Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO
Sally Williams
Feb 24, 2022
Sally Jane Williams passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 24th, 2022 at the age of 92.
She was born on March 20th, 1929 in Ann Arbor Michigan. Sally Jane moved to Colorado to attend Grad School at CU Boulder in 1952. She met her husband Bill on a ski trip to A-Basin. They...
Susan Medley
Feb 24, 2022
Susan Camp Medley passed away peacefully in the presence of her beloved husband Joel at The Ridge Pinehurst in Lakewood, Colorado on February 24, 2022. For the last month of her life she was also in the wonderfully compassionate care of AGAPE Hospice.
Susan was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey on January 31, 1945 to Manton...
Lynette "Lyn" F. Doll
Feb 24, 2022
Lynette F. Doll, 65, gained her angels wings on Thursday, February 24, 2022.
Lyn was born March 18, 1956 in Denver, CO to Charles “Mickey” and Velma (Culbert) Allen. She married the love of her life, Jeffrey A. Doll, in 1977, and together they raised their three children in Denver. Throughout her life, Lyn worked for Denver...
Michael Burns
Feb 24, 2022
Michael H. Burns, age 75, of Denver, CO, passed away on February 24, 2022, with his family by his side. Born in Denver on November 28, 1946, Mike was the youngest of four boys. He graduated from East High School. While attending college at Metro, he met and later married the love of his life, Terri (Powers), his wife...
Samuel Newmyer
Feb 23, 2022
Samuel Hughes Newmyer (34), passed away peacefully in Denver, CO, on February 23, 2022, surrounded by his wife, Carrie, and family who loved him immensely. He was born on November 4, 1987, and raised by his loving parents, Paul and Donna Newmyer. Sam was an incredible son, brother, uncle, and friend, but no other role made him happier than...
Paul Miller
Feb 23, 2022
Paul was born on August 2, 1929 to Victor and Esther Miller in Muscatine, Iowa. He had two sisters, Ruth and Grace, and a brother, Ralph. Paul's parents and two sisters predeceased him. He graduated from high school, Northwestern College and Northern Baptist Seminary.
Paul married Marilyn Harbold and they had four children: Cheryl (Ed), Michael (Rosa),...
Tiffany Wellard
Feb 23, 2022
Tiffany Susan Wellard, 27, of Bennett, Colorado, passed away unexpectedly, yet peacefully, on February 23, 2022. She was born August 15, 1994, in Salt Lake City, Utah to Clinton R. and Susan R. Hirschi Wellard.
Tiffany entered the world fast and furious surprising mom, dad, and all the medical staff at the hospital with a very quick labor...
Diana Ortt
Feb 23, 2022
Diana Rose was the third child born to Julia and Norman Vestey on August 2, 1934. At age nineteen on February 6th, 1954, she married her sweetheart, Leslie J. Ortt, Jr. Within ten years their family grew to include Michael, Lori, Timothy, Julie, Patrick and David. Her life was spent as a mother and homemaker caring for her six...
Jesse Allen
Feb 23, 2022
Jesse B Allen, 88, of Albuquerque New Mexico, went to Heaven on February23, 2022.
He was a Distinguished Engineer of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories, home-based in Albuquerque NM from 1960 to 1997, retiring but returning for another 10 years until 2008. He worked on projects all over the U.S., South Pacific, Europe, and Viet...
Teade "Ted" Sysling
Feb 23, 2022
Teade (Ted) Sysling, of Arvada, passed away peacefully, after a courageous battle with cancer at the age of 89. He took his last breath, while his wife, Rita was singing him a song on February 23, 2022.
Ted was born on March 23, 1932, in Rotterdam, the Netherlands to parents, Conrad and Petronella Sysling. In 1939, Ted’s...
Mark Tieman
Feb 23, 2022
Mark Alan Tieman, age 72, died unexpectedly at Porter Hospital in Denver on February 23, 2022.
He was born April 27, 1949, in Denver, CO, to Vincent and Catherine Tieman. He served in the Army, earned a Master’s Degree, and worked for CDOT and RTD until retiring in 2018. He loved to fly fish, spend time in the...
Daryl Heskin
Feb 23, 2022
Daryl J. Heskin, age 74, passed away at his home in Lone Tree, CO, from Parkinson’s complications on February 23, 2022. Daryl was born 9/6/1947 in Mayville, ND. He obtained a master’s degree in Architecture from Montana State University and worked in architecture and construction in Sacramento, CA; Grand Junction, CO; and Denver, CO.
He was always...
Jeannette Simpson
Feb 22, 2022
Jeannette H. Simpson passed Beautifully and Peacefully from this world into the presence of Jesus February 22, 2022. She was 91. Born December 24, 1930 in Newark, New Jersey to Ralph V. Simpson and Renabelle Montonya Simpson. The 5th of 9 children, she was preceded in death by her parents and 6 of her siblings. Survived by 2 sisters,...
Marcia Jacques
Feb 22, 2022
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Marcia Ovitt Jacques of Louisville, CO died on February 22 after a battle with cancer. She is survived by her son Christopher and his wife Eliza, her son Austin and his fiancée Laura, her siblings Irene Werner, Peter Ovitt, Karen Seaman, Leda Johnson and Timothy Ovitt, as well as her grandsons Simon and Benton Jacques. She...
Lawrence "Larry" Bromfield
Feb 22, 2022
Lawrence Hayden Bromfield, age 77, died peacefully on February 22, 2022. Larry was born August 18, 1944 to Meredith Churchill Bromfield and Carol Elizabeth Hayden in Denver, Colorado. A lifelong Coloradan, he attended Colorado Academy and ultimately received his diploma from George Washington high school. While working for a bank, he met Charlotte Jane Cleveringa whom he later married...
Marilyn Gary
Feb 21, 2022
Marilyn (Arnold) Gary, age 80, passed away peacefully with her husband at her side on February 21, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. Marilyn deeply loved, and was deeply loved by, her family and friends, her faith, her music, and her former students. Marilyn was a graduate of Denton High School and earned a teaching degree at University of North Texas....

Elsie (Sandy) Magnuson
Feb 21, 2022
Elsie (Sandy) Magnuson passed away on February 21, 2022. She was born May 25th, 1932, to Louise (Bogert) and Arthur Lindner and was the 5th generation of her Keokuk, IA family. She attended a one room schoolhouse for her earliest years that was a mile from her grand-parents farm where she was raised. She graduated from high school in...
Mike Donelan
Feb 21, 2022
Mike Donelan, 69, of Arvada, passed away on February 21, 2022 at his apartment. Michael John Donelan was born on July 9th, 1952, in Mitchel, SD, to Helen E (Zeien) Donelan and Lyle James Donelan. He grew up in Rapid City, SD and graduated in 1970 from Central High School. From an early age Mike enjoyed designing and building...
Sally Vanwelden
Feb 21, 2022
Sally Ellis VanWelden, 74, lost her courageous battle with cancer Monday, February 21, 2022. Sally passed peacefully in the presence of her loving husband, daughter and family priest after a courageous battle with cancer. Sally was born in Deadwood, South Dakota and was the daughter of Ken Ellis and Maryellen Ellis. She grew up as one of five siblings. ...
Gertrude Whitsell
Feb 21, 2022
Gertrude June Whitsell, 97, passed peacefully from this life Feb. 21, 2022, at Villa Manor Care Center in Lakewood, Colo. Gertrude was known to family lovingly as “Sissie,” and to friends as Gertie.
She was born June 5, 1924, the first child of Simeon and Philena Varner. Her childhood in Washington, Pa., near Pittsburgh, was filled with...
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