Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO
Richard Marshall Clark
Dec 12, 2024
Richard M. Clark passed away on December 12, 2024. Full obituary to follow.
Dennis D Kalkwarf
Dec 11, 2024
Dennis was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa on July 4, 1940 and graduated in 1958 from Dayton High School where he was active in sports. He went to college in Nebraska where broke his leg playing football.
He joined the Air Force during the Cuban Crisis and was stationed in Louisiana. After his service he went to college in Oregon and...
Dr. Gary P. Landis
Dec 10, 2024
Gary left us on December 10, 2024, after a long life filled with intellectual challenge, adventure, with the love and satisfaction that comes with a devoted family and circle of many friends.
Gary was born in 1945 between VE and VJ day to Lt. Richard and Beth Throne Landis in Pomona, CA. He was a nerdy kid with thick glasses, a...
Austin Daniel Martineau
Dec 9, 2024
It’s with broken hearts we share, Austin Daniel Martineau, has finished his race. Our hearts will forever miss the ways he enriched our lives. As we wrestle with our profound grief, we find comfort in Austin’s powerful legacy of indiscriminate love, genuine kindness, and boundless generosity. Austin was born in Provo, Utah on November 24, 1976, and passed away in...
Eugene Clifford Owen
Dec 9, 2024
Eugene Clifford Owen, aged 90, passed away peacefully on December 9, 2024 at Someren Glen in Centennial, CO.
He was born on April 13, 1934, in Peoria, Illinois to Lindsay E. Owen and Irma L. Kehlenbach. He grew up in Washburn, Illinois, and served in the Army Corps (reserve) overseas in Europe and the US between 1956-1958.
He was a proud graduate...
Colleen Sue Denker
Dec 9, 2024
Colleen Sue Denker passed away at Good Samaritan Hospital in Lafayette, Colorado, on December 9, 2024.
Colleen was born in Princeton, Kansas, on December 18, 1953 to parents Louis and Evelyn Denker. Colleen was the youngest of three children.
Colleen attended primary school in Ottawa, Kansas, and graduated from Ottawa High School in 1971. Colleen continued her education at the Newman Hospital...
Dale Howell Fay
Dec 9, 2024
Columbine Valley resident Dale Howell Fay died December 9, 2024, with her daughter and son at her side.
Dale was born September 30, 1936, in Detroit, Michigan, to Edwin Boutel “Bill” Booth and the former Marion Edith Telfer. After her parents’ marriage ended in 1941, her mother married Raymond S. Howell, the man who would raise Dale as his own.
Family lore...
Bonnie Joan Pascoe
Dec 8, 2024
Bonnie Pascoe, age 80, passed away peacefully on December 8, 2024. She was born on May 18, 1944, to Otto and Elna (Stene) Mathis in Denver, Colorado, where she began a life full of love, strength, and dedication to her family.
Bonnie was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Jimmy Yarnall and brother, Roy and sister-in-law Gloria Mathis. She leaves...
Alice Marie Ball
Dec 8, 2024
Alice M. Ball passed away on December 8, 2024. Full obituary to follow.
Pamela Dawn Rothery
Dec 7, 2024
Pamela Dawn Rothery, age 80, passed away on December 7, 2024, after a car accident in Denver, Colorado. Pam was born in Chicago on February 28, 1944, and grew up in Arlington Heights, Illinois, where she graduated from Arlington High School.
In November 1966, Pam married Theodore (Ted) Doering, and together, they moved to Delaware. Their journey took them across the...
Dennis Allan Haaland
Dec 7, 2024
Dennis Allan Haaland, age 77, sadly passed away from dementia and Parkinsons complication on December 7.2024 at the Cherrelyn Care Center in Littleton CO. He was born June 8, 1947 in Veblen SD to Harold and Arlene Haaland. After being raised on the family farm and graduating from Veblen High School, he enlisted to the National Guard to help the...
Joel Bernhard Sigdestad, MD
Dec 6, 2024
Joel Bernhard Sigdestad, MD of Littleton, Colorado died on December 6, 2024 at the age of 82.
Joel was born in Fargo, North Dakota. He grew up in Moorhead, Minnesota and attended Oak Grove Lutheran High School in Fargo. He graduated from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota in 1964. Joel received his Doctor of Medicine in 1968 from the University of...
Thomas Washington
Dec 6, 2024
My husband, Thomas Washington, was born November 10, 1950 and passed away December 6, 2024. He traveled with his imagination as a young person by spending hours on end in the library. He always had a thirst for learning and educating himself. He also loved to play basketball hours on end. He lived in the projects when he was young....
Johnny Christopher Castillo
Dec 6, 2024
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Johnny Castillo, who took his final breath on December 6, 2024, at the age of 45. Born on September 15, 1979, Johnny was a devoted husband, loving father, and cherished friend to all who knew him.
Johnny graduated from Emily Griffith and began a lifelong journey in the trades. Starting...
Peter Arthur Firmin
Dec 5, 2024
Peter Arthur Firmin was born February 24, 1924, in the very small town of Meeker, Louisiana. Peter's father kept books for Meeker's sugar mill. For all baseball fans, it was the same mill that supplied raw sugar and molasses to the Cracker Jack company in Chicago.
Peter’s family was deeply involved with the local Catholic church. Peter's dad sang, mom played...
Ronald E. Smith
Dec 5, 2024
Retired U.S. Army Sgt Major, Ronald Edmond Smith, 93, proud husband, family man and friend, passed away December 5, 2024. He was a former resident of Tabernash, Colorado.
Ronald is preceded in death by his parents, Herbert R. and Ruth Mae Smith; wife, Nadine; daughter, Renee; and siblings, Herbert, Lola May, Buddy and Richard.
A graveside service with Army Honors will be...
James Allen Lunsway
Dec 5, 2024
“Knowing Jim, after December 5th Jesus had a new wardrobe in Heaven. By next week he will have a huge list of new friends.”
James Allen Lunsway, born on July 13, 1943, in Colby, Kansas, passed away peacefully on December 5th, 2024, in Parker, Colorado. He was the son of Arthur and Ruby (Verbena) Lunsway and the younger brother of Franklin...
William "Bill" Leo McQuillan
Dec 4, 2024
William “Bill” Leo McQuillan, 76, passed away on December 4, 2024 in Lakewood, CO. Bill was born September 11, 1948 to James “Jim” and Mary Kay (Clinch) McQuillan. He graduated from Greeley Sacred Heart High School in 1966. He graduated from Creighton University in 1973 with a business degree. He spent six years serving in the Army Reserve. After graduation,...
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