Obituaries

Robert (Bob) Sterling Lucas, age 76 of Englewood, went to be with Jesus on June 7, 2021, at his home, surrounded by his wife, children, and grandchildren. Memorial services will be held at 1 pm, June 28, 2021, at Bear Valley Church, 10001 W. Jewell Ave, Lakewood, CO 80232. Bob was born October 9, 1944, to Albert Leigh and Ella Ernestine Lucas, in Denver, CO, and grew up in Denver and Englewood.  During Bob’s elementary years, the Englewood Wesleyan Church was being built near...

Gordon Lee Dougan Sunrise: November 5, 1942     Sunset: June 2, 2021  Gordon Lee, a loving father, brother, son, uncle, grandfather, great grandfather and friend, passed away peacefully on June 2, 2021 at Julia Temple Care Facility in Englewood, Colorado with his daughter Yvette and his favorite friend Chaplain Diane by his side.  Born in Denver, Colorado to Irene (1993) and Gordon BW "Doug" (1997) Dougan.  He proudly served as a Corporal in the...

Caley Buxton didn’t fear death, in fact she made jokes about it and even welcomed it.  Last year during the height of the pandemic she asked, “What is it that is so great about the earth that everyone wants me to stay?”  As she said in her Christmas video, “I can’t wait to see Jesus!”  If you truly believe in Heaven as she did, she has a point.  From early January 2019, Caley knew that she wouldn’t live a long life, but that...

David Alan Wineland died peacefully on May 30 at the Lutheran Hospice in Wheat Ridge, Colorado.  David had made his home in Costa Rica since his retirement in 2012, but came to stay with his sister in Colorado when he was diagnosed with lung cancer last September, because he had better treatment options in the U.S. David was born April 12, 1950, in Washington, DC, the son of Fred L. Wineland (who later served as Maryland's Secretary of State) and Mary K. (Flack) Wineland. ...

Mary Jane “Janie” Bryant of Atlanta, Georgia passed away on May 27, 2021 in Denver, Colorado.   She was born June 7, 1945 in Americus, Georgia to the late Lt. Bill Bryant and Martha McArthur Campbell.  Janie graduated from Druid Hills High School in 1964 and Dekalb Technical College in 1965. Janie’s family was most important to her.   Her creativity and dedication were shown in the role she played in the community and in her children’s social...

IN LOVING MEMORY of Louis (Louie) J. Lambaran Sunrise: 12-23-1936    Sunset: 05-13-2021 His Journey's Just Begun Don't think of him as gone away~ his journey's just begun. Life holds so many facets this earth is only one... Just think of him as resting from the sorrows and the tears in a place of warmth and comfort where there are no days and years.  Think how he must be wishing that we could know today how nothing but our sadness can really pass...

George C. Simmons passed away 5/10/21 at Porter Hospital.  He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Billie Simmons, as well as his sisters CC and Rose, and his children; Missy, Rick, Troy and Chad.  George was blessed with 2 great-grandchildren, 6 grandsons, 1 granddaughter and many friends.   The family will not be having a service at this time.

Timothy Martin Martinez, age 63, was born in Denver, Colorado at St. Joseph's Hospital on 11/06/1957 and passed 05/08/2021 peacefully in his home. Born to Josephine and Matthew Martinez, the was the youngest of 5 siblings (Patsy, Dolores, Roger, and Joseph). He lived in Denver (East Side) his whole life, and attended Swansea Elementary, Smiley Middle School, and graduated a year early from Kennedy Highschool. His love was baseball, he was a beast as a catcher for the Cowboys at Swansea...

In Loving Memory  Torrey Nelson Torbett     August 12, 1977 - May 3, 2021  God Accepted Torrey with Open Arms   Torrey N Torbett of Denver, Colorado passed away tragically, and unexpectedly in Denver, Colorado on May 3, 2021  Torrey was a Native of Colorado, born at Fort Carson, Colorado Springs, Colorado to John and Char Torbett on August 12,1977   Torrey is survived by his parents; Char and John Torbett, Janet Torbett, Jerome (Jerry)...

Our loving mother, Alice Arline Hockert, peacefully passed away on April 30, 2021, in Centennial, Colorado at the age of 92.  Alice was born to Ernest and Anna Bauer on May 4, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois.  Alice married her husband, Jack, in Chicago, on November 3, 1945. Moving six years later to the Los Angeles area, they raised their six children, Jeffrey, Sandra, Holly, Laura, Christopher, and Mary.  Married 59 years, Jack preceded Alice in death on November 12, 2004, in...