Obituaries

Mar 29, 2022

Rodrick Cecil Sell

February 18,1938-March 29,2022

Rodrick Cecil Sell was born February 18,1938 in Lockerby, Utah to Frank and Ruth Sell. Rod has five siblings Tom Sell, Knollie Sell, Frances Lacky, Velma Aerts, and Teresa Jeanne Vigil.

Rod spent his early years in Ucola, Utah where he and his brothers had to haul water uphill from the creek for their...

Mar 27, 2022

Carol Ann (Shelly) Ray

December 16, 1933 – March 27, 2022

On December 16, 1933, Carol Ann (Shelly) Ray was born to Robert and Belle (Reed) Shelly at Kim, Colorado.

A resident of Montrose since 1951, Carol was the fourth of five living children, and the last survivor of her sisters and brothers. She was preceded in death by her...

Mar 25, 2022

Lucy Grossjan, 83, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 25, at the Mike and Kay Ferris Hospice Center (Hope West) in Grand Junction Colorado.  She was preceded in death by her Husband of forty-three years, John Grossjan, on December 25, 2008.

John was a plastics technology engineer, at Revell Models when they met.  Lucy was the switchboard-operator at Revell, who...

Mar 22, 2022

Gerald Thomas Pacler

March 23, 1954 – March 22, 2022

Gerald Thomas Pacler, age 68, passed away on March 22, 2022, at his residence in Montrose, Colorado

Gerald was born on March 23, 1954, in Detroit, Michigan to John and Agnes Pacler. He was raised in Warren, Michigan and he graduated from Warren Woods High School.

Gerald was a resident...

Mar 21, 2022

Beth (Rigby) Davis, died Monday, March 21, 2022 in Montrose, Colorado at the age of 87.

Dear Mother, Grandmother, Sister and Aunt…

Your passing yesterday from life here on earth to the next eternal life has given us the opportunity to come together as a loving family to once again share our memories, both joyous and sad.

We remember your...

Mar 16, 2022

Bernard Edward Duff 69, Montrose, Colorado passed away on March 16, 2022. Bernard was born in Barre, Vermont on August 15, 1952, to Mary E {Matthews) and Richard W Duff. He spent his childhood in Killingworth, Connecticut graduating from The Morgan School in Clinton, Connecticut.

Bernard Proudly served his country in the Army and was stationed in Germany. He was...

Mar 16, 2022

Callie Ann Ryser, 84 passed away on March 16, 2022 at the Hope West Hospice in Grand Junction. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 am on Thursday March 24, 2022 at Grace Community Church 16731 Woodgate Rd, Montrose, Co officiated by Calvin Schwarz. 

Callie was preceded in death by Parents, Hartwell (Cut) and Mertie White, Her twin sister...

Mar 16, 2022

DAVID CELLA

Dave Cella, loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend passed peacefully on March 16, 2022 at the age of 92 after a valiant fight with Alzheimers. He will be remembered for his sense of humor, and love of the outdoors.

Dave was born to Dave and Betty Cella on December 24, 1929 in Wallingford, Connecticut. After graduating high school,...

Mar 14, 2022

Lin Stiles beloved husband and father died Monday March 14th in Montrose Memorial Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. He was 74 years old.

Born in Murphy, NC March 6th he worked around the country doing many things including his work on Morrow Point Dam but found his lifelong work logging and driving truck in the mountains of Georgia and...

Mar 4, 2022

Robert “Robbie” Dean Black

Robert “Robbie” Black, 32, died March 4, 2022 in Montrose CO.  He was born December 18, 1989 at Fort Knox Kentucky, the son of Chad Black and Jodine Roberts Glover.

Robert was raised and went to school in Montrose.  He married Rae Loy in 2017 and they had two children together, Chesa and Ayden Black. They...

Mar 3, 2022

Kenneth Steven Tilton

Kenneth Steven “Steve” Tilton, 65, died peacefully Thursday, March 3, 2022, at his home in Telluride, Colorado.

Born in Alton, Illinois on January 29, 1957, he was the son of Cynthia J. (Thompson) and Kenneth C. Tilton.

Steve graduated from Alton Senior High School. After attending the University of Illinois for one year, Steve transferred to Arizona...

Mar 3, 2022

Genevieve Louise Medina-Quintana

Was born in Durango, CO on March 03, 1939; in March of 1956 she married the love of her life, Tony B. Quintana in Aztec, New Mexico, re-locating to Silverton CO. and later moving to Montrose, CO where she lived most of her life. On March 3, 2022 with her family all around her, she made her...

Mar 3, 2022

Wanda L. Schneider

  Wanda Laura Schneider, 94, of Montrose, passed away peacefully on March 3, 2022, at Montage Creek in Montrose surrounded in love by family.  Wanda was born May 13, 1927, in Canon City, CO to Rexford and Alta Reed.  She spent her childhood in Canon City and graduated from Canon City High School in 1945.  After...

Mar 1, 2022

Feb 26, 2022

Longtime Norwood resident, Ralph Joseph Weaver, passed away on February 26, 2022, at his home. Ralph was born on May 11, 1935, in Mancos, Colorado to Joe and Lucille Weaver. Ralph attended school in both Rico and Telluride before graduating from Telluride High School.

Following school, Ralph enlisted in the Air Force and served for four years stationed in Japan...

Feb 25, 2022

Gwen T. M. Serra

Gwendolyn Theresa Marie Serra passed away on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction after a long battle with Calciphylaxis and kidney disease.  Gwen was born August 21, 1931 in Cripple Creek, Colorado to Richard and Lois Leber.  Both of her parents came from hard rock mining families and Richard was a...

Feb 24, 2022

 

Ralph “Leroy” Hart went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 24, 2022, at home surrounded by his family.

Leroy was born on June 10, 1932, in Shattuck, OK, to Ralph and Hannah (Stewart) Hart. Leroy lived in Shattuck until he was 8 years old when he and the family  moved to Cahone, Colorado.

Leroy married the...

Feb 24, 2022

Lois Ellen Anderson (née Baker) passed away on February 24, 2022 in Montrose, Colorado. She was 96 years old.

Lois was born to Thomas Frank Baker and Ethel Baker on November 30, 1925 in Olathe Colorado and spent her entire life in Olathe and Montrose.  After briefly attending Colorado A&M College (now Colorado State), Wallace “Wally” Anderson returned from World...

Feb 20, 2022

William (Bill) Lewis Hensley, 73, passed away on February 20, 2022, peacefully at his home in Montrose, Colorado. He was born on April 24,1948 in Rushville, Nebraska to W. Ganz and Betty (Haslow) Hensley.

Bill grew up and graduated from Gordon High School in Gordon, Nebraska in 1966. After high school he joined the Army in 1970-1976, achieving E6 status....

Feb 19, 2022

Lydia Trujillo of Ouray, Colorado, passed away on February 19th in her home surrounded by her children and many members of their families.  She was 94 years old.

Lydia was born in Abiquiu, New Mexico, to Rafael and Gregorita Jaramillo on January 9th 1928. When Lydia was about 7 years old, she moved to Montrose, Colorado, with her father and...