Obituaries

Aug 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 silliness. We remember you and your projects; in beds and rings and dust-covered toad goats....

Jul 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.

Thomas went into the Navy for two years.  He then graduated with a BA from Santa...

Jul 30, 2023

Gerald “Jerry” Lee Kirkpatrick went to be with his Lord and Savior peacefully on July 30, 2023 after a long struggle with Alzheimers.

A deeply religious and generous man, Jerry was involved in the Christian church his entire adult life, giving to churches, schools and religious organizations, generally anonymously. He cared deeply for extended family while also tending diligently for...

Jul 28, 2023

Carla Jean Giron age 84 of Delta, CO passed away on July 28, 2023 surrounded by family in her home.

She was born to Mildred Cramer and Robert Bartley on March 30, 1939.

Jean was a lifelong resident of Delta, CO.

Jean loved life and she made the best of every day. She loved her family dearly, and would help...

Jul 25, 2023

William “Bill” Charles Gray, age 70, of Olathe, CO, passed away Tuesday, July 25, 2023, at his home in Olathe, CO where he lived with his wife Sandy.

Bill was born on July 3, 1953, in Norwood, CO to Lloyd Harvey Gray and Beverly Traynor Gray. He moved to Olathe early on in his life where he attended Olathe Elementary,...

Jul 24, 2023

Edith Emily Barlow (Roderick)

My mother Edith (Edie) passed away July 24, 2023, at Montrose Regional Health after a short illness. She was the daughter of Alonzo Darling and Ethelynne Margaret Darling who predeceased her. It would be very difficult to compress 99 wonderful years into these few words, but I’ll try. Edie was born May 30, 1924 and lived...

Jul 23, 2023

Thelma Freel Campbell

Thelma Rose Freel Campbell passed from our world July 23, 2023, at age 94.  Thelma was born near Cedar (Disappointment Valley), Colorado on May 11, 1929.  She was the second of three children born to Richard Freel (age 48) and Lydia Wilemon (age 21).

Thelma lived most of her life in western Colorado as a child, wife,...

Jul 23, 2023

Noah “Lee” Hensley, Sr.

March 19, 1931 – July 23, 2023

Noah “Lee” Hensley, Sr., 92, a resident of Olathe for 55 years, passed away at his home surrounded by his family on July 23, 2023.

Lee was born March 19, 1931, in the coal mining community of Cary, Kentucky to parents James and Betsy Hensley. Lee was the seventh...

Jul 22, 2023

Jul 19, 2023

Shirley Jean Pitman (Kuper), 94, of Montrose, passed away peacefully in her home on July 19, 2023.

Shirley was born in Lennox, South Dakota, on March 15th, 1929 to Dick and Hilka Kuper.  She was the second oldest of eight children. Shirley attended school in Lennox and was her high school class valedictorian.  She had a love of poetry and...

Jul 18, 2023

Jul 16, 2023

Barbara Jo Piatt

January 17, 1982 – July 16, 2023

Barbara was a cherished wife, mother, and aunt. Barbara passed away July 16, 2023 in Montrose hospital.

Barbara enjoyed being on the ranch, horseback riding, side by siding, camping, and fishing with her boys. Barbara was born January 17, 1982. She grew up in the Montrose Olathe area and graduated...

Jul 15, 2023

Robert (Bob) Sturgeon

January 14, 1936 – July 15, 2023

Robert (Bob) Sturgeon of Delta, Colorado passed away at Willow Tree Care Center in Delta, Co on July 15, 2023. Bob was born on the family farm near Olathe, Co on January 14, 1936 to N.C. and Katie Sturgeon, the fifth of six children.

Bob married his high school sweetheart...

Jul 14, 2023

Birdie E. Hatter

06/05/1942   07/14/2023

Birdie E. Hatter went to be with our Lord God on July 14, 2023, surrounded by her loving family.

Born to Joseph Y. and Helen V. Brown, Birdie was the youngest of 10 children. She was the only remaining sibling.

Birdie lived a full and adventurous life and never missed a chance to tell her...

Jul 14, 2023

Bonnie Sue Andrew (Flanigan), 81, of Montrose passed away peacefully in Grand Junction on July 14th, 2023. Bonnie was born in Montrose, Colorado on May 30th, 1942 to Fred and Wilma (Flowers) Flanigan. Bonnie grew up in Montrose and graduated from Montrose High School. She then married Gene DeVincentis and had two children, Gina and Kevin DeVincentis. Later in life...

Jul 13, 2023

Dale Benjamin Rider died at home in his recliner on July 13, 2023. He was born on January 11, 1933 in Alpine Texas to Nora (Dopp) Rider and Clay Thomas Rider. The family moved back home to Montrose when Dale was 9 years old, due to his father’s ill health. After Clay passed in 1942, his mother Nora married Floyd...

Jul 12, 2023

David Edward McOmie “Homie” age 73, died July 12, 2023, at his Olathe, CO home with his family by his side. Dave was born August 8, 1949, in Salt Lake City to Doris and Edward McOmie.

He was the only son of 4 children. In 1969, the U.S. Army called on Dave where he served in Vietnam until honorably discharged...

Jul 11, 2023

Frances (Fran) I. Ambold

April 5, 1934, to July 11, 2023

Fran Ambold peacefully passed away on July 11, 2023, in Montrose CO.  Fran was born on April 5, 1934 in Blackwater, Missouri to Wesley Kennedy and Lillie May Lock.   The Kennedy family moved to Silverton, CO where Fran grew up and went to school.   Fran met her husband John...

Jul 9, 2023

Donald Peter Cram

Donald Peter Cram died suddenly of natural causes in Montrose on July 9, 2023. He was 62.

Donald was born in Waynesboro, VA on November 25, 1960 To Margaret and Kenneth Cram, and lived for much of his childhood in Syracuse, NY. He received a B.A. Mathematics from Wesleyan University, an M.B.A. from Yale University, an M.A....

Jul 9, 2023

Gloria Jean Holley

October 28, 1943 – July 9, 2023

Gloria was born in Mesa, AZ on October 28, 1943, to Carter Glade and Myrtle Ellen Matthews. She was the last of 5 children and the only daughter.

At the age of 21, in 1964, she married the love of her life, Dennis Wayne Holley. In 1967, they made the...