Paul Eugene Hughes
Mar 1, 2026
Paul Eugene Hughes of Montrose, Colorado, passed peacefully at home on Sunday, March 1, 2026, following a brief battle with cancer. Born on June 4, 1941, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Paul spent his childhood in Elbert, where he graduated from Falcon High School in 1959. Shortly thereafter, he moved to Pearl, Colorado, and began his career in the logging industry,...
Taylor Joe Ray
Jun 15, 2026
Taylor Joe Ray passed away peacefully on Monday June 15, 2026, in Montrose, Co, surrounded by his loved ones.
Taylor was born on July 5, 1959, in Delta Colorado to Emory and Carol Ray. Taylor spent his childhood living in Big Cimmaron and later moved to Little Cimmaron in 1971. Taylor was a third generation sawmiller and at age 10 he...
Sharon Kay Bingham
Jun 15, 2026
Sharon Kay Bingham passed away on June 15, 2026 in Montrose, Colorado.
Darshon Walker
Jun 12, 2026
Darshon Walker was born in Lovell, Wyoming January 14, 1982 to Terry Sawyer Walker and Sharleen Rowley. Her family moved to Montrose, Colorado in July 1983. Darshon attended Olathe and Montrose Schools. She was chosen as the Montrose FFA Sweetheart and selected as the Montrose County Fair and Rodeo Queen in 2000. She was active in 4-H and FFA. She...
Kent Struble
Jun 10, 2026
Kent Struble, 63, of Montrose, Colorado, passed away peacefully at home on June 10, 2026, after a short battle with cancer.
Kent was born on September 21, 1962, in Denver, Colorado, to Donald and Lee Struble. He spent his childhood in Lakewood, Colorado, and graduated from Bear Creek High School. He later attended Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado.
Kent built a...
Bret Gunar Brachman-Goldstein
Jun 10, 2026
Bret was born in Summit NJ and spent his formative years in Maplewood, NJ where he grew up in a happy home with mother Dina Brachman, father Neil Goldstein, sister Lara and brother Seth. Bret and Lara were close to their maternal uncles, Erik and Armand. Bret attended St. Peter’s Prep High School in Jersey City and went on to...
Suzanne Schottel
Jun 10, 2026
Loving Mother, Grandmother, and Great Grandmother
Suzanne Blacke was born on April 18, 1954, in Denver, Colorado, to William Railey Blacke and Frances Irene Hinkle, who later remarried and became Frances Irene Clapper. She attended school in the Denver area and enjoyed a lively childhood with her brothers Stephen, William, and Reginald, later welcoming her sister Julia.
Suzanne was the proud mother...
Phoebe Jean (Miller) Kirk
Jun 10, 2026
Phoebe Kirk has been a resident of Montrose, Colorado since 1992. She is pre-deceased by her husband Robert E. Kirk in 2018. She was born and raised in Wichita Falls, Texas and eventually resided in the Fort Worth, Texas area where she worked as an Office Administrator for the railroad and various construction companies all while raising “four” children.
She is...
Rose Marie Robinson (McKelvey - Pierson)
Jun 6, 2026
June 1944 · June 6, 2026 · Age 81
Rose Marie Robinson, 81, of Montrose, Colorado passed away June 6, 2026 — brave and real and completely herself until the very last breath.
A lifelong Montrose resident, Rose was a woman of deep faith, she retired here as an office manager for a local medical practice. She loved gardening, reading, golf, and...
Vernon "Vern" Bennigsdorf
Jun 5, 2026
Vernon (Vern as he was known to family and friends) Bennigsdorf, 92, of Montrose, Colorado passed away at his home on June 5, 2026.
Vern was born on April 1, 1934, in Dow City, Iowa. He was one of ten children born to Herbert and M. Lucille (Carlson) Bennigsdorf. He grew up in West Central Iowa. He attended a country school....
Mary Jean Bower
2026
Mary Jean Bower
1933-2026
Teacher, student, poet, painter, and friend. Jean died peacefully at her home in Montrose, Colorado. There will be a family memorial at a later date.
Mary Margaret Holzmeister
Jun 3, 2026
Mary Margaret Holzmeister, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away unexpectedly on June 3, 2026, at St. Mary’s Regional Hospital in Grand Junction, CO. She was born on September 22, 1947, in St. Paul, Minnesota, to Rosemary and George Heavers.
Mary attended Montrose High School and married Robert Holzmeister in 1964. Together, they dedicated much of their lives to managing...
Bettie Joyce Weaver
Jun 2, 2026
Bettie Joyce Weaver passed away peacefully on June 2, 2026, in Montrose, Colorado, at the age of 93.
Bettie was born October 3, 1932, to John Aubrey and Ethel Marcella (Hilton) McKelvy in Elkhart, Kansas. They moved to Chickasha, Oklahoma in 1933. She was raised in Chickasha and graduated from Chickasha High School in 1950. Bettie enjoyed 12 years of piano,...
Judy K. DeVincentis (nee Wilson)
Jun 1, 2026
Judy passed away peacefully on June 1, 2026. She was surrounded by the love of her family, whose presence brought her comfort in the final months and days of her life.
Judy was born on October 13, 1956, in Pierre, South Dakota to JoAnn and Jack Wilson. Following the tragic loss of her dad, Judy moved to Montrose with her mother...
Sherry Aline Kitsmiller
May 27, 2026
Sherry Aline Kitsmiller, 76, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on May 27, 2026, under the care of hospice in the home she cherished and lived in for the past 30 years. She was surrounded by the love of her daughter, Tanya Hawk, and granddaughter, Markie Hawk.
Sherry was born on March 5, 1950, in New Mexico to...
Dr. Howard F. Sauer
May 23, 2026
Howard F Sauer peacefully passed away surrounded by his sons on May 23, 2026
He is survived by his two brothers, Bob and Jim, His three sons, Daniel, David and Dale, his grandson Zane Sauer, and ex-wife Bonnie Sauer.
He was proceeded in death by his parents, William Conrad Sauer and Lois V Bunger, his brother William Sauer, the mother of his...
Karen Sue (Kidd) Deeds
May 22, 2026
Karen Sue (Kidd) Deeds, 84, passed away peacefully on the afternoon of Friday, May 22nd at her home in Montrose, CO surrounded from near and far with love from her beloved friends and family. She was born on April 18, 1942, in Beech Grove, IN, and was the youngest of four children born to Florence Lucille (Fetters) and Harold Ethan...
Ramonia "Monie" Christine Howard
May 22, 2026
The force that was Monie Howard was, perhaps, a little untraditional, but also a whole lot of wonderful. She valued family, tradition, and community, and she spent her life investing in all three.
Someone recently said, “If you weren’t touched by Monie, you probably didn’t live.” Although hyperbolic, there is a nugget of truth there. And if you knew Monie Howard,...
Jose Leondro Archuleta
May 22, 2026
Jose Leondro Archuleta of Montrose, Colorado, passed away peacefully on May 22, 2026, at the age of 80. He was born on March 7, 1946, in Pitkin, Colorado to Arsenio Archuleta and Marie Espinoza. He spent his childhood in Pitkin and graduated from Gunnison High School; Class of 1964. After high school, Leon proceeded to honorably serve his country with...
Sharon Kay Eshelman
May 20, 2026
Sharon Kay Eshelman, 77, of Olathe, Colorado, passed away on May 20, 2026, after a courageous battle with colon cancer. Born on January 25, 1949, in Denver, Colorado, Sharon lived a life defined by her unwavering dedication to others, her pursuit of excellence, and her deep and abiding faith.
Sharon demonstrated exceptional academic commitment from an early age, maintaining a 4.0...
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