Obituaries

Funeral Mass for long-time Sacred Heart Parishioner Charlotte Duran on Friday, March 21, 2025 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Sympathy meal to follow in the Parish Center gym.

We will offer a Memorial Mass for Fr. Tom Lemos, CSC on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025 at 6:30 pm at Sacred Heart Church. Fr. Tom died on Dec. 30, 2024. He had served as Pastor of Sacred Heart Parish from 2001-2004.

The Mass will be live-streamed on our website. 

Liturgy of the Word funeral service for Maria Olivia Larranaga on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Rosary at 9:30 am. Burial following at Evergreen Cemetery. Sympathy meal to follow in the Sacred Heart Parish gym. 

Liturgy of the Word funeral for Eugene Koorsen on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. 

Liturgy of the Word funeral service for Gloria Duran of Friday, February 14, 2025 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Rosary at 9:30 am. Burial immediately following the funeral at Evergreen Cemetery. Sympathy meal following in the Parish Center gym.

Funeral Mass for Sacred Heart Parishioner Robert Ennis on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. 

Sympathy meal to follow in St. Andre House. 

Watch Bob's funeral.

Funeral Mass for Oscar Luna on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. 

Liturgy of the Word funeral service for Mary Freddolino on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Inurnment at St. Mary Cathedral columbarium is scheduled to take place immediately following the funeral. 

Watch Mary's funeral.

Liturgy of the Word funeral service for Arleen Keenan on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Sympathy meal in St. Andre House (next to church) immediately after. 

Liturgy of the Word funeral for Veronica Gonzales on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Light reception to follow in the Parish Center gym. 

Liturgy of the word funeral for Jennie Simpson on Friday, January 10, 2025 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Sympathy meal to follow in the Parish Center gym. 

Liturgy of the Word funeral service for David Glenn Smith on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church.

Funeral Mass for J.R. Rogers on Friday, November 15, 2024 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Sympathy meal to follow in the Parish Center gym. 

Funeral Mass for Anita Everson on Friday, November 8, 2024 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Funeral meal to follow in St. Andre House. Burial at a later date. 

Funeral Mass for Richard Rockers on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. 

Funeral for long-time Sacred Heart Parishioner Mary Smith on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Sympathy meal to follow in the Parish Center gym.

Funeral Mass for Josie Perring Redfern on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church.

Funeral Mass for Donald Peterson on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024 at 10 am at Holy Rosary Chapel. 

Funeral Mass for Margaret LaMure on Friday, Aug. 30, 2024 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church.

A liturgy of the word funeral service for Neil Otis on Friday, August 16, 2024 at 10 am at Holy Rosary Chapel in Cascade, CO. 

Funeral Mass for long-time Sacred Heart Parishioner Sheila Strauch on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Sympathy Meal afterward in the Parish Center gym. Burial at 1:15 pm at Fairview Cemetary. 

Funeral Mass for Sacred Heart Parishioner Shirley Holditch on Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church.

Memorial Mass for James R. "Roger" Lee on Friday, July 12, 2024 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. 

Funeral Mass for Anthony DeHerrera on Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. 

Funeral Mass for Thomas Jeter, Jr. on Friday, June 28, 2024 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. The funeral will be live-streamed on our website. 

Watch the Eulogy.

Watch the funeral: https://www.youtube.com/live/W7s0PYfUGpY

Funeral Mass for Sacred Heart Parishioner Joyce Arellano on Friday, June 21, 2024 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. A sympathy meal will follow in the Parish Center gym. 

Liturgy of the Word funeral service for Tony Maez on Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. 

Liturgy of the Word funeral service for Carol Anderson on Friday, May 24, 2024 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. 

Funeral Mass for long-time Sacred Heart Parishioner Rosalie Lujan on Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Funeral meal to follow in the Parish Center gym.

Rosary on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 9:30 am at Dove-Witt Funeral Home. 

Funeral Mass for Sacred Heart Parishioners Mary Hahn on Friday, May 17, 2024 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Sympathy meal to follow in the Parish Center gym. 

All are invited to a Memorial Mass for Fr. Don Dilg, CSC on Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 6:30 pm at Sacred Heart Church. (His funeral was March 27, 2024 at Notre Dame). A light reception and photo slideshow will follow in the Parish Center gym. 

Liturgy of the Word funeral service for Lawny Norvell on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Sympathy meal to follow in the Parish Center gym. 

Funeral Mass for Josie Lopez Russell en on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Sympathy meal to follow in the Parish Center gym.

Funeral Mass for long-time Sacred Heart Parishioner Pat Thompson on Friday, April 26, 2024 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Sympathy Meal to follow in the Parish Center gym. 

Funeral Mass for long-time Sacred Heart Parishioner Celestino "Tino" Archuleta on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Rosary at 9:30 am. Sympathy meal following in the Parish Center gym. 

Watch Tino's funeral.

Funeral Mass for Felix Abeyta on Tuesday, April 23 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Rosary at 9:30 am. Sympathy meal following in the Parish Center gym. 

Watch the Eulogy for Felix

Funeral Mass for Emily Quintana on Friday, April 19, 2024 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Sympathy meal in the Parish Center gym following burial at Memorial Gardens Cemetery. 

Funeral Mass for Joyce Martinez on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Sympathy meal in the Parish Center gym following burial at Evergreen Cemetery. 

Funeral of long-time Sacred Heart Parishioner Mary Ann Lee on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. 

Funeral Mass for OLPH Parishioner Jim Black on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Rosary at 9:30 am. 

Liturgy of the Word funeral service for Dean Garcia on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church.

Funeral Mass for Trevor Mestas on Friday, March 1, 2024 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Funeral will be live-streamed on our website. 

Watch Trevor's funeral.

Liturgy of the Word funeral service for Michael James “Jay” Kania II on Friday, February 9, 2024 at 10 am at Holy Rosary Chapel in Cascade, CO. 

Funeral Mass for long-time Sacred Heart Parishioner Jan Bartlow on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Sympathy Meal to follow in the Parish Center gym. 

Funeral Mass for Ricardo Aguilar on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Sympathy meal to follow in the Parish Center gym. 

Watch Ricardo's Funeral Mass.

Memorial Funeral Service for Bob Neilson on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. 

Watch Bob's Memorial Service. 

Liturgy of the Word funeral service for Vincent Harrington on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. 

Funeral Mass for Sacred Heart Parishioner Freda Licklider on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Viewing at 9 am, rosary at 9:30 am. Sympathy meal to follow in the Parish Center. 

Funeral Mass for Cynthia Darrigan on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Sympathy meal to follow in the St. André House. 

Funeral Mass for long-time Sacred Heart Parishioner Nick Colarelli on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Former Sacred Heart Pastor Fr. Bob Epping, CSC presiding. Sympathy meal following at an off-site location.

Watch Nick's funeral

Funeral Mass for long-time Sacred Heart Parishioner Marcella "Marcie" Archuleta on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Visitation from 9- 9:30 am, rosary at 9:30 am at Sacred Heart Church. 

Memorial Mass for long-time Sacred Heart Parishioner Richard "Dick" Strauch on Friday, October 27, 2023 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. 

Liturgy of the Word funeral service for Rose Aceves on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023 at Sacred Heart Church.  

Liturgy of the Word funeral service for Ed Krall on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. 

Funeral Mass for long-time Sacred Heart Parishioner Carol Peterson on Friday, September 15, 2023 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Sympathy meal to follow in the Parish Center gym.

Liturgy of the Word funeral service for David LaMure, Sr. on Friday, August 25, 2023 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. 

Funeral Mass for Lorraine Tafoya on Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Rosary at 9:30 am. 

Funeral Mass for Deacon Mike Ciletti on Friday, August 18, 2023 at 4 pm at Sacred Heart Church. Rosary at 3:30 pm. Bishop Golka presiding. 

Burial for Diane Osnato at Evergreen Cemetery on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023.

Funeral Mass for Alfred Hesse, Jr. on Friday, August 11, 2023 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Funeral meal to follow in the Parish Center gym.

Memorial Mass for long-time Sacred Heart Parishioner Jim Keeley on Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Funeral meal to follow in the Parish Center gym.

Liturgy of the Word funeral service for Vincent Santo Zavarelli on Monday, August 7, 2023 at Swan-Law Funeral Home. 

Funeral Mass for Margaret “Marge” Dragosh on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery. 

Funeral at Angelus Funeral Home for Richard Zech on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. 

Liturgy of the Word funeral service for Jose Vasquez on Wednesday, May 17, 2023  at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Funeral meal to follow in the Parish Center gym. 

Funeral Mass for Florence Torres on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Funeral meal to follow in the Parish Center gym. 

Funeral Mass for Greg Gartin on Friday, May 12, 2023 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. 

Funeral Mass for Norbert Wokash on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Funeral meal to follow in the Parish Center gym. 

Memorial Mass for Zachary Nicholson on Friday, May 5, 2023 at Sacred Heart Church. 

Memorial Mass for John Marriage, Sr. on Friday, May 5, 2023 at Sacred Heart Church. 

Memorial Mass for Ronald Marriage, John Marriage and Zachary Nicholson on Friday, May 5, 2023 at Sacred Heart Church. 

Memorial Mass for Paul Marriage, Ronald Marriage, John Marriage and Zachary Nicholson on Friday, May 5, 2023 at Sacred Heart Church. 

Memorial Mass for Patricia Donovan on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at Sacred Heart Church. 

Funeral Mass for Charles "Mike" Rolla on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at Sacred Heart Church. 

Funeral Mass for Marie Joan Buday at Holy Rosary Chapel on Friday, March 10, 2023.

Funeral Mass for Cynthia Boyer on Friday, March 3, 2023 at Sacred Heart Church. 

Funeral Mass for Marcella Sandoval 

on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at Sacred Heart Church. 

Funeral Mass for David Martin on Friday, February 10, 2023 at Sacred Heart Church. 

Funeral Mass for Mary Katherine Schawe on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at Sacred Heart Church.

Funeral Mass for Darrell Rizzolo on Friday, January 27, 2023 at Sacred Heart Church. 

Funeral Mass for long-time Sacred Heart Parishioner Donald Lee on Friday, January 13, 2023.

Liturgy of the Word funeral service for ​Carolyn Matchefts on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church.  Funeral meal to follow in the Parish Center gym. 

Graveside service for Leatrice Sauve Junglen on December 9, 2022.

Liturgy of the Word funeral service for Theresa Montoya on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. 

Liturgy of the Word funeral service for Gregory John Boyd on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Funeral meal to follow in the Parish Center. 

Funeral Mass for Juanita Emelia “Jennie” Lopez Nily on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Funeral meal to follow in the Parish Center. 

Liturgy of the Word funeral service for Janet Skokan on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. 

Watch Janet's funeral

Liturgy of the Word funeral service for Barbara Schneiter on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Viewing at 9 am. Funeral meal to follow in the Parish Center. 

Memorial Mass for long-time Westside CARES volunteer Giuseppe Peroni on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. 

Funeral for Lucy Dell on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022 at 11 am at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Manitou Springs, CO. Rosary at 10:30 am. 

Liturgy of the Word funeral service for Lynne Magnuson on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Funeral meal to follow in the Parish Center. 

Funeral for William "Bill" Mullane on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Funeral meal to follow in the Parish Center. 

Funeral for Anita Clowry on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Viewing at 9 am at Sacred Heart Church. Rosary at 9:30 am. Burial at Fairview Cemetery. Funeral meal in the Parish Center.

Funeral for Mary Lou Burns on Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Burial at Fort Logan National Cemetery. 

Funeral for Jennifer Doell on Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. 

Liturgy of the Word funeral service for Louis Lovato on Friday, July 22, 2022 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. 

Funeral for Frank Montesano, Jr. on Friday, June 24, 2022 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Funeral meal to follow in the Parish Center. 

Liturgy of the Word funeral service for Jeffrey Todd Higgins on Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Burial to immediately follow for immediate family only at Crystal Valley Cemetery in Manitou Springs. 

Liturgy of the Word funeral service for Janet Margiotta-Hackett on Friday, June 17, 2022 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Light reception following in the Parish Center. 

Funeral for Lois Velasco on Friday, June 10, 2022 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Funeral meal to follow in the Parish Center. 

Funeral for Joe Rolla on Tuesday, June 7 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Rosary at 9:30 am. Funeral meal to follow in the Parish Center. Internment at 1 pm at Evergreen Cemetery. 

Funeral for Charlene Marietta on Friday, June 3, 2022 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Viewing at 9 am. Burial at Evergreen Cemetery on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at 12 pm.  

Liturgy of the Word funeral service for Mary Ann Siehr on Friday, May 27, 2022 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Funeral meal to follow in the Parish Center. 

Funeral for Kebrina Lynn Renkel on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Funeral meal to follow in the Parish Center. 

Funeral for Mary Strack on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Burial at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver

Liturgy of the Word service for ​Shirley Speckmann on Friday, April 1, 2022 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. ​Burial is at Crystal Valley Cemetery following funeral. Funeral meal to follow in the Parish Center. 

Liturgy of the Word funeral service for Janet Riordan on Friday, March 25, 2022 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Funeral meal to follow in the Parish Center. 

Liturgy of the Word funeral service for Karen DeHerrera on Friday, March 18, 2022 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Funeral meal to follow in the Parish Center. 

Funeral for Erika Somers on Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Funeral meal to follow in the Parish Center. 

Funeral for Charles Johnson on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. 

Liturgy of the Word funeral service for Donna Jean Rombeck on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Burial at Evergreen Cemetery. Funeral meal to follow burial in the Parish Center. 

Liturgy of the Word funeral service for Lewis Douglas "Doug" Shields on Friday, March 4, 2022 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Funeral meal to follow in the Parish Center.

Funeral for Carol Salamon on Friday, Feb. 11, 2022 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. ​Burial following at Crystal Valley Cemetery in Manitou Springs. 

Funeral for Joseph Peterson on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Sympathy meal follows in the Parish Center. 

Watch Joseph's funeral

Liturgy of the Word service for ​Janice McCagh Whedon on Friday, Jan. 14, 2022 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. 

Watch Janice's funeral

On Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022 at 8 am, we will have a Memorial Mass at Sacred Heart Church for Br. James Blaszak, CSC, who served at the novitiate for ten years and died on Dec. 5. Br. James was the Procurator of the Holy Cross Novitiate in Cascade for the past ten years, where he cared for the kitchen, supervised and taught novices how to cook, assisted with maintenance projects, and procured goods and supplies for the house. A humble and gentle soul, he will be greatly missed.

Funeral for Linda Lash is on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Rosary at 9:30 am. 

Funeral for Marie Ihrig on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Rosary at 9:30 am. 

Funeral for Carmen Rosalie Stathen on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. 

Funeral for Ronnie Lee Trujillo on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. 

​Mass of Remembrance, Nov. 2, 2021

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Funeral for ​Darla Yanez on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Viewing in the church at 9 am, rosary at 9:30 am and burial at Memorial Garden following. 

Liturgy of the Word Service for Caitlyn King on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. 

Funeral for OLPH Parishioner Kathy Murphy on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church.

Funeral for Maria Inez Medina on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Viewing in the church at 9 am. Rosary in the church at 9:30 am. Burial immediately following at Memorial Gardens at 11:30 am.

Memorial service for Sacred Heart Parishioner Kay Pask on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church.  

Funeral for Sacred Heart Parishioner Daniel Arnold Romero on Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Burial at Pikes Peak National Cemetery immediately following. Rosary on Monday, August 30 at 7 pm at Swan-Law Funeral Home, 501 North Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903.  

Watch Daniel's funeral

Funeral for Sacred Heart Parishioner Carol Sperry on Friday, August 27, 2021 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. 

Funeral for Holy Rosary Parishioner Raymond Buday on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021 at 10 am at Holy Rosary Chapel. 

Funeral for James Alan Willy is on Thursday, August 12, 2021 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Burial follows immediately at Fairview Cemetary.

Funeral for Kathleen Moore is on Friday, August 6, 2021 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Burial follows immediately at Mount St. Francis Columbarium.

Sacred Heart Parishioner Steve Handen died on July 12, 2021. Steve was an advocate for our homeless community. He was a member of The Bijou Community. He founded the first soup kitchen in Colorado Springs, and founded a columbarium where the cremated remains of those who have died on the streets are buried. Steve’s funeral will be on Friday, July 23, 2021 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. The funeral will also be live-streamed on our website. Immediately following the funeral there will be a time of remembrance in the Parish Center Gym. All are welcome. 

Watch Steve's funeral

Funeral for Glenn "Martin" Logan is on Wednesday, July 21 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church.  

Funeral for Doris Morall is on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. ​Burial will be at Pikes Peak National Cemetery immediately following the funeral. 

​Liturgy of the Word funeral for Donna Shoemaker on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Interment follows at Mount St. Francis Columbarium.

Rite of Committal for Charlie Morath on Friday, July 2, 2021 at 10 am at Crystal Valley Cemetery in Manitou Springs. Charlie’s funeral was celebrated at Sacred Heart on September 11, 2019. 

Graveside service for Christine Rae Loterbauer on Friday, June 25, 2021 at 10 am at Fairview Cemetery. 

Funeral for Chelsea Mendieta on Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church.  Rosary at 9:30m am in the church

Holy Rosary Chapel Parishioner Mary Nittmann died in May 2020. Liturgy of the Word funeral is Friday, June 18, 2021 at 12 pm at Holy Rosary Chapel. Burial to follow at Crystal Valley Cemetery in Manitou Springs.

Long-time Sacred Heart Parishioner Albert Gonzales died in May 2021. The funeral Mass is Wednesday, June 9th at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church. Burial to follow at Pikes Peak National Cemetery. The rosary is on Tuesday evening at 7 pm at Sacred Heart Church. 

Watch Albert's funeral