Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO
Hans Henry Elsen
2025
Hans Henry Elsen, 94, of Greenwood Village (formerly Denver), CO, died in June of 2025. He was born in 1931 to Johann and Margarethe Elsen in New York, NY. He married Emma Louise Yonkons in 1956 and they had four children, Ronald (Karin) Elsen, Tim Elsen, Nancy Elsen and Judy (Vincent) Wolfe. He was honorably discharged after serving in the...
Arvetta Jeannette Hjelmstad
Jun 1, 2025
Arvetta Jeannette Hjelmstad of Littleton, Colorado passed away on June 1, 2025 at he age of 86. Her smile, positive attitude, quick wit, and compassion will be missed. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, and will be dearly missed by all including many other relatives and friends.
A Memorial Service honoring Arvetta's life will be held on Saturday, June...
Mary Roberta Smith
May 29, 2025
Mary Roberta Smith was born in Denver on September 13, 1936, the daughter of Cyril Hawn and Mary Rausch Hawn, and the sister of Ruth Hawn Kerns. She was named after her mother, and to avoid confusion, she has been called Roberta her whole life. Roberta grew up in the West Washington Park neighborhood of Denver where she attended Lincoln...
Jakob Ehret
May 28, 2025
Jakob Ehret, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather passed away on Wednesday, May 28, 2025 in Westminster, Colorado. He was born on January 21, 1935, in Malcocci, Romania to Stefan and Eleonora Ehret. Jake grew up during the war torn years of World War II, moving from Romania to Poland and lastly to Germany. In 1952, his family immigrated...
Leon Ainslie
2025
With great sorrow and love, we share the passing of Leon Dan Ainslie—our wonderful husband, father, grandpa, great-grandpa, and the heart of our family. Leon was surrounded by loved ones when he left this world on May 27, 2025, in hospice care in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. He passed just weeks shy of his 85th birthday and what would have been...
Edmund Joseph Steinauer
May 27, 2025
Edmund Joseph Steinauer, age 68, died peacefully at home in Denver, Colorado on May 27, 2025. He was a graduate of Shawnee Mission South High School in Kansas City. Ed studied one year at the University of Denver where he met his wife, Annette. He continued his studies at the University of Kansas earning a Bachelor of Science degree in...
Emma Meza
May 26, 2025
Emma Meza, 90, of Denver, Colorado passed away on May 26, 2025. Devoted wife of Felix; loving mother of Emma (Andrew), Janine (Jim), Katya (John) and Felix (Marcie); adoring grandmother of Jared, Emily, Elizabeth, Nicholas, Peter, Theodore, Madeleine, Lauren, Maximilian, and Alexander. Emma was born in Huanuco, Peru and immigrated to the US to help Felix fulfill his dream of...
Antonio E. Fernandez
May 26, 2025
Antonio E. Fernandez – Tony Fernandez, 82, died unexpectedly May 26, 2025, at Swedish Hospital. He was born May 10, 1943, in Denver, Colorado, the son of Raymond and Frances (Abad) Fernandez. Tony graduated from North High School, Class of 1961. Following graduation, he served as a Sgt. in the U.S. Marine Corps (1966) during the Vietnam War. After the...
Elaine Marie Boh
May 26, 2025
Elaine Marie Hillary was born in Grand Rapids, MI, on July 2nd, 1940, the fourth of seven children of Mary & Charles Hillary.
Elaine grew up and graduated high school in Grand Rapids, then moved to Phoenix, AZ where she met and married Chester Boh (deceased) and started their family. Elaine was a homemaker, active at St. Bernadette’s elementary school, and...
Kim Frank Brunton
May 26, 2025
Kim F. Brunton, loyal husband, father and grandfather, passed away on May 26, 2025 in Westminster, Colorado. He was born on April 28, 1952 in Denver, Colorado to the late Ron and Maxine Brunton.
Kim grew up and attended schools in the Westminster area. He graduated from Westminster High School in 1970. After graduation, he went on to marry the love...
Nicole Slack
May 25, 2025
Nicole Schmidt Slack, a devoted mother, loving sister, and kind-hearted friend, passed away on May 25, 2025, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She was 66.
Born on August 17, 1958, in Norfolk, Virginia, Nicole spent most of her life in Lakewood, CO where she built a life filled with warmth, generosity, and creativity. She worked as a financial advisor, bringing both sharp...
Frederick Martin Brubaker
May 25, 2025
Frederick Martin Brubaker, lovingly known as Fred or Bru, passed away peacefully on May 25, 2025, leaving behind a legacy of devotion, kindness, and achievement. For 60 years, he shared an enduring bond with his beloved wife, Sharon Carey Brubaker, together raising four children who were the heart of his life.
Born in Ashland, Ohio, to Donald and Margery Brubaker, Fred's...
Vernon D. Cochran
May 24, 2025
Vernon D. Cochran, a devoted educator, mentor, and sports leader, passed away on May 24, 2025, at the age of 97. Born on September 17, 1927 in Pueblo, Colorado to V. T. and Myrtle Cochran, who predeceased him, Vern was also preceded in death by his beloved wife Jean A. Cochran, with whom he shared 50 wonderful years of marriage,...
Charles Basil Lennahan
May 23, 2025
Charles Basil Lennahan was born in Washington, D.C. in 1937 to Charles M. and Cravella Lennahan. He grew up in Arlington, Virginia, and spent his teenage years rowing on the Potomac River with his high school’s varsity crew team. Upon graduation he attended Rutgers University where he majored in geology. After receiving his B.A. in 1959, Charles enlisted in the...
Dolores Mary Tobin
May 23, 2025
Dolly Tobin passed away in Centennial on Friday, May 23, 2025. She was 101 years old.
Dolores Mary Studer was born in Excelsior, Minnesota, the third of nine children born to Raymond and Louise Studer. She moved with her family to Casper, Wyoming in 1940 and attended Natrona County High School for her senior year. After high school, she attended the...
Betty Lee Kennedy
May 23, 2025
Betty Lee Kennedy, daughter of Frank F. Fiser and Emma Rose (Slama) Fiser was born on April 29, 1935 in Mahaska, Kansas. She grew up on a farm and was raised as a farm girl in Mahaska, Kansas. She passed away May 23rd, 2025 at Waneka Park Assisted Living in Lafayette, CO. Betty was 90 years old, and had lived...
Iraida Vallens
May 23, 2025
Iraida “Eda” Vallens of Centennial, Colorado, fell asleep in the Lord on May 23, 2025, in a Westminster, Colorado care facility, from heart failure due to complications from a heart infection and subsequent valve replacement.
A Panikhida memorial will be held at Transfiguration of Christ Cathedral (349 E 47th Ave in Denver, Colorado) on Sunday evening, June 1, 2025, at 7:00...
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