Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO

Paul Allee

Paul Allee

Jul 31, 2020

Paul was born in Denver, Colorado to Arnold and Jamie Allee.  A Colorado native through and through, at a very young age he joined the Navy.  He soon was accepted and attended Officers Candidate School and served 27 years in the United States Air Force.  He retired as a Major in May of 1978 and was awarded the Bronze...

Randall Yarnell

Randall Yarnell

Jul 31, 2020

Randy Yarnell was born April 7, 1961 in Council Bluffs, Iowa to Dorothy and Ronald Yarnell. They moved to Onawa, Iowa when Randy was 12 where he spent his formative years, Randy graduated from West Monona Community High School in 1979. He married his childhood sweetheart, Brenda Ketelsen on October 15, 1982. He attended Devry Institute of Technology when...

Marilyn Roberts

Marilyn Roberts

Jul 31, 2020

Marilyn was born on January 4, 1940 to John Stanton Jr. and Mildred (Perry) Stanton in Syracuse, New York. She grew up in the small communities west of Syracuse ... Fairmount, Solvay, Camillus.

Graduation was in 1957 from Camillus High School. She then entered Nursing School at the Community General Hospital of Syracuse. Upon completion she was employed in the...

Fred Arthur

Fred Arthur

Jul 31, 2020

Radio advertising legend, Fred Arthur, passed away peacefully at home in Centennial, Colorado on Friday July 31st.  He was 87.

Born May 17, 1933 in Wilmington, Ohio, Arthur moved west after studying broadcasting at the Cincinnati School of Music.  His first radio gig as a deejay was in Casper, Wyoming at KVOC radio. This...

Robert Thomas

Robert Thomas

Jul 31, 2020

Robert James Thomas, 7/26/1921-7/31/2020, 99 years young. Passed away at Swedish Hospital.

Bob was born in New Bethlehem, PA. He lived his most vibrant years in Denver, CO and was a veteran of World War II. His professional life was spent perfecting inventory and sales for Eastman Kodak and VWR. He officially retired at the age of 87 after...

Meredith Latchaw

Meredith Latchaw

Jul 31, 2020

Meredith S. Latchaw died on Friday, July 31, 2020 from injuries sustained in a tragic accident in Eagle County, Colorado while camping.

Meredith was born August 27, 1972 in Denver, Colorado. She graduated high school at Denver Area South High School in 1990 and graduated college from Colorado College, Colorado Springs in 1994. Meredith earned a Master’s degree...

Michael Johnson, Sr.

Michael Johnson, Sr.

Jul 30, 2020

Michael William Johnson, Sr., age 82, died on July 30, 2020, at his residence in Arvada, Colorado after a long and brave fight with colon cancer.

He was born January 7, 1938 in Denver, Colorado to Katherine Abbott and James Conway, after which he was adopted by Michael and Gladys LaGuardia of Glendale, California.  Later, he took...

Oanh Nguyen

Oanh Nguyen

Jul 30, 2020

Mrs. Nguyễn Thị Oanh, age 87 of Lakewood, passed away at her son’s residence Thursday evening, July 30th, 2020.  Her final days were spent surrounded by family and friends that she had touched throughout her years living in America.

Mrs. Nguyễn was born on May 10th, 1933, Hai Phong, Vietnam.  She was a daughter of the late Nguyễn...

Emil Cwach

Emil Cwach

Jul 30, 2020

Emil Ernest Cwach passed away peacefully July 30th, 2020.  He died from cancer.  He was a very strong, quiet man and modest of his many accomplishments.

Emil was born August 3, 1937 in South Dakota to a large farming family of Czech decent.  His education started in a one room schoolhouse often taught by family members and...

Todd Lillard

Todd Lillard

Jul 30, 2020

Todd Lillard passed away unexpectedly on Thursday July 30, 2020 in Denver, Colorado.

Todd was born in Kansas on April 27, 1978 to Donald and Linda Lillard. After living in North Dakota and Illinois, the family moved to Colorado as Todd was starting high school. Todd met his wife Amy while the two of them were in...

Claire Welsh

Claire Welsh

Jul 30, 2020

Claire (Lovenburg) Welsh, 82, of Centennial, Colorado and Marana, Arizona, passed away on July 30, 2020.

Claire was born on February 28, 1938 in Madrid, Nebraska to Lawrence and Lydia Lovenburg.  She graduated from Ogallala High School in Nebraska in 1955 and married her husband Don in 1957. During their marriage, they raised three daughters and lived...

Annette Schantz

Annette Schantz

Jul 30, 2020

Annette DiTirro Schantz, 72, of Arvada, Colorado passed away on July 30, 2020.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, August 13, 2020 from 3pm to 4pm with Rosary to follow at 4pm; all services are at Horan & McConaty Family Chapel, 7577 West 80th Avenue, Arvada, Colorado 80003. Due to state regulations, masks are required when entering...

Raymond Platt

Raymond Platt

Jul 30, 2020

Raymond Philip Platt, age 92, passed away peacefully July 30, 2020 due to natural causes. He was born April 7, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York. Ray is survived by wife Suzanne, five children, Michael, Carolyn, Stephen, Robert, and Cynthia, as well as 14 grandchildren.

Memorial Mass will be at Risen Christ Catholic Church, Monday August 10 at...

Agatha Slogar

Agatha Slogar

Jul 30, 2020

Jean (Aggie) Slogar, age 90, peacefully passed away in Arvada Colorado on July 30, 2020 as a result of health complications caused by the corona virus.  She was born to Anton and Anna Slogar in Crested Butte, Colorado, in 1930. She had six older siblings from her mother’s first marriage to Anton Plute. She had four siblings from her...

Douglas Watson

Douglas Watson

Jul 29, 2020

Douglas Dale Watson: 71 passed away peacefully asleep at home on July 29th, 2020. He was born June 29th, 1949 in Boulder, Colorado to Mary “Frances” Becker and Dane Roosevelt Watson. Doug is survived by his wife Karee, daughter Amber, son Taylor, grandson Jesse and brothers Terry and Rex. He is preceded in death by his parents Dane and...

Diego Cordero

Diego Cordero

Jul 28, 2020

Diego John Cordero, 21, passed away on July 28, 2020. He was born in Westminster, Colorado on April 4, 1999.

Diego is survived by his mother Elaine Cordero, his father Sergio Cordero, and his step-mother Stephanie Castaneda; his grandparents Rosalinda Jones, Alice Wilson, Conrad Cordero, Marianne Castaneda, and Patrick Castaneda; his uncles Gene Jones, Roy Jones, Michael...

Samuel Cordova

Samuel Cordova

Jul 28, 2020

Samuel G. Cordova, age 85, of Denver, Colorado passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday, July 28, 2020. He was born October 26, 1934 in Mora, New Mexico, and moved to southwest Denver as a child. He attended Westwood Elementary and graduated from West High School. On May 01, 1955 Samuel married Dorothy Duran in Denver Colorado....

Terri Fields

Terri Fields

Jul 28, 2020

Terri Lynn Fields was born on July 6, 1960 and passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2020.  Terri was the daughter of Wilbert Kogl and Bernita Kogl who preceded her in death. Terri was born on the high plains of Kansas in the town of Atwood, Kansas.  She grew up on the Kansas farm and developed a work...

William Ranch

William Ranch

Jul 28, 2020

William D. Ranch, age 88, of Columbine Valley, Colorado passed away Tuesday July 28, 2020 due to complications from COVID-19 at Swedish Hospital.

Bill was born on February 12, 1932 in Lamar, Colorado, son of Darold and Alice Ranch. He attended North High School in Denver, Colorado, and he was drafted into the U.S. Army shortly after...

Jeanette Kline

Jeanette Kline

Jul 28, 2020

JEANETTE C. KLINE

Jen Kline, 96, Golden, CO, passed away peacefully July 28, 2020.  Jen was born February 17, 1924, the daughter of Martin J. and Ida T. (Schuman) Hess in Cleveland, OH.  She graduated from St. Joseph Academy and worked as a telephone operator until she met the love of her life, Robert Kline, also from...