August 1, 2023
Quiet are the mountains in our memories for you. Always in my heart you are grandfather - the smiling man that gathers the little joys around him. You are tinkerer and builder. You are father and brother. You are husband. We remember you for your sil...
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July 30, 2023
THOMAS CHRISTIAN NIELSEN It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Thomas Christian Nielsen. Thomas was born on June 3, 1940 and peacefully departed at home with his wife and son by his bedside on July 30, 2023. ...
August 16, 2023
On Wednesday, August 16, 2023, Ruth “Elaine” Simo of Montrose, Colorado passed away at the age of 76. She was a loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother and her legacy of generosity, baking and quilting will be everlasting in the hearts of thos...
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August 24, 2023
Longtime Montrose resident Del Kinkel, born September 12, 1928, passed away on August 24, 2023, at the age of 94 at Elk Ridge Health and Rehab with family by his side. Del was born in Pueblo, Colorado, to Walter and Cora Kinkel. He graduated from Cen...
August 26, 2023
SAMUEL SILVO DEJULIO Born: January 13, 1927 Died: August 26, 2023 Interred in Grand View Cemetery, Montrose, Colorado Sam was born in the wayside stop of Noelle, Colorado (Placerville). He was raised on Dallas Divide ranch w...
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August 26, 2023
Clyde Mack Causey Jr., 85, of Montrose, Colorado, died Saturday, August 26, 2023, following a long battle with multiple sclerosis and esophageal cancer. He had many illnesses during his life, including polio and rheumatic fever, and not only survi...
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Alex Paul Sokolik author of “One With Nature” passed away September 2023 at the age of 75 at his residence in Norwood CO. He is preceded in death by his parents Paul A. & Julia A. Sokolik and survived by his brother Paul A. (Anne) Sokolik.
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September 21, 2023
Mary Ochoa-Montez, 69, died Thursday, September 21, 2023 at her Montrose home with her husband by her side. Mary was born on October 13, 1953, in Lockhart, TX, to Faustino and Guadalupe Ybarra. She is one of seven siblings. Mary married her high...
September 23, 2023
Peter Lynn Becherl, 77, of Montrose, Colorado, died September 23, 2023 at home following a long illness. Pete was born in Sharon, ND on January 31, 1946 to Theodore and Burnice (Myer) Becherl. He grew up on the family farm near McHenry, ND and gra...
September 26, 2023
Ella Rose Champlin went home to the Lord on the early morning of Tuesday, September 26th at the young age of 84. She was born May 25th, 1939 to Glenn and Ethel becoming the 6th child of the Ross family. Ella Rose's youth was spent riding donkeys and ...
September 26, 2023
Carolyn Vestal Kelly August 8, 1945 – September 26, 2023 Carolyn Vestal Kelly died peacefully at her home in Ouray, Colorado on Tuesday, September 26, 2023. She was born August 8, 1945, to Tilman and Rachel Vestal in Shreveport, Louisiana. ...
May 18, 2020
JACK D. FELIX Donald J. Felix, (Jack) 87, lost his battle with Alzheimer’s on May 18, 2020 at Hope West Hospice in Grand Junction, CO. Jack, the youngest of four boys, was born in Olathe, CO on August 24, 1932 to John and Pearl Felix. He atten...
October 5, 2023
Iven A. Gallegos 83, of Montrose passed away at Elk Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center on October 5, 2023. Crippin Funeral Home and Crematory is assisting Mr. Gallegos’ family. 970-249-2121 ...
October 7, 2023
Baby Willow Sophia Hess-Hernandez was welcomed into this world with so much love on September 21, 2023, by her daddy and mommy, Cashten Hess and Mariah Hernandez-Felix. The Lord opened the gates of Heaven and welcomed Baby Willow home on October 7, 2...
September 9, 2023
Hazel Ellen Sears, 101 years old, passed away on September 9, 2023 in Montrose Colorado at her daughter Beverly and son-in-law Orland's home. She was born in Macon Georgia on April 30, 1922 to her parents James and Mattie Adams. As a baby, they mov...
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October 21, 2023
Marietta Bright Hammer was peacefully CALLED HOME TO HEAVEN on October 21, 2023. William Maurice Hammer, Jr., her husband of 61 years and Pastor Ozzie of Christ’s Church of the Valley where she attended were by her side upon her passing. Mariet...
October 22, 2023
Nicki Cameron passed away Sunday, October 22, 2023, at her home in Montrose, Colorado, with her loving husband at her side. She was 75 years old and had lived in Montrose for 44 years. Nicki Jeanne (Evans) Cameron was born in Berkeley, California, o...
October 28, 2023
Mary Elizabeth Black (8/28/1928-10/28/2023) Mary was born on August 30th, 1928, on a ranch outside of Craig, Colorado. Mary was one of fourteen siblings. Mary met the love of her life and married Neil Black in 1960. Mary's greatest joy in life was...
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November 5, 2023
David Alan Dolan, a lifelong resident of Montrose, Colorado, passed away Sunday, November 5, 2023. David was born on August 14, 1955 to Jim Dolan and Carol (Barnes) Dolan and was the grandson of Clarence and Jessie Barnes and Emmett and Sylvia Boyer....
November 6, 2023
ETHEL MAE BLAIR April 10, 1923 – November 6, 2023 Ethel Mae (Voeller) Blair, passed away at the age of 100 on November 6th, 2023, at Willow Tree Nursing Home. She was born April 10th, 1923, in Saint Frances KS, The daughter of Huber Voeller a...
November 18, 2023
William Dale “Bill” Siders, age 81, passed away on Saturday, 18 November 2023, at the Montrose Regional Hospital’s ICU. Bill was born on December 3, 1941, at the home of his maternal grandparents, Charles, and Blanche Fels, in Prospect Townsh...
November 22, 2023
Mrs. Marianne J. Coldiron, 68 of Delta, Colorado, died Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at St. Mary's Hospital after complications of a surgery. Born in Germany, Mrs. Coldiron attended and graduated high school in Paonia, Colorado. After high school s...
November 26, 2023
Ronald Robert Hansen died peacefully in his sleep on November 26th, 2023 at Grand Villa Assisted Care in Grand Junction Colorado at the age of 86 . He is survived by his wife Arlene of 64 years of marriage and three children. Robert, Betty and Frank ...
November 24, 2023
Lee Ralph DeVinney born May 24, 1944, passed away peacefully in his home November 24, 2023. Ralph and his wife Caroline were life-long residents of Montrose, Colorado. Ralph was an avid horseman, loved fishing, hunting and was a lifetime member of...
December 3, 2023
Ann C Haggard passed away with family by her side at her home in Montrose on December 3, 2023 at the age of 85. Ann was born on September 26, 1938, to William and Lillian (Taylor) Collins in San Benito, Texas. She grew up surrounded by family th...
December 1, 2023
Daniel Joel De Freval Born August 8, 1938, in Le Harve, France. He lived with his family in occupied France throughout the war, moving to Rouen, France, for his dual bachelor's degrees in English and Psychology. His father spoke highly of the U...