Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO

Jan 23, 2023

Timothy Michael Hall, 67, formerly of Lakewood, CO, passed away Monday, January 23, 2023. He was born on October 10, 1955 in Peoria, IL to the late Robert and Shirley Hall. Timothy was a loving Father to Brittany L. Hall, and Spenser R. Hall, and son in law Tim Backstrom. He is also survived by his brothers and Sisters...

Jan 23, 2023

Alejandro Villegas was born on May 17, 1991 in Los Angeles California to Martin Villegas and Ana Mirna Gutierrez. He was a loving and caring brother to Daniel, Alberto and Alicia Villegas.

With his unexpected passing on January 23rd , 2023 at the age of 31, he leaves behind his four beautiful daughters...

Jan 23, 2023

Barbara Noone passed away peacefully in her sleep on January 23, 2023, just shy of her 99th birthday.

Barbara was born in St. Joseph, Missouri in 1924. Her mother, Francis Gilson, died three years later, and she was raised largely by both sets of grandparents until she was 11 years old. Her father, an engineer at General...

Jan 23, 2023

Myrna Lou Ditter, age 85, passed away on January 23rd, 2023. She was born to the late Irwin and Lucille Grossklag on June 29th, 1938, in Kansas City, Missouri. Myrna graduated from North High School, Class of 1956. It was there that she met her future husband Raymond (Jim) Ditter. Myrna and Jim were married for 61 years. She...

Jan 23, 2023

Ronald C. “Ron” Hill  was born on May 13, 1937 in Fox Lake Illinois to Clyde Hill and Fern Hill.  He moved with his parents to Denver Colorado in 1947, when his father took a job as a professor at Denver University.  After graduating from Denver University in 1959, Ron attended the DU School of Law where he graduated...

Jan 22, 2023

Mary C. Knapp passed away peacefully on January 22, 2023, from dementia at the age of 95. Mary was born December 23, 1927, to Mary V. and William J. Ross in Midwest, Wyoming. She was the middle child of five siblings.

Mary grew up in Riverton, Wyoming where she attended Riverton High School and graduated in 1945....

Jan 22, 2023

Flynn L. Roskam, 93, passed away in Highlands Ranch, Colorado on January 22, 2023.

Born on February 25, 1929 in Matlock, Iowa to Leonard and Vivian Roskam, with siblings Lynn and Lowell Roskam.  Flynn graduated from Winona State University in 1956 with a Bachelor's in Teaching.  He was married to Dorothy Jean Roskam.

Flynn was an...

Jan 22, 2023

Rodney E. Roose, age 74, died peacefully January 22, 2023. He graduated from Alameda High School and later earned his Bachelor’s degree from Regis. Rod is survived by his daughter, Margaret (Mike), his son, Jake (Amber), and four grandchildren, Kylee, Chance, Ripley, and Aurelia. He is preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Sandy.

Funeral services will take...

Jan 22, 2023

Basil D. Summers of Denver, Colorado passed away peacefully on January 22, 2023.

Basil was born in Kansas City, Missouri to Basil Summers and Emma Delaney Summers on July 25, 1930.  He grew up in Kansas City with his twin sister, Patty, brother Stephen and sisters Betty, Judy and Carolyn Sue, where he was affectionally known as...

Jan 22, 2023

Beloved sister, aunt, stepmother, step grandmother, and friend, Christine Amini, transitioned on January 22, 2023 at Denver Hospice. She was born on May 4, 1950 in Kansas City, Kansas to Hannah (Roberts) and Sohrab Amini. She joined a brother, Gordon, and was followed by 4 sisters, Nancy, Margaret, Katherine and Carol. From an early age, Chris took on the...

Jan 22, 2023

Richard "Mitch" R. Norwood, 85, of Denver, Colorado passed away on January 22, 2023.

Mitch is preceded in death by his parents, Arvilla Mitchell and Richard Norwood and siblings, Shirley, Herman, Michael, Andrea, Little Lee, Joyce Ann, Pegga, Lisa, James and Decon. Survived by his children, Richard Jackson, Toresan Mitchell, Shantal Mitchell and Neotashia Willis; grandchildren, Latia...

Jan 22, 2023

Anita Isabelle Valdez, 96, of Lakewood, Colorado passed away peacefully on January 22, 2023 surrounded by loved ones. Anita was born in Denver, Colorado on September 11, 1926 to Elmer and Frances Tenorio. She married Benjamin Valdez on Valentine's Day February 14, 1941 and they spent the next 76 years together before Ben's death in 2017 at 95 years...

Jan 21, 2023

Jerry D. Boswell, age 88, died at Morningstar Jordan Memory Care on Saturday, January 21, 2023. The cause was Alzheimer's Disease.

Born January 5, 1935 in Cape Girardeau, MO, he lived in St. Louis, MO, Bloomington, IN,  and Ft. Wayne, IN while obtaining his Bachelors, Masters, and Doctor of Buisness and Finance Administration degrees. Jerry was Chairman...

Jan 21, 2023

His parents named him Guido. Of course. His father Dante was an Italian immigrant. His mother Jean was the daughter of Italian immigrants. They were in America, but they gave birth to an Italian baby. Little Guido Bonacci.

Back in the Southern Colorado coal mining camp where they were to raise little Guido, they befriended a young...

Jan 21, 2023

Peggy Ann Barkelew, 86, of Littleton, Colorado, passed away peacefully with family by her side on January 21, 2023.

Peggy was born in Shelbina, Missouri to Brinkley M. Barkelew & Mabel (Glaves) Barkelew on July 5, 1936. She graduated from Shelbina High School in 1954.

After graduation she went to Business School in Quincy Illinois...

Jan 20, 2023

Dawn Rene Javins, 57, passed away January 20, 2023, in Denver, Colorado.

She was born February 03, 1965, in Riverside, California to Sanddy Javins and Gerald Russell. She graduated from Emily Griffith School of Nursing. She was most recent a nurse with Lumicare Hospice. Dawn was a dedicated hospice nurse who spent her life caring for others...

Jan 20, 2023

Susan Marie Green was born on September 21, 1958, in Martinez, California. She passed away peacefully on January 20, 2023. She is survived by her husband David, and her daughter Tiffany. She is also survived by her sister Therese, brother Robb, sister-in-law Cindy, niece Hannah, nephew Jacob, nephew Andrew, nephew Kevin, niece Annika, nephew Alex, and nephew Austin, cousin...

Jan 20, 2023

Rita Maestas, 96, passed away peacefully on January 20, 2023. She is preceded in death by her husband, Al, of 69 years, and her son, Albert. She is survived by her daughters, Carol (John) and Geri (Tom), her daughter-in-law, Dixie, 4 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren, and 6 great-great-grandchildren. Rita was deeply loved and will be greatly missed.

Services will be...

Jan 20, 2023

Carl Stephen Guyer, age 69, died in his home in Littleton, Colorado on January 20th, 2023. He was born October 4th,1953, in Chicago, Illinois. He was the oldest son of the late Rev. C. Albert Guyer and Hazel Guyer (Beard). Stephen earned many higher educational accolades which are as follows: Bachelor of Science in Psychology from McPherson College, Bachelor...

Jan 20, 2023

Art was born on April 22, 1944 in Prairie City, Oregon to Harold Ivan Smith and Mary Violet (Heath) Smith.  He died peacefully on January 20, 2023, in Brighton, Colorado with his family by his side.

Art is survived by his wife, Linda Diane (Soukup), daughter Mary Lou, daughter-in-law Heather Deidre, son Richard Harold, daughter-in-law Dr. Lisa...