Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO
Jan Rego
Oct 17, 2025
Janet Louise Burton Rego, a devoted mother, passionate educator, and lover of the outdoors, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on October 17, 2025 at the age of 72.
Born on September 29, 1953 in Duquesne, PA, Jan dedicated her life to learning, teaching, and nurturing others. Those who knew Jan will remember her expressive eyes and laughter, her generosity,...
Deborah Anne Hodge Karsell
Oct 16, 2025
Deborah Anne Hodge Karsell
Deb was born on November 30, 1948 in Wichita Falls, Texas, to Louis and Jeannine Hodge. As a child, she lived in Holliday, Texas; Altus, Oklahoma; Puerto Rico; Columbus, Ohio; and Louisville, Kentucky.
In 1971, Deb graduated from the University of Kentucky with a degree in nursing, and married Bill Karsell. The couple moved to Long Island, New...
Betty Platz
Oct 15, 2025
Betty Platz of Denver, Colorado passed away peacefully on October 15, 2025, just after celebrating her 99 and half years old birthday.
Betty was born in Saint Charles, Missouri in 1926 to Eugene William Donzelot Platz and Helen Stella Simon.
Betty and her parents lived in Saint Charles, Missouri as well as Auburn, Nebraska where she graduated from Auburn High School.
She also...
Dorine Agnes Greene
Oct 15, 2025
Dorine Greene, of Denver passed on October 15, 2025 at the age of 93. Dorine was in the care of Denver Hospice with which she worked with the Denver Hospice Mask Project for several years. She was preceded in death by her husband, “the love of her life”, Sheldon W. Greene but is survived by a wealth of loving family...
Sara Therese (Ongena) Spence
Oct 15, 2025
Our cherished Sara, a loving wife, mother, daughter, and sister, passed away peacefully on October 15, 2025, at the age of 50. Surrounded by her loving family and friends in her Denver home, she left this world a brighter place for having been in it.
Born in Michigan, Sara’s infectious laugh and fun-loving spirit were evident from a young age. She...
Susan Lee (Hanson) Lewis
Oct 15, 2025
Susan Lee (Hanson) Lewis, 83, Beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away at home peacefully after a lengthy illness on October 15th, 2025, surrounded by her loving husband and daughter. Susan was born on June 12, 1942, in Rockford, Illinois, to Gerald and Virginia Hanson. She married her high school sweetheart, Don, and together they shared 67 years of marriage,...
Kenneth Pazzin
Oct 14, 2025
Kenneth Pazzin, 89, of Westminster, passed away peacefully on October 14, 2025, at Mountain Ridge Hospital, surrounded by his loving family.
Born on March 29, 1936, to Joseph and Rose Pazzin, Ken proudly served in the U.S. Navy before marrying the love of his life, Rosanna DiGiacomo, in 1957. They shared 67 wonderful years together, raising four daughters. Ken worked for...
Norma "Sam" Patterson Robinson
Oct 14, 2025
Norma (“Sam”) I. Patterson Robinson, age 94, died peacefully surrounded by her family at home in Aurora on October 14, 2025. She worked at Rocky Mountain Arsenal for 34 years, a bookstore, and then for many years for Maranville Realty. She was an avid fisher, camper, snowmobiler, bowler and loved her bingo later in life. She was preceded in death...
Mary Ann Pinon
Oct 14, 2025
Mary Ann Pinon, age 93, died peacefully at Stone Creek of Littleton on October 14, 2025. Born to Emery and Garnet Barclay on October 27, 1931 in Little River, Kansas, she was a graduate of McPherson High School in McPherson, Kansas. Mary Ann went on to earn a Bachelor's Degree from Kansas State University with dual majors in Journalism and...
Patrick Robert Lynch
Oct 12, 2025
Patrick Robert Lynch passed away on October 12, 2025, surrounded by his immediate family, after a four-year battle with cancer. Born in Logan, Ohio, to Mary Laura Innis and Donald Robert Lynch, Patrick spent his early years in Columbus, where his love for baseball took root. He often fondly recalled playing league ball and squaring off against cross-state rival Pete...
Eduardo Arciniegas
2025
Eduardo Arciniegas, MD, a pioneering pediatric cardiac surgeon, scholar, devoted father, and beloved friend passed away on October 11, 2025. He was 92.
Born in Colombia in 1933, Eduardo was an exceptional student who began his medical education at the age of 16. After graduating with distinction in 1956, he served as a public health physician for one year before immigrating...
Sharron Rae Payton
Oct 10, 2025
Sharron Rae Payton, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on October 10, 2025, at the age of 82.
Born in Denver, Colorado, Sharron’s early years were filled with joy and movement—she loved roller skating and dance, passions that brought her happiness throughout her youth. She graduated from East High School in Denver in 1961 and soon...
Helen J. Ewing
Oct 10, 2025
HELEN EWING (Lombardi, DiTolla) of Westminster, Wheat Ridge, Denver
Aunt Helen departed this life on earth on October 10, 2025. She was preceded in death by many including her parents Mike DiTolla and Josephine Stone; her siblings in chronological order Angeline Marchese (1910), Mary Mapley (1912), Roxy Stone (1913), Rose Marisco (1914), Geraldine LaGuardia (1916), Della Walters (1918), Nettie Carlson (1920);...
Daniel Jeffrey Scott
Oct 10, 2025
Daniel Jeffrey Scott, age 29, died on October 10, 2025 at 7:39pm. He was a beloved son, brother, uncle, and friend.
Daniel studied at the Colorado School of Mines and was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity there. He is known by many for his impressive intellect. He loved living in Golden, CO and made many meaningful friendships while living...
William Samuel Eustace
Oct 10, 2025
William Samuel “Bill” Eustace passed away at home October 10th, 2025 at the age of 86. Bill was born February 27th, 1939 in Lander Wyoming to William Albert and Marge Eustace. Bill was an avid outdoorsman and grew up hunting and fishing with his family, which they considered sustenance as well as vacation. Bill was also a golf fanatic most...
Carolyn Erleane (Myers) Passarelli
Oct 10, 2025
Carolyn (Myers) Passarelli passed away peacefully on October 10, 2025, at the age of 95. Born June 6, 1930, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the late Jared Myers and Dorothy Myers Brown. Carolyn spent her early years in Pittsburgh before moving with her family to Cincinnati Ohio. She graduated from Miami University in Oxford Ohio, with a degree in business.
She moved...
Sandy Graber
Oct 10, 2025
Sandra "Sandy" Graber, age 75, passed away on Friday, October 10, at Lutheran Hospital. Sandy was born at Rose Memorial, Denver, and spent her years in Arvada. She attended all Arvada schools and went on to graduate from Western State College in Gunnison, CO.
Sandy taught at Mapleton High School and went on to finish her career in the finance world....
Joseph Ernest Franςois Garneau Jr.
Oct 9, 2025
Joe (Joey) Garneau, of Thornton, CO, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family after a short battle with vascular dementia at Sunrise Senior Living facility. He was 71.
He was the eldest son of Marian and Joseph Garneau, born May 3, 1954, on a US Airforce base in Sculthorpe RAF, Norfolk, England. He was raised to be a devout Catholic and...
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