Hartley Harvey Bloomfield

November 6, 1940 - December 3, 2024

 Hartley Harvey Bloomfield passed away peacefully at the age of 84 on December 3, 2024 in Montrose Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. 

 Hartley was born in Grand Junction, Colorado on November 6, 1940 to Hartley Jackson Bloomfield and Margaret Elizabeth Scott. The early years of Hartley’s life were largely impacted by his family experiences and history growing up on the Bloomfield homestead and in the Meeker, Colorado area. After graduating from Rio Blanco County High School in 1958, he attended Western State University for a year before transferring to Brigham Young University. Hartley graduated from BYU with a Bachelor of Arts in History with a minor in Philosophy. 

In December 1966, Hartley met his beloved wife, Lynn Chamberlin-Bloomfield. They were married on June 3, 1967 at the Methodist Church in Meeker, Colorado. Together, they raised two children in Meeker, Colorado and enjoyed 57 years of marriage. 

Hartley was elected as the County Assessor for Rio Blanco County in 1974 and served the residents in that position for 12 years. Additionally, he was appointed by Governor Lamb to the Advisory Committee to the State Property Tax Administrator for eight consecutive years. In 1991, Hartley relocated to Phoenix, Arizona where he worked at REI for three years. Afterwards, Hartley moved back to Colorado, settling in the Town of Norwood in 1999 where he lived for 17 years. He worked for the San Miguel County Assessor's Office until he retired in 2005. After retiring, Hartley provided private appraisal services for three years. At the age of 76, Hartley migrated to Montrose, Colorado where he lived to the present. 

Throughout his life, Hartley was an active member in many groups and organizations including the Northwest Colorado Advisory Committee for Bureau of Land Management, Historical Society of Rio Blanco County, Meeker Chapter of the Colorado Archeology Society, Meeker Native Plant Society, Meeker Public Library Board, Norwood Lone Cone Public Library Board, Old-Timers Association in Rio Blanco County, and the Fort Uncompahgre Interpretive Center and Public Lands Information Center. 

Hartley is preceded in death by his father, Hartley Jackson Bloomfield (April 17, 1914 - November 9, 1983), mother, Margaret Elizabeth Scott (April 24, 1918 - July 27, 2015), and brother, Robert Charles Bloomfield (May 3, 1934 - January 20, 2008). 

Hartley is survived by his wife, Lynn Chamberlin-Bloomfield of Montrose, Colorado, his son, Hartley (Scott) Bloomfield, daughter-in-law Laurie Bloomfield both of Fernley, Nevada, and daughter, Margery Bloomfield-Huebner, and son-in-law, John Huebner both of Norwood, Colorado, grandchildren, Ariel Bloomfield of Fresno, California, Sienna Huebner-Mims and spouse Lana Huebner-Mims of West Palm Beach, Florida, Bryce Bloomfield and spouse Mariah Lopez-Bloomfield both of Fernley, Nevada, and Sisily Huebner of Raleigh, North Carolina. He was the proud great grandfather to Layne Bloomfield of Fernley, Nevada. He was loved and cherished by them all and his memory will continue through the love he radiated.