Obituaries

Jan 14, 2022

Michael Roy Walker Sr.

February 24, 1957 – January 14, 2022

Michael Roy Walker Sr., age 64, of Montrose, passed away on Friday, January 14th. Mike was born in Sweet Home, Oregon and was the second of four boys born to Bill and Jean Walker.

The family moved to Colorado when the boys were young and that is where he...

Jan 14, 2022

Elvin Gray Parker Jr. passed away January 14, 2022, peacefully in his home surrounded by love at the age of 66, after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Elvin was born November 29, 1955, in Baltimore Maryland to Joyce Tyndall and Elvin Gray Parker Sr. Earning him the childhood nickname Junior that sticks to this day. At a young age...

Jan 13, 2022

Gary Barks passed away January 13, 2022 at home surrounded by his loving family after a brief battle with a rare form of cancer.

He was born July 27, 1964 in Delta to Harry and Lillian Souther Barks.  He attended school in Montrose where he met the love of his life. He and Patti Steele were married July 3, 1981.

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Jan 12, 2022

OBITUARY: Lucille LeClere

Effie Lucille LeClere, age 92, passed away peacefully in her home, Wednesday evening, January 12, 2022.

Lucille was born April 11, 1929, in Powell, Wyoming, to Harmen and Effie Schultz. She spent her early years on the family ranch in Sage Creek, Cody, Wyoming. On August 31, 1947, on his return from World War II stationed in...

Jan 5, 2022

Janice E. (Miller) Rule, 1939-2022

Janice E. (Miller) Rule, 82, passed away in her home on January 5, 2022, with her daughter and son by her side. Janice was born to Kenneth L. and Hazel D. Miller on May 8, 1939, in Loveland, Colorado. Janice grew up in Denver, Colorado, the eldest of four daughters.

She married her high school...

Jan 2, 2022

Krista Kay Scott (Chaney), 66, of Montrose, Colorado, passed away January 2nd, 2022 peacefully while in Montrose Regional Health Hospital with family members on all sides of her.  Krista was born in Denver, Colorado.  Krista moved to Norwood, CO in 1998 she landed on the Western Slope of Colorado where she married her husband in Grand Junction, CO.  She moved...

Jan 1, 2022

Murray Hutchinson 

  

Murray Hutchinson was fiercely loyal to his friends and family, and he lived his life without apology. He was born in East St. Louis, Illinois, on April 13, 1960, to Betty and Lloyd Hutchinson. 

  

Murray attended school in Nucla and graduated from the Job Corps in Colburn. Murray was lucky enough to find and marry the love of his life in his later years,...

Dec 27, 2021

Dec 26, 2021

Marcella Joyce Parker passed away at home on December 26, 2021.

Marcella was born to Joseph Urban Jr and Rose (Hulinsky) Urban on September 20, 1933 in Arcadia Nebraska.  She was raised on a farm and rode her horse several miles to the Myrtle township for school where she also pitched for the baseball team. She developed a great love...

Dec 25, 2021

Dorothy K. Partridge passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter, Karen Brady, on Christmas Day, 2021.  She was surrounded by her family and her dog, Sonny.

Dorothy was born on May 25, 1948 to Clarence and Ida Nerison in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.  She moved to southern California when she was 15 years old to live with her sister,...

Dec 25, 2021

Lena Martinez was born at the Delta Memorial Hospital on July 20, 1950. She passed away on December 25, 2021. Lena is survived by her husband Joe Martinez, her sister Donna Delancy and her brother Lauane Addis (Jeanne), her children Sondra (Shorty), Teri (Luis), Gary (Diana), Scott (DeAnna), Melody (Jeff), Tamara, and Yevette, her grandkids; Brandon (Taylor), Tasha, Angelica (Pancho),...

Dec 23, 2021

William “Shorty” A. Anstine

11/10/1941-12/23/2021

William was born on November 10, 1941 in Cortez, CO to Thelma and Arthur Anstine. He lived in Rico, CO until 1955 then he moved to Telluride, CO where he graduated high school in 1959.

After graduation, William joined the Navy and became a “UDT frogman” and was honorably discharged in 1963. William then married...

Dec 22, 2021

 

 

Shirley Ann (Benson) Chitwood

After many years of battling Alzheimer’s, Shirley Ann Chitwood, with family surrounding her, was taken home by Our Lord and Father, on December 22, 2021.

Shirley was born to Elza and Rosanna Benson on June 1, 1930.  While attending the Minnesota Bible College, she fell hopelessly in love with Stanley Ray Chitwood while ice ...

Dec 19, 2021

Keith Wayne Rusk, 74 of Montrose, CO passed away peacefully on December 19, 2021 with his family by his side.

Keith was born in Willmar, Minnesota on October 15, 1947 to Joe Rusk and Elaine (Fahlberg) Rusk.

He attended school in Minneapolis, MN to become a Court Reporter. He worked in Greeley, CO, Grand Junction, CO and eventually settling in...

Dec 19, 2021

Nina Lee Nelson Blackburn of Montrose died Dec. 19, 2021, at her home surrounded by members of her loving family. She was born Feb. 3, 1934 at her family home in Paonia, Colorado.

She married Warren Blackburn Feb. 28, 1954, in Hotchkiss, Colorado. Nina and Warren met at the Bell Creek Dance Hall in Hotchkiss.

She was a loving mother,...

Dec 18, 2021

Deborah D Hawk

January 3, 1949 ~ December 18, 2021

It is with great sorrow that the family of Deborah Hawk announces her untimely passing. She will be lovingly remembered by so many in this community for her kindness, generosity and wit. She touched the lives of so many people. There will never be another spirit quite like Deborah. She...

Dec 17, 2021

Johnathan Neil Smith

January 24, 1976 – December 17, 2021

Johnathan Neil Smith born January 24, 1976, in La Jara Colorado to Jim and Norene Smith of Sanford. John was 5th of 6 children. John graduated from Sanford high school in 1995. He then served a mission in Scotland for the church of Jesus Christ of latter-day saints, he returned...

Dec 17, 2021

Jonathan L Najar, September 16, 1969, to December 17, 2021. Jonathan was born to Teresa Arellano (Leyva) and Manuel Leyva. He lived in Montrose and Utah at a young age before moving back to Montrose. He was a graduate of Montrose High School.

He enjoyed the outdoors, watching his boys skateboard, fishing and many countless things. He loved working on...

Dec 17, 2021

Luella I. (Flowers) Bellgardt

 October 15, 1924 – December 17, 2021

 Luella went to her final home on Friday, December 17, 2021.  Luella was one of 10 children born to Abner and Anna Flowers of the Uncompahgre Valley.  She graduated from Montrose High School in 1943.

She married Albert H. Bellgardt in 1945, and they celebrated 48 years...

Dec 17, 2021

Michael D. Johnson, 76, of Montrose passed away peacefully on Friday December 17,2021 at the Hope West Ferris Hospice Care Center in Grand Junction.

Mike was born in Galesburg, Illinois. As a child he moved with his family to Colorado Springs,Colorado. He graduated from Wasson High School and attended Southern Colorado State College to become a mechanical draftsman. Mike returned...