Obituaries
Gilbert Ronald Fuller
Feb 19, 2025
Gilbert Ronald Fuller, 79, passed away peacefully on February 19, 2025 at HopeWest in Grand Junction, Colorado, after succumbing to cancer. His wife, Susan and granddaughter Alice were at his side.
Gilbert is preceded in death by his parents, and his brothers Glen and Grant. He is survived by his wife, Susan, his sister, Barbara Shurtz, brothers Gerald, Gordon, and Gene,...
Robert Darrel Peach
Feb 19, 2025
Our beloved husband, father, and grandfather, Robert Darrel Peach, passed away on February 19, 2025, at the age of 88. Bob was born on November 24, 1936, in Grand Junction, CO to Franklin Joseph Peach and Rose Josephine Bochatay Peach. He grew up in the Appleton area and had a wonderful childhood. As an only child, Bob was surrounded by...
Stephen Louis Laiche
Feb 18, 2025
It was once written “you can’t miss Steve Laiche, as soon as the defense attorney walks into a room, the charm flows by the gallon”. No truer statement was ever written. Stephen Louis Laiche left this world on February 18, 2025. There he is reunited with his father, Felix, and mother, Kitty, whom he adored and admired beyond belief. He...
Lester Ray McMickell
Feb 18, 2025
Lester Ray McMickell, age 82, died on February 18, 2025 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Born on September 22,1942 in Denver Colorado, he was the son of the late Lester F. McMickell and Mary Hattie Seals.
Lester graduated from Sheridan high school, in Denver Colorado.
He was a proud veteran of the U.S Army. Lester had been employed as a dock shipping...
John Robert Love
Feb 15, 2025
John Robert Love, age 61, passed away 2/15/2025 following a battle with cancer over the last year. John was born on 10/17/1963 in Boulder Colorado. He was the son of the late William Love and Adrienne Love, who still reside in Boulder Colorado. John graduated from Boulder High School in Boulder Colorado.
John was a jack of all trades. He spent...
Gayle Irene Price
Feb 14, 2025
Gayle Irene Atwood Price passed away on Friday, February 14th, 2025 following a long illness.
Gayle was born in Raton, New Mexico on October 4th, 1937. She graduated from Cortez High School. While attending Mesa College, she met her husband Bob Price. They settled in Boulder, CO. Gayle retired after 17 years from CU Boulder, after which she and Bob moved...
Jeannine Kendall
Feb 13, 2025
Jeannine, age 96, loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and great great grandmother passed away on Thursday, February 13, 2025, at Larchwood Inns Rehab & Nursing Facility.
Jeannine was the only child born to Emmett E. and Fanny Sisler on October 10, 1928, in Tulsa Oklahoma.
Jeannine moved to Colorado at 8 years of age with her parents in 1936, settling in...
Iris Kay Moore
Feb 11, 2025
Pamela Roberts was born January 22, 1947 to her Birth Mom, Virginia Roberts, in Denver, Colorado. (Hey - I thought this was about Iris Pangborn Moore!) She was adopted by Harry & Mildred Pangborn and brought home to Delta, CO on Valentine's day - 2/14/47.
God has saved Iris from physical death at least 4 times. Her birth mom wanted to...
Kenneth Wayne Murphy
Feb 11, 2025
Kenneth Wayne Murphy, age 77, entered into heaven February 11, 2025. Ken was born October 5, 1947 in Rifle, Colorado. He was the son of the late Dolly Rogers and James Sterling. Ken attended Grand Junction High School where he excelled in the sport of wrestling. He spent most of his career working in the construction industry and ultimately retired...
Michael Andrew Stortz
Feb 9, 2025
Michael Andrew Stortz, age 81 died February 9, 2025 from a short illness.
Born November 4,1943 in Durant Oklahoma, he was the son of the late Harold and Dorthy Stortz.
In the early fifties his family moved to Grand Junction, Colorado. Mike attended St. Josephs Elementary school, East Jr. High and Grand Junction High School, graduating in 1962.
Mike managed CM&H Tire Co....
Wendy Joyce Andrews
Feb 9, 2025
Wendy Joyce (Beebe) Andrews, 68, of Loma, CO passed peacefully at home, cared for by her family and Hope West Hospice Home Care.
A family celebration of Wendy’s life will be held at a later date.
Wendy was born in Redding, California on February 1st, 1957 to Jack and Marjorie Beebe. She met her husband Ken Andrews in Redding in 1975, when...
Morris Ray Searcy
Feb 8, 2025
Morris Ray Searcy, age 66 passed away February 8th 2024 naturally and peacefully. He often liked to be referred to as, “Ray” from his family or, “Pops” from his kids.
Ray was born March 15th 1958 in Denver, Colorado and was the son of the late Isabelle Miller and George Searcy.
Ray was a retired custodian from the D51 School district, He...
Matthew David Barker
Feb 7, 2025
Matthew (Matt) David Barker of Clifton, Colorado passed away on February 7, 2025 at the age of 39.
Matt was born in Grand Junction, Colorado on December 25, 1985 to Dave and Margo Barker. Matt grew up in Grand Junction where he attended Central High School. Matt spent many years working as the janitor of Hilltop. This inspired him to be...
Glenn Brown
Feb 6, 2025
I was born in the Holy Land (Texas) on February 20, 1927, to a loving father and mother, Chester and Karma, and died on February 6th at age 97. My only sibling, Clarice, died at age 89 in 2022. My wife, Doris, died in 2002. I am survived by three sons, Terry, Chet (Marilyn), and Matt, and one daughter, Jeannine...
Pamela June Fortney
Feb 4, 2025
Pamela June Fortney, 56 years old, passed from this earth on February 4, 2025, following a long battle with various health issues. She was born July 10, 1968, in Downey, California, the only child to Keith Fortney and the late Irene Joanne Short Fortney. Known to her family and friends as Pamela or Pam, she spent most of her youth...
Virginia Rosalie Viele
Feb 3, 2025
Virginia was born to Virgil and Twilla Rauch on April 12, 1946 in Ransom, Kansas. She grew up in Yampa Colorado and graduated from Soroco High School in Oak Creek. Then she married Hal Viele and moved to Independence, Missouri. They lived there for several years and had their first child Allen. Then they moved back to Yampa and had...
Monica O. Phillips
Feb 2, 2025
Monica O. A. Phillips, 70, passed from this life unexpectedly at her home in Glade Park, Colorado on Sunday, February 2, 2025. She was born on Wednesday, January 19, 1955, in Ozona, Texas to Enrique and Juanita (Orozco) Armendariz. Monica graduated with the class of 1974 from Odessa High School in Odessa, Texas. She attended Odessa College where she met...
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