Obituaries
Katie B. Rocke
Aug 5, 2024
Katie B. Rocke, resident of Lakewood, CO, passed away on Monday morning, August 5, 2024. She was born December 18, 1946, in Port Sulphur, LA to Johnny and Ruby Brandt Burton. She attended grade school and graduated high school there then moved to Hammond, LA and graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University with a master’s degree in accounting. She married (divorced)...
Johanne Petronella Lassaline
Aug 3, 2024
Johanne Petronella Lassaline, age 92, passed away peacefully in Centennial, Colorado on August 3, 2024. The second of five children, she was born on October 31, 1931, in Detroit, Michigan to Fred and Anne Vermeersch.
Johanne was the beloved wife of the late William Lassaline; loving mother of Bill (the late Bernadette) Lassaline, Patty Lassaline, Mary Lassaline, and Jennifer Slaughter; dear...
Jeffrey Edward Webb
Jul 30, 2024
Jeffrey Edward Webb, our beloved husband, son, brother, father, and friend, of Centennial, Colorado passed away at the age of 59 on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, after a hard fought battle with cancer.
He arrived into this world on April 13, 1965, born to Edward “Bo” Lee Webb and Leitha Etzler Kammerer in Gunnison, CO. Shortly thereafter, home became Rapid City,...
Laura Brinkley
Jul 29, 2024
Laura Lee Brinkley, 70, passed away on July 29, 2024, with her family by her side in Littleton, Colorado.
Born on November 30, 1953 to Lester and Ruth Pacey, Laura grew up in San Diego, California and graduated from Hoover High School in 1971. One of the first female telephone installers, Laura worked for Pacific Bell in San Diego throughout the...
Sandra "Sandy" Parker
Jul 24, 2024
Sandra "Sandy" Parker, age 85, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Colorado. She was born on July 19, 1939, to Ralph and Lucille Flattum. Sandy married Charlie Parker on her 19th birthday, and they shared a loving marriage until Charlie's passing in 2016. Together, they raised four children.
While raising her family, Sandy was an active volunteer with...
John Peter Gillen
Jul 24, 2024
John P Gillen, age 69, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at his home in Centennial, Colorado. He was born December 2, 1954, in Charleston, South Carolina, to John & June Gillen.
John spent most of his childhood in Little Rock, Arkansas where he met his wife Debbie at Teletype. John and Debbie had 2 kids, Jessica & John....
Dr. John Stockton Baird
Jul 23, 2024
John Stockton Baird was born in Princeton, New Jersey, to Richard Hamilton and Golden Stockton Baird on October 8, 1928. His parents were Presbyterian missionaries to Korea and he lived in Kangkei in the north. Dr. Baird would say that he could look out his back door and see Manchuria. He left Korea at age 12 due to World War...
Carol Elaine Springsteen
Jul 23, 2024
Carol Elaine Springsteen, 77, passed away peacefully on July 23, 2024, in Parker, Colorado. Carol was born on November 14, 1946 in Wichita, Kansas to Charles and Gwendolyn Nixon. She was a graduate of Grand Haven High School in Grand Haven, Michigan where her family was living at the time. She married Ronald “Ron” Springsteen on August 24, 1968 in...
Larry Dean Thomas
Jul 20, 2024
Larry Dean Thomas, 77, formerly of Bruce, South Dakota passed away on July 20, 2024.
Larry was born on August 31, 1946, to Lloyd and Amy (Powell) Thomas in Marlow, Oklahoma. Growing up, his family moved several times from Oklahoma, to New Mexico, Colorado, and British Columbia, before finally settling in California. Larry graduated from Tulare Western High School where he...
Taianna Irene Huttunen
Jul 20, 2024
Taianna Irene Huttunen was born on March 11, 1977, in Brush, Colorado to David Wayne Huttunen and Sharon Raedean Bell. She passed away on July 20, 2024, at the age of 47 in Denver, Colorado.
Tai, as she was known to family and friends, grew up in South Littleton/Douglas County. She attended Plum Creek Elementary School, Castle Rock Junior High, and...
John Frederick Swanson
Jul 18, 2024
John Frederick Swanson, age 79, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 18, 2024 at Highline Place Memory Center in Littleton CO. He was born September 29, 1944 in Robinsdale, Minnesota to Frederick and Geraldine (Rodd) Swanson. He was the youngest of 7 from a blended family. He was a 1962 graduate of Edina High School in Minneapolis.
John loved the sport...
Arthur Holbrook Chesnut
Jul 11, 2024
Arthur Holbrook Chesnut, known affectionately as Brooke, passed away on July 11, 2024, at the age of 66, in Vail, Colorado. He was a father, grandfather, friend, mountaineer, skier, biker, motivational speaker and overall, most excellent human. Brooke was born March 3rd, 1958, in San Francisco, California and moved to Boulder where he graduated from the University of Colorado. While...
Igor Tkac
Jun 24, 2024
It is with shattered hearts that we announce the unexpected passing of Igor Michael Tkac. Igor left this world unexpectedly on 6/24/2024 due to a motorcycle accident in Aurora, Colorado.
Born on July 20, 1971, in Bratislava, Slovakia, Igor moved to Colorado at the age of 10, where he built a life full of love, creativity, and adventure.
Igor was a beloved...
Francis Duane Nold
Jun 24, 2024
Francis Duane Nold (Fran), beloved husband, father, papa (grandfather and great grandfather), brother, uncle, and friend passed away on June 24th 2024.
Fran was born November 29th 1929, to Florence Amelia Anderson and Norman Nold, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Fran had two brothers, Norman and Steve and one Sister, Cynthia. Fran remained in Sioux Falls for his childhood and first...
Wayne Edward Dixon Sr.
Jun 21, 2024
Wayne Edward Dixon Sr., passed away on June 21st, 2024 at the age of 85, surrounded by loved ones at his home in Parker, CO. He was born on August 5th, 1938 to Frank and Louise Dixon in Peoria,IL.
Throughout his battle with cancer in recent years he showed incredible courage in navigating life's challenges through humor and conversation. He will...
Benjamin Michael Robertson
Jun 20, 2024
It is with great sadness that the family of Benjamin Michael Robertson, long-time resident of Colorado, shares that he passed unexpectedly in Boulder at the age of 33.
Ben was born to Marie Giannangeli and Clark Robertson on September 24, 1990, in Denver. From the beginning, he had an inquisitive mind, and developed an interest in math and science at an...
James Strayer
Jun 20, 2024
Jim Strayer died at his home in Littleton, Colorado, on June 20th, 2024. He is the son of Marge and Ernie Strayer formerly of Fairbury NE. Both preceded him in death.
Strayer graduated from Fairbury High School in 1967 and Fairbury Junior College in 1969. He was an avid Boy Scout, receiving his Eagle Scout award in 1967.
Jim married his high...
Marilyn (Skip) Smith Noll
Jun 17, 2024
Marilyn (Skip) Smith Noll , 91, passed away peacefully to be with our Lord and Savior on June 17, 2024
She was born on April 3, 1933, to Violet W. Fisher and Salem V. Smith in New London Connecticut. Marilyn is survived by her three children, Elizabeth Hall Foster, David M. Hall, and Jonathan T. Hall, her grandchildren, Rob Foster, Rebecca...
Rick (Harvey) Dickson
Jun 7, 2024
Rick (Harvey) Dickson was born in Tampa, Florida, to Molly Parrott and Harvey Dickson on April 18, 1950. He grew up in Florida and Virginia, with several cherished visits to Molly’s family in London. He served in the U.S. Army as the crew chief on a Chinook helicopter and later worked in all manner of mechanical endeavors. Rick married the...
Bary Lee Blakkolb
Jun 7, 2024
Bary Lee Blakkolb grew up in San Bernardino, California. He was married to Marlene since June 1961. They moved to Texas in 1983, moving to the Dallas area with their children from Southern California via the Chicago area. When they were living in the Dallas area, Bary and Marlene became avid golfers for many years. He was a loving husband, father...