Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO

Sep 14, 2024

Sep 11, 2024

Patricia Marie Schultz, 67, of Denver, Colorado passed away on Tuesday, September 10th, 2024. She was born on March 14th, 1957 in Denver, Colorado, to loving parents Marion Hayden and Francis Patton.

Patty attended Adams City High School. She worked at Western Electric/AT&T for many years, then at Central City before finishing her working career with FedEx.

Patty enjoyed cats, classic cars,...

Sep 10, 2024

Sep 10, 2024

Walter F. Hansen, 87, passed away on September 10, 2024. Full obituary to follow. 

Sep 9, 2024

Dave was born at home to Eva (Chavez) and Ralph Manzanares on March 27, 1953, in Pueblo, Colorado. Dave graduated from East High School in 1971 and then attended Colorado State University of Pueblo. He and Kathleen (Lucero) were married in Denver, Colorado in 1972 and at the time of his passing they had just celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary....

Sep 7, 2024

Jinx Lynn Finch was born in Youngstown, Ohio on December 5th, 1952. She spent most of her youth in Denver, Colorado with her mom Beverly and her three siblings Jeff, Holly and Scott. Jinx attended Thomas Jefferson High School and became a police officer shortly after and also worked for Colorado Bureau of Investigation. In 1976 she met her husband...

Sep 7, 2024

John Thomas “Jack” Lappin Jr. died in Denver on Sept. 7, 2024, age 90.

Jack was born in Denver on May 29, 1934, the oldest of three children of John T. Lappin Sr. and Roberta Louise Adams Lappin. He attended South High School and left school in 1951 to join the U.S. Navy, serving in San Diego as a dental technician....

Sep 7, 2024

John was born and raised in Colorado Springs, a second generation native. He spent some time in Mississippi with his mother’s family while his father served in WWII. After the war, his grandfather, Judge Young, served two years as a presiding judge at the Nuremburg Tribunals. He is survived by his wife Claire and daughter Tricia.



He and Claire met at...

Sep 6, 2024

Denise Darlene Scott passed into the loving hands of our savior on September 6, 2024 at 6:45 in the morning.  She is at peace after a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis and Diabetes.  

Denise was a graduate of the University of Colorado, Denver, majoring in History.  Institute of  American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, majoring in Museum Studies and graduate...

Sep 6, 2024

W. “Joanne” Lederhos, age 86, passed away peacefully in her home in Bailey, CO, on Friday, September 6th, 2024. Joanne, was an honored school teacher, with a master’s degree in education. She taught for 32 years, many in Jefferson County schools, and retired from Marshdale Elementary. Joanne was an avid gardener, a talented artist, and loved spending time with her...

Sep 6, 2024

Norlene Jane Hille November 1, 1933 – September 6, 2024

Norlene Jane Hille, 90, passed away peacefully on September 6, 2024, at an assisted living center in Littleton, Colorado, following a brief illness, but after a long and fulfilling life.

Norlene was born on November 1, 1933, in Des Moines, Iowa to Ralph and Helen Miler . She attended schools in both...

Sep 6, 2024

Kevin Parnell 1949-2024 Kevin Louis Parnell died at home Friday, September 6, 2024, after a recurrence of melanoma. Kevin was born at home to Cleo and Louis Parnell May 20, 1949, in Indianapolis, Indiana. The proud son of a nurse and a teacher, he grew up with a love of learning and a love of sports. In 1967, he attended...

Sep 6, 2024

Mark Henry Candelaria, 54, of Thornton, Colorado, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 6, 2024, surrounded by his family after a courageous fight with stage 4 lung cancer. Born on July 8, 1970, in Oakland, California, Mark lived a life full of love, adventure, and service.

A true Oakland original, Mark spent his teenage years as one of the first Guardian...

Sep 6, 2024

John J. Kane Jr. aged 92 of Littleton, Colorado, passed away on 6 September 2024 at the Brookdale Senior Living Community in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

John was born on 7 February 1932 to John and Helen Kane in Jersey City, New Jersey. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps on 19 January 1951 and fought in the Korean War, earning two...

Sep 6, 2024

Brenda Lisbeth Brown, 79, of Cherry Hills Village, Colo., passed away peacefully on September 6th, 2024, with her daughters by her side.

Brenda was born in Storm Lake, Iowa to Dr. Russell William Brown and Jean Lucille Brown on December 26, 1944. Accompanied by her younger sister, she spent many childhood days on the lake swimming, ice skating and sailing on...

Sep 5, 2024

Janet Beth Reid, age 64, died at her home in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, on September 5, 2024 after an intense fight with cancer. She was born January 14, 1960, in Kansas City, Missouri. She was a graduate from Basic High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. 

Janet played trumpet and guitar, wrote music and sang, and she performed in various bars in...

Sep 5, 2024

Edna Francis Vonfeldt, age 95, passed away peacefully at Brookdale Senior Living in Arvada Colorado, on September 5, 2024, surrounded by her family. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Frank Vonfeldt, Jr. and her youngest daughter Mary Kummet. Edna was survived by her son Dale Vonfeldt, daughters Jan Derrera and Linda Albright, nine grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren. 

Edna...

Sep 5, 2024

Eugene Joseph Burns died September 5th 2024. He was 93. 

Funeral service will be held at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, 19099 E Floyd Ave, Aurora, CO 80013 on September 12, 2024 at 10:30 a.m.

He is survived by his wife Gertrude Ann “Trudy” Lorenz Burns, two daughters, Margot (Henrik) and her sons, Jordan and Duncan; and Barbara (Steve) Krause and...

Sep 4, 2024

Helen Fonda (Rhodes), 98, born in Denver, Colorado. Mother of Kent Fonda (Madel) & Nancy Bock (Tom) and grandmother of Patrick, Dan, & Kyle Bock & Greg Fonda and great grandmother to Chesney and Emily Jo. She was preceded in death by her daughter Julie K. Fonda and husband of 67 years, Donald Fonda and her sisters Eileen, Dorothy and...

Sep 4, 2024

William James Vallos "Bill" passed away at Julia Temple Healthcare Center on September 4, 2024. He will be greatly missed by Valerie Dougherty (Vallos), David Dougherty, Patti O'Brien, the Cavos family, the Contos family and many friends

 Above all, he loved everything about cars. In the 60s. he loved racing them including his beloved AC Cobra. He knew and raced against...