Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO
Gretl Earnest
Jan 12, 2016
Gretl Earnest passed away on January 12, 2016 at the age of 87 surrounded by her family. She was born August 20, 1928 to Johann Schwendner and Maria Hefele in Germany. Gretl is the mother of Sonja Carnival, Mike Earnest, and the late Rick Earnest; she is a grandmother, great grandmother, and sister Private family services to be held at...
Ada Frances Simpson
Jan 12, 2016
Ada Frances Simpson, ""Fran,"" recently of Windsor, Colorado, passed away on January 12, 2016. Fran was a woman of admirable strength, very outgoing, friendly and caring. Fran was taught and lived good old fashioned values and was known for her huge heart and generous nature. Born in the town of Mountain View, Oklahoma on May 23, 1930, Fran was daughter...
Natalie Anne Herrera
Jan 12, 2016
In Loving Memory and the Celebration of Life of Natalie Anne Herrera February 23, 1967 - January 12, 2016 Natalie Anne Herrera, 48, of Lakewood, Colorado passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at Lutheran Medical Center in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, surrounded by family. Natalie had battled illness for a year and was diagnosed with and beat Hodgkins Lymphoma....
W. R. ""Bill"" Henry
Jan 11, 2016
In Loving Memory of Bill Henry February 1, 1926 - January 11, 2016 Bill was born in the mountains of Cookeville, Tennessee, the oldest of Hollis and Beulah Henry's seven children. While young, he worked in lumber mills near his home, then at a factory in Dayton, Ohio. As a soldier during World War II, Bill saw combat action in...
James B. Simms
Jan 11, 2016
James B. 'Jim' Simms, 95, passed away on Monday, January 11, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. James B. Simms had always shown sincerity, honesty, dedication, dependability and perseverance. That would be his motto for life. A ""renaissance man"" before you heard the term used much – he could do many things and would do them well. It probably all started when...
Helene M. Geiselhardt
Jan 11, 2016
Helene Birkofer Geiselhardt, 82, passed away January 9, 2016. Helene was born November 9, 1934 the 5th child of Josef and Teresia Birkofer in Ravensburg, Southern Germany. She was preceded in death by her parents, her oldest brother Oskar was killed at the end of WWII, her brother Josef was killed in a motorcycle accident at age 26, and her...
Jane Hilton Martin
Jan 11, 2016
Jane H. Martin died January 11, 2016 of complications from Alzheimer's disease. She was seventy-nine years of age. Jane was preceded in death by her husband, Rex Martin and daughter, Kathleen Martin. She is survived by her daughter, Diane Budd. Jane's legacy to family and friends is their memory of her. An engaging smile and warm personality hid the strict...
Edward Donald ""Don"" Dyet
Jan 10, 2016
Edward Donald ""Don"" Dyet, 78, of Arvada, Colorado passed away January 10, 2016 in Wheat Ridge. Don was born on March 14, 1937 in Denver to Edward John & Laura (Polson) Dyet. Throughout his life, Don served in the U.S. Coast Guard and later worked as a truck driver locally. He was a member of the ""Teamsters."" He is survived...
Bruce Gillick
Jan 10, 2016
Bruce Lester Gillick, age 58, a resident of Highlands Ranch, CO, passed away on Sunday, January 10, 2016. He was born on March 3, 1957 in Tell City, Indiana. He is preceded in death by his parents, Edward and Theola Gillick, and his oldest brother, Richard Gillick. He is survived in death by his wife Barbara Gillick of Highlands Ranch,...
Raymond F. Fiegel
Jan 10, 2016
Raymond F. Fiegel of Longmont, CO passed away on January 10, 2016. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. He is survived by his children, Gary, Debby & Machelle; grand-children, Anthony, Natalie, Michael & Tara; & his sister, Rosemary Kreutzer. He was Preceded in death by his loving wife of 56 years, Eileen, and his sister Diana. A Graveside Service with...
Janice Green
Jan 10, 2016
Janice Green, (March 27, 1977 to January 10, 2016), is remembered by family and friends as selfless, kind, and joyful. With cheer in her heart, Janice fought a brave battle against cancer, never losing her own optimism and expressing love for her family every step of the way. Janice is survived by her mother Arleen Tieman and step-father Irving Tieman...
George Francis Rovegno, Jr.
Jan 10, 2016
George Francis Rovegno Jr., age 67, died at home on Sunday, January 10, 2015 after a battle with cancer. Born November 21, 1948 on Long Island, he lived in Huntington, Boston, Chicago, Minneapolis, Paris, and Denver and worked more than 45 years in the health care industry. George graduated from Chaminade High School in Mineola, NY and Boston College and...
Cooper H. Wayman
Jan 10, 2016
Cooper H. Wayman passed away peacefully on January 10, 2016 at the age of 88. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Ruth Wayman; daughter, Carol Beth Withers, both of Westminster, CO; sister, Judy Homa of Clinton Corners NY; grandchildren, Nick Withers of Golden CO, and Lyle and Cooper Daschbach of Arvada, CO. Preceded in death by his...
Francis ""Frank"" J. McGovern
Jan 10, 2016
Francis (Frank) J. McGovern died Sunday, January 10, 2016, after a long illness. Born on Long Island, New York, on July 30, 1932, he graduated from parochial school and entered the Air Force during the Korean War. He served as a chaplain's assistant, which he enjoyed, and was honorably discharged in 1953. While in the service, he participated in several...
Larry W. Shoemaker
Jan 10, 2016
Larry W. Shoemaker, 80, peacefully passed away in his sleep at his home on January 10, 2016 after a long courageous battle with lung disease and leukemia. Larry was born, May 5th, 1935 in Denver, CO. After high school he started working at Keebler while attending college for mechanical design. During a portion of his 29 year tenure, Larry made...
Paul Gutierrez
Jan 10, 2016
AKA ""Gooch"" passed away on January 10, 2016 surrounded by his family & friends. He fought a heroic battle with Stage 4 Brain Cancer over the past 16 months. He is survived by his mother, Katherine Elizalde and her husband Tony; father, David Gutierrez; grandma, Carmen Marquez; brothers, David Gutierrez and his wife Punkin and Mike Gutierrez and his wife...
Charles W. Spencer
Jan 10, 2016
Charles Winthrop Spencer II, known by friends as Chuck and by his family as Bud, was born in Cambridge Massachusetts, to Henry and Marguerite Spencer, on December 25, 1930. He grew up during the depression and learned from those years to; change what you can change and except what cannot be changed but always keep a positive outlook on life....
Phyllis Clark Wrenick
Jan 9, 2016
Phyllis Clark Whitney Wrenick, 101, a long time Denver area resident, passed away on January 9, 2016, in Troy, Ohio. Phyllis was born July 22, 1914 in Gulnare Colorado. Phyllis was preceded in death by her parents Frank Clark and Bessie Clark; husbands Byron Whitney and Frank Wrenick; her brother Francis Clark; and two grandsons. Phyllis was raised in the...
Helen Jein Buie
Jan 9, 2016
Helen Jein Buie, 83, of Aurora passed away January 9, 2016. She was longtime member of Word of Life Christian Center, Lone Tree, CO and formerly in Littleton, CO. She is preceded in death by her beloved best friend and husband, Samuel Buie. Survivors include her children, Vanessa Buie-Cooper of Atlanta, GA; Kioda M. Buie of Aurora, CO; Samuel G....
Bette O'Connor Coffey
Jan 9, 2016
Bette O'Connor Coffey of Denver, Colorado was born on October 6, 1925. Passed away peacefully at home with family by her side on January 9, 2016. Bette is survived by her children, Betti Coffey Hatter and Victor Lee Coffey, III; sister, Ann Range; grandchildren & great grandchildren. Preceded in death by her loving husband, Victor Lee Coffey, Jr. She attended...
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