All Obituaries

Mary Edith Goeritz Born July 1, 1947 and raised in Palisade Colorado, by her parents, Lena Ruth (Carnahan) Hampton and Harry Lee Hampton.  Mary passed away May 10, 2021. Mary was very active in High School, serving in student counsel, a member of the speech and drama club, Sophomore class president and Sophomore Homecoming attendant.  She graduated from Palisade High School in 1965, attended Mesa Jr. College 1965, graduated in 1967.  While attending Mesa College...

Armando John Romero age 81, passed away on June 6th, 2021 at his home in Brighton, Colorado. He was born July 15, 1939 in Fort Garland, Colorado to Reverend Manuel and Dorothy Romero, who preceded him in death along with his brother Donald and his sister Linda.  He spent his early childhood growing up in Fort Garlard. He told us tales ofsheriffs riding white horses, riding horse drawn wagons with his grandmother, and going to the well with his sister Emma. He became the Domingo-kid one...

Erik Ryan Leeka, age 35, passed away on June 6, 2021 in Denver, Colorado. He was born March 17, 1986 to Jerry Leeka and Elizabeth Sibayan, and attended both Chaparral High School and Metropolitan State University, which are both in the Denver area. He graduated High School in 2004.  For labor, Erik held a few different jobs, but was ultimately know as a welder in the construction industry. He also held jobs as an artist and fabricator, at the Coors Brewery, Frontier Airlines, and also...

Cynthia A. Sanchez, 55, passed away on June 3, 2021 in Brighton, Colorado. She was born on April 12, 1966 to Leroy Olivas and Patricia Sailas. 

Mary “Lorraine” Sylvia Dean, 76, of Brighton, CO, passed away on June 1st, 2021.  She was born on April 14th, 1945 in Oakland, CA to Robert and Lola (Gallegos) Romero.  She spent her very early years in Las Vegas, NM, and later moved to Denver, CO with her family where her parents opened a small grocery store on West Colfax Avenue.  Her father also owned and operated a successful landscaping business. Mary met her soulmate for the first time, Joe Dean, at 8 years...

John Wallace Lucas was born in Painesville Ohio on February 28, 1950. He married the love of his life, Judy Ann on June 20, 1981. They raised 2 beautiful children, Eric Jason and Jessica Faith.   He had many loves in his life. He pursued all of them full steam ahead. John loved to write and play music, ride his motorcycle and play golf. He loved to do anything on a sunny day. His philosophy on life was, “Work hard so you can play twice as hard”. He is survived by his wife...

Jackie (Jack) Lee Nagy, 82. Passed away May 28, 2021. A native of Brighton, Co. Born to Mike & Sophia (Miklaus) Nagy on Oct. 8, 1938. A Brighton High School graduate class of 1957. Jack joined the U.S. Navy in August of 1957. He served 10 years with the “Fighter squad 194” as a F-8 aircraft mechanic, reaching a E-4 rank. While stationed in the Pacific he was awarded the National Defense service medal, the Vietnam service medal, 2 Bronze stars and the Republic of South Vietnam...

Robert Lee Baumgartner, Jr. died peacefully at his home on May 26, 2021 in his recliner.  Bob was born to Robert and Sharon (Winn) Baumgartner on July 12, 1962 at Ft. Sills Army Base in Oklahoma. Bob was raised in Brighton and attended local schools before graduating from Brighton High School in 1980.  Bob married Lynette Kuntz on May 9, 1981 in Brighton and had three children, Nichole, Chase and Robert, III.  They celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary this...

Ernest “Ernie” Fred Younger Ernie was born in Ellis, Kansas June 9, 1927, the third child of Fred and Anna Boos Younger. In 1936 his family moved to Colorado, and by 1942, had started a dairy farm in the Brighton area. After 8th grade, he quit school to help out on the farm, and in 1945, at age 18, enlisted in the Navy to fight in WWII. His military time was cut short with the end of the war, and by 1946 he was back in Colorado where he worked for CF&I in Pueblo,...

Verna D. (Rodriguez) Barnard passed away on May 10, 2021 in Brighton, Colorado. She was born in Belle Fourche, South Dakota on August 19, 1948 to Joe Rodriguez and Tomie Martinez. Verna was raised in Denver, Colorado. She was oldest of six siblings. She was married to her late husband William (Mickey) Barnard. Verna is survived by her three sons: Leon Jackson, Matthew (Melanie) Jackson, and Sean Barnard; eight grandkids, and five great grandkids.  In her...