Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO

Dec 12, 2025

Dec 12, 2025

Leola "Lee" Zengeler of Colorado Springs, Colorado passed away on December 12, 2025 at the age of 82. Loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. 

A Visitation will be held on Monday, December 29, 2025 beginning at 11:30AM until 12:30pm, followed by the Funeral Service beginning at 12:30PM both at Horan & McConaty Family Chapel, 3101 South Wadsworth Boulevard, Lakewood. 

Lee will be...

Dec 12, 2025

James “Jim” Alvin Karr passed away surrounded by love and family. He was preceded in death by his mother, Leona Jean Baird, and his father, Gale Dean Karr.

Jim is survived by his beloved wife, Sheryl Karr, with whom he shared more than 57 years of marriage, a partnership built on love, devotion, and family. He was a proud and loving...

Dec 11, 2025

In Loving Memory



January 24, 1933 – December 11, 2025



Houshang Movaffagh passed away peacefully on December 11, 2025. He was born on January 24, 1933, and lived a life distinguished by faith, service, and profound spiritual nobility.



A faithful and devout member of the Bahá’í Faith, Houshang dedicated his life to serving humanity and the Cause of God at the highest levels....

Dec 11, 2025

Christine Christopher, born August 19, 1971, in Portland, Maine, to Jeanette and David Korntved, passed away on December 11, 2025, in San Antonio, Texas. Christine lived an incredible life, filled with strength, determination, and dedication, touching the lives of everyone she met.

Christine was a beacon of love and strength for her family and friends. A proud mother and doting grandmother,...

Dec 11, 2025

James Dean Wieland, born October 24, 1936, passed away on December 11, 2025, after a life marked by learning, craftsmanship, and devotion to family. A longtime educator with Denver Public Schools, James spent his career helping students develop confidence, discipline, and problem-solving skills.

Outside the classroom, James enjoyed pursuits that reflected patience, creativity, and quiet humor. Chess was a lifelong passion;...

Dec 11, 2025

Augustina Irene Herlocker was born Sept. 26, 1930, in Denver to Eulalio Jack Whatley and Amalia Marquez. She was the eldest of 14 children. She attended Sacred Heart primary school and married Henry David Herlocker at Sacred Heart Catholic Church on July 17, 1949. The couple had seven children. and relocated from Denver to California for several years while raising...

Dec 10, 2025

Lois LaVaun Williams (Lord).

Lois LaVaun Williams was born in Danbury, NE on May 29th, 1928, and passed away on December 10th at 97 years of age, living through the depression and World War II, which she said was the greatest generation. She attended school in Danbury, NE, graduating a year early, playing trombone, clarinet, saxophone, piano and played in a...

Dec 10, 2025

In Loving Memory of Our Beautiful Daughter

Araceli “Ara” Payan

Surrounded by love, Araceli “Ara” Payan went on her greatest adventure, leaving this world to be with God in Heaven on December 10, 2025, at the age of 12.

Ara was born on January 28, 2013, in Aurora, Colorado, and lived in Commerce City, Colorado. She was a 7th-grade student at Discovery Magnet...

Dec 10, 2025

Patricia “Pat” Jonas was born on December 07, 1935 in Lovell, WY along with her twin sister Joanne and died at her home on December 10, 2025 just after celebrating her 90th birthday.

She was a graduate of Lovell High School and attended business college in Billings, Montana. She met her husband Harvey L. Jonas while a senior in high school...

Dec 10, 2025

Virginia C Ritton Stingel (Ginnie) was born to Claude and Frances Ritton on October 2nd, 1932 in Kingston, NY. She passed peacefully on December 10, 2025 with her husband of 72 years by her side. After graduating from Kingston High School, Ginnie worked at DeLaval. She married the love of her life, Henry Stingel (Hank), on April 12, 1953. They...

Dec 9, 2025

Shirley Nadine Naulls passed away peacefully on December 9, 2025 in Denver, Colorado, at the age of 90, in the company of her sister Marjorie Hurst and niece Tracey Hall. She was born December 13, 1934 in Syracuse Kansas, to Edna and Clyde Jones.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Ray Naulls, her parents, her brother Ron Jones (Jean),...

Dec 9, 2025

Bethany Ruth McGee, born January 25, 1979, in Salt Lake City, Utah, passed away on December 9th, 2025 in Centennial, Colorado, surrounded by her loved ones.

Bethany spent most of her young life in the San Jose, California area and later lived in San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Mateo, California. She then resided in Sandy, Utah before settling...

Dec 9, 2025

It is with great sorrow that the family of Lucy Gonzales announces her passing on December 9, 2025 at the age of 89. She passed peacefully with her family present.

Lucy will be remembered for her generosity to family and friends, and always wanting to cook and feed the family for the holidays. She will be profoundly missed. 

She was preceded in...

Dec 9, 2025

It is difficult—perhaps impossible—to capture the passing of Leonard P. Plank, a man whose life so fully embodied the phrase larger than life. Leonard died peacefully at home on December 9, 2025, surrounded by the enduring love of his wife of seventy-one years, Patricia (“Fanny”), and his family.

A Colorado native in every sense of the word, Leonard was born on...

Dec 9, 2025

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Dec 9, 2025

Charles Arthur “Chuck” Gardner, Sr.

September 26, 1943 – December 9, 2025

With heavy hearts but profound gratitude for his life, the family of Charles Gardner, Sr., announces his peaceful passing, surrounded by loved ones on December 9, 2025, at the age of 82. Born on September 26, 1943, in Denver, Colorado, Chuck lived a full and vibrant life rooted in service,...

Dec 8, 2025

Robert “Bob” Frye, Denver native, passed away on December 8, 2025, and will be missed by many. 

He was an Eagle Scout, the Denver East High class of 1949 Head Boy, graduated from Princeton University in 1953 where he sang in the Tiger Tones. A Naval Officer’s Candidate School graduate, he served in Japan during the Korean War and on Washington...