Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO
Esther Lenora Mueller
Jan 2, 2015
Esther Mueller passed away on January 2, 2015, her 96th birthday, at the Suites of Someren Glen in Centennial, Colorado. Esther Lenora Gressman was born January 2, 1919 in Washington, Kansas to Frank and Lena (Merritt) Gressman. She graduated from Washington High School, attended business school in Lincoln, Nebraska and worked in the Washington County welfare office for six years...
JoAnn Rose ""Bones"" Trujillo
Jan 2, 2015
JoAnn ""Bones"" Trujillo passed away at 63 years of age in Arvada. Daughter of Joseph Victor Deaser and Rosabel Louise Silk, she graduated from Annunciation High School. JoAnn later married Leroy Trujillo and had two beautiful boys, Lawrence James and Jason Joseph Trujillo, who survive her. She is also survived by many grandchildren. A Memorial Service will be held at...
William ""Bill"" Lawrence Keating
Jan 1, 2015
William ""Bill"" Lawrence Keating, 70, passed away on January 1, 2015. A Memorial Service will be held Friday, January 9, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. Bill was born November 22, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois the son of a Chicago Fire Chief, James Keating (deceased) and a Chicago public school teacher, Margaret Keating...
Ray Bernard Rennemeyer
Jan 1, 2015
Raymond Bernard Rennemeyer, age 92, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 1, 2015 after celebrating his 65 wedding anniversary on December 28th together with his wife, Helen. Ray was the first-born of 4 children, to Joseph and Catherine (Weineke) Rennemeyer on November 18, 1922 in Howells, NE. Ray served in WWII, attended school in Omaha where...
Margaret Joan 'Pepper' Peerless
Jan 1, 2015
Peerless Margaret Joan (Pepper) Margaret Joan Peerless, 89, of Lakewood Colorado passed away peacefully, at Lutheran Collier Hospice on the evening of January 1, 2015, after a battle with COPD and other health issues. She is the mother of four children Jane (Mike), Susan, George (Tracy), and Cindy (Marty). Her survivors include eight grandchildren, Michelle, Nicholas (Elizabeth), Andrea (Jason), Bonnie...
Rosabel ""Rose"" Marie Taddonio
Jan 1, 2015
Rosabel ""Rose"" Marie Taddonio, was born in Denver,, Colorado January 17, 1924 to Joseph Cherven and Sofie (Montell) Cherven, and passed away in Arvada, Colorado on January 1, 2015 at age 90. She was preceded in death by her husband Roxie Taddonio and two sons, Roxie Joseph and Jerry. Rose is survived by her son Roch Taddonio and his partner...
Michael James Griffith
Jan 1, 2015
Mike, 52, formerly of Medford, OR, passed away in his home in Aurora, CO, surrounded by his family on January 1, 2015. Beloved husband of Christine; father of Cortney and Hope Griffith; grandfather of Christian James and Glorawyn Belle; son of Janet Brower; brother of Allen (Debbie) Griffith and Tony Brower; and Uncle Mike to numerous nieces and nephews. He...
Brenda Jean McMullin
Dec 31, 2014
Brenda Jean McMullin, loving mother of Joe and Justin Rael, passed away on December 31, 2014. She is survived by husband Joe Rael Senior, sons Justin Rael and Joe Rael (Amanda), grandaughter Ashleigh Rose Rael and dear friends Jana Albany and David Enriques. Brenda served as a registered nurse for Denver Health for more than 15 years. She served as...
Wade Justice
Dec 31, 2014
Wade Justice passed away on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 after a courageous battle with cancer. During this year long fight he never gave up and lived his life to the fullest. His passing was peaceful surrounded by family and friends. Wade was born April 26, 1964. He is survived by his wife Tina, and their children, Chelsea and Tyler; his...
Colleen Catherine Viera
Dec 31, 2014
Colleen was born in New York City to Darlene and Land Viera. Colleen moved to Denver, Colorado in December, 1977. She lived at the Children's Asthma Hospital for almost a year. She attended Patterson Elementary and O'Connell Junior High in Lakewood, Colorado. She graduated from Alameda High School in 1988. Colleen attended Arapahoe Community College in 2011, taking general studies...
Alice Roberts
Dec 31, 2014
Alice Smailes Roberts, 95, passed away on the afternoon of December 29 at Ollie Steele Burden Manor. She is the daughter of George Stanley and Bertha Mae Smailes of Dickson City, Pennsylvania, and was born in 1919 in Scranton, Pennsylvania She graduated from nursing school in 1943 and entered the US Army as a nurse, serving on hospital ships from...
Elizabeth ""Betty"" Starbuck
Dec 31, 2014
Elizabeth (Betty) Starbuck passed away on December 31, 2014. She is survived by her children David, Leslie, Matt, Shaun and Joel; 16 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; her siblings Joanne O'Kane, David Little, and Marian Reardon; numerous nieces and nephews. A Service will be held on Friday, January 23, at 1:00pm at Bridgeway Church, 5201 East Warren Avenue, with a reception to...
Doris Palmer
Dec 31, 2014
Life, A Gift Received and Given Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength. Saint Francis de Sales. Doris Anderson Palmer has fulfilled that simple yet profound expression of wisdom for the sake of her children, for the perpetuation of love in the world, and in the name of God. We all have benefited from the...
Matthew Lynn Mason
Dec 31, 2014
On the morning of December 31, 2014, Matt passed away at the age of 35 after battling cancer for the past year. He was surrounded by family at the time of his peaceful death at Porter Hospice Residence in Centennial, Colorado. Matthew Lynn Mason was born in Denver, Colorado on November 21, 1979 to William ""Bill"" Bernard and Alison Rich...
Valerie Nadia Uzcategui
Dec 31, 2014
Valerie ""Val"" Nadia Uzcategui (nee Steinman) died in her home on December 31, 2014, in Westminster, Colorado at the age of 62. Valerie is survived by her husband of 40 years, Leonardo; her daughter Jessica; her son Adrian; and four grandchildren, Evan, Solana, Melina, and Lilia. She is preceded in death by her parents Glenn and Mary, and her sister...
Orvilla S. Otte
Dec 31, 2014
93, originally from Bruno, MN, and a Denver resident since 1951, passed away on December 31, 2014. Orvilla is preceded in death by her parents, Pearl and Albert Sangren, and her sister Ella Mae (Norman) Flick. She is survived by her children, Edward (Jean) Otte and Sharon (Butch) Stuart; grandchildren, Jason (Rita) Otte, Ryan Otte, Darin (Becca) Otte, Zachary (Marie)...
Daniel Steitz
Dec 30, 2014
Dan Steitz was born in Garden City, Kansas to Jeanette (Orth) and Reinhold Steitz. He was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church. He went to Garden City High School and graduated in 1978. After high school he joined the Air Force where he was a military police officer and was deployed to Korea for a year. He met his wife, Carol,...
Mary Gaye ""MG"" Shefchek
Dec 30, 2014
Mary Gaye( MG) Dobelbower Shefchek passed away on Tuesday December 30, 2014 after a courageous battle with cancer. During this year long fight with Pleomorphic Sarcoma she never gave up or gave in. She took control and died with dignity, and we are so very proud of her for that. Her passing was everything prayed for; peaceful and surrounded by...
Martha Louise Erwin
Dec 29, 2014
Martha Louise Erwin, 92, passed away on December 29, 2014, after suffering a stroke. She was born on October 20, 1922 in Little Rock, AR, to parents Claude and Nettie Stripling. She grew up in Little Rock, graduating from Central High School at age 16. Martha is preceded in death by her husband, Walter S. Erwin. She is survived by...
Rosemary Therese Schuster
Dec 29, 2014
Rosemary Therese Schuster, age 87, of Denver, passed away December 29, 2014. Survived by husband of 63 years, Leo; children Mark (Francine) Schuster, Steve (Connie) Schuster, Diane Garwood, David (Kelly) Schuster, Maureen (Ray) Rhode and Megan (John) Cicero; daughter-in-law Darlene Schuster; 7 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by son Leo J. Schuster and parents Les...
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