Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO
Peter Sebastian Nellhaus
Jun 5, 2024
Peter was diagnosed with Kidney cancer in 2018 and was told he had two years to live. He surprised his doctors year after year by breaking the odds. No doubt because of his calm and pragmatic approach to the situation.
Peter was one of the first two people to receive the newly created B.F.A. in Cinema Studies from New York University....
Bernadine Ann Horrigan
Jun 5, 2024
Bernadine Ann (Boland) Horrigan, 90, of Denver, Colorado, died June 5, 2024, at Brookdale Senior Living after a very recent diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. Born August 7, 1933, in Strawberry Point, Iowa, and raised in Elkader, Iowa, she graduated from St. Joseph High School in 1949 and attended Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She then joined her three...
Logan Reinhardt
Jun 5, 2024
Logan Turner Reinhardt, 83, passed away peacefully in his sleep in Aurora, Colorado on June 5, 2024. Logan was born August 8, 1940, to William Alfred Reinhardt and Beatrice Zell Turner Reinhardt in Los Angeles, California. He graduated from Paramount High School in 1957.
Logan married his high school sweetheart, Paula Kaye Nickelson on March 21, 1959. He joined the United...
Delores Jean Wagner
Jun 5, 2024
Delores “Dee” Jean (Kimball) Wagner, 83, of Englewood, CO was a longtime resident of Colorado Springs, CO.
Dee was born in Ottowa, KS on August 30,1940 to Eunice and Laurence Kimball. She moved to Culbertson, NE in 1953 when her mother married Mr. Martin Ostendorf, the man she called Dad. Dee was the youngest of five children. Her siblings, Dorothy (Cole),...
John Frederick Dyer
Jun 4, 2024
John Frederick Dyer, age 82, passed away in his home in Aurora, CO on June 4, 2024. He was a graduate of South High School. In 1980, John met Connie Sue Myers and the two married soon after and welcomed their son, John Edward James (Jimmy). John worked 35+ years in the telecommunications industry before retiring. During retirement, John enjoyed...
Howard Henry Hoskins
Jun 4, 2024
Howard, son of Benjamin and Ada Hoskins of Ashtabula, Ohio, died peacefully in his sleep after a brief period of ill health following a fall. He was 96, independent, living in the family home built in 1969 in what was then considered Littleton. Howard married Elizabeth Ann (Sue) Hoskins in 1953, and she preceded him in death in 2016.
Howard was...
Jorita Ann Denning
Jun 4, 2024
Jorita 'Jo' Denning was born September 1, 1931 in a small town in southeast Kansas. The family moved several times before they settled in Parsons, KS where Jo attended both grade school and high school. She started college at a bible school in north Oklahoma, but switched to Oklahoma State her senior year. She majored in journalism and went to...
Charlene Joy Siders
Jun 3, 2024
Charlene Joy Siders, “Shari” as known to all her family and friends, passed away June 3, 2024 after a short illness in Lakewood, Colorado. Born a farmer’s daughter in Cambridge, Nebraska on August 7, 1933, the family soon relocated to their forever home in Colorado.
Shari grew up in Boulder and graduated from Boulder High School before moving to Denver for...
Alonso Garza Jr.
Jun 3, 2024
Alonso Garza Jr., (Retired Captain, U.S. Air Force) age 72, of Parker, Colorado passed away on June 3, 2024 at his home surrounded by his family. Alonso was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, the son of Alma (Villarreal) Peralez and Alonso Morin Garza on April 5, 1952. Alonso grew up in Corpus Christi and graduated from Presbyterian Pan American School...
Donald George Reimer Sr.
Jun 3, 2024
Don Reimer, a long-time resident of Idaho Springs, was born in Brooklyn, NY to George and Lee Reimer. His father served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and his mother was a devoted Navy wife. Don carried this devotion into all facets of his life.
He graduated from Deer Park High School having received multiple honors for marksmanship (yes, shooting a rifle in high school). Don earned top honors as one of the first auto mechanic graduates...
Matthew Edward Durnford
Jun 3, 2024
Matthew Edward Durnford, age 27, entered eternal rest in Thornton CO, June 3,2024. He was a graduate of Holy Family High School, Broomfield Co and received a scholarship to attend Benedictine College, Atchison KS.
Matt pursued many interests and excelled at everything he did. Sports were an integral part of his life growing up, playing football, basketball and baseball. He was...
Barbara Austin
Jun 3, 2024
Barbara Austin, born on October 19, 1938, in San Francisco, CA has passed away on June 3 2024. A visitation in loving memory of Barbara Austin will be held on June 6, 2024, at Horan & McConaty Funeral Service and Cremation in Arvada, Colorado. The visitation will take place from 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM. A funeral service honoring her life...
Clarissa Abby Spear Lee
Jun 2, 2024
Clarissa Abby Spear Lee
“And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever”-Psalm 23:6b
Clarissa (Cris, Crissie) Abby Lee passed on June 2, 2024 into the arms of her Savior. Crissie is truly merry and fully herself in Jesus’ perfect presence. Crissie has gone home.
Clarissa Abby Spear was born on February 5, 1938 in Shawnee, OK to Chauncey (deceased 1974)...
David Lee Gross
Jun 2, 2024
David Lee Gross, 84, died Sunday, June 2, 2024, from complications due to the West Nile Virus.
Dave was born on October 21, 1939, in Denver, Colorado to Leland C. and Claire Y. Gross. He married Jean Claire Gallas on August 6, 1966. They have a daughter, Kirsten Anne (Eric) Heerdt of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa and two grandchildren, Russell David (Jenifer)...
Ruth Lorraine Maier
Jun 1, 2024
Ruth Lorraine Redenius Maier of Westminster, CO, left a life well-lived in the company of her loved ones on June 1, 2024. She was 86. Ruth is survived by her husband, Bill, and their four children; their son, Will and his partner, Averil; their daughters, Alycia, Terese, and Victoria and her husband, Jakob; five grandchildren, Alex and his wife, Monica;...
Linda Mary Renner
May 31, 2024
Mrs. Linda M. (Byrne) Renner, loving wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away peacefully at the age of 92 at Collier Hospice Center on Friday, May 31st, 2024.
Linda was born November 21, 1931 in County Mayo, Ireland to John Byrne and Josephine (O'Dwyer) Byrne.
Her first love was the piano for which she received a Master's degree from the London College of...
Richard Lee Kent
May 31, 2024
Richard Lee (Dick) Kent (86) was a son, brother, uncle, friend, Sooner, accountant, photographer and avid hiker of the Southwest. While Dick never married, he courted the world – traveling to 72 countries; ultimately Dick fell in love with Utah where he spent countless nights under the stars in his Tacoma truck and traversed thousands of miles, taking breathtaking...
Betty Lee Milberger
May 31, 2024
Betty Lee Milberger
January 28, 1930-May 31, 2024
The dates not as important as the life well lived in between and she was extraordinary and lived it well.
Betty was born to David and Wilma Gilbert in Colby Kansas in 1930. A complex, multifaceted and strong woman she was the patriarch of the family, her greatest joy was her family. She also touched...
Pauline Mary Kaar
May 31, 2024
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Pauline M Kaar, who peacefully departed from this world at the age of 99 on May 31st, 2024.
Pauline was born on February 26, 1925, in Meyersville, New Jersey in her grandmother’s farmhouse. She enjoyed a joyful childhood in Watchung, New Jersey. In 1945, she married Jacob Kaar and lived...
James Seaton Fox
May 31, 2024
James S. Fox, age 93, died on May 31, 2024. Jim was a graduate of East High School in Denver, Colorado. After high school, he joined the Navy and went on to earn a bachelor’s degree from University of Denver. As a proud alum, Jim supported DU hockey and other sports throughout his life. He was a member of the...
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