Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO

Ann Beall
Apr 8, 2009
Ann Beall, 70, of Littleton. Wife of David G. Beall, Sr. Mother of Becky (Doug) & Dave (Sharon). Grandmother of Allison, Nick & Joey. Memorial Service Wednesday, 11:00 AM Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 8545 E. Dry Creek Rd. In lieu of flowers, memorials to The Littleton Rotary Foundation, P.O. Box 143, Littleton, CO 80160 or the Porter Hospice, 7995 E....

Donald E. Stromstad
Apr 8, 2009
Donald E. Stromstad, 83, passed away April 8, 2009. Beloved husband of Elsie for 56 years; loving father of Donna K. (Ed) Carey and Pamela G. Ianni ; proud grandfather of Kenton E. (Stephanie) Hanson, Kimberly J. Cleary, Anthony D. Ianni, Dino J. Ianni and Hannah E. Carey; brother of the late Emmit B. (Inez) Stromstad, Allen R. (Alice) Stromstad,...
Kenneth E. Martin
Apr 8, 2009
Kenneth Earl Martin was born on June 6, 1936 to Robert Earl and Beulah Alice Martin. They lived in LaSalle, Colorado at the time of his birth, but he was born in Greeley, Colorado. They later moved to Milliken, Colorado and then to Ft. Logan (now Sheridan), Colorado where he lived until 1962. After that he lived around the Denver...

Donald Stephens
Apr 7, 2009
Survived by wife Ruth; three sons; five grandchildren; one brother. Memorial Service, Tuesday, 10:00 a.m., Horan & McConaty Family Chapel, 5303 E. County Line Road. Donations to KATA Foundation, P.O. Box 3514, Littleton 80161 www.katafoundation.org, which supports Fanconi Anemia or Porter Hospice Foundation.

James O. Sawrey, Jr.
Apr 7, 2009
Born 1922 in Smithfield, N.C. and passed away April 7, 2009. He was a 50-year member of the Masonic Fellowship Lodge #84, Smithfield, N.C., 32nd Degree Mason, and an El Jebel Shriner. He is survived by his wife, Nancy, children, Ralph, Bill, and Nan Fraley; five grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren; and one great great grandchild. Memorial service on Thursday, April...
Quivea Franklin-Rhodes
Apr 7, 2009
Quivea Franklin was born on September 11, 1952 to Ralph and Izora Franklin. She was the eldest of their four children. Quivea grew up on the East Side of Detroit, MI. She attended Detroit Public Schools including Pierce Elementary, Grant Junior High and Osborn High School (Class of 1970). During her High School years, Quivea was a very studious and...

Joanne Gish
Apr 7, 2009
Joanne Jody Gish, wife of Clarence (Buz) Gish; mother of Robin (Michael) Terry, Tammie (Bill) Elliott; sister of Evadean Chapman; grandmother of Melisa, Alex, Ben, Garrett & Lindsay. Memorial Services at Northglenn United Methodist Church, 1605 West 106th Ave., Monday, 1:00PM. Memorial Contributions suggested to Shriners Hospitals for Children C/O El Jebel Temple, 4625 West 50th Ave., Denver 80212. Please...

Warren Roper
Apr 6, 2009
Warren Roper, 88, passed away April 6, 2009. He was preceded in death by his wife of sixty-two years, Virginia Roper in 2007. He is survived by his son, Alan Roper. Warren retired from United Airlines in 1981. A memorial service will be held 10AM, Friday, April 24, 2009, at the Horan & McConaty Family Chapel, 11150 E. Dartmouth Ave.,...
Daniel Ray Keller
Apr 6, 2009
Daniel Ray ""Dano"" Keller, of Denver, 57, passed away April 6, surrounded by family and friends. He is preceded in death by his son Byron and daughter Angela. Survived by his beloved Vicky and devoted partner Pat Davidson; his parents Hap (Gladys) and Dave Keller; brothers Dave, Andy and his wife Gail; Joe and his wife Cindy; sister Sue and...

Irene Helen Baum
Apr 6, 2009
Irene H. Baum, 87, of Denver. Preceded in death by her husband Bill, sisters Mildred & Christine, brother Osborne. Mother of Suzanne, Bill, Kristina & Chuck. Grandmother of Tracy, Kim, Ben, Chris, Nick, Meagan & Ryan. Great-Grandmother of 8. Funeral Mass Wednesday, 11:00AM, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 2200 S. Logan St. Interment Friday, 10:30AM, Fort Logan National Cemetery,...

Albert W. Jones
Apr 5, 2009
Al Jones, 85, of Denver, passed away April 5, 2009, following a brief illness. Preceded in death by his wife, Ruth, and one son, David Alden Jones. Survived by two sons, Kurt (Paula Maples) and Todd (Marion Finholm) Jones; 3 granddaughters, Valerie, Elizabeth, & Caroline; brother, Myrton (Mary Alice) Jones; sister-in-law, Charlotte Aldenhagen. Memorial Services, 2 PM Thursday, Horan &...

Margaret Jane Unruh
Apr 5, 2009
Margaret Jane Peters (Unruh) was born 3/6/1924. She was the eldest daughter in a family of five children, three girls and one boy. She had an older sister, Cleo, that died at birth. Her mother, Cora Edna Wallen (Peters) was born on 3/11/1898 in Oklahoma and later moved to Arvada, Colorado. Her father, Otho Elzie Peters, was born 9/25/1884 in...
Robert James Roybal
Apr 5, 2009
Robert James Roybal, 62, of Parker CO passed away the morning of April 5th, 2009. He was born Oct. 23, 1946. Raised in NM he moved his family to CO in 1982. He is survived by wife Karen Roybal, sons Scott, Eric, and Aaron. He also leaves behind grandchildren Amber, Christian, Tiara and Lexi, Sisters Mary Kay Gallegos, Carmen Roybal...

Sheliah M. Sanders
Apr 5, 2009
Passed away April 5, 2009 at her home surrounded by family and friends. She was born in Omaha, Nebraska on April 1, 1937. She was preceded in death by her daughter Debbie and sister Pat. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, John; daughters Lori (Dan) Hubbard, Kristi Sanders, Patti (Shane) Nielson; grandchildren, Jennifer, Kristin and Brian Hubbard,...
Evelyn Eileen Watkins
Apr 5, 2009
Evelyn, 86, of Thornton. Wife of Robert ""Bob"" Watkins; Mother of Bobbe (Roy) Koch, Doug (Beckki) Watkins and Jeffrey Watkins; Grandmother of Michelle Hein, Cheri (Sean) Harte and Adam Watkins. A Memorial Service for Evelyn will be held Friday, April 10, at 11:00AM, Crossroads Church, 10451 Huron Street, Northglenn. Memorial contributions are suggested to Crossroads Church Building Fund, 10451 Huron...

Virginia Lois Brecko
Apr 5, 2009
Virginia Lois Taylor Brecko died at the age of 86 on April 5, 2009 at Cherry Creek Nursing Home in Aurora, CO. Virginia was born September 2, 1922 in Topeka, Kansas to parents Clarence E. and Ada Pearl Taylor of Ellis, Kansas. After graduating from Ellis High School she attended Fort Hays Kansas State College in Hays, Kansas where she...

Arnie Deitsch
Apr 5, 2009
Arnold Deitsch passed away on April 5, 2009. Survived by his loving wife of 60 years Amalia, children Kevin (Connie) Deitsch, Kimberly (Leon) Kelly, grandchildren Geoffrey and Alexandria Kelly, sister Beverly Rosenfield, and sister-in-law Mary Dona. Funeral service to be held Friday, April 10, 11:30AM at Horan & McConaty, 1091 S. Colorado Blvd. In lieu of flowers, please make a...

Alfonse S. Mattucci
Apr 5, 2009
Alfonse passed away on April 5, 2009 in Centennial, Colorado at Porter Hospice at the Johnson Center. He was born August 9, 1922 in Meyersdale, Pennsylvania, one of four brothers and three sisters born to Antonio and Elizabeth Mattucci, both Italian immigrants. Alfonse grew up in Berwick, Pennsylvania, graduating from Berwick High School. Immediately upon graduation, he joined the CCC...

Margaret Sipeki
Apr 4, 2009
Margaret Sipeki, 83, of Denver, peacefully passed away April 4, 2009 surrounded by family. She is survived by daughter M. Marta Sipeki and son-in-law Z.J. Czupor, daughter Aggie Heck, all of Denver; granddaughter Stephanie Chaplin, her husband, Don, 3-year-old great-grandson, Luke and soon-to-be-born great-granddaughter, all of Sycamore, IL; sister Terézia Nyilas, niece Terézia and her husband, Roger Niewolak, all of...
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