All Obituaries

Don Bobb, known to many as Donnie, and to even more as Denver East High School’s Mr. Bobb, passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2023. Born in 1940 on his father Abe Bobb’s 40th birthday, Don was a proud second generation Denverite on his mother Blanche Holdner Bobb’s side. Raised on the infamous West Side, Don loved to tell stories about growing up in the Sloan’s Lake neighborhood, and being part of the historic Denver Jewish community. Don cherished the lifelong...

Sandy was born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1936 to Frank and Louise Landie. The family moved to San Francisco then settled in Denver a few years later.  Her parents owned and ran small grocery stores in each of the cities they lived. Sandy attended East High School where she formed close friendships with a few young women with whom she remained dear to her throughout her life.  Sandy attended The University of Colorado for a short time and was introduced to Bill Shefrin by a...

Jerome Gerald Alpiner died peacefully at home on December 31, 2022. Born April 19, 1932, he was 90 years old. Missing his quick smile, dry sense of humor, kindness, generosity and support are his loving wife of 38 years, Victoria, his children, Steve, Susan Stewart, Sharon (Dan) Cutler, and David; Fred (Candice) Manley and Cindy (Aitor) Urreta, Suzanne Corzine, and Jen Wintersteen; grandchildren Ben and Shayna Stewart, Rachel (Justin) Wenzel, Anna Cutler, Eleanor and Matthew (Elsa)...

Lola Holloway was born on September 26th, 1932, she passed away July 18, 2022. She would have been 90 on her birthday, those 2 dates are not so remarkable , its Lola's life in between that was extraordinary.  Lola was born Brooklyn New York. Her Parents were Nathan and Yetta Weissman. She also had a younger brother Joel Weissman.  Eventually they all moved to Denver to be closer to family. Music and education were Lola's passion. She loved school and learning, She...

Dr. Michael Cherington, 87, died peacefully at home surrounded by family, in Castle Rock, Colorado.  His sister, Barbara, was singing the Shema prayer by phone held to his ear in his final moments.   It was a true honor to be in the presence of Michael.  A master storyteller, he would connect with each person he was speaking to with grace, warmth and a bright smile.  This would often occur over a spaghetti and meatballs dinner or at a favorite donut shop (in recent...

Irving Morris Sternberg, age 93, died on Monday, June 13th, 2022 in Lone Tree, Colorado of natural causes.  Born in Newark, New Jersey on Dec. 24, 1928, Irv lived in various NJ cities until moving to Colorado in 1969 with his wife and children. As a young man, Irv joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1951, serving in the Korean War. His devotion to the military remained intact throughout his life, reflected in his writing and social interests. Following his tour in the Marines, Irv...

Dr. Roberta Kay Beach of Denver, CO died at home after a long battle with complications from multiple sclerosis.                                                         "Robin" was born in Long Beach, California on August 19, 1943 to Robert and Margaret Beach. She later moved with her family to Washington DC and Winston Salem NC. She...

Born in Oklahoma, Jo spent her early childhood years in Moore on the family homesteaded farm and in Stillwater. Her elementary and middle school years were spent with her mother and stepfather, Jack Cross, as an Army brat, including 18 months in Santa Fe where Jack worked at Los Alamos. After World War II, the family moved to Denver where Jo attended South High School and met Dean.  After attending college, Jo and Dean married in 1953. For the first 18 months of their marriage, Dean...

Hanni G. Cohen passed away at 92 on December 1, 2021, in Denver, Colorado. Hanni was born to her parents, Alfons Abraham Militscher and Irene Judith Glaser- Militscher along with her older brother, Arthur Militischer, in Breslau, Germany on May 30th,1929. At the age of ten, Hanni and her family fled Nazi-Germany through Italy to Bat-Yam in British-controlled Palestine. Hanni spent the next 16 years of her life in Israel earning a nursing degree and serving in the Israeli Army, as second...

Jonathan L. (Jon) Kent, passed away this past Friday, October 22, 2021, in the afternoon, at his condo in Los Angeles. This was not COVID-related, if one might ask. Jon lived his life as a champion. He suffered an injury in a car accident 42 years ago that left him a quadriplegic. 42 years in that condition would be more than I, and probably most, could contemplate. His doctors predicted that he would live, at most, 6 years after the accident. Yet, Jon faced every day with a smile and a...