All Obituaries

On Tuesday, January 21, 2020, Thomas “Dean” Weaver passed away at the age of 86. Thomas Dean Weaver was born September 28, 1933 in Brighton, Colorado to Leland (Brick) Thomas Weaver and Daisy Jane (Lloyd) (Weaver) Oberg. As a young boy Dean went to school at North Elementary. He continued his education in Kansas where he eventually graduated from Salina High School. Following high school Dean entered into the Navy at the young age of 17 and served two tours in Korea on the USS...

Guadalupe Orcilla Martinez, age 74, passed away at her residence in Henderson, Colorado on January 14, 2020. She was born on December 12, 1945 in Denver, Colorado to Herman and Rita Olivas and was a 1963 graduate of Westminster High School. Growing up, Lupe lived in the Westminster area, where she spent a majority of her life owning and operating “The Hair Gallery”, which she had for over 30 years. She valued cooking for and spending time with her loving family and was a...

Raymond (Indio) Montoya of Brighton, Colorado went to heaven on January 12, 2020 surrounded by his family. He was born to Timio and Estefanie (Fanny) Montoya on November 17, 1944 in Cokedale, Colorado. Raymond grew up in Trinidad, Colorado and later in life moved to Brighton where he met and married the love of his life, Priscilla (Percy) Montoya, and they spent 50 wonderful years together. Ray (Indio) as some knew him, was best known for his construction and cement jobs, and driving the...

Harriette Louise Swendson passed away January 12, 2020 with family by her side. She was born on October 7, 1933 to Harry Daniel Garhart and Mildred Louise “Stitt “ Garhart, in Topeka Kansas. Harriette married the love of her life Gene Swendson in May of 1950 and soon moved to California when Gene enlisted in the Navy. Returning to Topeka in 1955 with Gene and 2 year old Gene Jr. and eventually moving to Boulder Colorado in 1968 or 69. She worked for Woolworths as a Supervisor till...

Raymond Paul Snyder, age 69, of Brighton, Colorado, passed away peacefully on January 11, 2020 at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, Colorado.  He was born on January 25, 1950 in Bismarck, North Dakota to Mary Jane and Paul Snyder. Raymond adored his family and loved them with everything he had. He loved to drink Budweiser and to explore the outdoors. He truly enjoyed hunting, camping and fishing, was a big fan of chariot racing and loved all of his four legged animals...

Jim was born in Cleveland, Tennessee to Parkie Johnson and Alvin E. Stephenson. He passed away at Medical Center of the Rockies following a more than three-year battle with Multiple Myeloma. He grew up in Calhoun and Chattanooga Tennessee; he graduated from Tyner High School (Chattanooga) in 1964. He graduated from Hiwasse College in Madisonville and attended Tennessee Tech after his military career. He served 4 years in the US Air Force. He trained at Lowery Air Force Base in Denver to...

Stanley Lewis Hiller, age 63, passed away in Longmont, Colorado on January 9, 2020. He was born in Greeley, Colorado on March 23, 1956 to Lewis and Emma (Chambers) Hiller of Brighton. He attended Zion Lutheran School and Brighton High School. He then went on to Colorado State University where he graduated with a BS in Agricultural Education. Stanley was a substitute teacher for many years, teaching biology and agriculture at the high school and middle school levels. While doing so, he ran...

John Thomas Flanagan III, 79, of Centennial Colorado passed away on January 8, 2020 in Denver, Colorado.  Tom was a loving husband and father and will be dearly missed. Tom was born on November 13, 1940 in Minneapolis, MN. Tom worked in the insurance industry for over 50 years. He is survived by his wife, Loretta, son, John Thomas IV (wife Jane and two sons Mac and Ian), daughter Maureen Wanty (husband Bret and daughter Brenna), Matthew (wife Amy and son Roarke and daughter Gianna). Tom...

Patti was born in Sioux City, IA, on June 1, 1954, to Robert Pierce and Betty Baker. She was the seventh born of nine children. She married Ronald “Ron” D. Williams on May 1, 1993.   Patti was born and raised in Sioux City, IA then moved to Colorado in 1988. Patti lived in Firestone, CO, with her sister-in-law Deborah Brigham after Ron passed in 2016. She worked the last ten years for Majestic Limousine.   When she wasn’t working, she was making old...

Robert “Bob” Davis, 79, of Commerce City, Colorado passed away on January 7, 2020. He was born on February 6, 1940 in Rockford, Illinois to John and Blanche (Beaty) Davis. Bob attended public schools in Rockford, Illinois, California and Adams City High School. Bob married Shirley (Roy) on June 9, 1963 in Commerce City, Colorado. Bob had many nicknames in his life that he earned as being a true “jack of all trades.”  He worked as a carpenter in the family...