Colorado Obituaries

To begin, add an obituary record or view a list of locations and resources for Colorado obituaries.

Colorado is a beautiful place to call home and it is a growing retirement destination for people all over the United States. This means that the number of Colorado obituaries over the last few years has skyrocketed. Luckily, many local newspapers, libraries and community groups have put these listings online so people from anywhere in the world can find the listing they are searching for.

For instance, if you are looking for very old listings from as far back as 1859, you may want to start with the Colorado Historic Newspaper Collection website. Their database is fully searchable and free to use. Colorado obituary records can also be found through the Colorado Clues website, as well as through a huge database maintained by the Denver Public Library. The library database offers listings from as far back 1939.

If you are searching for Jefferson County listings, the Foothills Genealogical Society has an online database you can search. Kit Carson County also has an online searchable database through the Colorado State Archives. Finally, the Summit County listings are available through the local historical society. Finding the listings you are looking for here is simple as long as you know where to start your search.

Listed are indexes and databases designed to help users research Colorado death notices.

Denver Public Library
10 West Fourteenth Avenue Parkway
Denver, CO 80204
p (720) 865-1821

The Denver Library provides a sizeable online searchable Colorado death notices database where you can seek a document from files that have been indexed alphabetically. Simply click the first letter of the last name and scroll through the list provided in PDF format, which shows precisely where the record can be found.

Below is a list of Colorado newspaper obituaries to aid in genealogical research.

Coloradoan
1212 Riverside Ave
Fort Collins, CO 80524
p (970) 493-6397

Deaths in the Fort Collins, Colorado, area are reported by the Coloradoan. A link at the top of the Coloradoan homepage brings readers to current obituaries. Biographical details are provided, as well as information on services. Readers can search for obituaries from the previous week. The Coloradoan provides comprehensive local news coverage.

Denver Post
101 W Colfax Ave
Denver, CO 85202
p (303) 954-1010

The Denver Post, the only major newspaper in the city, focuses on regional news. The Post’s website attracts millions of readers monthly. Obituaries are found under the “News” tab online. Families can purchase obituaries for decedents, which are listed to the right of national obituaries. You may also search the obituary archives.

Douglas County News Press
125 Stephanie Pl
Castle Rock, CO 80109
p (303) 688-3128

To locate obituaries in the Douglas County News Press, simply click on the tab at the top of the homepage. Obituaries contain life and funeral service details, as well as space for online condolences. Obituaries can be submitted online by individuals and funeral homes. The Press covers local news from Douglas County.

Rocky Mountain News
101 W Colfax Ave
Denver, CO 80218
p (303) 954-5000

After 150 years of service to the Denver area, the Rocky Mountain News will no longer be published. Archives will still be available digitally, so readers may still access previously printed obituaries online under the “News” tab. These contain biographical information and go back several years. Each obituary was given a unique headline.

Summit Daily News
40 W Main St
Frisco, CO 80443
p (970) 668-4600

A locally-oriented newspaper, the Summit Daily News publishes obituaries under the “Community” tab on their homepage. Former and current residents are remembered with biographical information and details on any memorial services. Notices are listed chronologically, and the News provides archives that may be searched by name of the decedent.

Vail Daily
40780 US Hwy 6 & 24
Avon, CO 81620
p (970) 748-2920

The Vail Daily focuses on local and regional news for Northern Colorado but covers national stories as well. To access obituaries, choose the Community link at the top of the Daily’s homepage. Readers have access to years’ worth of obituaries and may search the Vail Daily for decedents by name.

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