OBITUARIES

Apr 3, 2024

In lieu of flowers, donations are requested to the Macon County Library: https://fontanalib.org/franklin

Oct 22, 2023

Andres Roberto Laarsen, 73, passed away at his home in Aurora, Colorado on October 22nd, 2023 after a prolonged battle with an autoimmune disease and ulcerative colitis that lead to malnourishment and his untimely death.

 

Andres, or Andy to his friends, was born on December 1st, 1949 to Max Laarsen and Agnesa (Ines) Buchinger (a Holocaust survivor) in Santiago,...

Sep 7, 2023

Andrew R. Gibbs

May 11, 1939 – September 7, 2023

Andy Gibbs, age 84, died peacefully at Shalom Park after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. 

He was the son (along with six siblings) of Theron and Grace Gibbs.  Andy considered himself one lucky guy…meeting Kate Ketchum and working for “Big Brown” (UPS.) 

He grew up in Upstate...

Sep 3, 2023

Bernard Ross Smernoff

April 28, 1930 - September 3, 2023

 

Born in Bingham Canyon, UT on April 28, 1930

 

 

Departed on September 3, 2023

 

 

Born in Bingham Canyon, Utah, April 28, 1930, to Dr. Meyer and Kitty Smernoff.

Ross passed away September 3, 2023, in Denver, Colorado. Ross helped his father Meyer, who was...

Jun 23, 2023

Global traveler, enthusiastic teacher, talented musician, wonderful cook, lucky gambler, and devoted mother.  All of these things hardly capture the spirit and soul of Florence Kent, who passed at 94 1/2 years young Friday, June 23rd.  Born the eldest daughter in the poor and very religious household of Rose and Louis Skarbnik in 1928, Florence rebelled against the strictures of...

Apr 27, 2023

Born in Philly, her family moved to Atlantic City NJ while Toby was still a youngster.  She loved growing up in the small town atmosphere of Margate NJ where, at the age of 19 she met the man she would wed a short two years later, followed by an even a shorter 10 months later when Toby became a...

Mar 23, 2023

Jill Karen Dalke (nee’ Leszman) was born in Denver on June 13, 1956.  She is survived by her husband, Mark Steven Dalke, her brother Jeff Leszman (Allyson), brother-in-law Phillip Dalke (Cyndi), nieces Amy Leszman and Alexandra Dalke, and nephew, Aaron Leszman.

Jill met her husband on July 4, 1995 at the Rockies inaugural season of Coors Field....

Feb 22, 2023

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,...

Jan 4, 2023

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...

Dec 31, 2022

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...

Jul 18, 2022

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...

Jun 25, 2022

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...

Jun 13, 2022

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...

May 28, 2022

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 graduated from Reynolds High school, where she excelled...

Dec 31, 2021

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...

Dec 1, 2021

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...

Oct 22, 2021

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...

Dec 18, 2020

Stan passed away on December 18, 2020 in Littleton, Colorado.  He was 88 years old.  Stan is survived by two daughters, Elle and Michelle.

Stan was a passionate member of the Colorado handball community since 1968.  He was inducted into the Colorado Handball Hall of Fame in 2002.

Stan volunteered his time and energy to...

Jul 14, 2020

Dr. Rudolph “Rudy” Jacobson, DDS of Denver, Colorado beloved father, grandfather, brother, uncle and child Holocaust survivor died on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at the age of 87 after a courageous battle with renal failure and leukemia. Rudy’s daughter was by his side, holding his hand, playing opera music by Luciano Pavarotti (Rudy’s favorite), and reminiscing about their adventures...

Jun 10, 2020

Born in Brooklyn, NY on July 14, 1943

Departed on June 10, 2020 and resided in Denver, CO

Barry J. Karp passed away unexpectedly from natural causes on Wednesday, June 10th, 2020 (Sivan 18, 5780), in his favorite place, his backyard in Denver. Barry was born July 14th, 1943 at Brooklyn Jewish Hospital...