Recent Obituaries in Denver, CO

Nov 11, 2024

Joycelyn E. Schoech (11-21-1936 to 11-11-2024)

Joyceln Elaine Schoech died at the age of 87. She was married to Lawrence Thomas Schoech for over fifty years. She raised 6 children and is the grandmother to 6 grand kids. She was a graduate of the Kansas City Dental Hygienist School where she met her husband.

Eventually they would create and build a mom...

Nov 9, 2024

Carol, the 3rd of 12 children, was born April 4, 1933 in Fargo, ND to Telesphore "Tillie" and Leona Savageau. Carol's siblings include Phyllis (dec), Jim (dec), Dick, Mary Kay, Jan (dec), Bob, Tom, Paul (dec), Barb, Jane, and Mark. Carol was raised in Fargo where her father was a Skelly Service Station owner and county commissioner. 

Carol graduated from St...

Nov 9, 2024

L. Minerva Padilla of Denver, Colorado passed away on November 9, 2024 at the age of 92.  Loving mother, grandmother and step mother.

A Viewing will be held on Thursday, November 14, 2024 beginning at 10:00AM with the Funeral Service to begin at 11:00AM both at Horan & McConaty Family Chapel, 3101 South Wadsworth Boulevard, Lakewood. A reception will immediately follow...

Nov 8, 2024

Patricia “Pat” Gatton, age 81, passed peacefully on November 8th, 2024, surrounded by the love of her family. A proud Colorado native, Pat was born in her parent's home on Grant Street and raised in Denver, where she graduated from Denver South High School. In 2008, after a fulfilling career in circuit board construction, Pat retired. She was a devoted...

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Nov 7, 2024

Marjorie J. Cook was born on April 18, 1932 in Colorado Springs, CO to Jerome and Mary Kovarik. She was one of three daughters. Marge always talked about her happy childhood, and was very proud of her Irish heritage.

Marge graduated from Fredrick High School in 1950. She then began working as a telephone operator in Colorado Springs, where she met...

Nov 6, 2024

Marcia Jean Hahn (Westphal) passed peacefully at the amazing age of 104 years on November 6, 2024 in Denver, Colorado. Marcia was born on February 1, 1920 to William and Ruth (Wagner) Westphal in Seward, Nebraska.

She lived a life marked by devotion to her family and her Lutheran church. Marcia was an excellent homemaker, seamstress, avid reader and student of...

Nov 6, 2024

In Loving memory of Isabel "Bella" (Mestas) Bailey, beloved sister and aunt.

Bella is survived by brother George (Teddi) Mestas, sisters Lucy Smith and Gloria (Jess) Mestas-Mondragon, brother in law, Keith Champ, sister in law, Faye (Jim) Bailey and godson, Jeff Smith. As well as many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband Don Bailey, sisters...

Nov 6, 2024

Evan Alexander Dunn of Littleton, CO died on November 6, 2024, in the line of duty as an officer for the Golden, CO Police Department.

 Evan grew up in Columbia, Missouri where he was a 2010 graduate of Rock Bridge High School. He went on to Columbia College where he joined the Army ROTC. While at college, he met the love...

Nov 5, 2024

Arthur Robert “Bob” Getzelman, age 74, died on November 5, 2024. He was born in St. Charles, Illinois in 1950. He graduated from Hampshire High School before earning his Bachelor’s Degree in Ag Science at the University of Illinois. He joined the Peace Corps in 1972, meeting his wife Christine Hogan while living in Tunisia, Africa. Bob and Chris married...

Nov 5, 2024

Gary Paul Robbins was born in Illinois in 1943 to loving parents, Ruthella and Thomas Robbins. His childhood was an adventure across Missouri, Arizona, and New Mexico, where he cultivated the values and resilience that would define his life. After graduating high school, Gary answered the call to serve his country by enlisting in the Navy, embarking on a journey...

Nov 4, 2024

One of the most beloved residents of The Gardens of St. Elizabeth’s (Denver) went home to God on November 4th. Edith “Edie” Marie Dolan, born Edith Marie Kelly to Sydney and Irma Rice Kelly, knew most of the residents at “The Gardens," and carefully noted when one was having surgery, uncharacteristically late to dinner, or just needed a friend. A...

Nov 3, 2024

Wyllys Leighton Pool, age 47, was tragically killed in a car accident on Sunday night, November 3, 2024. 

He was born June 10, 1977 in Denver, CO to Fred (Hap) Pool and Gillette Hansen. He graduated from Cushing Academy In Massachusetts, and later attended Flight Safety flight school in Florida.

Wyllys met and later married Jennifer Butler Pool, who was his partner...

Nov 3, 2024

Dennis J. Morse of Denver (Born Berea, OH). Born March 27, 1948. Passed November 3, 2024. Husband of Patricia; Father of Alanna Morrill (Chris), Alyssa Quinn (Michael) and Adam. Stepfather to Matthew, Marc (Deanna), and Mitchell Quinn. Grandfather of Dylan, Cayden, Riley, and Isaiah Quinn. Brother to Dale Morse (Janet) of The Villages, FL, and Doug Morse (Joyce deceased) of...

Nov 3, 2024

On Sunday, November 3, 2024, heaven welcomed a remarkable soul as Ann left this world surrounded by her beloved family. She was at home, wrapped in their love, and passed away at the age of 62 after a brief but valiant two-and-a-half-month battle with pancreatic cancer.

Ann was known by all who loved her as a kind, compassionate, and deeply caring...

Nov 3, 2024

 Marilyn Geneva Partington (Wing), affectionately known as Grandma Darlin, passed away peacefully from this life on November 3, 2024, at the age of 87. Born on January 18, 1937, to Fred H and Costella B Wing (Ryerson), in Cumberland, Maine, she lived a life marked by devotion to her faith, family and the arts. 

 A faithful member of The Church of...

Nov 2, 2024

Barbara “Barb” Bockhorst Sanders, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on November 2, 2024. Born on February 6, 1939, in Cincinnati, Ohio, Barb was the cherished daughter of Wanda and Richard Bockhorst and sister to Shirley Bikson, Claire Wilferd, and Rick Bockhorst.

Barb shared a remarkable 64-year marriage with her devoted husband, J. Patrick Sanders. Together, they built...

Nov 2, 2024

Our beloved Lisa Emon Cheryl Heagney, 48, left this earth and into the loving arms of our Heavenly Father on November 2, 2024, in Aurora Colorado. Lisa was born on January 24, 1976, to Lorraine Shaw and the late Danny D. Heagney in Sheridan, Wyoming.

Lisa graduated from Sheridan High School in 1995 and went on to earn her Associate of...

Nov 2, 2024

Angela Joy Scarim (Vaughan) passed away at the age of 67 on November 2, 2024 in Arvada, Colorado. 

Angela was born on May 30, 1957 in Rockford, Illinois. She graduated from Gilford High School (1975) and went on to earn her Bachelor's degree from Illinois State University and a Master's in Education from Eastern Illinois University. 

Angela and her husband of 43...