All Obituaries

A very sad day for our family today.  Heaven gained a beautiful soul today. Your beloved Tio, Father, Grandpa, Great-Grandpa, Brother and Primo. Arsenio “Archie” Sandoval went to be our Lord in Heaven and the rest of our family. Arsenio was born to Florentino Sandoval and Ignacita Garcia Sandoval in Gallinas, NM on December 18, 1930, and went to Heaven on May 20, 2020 in Fort Lupton, CO. He was preceded in death by both parents, two brothers, Juan and Donaciano Sandoval;...

Eunice Adwena ‘Eddie’ Gaspar passed away on Saturday May 16, 2020 at the age of 87.  Eddie was born in Applewood, Colorado on the family farm to Leonard Deck Shook and Eunice Cunningham Shook on October 13,1932.  She was the fifth of six children and lived on the farm in Applewood until they relocated to Brighton in 1944. Eddie graduated from Brighton High School in 1950 and married her husband Donald Gaspar on November 10, 1950 in Raton, New Mexico. ...

A lifelong resident of Lafayette, Betty Beranek was born in Lafayette on December 8, 1927, the daughter of Alexander and Tatianya Shapowal. She married Joseph Beranek, Jr. on January 14, 1950 and they had two sons, Michael Beranek and Mark Beranek. Betty worked as an operator and administrative assistant for the telephone and telegraph subsidiaries for 38 years and retired in 1988. She was a faithful member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and was a member of the Alter &...

Larry Eddie Gomez, 67, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Commerce City, Colorado.  He was born August 20, 1952 in Denver, Colorado to Margorito and Mary (Lujan) Gomez Larry was a devoted husband and father.  He was married to his wife, Maria Julia Gomez, for many years and loved her very much.  Larry worked at Fiscus Steel for twenty six years.  He loved life, his family and friends.  He helped everyone. Larry is survived by his mother, Mary...

Tessa Irene Ebert, 10, of Byers, Colorado, passed away on May 7, 2020 in Byers, Colorado. Tessa was born in Denver, Colorado to Kres and Julie Ebert.  She was the youngest sibling in their family of five and was welcomed by older siblings Meghan (16) and Krayton (12).  Tessa dearly loved animals and the outdoors.  She never missed an opportunity to help mom and dad assist a cow or a calf. All indoor chores were quite the burden—but ask her to do anything outside, and...

Ana Patricia Montes, 44, passed away on May 6, 2020 in Brighton, Colorado. Ana was born on March 4, 1976 in Delicias, Chihuahua to Salome Aguilera Flores and Guadalupe Carrasco Santos. Ana survived by her husband: David Montes Guevara and children, Nicholas, Jessica, and Carolyn. She leaves behind brother Victor, and sisters Andrea and Paulina. She was known for her beautiful and outgoing personality. Always willing to lend an ear or help in any way that was needed. Her greatest joy was...

Anthony Edward Vigil, better known as “Eddie” to family and friends, was born August 16, 1956 in Denver, Colorado to Mary Vigil.  Eddie went home to Heaven on May 5, 2020 after passing to COVID-19. Eddie was born into life with Polio disease.  Despite having Polio, he never let it beat him or weaken him.  He showed physicians that he was going to walk somehow without DME crutch support equipment.  Eddie grew up in Brighton, Colorado and graduated from...

Dennis LeRoy Parrott was born March 24, 1946, in Red Oak, Iowa, to Virgil LeRoy Parrott and Eva Evelyn (Johnson) Parrott. He passed away at home while under hospice care on Monday, May 4, 2020.  Dennis graduated from Oak Park Academy in Nevada, Iowa.  He graduated from Milford Technical College, Milford, Nebraska, as a Draftsman in 1966 and a BS in Biology in 1974 from Union College in Lincoln, Nebraska, where he met and fell in love with Barbara Nash.  They married on May...

 Thurston (Bill) William Wallace, born August 23, 1947- died May 2, 2020 of ALS. Born in Ottawa Kansas, graduated from Ottawa High School, University of Kansas, and University of Denver Law School. Preceded in death by parents William Wilbur and LaVerne Catherine, and brother Scott James Wallace. Survived by wife Margaret Ann (married in 1975), children John William Wallace and his wife Brooke, Amanda Ann Bushek and her husband Joseph, and Nathan James Wallace. Grandchildren Jacek...

Bernice M. Kreutzer, 94, died peacefully on May 2, 2020. She was born in Hays Kansas to John and Clara Dinkel. She grew up on a farm near Brighton, CO. During WWII Bernice worked at a munitions plant in Littleton, Co and received an Army/ Navy production award in Excellence, and an award for outstanding achievement for war food production in 1944. She married Wilfred F. Kreutzer “Willy” in 1948 and moved to Commerce City, CO. She worked as a cake decorator at Miller’s...