Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO

Apr 21, 2020

Brandon Rene Blessant, age 50, passed away in Highlands Ranch, Colorado on Tuesday April 21, 2020.

Brandon was born on April 30, 1969 in Topeka, Kansas. As a young child he lived in California. He spent most of his life in Colorado. He was raised in the Catholic Church and was an altar boy. Brandon graduated from Cherry Creek High...

Apr 21, 2020

Born in Denver, Colorado on January 13, 1946, Gary Eklund died unexpectedly on April 21,2020. Gary grew up in Denver graduating from Cherry Creek High School in 1964. Following his high school graduation he moved to Washington D.C. and worked in a Federal Communications Commission law firm. Politics were very important throughout his life including his own political races in...

Apr 21, 2020

Joann “Jodi” McFarland Waggoner was born in Steamboat Springs, Colorado and raised in Denver. She spent her childhood traveling with her educator parents and exploring the Rocky Mountains at the family cabin. She was an English Major at the University of Colorado in Boulder from 1964 to 1968, graduating with a teaching degree. Following University Jodi was an International Flight...

Apr 20, 2020

Nancy Jo Owen passed away at the age of 66 on Monday, April 20, 2020, in her home in Highlands Ranch, Colorado after a lengthy battle with neuroendocrine cancer. She was surrounded by people who loved and cherished her.

Nancy was born to Bob and Laura Porter in Enid, Oklahoma on Tuesday, May 12, 1953. She is survived by her...

Apr 20, 2020

Richard S. Brown January 22, 1944-April 20, 2020 Survived by children Carrie Brown, Adam (Shonna) Brown; step-children Veronica (John) Greaney, George (Kim) Breckel, Ronda Denton (Kitty Boehl), Ranee Breckel (Trevor Martinez); nine grandchildren; three great-granchildren. Preceded in death by wife Debbra. Loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather. Retired United States Army, Special Forces. Private family services will be held. A public...

Apr 20, 2020

Bert” as he liked to be called, was so much to so many…a friend, a brother, a father, a mentor, a listener. If you asked him for advice, you needed to be ready to hear the frank truth, always offered with love and caring.  Many people have been touched by Bert’s love, by his wisdom, his compassion, his sense of...

Apr 20, 2020

Robert ""Bob"" Jerome Scott, 79, passed away peacefully and surrounded by his family in his home in Highlands Ranch on April 20th. For the past seven months, Bob was fighting a valiant battle with a ""formidable enemy,"" acute myeloid leukemia.

Born on November 21, 1940 in Milwaukee, WI to Marie McGrath and Otto Scott, Bob is survived by his beloved...

Apr 20, 2020

Clare Marie Pankratz, née Schroeder, passed away peacefully at Belleview Heights Assisted Living and Memory Care Center, Aurora, Colorado, on April 20, 2020.

Clara Schroeder was born December 7, 1925 as the second child to Reverend Paul and Marie Schroeder in Bessie, Oklahoma. There her father served as a Lutheran pastor, conducting services in English and in German. His calling...

Apr 19, 2020

Karla J. (Broska) Catanzaro was welcomed to the world on September 7, 1955 by her parents Wandalee M. (Snyder) and Nicholas A. Broska in Lincoln, Kansas. Karla grew up in her home town of Lucas, Kansas where she loved spending time with her grandparents on their farm. She also lived in Hutchinson, Kansas where she graduated high school. She and...

Apr 19, 2020

Robert Joseph Hauptner known to all of us as ""Bob"", with Linda by his side and holding his hand, passed away peacefully in Littleton, Colorado on April 19, 2020 after a long journey with heart disease. Bob fought an amazing fight for many years. Through technology Bob was surrounded by his sons and family who love and cherish him. Bob...

Apr 19, 2020

Lynda was raised in Newkirk Oklahoma, a small town about 15 miles north of Ponca City. She graduated salutatorian from Newkirk High school in 1958. She enrolled at Oklahoma State University that fall and pledged Alpha Chi Omega. She was involved in many campus activities , Mortar Board , and president of her sorority her senior year. She met her...

Apr 19, 2020

Apr 18, 2020

Kenneth J. Thurston, 68, passed away on Saturday April 18, 2020. He was born October 28, 1951 in Denver, Colorado. He was preceded in Death by his mother, Virginia Sheehan, and step-father, Walter Silko.

Ken lived in Chicago during his childhood and graduated from high school there. A life-long student, he attended college classes as a young man, and later...

Apr 18, 2020

Julia Evelyn Stiff was born in Bedford, Virginia on June 24, 1928 to William Duval Chambers and Ruby Toler Chambers, the second of their five children. Evelyn was preceded in death by her parents as well as her siblings Ruby Davis, Gloria Holcomb, William Chambers, II and most importantly, her loving husband of 53 years, Landon Jackie Stiff. Evelyn transitioned...

Apr 18, 2020

July 4, 1925-April 18, 2020

Anthula Koronakos McCaffrey, known as ""Terry"" to her family and many friends passed away from natural causes on April 18, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. Terry was preceded in death by her husband of fifty-three years Clifford A. McCaffrey. She is survived by her three sons Gregory, Peter, and Thomas, two daughters-in-law Kathy and Gerry, as...

Apr 18, 2020

Sue McCan Cannon was born on June 23, 1927 and died peacefully at her home in Denver on April 18, 2020. Sue grew up on a cattle ranch in South Texas and graduated from high school at 15 years old as the Valedictorian. She attended Pine Manor Junior College and received a BA from the University of Texas. An airplane...

Apr 18, 2020

Jeanne Van Voorhis (1918-2020)

Jeanne Elizabeth Thomas Van Voorhis passed away April 18, 2020, at the age of 101. In her long, extraordinary life, Jeanne was a blessing and inspiration to her family and all who knew her. Born in a rural area outside Johnstown, Pennsylvania, she attended a one-room schoolhouse. While working as a photographer's assistant in St. Louis,...

Apr 17, 2020

On April 17, 2020, William “Bill” Skitt, my husband and best friend passed away.

Bill started his life in Ft. Collins, CO where he was born on October 12, 1947. The son of Eva and Preston Skitt.

In 1968, Bill married his wife Sandi, in Sterling, CO after moving to Greeley so Bill could complete his college education at UNC,...

Apr 17, 2020

Clay was born to Lowell and Hazel Hinman in La Junta, Colorado in 1951 where he was raised and graduated from La Junta High School in 1969. He and his sister Cynthia, who were also very good friends, enjoyed many conversations and experiences through the years growing up and as adults facing family situations and adventures together. Clay bought his...

Apr 17, 2020

Willodean “Willie” Rouse passed away peacefully on April 17, 2020. She was 84 years old.

She was born in Muhlenberg County Kentucky on March 3, 1936 to JR and Lucy Russ. She grew up in Owensboro Kentucky with her 11 brothers and sisters. She attended Owensboro High School where she met and married Carroll Rouse. They were married for 67...