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James Brown
Dec 4, 2023
James Robert Alden Brown, 63, of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, passed away on December 4, 2023. He was born March 12, 1960, to Shirley Brown and the late Robert Brown. He grew up in Centerville, Ohio with his parents and late sister Barbara Brown. James, or Jim as he was affectionately known, was a devoted husband to Christine (Wyman) Brown and...
Glorie Gloria Javier
Dec 4, 2023
It is with mixed feelings of deep sadness yet great joy that we announce the passing of Glorie Gloria-Javier, aged 54, from Parker, Colorado who has gone to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Glorie left us on December 4, 2023, after valiantly battling metastatic breast cancer.
Born on May 31, 1969, Glorie was the beloved daughter of...
Karen Renee Krupar
Dec 4, 2023
Karen Renee Krupar (Wingerd) died peacefully December 4, 2023 in Lakewood, Colorado. She was 80 years old. Karen was an achiever whose energy and ideas promoted and prompted others to accomplish great things.
Born September 7, 1943 in Hastings, Nebraska, to W. Sheldon Wingerd and M. Margaret Turner, Karen was raised with her three sisters, Marilyn, Michele, and Linda. Education...
Thurman C. Noel
Dec 4, 2023
Thurman C. Noel, age 89, passed away on December 4, 2023, in Greenwood Village, Colorado. Born in Reading, OH and growing up in Indianapolis, Thurm joined the U.S. Navy in 1952. In 1956, he was discharged after serving on the U.S.S. Battleship Missouri. He returned to Indianapolis where he attended Butler University. While at Butler, he was a member...

Larry Gene Ginther
Dec 4, 2023
Larry G. Ginther, age 91, passed away December 4, 2023.
He was born in Eagle, CO on September 3, 1932, to the late Leonard and Eloise Ginther. He graduated from West High School in 1951 and served in the US Army from 1951 until 1954.
Larry worked for H.W. Moore Equipment Company and Turnpike Construction Company. He retired after 26...
Sharon Rose Headley
Dec 3, 2023
Sharon Rose Headley, 64
Born: March 23rd, 1959 in Kingston, JamaicaPassed Away: December 3rd, 2023 in Littleton, Colorado
Teacher, music lover, philanthropist, activist, anthophile: Sharon Rose Headley’s love of life didn’t come to an end with her death. Sharon passed away on December 3rd, 2023 at the age of 64 after a courageous battle with cancer. The quintessential chorist, she...
Ann Mary Buck
Dec 3, 2023
On Sunday, December 3, Ann Buck (nee Ratajczyk), loving wife, mother and grandmother, passed away in Denver, CO, at the age of 86.
Ann was born in Milwaukee, WI, to Paul and Marie Ratajczyk. She graduated from Mercy High School and earned her college degree from Marquette University.
After teaching grade school for several years in Milwaukee, Ann married her...
Ronald Charles Mustain
Dec 3, 2023
Ronald Charles Mustain, 77, was born on June 17, 1946, and sadly departed our lives on December 3, 2023. Ron is survived by his loving wife, Julie; sister, Lannie and brother, Rand, along with countless other family and friends whose lives he had such an impact on.
Ron was born in Denver, Colorado, and raised in the Observatory Park...
Daniel H. Xiao
Dec 3, 2023
Daniel, born February 9th, 2005, in New York, embarked on a unique life journey. After two formative years in China with his grandmother, his family settled in Colorado, where his passion for Taekwondo and basketball flourished.
Adapting to Colorado life, Daniel explored Chinese classes, showcasing a commitment to cultural knowledge. Elementary school at Black Forest Hills and Fox Ridge...
Mary Genevieve Medearis
Dec 3, 2023
Mary Genevieve (Barlow) Medearis passed away on Dec. 3, 2023, in Longmont, CO. Mary was born to Roscoe and Genevieve Barlow on July 22, 1931 and lived a long, fruitful, and adventurous life. Mary grew up in Hindsboro, Illinois during the Great Depression. She was deeply impacted by the passing of her father when she was just 10 years old....
Peter Randall Holladay
Dec 3, 2023
Peter Randall Holladay, known to his friends and loved ones as Randy, age 75, died in his home in Aurora, Colorado on December 3, 2023. Randy was born on August 22, 1948 to Jack and Willeta Holladay in Rockville, Maryland. He moved from Maryland to Denver, Colorado in 1969 to attend the University of Denver from which he graduated with...
Sally Anne Rockwell
Dec 3, 2023
Sally Anne (Hill) Rockwell, 63, of Broomfield, Colorado passed away on December 3, 2023 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Lafayette, Colorado.
She was born in Detroit, Michigan on November 9, 1960 to Jerome J. Hill and Patricia A. (McEvoy) Hill.
She married Ronald L. Rockwell on February 14, 1986 and they had one child, Katherine A. (Rockwell) Kelly....
Violet Sjaardema
Dec 2, 2023
Violet Mae Sjaardema was born on Saturday, January 2, 1937, at St Anthony’s Central Hospital in Denver, Colorado. Violet is the daughter of Clarence and Alyda Westenburg. She is the oldest child of four siblings.
Violet entered her Eternal Home on December 2, 2023. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Duane, sister, Janice, and brother,...
April Dawn Gates
Dec 2, 2023
April Dawn Gates passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 2nd, 2023, surrounded by the love of her family after a long, hard-fought battle with breast cancer.
April was born in Seattle, Washington, to loving parents Paul and Virginia Netz. First and foremost, she was a dedicated mother. She treasured her son and embraced every moment with him dearly. As a beloved...
Raymond Mario DelPo
Dec 2, 2023
DENVER, CO -- Raymond Mario DelPo died Saturday, December 2, 2023, from complications due to Parkinson’s Disease. He was 89 years old.
Ray was born in Waterbury, CT, on March 4, 1934, to Angelina (Datelle) and Mario DelPo. He attended Crosby High School in Waterbury and St. Thomas Seminary in Bloomfield, CT.
The son and grandson of Italian immigrants, Ray...
Elsie A. Anna Stromstad
Dec 2, 2023
Elsie A. Anna Stromstad was born January 8, 1927 to Benjamin Franklin Greathouse and Dovie Paralee Greathouse in Bibb County, Alabama. She graduated from Centerville High School and worked at a paper bag company. While visiting her friend, Norma Schumm, she met her future husband, Donald Elgin Stromstad in Biloxi, Mississippi July 13, 1952. She married Don in Biloxi on...
Richard "Rick" Mares
Dec 1, 2023
Richard Mares, 92, passed away on December 1st, 2023 in Westminster, Colorado. He was a lifelong resident of Denver. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.
Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep
Now I lay me down to sleep;
I pray Thee, Lord, my soul to keep.
If I should die before I wake,
I pray...
Tony Christopher David Knight
Dec 1, 2023
Tony Christopher David KnightFebruary 11, 1936-December 1, 2023
Born February 11th, 1936, Tony Christopher David Knight has joined his beloved wife Bernice in death. Tony grew up in various places around the world. He sailed out of Liverpool, headed to Trincomalee Ceylon, in 1941 with his family. In 1942 he traveled through India to South Africa where he resided until...
Cindy Marie Bailey
Dec 1, 2023
Cindy Marie Bailey, 57, of Youngsville, NC passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 1, 2023, at WakeMed North Hospital in Raleigh. Born on December 28, 1965, in Belleville, IL, she brought warmth and light to those around her.
A graduate of Colorado State University, Cindy dedicated two decades of her professional life to Avaya, where she served as a data...
Gene Carroll Snow
Dec 1, 2023
Gene Carroll Snow, aged 89, passed away at Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree Colorado on December 1 2023, after a serious fall at home. Gene was born August 12, 1934 in Hardy Arkansas to Arthur Collins Snow and Ethel Margaret Utley Snow. He was a graduate of Assumption College High School in Windsor, Ontario, and earned a business...
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