Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO

Robert Hall

Robert Hall

Mar 13, 2023

Robert (Bob) L. Hall, 67, Aurora, Colorado, passed away March 13th after battling cancer.  He was born April 23, 1955 in Tokyo, Japan, son of the late Evan & Mieko Hall.  Bob was a talented carpenter. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and basketball.  He was a graduate of Purdue University.  Bob loved his family very much.  His grandchildren were the...

Donald Snearline

Donald Snearline

Mar 13, 2023

Donald Paul Snearline, age 77, of Aurora, CO, died on March 13, 2023. Born February 21, 1946 in Detroit, Michigan to Paul Albert and Elizabeth Katherine (Burns) Snearline. He graduated from Gonzaga High School in Washington DC in 1964, and graduated from Penn State University in 1967. He married Marya Dolores Gilmore in 1970, and resided in Ann Arbor,...

Ashley Stenzel

Ashley Stenzel

Mar 13, 2023

Ashley Stenzel was born in Wheat Ridge Colorado to Eric and Jolene Stenzel.

She graduated Arvada West High School and was a Registered Nurse working at Frasier Meadows and Saint Anthony North Hospital. She was in her last semester at CU for her undergraduate degree.

Ashley was outdoor enthusiast, experienced backpacker and wilderness camper, and...

Paula Kay (Cline) Orr

Paula Kay (Cline) Orr

Mar 13, 2023

Paula Kay Cline (Orr) born Oct 22, 1946 in Indianapolis, Indiana; died in Castlerock, Colorado, March 13, 2023.

Paula grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana.  At the age of 18, Paula entered the US Air Force.  Paula was an Airman Second Class and served on the Aerial Port Squadron at Travis AFB during the Vietnam war; Paula was...

Margaret Zinsmaster Dorsey

Margaret Zinsmaster Dorsey

Mar 13, 2023

Margaret was born and raised in Lincoln, Nebraska.

As a young girl she worked as a cashier in her high school cafeteria and at the local swimming pool.

She enjoyed tennis, swimming, roller skating and dancing.

Soon after graduation from Lincoln High School she met her husband Loyal.

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John Judson

John Judson

Mar 13, 2023

John Steven Judson passed away on March 13, 2023. He was born in Rapid City, South Dakota on October 13, 1951. His family moved to Denver, Colorado in 1956 where John became an Eagle Scout and graduated from Kennedy High School in 1969. John went on to serve six years in the United States Navy on a submarine. His...

Sterling Morrow

Sterling Morrow

Mar 13, 2023

Sterling Cody Morrow passed away at the age of 25 on March 13, 2023.

Sterling was born on June 24, 1997 in Jacksonville Florida.  He was the youngest child of Crystal Garcia and Lance Morrow.  Sterling graduated from Alameda High School in Lakewood.

He is survived by his parents Crystal and Ryan Garcia, Lance and...

Max Bailey

Max Bailey

Mar 13, 2023

Max Benjamin Bailey, 44, of Aurora, Colorado, passed away on March 13, 2023. Max was born on September 13, 1978. Max was adopted by Thomas and Ruby Bailey. Thomas recorded the exact time, reaction, and location of their whereabouts when they brought their son home.

“At 11:15 am on October 31st, 1978 (Halloween) Ruby received a call...

Florence Thurston

Florence Thurston

Mar 11, 2023

Florence Oleta Thurston, age 86, passed peacefully from this life into the loving arms of Christ on March 11th, 2023. Her immediate family was by her side, at her apartment in Castle Pines, CO, during her final few days of this life. She will be missed dearly by those who knew her; but her eternal life in Heaven is...

Reverend Leo Blach

Reverend Leo Blach

Mar 11, 2023

Father Leo was born in Yuma, Colorado to George and Mayme (Lutz) Blach on June 9, 1928 and passed away in Denver, Colorado on March 11, 2023.   Father Leo was predeceased by his parents and siblings Dillon and Ramon Blach.

Father Leo attended Yuma High School, Regis High School and St. Thomas Seminary.  Father Leo was ordained...

Cynthia Klippenstein

Cynthia Klippenstein

Mar 11, 2023

Cynthia was born in Denver on February 8, 1936, to Joe and Verona (Donehue) Clifford.  The family, Cynthia, big sister Yvonne, and their parents, moved to New York City when she was 7 years old so her father could study voice at the Met.  In Denver, she attended Blessed Sacrament elementary and in New York, Blessed Sacrament elementary and...

Lo Anne Richardson

Lo Anne Richardson

Mar 11, 2023

Lo Anne Richardson, 81, passed away in hospice care on March 11, 2023, after a short illness. She was affectionately known as Aunt Noi by her nieces and nephews and as Yoyo by some of the younger children at her church. She was a member of the first graduating class of the newly built Alameda High School in Lakewood,...

Jean Heiman

Jean Heiman

Mar 11, 2023

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Jean Marie (Stewart) Heiman, widow of Richard Andrew Heiman, with whom she shared her life for 34 years. Jean was born in Somerville, MA to Mary E. (Cody) and Donald J. Stewart on January 6, 1949, and departed on March 11, 2023, in her Centennial, CO home. She...

Chaim Urbach

Chaim Urbach

Mar 10, 2023

Chaim Urbach was born in Ramat Gan, Israel on February 16, 1951 here.   His family moved to Brazil and came back to Israel when he was still a small boy.  At 12, he moved with his parents, Eliezer and Sara Urbach and his big sister, Nechama to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.  Learning to play baseball helped him not to be...

Robert Harry

Robert Harry

Mar 10, 2023

On Friday, March 10, 2023 Robert Dexter “Doc” Harry died peacefully at his residence in Denver, Colorado. Doc was born on April 28, 1937 in York, Nebraska to Robert E. and Esther Marie (Beckord) Harry.

In high school he excelled in academics and athletics, receiving a Regent Scholarship and All-State Honors in football and basketball.

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Ruth Liggett

Ruth Liggett

Mar 10, 2023

Ruth Eilene Parsons Liggett was born in Clay Center, Kansas to her late parents, Stanley Paul Parsons and Dorothy May McCartney Parsons. Ruth passed away peacefully in her sleep in the early morning on March 10, 2023. Preceded in death by her sister Marilyn May Sullivan (Randy) and daughter Tammy Marie Liggett. Survived by husband Melvin Rodney Liggett, sister...

Mary Ann Lovato

Mary Ann Lovato

Mar 10, 2023

Mary Ann Lovato, age 88, passed away on March 10, 2023 after a brief illness from pancreatic cancer.

Mary Ann was one of seven children born to Roy Lifgren and Astrid Post in Shafer, Minnesota.  At the age of 19, Mom took a road trip to Colorado with three girlfriends and decided to make Denver her home....

Douglas Haack

Douglas Haack

Mar 10, 2023

Douglas Henry Haack, age 67, unexpectedly passed away en route to the hospital on the morning of March 10, 2023 Crested Butte, CO, where he lived. He was a graduate of Regis University in Denver, CO, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Following graduation, he married his high school sweetheart Teresa (Terri) Ann (née O’Hayre)...

David Barsotti

David Barsotti

Mar 9, 2023

David G. Barsotti, beloved husband, father and grandfather, died on Thursday March 9, 2023 at the age of 94, following a short illness.

He was born and raised in Colorado Springs, CO and graduated from Cheyenne Mountain High School. He received his B.A. in Political Science from Colorado College, where he was a member of Sigma Chi....

Lynn Mccracken

Lynn Mccracken

Mar 9, 2023

Lynn Marie McCracken, age 60, died on March 9, 2023, after a three-year battle with cancer. She was born February 16, 1963, in Denver, graduated from Arvada High School, and earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology at California Lutheran University.

Lynn’s life included raising Belgian Malinois dogs, traveling (most recently to Nantucket, MA and California), gardening...