Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO

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...

Apr 17, 2020

Ursula Bourgault, loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt and friend died on April 17, 2020 in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. She was 86-years-old.

Ursula was born in Boston, Massachusetts. As a little girl, her family moved to Milton, Massachusetts, a working class Irish Catholic neighborhood southwest of Boston. After graduating high school in 1951, she traveled to California, with her lifelong...

Apr 17, 2020

Eleanor (Smith) Jones, 88 of Denver, Colorado passed away peacefully on April 17, 2020. She was born on November 30, 1931 to George Smith and Virginia (Todd) Smith in Pittsburgh, PA. She is survived by her loving husband: Wade; children: Neil (Denise) and Donald; grandchildren: Shauna, Kevin, Bradley and Allison; siblings: Robert Smith, William Smith and Virginia (Smith) Dawson.

Eleanor...

Apr 17, 2020

Tad Stephen Gilson, 43, of Henderson, Colorado, a beloved son, brother, uncle and friend, died unexpectedly in April of 2020. He was born December 22, 1976 in Payson, Utah to Ted S. and Janae Gilson.

Tad worked as an assistant store manager for many years at Home Depot, then most recently he worked at Ace Hardware store. Tad was happiest...

Apr 17, 2020

Eileen passed away Friday April 17, 2020 from complications due to the Covid-19 virus. She was born April 29, 1930 to parents Walter Leroy and Iva Pauline Aldrich in Paton, Iowa.

Eileen was preceded in death by her husband Howard Carter, and son Raymond Carter. She is survived by daughters Patricia Thompson (Scott), and Rose Carter (Jesse), 5 grandchildren, 5...

Apr 17, 2020

Apr 17, 2020

David Mark Warner, 81, of Golden, passed away on April 17, 2020, at Mountain Vista Health Care in Wheat Ridge. Born on January 1, 1939 in Des Moines, Iowa, he was the son of Leo Warner and Arlene Kenworthy Warner. He was a graduate of Saint Joseph High School in Denver and an honorably discharged veteran of the US Navy....

Apr 17, 2020

George P. Koclanes was born August 16, 1928 in the town of Evanston, Illinois. He was the first of four children born to Greek immigrants Peter G. and Helen P. Koclanes. George died peacefully on April 17, 2020, at the age of 91, in Denver, Colorado, after being surrounded by his loving family.

When just a baby, George and his...

Apr 17, 2020

Mary Frances Todd, age 83, died in Aurora, CO on April 17, 2020 after a lengthy journey with Alzheimers. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends, especially her sense of humor.

She was born Mary Frances Rehling on July 23, 1936 in Oklahoma City to Frances and Lloyd Rehling. She graduated from Salina High School in 1954...

Apr 16, 2020

Marianne Guinn was born on October 18th, 1930 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the only daughter of Mildred and Richard Gerberding. The family of six boys and one girl lived in a two bedroom house on Gerard Street near Hennepin Ave. Marianne, as the only girl, got one of the bedrooms while all her brothers slept in the attic during winter and...

Apr 16, 2020

Ed Statter was born May 30, 1934 in Kansas City, Kansas…the son of Joseph and Anna Statter. He passed from us April 16th, 2020 surrounded by family, at his home in Larkspur, Colorado. Ed’s parents immigrated from Germany to the United States in 1923 and settled in Kansas City, Kansas Even though that is close to 100 years ago, his...

Apr 16, 2020

Jonluis Rehkop Wedeman, 89, peacefully passed away on April 16, 2020. He was born on May 4, 1930 in Carbondale Pennsylvania.

Jon was a graduate of Cal-Aero Technical Institute, in Glendale, California where he received a diploma in Aeronautical Engineering. He served as a Sergeant in the South Dakota Air National Guard. Jon worked for Martin Marietta as an Electrical...

Apr 16, 2020

Apr 15, 2020

Dwayne Hammond Davenport was born February 2, 1929 to Eugenia (Jean) Davenport in Fostoria, Ohio. He was the son of Eugenia and step-father Clyde ""Pop"" Davenport.

Dwayne was called home to his heavenly Father on April 15, 2020 while in the hospital in Lone Tree, Colorado.

Dwayne was raised in Englewood, Colorado and in 1945 he joined the US Navy....

Apr 15, 2020

Barbara Ellen Gust, 86, died in Denver, CO on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. The cause of death was from complications due to the coronavirus.

Born June 12, 1933 in Utica, Mississippi, Barbara was the third of six daughters of Emma Fisher Hutchins and Edwin Hutchins. Barbara and her sisters moved to Bolton, Mississippi, where she attended elementary school and high...

Apr 15, 2020

Phyllis Marie Holec, 87, passed away Wed. 4/15/2020 at Eastern Star Masonic Retirement Campus with Dementia and Pneumonia.  She was born in Wagner, SD to Charles and Louise Hollenbeck.  She married Ernie Holec in 1952 and they had 1 daughter, Cynthia.  They moved to Denver, CO in 1959 after Ernie's service in the Army.  Phyllis worked at multiple jobs, but...

Apr 15, 2020

Billy Hugh Hall, 77 years old, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. Born in Broken Bow, Oklahoma, he and his brother Frank were raised by their grandparents on a farm with no indoor plumbing. He had 25% Native American ancestry and was a registered member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.

He attended LSU on a football scholarship...