Obituaries

David R Holly,67, passed away November 27th, 2021. David was born on July 26th, 1954 in Williston, North Dakota. His family lived in Ray, North Dakota. He was one of seven children born to Harold and Norma Holly. They all grew up with lots of cousins and as time went on nieces and nephews came along. David had two children, Sarah and Layne as well as three grandchildren, Dylan, Zachary and McKenzie. David graduated from Ray High School in 1972. He was involved in many school activities and...

Robert “Bob” Thomas Coutts, 80, of Denver, CO transitioned peacefully at home November 25, 2021. Born October 2, 1941 in Lazear, CO, Bob was the eldest son of Thomas and Mary (Leonard) Coutts.  He enjoyed a storybook childhood exploring Lazear with his younger brother, James “Jim” and older sister, Martha “Marty”. He was a graduate of Hotchkiss High School, Hotchkiss, CO, attended Mesa State College, Grand Junction CO and Colorado State University,...

Mr. Philbert “Phil” Gregory Pargas of Denver, Colorado dies on November 23, 2021 at the age of 90. Phil was born to Lupe (Rodriguez) Pargas and David Pargas on May 1, 1931 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  He grew up with four siblings.  In October of 1950 Phil married Rose Garcia of Greeley, Colorado. They had four children Rudy, Daniel (Danny), Steven (Russ) and Genevieve (Gibby). Phil worked at Monfort’s meat Packing plan and was a self-employed Cement...

Denver, CO—Michael Sergent, age 73, passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2021 in Denver, Colorado. He was born January 28, 1948 in Harrisville, West Virginia, the son of Walter Emmett Sergent and Eleanore M. (Shuck) Sergent. Michael was a loving father, brother, husband, uncle and partner along with a great inspiration to his friends and community. Michael graduated from Alhambra High School, class of 1966.  He went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from San Jose...

Darlene Fulton passed away November 15, 2021 at her home in Aurora, Colorado under hospice care. She was born June 9, 1938  in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Darlene is survived by her husband John of Aurora, Colorado; their two daughters, Sharna Fulton of Suwanee, Georgia and Tamra Young of Tucson, Arizona; a brother, Jesse Voss of Green Bay, Wisconsin, and sister, Vivian Bauer of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. As a career professional, she was an executive administrative assistant for Ross...

Parker, CO, resident Dale Arnold Berndt – loyal husband, father, grandfather, greatgrandfather, patriot, historian, writer and avid cat-lover -- died peacefully on November 10, 2021, at age 85 with his wife of 47 years, Norma Jean, by his side. Born February 21, 1936, in Denver, Dale grew up an only child in a modest home while learning the value of hard work starting at age 13 with his first “caddie” job at a local supermarket. His love of history also began early, buying...

Penny Ellen (Pepple) Countryman, 73, passed away at her home in Parker, Colorado on Saturday, November 6, 2021. She was born December 20, 1947, in Kendallville, Indiana, to Harold and Ruth (Wilson) Pepple. Penny spent her entire life in and around the Kendallville area until moving to Colorado five years ago. She graduated from Kendallville High School in 1966 and attended Ball State University where she graduated with a teaching degree in 1970 and was an Alpha Phi sorority member. She...

Donald I Rothschild passed away Thursday, November 4, 2021 at the age of 91.  He was born February 2 1930 to Joseph Donald and Frances Schwartz Rothschild.  He was born and raised in Houston, Texas.  Don met his wife, Tarris Joel,  at the University of Texas, Austin.  They were married in August of 1952 in Galveston, Texas.  The couple moved around a lot as Don followed the oil and gas fields as a geologist.  They spent time in Washington, DC while Don was...

Sadly, we announce the passing of Carol Ann Noel Singleton of Sedalia, Colorado. She was born October 31, 1941 in Battle Creek, Michigan, the daughter of Louis E. and Doris M. (Ewing) Noel. She married Warren G. Singleton on December 23, 1967. They celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2017. Carol turned 80 on October 31 and she died peacefully the evening of Tuesday, Nov 2, 2021. Her family was by her side all day so she left knowing that she was fully and truly loved. She is survived by her...

Ernest Richard ‘Rick’ Schafer, 73, of Aurora, Colorado formerly of Springfield, Illinois and Dunedin, Florida passed away October 28, 2021 at his home. Rick was born August 28, 1948 son of Richard C. and Ruth E. Wood Schafer in Springfield, Illinois.   He married Jane Lawler in 1970 and she survives. Newly married and out of college, he went to work in the family business, E L Schafer and Sons in Springfield, IL. Moving to Dunedin FL in 1986,  Rick founded...