Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO
Theron O Messer
Jun 17, 2014
Theron O Messer, 74, passed away June 17, 2014, in Littleton, Colorado. He was born April 19, 1940, in St. Johns, Michigan to Donald O. and Lois Harrell Carmine Messer. Theron's childhood was spent on a farm in central Michigan with his parents, grandmother and three sisters. He and his wife, Wenda, were childhood sweethearts and celebrated 54 years of...

Christopher M. Kendle
Jun 17, 2014
Christopher M. Kendle, 25, of Erie, CO passed away June 17, 2014. Survived by his parents, Jeffrey and Shirley Kendle; Siblings Joseph (Jennifer) D. Kendle, Shaun (Angie) M. Kendle, and Kimberly (Brian Hosford) M. Kendle; and grandfather Frank Atencio. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at 4 pm with a reception to follow both at Horan...

Marjorie C. Tuffield
Jun 17, 2014
Marjorie C. Tuffield, 96 of Colorado Springs, passed away on June 17, 2014. A Funeral Service with a reception to follow will be held Friday, June 27, 11:00 AM at the Hudson Gardens, 6115 S. Sante Fe Dr., Littleton 80120. Interment will be Friday, June 27, 1:30 PM at the Ft. Logan National Cemetery, Shelter ""B"". Please share your memories...
Glenn E. Montague
Jun 16, 2014
Glenn E. Montague, 79 of Littleton, passed away on June 16, 2014. Husband of Pauline. Father of Steven & David, stepfather of Gary Pine. Preceded in death by son Jeffrey. Grandfather of 11. Great Grandfather of 13. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, June 28th, 11:00am, at the St James Presbyterian Church, 3601 West Belleview Ave., Littleton 80123. Donations...
Marietta L. Spano Rody
Jun 16, 2014
Marietta Spano Rody, 77, passed away June 16, 2014. Beloved wife of Donald for 54 years; mother of Donnie, Jr. and Mark (Donna); grandmother of Kyle and Matthew; sister of Tony Spano, Phil (Ruth) Spano, Rosie Larusso, Carmella Calabrese, Ann (Kenny) Smith and Lena Saccomano; and aunt of numerous nieces and nephews. The family will receive guests Thursday, June 19,...

Mary E.C. Smith
Jun 16, 2014
Mary E. C. Smith of Lakewood, formerly of Evergreen, CO passed away at Life Care of Evergreen Nursing Home. She was the eldest daughter of James W. and Bertha Wall Campbell, deceased. Mary was survived by brother and sisters-in-law William and Doris Smith and their children and Loretta Smith and her children all of Bonneauville, PA.; her nieces Patricia P....
Joseph N. Ciancio, Jr.
Jun 16, 2014
Joseph (Joe) Ciancio, Age 92, passed away on June 16, 2014. Beloved Husband of Rose (Sutley). Father of Barbara Smith and her husband Ed and Pam Wright and her husband Rick. Grandfather of Dennis Smith and his wife Hilary; Tom Smith and his wife Arleigh; Steven Smith; Joey Regan and her husband Scott; Tami LoSasso and her husband Dominic; Great...

JoAnn Josephine Bellio
Jun 16, 2014
JoAnn J. Bellio, 76, of Denver died on June 16, 2014.
She is survived by her sons, Derald, Michael and Mark; grandchildren, Wuanita, Michael, and Carrie; great grandchildren, Andrew, Lorenzo, Giovanni and Rosalina; siblings, Antionette Marrone and Robert DeCarlo.
A visitation will be held Friday, 5-7pm with a Rosary starting at 7pm, both at Horan & McConaty Family Chapel, 9998...

James F. Taylor
Jun 16, 2014
James F. Taylor March 15, 1921-June 16, 2014 Survived by daughter Connie D. Taylor; son Stephen J. Taylor. Pharmacist and long-time owner of Taylor's Pharmacy, Federal Blvd. & W. Mississippi for 45 years. Funeral Service will be held Wednesday, 06/25/14, 11:00 AM, Horan & McConaty, 3101 South Wadsworth Boulevard. Interment Fort Logan National Cemetery, 1:00 PM. Please share your memories...
Virginia S. Whipple
Jun 16, 2014
Virginia S. Whipple, 90, passed away June 16, 2014. Beloved mother of Doris Goodteacher, Dorothy Whipple and Nancy Arellano-Torres; loving grandmother of Debbie Vigil, Katie Cardenas, Michael Vigil, Charles Vigil, Ben Laurienti, Matthew McLean, Andrew Whipple, Adam Whipple, Ashley Whipple, John Twigg and Shawn Apodaca; and proud great grandmother of 13. Virginia was preceded in death by her husband Henry...
Margaret June Brown
Jun 16, 2014
Margaret Brown of Denver. Memorial Service Saturday, August 2, 2014, 2:00 PM, Horan and McConaty Family Chapel, 5303 E. County Line Rd., Centennial, CO 80122. Memorial donations in Margaret's honor may be made to: Women's Foundation of Colorado 1901 E. Asbury Ave. Denver, CO 80210 Please share your memories of Margaret and condolences with Margaret's family by signing the guestbook...
Kent R. Kreider
Jun 15, 2014
DR. KENT R. KREIDER, died in a car accident on June 15, 2014. Survived by his wife of 48 years, Liz; son Christopher Kreider; daughter Sarah (Juan Ramon Quezada) Kreider; grandsons Pablo, Diego and Jyana. Kent was a physician at Kaiser Permanante for over 30 years. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Denver Public Library Friends Foundation,...
Thomas R Quatrochi
Jun 15, 2014
Thomas Ralph Quatrochi, aka ""The Big Deal"", age 97, of Denver, CO, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family at the home he shared with his beloved Mary and Miguel on the afternoon of June 15, 2014. Tom and his twin brother, Danny were born to Guiannella Giamarca and Guiseppe Quatrochi in Hoboken, NJ on August 17, 1916. Tom and...
Gretchen Johnsen Bryant
Jun 15, 2014
Gretchen Johnsen Bryant, a beloved member of the community and strong advocate for youth literacy, passed away Sunday at her home in Denver. She was 60. She was the daughter of Niels W. Johnsen and the late Millicent M. Johnsen. She shared her humor, love, compassion, and brilliance with all as a mother, daughter, sister, aunt, grandmother, and friend. A...
Brian D. Rainwater
Jun 15, 2014
Brian Douglas Rainwater passed away June 15, 2014 after a 6-year journey with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). Memorial service will be Thursday June 19, 2014 at 3 p.m. at Horan & McConaty Family Chapel, 7577 West 80th Avenue, Arvada, Colorado 80003. Brian was born November 28, 1956 in Michigan City, Indiana to Clarence and Eunice Rainwater, the older of two...

John T. Skinner
Jun 14, 2014
John T. Skinner, 90, of Arvada, Colorado. Survived by his children John and Bev Skinner of Golden, Colorado and Rebecca S. Skinner of Centennial, Colorado. John is preceded in death by his wife, Betty Marie Skinner and grandson, Tom Skinner. A Memorial Service will be held on Monday, June 23, 2014 at Ten O'Clock in the Morning at Grace United...
Samuel R. ""Sam"" Carson, Jr.
Jun 14, 2014
Samuel R Carson, Jr., 87 passed away on Saturday, June 14, 2014 after a long illness. Sam was born September 22, 1926 in Akron Ohio to the late Samuel R Sr. and Ora Mae Carson. He was a resident of Akron for 43 years then in 1970 moved his family to Denver, where he was a resident for 44 years....
William James Woods
Jun 14, 2014
William James Woods, ""Bill"", 80, son of William James Woods and Parthenia (Drew) Woods, passed away June 14, 2014. He is survived by wife Lorene; siblings Sam, Harold (Barbara), Earl and Melvin Morris, Jaunita (Earl) Trent; step-children Pierre, Paul and Phillip Coleman, Landon (Donnie), Vincent and Alexa Richmond; grandchildren; nieces & nephews. A Funeral Service is planned for Monday, June...
Gerald P. Clute
Jun 14, 2014
Gerald P. (Jerry) Clute, 90, passed away peacefully with his sons at his side on June 14, 2014. Jerry was born in 1923 to Gerald P. and Ethel Mae Clute in Philadelphia, Pensylvania. Jerry honorably served in the Navy in WWll, graduated with BS in Electrical Engineering from Layette College, Easton, Pennsylvania. He married Janice Campbell in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He...
Dorothy DeSciose Hill
Jun 14, 2014
Dorothy DeSciose Hill, 88, of Denver passed away June 14, 2014. Loving wife of Hugh W. Hill. Mother of Leonora Hill & Claudia Franze. Also survived by numerous nieces & nephews. Sister-in-law of Ruth Wilber. Funeral Mass Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at 1pm, Most Precious Blood Catholic Church, 2200 South Harrison Street in Denver. Memorial contributions may be made in...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries

HeartLight offers a variety of support groups, education, resources, and special programming related to grief and loss.
365 Days of Grief Support
Sign up for one year of grief messages designed to offer hope and healing during difficult first year after a loss