Maria Baltazar
Dec 20, 2015
Maria Baltazar, age 77, of Montrose, died Sunday, December 20, 2015 at St. Mary’s Hospital and Medical Center in Grand Junction, Colorado. Crippin Funeral Home & Crematory, of Montrose is assisting the family.
Evan Bradley Raap
Dec 18, 2015
Evan Bradley Raap,
October 18, 1962 ~ December 18, 2015
Evan was born in Burlington, Iowa and graduated with honors from Davenport West High School in Davenport, Iowa. He was residing in Salt Lake City, Utah at the time of his death.
He is survived by his parents, Bob and Terry Raap of Montrose, Colorado. His daughter Brittany (Chase) Crenshaw...
Dorothy (Covault) Raney (Shoesmith)
Dec 18, 2015
Dorothy (Shoesmith) (Covault) Raney
November 15, 1922 ~ December 18, 2015
Dorothy passed away December 18, 2015 at the age of 93. She was born to Vinton and Maude (Martin) Shoesmith in 1922 Bear Grove, Iowa, and grew up in that area.
In 1942 she married Elmer Keith Covault and they had three sons. During their 50 year marriage,...
Dione L Duteil
Dec 18, 2015
Dione L. Duteil, age 53, of Montrose, died Friday evening, December 18, 2015 at Hospice Care Center in Grand Junction, Colorado. Crippin Funeral Home & Crematory, in Montrose, is assisting the family
Maria Kostetska
Dec 17, 2015
Maria Kostetska, age 51, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2015 at her daughter’s home in Grand Junction, Colorado. Crippin Funeral Home & Crematory, in Montrose is assisting the family.
Katy Doris Edmond (Mckinney)
Dec 17, 2015
Katy Doris Edmond
September 4, 1937 ~ December 17, 2015
Katy Doris Edmond, age 78, of Montrose, Colorado died December 17, 2015 at her home. Katy was born September 4, 1937 in Valley, North Carolina to William Tellis and Frances (Hughes) McKinney. She spent her childhood in Ohio and Colorado then graduating high school in Adams City, Colorado. ...
George Richard "Rick" Rowan
Dec 14, 2015
2George Richard “Rick” Rowan passed away Monday, Dec. 14, 2015, at Montrose Memorial Hospital. Rick was born December 13, 1938 in Montrose, Co to George and Maxine (McClanahan) Rowan. Rick grew up on a farm outside of Olathe, CO on California Mesa with his parents and his brother Dennis. He graduated Olathe High School in 1956. He married the love...
James Lee Mckee
Dec 14, 2015
James Lee McKee passed peacefully December 14, 2015 at Valley Manor Care Center at the age of 79. He was born December 7, 1936 in Rich Hill Missouri to Edna (Wheeler) McKee and William Burle McKee. He spent his childhood in Missouri.
In his early teens he moved to Colorado. Jim played baseball, football and basketball. He was an...
Gari Mae Pauli (Paul)
Dec 13, 2015
Gari Mae Pauli
November 3, 1957 ~ December 13, 2015
Gari Mae Pauli, age 58, took the Lord’s hand when he called on December 13, 2015 at San Juan Living Center in Montrose. Gari was born November 3, 1957 to Minel Mike and Elvie Mae (Johnson) Paul in Montrose, Colorado. Gari attended Mesa State College where she was...
Wendell (Bob) Robert Schaeffer
Dec 8, 2015
Wendell Robert (Bob) Schaeffer
11/16/1926-12/8/2015
Bob, age 89, died Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at Valley Manor Care Center. He was an only child born to Gertrude (Fehlman) and Roscoe Schaeffer on Nov. 16,1926 in Evanston, Ill. He grew up in Oklahoma City and after high school joined the Navy and served in WWII as a radio tech. After the...
Margot Beth Wurst
Dec 7, 2015
Margot Beth Wurst, age 63, of Montrose County, Colorado died Monday, December 7, 2015 at her home; after a five year battle with cancer. Margot was born in Albuquerque, NM on December 31, 1951 to Walter Kenneth and June Lucille (Pfeffer) Gieselman. She spent her childhood in Albuquerque, then Lakewood, Colorado and graduated from Jefferson High School there. Margot...
Benny Ray Underwood
Nov 21, 2015
Benny Ray Underwood
July 31, 1940 ~ November 21, 2015
Benny Ray Underwood, deceased Saturday, Nov.21,2015 approx.11:00 a.m. at his home in Montrose. Ben was a custom home builder with Monarch Construction in Montrose since 1972 and built many homes in Montrose and on Western Slope. He was born July 3, 1940 in Jet, Oklahoma to Melvin Herman Underwood...
Phyllis Lucille Anders (Dickerson)
Nov 20, 2015
Phyllis Lucille Anders
May 14, 1923 ~ November 20, 2015
Phyllis Lucille Anders, age 92 of Montrose, passed away Friday, November 20, 2015 at Valley Manor Care Center in Montrose. Phyllis was born May 14, 1923 to Paul E. and Gertrude (Lane) Dickerson Sr., in Delta, Colorado. She spent her childhood in the Pea Green Area and received her...
Billy Ray Slyhoff
Nov 13, 2015
Billy Ray Slyhoff, age 90, passed away Friday morning, Nov. 13, 2015 at the San Juan Living Center in Montrose. He was born to Ray and Lois (Weidenheimer) Slyhoff on Sept. 3, 1925, in St. Francis, Kan. He was preceded in death by his wife Agnes (Crowl) and two brothers Craig (Jackie) Sturm and Kent (Vickie) Slyhoff and great-grandson...
Theresa Juanita Ford (Thasher)
Nov 10, 2015
Theresa Juanita (Thrasher) Ford
Retired teacher
November 17, 1917 – November 10, 2015
Juanita Ford, a longtime resident of Montrose, died Tuesday morning at her family home in Montrose at the age of 97.
Juanita was born in Alton, Kansas to Low and Anna Marie (Hopkins) Thrasher. The family moved to Fairbury, Nebraska where she and her sister Mary...
Rick Hugh Trujillo
Nov 9, 2015
Rick Hugh Trujillo
December 9, 1953 ~ November 9, 2015
Rick Hugh Trujillo, age 61, of Montrose, Co., died early Monday morning, November 9th at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction. Rick was born December 9, 1953 to John and Adeline (Pitzer) Trujillo Jr., in Denver, Colorado. He spent his childhood and graduated from High School in Littleton, Co. ...
Edward Robert Krebs
Nov 6, 2015
Edward Robert Krebs
Edward Robert Krebs passed away peacefully at San Juan Nursing Home on Friday the 6th of November at the age of 93.
Edward was born on March the 28th, 1922 in Saginaw Michigan. On July 20th 1942 at the age of 20, he enlisted in the United States Navy, and was soon made the quartermaster of...
Clayton Dean Thompson
Nov 6, 2015
Clayton Dean Thompson
January 10, 1935 ~ November 6, 2015
Clayton Dean Thompson was born to Claude and Dorothy (Cook) Thompson on January 10, 1935 in San Miguel County – Norwood. He was an only child. Clayton attended school in Norwood, CO. Clayton moved to Montrose, CO in 1958 where he remained until the time of his death.
Clayton...
Jay (John) E Pryor
Oct 30, 2015
Jay (John) W. Pryor Jr. of Montrose died Oct. 30, 2015, at his home in Montrose, CO, after a 14 year battle with heart disease.
Jay was born to John and Lois Pryor in Grand Junction, CO on February 16, 1942. He graduated from Grand Junction High School in 1960 and immediately enlisted in the U.S Army. He married...
Katherine Tertipes
Oct 28, 2015
Katherine Tertipes of Montrose died Oct. 28 at Montrose Memorial Hospital of complications from a broken hip. She had just celebrated her 100th birthday on September 30th, when she received a Centennial Plaque from the Governor, presented by the Montrose Mayor and City Council.
Katherine was born in Spencer, Iowa on September 30, 1915. She married Angelus Tertipes, October...
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