

Aug 18, 2015

Raymona Darlene Mitchem at age 72 passed away at Swedish Medical Center on August 18, 2015. She was born in Sharon Springs Kansas, on October 6, 1942; she then moved to Denver, Colorado and met the love of her life Tommie Lee Mitchem , Sr., married him at age 16, and a few years later came two wonderful sons, Jeffrey...

Gail  Dunn Stickney

Gail Dunn Stickney

Aug 18, 2015

Gail Dunn Stickney, 80, of Aurora, Colorado is now home with our Lord and Savior. Gail passed away peacefully on Tuesday evening, August 18, 2015 at her home. Gail was born on June 10, 1935 in Winchendon, MA. She was the second of three children of Edmund B. and Viola B. Dunn. In Springfield, VT on February 23, 1957 she...

Jeffrey  Lee Nielsen

Jeffrey Lee Nielsen

Aug 18, 2015

Jeffrey Lee Nielsen of Littleton, CO passed away at his home in Littleton, CO on August 18, 2015. He was born on March 26, 1948 in Sioux Falls, SD to Clinton and Eris Nielsen. Jeff received his Bachelors of Social Work degree with an emphasis in Corrective Rehabilitation from Anderson College, Indiana. Jeff served with the Lakewood Police Department in...

Frederick  Leslie Burger

Frederick Leslie Burger

Aug 17, 2015

Fred passed away while camping near Montrose, Colorado which is something he enjoyed with family and friends. He was a life-time member of the NRA and an avid shooter. He served our Country during the Vietnam War and subsequently became a police officer in Pensecola, Florida. He moved to Denver to attend a gunsmithing school where he continued to work...

William ""Willie"" H. Koontz

William ""Willie"" H. Koontz

Aug 17, 2015

William H. ""Willie"" Koontz passed away August 17, 2015 in his home at Harvard Square Retirement Community in Denver, Colorado. Willie was born October 20, 1925 to Hobart and Gladys Koontz in Charleston, West Virginia, where he resided until February 2014. At that time he and his wife, Joanna, moved to Denver to be near family. Before retirement Willie owned...

Richard ""Dick"" James Sides

Richard ""Dick"" James Sides

Aug 17, 2015

Richard ""Dick"" James Sides, age 69, passed away on August 17, 2015. Dick was born February 10, 1946 to parents Dick and Jimmie Lou Sides. Dick is survived by his loving wife of 39 years, Aldis, his son Mark (Jennifer) Sides and his grandchildren: Emily, Madison, Andrew Richard and Jonathon. Dick is preceded in death by his parents, and his...

Mervin  Seamons Petersen

Mervin Seamons Petersen

Aug 17, 2015

Mervin Seamons Petersen, 95, formerly of Lakewood, Colorado, passed away August 17, 2015 in Weatherford, Texas. He was born January 6, 1920 in Hyde Park, Utah to Arthur Mourits and Mary Eliza Seamons Petersen. Mervin married Charlotte Jane Hunter January 18, 1944. She preceded him in death April 1, 2010. Mervin attended Utah State University, receiving his bachelor of science...

Barbara  Ann Mantei

Barbara Ann Mantei

Aug 17, 2015

Barbara Ann Mantei passed away Monday Aug. 17, 2015. Funeral Mass will be held at St. Jude Catholic Church in Lakewood on Tuesday Aug. 25th at 10:00am. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to: Colorado Right to Life, 3401 Quebec St. #10300, Denver, CO 80207. Barbara died from cancer in her home with her husband Leo, of 56 years,...