Darius Jay Cortinas Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Darius Jay Cortinas (De Soto, Missouri), born in Saint Louis, Missouri, who passed away on January 9, 2026, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Darius Jay Cortinas to pay them a last tribute.
He was predeceased by: his great-grandparents, Vincent Bruns, Robert Baker, Sheryl Barbeau and Raymond Hicks (Jeannine). He is survived by: his parents, Katelyn Shirley Cortinas (Bruns) of Manchester and Devin Cortinas; his grandparents, John Bruns (Patricia) of St. Louis, Tricia Vachalek (Robert) of Imperial and Donald Cortinas (Meaghan) of St. Louis; his great-grandparents, Shirley Bruns of Ballwin, Pete Cortinas of Salem, Dolores Cooper of St. Louis and Robert Vachalek (Joan) of St. Louis; and his aunts and uncles, Joseph Bruns (Melissa), Kara Wildharber (Keith), Christopher Bruns (Tiffany), Kirstin Wallen (Steven), Eric Bruns (Krystina Drago), Samantha Jo Ramos (Jessica), Lively Vachalek, Brittney Cortinas, Morgan Ruiz and Kirk Siebert. He is also survived by aunts and uncles, cousins.
