John Allen Pierson
Jul 2, 2017
John Allen Pierson, 74, of Aurora, passed away July 2, 2017. He was born March 14, 1943 in Casper, Wyoming, the son of Raymond and Lois (Tighe) Pierson. He was a graduate of Wellington High School. He attended Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara, California. On May 14, 1988 he married Leta Manker, of Wellington, Colorado. Jack was a photographer for...
Timothy Daniel O'Keefe
Jul 1, 2017
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Laird Anthonydeveree Leyba
Jun 30, 2017
Laird Anthony Deveree Leyba, 52, of Loveland, formerly of Denver, passed away June 30, 2017.He was born December 29, 1964 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the son of Richard and Dorothy (Griffin) Leyba. Laird was a member of the True Vine Tabernacle Church. Laird loved to play pool. He also enjoyed fishing and was an avid New England Patriots fan. He...
Elizabeth Jean Harvat
Jun 30, 2017
Elizabeth Jean Harvat, 92, of Golden, formerly of Denver, passed away June 30, 2017.She was born October 18, 1924 in Creston, Iowa, the daughter of Fred and Myrtle (Eckstein) Davis. She was a graduate of Creston High School. She received her Bachelors Degree in Physical Education from University of Colorado- Boulder.On July 29, 1951, she married Robert Harvat. Elizabeth was...
Louis "Lou"Louie"C. Dearagon
Jun 30, 2017
Louis C. "Lou" "Louie" DeAragon, 80, of Denver, passed away June 30, 2017.He was born March 10, 1937 in Denver, Colorado, the son of Amelia (Sena) Ireland.On June 29, 1957, he married Rebecca Romero at St. Cajetan Catholic Church in Denver.Lou was a member of the Golden Gloves Boxing Association when he was younger. Louie enjoyed fishing. He also enjoyed...
Samuel A. Pribula
Jun 30, 2017
SAMUEL A. PRIBULA ended his struggle with Alzheimer's June 30, 2017.He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Karolyn, and two daughters, Sheryl and Karyn (McGowan). He worked at Lockheed-Martin for 20+ years and then joined his wife as a Realtor. There will be a memorial service July 7, 2:00 PM at Newcomer West Metro Chapel, 901 S Sheridan...
Coy B. Gau
Jun 29, 2017
Coy Gau, 98, passed away at Circle of Life in Springdale on June 29, 2017. She was born November 11, 1918 in Johnson County, Arkansas to Hiram and Jettie Thomason Robbins.Coy was a senior receptionist for the editorial department at The Denver Post. She enjoyed watching the Denver Broncos and visiting with her military family. She graduated from Dover High...
Harold L. Caputo
Jun 29, 2017
Harold Lee CaputoAfter a long battle with several health problems Harold Lee Caputo passed away suddenly on June 29, 2017. Harold was born on April 30, 1944 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Hyrum Harold Droubay and Gwendolyn Droubay. He grew up in Salt Lake City with his mother and step-father Lee Caputo. He attended Judge Memorial Catholic High School...
Vivian Elizabeth Knutson
Jun 28, 2017
Vivian Elizabeth (Darby) Knutson was born on January 8, 1927 and died on June 28, 2017 at the age of 90 years old. Her husband, Darold Knutson, preceded her death in 2001. Vivian is survived by her only child, Dede Stockton and husband Richard Stockton. She has two grandchildren, Kirstin (21) and Cody (24) who both reside in the Denver...
Ira Lee Nathan
Jun 27, 2017
Mrs. Ira Lee Nathan whose full life of 86 years, included working as a nurse for 33 years at St. Joseph Hospital, being a full-time Denver/Park Hill resident, raising a family of 7 children, (Corinne, Viola, Billie, James Jr., Albert, Karen, and Kenneth) and married to James L. Nathan for 55 years passed away on Tuesday June 27, 2017.She has...
Roy Horace Fleming
Jun 27, 2017
Roy Horace Fleming, 74, of Denver, passed away June 27, 2017.He was born June 8, 1943 in Denver, Colorado, the son of Harold and Marjorie (Basden) Fleming. He was a graduate of North High School. Roy is survived by three daughters, Bernadette (Gustavo Lopez) Fleming, Catherine Fleming, and Lourdes Nixon; step-son, Bryan Colton; and several grandchildren. He is preceded in...
William Alder Ellis
Jun 25, 2017
William Alder Ellis, 86, of Arvada, Colorado went to his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on June 25, 2017, surrounded by family and friends after a long battle with cancer.Bill was born in Dorsey, Nebraska, on February 2, 1931. He graduated from Camas High School in Washington, in 1948. He then attended Eastern Washington College of Education from 1949-1950 on...
Kathleen Rose Hayes
Jun 24, 2017
Kathleen Rose Hayes, beloved teacher of thousands of Aurora high school students, left this earth the evening of June 24, 2017. A graveside memorial will be held Friday, July 21, Fairmount Cemetery at 2pm, staging Area B. She was 75 years old. To share a special memory, please visit www.NewcomerDenver.comConsider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come...
Gary T. Montoya
Jun 23, 2017
Gary T. Montoya , 68, of Trinidad, passed away June 23, 2017.He was born September 27, 1948 in Raton, New Mexico, the son of Vincent and Esther (Salazar) Montoya. Gary honorably served in the US Army in the 1st Cavalry 9th Infantry during the VietNam War from 1969 - 1970.Gary loved to fish. He would go fishing every chance that...
Halbert W. Varney
Jun 23, 2017
Hal passed peacefully on June 23, 2017. Born in 1935 to Hal W. Varney, Sr. and the Euda (Teed) Varney, the first of two boys. The majority of Hal's youth was spent in Salina Kansas, where he excelled in music, becoming proficient in Trumpet and French Horn. His interests in music lead him to pursue a degree in Music at...
Gloria J. Egan
Jun 22, 2017
Gloria J. Egan, 83, of Aurora, passed away June 22, 2017.She was born June 16, 1934 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the daughter of August and Gladys (Hunt) Alt. She was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School in Council Bluffs, Iowa. On April 4, 1992 she married Jack Egan, of Aurora, Colorado. Gloria is survived by her husband, Jack Egan;...
Helen M. Melarane
Jun 21, 2017
Helen M. Melarane, 95, of Edgewater, passed away June 21, 2017.Wife of the late Andrew Melarane. Mother of Diane Melarane, Andrew Melarane, Roxanne (Mark) Maloney and John Melarane. Grandmother of Shane, Shannon, Nick, Adrienne, Jeffrey, and Kelcy. Great-grandmother of Lauren, Zach, Nick, Shane, Cade, Miles, Colton, Aria, Ryker and Brynn. To share a memory of Helen or leave a special...
John Valente Sandoval
Jun 21, 2017
John Sandoval, 85 of Commerce City, Colorado passed away on June 21, 2017.He was born in Springer, New Mexico on March 28, 1932 to Dominga Montoya and Juan C. Sandoval. He is preceded in death by his parents and siblings; Jane Maestas, Mary Maestas, Joe Sandoval, Dulcinea Pacheco, Ernest Sandoval and Eleanor Sandoval. He married Viola Finn on March 1,...
Gloria Louise Birdwell
Jun 21, 2017
Gloria Louise Birdwell, 63, of Aurora, CO, passed away Wednesday, June 21, 2017. She was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming to the late Sarah and Oscar Fox, on May 24, 1954, in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Gloria graduated for Central High School in Cheyenne in 1972 and married Air Force SSgt Bernard J. Birdwell. During her marriage, the Birdwell family lived in Virginia,...
