Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO

Nov 20, 2022

Mary Ann Wilhelmi passed away on November 20, 2022. Mary was born in Omaha, Nebraska on April 15, 1948 to LaVern and Marian Christiansen. She grew up in Earling, Iowa and was the oldest of four children. Growing up, Mary helped in the family store, played basketball, spent time gardening, and enjoyed time with her family at Lake View. In 1965, she graduated...

Nov 20, 2022

Bonnie Joan Johannsen, 82, of Littleton, Colorado, passed away peacefully Sunday November 20, 2022.

Bonnie, or BJ as her friends called her, has joined the love of her life, Raymond,  in heaven.

She is survived by her brother, Dennis Lawson and sister Betty Ann Ball, her four children: Randy Smith, Melinda Lehmann, Tim Smith and Laurie Gallegos; step-children: Kurt Johannsen and...

Nov 20, 2022

We are sad to announce the passing of Janice Irene Munoz-Wantland of Thornton, Colorado. She died at 74 years of age of cancer on November 20, 2022.   She was the loving wife of Robert Wantland and mother to Greg Mollendor and Lisa (Mollendor) Murphy.

A Memorial Service will be held at Horan & McConaty, 9998 Grant Street,...

Nov 20, 2022

Dr. Kimberly Danzer passed away on November 20, 2022 at the age of 53. Born on December 29, 1968 in Portsmouth, Ohio; she graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry in 1996 and practiced Dentistry for many years in Boulder and Westminster, Colorado.

Kimberly was a lover of Dogs, gardening, & cooking. She was an avid reader...

Nov 19, 2022

Judith “Judy” Leslie Franek, 77, passed away November 19, 2022, in Aurora, Colorado following complications from diabetes.

She is survived by her husband, Stephan Franek; her son, Gregory Franek; her grandchildren Noah and Eliot; her sister, Holly Dunne; and many nieces and nephews. Judy’s first son, Jason Franek,  passed away peacefully in hospice on December 21, 2022....

Nov 19, 2022

Corrinne (Corky) Pearl Northway passed on November 19th, 2022. She is survived by her two daughters, Nanci Northway and her husband Chuck, and Teresa Hodgson and her husband Burt, and three grandchildren, Jennifer, Rebecca and Winona, and one great-grandchild, Klaus. She is also survived by her brother, Tom Holton of Fort Lupton, Colorado. Corky and her late husband were...

Nov 19, 2022

Allen was born in Redding, IA on April 6, 1943 to Jack and Edith Campbell.  He grew up in Blockton, IA, where he delivered newspapers and worked on the farm. He was in Boy Scouts and had many friends. He graduated from Bedford High School in 1961  While there he played basketball, football, baseball and ran track. He met...

Nov 18, 2022

Carol Ann MacDonald Jach, 84, of Castle Rock, Colorado, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 18, 2022 at The Suites Parker, a skilled nursing facility where she had been a resident for the past year.  Carol was preceded in death by her son, Jeffery William Jach; her parents, Stanley Holmes MacDonald Sr. and Lorraine Allen Lamb MacDonald; her brother...

Nov 18, 2022

Gilbert Yaeger Marchand was a Native of Mississippi.  He graduated from the University of the South, and was a member of both the Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Delta Theta fraternal organizations.

He attended Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island, and served in the Navy for 3 ½ years.

Gilbert graduated from the Wharton School...

Nov 18, 2022

Dorsey Bodeman, 80, died on November 18, 2022 after a lengthy illness with vascular dementia.

Dorsey was born on April 11, 1942, in Denver, Colorado to Doris (Nielsen) and C. Robert Bodeman, Jr. Survivors include daughters Lisa Cox of Highlands Ranch, CO and Lori Cox-Paul (Eli) of Kansas City, MO; sister Anne Widga of Lincoln, NE; and...

Nov 18, 2022

Deserai (Desi) Rose Murphy was born in Parker, CO on April 20, 2010. Desi passed away unexpectedly on November 18, 2022, at the young age of 12 years old.

In Desi’s short life, she developed a love for horses. Any chance Desi had to ride a horse she did. She had a special relationship with a horse...

Nov 17, 2022

Elizabeth “Betsy” Cowden, 83, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends on November 17, 2022 at St. Anthony North hospital in Westminster, Colorado. She was born to Elizabeth Ryan (nee Clancy) and Edmund Ryan on May 17, 1939 in London, England, and spent her childhood in Dublin, Ireland before her family immigrated to the United States in 1953....

Nov 17, 2022

Savvy entered our lives on August 31, 2005. From the beginning, she was a bright light which brought joy to everyone she met. As a child, she was full of intellect and curiosity. Her energy grew into a fun loving girl that danced and twirled everywhere she went. Those are the simple, yet, prolific qualities that helped to define...

Nov 17, 2022

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Gary Lee Chelar. Gary passed away at home on 17 November 2022 at the age of 74 with his wife, Julie, by his side. Gary was born on February 18, 1948 to Raymond Chelar and Jeannine Lawson in Rock Island, Illinois. He honorably served in the Army.  He was married to...

Nov 17, 2022

Our congregation and family lost a bright light of love on Thursday, November 17, 2022, when Dolores Obermayr (75), known to many as Lori, passed away peacefully in her home in the presence of her daughters. The night before her death, her family celebrated Thanksgiving in her home and filled the space around her with life and laughter. She...

Nov 17, 2022

Kathleen Walker Harrold of the Wind Crest retirement community in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, died Thursday, Nov. 17 at age 94. She had moved to Wind Crest in 2013.

She was born in Helena, Montana, on December 18, 1927, to Ernest and Marie Walker. She grew up in Chicago and then in Maywood, a Chicago suburb, where she...

Nov 16, 2022

Leisa Kay Miller, 65, passed away on November 16, 2022 in Parker, Colorado with her family by her side. She was born on September 14, 1957 in Louisiana, Missouri to Gloria and James Kirk.

Leisa is survived by her husband of 41 years, Kendall Miller, and their four children, Lauren and Edward Wade of San Diego, California, Kristin and Cesar...

Nov 16, 2022

Katherine “Kathy” Schymanski Hackbarth 83 of Aurora, CO passed away peacefully at Garden Plaza of Aurora on November 16, 2022.

She was born to Leo and Eleanor (Schubring) Hackbarth on August 6, 1939, Wausau, WI.  She is survived by her husband Thomas M Schymanski, they were married for 62 years, one daughter Michele (Brian) Schymanski Stockman of...

Nov 16, 2022

JOHNSON, WAYNE, 79, of Cherry Hills Village, CO passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 after a brief but hard fought battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his family at the time of his passing. Wayne was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend. He grew up on a farm in north central Kansas and attended...

Nov 16, 2022

Laura (Beth) Marshall Pucci, aka “Lauri”, age 81, died at home in Heather Gardens, Aurora, Colorado on Wednesday November 16, 2022.  The cause was cancer.

Born December 8, 1940 in Duluth, Minnesota; she was married to Joe Pucci for 58 years until his death in 2019.  They had two sons, Joe Jr. and Tony. They also had...