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Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO

Deborah Benson
Sep 18, 2020
Deborah Joy (Hansen) Benson, of Centennial, who was born May 19, 1947 in Chicago, IL passed away September 18, 2020 in Centennial, CO. Deb worked as an assembler, manufacturing dental equipment before her retirement in 2013. She received a B.A. in Journalism from Southern Illinois University. Deb was an avid swimmer, enjoyed bird watching, and gardening. She often joked...
Linda Seydel
Sep 18, 2020
Linda Marie Seydel, beloved mother, grandmother and sister, passed away at Sky Ridge Medical Center on September 18th, 2020 at the age of 70 after a three year battle with cancer.
Born February 17, 1950 in Iowa City, IA, Linda was admired by her friends and family for her unwavering strength and dedication to caring for others...
Mikaela Lakin
Sep 18, 2020
Mikaela M. Lakin, 24, of Parker, Colorado passed away on September 18, 2020. She is survived by mother, Stephanie Renken; brother, Alexander Lakin; father, Michael Lakin; grandmother, Connie Ostroha; grandfather, Steve Ostroha; and beloved dog, Quentin. Mikaela was a dedicated officer in the Aurora Police Department. She loved all of the outdoor activities that Colorado had to offer. She loved camping, hiking and snowboarding. In...
Beverly Chapman
Sep 17, 2020
Beverly “Jean” Chapman passed away at age 82 on September 17, 2020 at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, Colorado. She died of complications following surgery.
Jean was born August 17, 1938, in Ramsey, Illinois to Melvin and Pauline Hall. As her life unfolded, she lived in Decatur, Illinois, and several small farming communities in the vicinity of Ramsey...
Anna Gardiner
Sep 17, 2020
Anna Beth Charlton Gardiner of Lakewood was a loving wife and mother. She was a loved by everyone who met her. People always said what a sweet woman she was.
She was born on April 19, 1925 in Ogden, Utah to Albert Ray Charlton and Maggie Genett Hogge Charlton. She was the 8th child of seven girls...
Wilbur Flachman
Sep 16, 2020
Longtime Colorado publishing entrepreneur Wilbur E. Flachman passed away September 16, 2020, with family by his side. Wilbur was 83. Following surgery for pancreatic cancer, he fought a difficult battle for nearly two years with the help of a variety of doctors, nurses and caregivers at Kaiser Permanente, St. Joseph Hospital and Lutheran Hospice.
Wilbur was born...

David Diedrich
Sep 16, 2020
David Gordon Diedrich, of Arvada, Colorado passed away at the Collier Hospice Center on September 16, 2020. David was born on September 9, 1951 in Guthrie, Oklahoma to Gordon and Joy (Ryland) Diedrich. He graduated from Liberal High School (Liberal, Kansas) in 1970. David received a Business Administration degree from West Texas State University in 1974...
Carl Ott
Sep 16, 2020
Carl Ott, age 72, passed away on 9/16/2020 from a long battle with interstitial lung disease.
He was born May 11, 1948 in South Bend, Indiana and was raised in Niles, Michigan, graduating from Niles High School and attending Lake Michigan College and Andrews University. He enlisted in the Army in 1969 and spent two tours in Vietnam, finishing his...
Carl Ott
Sep 16, 2020
Carl Ott, age 72, passed away on September 16, 2020 from a long battle with interstitial lung disease.
He was born on May 11, 1948 in South Bend, Indiana and was raised in Niles, Michigan. He graduated from Niles High School and attended Lake Michigan College and Andrews University. He enlisted in the Army in 1969 and...
M. Cohen
Sep 15, 2020
Margaret Joan Cohen (Joan) died at the age of 100 in Centennial, Colorado of natural causes.
Joan was born Christmas day to Viola Cotton and William Shuman at home in Rixford, Pennsylvania. She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband Leonard, her son William Kahle, and her brothers and their wives Jack (Isabel) Shuman and...
Robert Gose
Sep 15, 2020
Robert Oren Gose, 98, stepped into Eternity while with his beloved wife, Elaine, at home in Littleton, Colorado on Tuesday, September 15, 2020.
Robert was born December 9, 1921 in Upton, Wyoming. He loved ranching in his native state of Wyoming, but left to join the United States Army Air Force on July 4, 1942. He served...
Linda Sherrill
Sep 14, 2020
Linda Kay Sherrill, age 73, passed away in her home in Centennial, Colorado on September 14th, 2020. Linda succumbed to complications from her battle with cancer. Linda was born on July 19th, 1947 in Ogallala, Nebraska to Harold and Marjorie Steffen. The Steffen family moved to Castle Rock, Colorado in 1957 and a year later to Littleton, Colorado.
...Lawrence Burrows "LB" Haws, Jr.
Sep 14, 2020
LB was born in West Helena, Arkansas on September 17, 1938 to godly parents, Rachel and Lawrence Burrows, Sr, who raised him in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. At a young age he accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. He was active in his church and sports during high school. The family moved to Kokomo, Indiana...
James Maumenee Jr.
Sep 14, 2020
James “Cliff” Radcliff Maumenee, Jr, age 72, passed away on Monday, September 14, 2020 in Centennial, Colorado of Alzheimer's Disease.
Born August 15, 1948 in Mobile, Alabama. Cliff lived in many cities to include: Mobile and Gulf Shores, Alabama, Ft. Stewart, Georgia, and Denver, Colorado. He served 23 years in the U.S. Army, and retired in 1992...
Ryan Hair
Sep 14, 2020
Ryan C. Hair passed away Monday September 14, 2020. He was born April 19, 1974 in Staunton, Virginia to Therese and Jerry Hair. Ryan is survived by his daughter Abby Dodson, his sister Shannon Scott and his father Jerry Hair. He is preceded in death by his mother Therese Metzgar, and his brother Sean Joseph Hair.
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Frank Otto Hellwig
Sep 14, 2020
Frank Otto Hellwig, 95, died in care of hospice on Monday, September 14, 2020. He passed peacefully after a brief time in the hospital and rehab.
Born July 13, 1925, in Hayden, Colorado, Frank grew up in Mt. Harris, Colorado, and graduated from Hayden High School in 1943. After graduation he joined the Navy and served on a minesweeper as...
Harold "Red" Janusch
Sep 14, 2020
Harold "Red" Henry Janusch, age 84, passed away peacefully on September 14, 2020 with the love of his life by his side.
Red was born in Wadena, Minnesota to Raymond and Luella Janusch on July 12, 1936. After graduating from Coeur D'Alene High School in 1954, he married Mariam Jorgenson and they were happily married for 62 years....
Paul Hoffman
Sep 14, 2020
The happiest day of our lives was April 21, 2010, when Paul Jaxson Hoffman gave us the gift of being parents. On that day we learned what unconditional, pure, and genuine love really meant.
To say he "hit the ground running" is a true understatement. Jaxson was so incredibly full of life, love, curiosity, and excitement. He...
John D. "Jack" Corbett
Sep 13, 2020
On September 13, 2020, Jack joined his wife Dolly Corbett (d. 2005) for eternal life. They celebrated 50 years of marriage and were proud parents of 8 children. He is survived by daughters: Joan Burns (Patrick), Anne Pert (Joseph), Catherine, Maureen Corbett (Jean-Marie Maillard), Therese Tate (Michael), Lisa Brown (Stuart), Susan and son John Corbett (Jeanne). He was Papa...
Donald Wippermann
Sep 13, 2020
Donald Richard Wippermann, 90, passed away September 13, 2020 in Littleton, Colorado.
Don was born June 25, 1930 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin to Myrtle (Church) and Edgar G. Wippermann. The family moved to Columbus, Wisconsin where he graduated from Columbus High School in 1948. He received his Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin in...
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