Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO
Isadora Fernanda Campos
Sep 13, 2014
Isadora F. Campos, 65, passed away on September 13, 2014. Services are planned for Saturday, September 27, 2014 at 1:00PM at Horan McConaty Family Chapel. Please share memories of Isadora and condolences with her family by signing the Guestbook below.
E. Cecil Murphy
Sep 13, 2014
E. Cecil Murphy Sept. 12, 1924 - Sept. 13, 2014 Cecil was a retired Lt. in the Denver Police Dept. as well as an accomplished artist & musician. Survived by son Greg (Gail); daughter Michelle; 2 grandchildren; 6 great grandchildren; 2 great-great grandchildren. Preceded in death by wife Pat, son Mark, grandchild Kelly, brother John. A Memorial Service will be...
Phillip Rudy Sandoval
Sep 12, 2014
Phillip Rudy Sandoval was born in Denver, Colorado, on June 28, 1952, to Robert S. Sandoval and Casey Montoya Sandoval and passed away at his home in Pueblo West, Colorado, on September 12, 2014, at age 62. Mr. Sandoval was a former resident of Denver. He is survived by his wife Ramona (Sanchez) Sandoval, his children Serena Sanchez and her...

Steven Rocco Polidori
Sep 12, 2014
Steven Rocco Polidori, beloved son, father, brother, uncle and friend, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 12 with family at his side. Steve, as many know him, was born to Louis and Carolyn Polidori on May 2, 1951 in Denver, CO. Steve was a graduate of North High School (1969). He received his B.A. in Political Science and Fine Arts...

Margaret A. ""Maggie"" Chase
Sep 12, 2014
Margaret A. ""Maggie"" Chase, 72 of Centennial, passed away on September 12, 2014. She is survived by her children, Robert L. Chase, Jr. and Samantha L. Chase; grandchildren Michael Wagner, Killashandra Wagner Chase, Galadriel Wagner Chase, and Johnathan Rowell. Preceded in death by her husband, Robert Chase, Sr. Committal Service Tuesday, September 23, 2014, 11:00am, Fort Logan National Cemetery, Staging...
David William Gabriel
Sep 12, 2014
David Gabriel, 89, of Aurora, Colorado, passed peacefully on Friday, September 12, 2014, in the company of friends and family. David was born in Letts, Iowa, on June 13, 1925, the son of John Conrad Gabriel and Sarah Catherine (Gage) Gabriel. David was a graduate of Parsons College, majoring in business and music. He was an accomplished pianist and organist...
Stephen E. Christensen
Sep 11, 2014
Stephen Ernest Christensen, loving and devoted husband, son, brother, father and grandfather passed away surrounded by his immediate family on September 11, 2014. Steve was born September 17, 1948 in Denver, the first son and second child of Victor Christensen (deceased) and Barbara Lowell (deceased). His first home was a ranch in Perry Park near Larkspur where his Dad worked...
George Harris
Sep 11, 2014
Longtime Parker, Colorado resident George Harris, 61, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday September 11, 2014. He died of sudden cardiac arrest after recently receiving a clean bill of health from a year-long battle fighting colon cancer. Born on June 27, 1953 to Daisy and George Harris in Mobile, Alabama, George decided at a very early age what kind of life...
Paula M. Martinez
Sep 11, 2014
Paula, 32, passed away September 11, 2014 after a long courageous battle with cancer. She will be missed by all she leaves behind including her parents Georgia and Froylan Martinez, Jr; daughter Soraya Spurgin; fiance Michael Quintana; twin brother John (Christine) Martinez, and sisters Carla (James) Payne and Christina (Christopher) McCrady; and grandparents Carla and Froylan Martinez, Sr, Kathy Cosby,...

Eleanor ""Nan"" Hudson
Sep 11, 2014
Eleanor Nan Hudson, 87, of Denver, died Thursday, September 11, at her home, after a long battle with dementia. Nan was born June 2, 1927, to John and Helen Fiftal, in Waterbury, Conn. She attended nursing school at Roosevelt School of Nursing in New York City. After graduation, she moved to Colorado. Her plan was to work her way west,...

Robert S. Motika
Sep 11, 2014
Robert S. Motika, 94, of Denver passed away peacefully on September 11, 2014 after a long illness, surrounded by his family, including Edith (nee Princic), his wife of 71 years. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Bob served in the Army Air Corp in World War II and relocated to Colorado in 1947, where he attended the University of Colorado for both...
Robert Wilkening
Sep 10, 2014
Robert 87, of Northglenn, passed September 10, 2014. Born in Nevada, Iowa on January 14, 1927 and married Shirley Gates on April 17, 1949. Preceded in death by his wife, Shirley. Survived by his sons, Mark (Tami), of Santa Maria, CA and Craig (Paula), of Thornton; grandchildren, Carey and Lisa. A Visitation will be held September 12, 2014 from 6:00-8:00...

Marilyn Rose Knauber
Sep 10, 2014
Age 73, passed away September 10, 2014. Survived by children Vicki (Mark) Sutherland, Terri Littleford and Tim (Lynn) Knauber; grandchildren Elyse(David) Campbell, Neil (Kylie) Sutherland, Kaitlin and Sadie Littleford, and Daniel Knauber; sisters Carolyn Poole and Rita Timperley. Predeceased by husband, Ron Knauber. Memorial Service Saturday, October 11, 2014 at 2pm at Horan & McConaty Family Chapel 3101 S Wadsworth...

Francine Jay Kamba
Sep 10, 2014
Francine J. Kamba, 80, passed away unexpectedly in her sleep September 10, 2014. She is survived by her daughters, Nancy (Jeff) Bray and Diana Kamba; and grandchildren James and Kelley Bray. She was preceded in death by her husband Bruce Kamba. A Graveside Service will be held on Wednesday, 9/17/14, 1 PM at Foothills Gardens of Memories, 14241 N 107th...
Ellen Stabler Hewitt
Sep 9, 2014
Ellen was born August 9, 1921 in Salisbury, N. Carolina, the daughter of Sydney S. Stabler, Jr. and Mary (Cobey) Stabler. She lived in Sandy Spring, MD and Washington, DC as a young girl. She saved money for college by working for an insurance company and a government agency. She began her studies in Home Economics at the University of...

Amalio ""Joe"" Marrufo Jr
Sep 9, 2014
Amalio ""Joe"" Marrufo, Jr. Passed away on September 9 in Lakewood, CO. He is survived by his children, Michelle Tiscarenu, Mary Ellen McFarlane, Mark A Marrufo, and Rosanne Harris. Joe was preceded in death by his wife, Wanda (Thompson) Marrufo. A Memorial Mass will be held on Tuesday 9/23 at 10:00AM, Notre Dame Catholic Church, 2190 South Sheridan Blvd, Denver....
Michael William Allegretto
Sep 9, 2014
Michael W. Allegretto, 93, of Denver, preceded in death by wife Rosalyn (married 70 years), survived by son Michael (Linda McVey), daughter Pamela Allegretto-Franz (Ron), granddaughter Lia Franz, sisters Josephine Crigler (Dec.), Theresa Iannacito, Pearl Fryar, Mary Lou Ott, numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. Service will be for Mike and Ro and will be held on Thursday at 11...

Henry Joseph Kordek, Jr.
Sep 8, 2014
Henry Jospeh Kordek, Jr., ""Hank"", USAF (RET), passed away unexpectedly September 8, 2014 at the age of 69. He was born June 26, 1945 to Henry Joseph Kordek, Sr. and Theresa Johns in Baltimore, Maryland. He is survived by his wife, Janice (Schalis) Kordek. A Memorial Service will be held on Thursday, October 2, 2014 at 11:00 in the morning...
Jean-Francois Bedard
Sep 8, 2014
Dr. Jean-François Bédard passed away on September 8, 2014 in Castle Rock, Colorado. Jean-François was born March 5, 1970 in Thetford Mines, Quebec. He graduated from dental school at the Universite de Montreal in 1993. He then completed a General Practice residency at Peninsula Hospital Center in New York, a residency in Prosthodontics at the Kansas City VA Medical center...
Ruth Danielsen
Sep 8, 2014
Ruth Danielsen, 86, passed away September 8, 2014 in Westminster, Colorado. She was born November 26, 1927 in Staten Island, New York to Thorlief and Kirsten Jensen. She married Edward John Danielsen on July 2, 1949. He preceded her in death on May 30, 2013. Ruth and Ed were active members of the Salem Evangelical Free Church on Staten Island....
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