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January 17, 2001

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-DOROTHY H. ALLDAFFER, 80, of Arvada died Jan. 8. Services will be held at a later date. Mrs. Alldaffer was born in Denver on July 8, 1920. She married Ray Alldaffer, 1972. She was a cleaner at National Linen Co. Survivors include sister Ruth Vinnola of Arvada; brothers Lloyd Stewart of Golden, Leroy Stewart of Arvada; three step-grandchildren; four step-great-grandchildren.

-GLENNA MAE COOKE, 79, of Arvada died Jan. 8. Services will be at noon Wednesday, Jan. 17, at the family home. Mrs. Cooke was born in Plumerville, Ark., on Oct. 27, 1921. She married Richard Cooke, 1943. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband; sons Gregory of Denver, Jerry of Longmont; brother Lee Ford of Arkansas; three grandchildren.

-STANLEY L. DREXLER, 89, of Denver died Jan. 10. Services were Jan. 13, with inurnment at Fairmount Cemetery. Mr. Drexler was born in Denver on Jan. 7, 1912. He married Paula Griffin. He served in the Coast Guard. He was an attorney. Survivors include his wife; daughter Wendy of Massachusetts; sons Michael of California, Bill of Denver; three grandchildren.

-ANNA MARY EASTEP, 89, of Broomfield died Jan. 10. Services will be held in Springfield, Mo., with burial in Fayetteville, Ark. Mrs. Eastep was born in Townsley, Ark., on Oct. 29, 1911. She married August Eastep, 1929. She was a nurse and homemaker. Survivors include daughter Jo Ann Eastep Greaves of Broomfield; brother Henry Gresham of Arkansas; two grandchildren; a great-grandchild.

-STEPHEN LOUIS FARBER, 56, of Conifer died Jan. 7. Services were Jan. 12. Mr. Farber was born in Kosciusko County, Ind., on Sept. 3, 1944. He married Jacquelyn Spuller, 1969. He was a retired senior geological adviser for Exxon Mobil Oil Co. and Snyder Oil Co. He was a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. Survivors include his wife; daughters Jennifer, Julia and Allison, all of Conifer; brothers John of California, Kenneth of Texas.

-CLARENCE W. FLEMING, 82, of Wheat Ridge died Jan. 5. Mr. Fleming was born in Sioux County, Neb., on April 3, 1918. He was an electrical engineer at Coors. He was a member of Scottish Rites, Masonic Lodge and El Jebel Shriners. Survivors include daughters Sandy of Arvada, Ilene of Westminster; son Philip of Broomfield; brother Jack of Australia; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.

-MICHAEL THOMAS GRUNZ, 46, of Aurora died Jan. 11. Services were Jan. 13. Mr. Grunz was born in Anchorage, Alaska, on June 25, 1954. Survivors include parents Richard and Marian; sisters Roxanne Short of Thornton, Michelle Martin of Littleton.

-LUCILLE GENEVIEVE HUNT, 85, of Denver died Jan. 7. Services were Jan. 12, with burial at Fort Logan National Cemetery. Mrs. Hunt was born in Des Moines, Iowa, on July 25, 1915. She married Lowell Hunt, 1942. She served in the Army Nurse Corps. She was an operating room nurse and homemaker. She was a member of Mount Olive Lutheran Church and Retired Officers Wives Club.Survivors include sons Richard of Littleton, James of Aravda, Steven of Lakewood; brother Herbert Shea of Lakewood; five grandchildren.

-JEAN IRENE JOHNSON, 89, of Lakewood died Jan. 9. Services were private. Mrs. Johnson was born in Waterman, Pa., on July 17, 1911. She married Joseph Johnson, 1938. She was a waitress at Loew's Theatres Executive Dining Rooms for 25 years. She was a member of St. Francis Catholic Church. Survivors include son Bob of Denver; three sisters; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren.

-HOWARD M. KAPLAN, 74, of Greenwood Village died Jan. 5. Services were Jan. 10. Mr. Kaplan was born in St. Paul, Minn., on March 28, 1926. He married Doris Blackburn, 1953. He served in the Navy. He was a writer at the Rocky Mountain News and The Denver Post. He was a volunteer at the Museum of Nature and Science. Survivors include his wife; daughter Martha Sippel of Englewood; son Joel of Denver.

-PETE LOPEZ, 70, of Denver died Jan. 7. Services were Jan. 12, with burial at Fort Logan National Cemetery. Mr. Lopez was born in Alamosa on June 22, 1930. He married Eleanor Martinez, 1961. He served in the Army Corps of Engineers. He was a chemist at Coors and a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife; brothers Joe of Thornton, Walter of Denver, Paul of California.

-JOSEPH F. MASSIE, 72, of Aurora died Jan. 11. Mr. Massie was born in Callaway, Neb., on Jan. 27, 1928. He married Mary Gray, 1990. He served in the Navy during World War II. He was an attorney for Gates Rubber Co. and Hamilton Oil Co. Survivors include his wife; daughters Teresa Petau of Littleton, Claire Tanner of Kentucky; son John of Denver; sisters Helen Mohar of Texas, Margaret Engelbrecht of California; brother Stan of Texas; three grandchildren.

-CELESTINA MILLS, 83, of Brighton died Dec. 22. Services were Dec. 28, with burial at Elmwood Cemetery. Mrs. Mills was born in La Crosse, Kan., on Aug. 4, 1917. She married Lewis Mills, 1939. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband; son Gerald of Denver; daughters Norma Worthan of Cotopaxi, Peggy of Brighton; brothers Edward Randa and Victor Randa of Kansas; sister Bertha Munsch of Kansas; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.

-MARY MARGARET O'CONNOR, 80, of Oklahoma City, formerly of Wheat Ridge died Jan. 10. Services were Jan. 13, with entombment at Resurrection Memorial Cemetery Mausoleum. Mrs. O'Connor was born Mary Handly in Indianapolis on Feb. 27, 1920. She married John O'Connor, 1941. She was retired from Prudential Insurance Co. She was a member of the Archbishop's Guild and Holy Family Parish. Survivors include daughter Colleen of Washington, D.C.; son Timothy of Oklahoma; four grandchildren.

-EDDIE LEE PARKER SR., 91, of Highlands Ranch died Jan. 10. Services were Jan. 15, with burial at Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Parker was born in Lake, Miss., on May 3, 1909. He served in the Army during World War II. He was a construction laborer and a member of Construction and General Laborers Local Union 1290. Survivors include daughters Carrie Long, Grace Walker, Bernice Harris, Arnetta Starnes, Laura Jetkins, Valesta Clark; sons Johnny and Eddie Jr.; 27 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren.

-FRANCES VIRGINIA POKRYWKA, 80, of Denver died Jan. 4. Services were Jan. 9, with burial at Fort Logan National Cemetery. Mrs. Pokrywka was born in Leavenworth, Kan., on May 8, 1920. She married Theodore Pokrywka. She worked at National Jewish Hospital, Blue Cross and the Department of Motor Vehicles. She was a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church and Legion of Mary. Survivors include daughter Karen May of Littleton; son Larry of Littleton; sisters Agnes Garstecki, Antoinette Miller Gegivieve Garstecki, all of Kansas; three grandchildren.

-ROBERT P. RAPPA, 77, of Denver died Jan. 9. Services were Jan. 12, with inurnment at Fort Logan National Cemetery. Mr. Rappa was born in the Bronx, N.Y., on Oct. 28, 1923. He married Rita Rappa, 1955. He served in the Army during World War II. He was a licensed locksmith and chef. He was a member of American Legion. Survivors include his wife; daughter Antoinette of Denver; sister Camela Tonno of Florida.

-ELLI REPLOGLE, 72, of Northglenn died Jan. 11. Services were private. Mrs. Replogle was born in Berlin on Dec. 2, 1928. She married Kenneth Replogle, 1953. She was a homemaker. Survivors include son Kenneth of Washington; daughter Regina Reyes of Thornton; four grandchildren.

-MARY C. ROGERS, 17, of Boulder died Jan. 9. Mary was born in Austin, Texas, on April 3, 1983. She was a senior at Quest Academy. She was a member of St. Ambrose Episcopal Church. Survivors include parents Cynthia and Richard of Boulder; sisters Molly and Stacy of Boulder; paternal grandparents Eloise and Calvin of New Mexico; maternal grandmother Mary Scott of New Mexico.

-MARGARET STAIBLE, 78, of Denver died Jan. 6. Services were Jan. 9, with burial at Fairmount Cemetery. Mrs. Staible was born in Greensboro, N.C., on July 9, 1922. She married Robert Staible, 1944. She was a secretary for Denver Public Schools. She was a member of Park Hill United Methodist Church. Survivors include son Thomas of Denver; daughters Julie Lee of Steamboat Springs, Jennie Pallett of Denver; sister Barbara Tallant of North Carolina; seven grandchildren.

-PAULINE F. VEITH-MACCOY, 84, of Denver died Jan. 9. Services were Jan. 12. Mrs. MacCoy was born in Centralia, Ill., on Jan. 15, 1916. She married Paul Veith, then Duane MacCoy. She was a homemaker. She was a Vanda Beauty counselor. Survivors include daughters Linda Winsett of Denver, Paula Baldwin of Washington; son Cary Veith of Monument; sister Cathrine Haggard of South Carolina; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.

-THERESA WOS, 74, of Aurora died Jan. 9. Services were Jan. 12, with burial at Olinger Crown Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Wos was born in Bruckmuhl, Germany, on Dec. 18, 1926. She married Wladyslaw Wos, 1946. She was a homemaker. She was awarded for outstanding contribution to safety by Mile-Hi Sertoma Club. Survivors include daughters Monika Bergman of Northglenn, Maria Wos-Tweed of Aurora; sons Eduard of Thornton, Josef of Aurora; sister Elizabeth Finch; seven grandchildren; a great-grandchild.

-BARBARA J. ZOBENS, 60, of Englewood died Jan. 6. Services were Jan. 10, with inurnment at Fairmount Cemetery. Mrs. Zobens was born in Denver on Dec. 14, 1940. She married John Zobens, 1966. She was a grocery clerk. Survivors include her husband; daughters Debra of Thornton, Krista and Laura of Englewood; brother Robert Jr. of Texas; sister Donna of Alaska.

January 17, 2001

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