Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO
Kermit Lloyd Swartwout
Oct 16, 2015
Kermit Lloyd Swartwout passed away October 16, 2015 at the age of 81. He was born October 13, 1934 to the late Lloyd and Florence (Rohwedder) Swartwout in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Kermit is the loving husband of Karen (Bohling) Swartwout; father of Lisanne (Donnie) Overholt and Sterling (Kim) Swartwout; grandfather of Michele (Tim) Vigil, Amanda (Cale) Pratt, Natalie Swartwout, Jake...

Leonard Shook
Oct 15, 2015
Leonard Shook, Jr. passed away Thursday, October 15, 2015. Memorial Service will be Wednesday, October 21, 2015, 2 PM at Horan & McConaty Family Chapel, 9998 Grant Street, Thornton. Please share your memories of Leonard and condolences with his family by signing the Guestbook below.
Barbara ""Barby"" E. Warren Balas
Oct 15, 2015
Barbara (Barby) E. Warren Balas passed away peacefully at home, with her family by her side on October 15, 2015 in Centennial, Colorado at the age of 62. Barby is survived by her husband, Tim Balas; children, Neil (Maggie) Warren, Sarah Warren, Nathaniel (Amy) Warren; grandchildren, Josephine, Abigail, and Ella; siblings, Theresa French, Camille (James) Roberts, Mary (James) White, Lucy...
John ""Jack"" Burton Jackson
Oct 15, 2015
John Burton Jackson, Sr., age 90, died at home on Thursday, October 15, 2015. The cause was congestive heart failure. John, known as ""Jack"" by his family and friends, was born December 31, 1924, in Trinidad, Colorado. Jack was a third generation Coloradan. Both of his grandfathers worked in the coal mines near Trinidad. His parents, Joseph Warren Jackson, Sr....
Angela Lea Hester
Oct 15, 2015
Angela Lea Hester Angela (also known as Angel, Angie) was born on Friday, May 13, 1966 in Denver, Colorado. She passed away October 15, 2015 at University Hospital with her entire family surrounding her. She is survived by her parents, Ed and Diana, her sister Renee (Denver) Hester-Musselman, Brother Eddie (Marci) Hester, Grandmother Carolee Hester, Nephews Tyler Hester, Bryce Horton...
Marion John Marino
Oct 15, 2015
Marion Marino, 78, passed away on October 15, 2015 surrounded by family. He is survived and loved by his wife Patricia, daughter Denise, son Paul (Stephannie) Marino. Granddaughter Danielle (Todd) Buchler, Sarah Marino and Grandson Mathew Crocker. Also loved by his stepson Lonnie, stepdaughters Colleen, Sandi, Jeanice and Renae, 10 step-grandchildren and 20 step-great grandchildren. He is also survived by...
Eugene R. Todd
Oct 15, 2015
Eugene ""Gene"" Ray Todd, USAF, Ret., 81, went home to be with His Lord October 15, 2015. He was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Eugene and Velma Todd on September 4, 1934. Beloved husband of Betty for nearly 58 years; devoted father of John David Todd of Denver, Brian Eugene (Charlotte) Todd of Brighton, and Janie Denise (Brian) Wilkinson of...
Allen ""Al"" E. Hill, Jr.
Oct 15, 2015
Al passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2015. He was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Dotty Hill; son, Tom Jamison; parents; and 9 siblings. Al is survived by his sisters, Betty O'Nele and Esther Bishop; children, Richard & Ellen Jamison, Mary & Russ Herre, John & Cindy Hill, and Tim Hill; as well as 11 beloved...
Patricia A. Markesbery
Oct 15, 2015
Patricia A. Markesbery, of Aurora, passed away October 15, 2015. She was born July 21, 1946 to Robert C. and Amelia R. Davis in Detroit, Michigan. Survivors include husband Charles M. Markesbery; children Kimberly (Michael) Clark, Michelle (Jeff) Toole, Shanda (Fritz) Kitzmiller; grandchildren Jonathan and Anthony Piol, Logan Roberts, Ginny Marie Lozano, Fred and Amy Kitzmiller, Patrick and Sean Clark;...
Vera Joyce Bourgeous
Oct 15, 2015
Vera Joyce Bourgeous, 90, passed away October 15, 2015 in Parker, Colorado. She was born August 30, 1925 in Neola, Missouri to Samuel Grant and Lula Marie Martin Hughes. Joyce spent her early years in the rural farming community of Neola, just a few miles north of Greenfield. At age 8 she moved with the family to Arizona, where she...
Dr. Donald C. Thompson
Oct 15, 2015
Dr. Donald Charles Thompson passed away on October 15, 2015. Donald C. Thompson, M.D., F.A.C.C., entered into eternal life at his home in Westminster after a valiant struggle with Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome. Don was born in Laramie, WY on January 29, 1951 to Charles and Lida Thompson, and moved to Bartlesville, OK at the age of one. From his parents,...
Esperanza ""Hope"" Lozano
Oct 15, 2015
Esperanza ""Hope"" Lozano, was born in San Antonio, Texas January 1, 1925 to Cipriano Ornelas and Isabel Lopez Ornelas, and passed away at her home in Denver on October 15, 2015 at age 90. Hope was preceded in death by her husband Louis Lozano. She is survived by her daughter, Hilda Lozano and husband Jan J. Ford, and her son...
Rudy Ruiz
Oct 14, 2015
Rudy Ruiz, age 49, passed away October 14, 2015. A public visitation will take place on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 from 11-1 p.m. at Light of Christ Anglican Church, 4000 W. Yale Ave. Denver, CO 80219 with a funeral service following at 1 p.m. A Committal service will take place at Fort Logan National Cemetery. Please meet at Staging Area...
Harvey Junior Gariepy
Oct 14, 2015
Harvey J. Gariepy passed away with his loving wife Karen Michele at his side, at his home in Denver, Colorado on October 14, 2015. Harvey was 80 years old. Harvey is survived by his loving wife of 37 years who was always at his side, Karen Michele. He is preceded in death by his father Harvey Joshua and mother Rose...
Reinhilde Krauss
Oct 13, 2015
Survived by husband Matthias; daughter Linda Schoep and husband Berdette; son Harald Krauss; daughter Janet Hart and husband Bob and daughter Diana Allensworth; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. A Memorial Service to celebrate her life will be Saturday, October 17, 2:00 PM at Horan & McConaty Family Chapel, 11150 East Dartmouth Avenue Aurora, Colorado 80014. Please click on ""Sign Guestbook""...
Elaine Wanda Thompson
Oct 13, 2015
Elaine Wanda Thompson, 64, of Centennial, Colorado, our beloved wife, mother, sister and friend, passed away suddenly October 13, 2015. She was born November 18, 1950 in Alexandria, Virginia to Lt. Col. E. Wimer (USAF Ret.) and Irma F. Thompson. Elaine was fortunate to have lived in many different places while growing up with her family, including Virginia, Japan, Massachusetts,...
Gregory Michael Wozny
Oct 13, 2015
Greg Wozny, of Westminster, Colorado, passed away on October 13, 2015, at the age of 34. Greg grew up in northwest metro Denver, attending St. Anne Catholic School, graduating from Holy Family High School. He learned the trade of electrical work early in his life, and carried that passion on, making it his career and owning his own electrical contracting...

William ""Bo"" L. Efird
Oct 13, 2015
William ""Bo"" Efird passed away on Tuesday October 13, 2015 at his home in Aurora, CO. He was 64. Bo was born on April 18, 1951 in Charlotte, North Carolina. He served in the United States Army from 1969 to 1971. Bo served in Vietnam, where he was a recipient of the Purple Heart. He is preceded in death by...

Ronald G. McCain
Oct 12, 2015
Ronald G. McCain, 2/8/1949-10/12/2015, passed away from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Survived by his wife Elaine, his children Kyle McCain and Leslie Doyle, three grandchildren Kayleigh, Landace, and JP; his brother Barry McCain of Oxford, MS, his sister Kay Lynn Jones of Clinton, MS, and his father L.G. McCain of Mena, AR. Please leave your condolence messages and memories of Ronald below.

Arlys Ann Hope
Oct 12, 2015
ARLYS ANN HOPE, 79, passed away peacefully surrounded by family. Born in Fillmore County, MN in a farmhouse and raised in Preston, MN. She ventured out on her own as a young woman and moved to Colorado where she worked into retirement as an administrative assistant, married and raised 2 children and lived a fulfilling life. She is preceded in...
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