Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO

Mar 2, 2018

Patricia Ann Callan, age 85, died at Denver Hospice on Friday, March 2, 2018. Born July 14, 1932, in Denver, Colorado, she was a 2nd generation Denverite and lived her entire live in Denver. Pat attended East High School and received an Art History degree from the University of Colorado in Boulder where she was a member of the Delta...

Mar 1, 2018

June, 93, was born at home in the Globeville area of Denver, June 5, 1924. June was a wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, homemaker, college graduate (University of Colorado at Denver, 1984), quilter and a Eucharistic Minister for many years at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. June is predeceased by her husband Tom and her daughter Ann. June is survived...

Mar 1, 2018

Helen Jean Williams (“SheSha”) Helen Jean West Williams - better known as “SheSha”, was born on January 22, 1927, in Detroit, Michigan to parents, Alice Delaney West and Samuel West, who preceded her in death. Helen was the youngest of three children. Her sister, Eleanor West Manlove, and brother, Frank West, also preceded her in death. Helen attended Miller Junior...

Mar 1, 2018

Kathryn piloted her final departure from Denver on Thursday March 1, 2018. Her on time, 9:57 AM, unscheduled flight left behind many loved ones with memories and saddened hearts. Her flight was oversold with Love, but all was boarded. Born Kathryn Marie Ayers, November 5, 1948, in St. Cloud Minnesota, daughter of Eileen Margaret Cummings and Alvin Guy Ayers. Attended...

Mar 1, 2018

Everyone knew and loved her as Tate. It means Grandmother in Lebanese. Joanne Steinback was born on Christmas Day in 1932 in Sioux City, Iowa to Fred and Emily Alberts. Joanne was their only child and was loved dearly by her parents. Fred, her father came from Lebanon to America through Ellis Island when he was a young boy. Father...

Feb 28, 2018

Feb 28, 2018

Born in Greeley to Toyoji & Teya, stepmother Toki. After college in 1952, he began his Colo state Patrol career, later moved to Denver when Gov. Love hired him. He also worked for Govs Vanderhoof & Lamm, later IBM & United Airlines. He survived 5 siblings: Rose, George, Mayre, Tom & Ann. He is survived by wife of 65 years,...

Feb 28, 2018

Maria Rosa do Coito Marques, 84, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 28, 2018, in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Maria was born on February 14, 1934 in Peso, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal to Maria Rosa and Antonio do Coito. Maria met and married her husband, Virgilio Florindo Marques in Peso, Portugal. The family...

Feb 27, 2018

Ord, also known as “Hutch”, “Marvin”, or “Grumpy” later in life, was born in Denver to Margaret Roe Sands Hutcheson and LeRoy Arthur Hutcheson. He grew up in south Denver, attending South High School until he entered Wentworth Military Academy, an elite military junior college in in Lexington, Missouri, graduating high school in 1945. Marvin entered the Navy shortly after...

Feb 27, 2018

Clare “John” Powers, 88, of Lakewood, CO, passed away Feb. 27, 2018, five days after his beloved wife of 68 years, Virginia “Sis” Powers. Preceded in death by Virginia; daughter Kristine; parents Charles and Alma. Survived by children Ken (Taylor) and Charlene; grandchildren Aspen (Darrin), Michael, Steven; great-grandchildren Reese and Micah. John was a retired US Navy Veteran, serving on...

Feb 27, 2018

Alessandra, 32, of Baltimore, Maryland, passed away February 27, 2018, in Denver, Colorado. Allie graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 2008, the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 2012, and became a board-certified pediatrician in 2015. She was in fellowship at the University of Colorado Children’s Hospital, pursuing a career as a Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrician. While in Denver,...

Feb 27, 2018

Virginia, 80, of Denver, passed away February 27, 2018. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gerald ""GB"". Survived by her children, Susan Hutt and her husband Gary and Gary Wayne Cornelius and his wife Stefanie; grandchildren, Rachel, Heather and her husband Brandon, Christopher, Michael and his wife Jessica, Randilyn and her husband Gordon, Marshall, and Shelby; great grandchildren,...

Feb 27, 2018

Leon Jones Jr., 68 of Denver Colorado was born July 18, 1949 in Leoti, Kansas. Leon was a graduate of Greeley County Highschool. Leon is preceded in death by his father, Leon Jones Sr.; and siblings, Shirley and Henry Jones. He is survived by his mother, Bessie Jones; four sisters; two brothers; eight children; and thirteen grandchildren. He began career...

Feb 26, 2018

Edith R. Riley passed onward peacefully on 2-26-18 in a Highlands Ranch, Colorado care facility. Very active all her life, it wasn't until her early 90s that Edie began catching up on sleep. By the winter of 2017-18, she had amply prepared for the big sleep, and one day all the sleeps merged into one. Along the way to that...

Feb 26, 2018

Verneita Kestel, born on September 5, 1926, passed away on February 26, 2018 in Castle Pines, Colorado. Verneita is survived by her brother Gerald Herrman, daughter-in-law Donna Kestel, and granddaughter Jennifer Jaeger. Verneita was preceded in death by her husband Michael Kestel Sr. and her son Michael Kestel Jr.. Memorial contributions may be made in honor of Verneita Kestel to...

Feb 26, 2018

Leon Jones Sr., 92 of Aurora, Colorado, was born August 20, 1925 and passed away February 26, 2018. Leon is preceded in death by his children: Shirley Jones , Henry Jones, and Leon Jones Jr.. He is survived by his wife, Bessie Lee Jones; his children: Arnell Doublin (Don), Stella Jones, Lenora Hull, Emma Chambers, Wilbur Jones, and Wayne Jones;...

Feb 26, 2018

Emanuel Marritt, M. D., died peacefully at his home from natural causes on February 26, 2018. Dr. Marritt was born May 30, 1941 in Watertown, New York where his father, also a physician, was sent to serve as the area’s only doctor during World War II. The second of three children born to Samuel and Ruth Marritt, Manny, as he...

Feb 26, 2018

Joy Perkins was born on December 26, 1934, and passed away on February 26, 2018, at age 83. Joy was a long-term resident of Littleton, Colorado and employee of Pinehurst Country Club. A Visitation will be held on Sunday, March 11, 2018, from 2-4pm at Horan & McConaty Family Chapel, 5303 East County Line Road, Centennial 80122. A Funeral Service...

Feb 25, 2018

Martha A. ""Mugga"" Saviers died peacefully Sunday, February 25th at her Denver home of 56 years with two of her loving children by her side. Martha was born November 14th, 1924 in Canon City, Colorado where she was raised and later met and married her beloved husband John Darrell Saviers of 67 years. She is survived by her five children,...

Feb 25, 2018

Sabella Linda Suniga, age 6, passed away February 25, 2018 in Elbert County, Colorado in an auto accident. She made her debut on a warm sunny day June 19, 2011 to Monique Suniga. Born and raised in Littleton, Colorado. Sabella was perfect from head to toe, pink all over with a little button nose and the sweetest chubby cheeks. Sabella...