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Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO
Clara H. Benavidez
Jun 26, 2020
Clara H. Benavidez passed away on June 26, 2020. She was born on June 26, 1928 in Cheyenne Wyoming to Samuel and Manuelita (Gallegos) Vigil.
A Memorial Service will be held on Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at 11am at the Horan & McConaty Family Chapel, 3020 Federal Boulevard, Denver.
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Jason Alan French
Jun 25, 2020
Jason Alan French, M.D., 43, of Denver, passed away Thursday, June 25, 2020. Jason attended Cornell College, graduating Cum Laude with a BA in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. He continued his education at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, where he met his wife, Brooke. They earned their medical degrees in 2004 and were married thereafter. He completed his residency...
Bernice Marie Blystone
Jun 25, 2020
Bernice Marie Blystone, 93, of Denver, Colorado, passed away June 25, 2020. She was born August 7, 1926 in Campbell, Nebraska to Leona and Emile Choquette.
Bernice came to Denver in 1947, when she was 20 years old. She was a bellhop at the D&F tower in downtown Denver. She met James at the cathedral in Denver through a dance...
Gordon Kenney
Jun 25, 2020
On June 25, 2020, Gordon Neal Kenney of Foxfield, Colorado passed away peacefully at Denver Hospice from pancreatic cancer. He was born on March 3, 1936 in Kearney, Nebraska into a large family including parents Archie and Martha Kenney, and older siblings Eula, Dean, and Leland. The family moved to a farm near Corydon, Iowa when he was four, where...
Raymond Vincent Prager
Jun 25, 2020
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Raymond Vincent Prager was born on April 11th, 1949 in Detroit, Michigan. He was the first-born child of Donald Lyle Prager and Patricia Ruth (Lanfear) Prager and the oldest of seven children. Known affectionately as Ray, he was a proud big brother who ended up being a protector and role model (and perhaps a few times…an instigator.) He was...
Sheila Marie Guilfoile Angone
Jun 25, 2020
Sheila Marie Guilfoile Angone, age 56, of Denver, Colorado passed away peacefully at Denver's Presbyterian St. Luke's Hospital on June 25, 2020 surrounded by family after a courageous two-year battle with breast cancer.
Sheila was born January 5, 1964 in Ottawa, Illinois to John and Gail McCormick Guilfoile. She grew up in Bloomington and later Palatine, IL. During those formative...
John Edward Arias
Jun 25, 2020
John E. Arias passed away peacefully on June 25, 2020 at his home in Littleton, CO. John was born October 23, 1949 in Cheyenne, WY to Lillie and Ruben Arias.
John was a loving husband, father and grandfather; proudly served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War and retired from the United States Army in 1996.
John will...
Thomas Robert Gutrich
Jun 25, 2020
Thomas Robert ""Tom"" Gutrich of Cherry Hills Village, CO; aka ""GUTS"", ""Tommy"", and ""Poppy"", passed away on June 25, 2020. Tom was born in the town of Beverly on the south side of Chicago on Groundhog Day 1943; the third child and son of seven children of Michael & Kathryn Gutrich. Michael was a career salesman and avid joke-teller, while...
Sherron Nay Acker
Jun 24, 2020
Dr. Sherron ""Sherry"" Carole Nay Acker was born in Lusk, WY on September 12, 1941 to Zella May ""Mazie"" Humphreys Nay and Walton ""Walt"" Nay. She passed away on June 24, 2020 in Westminster, CO.
Sherry grew up in Powell, WY, graduating from Powell High School in 1958. She received her B.A. from the University of Northern Colorado at Greeley,...
Elaine Kay Jones
Jun 24, 2020
Elaine Kay Jones, age 62, died peacefully at home on Wednesday June 24th, 2020 after a short but hard-fought battle with cancer. She was born August 26th, 1957 in Enid, Oklahoma then resided primarily in Oklahoma City until relocating to Colorado in 1994 with her children and made Aurora, CO her home. Though it was common for her to hold...
Vina J. Wensel
Jun 23, 2020
Vina J. Wensel, 86, of Aurora, Colorado passed away on June 23, 2020. Vina was born to Daniel and Irma Blades in Sioux City, IA on September 13, 1933. Vina is survived by her son Daniel (Tamara) Wensel; grandchildren, Dean Avery Wensel and Hannah Katelin Geyer and seven siblings. She was preceded in death by her husband Oliver R. Wensel....
Cory Dunbar
Jun 23, 2020
Cory came into this world early in the morning on May 31, 1986. When he departed it suddenly and unexpectedly on June 23, 2020, he left a hole in the hearts of his family and friends that will never be filled.
Cory was clever, funny, quick-witted and full of curiosity. He could spend hours online going down what he called...
Patty Spivack-Paul
Jun 22, 2020
Born July 8, 1960, died June 22, 2020 after a long and immensely brave struggle with multiple illnesses.
Survived by loving husband Warren Paul and loving son Jason Spivack, Mother Bette Murphy, Sisters Cyndi Murphy and Deb Marino, Brother James Patrick Murphy, and many nieces and nephews.
Master Cosmetician, Regional Sales Manager, retired business owner, and generous friend to all....
Lloyd C. Wade
Jun 22, 2020
Lloyd was born June 6, 1923 in Melva, Missouri and died on June 22, 2020 at St. Anthony's North Campus. Lloyd grew up in southern Missouri during the roughest of times and this made him a strong, independent man.
Lloyd volunteered for the Parachute Troops in the Army in 1942. He was in the 11th Airborne Engineering Division, a combat...
Lorraine S. Kudzol
Jun 22, 2020
Lorraine S. (Lazure) Kudzol, 93, of Aurora, Colorado, formerly of Southbridge, Massachusetts, died Monday, June 22 at Lowry Hills Care and Rehab. She was born in Southbridge the daughter of Joseph and Laura (Leduc) Lazure.
Her husband, Isadore J. Kudzol, died in 1990. She leaves three children Joseph Kudzol and his wife Mary; Barbara Gentry and her husband William; and...
Gerald E. Jones
Jun 22, 2020
Gerald (Jerry) Jones, 87, of Littleton, Colorado passed away on Monday, June 22, 2020.
Jerry graduated from high school in Onarga, Illinois and graduated from DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana.
Jerry is survived by his loving wife, Geraldine (Geri) of 62 years (Littleton, CO). His daughter, Janet, her husband, Andrew Murray (Morrison, CO). His son, Jeffery, his wife, Michelle Medina...
Ruth Sanders Hannen
Jun 22, 2020
Ruth was born in Memphis, Tennessee on April 2, 1922 to Terry Bentley and Virginia Sanders. She had an older brother, Bentley; and an older sister, Virginia, whom she adored and who preceded her in death. Ruth's family lineage could be traced back to the American Revolution. She grew up in Memphis, but her family later moved to McAllen, Texas,...
Barbara May Moran
Jun 22, 2020
Barbara was born in Denver on August 26, 1932 to William and Kay May. She grew up in East Denver. She attended Loyola Catholic School and Cathedral High School. She pursued her higher education at Loretto Heights College in Southwest Denver.
Barbara married her high school sweetheart, John R. Moran, Jr. on August 8, 1953. After John's Navy service Barbara...
Philip ""Phil"" Trujillo
Jun 21, 2020
Philip ""Phil"" Trujillo passed away on June 21, 2020 at his home in Littleton, Colorado. He was born in Littleton on August 23, 1938 as the youngest of 15 siblings.
He served in the United States Marine Corps for 3 years and then returned home where he owned his painting business for 50+ years. He enjoyed gardening, reading, and loved...
Hiroko Johnson
Jun 21, 2020
Hiroko Johnson, PhD, 81, unexpectedly passed away on June 21, 2020. She was born and raised in Hyogo, Japan. She was loved by all her teachers due to her intelligence, charm, independence and athleticism, especially in basketball. Japan was too small for her ambitions, so she ventured to the University of Hawaii for her undergraduate degree, far before any Japanese...
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