All Obituaries

Jenny Baca, age 70, passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2020. She was born August 21, 1949, in Brighton, Colorado to Juan Tenorio and Aurora Quintana. Jenny attended Brighton High School and soon after attended cosmetology school. She loved to make people feel and look good with her cosmetology skills but later fell into a long career of medical billing. In October of 1969, Jenny gave birth to her daughter, Denise. She happily took on the challenge of raising her daughter as a single parent...

James K "Jim" McCauley Jr., 87 of Brighton passed away on Thursday October 15th, in Broomfield Colorado. Jim was born January 14, 1933 in Clay Center, Kansas to James, "Bud" & Mary McCauley.  He moved to Brighton with his parents in 1939.  Jim married his high school sweetheart,  Dorothy J. Graves on August 16, 1952 in Brighton, Colorado.  They were blessed with 68 years together.  He  served in  the US Army and was...

Frank Joseph DeFiore was born on July 18, 1942, in San Diego, California to Luke Keith DeFiore and Mary Florence Perillo and was the oldest of four siblings. The DeFiore family moved to Colorado in 1945. He grew up in North Denver, graduated from Mt. Carmel High School in 1960, and attended Regis University and the University of Northern Colorado. He met the love of his life, Karen Grove, in 1963, and they were married on May 2, 1964. On October 15, 1963, he began his career with Beverage...

Cynthia Ann Guzman, age 62, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family in Brighton on October 14th, 2020. Cynthia was born in Denver on October 4th, 1958 to Virginia and Marcelino Guzman. She graduated from Brighton High school on May 29th, 1976. Cynthia resided in Brighton the entirety of her life. She was married to her friend and love Kevin Addington in 2001. First and foremost Cynthia was a dedicated mother to her four children; Sharisa, Ashley, Manual and Halie. She cherished each...

James Lawrence Glardon was born on March 1, 1939 to Elisha and Zella Glardon at Lamb Hospital in Denver, Colorado. He was raised on a farm near Brighton. After being advanced from first grade to third grade he continued schooling through High School in Fort Lupton. During those years he worked with his dad on the family farm milking cows, raising hogs and growing wheat, barley and sugar beets.             On February 20, 1960, James was united in...

Leonard Hugh McCain died from complications of COVID-19 on October 12 in Brighton, Colorado.  He was born on October 20, 1928 in Longmont, Colorado, the fourth of seven children born to James and Lucy McCain.  His mother was a poet and his father a farmer before becoming a barber during the Great Depression.  Leonard fondly remembered, as a small boy, being sent by his father to the five-and-dime store across the street from the barbershop to fetch him a cigar. Those who knew...

Marilyn Kay McWilliams, age 76, passed away peacefully on October 12, 2020, in Brighton, Colorado. She was born on July 13, 1944 in Denver, Colorado to John Woodrow and Bette Mae (Donofrio) McWilliams. She was a lifetime resident of the Brighton area and attended and graduated from Brighton High School during her up bringing. Upon graduating from high school, Marilyn attended cosmetology school for a two-year program, which she excelled in and loved greatly. For work, Marilyn utilized her...

Olympia was born on April 3rd, 1942 in Hondo, New Mexico to Santiago Herrera and Genoveva Vigil Herrera. She was one of 6 siblings. When she attended high school, she played the bass drum and cymbals in the band and also won the Betty Crocker award (which she often laughed about since she hated cooking).  In July of 1960, she married the love of her life, Cipriano Gregory Griego and became an instant mom to his daughter Gloria. They lived in Lincoln, New Mexico until 1961 when they...

Ronald J. Lambrecht, 79, of Brighton, Colorado, died on October 11th, 2020 at his home.   Ron was born in Greeley, Colorado to August and Rose Lambrecht on April 30th, 1941. He grew up on the family farm just west of Fort Lupton. He graduated from Fort Lupton High School in 1959. After graduation, he attended Denver Business School and finally found himself joining the Navy out in San Diego, California. He served on a guided missile cruiser in the Vietnam War. Before his tenure in the...

Dolores (Dee) Anne Austin, 92, of Brighton passed away Oct. 10 at Avamere Care Center. Dee was born in Falls City, Nebraska on December 6, 1927. After graduation from high school Dee moved to Omaha where she soon met the love of her life, Francis (Babe) Austin. They married in 1947.  Dee is survived by four children: Sandra (Lee) Gorman, Susan (Dave) Lannigan, Charles (Sherry) Austin and John (Nicole) Austin. Six grandchildren are Alycia Austin, Kristin Chiratti, Nathan Peterson, Drew...