Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO

Dan Dubitzky

Dan Dubitzky

Mar 10, 2022

Dan Dubitzky, a warm, bright, inspiring light to his family and his many friends, passed away peacefully on March 10. Dan will be remembered for his devotion to those he loved, his intellectual rigor, his irrepressible humor, and as one of the leading attorneys in the Seattle criminal defense bar. He was 70.

Dan Rodger Dubitzky was...

Jean Vaughn

Jean Vaughn

Mar 10, 2022

Jean Lynn Vaughn of Arvada, Colorado, was born on January 11th ,1949 and called home on March 10th ,2022.

She is survived by her her brother Rich Dakolios and  six children and their spouses. Chandra (Scott), John (Erin), Ryan (Karyn), Toni (Sean), Jason (Britt) and Justin (Nikki).  She is also survived by her 13 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

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Suzanne Diesing

Suzanne Diesing

Mar 10, 2022

Suzanne Louise Diesing passed away on March 10, 2022 at the age of 56. She will always be remembered as a loving mother, daughter, sister, grandmother, cousin, and aunt.

Suzanne lives through the lives of her sons, Jeremy Esposito and Dayne Diesing. She is survived by her parents, Linda & Dallas Breffle, her sisters Lynette Breffle, Leanne...

Bonnie Ward

Bonnie Ward

Mar 10, 2022

Bonnie Jean Keiser was born in Denver, Colorado to Robert and Doreen Keiser on October 16, 1947.  Her faith in her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ assures us that He prepared a place for her with Him, prior to her passing on March 10, 2022, at the age of 74. Her earthly remains will be interred at Fort Logan...

Russell Shaw

Russell Shaw

Mar 9, 2022

Mr. Russell L. Shaw of Aurora, Colorado was called home to be with the Lord on March 9, 2022.

Russell was born and raised in Springfield, Massachusetts. He was the only child of Willie Leroy Shaw and Eva (Freeman) Shaw, who preceded him in death in 1998 and 2019, respectively. Russell and his...

Michael Shellenberg

Michael Shellenberg

Mar 9, 2022

Michael Baird Shellenberg passed away on March 9th, 2022 at the age of 80 in Greenwood Village, Colorado.  He is survived by his son Christopher and daughter-in-law Tiffany, his grandchild Coen, and his brother David and sister-in-law Patricia.

Michael was born in 1942 in Ramsey, Minnesota to Mary Elizabeth Shellenberg and David John Shellenberg.  He grew up...

Scott Von Sprecken

Scott Von Sprecken

Mar 9, 2022

Scott Allen Von Sprecken, 28, of Englewood, CO, passed away on March 9, 2022.

Scott was born on August 9, 1993 to Cheryl and Randy Von Sprecken in Flagstaff, AZ.  When Scott was 2, the family moved to Parker, CO.  Scott graduated from Chaparral High School and went on to Colorado State University in Fort Collins.  He...

Juanita (Nita) Horner

Juanita (Nita) Horner

Mar 8, 2022

Juanita (Nita) Watson Horner was born in Denver in 1933 to Harold and Virginia Watson.

She attended East High School and the University of Colorado at Boulder, where she was a member of the Kappa Kapp Gamma Sorority.

She married Jack M. Horner in 1955. She worked in the fashion industry and was an active...

Jean Pershall

Jean Pershall

Mar 8, 2022

Jean Ann Pershall (Sanders) passed away at Someren Glen Assisted Living Home in Denver, CO. at age of 89yrs, on March 8th, 2022. Jean was preceded in death by her husband James Pershall (Jim), one son Greg Sargent, one granddaughter Cameron, and parents Mr. & Mrs. JT Sanders from Texas.

Jean lived a full life as wife,...

Frances Ricci

Frances Ricci

Mar 8, 2022

Frances M. Ricci was born March 12, 1921 in Cleveland, Ohio.  Her early childhood was spent in Campobasso, Italy where she enjoyed the temperate climate and easily learned the Italian language.  At the age of 14 she returned to Ohio and lived for a time with her brother Joe.  It was there that she finished night school and worked in a...

Timothy Devine

Timothy Devine

Mar 8, 2022

Timothy Louis Devine, born in Jackson, Michigan, passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at the age of 78. Survived by his children; Holly (Brian), Michael (Matika) and Peter (Gina); his grandchildren, Ryan, Emily, Luke and Liam, and his brothers, Dave, Jerry and Bill. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ann; his brother, Tom; and his parents,...

Virginia Spesshardt

Virginia Spesshardt

Mar 8, 2022

Virginia Alverda Spesshardt, 85, passed away peacefully on March 8, 2022 in her home, surrounded by members of her family.

Born on October 15, 1936 in Denver, Colorado, she was the daughter of Frank and Alverda Corbett.  Virginia  lived in Edgewater and Aurora, Colorado and worked for the Defense Finance and Accounting Service until retiring in early 1999....

Calvin Lindsay

Calvin Lindsay

Mar 7, 2022

Calvin "Cal" Lindsay of Golden, Colorado passed away on March 7, 2022 at the age of 81.  Loving husband and father.

A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, March 11, 2022 at 11:30 AM at Horan & McConaty Family Chapel, 3101 South Wadsworth Boulevard, Lakewood, Colorado.  Interment will follow at 2pm at Golden Cemetery, 755 Ulysses...

Peggy Adams Fenton

Peggy Adams Fenton

Mar 7, 2022

Peggy Adams Fenton, age 69, passed away on March 7th, 2022. She was a loving wife, daughter, mother, sister, and friend.

Peg had a deep love for her home states of Montana and Colorado. She loved stitching and quilting, but her favorite pastime was traveling the world with her husband, Bob. Shopping also gave her great joy…...

Juanita Chapman

Juanita Chapman

Mar 7, 2022

Nobody else held me so tight Or made me feel so right No one's eyes shined so bright with love As my mom, who is now high above.  -Tamsen Butler

The world lost a beloved mother, Juanita Chapman, on March 7, 2022. Juanita battled cancer, but never stopped offering her love and gratitude. Juanita died in her...

Doris Brown

Doris Brown

Mar 7, 2022

Doris Anne (Ault) Brown 93, died on March 7, 2022. She was born on December 4, 1928, in Alma Nebraska.  She married James Dewey Brown on December 13, 1948, in Phillipsburg, Kansas.  They had two children Joan D Brown (Becker) and James D Brown Jr.  Doris and her family have lived in Colorado since 1961.  After her husband passed...

Ethel Steward

Ethel Steward

Mar 6, 2022

Ethel Lucile (Jordan) Steward (94) of Denver, Colorado passed away at home on March 6, 2022. She was born the third of seven children on January 16, 1928 to Willard Glenn and Vera May (Barker) Jordan in Kansas City, Missouri. When she was around 3 years old the family moved to Grenola, Kansas, where she grew up and graduated from...

Derek Valdez

Derek Valdez

Mar 6, 2022

Our brave war horse Derek passed away peacefully in his sleep Sunday morning, March 6. He never gave up, but his body said no more. He proudly went out on his own terms.

Derek was a man of few words but those that knew him understood he could say more with his words and wry smile than most anyone....

Eleni Athanasopoulos

Eleni Athanasopoulos

Mar 6, 2022

Eleni Athanasopoulos was born in Fourne, Chania, Crete, Greece in 1942.  In her early life during the occupation of Crete during WWII and subsequent national turmoil, she endured hunger, poverty and struggle.  She did not finish elementary school as she had to work as a young girl picking olives and oranges to help support the family.  She had a talent...

Goldie Sauer

Goldie Sauer

Mar 6, 2022

Goldie Josephine Sauer passed away peacefully in her sleep early on the morning of March 6, 2022.  Most knew her as Jo or Josie, her husband George lovingly referred to her as Mammie.

Goldie Josephine Sauer was born on September 9th, 1930, in Wiggins, CO to parents Glenn S. Neal and Florence Carter Neal.  She was the...