Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO

May 10, 2018

Allan James ""Opa"" of Northglenn, Colorado passed away on Thursday, May 10, 2018. Allan was born in Pembroke, Wales, United Kingdom on August 26, 1954 to parents Henry James and Muriel (Thomas) James. He is survived by his wife, Birute (BJ), his children, Mischi Jackson and her husband Randy, and Trisch Dickerson and her husband Bob, his grandchildren, AJ and...

May 10, 2018

Barbara Jean (Reilly) Heffernan, 75, of Highlands Ranch, CO and previously East Northport, NY and Brooklyn, NY passed away on Ascension Day, May 10, 2018, at home. Barbara was born on July 8, 1942 in Brooklyn, NY. She is preceded in death by her parents, William and Lillian Reilly, brother Edward Reilly and sister Winnie Young. She is survived by...

May 10, 2018

Anne Gruda, 93, passed away May 10, 2018. She is survived by her daughters Mary Gruda (Mickey), Linda Gruda (Brian), and Victoria Gruda (David); grandsons Mark Petrocchi and Matthew Beeson (Vicki), and great granddaughter Brooke. Her husband John “Joe” Gruda and son John J. Gruda preceded her in death. Born in Russell Gulch, Colorado to Ferruccio and Maria “Mary” Dallapietra,...

May 10, 2018

May 10, 2018

Kenneth Ray Olson, 67, of Littleton passed away on Thursday, May 10, 2018. Raised in South Dakota, Ken moved to Denver with his family at age 17. He started a career in meat-cutting while residing in California, and retired from King Soopers in 2012. He is survived by wife Carol Robertson Olson, children Sara (Martinelli) Warner and Jeff Martinelli, sister...

May 9, 2018

Mickie Kilker, 87 passed away on May 9, 2018. Mickie was born in Denver, CO on October 30, 1930. She grew up on Court Place in downtown Denver. She graduated from Cathedral High School in 1949. She had many great memories from growing up when Denver was a smaller community, and from her summers on a family farm in Oklahoma....

May 9, 2018

Edward Sullivan: 49: passed away on May 9, 2018. He was born on March 3, 1969 to Michael Sullivan and Catherine Mearns in Forfar Scotland and was very proud of his heritage. He is survived by his children Megan, Michael and McKenzie. Ed was a resident of Arapahoe county for 14 years and was a wonderful man who loved his...

May 9, 2018

It is with great sadness that the family of Lillian Grzybowski Shirk, 89 of Aurora, Colorado, announces that she passed away peacefully on May 9, 2018. She was born to Harry and Pearl Grzybowski on February 19, 1929 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Lillian will be lovingly remembered by her loving companion, John Shirk; her children, Georgia Ann (Jerry) Harding, Charon Shirk...

May 9, 2018

Kelly Dean Kolbe of Arvada, Colorado, passed away on May 9, 2018. He is survived by his wife, Judy Kolbe; children, Erin (Matt) Coover, Chad (Kellie) Kolbe and Dean (Angela) Kolbe; grandchildren, Avery Coover, Justine Coover, Gavin Kolbe, Kyler Kolbe, Fenton Kolbe, Kaden Kolbe, Korbin Kolbe and Lilly Tschida; mother, Betty Lou Kolbe; siblings, Roger Kolbe, Kathy Fish and Randy...

May 9, 2018

William ""Bill"" F. Roat November 24, 1924-May 9, 2018 William Roat, better known as “Bill,” was graced with a perpetual smile. He was a man of few word, but always compassionate and thoughtful of others. When he spoke, he had something worth listening to. His positive attitude about life and living were displayed frequently through his carefully expressed insights and...

May 9, 2018

Passed away on May 9, 2018 in Littleton, CO. Born in Lancaster, PA to Ernest and Magdalena Miller with brothers Arnold, Chris, and sister Joy. Married to Bobby Jean Boone on July 22, 1961. Survived by wife, Bobby Jean, children Mark (Traci), Christian (Stacy) ,and Cindy (Bill), 5 grandchildren: Heather Miller, Stefani Daroci, Savannah Miller, Mike Sherman, Ben Sherman, 6...

May 9, 2018

Preceded in death by his mother and step-father, Catarina and Pedro Campos, his father, Isidro Rodriguez, his brothers Jimmy and Jr. Rodriguez, his sisters Marianita Espitia and Consuelo Sisneros, his two daughters Suzanna Rodriguez and Regina Zamora. Survived by his wife of 44 years, Juanita, children Mario Rodriguez, Diana Riojas, Marina Carrillo, Christopher Rodriguez, Billy Ray Rodriguez, Andrea Zamora, Kathi...

May 9, 2018

82, of Backcountry Highlands Ranch, passed away May 9, 2018. A Visitation will be held on Monday, May 14th from 5-7pm at Horan & McConaty Family Chapel, 5303 East County Line Road, Centennial, 80122. Memory Sharing will begin at 7pm. A Funeral Mass will be held on Tuesday, May 15th at 11am at Pax Christi Catholic Church, 5761 McArthur Ranch...

May 9, 2018

Dorothy F. Smith, 93, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Wednesday, May 9, 2018, in Scottsdale, AZ. Dottie, as she was known to friends, or “Aunt Dot”, as she was more famously known to her extensive family, was the oldest child of John and Catherine Smith. Standing barely five feet tall with stunning auburn-red hair, sparkling blue eyes and...

May 9, 2018

Donald R. Powers of Northglenn, Colorado passed away May 9, 2018. He is survived by his children, Sharon (Jim) Varner, Shirley (Greg) Brush, Tom (Ruth) Powers & Sandy (Rob) Greathouse; 9 grandchildren; 26 great grandchildren; 4 great-great grandchildren; and brothers, Rich (Elaine) & Ken (Barb) Powers and many nephews and nieces. Preceded in death by his wife, Jean; and sister,...

May 8, 2018

Floyd Edward Harmon passed away May 8, 2018. He was born July 12, 1928 in Dixon, Missouri to Esther (Palmer) Harmon and Adrian Harmon. Floyd is survived by his son, Robert Harmon and wife Paula of Denver, daughter, JoAnn Harmon of Englewood, granddaughter Carrie Ann and husband Aaron Wright, great-grandsons Austin and Mason Biesecker of Grand Junction. He is preceded...

May 8, 2018

Michael T. Delgado May 10, 1944-May 8, 2018 Michael T. Delgado went home to be with the Lord on May 8, 2018. Survived by wife Shirley; son Anthony, daughters Delores, Alana, Laura; brothers & sisters. Vigil Service Mon., 05/21/18, 7:00 PM. Funeral Mass Tue., 05/22/18, 10:00 AM, both at Horan & McConaty, 3101 S. Wadsworth Blvd. Interment Ft. Logan National...

May 8, 2018

Kenneth was born June 16, 1929 on a farm near Cogswell, ND, and passed away at home on May 8, 2018. Ken was the fourth child out of eleven brothers and sisters. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Corrine F. Johnson of Moorhead, MN. Ken and Corrine met on a blind date in the fall of 1950...

May 8, 2018

Bernadean Ruth Taraba, 96, passed away on May 8, 2018 in Thornton, Colorado. Bernadean Ruth Taraba was born to Guy and Chloe Fleshman on April 17, 1922, in Kirksville, Missouri. She grew up on their farm in northern Missouri. At age 19 she began teaching school in a one-room school house to work her way through teacher’s college. When her...

May 8, 2018

Mary Ann passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on May 8, 2018. Mary Ann was born to Leonard & Donna Kopp in San Jose, CA, the youngest of four daughters. She grew up in Oregon but raised her family in Denver, Colorado and Paris, France. Mary Ann graduated from The University of Colorado at Denver with a...