Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO

Peggy Wasinski

Peggy Wasinski

Jul 17, 2020

Margaret Jean Rose Ciambelli Wasinski

Peggy was born June 22, 1984 in Denver Colorado and came home to Bill Wasinski and Mary Ciambelli on July 20, 1984 as our beloved daughter. She was adopted from Catholic Community Services. She died on the evening of July 17, 2020 at the University of Colorado Highlands Ranch hospital in the...

James Meckley

James Meckley

Jul 17, 2020

James “Jim” Meckley, 75, resident of Centennial, Colorado, passed away on July 17, 2020. Jim was a member of the United States Army and served in the Vietnam War. He was discharged in November of 1967. After he was discharged he worked for American Greetings Corporation.

Jim was a car enthusiast and loved working on them. Jim...

Gerrie Karasik

Gerrie Karasik

Jul 17, 2020

“Let me tell you a story……………”

Gerrie Karasik passed in her sleep at the end of an intense bout of pancreatic cancer on 17 July, 2020. She was surrounded by her husband and kids who were there to say good bye.

Gerrie’s story began on 16 July, 1931 in Hazelton, PA. She was...

Adolfo Armijo

Adolfo Armijo

Jul 17, 2020

Adolfo Damian Armijo was 93 years young. He passed away peacefully in this sleep at his Denver home on July 17, 2020. He was born on September 27, 1926 in Pena Blanca, New Mexico and at a young age made Santa Fe his home. Beloved husband of Delfina Barbero who he has now joined, Adolfo was the loving father...

Joy Burns

Joy Burns

Jul 17, 2020

Joy Steelman Burns

Born December 2, 1927 to parents Edith Campbell and Walter Steelman in Currie, Texas.

A graduate of the University of Houston, she came to Colorado from Houston in 1956 with a business degree to work for an oil company. Two years later she met Franklin L. Burns, then one of Denver's premier...

Richard Lacouture

Richard Lacouture

Jul 17, 2020

It is with great sorrow and sadness that we inform you that our husband, father, friend, and son Richard (Dick) J. Lacouture passed away at 68 years old on July 17, 2020 in Aurora, Colorado.

Dick was born in Anchorage, Alaska on August 26th, 1951 to Jane and Arthur Lacouture. He was a self-described army...

Beverly Bowman

Beverly Bowman

Jul 16, 2020

Beverly Kathleen Bowman passed away at 72 years old at Parker Adventist Hospital on July 16, 2020. Bev was born in Fresno, CA on February 7, 1948 to Robert and Beryl Griffith. She joined older brother Barry to complete the family of four. Knowing Bev, she probably entered the world chatting and asking questions about everyone and everything.

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John Mcmaster

John Mcmaster

Jul 16, 2020

John A. McMaster, 73, of Aurora, Colorado, passed away on Thursday, July 16, 2020. John was born on December 2, 1946 to C. Fulton and LaVonna McMaster, in Des Moines, Iowa. He was one of five children.

John joined the United States Army, and, during his service, deployed to Vietnam and was awarded a Purple Heart. He...

Robert Kaffer

Robert Kaffer

Jul 16, 2020

Bob was born in Joliet, IL on January 30, 1942 and graduated from Joliet Catholic High School in 1960, and from college at Notre Dame University in 1964. After completing his master’s degree in sociology from the University of California at Berkeley in 1966, he worked for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for a couple of years and...

Lois Jones

Lois Jones

Jul 16, 2020

Lois K. Jones, of Centennial, Colorado, died on Thursday, July 16, 2020 at the age of 76. Lois lived an adventurous life, travelling the world with her beloved husband John, who died in 2013, along with her son Sean, and daughter Kristin, who survive her. She parlayed a love of reading and books into a career as a university...

Lola Kerlin

Lola Kerlin

Jul 16, 2020

Lola Kerlin was born on October 5, 1937 at Horseshoe Lake in Noble County Indiana. She died on July 16, 2020 at Clermont Park in Denver, Colorado after a long struggle with Alzheimer's.

She was the oldest daughter of Emil and Helen Hickman (Paulus).

Lola was the Valedictorian of her high school class and then...

Lottie Hannan

Lottie Hannan

Jul 15, 2020

Lottie Hannan, age 87, died at Crossroads at Lakewood Memory Care on Wednesday July 15, 2020.

Born September 21, 1932 in Denver Colorado, she was a homemaker and devoted wife, mom, and grandmother.

Survivors include daughters Becki (Dave), Jamie (Lloyd), Lori (Brent), and son Glenn (Loreen). 7 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren, and 1 great great...

James Marley

James Marley

Jul 15, 2020

On July 15, 2020 this world lost one of the great ones.

Jim Marley leaves behind the love of his life, wife of thirty-one years, Susie. Jim and Susie's love story is the stuff from which the greatest love stories are inspired. (Relationship goals, mic drop).

He also leaves behind his pride and joy, daughter...

Tammy Ditorrice

Tammy Ditorrice

Jul 15, 2020

Tammy Ann DiTorrice 59, of Westminster, died July 15, 2020, at Lutheran Hospice.

Tammy was born June 8, 1961 in Denver, Colorado, to Anthony and Marilyn Troilo.

She enjoyed bowling, hot air balloons, and colorfully painting ceramic mugs.

She is survived by her husband, Louis DiTorrice; son, Daniele DiTorrice; mother, Marilyn Troilo; sister Lori Troilo; nephew Reno...

Gordon Burke

Gordon Burke

Jul 15, 2020

Gordon Francis Burke of Aurora Colorado passed away on July 15, 2020 after battling cancer for 21 years. Gordon was born in Evansville, Indiana to Mr. Francis R. and B. Marie “Tosie” Burke. His younger sister, Karen Lyle Burke, preceded him in death in 2002. He lived in Rockport, MO until 1954 when they moved to Denver, Colorado. He...

John Lasharr

John Lasharr

Jul 14, 2020

Jack, beloved husband of Pauline, passed away July 14, 2020.

Jack was born in Chicago on January 21,1933. He had three sisters.

After graduation from HS in 1950 he entered the United States Air Force. He received his commission as Second Lieutenant in 1953 and was discharged in 1956.

In 1955 he was...

Ruth Pastor

Ruth Pastor

Jul 14, 2020

Ruth Annette Pastor of Denver, Colorado passed away on July 14, 2020 at the age of 87.

Ruth was born on December 16, 1932 in Denver, Colorado to the late Everette and Ruth Daly.

She is survived by her daughter Vicki (Danny) Perez; grandchildren, Danny (Jenice) Perez, Maria (Eric) Jean, Joey Perez, Nicole Taplin, Rick...

Mitchell May

Mitchell May

Jul 14, 2020

Mitchell K. May

Mitchell K. "Mitch" May, 50, of Aurora, CO, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 after a courageous battle with cancer.

Mitch was born February 9, 1970, in Kearney, Nebraska, to Maurice K. and Frances E. (Johnson) May. He attended Kearney High School where he excelled...

Rudolph Jacobson

Rudolph Jacobson

Jul 14, 2020

Dr. Rudolph “Rudy” Jacobson, DDS of Denver, Colorado beloved father, grandfather, brother, uncle and child Holocaust survivor died on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at the age of 87 after a courageous battle with renal failure and leukemia. Rudy’s daughter was by his side, holding his hand, playing opera music by Luciano Pavarotti (Rudy’s favorite), and reminiscing about their adventures...

John Corbisiero

John Corbisiero

Jul 13, 2020

John (Giovanni) Vincent Corbisiero, age 93, beloved husband, father, brother, and Papa passed away on Monday, July 13, 2020, in San Antonio, Texas from heart failure. His life was once described as “a Walter Mitty existence...a play by play of a little boy’s hyperactive imagination or the plot of a cheesy 1940s biopic...one of the greatest living athletes you’ve...