Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO
Mike Williamson
Sep 18, 2026
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Marie Pamela Murray
Sep 16, 2026
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Joy Lynne Fischer
Sep 15, 2026
Joy Lynne Fischer
November 21, 1941 - September 15, 2026
With deep sadness we announce that Joy Fischer, age 84, passed away September 15th, 2026. She was a loving and devoted wife to Ron for 60 years, mother to her daughter Lynne, and grandmother to her 2 grandchildren, Jaylen and Trey. Joy was born in Illinois on November 21, 1941, to James...
Petra Warrington
Sep 15, 2026
Petra Warrington
December 22, 1961 - September 15, 2026
Petra Warrington, age 64, of Arvada, Colorado, passed away peacefully on September 15, 2026. Born on December 22, 1961, in Mülheim, Germany, Petra moved to the United States in 1973 when she was 12 years old. Bright and determined from a young age, she graduated a year early from Gateway High School in...
Joel Howard White
Sep 15, 2026
Joel White, 62, of Pine, Colorado, passed away unexpectedly following a brief illness. He leaves behind a loving family and countless friends whose lives were made brighter by knowing him.
Joel was born in WaKeeney, Kansas, and grew up in El Paso, Texas. From an early age, he possessed the curiosity, determination, and ingenuity that would define his life. If something...
Brooks Elise Walker
Sep 14, 2026
Brooks Elise Walker, beloved daughter, sister, aunt and friend, passed away unexpectedly on September 14, 2026, in Denver, Colorado.Daughter of Eben Walker and Patty Brooks Walker, Brooks was born on January 28, 1990 and grew up in Riverside, part of a happy posse of her brothers and neighborhood friends. She attended Riverside School and Greenwich Country Day School for elementary...
Philip J. Ritter
Sep 14, 2026
Philip Joseph Ritter, husband, father, brother, son, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle, and friend, died at age 93 in Denver, Colorado, on September 14, 2026, after a lengthy struggle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Born April 17, 1933, in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, Phil died peacefully in his sleep with his wife of 70 years, Shirley Reget Ritter at his side, holding his hand.
Phil attended Aquinas...
David Earl Jonas
Sep 14, 2026
David Earl Jonas, of Lafayette, Colorado, passed away at his home on Tuesday, September 14, 2026. He was 78 years old. David was born in Aurora, Colorado at Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center on March 31, 1948, to the late Robert F. and Dorothy J. (Dobbs) Jonas.
Davis grew up in Aurora, Westminster, Denver and Thornton and attended Mapleton High School. He later...
Raymond Craig Stark
Sep 13, 2026
Raymond Craig Stark, 79, died peacefully at home Sunday, September 13, 2026. He was born October 12, 1946 in Casper, Wyoming to Robert and Edna Stark. He spent his middle school years in Pakistan and high school years in Thailand where his father worked for the State Department as an electrical engineer constructing hydro-electric dams. Ray served in the US...
Shirley Joan Rushing
Sep 13, 2026
Shirley Rushing, 89, of Littleton, CO. Shirley Rushing was born July 11, 1937 to Stanley and Nannie Otey. She was one of 10 children. She graduated from Denver West High School in 1955. She married her sweetheart, Joe Rushing in 1955 and were married for 49 years. Shirley was a hard worker throughout her life doing payroll and taxes for...
Jeffrey Paul Julin
Sep 13, 2026
Jeffrey P. Julin passed away on September 13, 2026. He was born in Leadville, CO on May 22, 1952. Spending his early years living in Climax and Leadville, he began a life of participation and contributions. As a baby Jeff and his twin brother were part of a landmark study on the effects of high altitude on babies born above...
Marcus D. La
Sep 13, 2026
A Life Overflowing With Love
With shattered hearts, we announce the passing of Marcus D. La 43. A devoted husband, father, son, brother, and friend.
Born on September 19th, 1982, in Fremont, Nebraska, Marcus grew up alongside his brother and cousins making memories in Fremont, before expanding their adventures to Lincoln and Omaha. Over the years, Marcus built lifelong connections across Nebraska,...
Beth Ann Harmon Ramsey
Sep 12, 2026
“If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord; so then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s.”
Romans 14:8
Beth Ann Harmon Ramsey, 79, of Evergreen CO went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 12, 2026.
Born in Portland IN on August 20, 1947 to Carl A....
William "Bill" L. Owen
Sep 12, 2026
William Leo Owen, born May 8, 1942, in Denver, Colorado, passed away peacefully on September 12, 2026, at the Health Center at Franklin Park in Denver. He was 84. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Suzanne.
Bill’s greatest joy in life was his family. He is survived by his daughter, Cassandra “Cassie” Dowdell, and her husband, Rich, of...
Norma Jean Njaa Becker
Sep 12, 2026
Norma Jene Njaa Becker, age 91, passed away in her home at Brookdale Greenwood Village September 12, 2026. She was born in Langdon, North Dakota to Harold Norman and Eugenia Njaa. Norma was a longtime resident of the Denver area. Besides her love and dedication to her children and grandchildren, Norma was a lifelong accomplished piano player. Her career as...
Anne Witte Curran
Sep 12, 2026
Anne Witte Curran, a devoted wife, mother, educator, and community leader, passed away peacefully on September 12, 2026 at the age of 86.
Born on June 8, 1940, in Fremont, Nebraska, Anne lived a life defined by service, grace, and a deep commitment to her family, faith, and community. She began her college education at Principia College in St. Louis in...
Rita Elizabeth Bumgarner
Sep 11, 2026
Rita E. (Hursting) Bumgarner, of Denver Colorado, beloved mother, grandmother, and friend passed away on September 11, 2026 at the age of 96.
She was born to Alvina and Lawrence Hursting in Denver Colorado on July 27, 1930.
Rita is survived by her daughters Patricia Dunn; and Marilyn Bumgarner and her husband Scott Kaltenborn; son-in-law Ron Villiotti; granddaughter Stephanie Petrikat and her...
Barbara Zarrella Gilvard
Sep 10, 2026
Barbara Lou Zarrella Gilvard passed away on September 10, 2026, at the age of 87 after battling COPD for many years. She died peacefully with her family surrounding her.
Barbara was a proud Rhode Islander and Italian-American, born to Flora and Joseph Zarrella, who instilled a very strong Catholic faith that she carried with her throughout her life.
She graduated from Providence’s...
Margery Barbieri
Sep 10, 2026
Margery J. Barbieri of Aurora passed away at the age of 100. Margery grew up with her family on a dairy farm near Hudson, Colorado, and on the edge of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal where she remembered attending elementary school at a one room schoolhouse. Following graduation from Hudson High School, Margery began working with the U.S. Government at Fitzsimons...
Debbie Newton
Sep 9, 2026
Debbie, daughter of Ben and Betty Collings, was born and raised in Louisville, Ky. During her senior year in high school, she moved to Minnesota. After graduating she went to work for the Hartford Insurance Co. and later Great American insurance Co in Cincinnati. In 1979 she was transferred to Denver where she met Chuck in 1981. Debbie and Chuck...
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