Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO

Jun 10, 2009

Fred Torkelson, 84, of Denver, passed away June 10, 2009. He was a retired Assistant Chief of the Denver Fire Department and a retired Chief Baliff of the Aurora Courts Marshal's Office. A World War II Veteran, Fred served as Lieutenant Commander in North Africa for the Merchant Marines. Preceded in death by his beloved wife Dolores. Survived by his...

Jun 9, 2009

Jun 9, 2009

Marie, 89, of Westminster, passed away June 9, 2009. She is survived by her children: Ruth (Philip) Alengi, Mildred (Larry) Komloske, & LeRoy (Colleen) Fisher; 13 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; and sister, Joann (Harry) Probst. Marie was preceded in death by her husband, Forrest and son, Gene. A Public Visitation will be held from two o'clock to six o'clock in the...

Jun 8, 2009

Edwin F. Carroll, 91, of Denver, passed away June 8, 2009. Preceded in death by his wife, Pearl; 7 brothers and sisters, Alice, Thomas, Camillus, Mary, Howard, Charles and Anacletus. Funeral Service 12:00 Noon, Friday, June 19th, Horan and McConaty, 1091 S. Colorado Blvd. Visitation will begin at 11am. Burial at Ft. Logan Nat'l Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made...

Jun 8, 2009

Nancy Chatfield Larson, 79, passed away June 8, 2009, at her home in Cherry Hills Village. She is survived by Jim, her husband of 58 years; two sons, Dake and Todd; one daughter, Jan (John) Cuneo; eight grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren; and brothers, John and David Chatfield. Nancy enjoyed gardening, reading and American History. She was an early and, for...

Jun 7, 2009

Joe Calabrese of Denver, husband of Carmella, father of Diane & Joseph J. Calabrese, brother of Phillip, Anthony (Gloria) & Catherine Calabrese, Jane (Dawn) McAdow, grandfather of Carrie & Joey Calabrese & numerous loving nieces & nephews. Preceded in death by brothers Jack & Tom Calabrese, sister Josephine Spano. Rosary Thursday 10:00AM followed by Funeral Mass 10:30AM both at Guardian...

Jun 6, 2009

Paul Cary, 87, passed away June 6, 2009. He is survived by his loving wife of 62 years Louanne, son Philip Cary of Santiago, Chile, daughter Janet (Rob) Heron of Worland, WY, and grandchildren Nicolas and Tatiana Cary. Paul served in the Navy in World War II and had a successful career for many years as a Securities Broker in...

Jun 5, 2009

Jeffrey Michael Thompson, 37, passed away unexpectedly June 5, 2009. He was born January 27, 1972, in Fort Carson, Colorado. Jeffrey is survived by his mother, Carolyn Thompson; father, Robert (Abby Knapp) Thompson; aunt, Sharon (Jim) Robinson; cousins, Darren (Jenn) Robinson and Dawn Robinson; uncles, Charles (Carol) Thompson, and family; James (Donna) Thompson and family; aunt, Virginia (Rich) Gorham and...

Jun 5, 2009

Born to Ruby and Peter J. Semper February 5, 1934 in Ivanhoe, CA and passed away June 5, 2009 in Lakewood, CO. Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend. Survived by husband of 55 years, Richard, daughter Pamela (Gilbert), sons Kurt (Jana) and Steve (Beth), and grandchildren Kyle, Riley and Ben. Also survived by brothers, Peter J. Semper II (Terri)...

Jun 5, 2009

Luverne F. Schoendaller, 92, of Denver, died June 5, 2009. Preceded in death by her husband, Peter. Survived by three children, Elaine (David) Ennis, Jean Wolfe, James (Amy) Schoendaller; five grand-children, Sheila Hicks, Michael & Shawn Ennis, Heather Wolfe, Natalie Schoendaller; three great-grandchildren; brothers Ralph Friend, George Friend; one sister, Marion Bartscherer. Funeral Mass, 10:00am, Monday, Christ the King Catholic...

Jun 5, 2009

Our sweet baby Bryan DeMarcus Emery Puentes, was born May 15, 2009, in Denver, CO. He passed away June 5, 2009. He touched many hearts and lives in the 21 days he was with us here on earth. He is survived by his parents, Petra Puentes and Boliver Emery Jr.; sisters and brother, Brittany Shantel Rocha, Brenda Rocha and Sergio...

Jun 5, 2009

Paul V. Gutierrez, Denver. Father of Steve (Carol) Gutierrez, Dorothy (Paul) Trujillo and Paula (Joe) Esquibel; Grandfather of Des, Andrew, Matthew (Marisa), Nellie, Paul and Robbie (Amy); Great~grandfather of Matthew, Tatym and Makenzy. Also survived by the love of his life, Stella. A Memorial Service will be held on Tuesday, June 9th, at 1:00PM, Horan & McConaty Family Chapel, 9998...

Jun 4, 2009

Ruth Marie Kalcevic was born on July 18, 1916 in Chadron, Nebraska to Charles and Eva (Blanchard) Whiting. She was reared in Chadron and graduated from high school there in 1934. As a young adult she moved to Colorado and was employed as a nurse's assistant and as a maid in private homes. She attended college and focused on drama...

Jun 4, 2009

Edith Valatte Weaver, 81 of Castle Rock, CO, passed away June 4, 2009. Survived by one son, Michael (Serge), and one daughter, Karen (Mike) Lutz, two Grandchildren, Lauren and Dylan, one Sister Wilma McCarthy, three Nieces, Susan Dutcher, Kathleen Miller and Judy Dutcher. Edith, aka Vee, touched everyone?s heart and will be loved and remembered by all of her family...

Jun 4, 2009

Jun 4, 2009

October 28, 1942 - June 4, 2009. Beloved wife of Sandor; loving mother of Tammy, Gerald and Joe; grandmother of 3 and great grandmother of 4. Funeral Mass will be held on Tuesday, June 9, at 11 AM, at St. Thomas More Catholic Church, 8035 South Quebec, Centennial. Burial to follow at Crown Hill. Published in Denver Post on 6/7/2009

Jun 3, 2009

Antionette ""Sue"" Martinez passed away June 3, 2009. Sue was born here in Denver to Tony Arroyo and Mary Ann (Aragon) Arroyo on October 28, 1945. Sue is survived by her husband, Daniel Martinez. She is also survived by her two children Reyna Martinez and Jerry Martinez and his wife Angela. Sue was a proud grandmother of four, and will...

Jun 3, 2009

Roger M. Jensen was born in Ottawa, IL on July 25, 1935 to Dorothy and Robert Jensen. Roger married his high school sweetheart, Mary Ellen Miner, in November 1956. They had two daughters and relocated to Denver, CO in the early 1960's. Roger was hired by the Denver Fire Dept. and began his service in 1963 and retired in 1989...

Jun 3, 2009

Connie was born in Denver, Colorado November 27, 1945 to Pauline and George Mendoza. She spent a part of her life in California, but remained primarily in Colorado and considered that home. She had two sisters and two brothers: Georgia, Lydia, Abel and Juan. Her father died when she was young. She married George Hernandez June 5, 1965 and they...

Jun 2, 2009

Chris, 43, passed away June 2, 2009. Survived by her husband Jim; children Paige and John; her mother Laura Mann; and sister Leslie (Brian) Green and brother Paul Mann. She was preceded in death by her father Richard Mann. A Funeral Service honoring her life will be Saturday, June 6, 3:00 pm at Horan & McConaty Family Chapel, 11150 E....