Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO
Marilyn Rowley Jackman
Feb 18, 2023
Marilyn Rowley Jackman was born on May 4, 1939 to Lorin Hans Rowley and Frances Terry Rowley. She is the eldest of 6 daughters. Her parents and sister Janice Parkin have preceded her in death. Her surviving sisters are Anita (Lyman) Fisher, Annette (Dee) McMillan, Kathy (Clark) Smith, Geniel (Larry) Childs.
In 1958 Marilyn met her tall,...
Ariana Kiros
Feb 18, 2023
Ariana Kiros, 30, of Aurora, Colorado passed away suddenly on Saturday February 18th. Her family is shocked and deeply saddened by her loss.
Ariana was born on October 1st, 1992 to mother, Joyce and father, Paul Kaempfer in Aurora, Colorado. Predeceased by her aunt, Shelia, her paternal grandparents, her maternal grandfather, and her grandmother, Jane, who passed...
John Karen
Feb 17, 2023
John Douglas Karen, 77, passed away on February 17, 2023, in Denver, CO. He was born on November 22, 1945, in Rapid City, SD. He grew up in Newell, SD, and graduated from high school in 1963. He attended college at Northern State University in Aberdeen, SD, graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and a minor in...
Carl Thomas "Tom" Kisker
Feb 17, 2023
Carl Thomas (Tom) Kisker peacefully passed away on February 17, 2023. He was born on June 16, 1936 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Carl and Myra Kisker. He did his undergraduate studies at Johns Hopkins University, graduating with a degree in biochemistry in 1958, and went on to attend medical school at the University of Cincinnati.
His brief marriage to...
Ronald Skabo
Feb 17, 2023
Ronald Ricks Skabo, age 88, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, February 17, 2023, after a battle with leukemia.
Ronald was born on December 9, 1934 in Devil’s Lake, North Dakota, to Edwin & Grace Skabo. He had one older sister, Dona Mae. As a child he moved around due to his father’s work, living in...
Joseph Defrancesco, Jr.
Feb 17, 2023
Joseph Anthony DeFrancesco, Jr. was born to Christina Sherry and Joseph Anthony DeFranceso Sr., in Denville, New Jersey on August 11, 1979. He grew up in Sparta, New Jersey and graduated from Sparta High School in 1998. He moved with his family to Denver, Colorado in 2011.
Joey was blessed with a loving family. He married his...
Carole Jamison
Feb 17, 2023
Carole Jean Thrall Jamison was born on March 13, 1936 in Sioux City, lowa to Willis Merton Thrall and Ester Victoria Larson Thrall. She lived in lowa the first two years of her life and then her family moved to Corpus Christ, Texas. She was the youngest of three girls.
Growing up, she was always very active...
Christopher Arnold
Feb 16, 2023
Christopher passed in his home town of Denver, Colorado on February 16, 2023. He graduated High School from Kent Denver School in Denver, then completed his undergraduate degree at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York. He went on to earn a Masters degree at Thunderbird School of Global Management in Glendale, Arizona. For Many years his career gave...
Penny Burke
Feb 16, 2023
Surrounded by love, Penny Sue Burke, of Littleton, Colorado, passed away quietly on February 16, 2023, after a chronic progressive physical condition.
Penny was born in Asmara, Eritrea, on August 16, 1952, the proud daughter of a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army. Following early childhood, the family relocated to Washington, D.C. where her father served in the...
Ryan Cunningham
Feb 16, 2023
Ryan Cunningham, beloved father, grandfather and son passed away peacefully on February 16th, 2023, at the age of 42. Ryan was born on March 16th, 1980, in Denver, Colorado, to Robert Cunningham and Judy Padilla.
Ryan was dedicated to learning new things. He always loved to keep a “sharp mind" as he would say. He loved reading...
Dee Pribble
Feb 15, 2023
Dee Jay Pribble, age 75, of Arvada, Colorado, passed away at Lutheran’s Collier Hospice Care on February 15, 2023. He was born on May 18, 1947 in Lubbock, Texas to Lonzo and Joy Pribble. He was the oldest of three children.
Dee married the love of his life, Kate on June 3, 1966 at the Church of...
James Johnson Sr.
Feb 15, 2023
God’s light glimmered brightly in Mobile, Alabama on February 6, 1934, as Elizabeth Fields Johnson and John Wesley Johnson, Sr. welcomed the birth of twin brothers James and Peter Johnson. This was a bonus birth that added to the family unit of siblings within the Johnson household.
James’s childhood was filled with curiosity and a unique determination...
James Johnson Sr.
Feb 15, 2023
God’s light glimmered brightly in Mobile, Alabama on February 6, 1934, as Elizabeth Fields Johnson and John Wesley Johnson, Sr. welcomed the birth of twin brothers James and Peter Johnson. This was a bonus birth that added to the family unit of siblings within the Johnson household.
James’s childhood was filled with curiosity and a unique determination...
Ray Allen Moss
Feb 15, 2023
Ray Allen Moss, 73, known to most as Allen, sadly left us on February 15th, 2023. He was born to Raymond and Hazel Moss in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Allen served 10 years in the Marine Corps as a Radio Technician, including two tours of duty in Vietnam and also served as an Embassy Guard in Saigon. He...
Joseph Bocian
Feb 14, 2023
Age 94, Resident of Commerce City, Colorado formerly of Palos Heights, IL. Beloved husband of the late Mary Rosanne Bocian née McCambridge; devoted father of Patrick J. (Catherine) Bocian, Carleen (Keith) McDermott, Siobhan (Joseph) Kleinman, and Joseph F. II (Luba) Bocian and the late Martha (the late Mike) Lawlor; loving grandfather of 10 and great grandfather of 9; dearest...
Janice Grady
Feb 14, 2023
Janice Sue Grady, 75, passed away on February 14, 2023, at her residence in Lakewood, Colorado. She was born April 20, 1947, in Macomb, Illinois, to George and Hazel (Ogden) Wells.
She graduated from Rushville High School in Rushville, Illinois, in 1965 and attended Western Illinois University before enlisting in the U.S. Air Force. She would later...
Judith "Judy' Carmean
Feb 14, 2023
Judith (Judy) Ann Carmean passed away at home on February 14, 2023 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She is survived by her husband Michael, daughter Jill, brothers Richard Roehrs, Daniel Roehrs, and their families.
Judy was born on November 5, 1942 in Ft Devens, MA to Kenneth Columbia and Josephine Noxon Columbia. She was only...
Timothy Gardner
Feb 13, 2023
A Life Well Lived
Timothy Nelson Gardner was born to Steven V Gardner and Polly Harrison Gardner in Dayton, Ohio on April 16, 1956. From his elementary school years at Episcopal School outside of Philadelphia, PA, his intellectual acumen was apparent, leading to his acceptance at Deerfield Academy. An equally strong adventurous streak summoned him to the...
Dale Eicher
Feb 13, 2023
Dale Edward Eicher, 67, passed away in his home city of Centennial on February 13, 2023 after prolonged health issues.
Born on June 14, 1955 in Wichita, Kansas where he lived for a short time before moving to Colorado with his family. He resided in Aurora, Colorado through his high school years until he graduated in 1973 from...
Patricia " Pat " Bann
Feb 13, 2023
Patricia (Pat) Anne Bann of Denver, Colorado, passed away on February 13th, 2023.
Born in Wamego, Kansas on February 23rd, 1935, Patricia was born to Peter Gerald and Agnes Rose Pauly, the oldest of eight children (William, Katie, Jim, Ron, John, Gerald and Jane).
After graduating from St. Mary’s high school (St. Mary’s, Kansas), she...
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