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Sandra C Jefferson (Erickson)

Sandra C Jefferson (Erickson)

May 4, 2023

Sandra C. Jefferson September 13, 1937 – May 4, 2023

Montrose – Sandra C. Jefferson, age 85, of Montrose, Colorado passed away Thursday, May 4, 2023 at Elk Ridge Skilled Nursing Facility. Sandra was born September 13, 1937 in Hannibal, MO. To Edwin Sand Dorothy C (Mulhern) Erickson. She attended Hannibal High School.

On January 14, 1956 Sandra married William...

Joann Jeffcoat (Locke)

Joann Jeffcoat (Locke)

May 4, 2023

JoAnn Jeffcoat, 89, of Montrose, Colorado passed away on May 4th under Hospice care.  She was born January 22, 1934, in Pilot Point, Texas to Walter and Avis Locke.

JoAnn met her beloved husband, Marion, when she was just 15 years old.  After just a few short months of dating, Marion proposed, and they married on November 12, 1949.  Marion...

Joan Mardell Elliott (Bryant)

Joan Mardell Elliott (Bryant)

Apr 27, 2023

Joan Mardell Elliott, our beautiful mother was set free from her earthly toils on April 27, 2023, in the comfort of her own home at the age of 86. She was born Joan Mardell Bryant on November 7, 1936, in Montrose and started her life on Iron Springs Mesa homestead with her mom, Carrie M. Kestner Bryant and her Daddy,...

Carl Joseph Bollinger

Carl Joseph Bollinger

Apr 22, 2023

Carl Joseph Bollinger born June 8, 1932, on a farm in Timber Lake, South Dakota, passed away surrounded by family on April 22, 2023, in Puyallup, Washington.

A beloved son, brother, husband, father, uncle, grandfather and great-grandfather, Carl grew up a “country boy” in South Dakota attending a one room schoolhouse that if asked said, “he had to walk uphill...

Stacie Brown (Riley)

Stacie Brown (Riley)

Apr 22, 2023

Stacie Riley Brown 52 passed away at Montrose Regional Health on the morning of April 22, 2023. Services will be held at Circle 3 Cowboy Fellowship (C3CF) (62885 LaSalle Rd. Montrose, CO 81401) Friday, May 5th at 4:00 PM with refreshments to follow.

Stacie was born in Warren Ohio on November 4th, 1970, to proud parents Edward (Dan) and Bonnie...

Alicia Brooke Major

Alicia Brooke Major

Apr 21, 2023

Alicia Brooke Major

Our precious Alicia (Allie) Brooke Major passed away to be with our Heavenly Father. Allie was born in Montrose, Colorado on July 31st, 1998, to Felisia and Steve Major. She lived in Montrose until she passed away on April 21st, 2023, surrounded by loved ones.

Our sweet Allie was born with a rare disability that gave her...

Joe Harrison

Joe Harrison

Apr 20, 2023

Joe Harrison, 49 passed away at his home of natural causes on April 20, 2023. He was born on October 4, 1973 in Montrose, Colorado. He was raised in Montrose by his dad, Dean and Mom Tracy. Joe graduated from Montrose High School in 1992 as a proud Indian!

Joe was a great man with many talents. He loved his...

Eudulia (Abuela" Molina (Pancho)

Eudulia (Abuela" Molina (Pancho)

Apr 18, 2023

Eudulia “Abuela” Pancho Molina

May 5th, 1959 – April 18th, 2023

Eudulia Pancho Molina, Age 63, passed away on April 18th, 2023 surrounded by her loved ones.

Eudulia was better known as “Abuela” for her loving spirit and eagerness to nurture and feed everyone she met. She had so much love for life, and everything was ‘beautiful’ to her. There...

Victoria (Vicky) Lee Lehmann (Westerman)

Victoria (Vicky) Lee Lehmann (Westerman)

Apr 17, 2023

Victoria (Vicky) Lee Lehmann, age 79, passed away unexpectedly on April 17, 2023.  She was a resident of Montrose for 26 years.

Vicky was born on June 6, 1943, in Miami Beach, Florida to PFC Ambrose C. Westerman and Margaret Smith Westerman and spent her childhood in Iola, Kansas.  She attended Enterprise Academy in Kansas and furthered her education at...

Elizabeth Jean Gilleece (Nelson)

Elizabeth Jean Gilleece (Nelson)

Apr 16, 2023

Elizabeth Jean Bull Gilleece passed away peacefully on April 16, 2023 at age of 91, at Valley Manor Care Center in Montrose, Co.

Jean was born March 7, 1932 at the family ranch on Surface Creek in Cedaredge to Earnest A. Bull and Dorothy A. Nelson.  After graduating from the Delta County schools, she attended Colorado Mechanical and Agricultural college,...

Patricia June Brown (Littlejohn)

Patricia June Brown (Littlejohn)

Apr 16, 2023

 

Patricia June Brown (Littlejohn) age 82, passed away April 16, 2023 at Hope West in Grand Junction Colorado. She was born February 12, 1941 in Nucla Colorado to June Lillie Littlejohn (Rice) and Ivan Ellsworth (John) Littlejohn.

She graduated from Nucla High School in 1959 and completed one year of college at Western State College in Gunnison Colorado....

Lynette Kay Clements (Barrett)

Lynette Kay Clements (Barrett)

Apr 15, 2023

Lynette Kay Clements

March 18, 1939 – April 15, 2023

The Lord took Lynette Kay Clements home on Saturday, April 15, 2023, at Elk Ridge Health and Rehab with family by her side. She was 84 years old.

Lynette was born March 18, 1939 in Quinter, Kansas to Fred Rufus Barrett and Velma Vivian Blackwell.

She lived in Quinter until...

Jeffrey John Passehl

Jeffrey John Passehl

Apr 14, 2023

On the evening of April 14th, 2023, in Telluride, Colorado, Jeffrey John Passehl left this world at the age of 60.

Jeff was born in Colorado Springs on December 7th, 1962, to his mother Gloria Drobnick (Smith) and father, Larry Passehl. His brother, Kevin, was born just over a year later.  When he was 3, the family moved to Montrose,...

David W Kaufmann

David W Kaufmann

Apr 11, 2023

David W Kaufmann passed away peacefully in his home on April 11th at the age of 79 with his wife of 59 years by his side. Born on September 13th, 1943 to Rev. Elmer W and Edna M Kaufmann of Phoenix, Az, David was a long term resident of Prescott, Az, where he raised a loving family. After retiring from...

Daniel R. Morgan

Daniel R. Morgan

Apr 9, 2023

Daniel R. Morgan

Daniel Ralph Morgan was born in Nucla, Colorado on December 22, 1931 to Frank L. and Mary E. (Ainsworth) Morgan.  He was raised on Second Park and talked most about the good and simple life they lived there and the adventures he and his best friend, Vernon Impson, had when they were teenagers.  It’s amazing that those...

Mildred (Mickey) Joane Cox (Culver)

Mildred (Mickey) Joane Cox (Culver)

Apr 7, 2023

Mildred “Mickey” Joane Culver Cox

01/10/47 to 04/07/23

 

Mickey was born in Montrose Colorado to Ralph Cleo and Minnie Mae Culver on January 10, 1947. She was part of a large family where she was the third youngest of eleven children. Mickey was very close to her family and enjoyed spending time with them. She went to school in...

Darren (Chief) Jacket

Darren (Chief) Jacket

Apr 6, 2023

Darren Jacket or Chief age 64, passed away on April 6th, 2023 in Montrose Colorado.   The service will be at Crippin Funeral Home on Tuesday April 11, 2023 at 1:00pm.   The service will be officiated by Justin Williams, burial will be at Grand View Cemetery and the celebration of life will be at River Bottom Park following.

Darren Jacket was...

Maureen A Funston (Ranger)

Maureen A Funston (Ranger)

Apr 4, 2023

Maureen A Funston, age 85, died peacefully on April 4, 2023 in Grand Junction.

Maureen was born Sep. 26, 1937 to Maurice and Ruth (Borrevik) Ranger in Oregon City, Ore.  When Maureen was 12, her mother passed away after a lengthy illness, and Maureen and her younger brother David, spent the majority of their childhood boarding with various relatives throughout...

Madeline Mary Abruzzese

Madeline Mary Abruzzese

Apr 1, 2023

On April 1, 2023, Madeline Mary Abruzzese, lovingly known by many as Maddy, passed away peacefully at age 85 around beloved family after a hard-fought battle with small cell lung cancer. She was always a fighter and had previously beat breast cancer over 20 years ago. After being diagnosed with lung cancer in May 2022 she underwent chemotherapy and radiation...

Porfirio Cebedeo Tafoya

Porfirio Cebedeo Tafoya

Mar 27, 2023

Porfirio Cebedeo Tafoya was peacefully called home to reunite with his Heavenly family on March 27, 2023, in the comfort of his home.

Porfy was preceded in death by his parents, his beloved wife Lillian, his sister Dorothy, his sons Tino, Vincent, and Richard, and his infant daughter Mary Margaret. He is survived by his sisters Alice, Celestina, Frances, Connie...

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