Obituaries
Charles (Chuck) Dempster
May 8, 2023
Charles Keith Dempster of Castle Rock, Colorado, passed away on May 8, 2023, his 81st birthday, of complications from Parkinson’s disease.
Chuck was born on May 8, 1942, in Neligh, Nebraska, to Dwight and Doris Dempster. He attended high school in Osmond, NE, and junior college in Norfolk, NE. Chuck served in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps from...
Vikki Oravez
May 5, 2023
Vikki Sharree Oravez, age 48, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 5, 2023, at Skyridge Hospital in Lone Tree, Colorado. She was born January 15, 1975, in Plano, Texas, to Stephen and Lana (Fouchey) King. She married John Robert Oravez Feb 14, 2002 in Colorado Springs, where they met. Vikki was a loving mother and wife who provided community service...
Francis Takeo Uyeda
May 1, 2023
Francis Takeo Uyeda from Littleton, Colorado passed on May 1, 2023. Francis was born on May 18,1933 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Preceded in death by his spouse, Marcia Ann who passed in December 2012, 5 months after moving from Hawaii. Francis is survived by his daughter, Candace, son in law, Kip and granddaughter, Laura. He will be...
Clayton Pack
May 1, 2023
Clayton Pack, age 23, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 1, 2023, at home in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. He was born January 12, 2000, in Colorado to Eric and Kim (Frazer) Pack. Clayton was a 2018 graduate of ThunderRidge High School.
Clay was always smiling and was quick to help anyone when he could. Clay was sure to let you...
Marc Roger Mustafa
Apr 29, 2023
For those of you not familiar with Marc’s life, he was born in 1953 in Indiana. He attended Purdue and mainly studied flying. After graduation he flew for several companies in West Texas and then into Dallas. That’s where Marc met his wife, Diana. He was flying Mary Kay of Mary Kay Cosmetics, and she was working for the CFO. And...
Linda Tinker
Apr 29, 2023
Linda Tinker was born in Chicago, Illinois on March 9, 1956. She was the oldest daughter of Bill and Carol Kaczmarek. Her family moved to Colorado when she was in elementary school. She grew up in Littleton tending her family’s horse stables. Linda met her husband, George while working together; they married on March 27, 1982. They had three boys,...
Katherine (Kay) Anne Tobin
Apr 28, 2023
Katherine (Kay) Anne Tobin passed away on Friday April 28, 2023, in Littleton, Colorado. She was born on September 1, 1933, in New York, New York. At Somerville High School she met the love of her life Richard Tobin. They were married on July 2, 1955, and very much in love the rest of their lives. He was the center...
Connie Sue Gauthier
Apr 28, 2023
Connie Gauthier was born in Denver, Colorado on January 12, 1948, the third child of Paul Albert Gauthier and Alice Louise Shallberg. She was the “apple of her Father’s eye” with him saying, “we finally had a child that looks like a Frenchman”. She was baptized and confirmed in Augustana Lutheran Church and later in life was baptized in the...
Marilyn Jean Allen
Apr 24, 2023
Marilyn Jean Allen, age 92, passed away peacefully in her sleep in Highlands Ranch on Monday, April 24, 2023 after struggling with the effects of Alzheimer’s disease for the past 4 years. Marilyn was born November 23, 1930 in Sioux Falls, SD to Herbert and Dorothy (Neeley) Amesbury. She met Robert Leslie Allen while in grade school and, after graduating...
Anna-Luise Richardson
Apr 23, 2023
Anna-Luise Richardson, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and active community member, passed away on April 23rd, 2023 in Parker, Colorado. She was born on July 6th, 1937 in Johannesburg, Germany to Paul and Lotte Zander.Anna-Luise's professional life was dedicated to her work as a Comptroller-Accounting. She was hardworking and meticulous in all her endeavors. Outside of work, Anna-Luise had many...
H. C. "Doc" Gurney, Jr.
Apr 22, 2023
A BELOVED VETERINARIAN
H. C. “DOC” GURNEY, JR.
1930-2023
From an early age Doc loved challenges and adventure. He was drawn to the allure of the mountains, stories from Zane Grey, and thrilling tales over the radio. Smitten by the cowboy way of life, it was no surprise when on a family vacation to Yellowstone, he convinced his...
Rita T. Levesque
Apr 21, 2023
Rita T. Levesque, age 99, passed away peacefully on April 21, 2023 at Caley Ridge Assisted Living in Englewood, Colorado. Rita was born June 28, 1923 in Westbrook, Maine to Eugene and Annette (Berube) Girard. She was a graduate of Westbrook High School. Rita married Henry Levesque, also of Westbrook, in October 1945. She was a longtime resident of Westbrook...
Steven Roy Thompsen
Apr 18, 2023
Steven Roy Thompsen passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at home in Littleton, CO. He was born December 25, 1952, in Bethesda, Maryland, to Roy and Eleanor (Mattson) Thompsen. Steve was a graduate of Skaneateles Central High School where he was voted most valuable athlete and played football, basketball, and baseball. Steve's family moved often during his childhood,...
Sandra Royce Marne
Apr 17, 2023
Sandra Royce Marne (Wilson) was born on October 1, 1944 to Rayshel Hubert and Ruth (McCrum) Wilson in Lubbock, TX. She was the third and youngest child, her brother James Wilson who was 14 years old and sister Virginia Ruth Wilson who was 12 at the time. “She was the prettiest little baby with her blonde curls and big blue...
Ronald Arthur Lee Cole Jr.
Apr 15, 2023
Ronald Arthur Lee Cole Jr. was Born to Penny Lopez and Ronald Cole Sr. on 11/02/1966 in Compton, CA.
When Ron was young, he had really bad asthma. It plagued him night and day. It didn't stop him he played outside as much and long as he could, knowing his mom had all the meds he would need to feel...
Lisa A. Bishop
Apr 13, 2023
Lisa Ann (Dennis) Bishop, 63, of Highlands Ranch, CO, passed away April 13, 2023, at the Littleton Adventist Hospital, with her husband, John and daughter, Erica holding her hands. She was born October 9, 1959, in Topeka, KS, to Arthur and Elizabeth (Ingenthron) Dennis. She was the youngest of five children.
She graduated from Hayden High School in 1977, then...
Mark Edmund Turay
Apr 11, 2023
Mark Edmund Turay, aged 67, passed away peacefully after a brave battle with cancer on April 11, 2023, surrounded by family. Born July 26, 1955, in Chicago, Illinois to Edmund and Ileana Turay, Mark was a twin brother to Matthew and older brother to Raymond who both survive him. Mark is also survived by Matthew’s wife, Donna, his brother-in-law, Chuck,...
JoAnn June Leikam
Apr 11, 2023
JoAnn June Leikam, age 83 went to be the Lord on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. JoAnn was born on the 21st of April 1939 in Kansas City, Kansas to Royden and Eva Mitchell. She spent her early years growing up in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. She was confirmed in Salem Congregational Church, graduated from Scottsbluff High School attended Scottsbluff Junior College obtaining...
Ian Christopher DeWolf
Apr 9, 2023
Ian Christopher DeWolf, 54, of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, passed away on April 9, 2023, after a long battle with metastatic prostate cancer, with his wife by his side.
Ian was born on April 9, 1969, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Ian was an adorable, sweet little boy who displayed an early love of animals that extended to bringing cats home from shelters...
Matthew "Matt" Ethan Allsman
Apr 9, 2023
Matthew (Matt) Ethan Allsman, aged 63, passed away peacefully on Easter Sunday, April 9th, 2023, at his home in Parker, Colorado, surrounded by family. He was born March 19th, 1960, in Stockton, California to Walter and Jean Allsman, and was the younger brother to Cindy. Matt graduated from South High School in Bakersfield, California in 1978. Through a mutual friendship,...