Obituaries
Casey Lewellyn McDonnell
Feb 7, 2017
In lieu of flowers, the family prefers donations to The Denver Dumb Friends League @ www.ddfl.org , Donor Alliance @ www.donoralliance.org , or The Nature Conservancy @ www.nature.org Casey Lewellyn McDonnell was born on June 14, 1995 in Aurora, Colorado, and grew up in Castle Pines North. Tragically, he passed away on February 7, 2017. He was a brilliant, self-taught...
William J. "Bill" Pennstrom
Jan 31, 2017
William J. Pennstrom, Jr. of Highlands Ranch, Colorado passed away at his home, early Tuesday morning, January 31, 2017. Born on June 5, 1958, Bill was 58 years young. He was the son of the late William Joseph Sr and Joan (Bersch) Pennstrom.He is survived by his best friend and wife Kathy, loving sons William (Will), and Benjamin (Ben),...
Dorothy A. Hamilton
Jan 31, 2017
Dorothy Alice Olson Hamilton was born on December 31, 1925 to Sture and Mathilda Olson in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She made her transition on January 31, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. Dorothy lived most of her life in Minnesota but spent many wonderful years with her devoted husband of 70 and ½ years Charles, in their home on Silver Lake, near Turtle...
Marvin "Jim" Clark
Jan 22, 2017
Marvin "Jim" Clark (69) passed away peacefully on January 22, 2017 after his battle with Cancer. Born on March 22, 1947 in Rushville, Indiana, Jim moved to Denver with his eight siblings when he was 9 years old. As a teenager, Jim was known to travel around Northglenn and Thornton by horseback, including riding in and winning weekend rodeos. Throughout...
Kenneth Roy Gardner
Jan 9, 2017
Kenneth Roy Gardner, 85, a resident of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, passed away on Monday January 9, 2017. He was born in Laurium, Michigan on January 26, 1931, eldest son of Nedward and Ethel (Picard) Gardner. He graduated from Calumet High School in 1949. Ken played trumpet with many local area groups during his High School and College years at Northern...
Emma Romero
Jan 4, 2017
Mrs. Romero, 90 died January 4, 2017 peacefully in her Denver, Colorado home of natural causes. Mrs. Romero was born April 15,1926 in Wheeless, Oklahoma to parents Manual Collins and Isabel Romero-Collins. Emma was raised Catholic and was 1 of 9 children on the farm in Oklahoma. She walked everywhere she went growing up and had a love for animals,...
Theodore "Ted" Burg
Jan 3, 2017
Theodore “Ted” Burg, 82, passed away peacefully in Littleton, CO on January 3, 2017. Ted was born and raised in Sioux City, IA. He attended Central High School and Morningside College. After a semester at Morningside College he enlisted in the Air Force and served from 1953-1957. He met his wife, Janice in Luther League at Augustana Lutheran Church and...
John Wayne Watson
Dec 26, 2016
John Wayne Watson died on December 26, 2016. Wayne was born on September 15, 1953 in Littleton, Colorado. He grew up in Durango, Colorado, and attended Adams State University in Alamosa where he was a vocal performance major. In 1981, Wayne graduated from Denver Seminary with a Masters of Divinity degree. After his family, Wayne’s greatest passion was singing in...
Lucille Willis
Dec 4, 2016
Lucille (Pugh) Willis, 82 of Denver, Colorado, passed away Sunday December 4, 2016 at her home. Lucille was born December 8, 1933 in Shubuta, Mississippi to Albert and Leona (Spells) Pugh. She grew up in Laurel, MS. She married Homer Shelby, Jr. in Laurel, MS and then moved to Denver in 1954 where she later married Richard Willis. Lucille worked...
Roberta Skrivan
Oct 9, 2016
Born August 24, 1935 in La Jara, CO, to parents A.T. (Tony) Johns and Elizabeth Johns She grew up in a rural farm community and after graduating High School attended Colorado State University. She married Ronny Skrivan and together they proceeded to raise a family including children Jeff and Kristin. She always provided a very stable, loving and encouraging environment...
John K. Lotz
Oct 8, 2016
John Kevin Lotz, age 65, passed away on October 8, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. He was born 5/27/1951 in Bronxville, New York to Walter B. Lotz, Sr. and Myrtle LaPointe. John grew up in Delmar, New York and graduated from Bethlehem Central High School in 1969 and obtained a BS degree in Business Administration in 1973 from The University of...
Carole L. Waddell
Oct 2, 2016
Carole L. Waddell, 78, of Aurora, Colorado passed away Sunday October 2, 2016. Carole was born June 3, 1938 in Klamath Falls, Oregon to William and Violet (McKenzie-Phillips) Howton. She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Peter, Daughter Debby McCraw, Son Brad Waddell and grandchildren.
Jon Matthew Tremblay
Sep 1, 2016
Jon Matthew Tremblay died on September 1st, 2016 at the University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, CO. He was 37 years old. Jon was born on January 27, 1979, in Omaha, NE to Jon and Rita Tremblay. He was the youngest of 3 children. At age 8, his family moved to Carrollton, TX. Jon attended Newman Smith High School, and...
Julie R. Dobo
Aug 17, 2016
Julie R. Dobo, beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt and friend, passed away from brain cancer on August 17, 2016 in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. She was born Julie Rosanne Cherno on December 28, 1957 in Bakersfield, California to Melvin and Dolores Cherno. She grew up in Rochester, Michigan and attended Rochester Adams High School and the University of Michigan, where...
Vera P. Gregory
Aug 10, 2016
Vera has joined her treasured husband, Kenneth, in Heaven. Survived by son, Kent(Clare) Gregory and daughter, Karen (Jan)Sumner. Also survived by two grandsons, Brady (Jennifer)Smith, and Jeremy (Kelly)Weber and one great granddaughter, Brooke Smith. Memorial service on September 9th at 3:00 pm at Grace United Methodist Church, 4905 E. Yale Ave in Denver.
Bill H. Dale
Aug 5, 2016
Bill Hampton Dale, beloved husband and father, passed from this life at age 58 on August 5, 2016, at University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, from complications of lung cancer. He was born May 14, 1958, in Cincinnati, OH to Wade Hampton Dale and Hattie Mae Deaton. He grew up in Glen Este, OH and attended Glen Este High School. He...
Douglas A. Burtard
Jul 31, 2016
Douglas Alan Burtard passed away on July 31, 2016 in his home in Centennial, CO. He was born in Denver on August 25, 1949. He was a 3rd generation Colorado native and loved his home state. Like both his parents, Doug graduated from South High School; he was in the Class of 1967. As a young child he spent a...
Eric Daniel Levtzow
Jul 24, 2016
Eric Daniel Levtzow, 26, of Denver, passed away Sunday, July 24, 2016. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 2, 2016, at The Chapel at Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Blvd, Highlands Ranch. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Denver Dumb Friends League in Eric's name at http://www.ddfl.org/memorial-or-tribute/ . A...



