Richard John Friend
Feb 5, 2021
RICHARD JOHN FRIEND (5/29/1946 – 2/05/2021)
Richard Friend was born on May 29, 1946 in Camden, New Jersey to Catherine and Paul Friend. He attended Camden Catholic Schools until he enlisted in The United States Marine Corp in 1963. He was awarded two Good Conduct Medals and The National Defense Medal while serving. He received an Honorable Discharge...
Alice M Zahniser (Devincentis)
Feb 3, 2021
August 11, 1936-February 3, 2021 (age 84)
Alice M. Zahniser was born to Dan and Lucy DeVincentis on August 11, 1936 in Sams, Colorado, near Ouray, and passed away peacefully on February 3, 2021 at Valley Manor Care Center in Montrose. Alice, from the very tender age of 13, was very spiritually inclined and was baptized. Throughout her entire...
Benjamin Paul Cisneros
Feb 3, 2021
Benjamin Paul Cisneros died Feb. 3, 2021. Paul was born Nov. 21, 1930 in Montrose, CO to Amarante and Barbara (Ulibarri) Cisneros.
Paul served in the U.S. Navy for four years from 1950 to 1954 during the Korean war, aboard the U.S.S. Cacapon as a radio petty officer.
Paul was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church. He retired from...
David Allan Slaker
Feb 3, 2021
DAVID ALLAN SLAKER – ARMY VETERAN
David Allan Slaker, age 88, a resident of Montrose, Colorado for many years, passed away on February 3, 2021 due to COVID-19 complications. He is survived by his wife Gloria Jean Slaker; his son Jeffrey Slaker and wife Lisa of Headland, AL; daughter Jill (Slaker) McGee and her husband Mike of Johnstown, CO; five...
Jean Lee Vader (Mcgregor)
Jan 31, 2021
Jean Lee Vader February 24, 1932 – January 31, 2021
Jean Lee Vader, 88, peacefully passed away on January 31, 2021 at Valley Manor Nursing Home in Montrose, CO. She was born on February 24, 1932 to John Albert McGregor and La Veta Foreman McGregor. She grew up on the McGregor family ranch in Powderhorn, attended high school in Gunnison,...
Learlene (Leah) Webber Quine (Davis)
Jan 30, 2021
Learlene “Leah” Webber Quine
Learlene “Leah” Webber Quine passed away peacefully at home on January 30, 2021 with her husband Thomas Quine by her side. Leah was born on April 4, 1950 in Portland, Oregon the daughter of Garland Dee Davis and Lois Bingham Davis. Leah was proceeded in death by her first husband William O. Webber, a daughter Kennia...
Pastor Samuel King Detwiler
Jan 29, 2021
Pastor Samuel King Detwiler, 69, died January 29,2021 in Grand Junction, CO after a seven week battle with Covid 19. Samuel was the husband of Dr. Floy Ditmars Detwiler, who was his constant Christian supporter and cherished companion.
Samuel was born in Phoenixville, PA to the late Samuel S. Detwiler and Dorothy King Detwiler. He graduated from Ottawa University, Ottawa...
Magdalena (Ann) Labrum (Delgado)
Jan 28, 2021
Magdalena (Ann) Labrum daughter of J.R. Rogers and Angela Delgado was born on June 16, 1943 in Lampasas, Texas. Heaven received another angel when she passed away peacefully January 28, 2021 while surrounded by her loved ones at her daughter’s home in South Carolina.
Annie grew up in Mineral Wells Texas before marrying Arthur Labrum who she had met while...
Vernon Dunham
Jan 27, 2021
Vernon Dunham of Montrose, CO passed away January 27, 2021 at the age of 84.
Vernon was born to Virgil and Ethel Dunham in Buena Vista, CO. He attended Delta High School and after graduating in 1954 signed up with the U.S. Army Reserves. In 1958 Vernon married the love of his life. He went active duty and during his...
Phyllis Marie Schuette (Coker)
Jan 22, 2021
Phyllis Marie (Coker) Schuette passed away at Valley Manor Care Center in Montrose Colorado due to COVID-19 on January 22, 2021 at the age of 85.
Phyllis is survived by her children, Brenda (Mike) Behne of The Woodlands, TX, Larry (Tonnie) Schuette of Boise City, OK; Cathy (Michael) Yeaman of Norman, OK, and Leslie Schuette of Oklahoma, 14 grandchildren and...
Harvey Lee (Buckshot) Harrison
Jan 22, 2021
Harvey Lee “Buckshot” Harrison
August 2, 1932 – January 22, 2021
Harvey Lee “Buckshot” Harrison, passed away at the age of 88. on January 22, 2021 at Willow Tree Care Center in Delta, Colorado, He was born on August 2, 1932 in Montrose, Colorado to Louie and Alice O’Neill Harrison. Buckshot spent most of his life working around, and...
Helen (Kay) Omernik (Spafford)
Jan 22, 2021
Helen “Kay” Omernik
Helen “Kay” (Spafford) Omernik passed away with loved ones by her side Jan. 22, 2021.
Kay was born Feb. 15, 1931, in Northern Wisconsin to Frank and Agnes Spafford. Agnes died in childbirth with Kay; she and her four surviving siblings were raised by their maternal grandparents, Andrew and Agnes Kennedy of Shell Lake, Wisc.
Kay...
Kurt Allen Haugland
Jan 19, 2021
Kurt Allen Haugland went to be with the Lord on January 19, 2021. He was surrounded by his family and the incredible staff at Montrose Memorial Hospital.
Kurt was born December 16, 1980, the second of twins and youngest of four. He grew up in central Wisconsin and graduated high school in 1999. After high school, Kurt, along with rest...
Ermney Glanville
Jan 18, 2021
Ermney J. Glanville
July 9, 1933 – January 18, 2021
Ermney J. Glanville, age 87, of Montrose, Colorado, passed away January 18, 2021.
Ermney was a longtime resident of Silverton, Colorado. After her marriage to Gerald J. Glanville in 1950, she settled down with her husband in Silverton and raised two children. Ermney and her husband were caretakers for...
Marion Wilson (Bennett)
Jan 17, 2021
Marion Bennett Wilson, 92, of Montrose, Colorado, formerly from Smithfield, Virginia passed away on the 17th of January 2021. She was born to parents Marion S. Bennett and Ruby Louise Coleman, on the 26th of June 1928 in Smithfield, Virginia.
Marion was raised in Norfolk but spent much of her childhood in Smithfield visiting family. She often recalled the wonderful...
Mary Geneva Sproles (Chisum)
Jan 15, 2021
Long time Olathe resident, Mary Geneva Sproles died January 15, 2021 at the age of
Born on December 12, 1919, in Binger Oklahoma. Geneva was the daughter of John William and Zelma Chisum. The family moved to Texas when Geneva was just a year old.
Geneva Married Kinard Truman Sproles on November 6, 1935 in Rogers New Mexico when she...
Mildred Laverne Miller
Jan 15, 2021
Mildred Laverna Miller
Mildred left this world to be with her Lord on January 15th 2021. She was a devoted wife, a loving Mother, a faithful friend and a good and kind woman. She touched the lives of many and helped to shape them through her example. She created a safe place for her children, her grand, great-grand and great-great-grandchildren...
Ralph Daniel Carver, Jr.
Jan 15, 2021
RALPH DANIEL CARVER JR passed away early Friday morning, January 15, 2021, at his home in Montrose, Colorado, with his family beside him as he met Jesus in Glory.
Ralph Jr was born October 7, 1932 in Denver, Colorado, to Ralph Daniel Carver and Beulah May Hill Carver. He was the oldest of three children. Ralph grew up in Denver...
Robert Allen Williams
Jan 15, 2021
On the morning of Friday, January 15, 2021, at San Juan Living Center, in Montrose, Colorado, with his wife at his side, Bob slipped his earthly bonds, as Jesus opened wide the gates of Heaven and escorted him to Glory.
Robert Allen Williams was born October 14, 1944, in Hastings, Nebraska, to Clarence Alton and Doris Eleanor (Moyer) Williams, the...
Gerald Hilterbrand, Sr.
Jan 11, 2021
Gerald Hilterbrand Sr.
Montrose resident Gerald Dean Hilterbrand Sr went home to be with his Lord on January 11, 2021 at San Juan Nursing Home. He was 90 years old.
There will be a visitation for friends on Thursday January 21, 2021 from 5:30 – 7:00 pm at Crippin Funeral Home Montrose, CO. The funeral will be held on Friday,...
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