Priscilla M. Friese
Mar 5, 2014
Priscilla M. Friese, age 84, of Montrose, Colorado died Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at Sunrise Creek Assisted Living in Montrose. Survivors include her son, Carl Friese of Centerville, Ohio. A Funeral Service in celebration of Priscilla’s life will be held on Saturday, March 8, 2014 at 10:00 am at Crippin Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Vivian Heistand officiating. Interment will...
Esther M. Gatschet (Gwin)
Mar 4, 2014
Esther M. Gatschet
September 17, 1918 ~ March 4, 2014
Esther M. Gatschet, age 95 of Montrose died March 4, 2014 at her home. Esther was born September 17, 1918 to Albert Gwin and Florence (Pringle) Gwin in Telluride, Colorado. Her parents homesteaded on Specie Mesa, in the San Juan Mountains in 1917 and raised sheep. Esther’s grandfather Nathan...
Mary Joyce Scoggins (Moore)
Mar 3, 2014
JOYCE SCOGGINS
January 29, 1929 – March 3, 2014
Mary Joyce Scoggins entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior on March 3, 2014. Joyce was a long-time resident of Ouray, CO, but spent her final years at Aspen Ridge Care Center in Grand Junction, CO. Her strong will, unwavering faith in God, and the love and support of...
Michaela Earlene Kahle
Feb 27, 2014
Michaela Earlene Kahle
March 15, 1990 – February 27, 2014
Michaela Kahle entered this world prematurely, weighing only 2 ½ pounds on March 15, 1990. She tragically departed, much too soon, February 27, 2014 in an automobile accident.
She was full of life, and going in a hundred directions at a dizzying speed. Michaela was raised in Montrose and attended...
Alex J. Lucero
Feb 25, 2014
Alex J. Lucero, age 85, of Montrose, died Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at San Juan Living Center in Montrose. Survivors include his daughter, Diana (Sammie) Miller, of Montrose, Colorado. Cremation has taken place and private family services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Crippin Funeral Home & Crematory, Montrose, Colorado.
Glen F. Isbell
Feb 25, 2014
Glen F. Isbell, age 77, of Montrose, died Wednesday, February 25, 2014 at Valley Manor Care Center in Montrose. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Isbell of the family home. At Glen’s request, cremation has taken place and private family services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Crippin Funeral Home & Crematory, Montrose, Colorado
Clyde Chester Free
Feb 21, 2014
Clyde Chester Free October 15, 1917 ~ February 21, 2014
Clyde Chester Free, age 96, of Montrose, Colorado died February 21, 2014 at the Hospice Care Center in Montrose. Clyde was born October 15, 1917 to James Marion and Cora Bethina Free. When Clyde was two, his parents moved from the Ozark Mountains in Arkansas to Montrose, which took...
Alberta Chelsea Norman (Clinkenbeard)
Feb 20, 2014
Alberta Chelsea Norman
August 21, 1927 ~ February 20, 2014
Alberta, age 86, of Montrose died February 20, 2014. All of her family members were able to be with her and celebrate her life and family in the week prior to her death. A Memorial Service will be held a later date in the spring.
Alberta Chelsea Clinkenbeard was born...
Vera Holman
Feb 20, 2014
Vera Holman, a long-time resident of the Western Slope, died Thursday, Feb, 20, 2014 at The Homestead of Montrose. She was ninety seven years old. A visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00PM on Friday, February 21at the Front Entrance on Main Street of Crippin Funeral Home, in Montrose. Funeral services will be on Saturday, February 22, 2014 at...
Loyd P. Lindsey
Feb 19, 2014
Loyd P. Lindsey
Sept. 28, 1928 ~ February 19, 2014
February 19, 2014, became the day of rest for Loyd Paul Lindsey. An intelligent, complicated man, he will be missed by those with whom he shared his life and adventures. Loyd was born in Caney, Kansas, on September 29, 1928. His family relocated to Douglas, Wyoming, in the 1940’s. He...
Patricia Ann Lahr (Lansdown)
Feb 18, 2014
Patricia Ann (Lansdown) Lahr
Patricia “Pat” Ann (Lansdown) Lahr passed on to Heaven to meet her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on February 18, 2014, in her home in Ouray, Colorado, after a lengthy illness.
Patricia “Pat” Ann (Lansdown) Lahr was born October 3, 1931, in Woodward, Oklahoma to parents Forest Marvin “Pat” Lansdown and Edith Mary (Aldrich) Lansdown....
Maxine 'Mickey' Kolz (Wright)
Feb 14, 2014
Maxine (Mickey) Kolz
10/24/1920 – 2/14/2014
Maxine Kolz passed away February 14 after a brief illness in Lakewood, CO.
Mickey was born on October 24, 1920 in Rattlesnake Butte, near Walsenburg, Colorado, the fourth of five children of John and Ethel Wright. She graduated from Rye High School and relocated to Western Colorado to be with her family near...
Walda S. 'Wally' Kennedy
Feb 14, 2014
WALDA S. (WALLY) KENNEDY
1923 – 2014
Walda S. (Wally) Kennedy was born in Taunton, Massachusetts on November 2, 1923. Her parents, Michael Susol and Marianne (Piuro) Susol, had immigrated to the United States from Poland/The Ukraine. Her mother passed away when she was less than a year old, so she and her sister Jean were raised solely by their...
Margaret A. Heller
Feb 8, 2014
Margaret A. Heller, age 86, of Montrose, died February 8, 2014 at the University Hospital in Aurora, Colorado. Margaret was born February 17, 1927 to Helmuth and Ester (Cody) Koch in Hillside, Colorado. She married Dave O. Heller on June 2, 1945 and he preceded her in death.
Survivors include three sons, Vernon, Larry and Terry Keller; brothers, Chester...
Joy Wyatt (Williams)
Feb 5, 2014
Joy (Williams) Wyatt
August 13, 1956 ~ February 5, 2014
Joy Wyatt, age 57, went to be with her Lord and Savior on February 5, 2014. Joy was born August 13, 1956 to Roger Lewis and Lila (Collins) Williams at Montrose, Colorado. She grew up in Norwood where she graduated high school then went to college in Riverside California...
Mattie Lou Leonard
Feb 4, 2014
Mattie Lou Leonard, age 80, of Delta, Colorado died Tuesday morning, February 4, 2014 at Colorow Care Center in Olathe. Mattie was born July 20, 1933 to George Walter and Margaret (Hester) Young. As a young child they moved back and forth from California to Colorado. The 2nd move to Colorado was just before her grade school years. Mattie and...
William 'Bill' Wesley Butterfield
Feb 3, 2014
William “Bill” Wesley Butterfield of Olathe passed away on February 3, 2014, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction after a brief illness. Bill was born on November 29, 1927, in Olathe to Rolla Laverne and Edith Eva (Anderson) Butterfield. He was the youngest of five children. He was a brother to Laverne John, Arlene Eva, Robert Lee, and Fern...
George John Rosar
Jan 29, 2014
George John Rosar
January 16, 1922 ~ January 29, 2014
George John Rosar, of Montrose, died January 29, 2014 at Valley Manor Care Center in Montrose at the age of 92. George was born January 16, 1922 to George and Mary Elizabeth (Lewis) Rosar in Superior, Wisconsin. He spent his childhood and graduated from high school in Minneapolis, Minnesota. George...
Maria Elena Burton
Jan 26, 2014
Maria Elena Burton
December 14, 1961 ~ January 26, 2014
Maria Elena Burton passed away Sunday, January 26, 2014 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her family and went peacefully. Elena was born in Montrose on December 14, 1961 but grew up and spent the first half of her life in Ouray. Elena was known as...
Lois Jane Stitt (Long)
Jan 22, 2014
Lois Jane Stitt
December 2, 1930 ~ January 22, 2014
Lois Jane Stitt, daughter of Hardin O. and Mamie Long was born December 2, 1930, at Delcarbon, Colorado in Huerfano County, and died January 22, 2014 at Montrose, Colorado. In 1945, her family moved to the North Fork Valley where her father worked as a coal miner at Bowie and...
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