Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO
tina Cowgill Lowery
Dec 25, 2014
Christina Lowery, 68, of Westminster, Colorado, entered Heaven on Christ's birthday, December 25, 2014. She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Richard; mother, Muriel Cowgill originally from Loves Park, IL; sister, Conney Straley of Eldridge IA; children, Christopher (Erica Wymore) Lowery of Denver, Marc (Erin) Lowery of Mission Hills, KS, and Erin (Brian) Heltshe of Denver; and grandchildren,...
Stella C. Chilton
Dec 25, 2014
Stella C. Chilton, passed away on December 25, 2014. She is survived by her husband Melvin D. Chilton, daughters Debbie (Mark) Banniettis, Kathleen Cimmery, and Jeanne Chilton. Grandchildren, Christopher Banniettis, Mark Cimmery, and Nicole Cimmery. One great-grandchild, Benjamin Curtis. Siblings, Ida Garcia and Marcella Chilton. Preceded in death by her mother Christina Garcia, her father J.G. Garcia, her sister Lena...
Dora Mae Olson
Dec 25, 2014
Dora Mae Olson, 89, was born December 20, 1925 in McCook, Nebraska to James W. and Mabel B. (Raichart) White. She passed away December 25, 2014 at Broomfield Skilled Nursing, Broomfield, CO from complications of dementia. Memorial services will be held Saturday, March 14, 2015 at 2:00pm. Service and reception will be in the parlor room at Wheat Ridge United...
Steven Craig Beckman
Dec 25, 2014
Steven Craig Beckman of Highlands Ranch, Colorado passed away December 25, 2014. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Jeanne; daughter Kristi (Andy Amick); son Craig; grandsons Tyler and Logan Amick and Peyton Beckman; sister Frances (Karl Schwenk); brother-in-law Jim Cooper; nephew David Schwenk (Amy); niece Janel Smith; two great nephews Conner and Brecken Smith. Steve was born...
Betty L. Sferra
Dec 24, 2014
Betty passed away December 24, 2014. She was born on April 5, 1928 in Welby, Colorado. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mike and Mary Dursey; husband, Mike; sister, and Margaret (Dursey) Clough. She is survived by her brother, Tony Dursey; children, Larry (Betty), Kathy Wineland (Dennis), Mary Thomas (Mark), and Stephen (Bobbie). Betty was most proud of...
Rosemary Lucille Carpenter
Dec 24, 2014
Born in Green Bay, Wisconsin on May 20, 1920 and passed away peacefully in her home in Denver on December 24, 2014. Rosemary was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, Oscar J. Carpenter (""Carp""), her daughter Nancy Carpenter Remillard, her sisters Ruth Sinclair, Betty Elliot, Sister Mary Jane VanDeuren, SSND and brothers Russell VanDeuren and Robert VanDeuren....
Bill Barkow
Dec 24, 2014
Bill Barkow, the son of Fred and Betty (Cordry) Barkow, was born October 21, 1948, in Indianapolis, IN. He departed this life Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Lafayette CO., at the age of 66 years, following a courageous battle with cancer. When he was growing up, his family lived in many different states. His father worked...
Barbara Sharon ""Shari"" Gallagher
Dec 24, 2014
Barbara Sharon ""Shari"" Gallagher, 69 of Denver was born in Hays, Kansas on October 13, 1945 to Charles Russell ""Todd"" Wilkenson and Alice Catherine Conway Wilkenson. She passed away December 24, 2014 at Lutheran Hospice in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. She married Jack M. Gallagher on January 28, 1972 in Reno, Nevada. He preceded her in death on March 24, 2011....
Fred T. Rein
Dec 24, 2014
Fred Theodore Rein was born October 21, 1927 in Denver, Colorado. He never had a bad day. Fred is survived by his beloved wife Beverly, son Gary and daughter Cheryle. Fred leaves behind two grandsons Joshua and Andrew and three great-grandsons Kaleb, Trey and new-born Hatcher Fredrick. Fred attended Gove and was a proud East Angel; also graduated from Denver...
Sharon Eva Sanderman
Dec 23, 2014
Sharon died on December 23, 2014, at age 71, in Denver, Colorado, after a 50-year struggle with Multiple Sclerosis. She passed away peacefully in her sleep at home, surrounded by her husband, Robert J. ""Bob"" Sanderman, and her daughters, Susan, Sarah, and Shelley. Sharon was born on February 17, 1943, in Edmonton, Alberta, to Edward and Mary Roy. She and...
Virginia Irene Goreski
Dec 23, 2014
Goreski, Virginia Irene (Hart), 95, most beloved wife of Paul M. Goreski, passed away peacefully on December 23, 2014. Born May 18, 1919 in Petersburg, IN to Canzada and Jeremiah Hart. She grew up on the family farm near Oakland City, IN with her brother Jack D. Hart and graduated from Winslow High School in 1937. She obtained a nursing...
Elma G. Foley
Dec 23, 2014
Elma Foley, 94, passed away on December 23, 2014. A private family service will be held at a later date in Salt Lake City, Utah
Richard Oliver Hayes
Dec 23, 2014
Richard Oliver Hayes, Ph.D, MPH, passed away December 23, 2014 in Broomfield, CO. Richard was born in Huntington Park, CA on January 18, 1925 to Fred Leon Hayes, a superintendant of a commercial rock plant, and Estelle Stewart Hayes. He grew up in Bakersfield, CA as their beloved only child and was known as ""Dick"" to his many friends. Dick...
La Zora W. Daughenbaugh
Dec 23, 2014
La Zora W. Daughenbaugh, 88, passed away December 23, 2014. La Zora was born in Larned, KS on June 4, 1926 at home. She attended a country one room school through seventh grade in Western KS and graduated from Burdett High School as salutatorian of her class. She married her high school sweetheart, D.D. on April 22, 1944. La Zora...
Carol J. Schiffgen
Dec 22, 2014
Carol J. Schiffgen, 84 of Lakewood; wife of James Thomas Schiffgen; mother of Rhonda Jeanice Goodrich and her husband Rick and Karen Ann Kelley and her husband Bill Powell; Grandmother of Clinton Joseph Reilly, Adam Thomas Reilly and his wife Cara, Brian Christopher Reilly and his wife Bobbie, Kip James Kelley and his wife Sandra and Cody Alan Kelley; Great...
Annie Trujillo
Dec 22, 2014
Annie (Gallegos) Trujillo, 92, of Centennial passed away on Monday, December 22, 2014. She was born in Dilia, New Mexico on February 21, 1922 to the late Abran and Tomisita Gallegos. Annie was preceded in death by her husband of 72 years, Paul, mother, Tomisita Bustamante Gallegos, father, Abran Gallegos, sisters Tillie Rael, Margaret Mestas, Emma Keller, Mary Quayle, Sophie...
Linda Lee Varner
Dec 22, 2014
Linda (Ritchie Sarrazin) Varner Linda passed away peacefully December 22, 2014 after a long and courageous battle against cancer. Born in Meriden, Connecticut, on April 26, 1949 to Emily and Richard Ritchie. After graduating high school, Linda worked at Pratt & Whitney working with the aircraft engine design engineers and draftsmen. While at Pratt & Whitney, Linda developed several deep...
Mathias ""Matt"" W. Fleck Sr.
Dec 22, 2014
Mathias (Matt) William Fleck, Sr. was born on May 4, 1923 to Michael and Mathilda Fleck in Flasher, North Dakota. He was the second of seven children. He is survived by four siblings, 2 brothers, Steve of North Platte, NE and Ted of Missoula, MT and two sisters, Mary of Carmichael, CA and Phyllis of Mandan, ND. Two brothers (Mike...
Jim Sellers
Dec 21, 2014
Jim, 67, of Aurora, Colorado passed December 21, 2014. Jim was born November 13, 1947. An Army veteran, Jim was an avid collector of various things, including war memorabilia. He was a member of the Masons for many years. Jim was preceded in death by his father Vance Sellers and mother Paulyne Byrum Sellers. Committal of Cremated Remains with Military...
Patsy ""Pat"" J. Paul
Dec 21, 2014
Patsy ""Pat"" J. Paul, 77, Denver, CO, passed away peacefully at home on the evening of Dec. 21, 2014 after a lengthy battle with COPD and other health issues. She was born on Oct. 31, 1937 in Watford City, ND to much-loved parents Herman Nicholi and Violet May (Sullivan) Thompson. While attending high school and working at Mabel's Café in...
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