Charlotte Kay Bradburn (Flohr)
May 5, 2022
Charlotte Kay Bradburn was a caring wife, Mother, Grandmother, and friend. She left this world on May 5th at the young age of 63. The battle with Alzheimer’s and Dementia is finally over.
She was born to Ira and AnnaLee Flohr on July 18th, 1958. After graduating from Ridgway Schools in 1976, she married the love of her life, Paul...
Arthur (Curtis) Robinson
May 1, 2022
Arthur “Curtis” Robinson
October 31, 1933 – May 1, 2022
He was known to his friends as Curt, and was born 88 years ago in Blanca, a small town in Costilla County, found in the San Luis Valley near the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. One of five children, he was raised in humble surroundings in an old farmhouse with no...
Linda Joyce Hudges
Apr 29, 2022
Linda Joyce Hudgens 69 passed away April 29, 2022, at Montrose Memorial Hospital with loved ones by her side.
Linda fought a long 5-year battle with ovarian and Lung cancer. Linda was born in her family home in Cedaredge CO, Nov 7th,1952, to Arthur Gregg Scott and Mary Elizabeth (Harding) Scott where she was raised. Linda graduated from Cedaredge High...
Kenneth Eugene Lorenzen
Apr 29, 2022
After a long illness, Kenneth Eugene Lorenzen, 65, of Montrose County passed away at his home, April 29, 2022, with his wife of 42 years, Sharon, by his side. He was born November 30, 1956 in Evansville, IN, but his family soon relocated to Memphis, TN where Kenneth grew up and lived until retiring in Montrose, CO.
Kenneth was a...
Marilyn Mae Shumate (Dewhirst)
Apr 28, 2022
Marilyn Mae Shumate, 93, passed peacefully from natural causes with family by her side at Montrose Regional Health and went to be with our heavenly Father on April 28, 2022.
Marilyn was born on March 10th, 1929, to Dr. And Mrs. Paul Andrew Dewhirst in Fullerton, California. She graduated from the University of Southern California School of Dental Hygiene and...
Emilia (Millie) G Pavlich (Ferraro)
Apr 27, 2022
Emilia “Millie” G. Pavlich entered into eternal life on April 27, 2022. She was born on July 30, 1930 to immigrant parents Emilio Ferraro and Gertrude (Lennerz) Ferraro. Raised in the small coal mining town of Cokedale, CO, Millie was taught from an early age the need for a strong faith in God, the importance of strong family bonds, and...
Edward Hecht
Apr 26, 2022
Edward Hecht
Edward Hecht, 92, passed away peacefully at the Hope West Hospice Care Center in Grand Junction on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. He was surrounded by his wife of 68 years and many family members. Edward was born in Montrose to Alfonso and Pauline Hecht. He was the oldest of nine children. Ed grew up in Montrose with...
John Alton Malone, Jr.
Apr 26, 2022
John Alton Malone, Jr. was born to John and Ava Malone on August 2, 1940 and raised on a working ranch in Tarkington, Texas. He was the youngest of three children.
After graduating from Tarkington High School, John worked part-time while attending college. He graduated from Wharton Junior College in 1960 with an Associate’s Degree in Engineering and Lamar University...
Jay Grant
Apr 26, 2022
Jay Grant (1935-2022)
Jay Grant—a devoted husband, father, friend and lover of life—passed away peacefully in his sleep April 26, 2022, at his home in Montrose. He was 86.
“I’ve had a great life, except for a few minutes in 1966,” he would say with sly smile and a sparkle in his blue eyes. Those minutes involved a near-fatal...
Walter (Bud) H Mcdonald
Apr 25, 2022
Former Lake City resident Bud McDonald died at Montrose, Colorado, age 87, after several years’ ill health on April 25, 2022, with his daughter, Christine, by his side. He had an eclectic career which included multiple terms as Lake City Mayor in the 1970s.
McDonald came from a ranching background, first at Powderhorn as a teenager and later at Camp...
Curtis J. Ray
Apr 24, 2022
Curtis J. Ray
Curtis J. Ray was born to Robert L. and Maxine B. (Heiman) Ray in Kansas City, MO on November 7, 1950. He joined a sister, Linda “Echo” Ray. Curtis graduated from Southeast High School in 1968, then attended the University of Missouri where he majored in music. Although he loved music, he changed his major to Psychology,...
Jacob Elbert Vorhies
Apr 23, 2022
JACOB ELBERT VORHIES
Born: May 12, 1936 Died: April 23, 2022
Jacob Vorhies passed away April 23, 2022 at his home in Montrose, Colorado under hospice care following a recent hospitalization for pneumonia. In lieu of services, there will be a Celebration of Life for family and friends to gather together in remembrance sometime later in the summer near Woodland...
Jonathan Wright Sapp
Apr 21, 2022
Jonathan Wright Sapp
29 November 1971 – 21 April 2022
Jonathan Wright Sapp (Jon), 50, passed away in Norwood, Colorado, on 21 April 2022. Jon, the son of Colonel Edwin G. Sapp (USAF, Ret) and the former Ellagene Johnson, was born in Washington, D.C., raised in Bowie, Maryland, and has lived in Norwood for the past two decades, where he...
Michael Suedekum
Apr 21, 2022
Michael Suedekum, age 44, passed away peacefully on April 21, 2022 at the San Juan Cancer Center with his wife Zelfa May by his side after a 3.5 year heroic battle with melanoma cancer.
Born February 27, 1978 in Denver, Colorado and graduated from Pomona High School in Arvada, Co.
Michael met the love of his life, Zelfa May, September,...
Joseph English, Jr.
Apr 19, 2022
Joseph English Jr. passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by family on April 19, 2022. Joe was born on September 8, 1946, to Joe and Frances (Frazier) English in Montrose Colorado at the family home. He graduated from Montrose High School in 1964 and went on to work building the Morrow Point Dam. Joe married Ardis Silvers in 1966...
Hilario (Joe) A Martinez
Apr 18, 2022
Hilario (Joe) A. Martinez, passed away on Monday, April 18, 2022, peacefully at home accompanied by his family in Montrose, Colorado. He was 93.
Rosary will be held on Friday, April 29th, at Crippin Funeral home from 5:00pm -7:00pm with viewing. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 30th, at 10:00am at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with final resting place...
John (Jack) Hobaugh
Apr 9, 2022
John “Jack” Hobaugh, a Montrose Colorado resident for 58 years, died on April 9, 2022 at the home of his son, Howard Hobaugh in Kirtland, NM. He was 93 years old and born on July 22, 1928.
His Funeral Service will be held at Victory Baptist Church, 2890 N. Townsend, Montrose, CO. The service will be on Tuesday, April 19th...
Delores Ann Spor (Emert)
Apr 8, 2022
DELORES ANN (EMERT) SPOR
10-11-1946 TO 4-8-2022
Delores Ann was born at Hermiston, Oregon, into the family of Phill Gerald Emert and Barbara May Follett. She was raised in the Ione, Oregon area, along with her older brother Philip (Skip) and younger brother Robert and younger sister Connie.
After graduation from High School, Delores continued her education with a Diploma...
William Dale Fries
Apr 1, 2022
William Dale Fries, age 93, of Ouray, Colorado. Passed away om April 1, 2022, at his residence in Ouray, Colorado. Mr. Fries was an artist and songwriter known as C.W. McCall.
A private family service will be held. Memorial contributions may be made to Ouray County Search and Rescue, www.ouraymountainrescue.com for donation information
Crippin Funeral Home in Montrose, Colorado...
Travis Michael Maddox
Mar 31, 2022
Travis Michael Maddox, age 44, passed away from a sudden fatal medical event while enjoying a loving dinner with his wife and son vacationing on March 31, 2022.
Travis was born in Athens, Georgia on May 14, 1978, to Michael and Celeste Maddox. Travis grew up in Catawba County North Carolina and attended Bandy’s High School. After high school he...
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