Obituaries
Amparo Rodriguez
Jan 31, 2022
On Monday January 31st, 2022, Amparo Rodriguez, loving mother of four children passed away at home at the age of 83.
She was born on October 19th, 1938, to Guadalupe Cantu Zamora in a small town of Cotulla Texas. She married Victor Manuel Rodriguez Sr. on May 29, 1955
She is...
Nancy Gowens
Jan 30, 2022
Nancy Marie Charles Gowens was born on July 11, 1937 in Jackson Michigan to her parents Georgia May Charles & Smith “Smitty” Charles. She had three bothers- Doug, Dale and Richard who all proceeded her in death.
Nancy is survived by her children- Olen (Krista)Miles, Karen (Dave) White, Robert Miles, Tammy (Wayne) Cruz, Tim Goldbeck, David Miles,...
Donna Perkins
Jan 30, 2022
Donna Ladyne Perkins, 86, got her angel wings on January 30, 2022. Born June 20, 1935 in Denver, CO, she was the daughter of Leonard August Larson and Zita Ardinece Larson.
Donna graduated from South High School in Denver, CO. She was an executive assistant with Gold Fields Mining Corporation in Denver and Mudloggers,...
Ryan Burns
Jan 30, 2022
Ryan Burns, 34, of Grand Junction passed away silently on January 30th, 2022.
Ryan was born in Grand Junction on July 8th, 1987, to Randy & Stella Burns. He was a beloved son, grandson, brother, uncle, and friend. It is with extreme sadness that we announce his passing.
Ryan was...
Charlotte Gunderson
Jan 28, 2022
On the night of January 28th, 2022, Charlotte Gunderson passed away in a Grand Junction hospital with her family by her side after she lost her fight with COVID. Born in Dickinson, ND and raised on the family farm in Glen Ullin, Charlotte grew up surrounded by the love of her parents, brother, and sister. Despite being raised...
Kelly Summers
Jan 27, 2022
Kenneth Kelly Summers, 80, of Grand Junction, Colorado passed away surrounded by his family on January 27, 2022, in Denver, Colorado.
Kelly was born on August 29, 1941, and grew up in Monticello, Utah or as he referred to it, “God’s country.” As a boy, he considered himself the luckiest boy in...
Kathleen Butcher
Jan 26, 2022
An obituary is not available at this time for Kathleen Patricia Butcher. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.
Edward Pomeroy
Jan 26, 2022
Edward H. Pomeroy was born in Bates, AR. He worked in Janitorial and kitchen positions in the state of Colorado. He always like to Joke with everyone he was associated with. He was mentally handicapped and resided at the Peach Tree Assisted Living for many years. He has a daughter, Tammy Lynn Pomeroy and a Grandson. Edward was pre...
Gwendolyn Giffin
Jan 25, 2022
Gwendolyn Jones Giffin of De Beque and Grand Junction, Colorado, died January 25, 2022 after suffering a stroke at age eighty.
Born in New Jersey on June 15, 1941 to John Robert Jones and Helen Elizabeth Thelen, Gwen was a graduate of Milwaukee Whitefish Bay High School class of 1959 and proudly earned a Masters in Psychology...
Danny Rivera
Jan 25, 2022
Danny Henry Rivera
09/06/1947 – 01/25/2022
It is with great sadness that I announce that Danny Henry Rivera has gone home to be with the Lord on January 25, 2022.
Danny was born to Henry and Maria Lucy (Trujillo) Rivera on September 6, 1947, in Alamosa,...
Kimberly Wong
Jan 25, 2022
An obituary is not available at this time for Kimberly Ann Wong. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.
Tracy Mcdonald
Jan 24, 2022
Tracy Kay (Smallwood) McDonald, 56, died January 24, 2022 following a fight against covid. Tracy was born November 9, 1965 in Caldwell, Idaho to Alvin and Fern Smallwood of Wilder, Idaho. Tracy attended all of her school years and graduated from the Wilder School District in May of 1984. Tracy married Joseph McDonald on May 10, 2009 and they moved to Grand Junction, Colorado...
Dalena Laycock
Jan 24, 2022
An obituary is not available at this time for Dalena Gayle Laycock. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.
Frank Petek
Jan 24, 2022
Frank Petek passed away on January 24, 2022, at the age of 89. Frank was born in Hudson, Wyoming, to Floren and Helen Petek. His family eventually moved to Grand Junction, Colorado, where he climbed hills and water skied on irrigation canals. He met his future wife, Patty Petek (Pat), while attending Mesa College in Grand Junction. They...
Rhonda Cunningham
Jan 23, 2022
An obituary is not available at this time for Rhonda Lea Cunningham. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.
Wendell Petty
Jan 23, 2022
Wendell Mearl (Del) Petty, M.D. passed away peacefully after a life well lived on Sunday, January 23rd at HopeWest Hospice Care Center in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Del (Doc to his Iowa friends) was born in Newell, Iowa to Mearl W. and Mary E. Hunter Petty on December 4, 1931. He graduated from Newell High...
Carol Bultman
Jan 23, 2022
Bultman, Carol Ann (Pettipiece) of Grand Junction, Colorado, Port St Lucie, Florida and Eden Prairie, Minnesota, age 81, passed away January 23, 2022, after a 12-year struggle with dementia.
Carol was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on February 18, 1940, the daughter of William “Bill” and Frances “Fran” Pettipiece. Carol graduated from the...
Donald Klitzke
Jan 22, 2022
An obituary is not available at this time for Donald Edward Klitzke. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.
Dillard Jenkins
Jan 21, 2022
An obituary is not available at this time for Dillard Odale Jenkins. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.
John Edwards
Jan 21, 2022
An obituary is not available at this time for John Alan Edwards. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.
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