Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO
Victor Montez Gutierrez
Jun 24, 2023
Victor Montez GutierrezFebruary 15, 1938-June 24, 2023Father of Ruby Fransua, Victor A. Gutierrez, Teresa Gutierrez, Shiela Gurero, Daniel Gutierrez; brother of Leo Gutierrez, Teddy Gutierrez, Ophelia Harris, Richard Gutierrez, Ida Gutierrez; grandfather of Ken, Armando, Carlos, Marco, Ernie, Sammy, Kayla; great-grandfather of Seriah, Chantell, Neci, Donny, Nico; great-great-grandfather of Ezyriah.Visitation Monday, July 3, 2023, 5:00-6:00 pm, Recitation of the Rosary...
Glenn Melville Steepleton
Jun 24, 2023
Glenn Melville Steepleton was born on November 15, 1923 in Trinidad, Colorado to Fern and Lois Steepleton. He passed away on June 24, 2023 at the age of 99 years, 7 months at The Lodge, Windcrest Senior Living Community, Highlands Ranch, Colorado.
Glenn’s life story is described by his remarkable memory, curiosity, lifelong learning, determination, honesty, integrity and...
Donna Marie Pope
Jun 23, 2023
Donna Pope, 91, died peacefully at her home in Colorado on June 23rd, 2023, with her daughter at her side.
Pope, originally from the Cleveland area, was the 33rd Director of the U.S. Mint, being appointed twice by Ronald Reagan, for whom she was an unwavering champion. Pope was instrumental in the renewal of the U.S. Commemorative Coins and the...
Richard Gorman Henry
Jun 23, 2023
Richard was born in St. Louis, Missouri to Richard Hastings Henry and Mary Elizabeth Watling Henry. Richard was the youngest of four children, He is survived by his sister, Mary Elizabeth Thornton and brother Robert Edward Henry. (Heather). His older brother, Michael Allen Henry (Betty) death preceded Richard's death. He is survived by several nieces and nephews as well as many...
Frances Neighbors
Jun 23, 2023
Frances Neighbors passed away peacefully in Denver, Colorado on June 23, 2023 at the age of 96, with her daughters at her side. Nora Frances Neighbors was born on February 7, 1927 in Laurel, Iowa to Guy J. and Velma N. Nolan Richardson.
She was a graduate of Unionville High School in Unionville, Missouri.
Frances married Keith Eldon...
Donald John Lashway
Jun 22, 2023
Don Lashway passed away peacefully at St Andrews Assisted Living, Aurora Co. surrounded by his family on June 22, 2023, one day before his 94th birthday.
He is survived by 4 of his 5 children, Colleen Lashway, HI, Peter Lashway, GA, Tom Lashway GA, Mary Jarossy (Lashway) CO, and preceded in death by his wife Mary Lashway (Ostlund) and son...
Suzanne Mader
Jun 21, 2023
Suzanne Scott Mader died peacefully in her home in Arvada, Colorado on June 21, 2023 at the age of 95.
Born February 4, 1928 in Tekamah, Nebraska, Suzanne was the daughter of Dr. David C. Scott and Dorothy (Thompson) Scott.
Suzanne was a 1945 graduate of Tekamah High School and after attending business school in Omaha, Nebraska, worked as a...
Bertram Anton Frei
Jun 20, 2023
Bertram Anton Frei, age 87, died peacefully in his home in Denver on June 20, 2023.Bertram was born in Escholzmatt, Switzerland on January 20, 1936. In his younger years,Bertram was a avid skier and cyclist. Bertram met his wife Mirka (Valencic) in Denver,married in Slovenia and immigrated to the United States. In May 1972, Bertram andMirka, started the...
Jewell Banfield
Jun 20, 2023
Jewell M. Banfield,100, of Wheat Ridge, Co. died Tuesday, June 20th, at Collier Hospice Center in Wheat Ridge.
Born November 16, 1922 in Slater, MO, she was the daughter of the late Flem Thornton and Nellie Miller Thornton. Jewell worked in Washington D.C. at the Pentagon during WW two. She married Alfred Banfield, a U.S. marine, who preceded her in...
Regina Machulec
Jun 20, 2023
Regina Machulec died in her sleep at Golden Orchard Memory Care, Greenwood Village, CO, while under hospice care for stroke complications. She was born January 5th 1935 in Wilno, Poland, as the first child of Wladyslaw & Janina L. She grew up during WW2 during the Nazi invasion and Russian occupation of Poland. Forced to leave Wilno, her family...
Christine Kennedy
Jun 20, 2023
Christine Kennedy, 75, of Sedalia, Colorado, passed away peacefully on June 20, 2023. Born on January 10th, 1948, in Fort Collins, CO, Chris was raised in a loving family as the oldest of five siblings. She grew up in the Denver area graduating from Abraham Lincoln High School. She then attended Colorado State University where she majored in Fashion Design.
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Carolyn "Connie" Faye Demoney Slaven
Jun 20, 2023
Carolyn “Connie” Faye Demoney Slaven
Born July 4, 1932 passing on June 20, 2023
In her 91st year.
Connie was born at home and delivered by a local midwife in the town of Bennett, Colorado. Her parents were Charles Lewis Demoney and Margaret Alice (Steele) Demoney. She was the youngest of 7 girls until...
Michael Konstantine Michelis
Jun 20, 2023
Michael Michelis, age 87, died peacefully in his home in Denver on June 20, 2023. He was born in Linistena of the Peloponnese region of Greece on January 4, 1936. At the age of 18, Michael enlisted in the Greek Military. He later met and married his wife Theodora at the age of 30, and following their wedding, immigrated to...
Jacqueline Kay Frances Samora
Jun 20, 2023
Jacqueline Kay Frances Samora, age 21, died in Littleton, Colorado, on June 20, 2023. She was a graduate of Rock Canyon High School and a student at Arapahoe Community College completing her prerequisites for medical school to become a cardio-thoracic surgeon. Jacqueline was quite accomplished, and although her life was too short lived, she did more with her time...
Nathan Walter Wangerin
Jun 19, 2023
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Nathan Walter Wangerin of Broomfield, CO. He died at age 41 on June 19, 2023. Nate was born February 8, 1982 to Mike and Kathie Wangerin who had three sons, Luke, Nate and Chris.
Nate attended Northglenn High School, where he met the love of his life,...
Emile O'Bar
Jun 19, 2023
Emile O’Bar, passed away quietly, at the age of 93, on June 19th in Thornton Colorado. Born in Limestone, Maine, the son of Warren Obar and Almeda Martin, he was a veteran of 20 years in the U.S. Air Force where he met and married his wife, Maria Isabel Ramirez. In the service, he learned the leadership and electronics...
Porfirio "Perry" Lloyd Murrieta
Jun 19, 2023
Perry passed away the morning of June 19th at St. Anthony’s Hospital after a long struggle with his weakening body. He was the first born to Rosarito Murrieta, born on October 16, 1947, in Jaroso, Colorado and in the next 6 years he would gain 3 younger brothers that he would pick on. Growing up each brother would say, “Perry...
Elizabeth "Betty" Benson
Jun 19, 2023
Elizabeth “Betty” Benson, age 85, beloved wife, mother, grandma, and sister, passed away June 19, 2023. She is survived by her children Mary and Leo; grandchildren Megan, Evan, Emma, Sabrina, Curtis, and Fiona; sisters Mary Jo, Carol, Trudy, and Connie; and several extended family members and friends. She was proceeded in death by her loving husband Francis “Bud” Benson, her...
David "Mark" Lewallen
Jun 19, 2023
Mark Lewallen, 59, passed away on Monday, June 19th in Denver, Colorado. Mark was a graduate of Doherty High School in Colorado Springs. He went on to earn a Bachelor of Science in Business from the University of Southern Colorado (now known as Colorado State University-Pueblo) and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Metropolitan State College of Denver.
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