Obituaries

Rena Reed

Aug 31, 2021

An obituary is not available at this time for Rena Margaret Reed. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Dawn Kostreva

Aug 30, 2021

An obituary is not available at this time for Dawn Marie (Hecox) Kostreva. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Jo Laughlin

Aug 30, 2021

Jo Marie Garrison Laughlin, age 77, died at home on August 30, 2021.  She spent her last day canning peach butter, and planning the next batch of salsa.

Born in 1944 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, Jo loved the Western United States and moved back to the region from Texas in 1993.  Her last decades in Grand Junction were...

Mary Shepard

Aug 30, 2021

Born May 4th 1937 to Bill and Dorothea Jerome in New Castle, Colorado

All Mary's siblings, mother, father and 2 grandchildren passed before she did

Bill Jerome, John Jerome, Betty Cress, Beverly Dobbs, Diane Harper, Ruth O'Hair

Patrick James Poulain and Timothy Allen Shepard (grandchildren)

She is survived by her kids...

Alice Craghead

Aug 30, 2021

Alice H Craghead died in Grand Junction at the age of 78.  She was born in Trenton, NJ, the fourth of four children born to William L and Alice V Hofmann.  She was educated in Catholic schools, graduating from high school in 1960 and subsequently earning a BA degree from Georgian Court University and an MA degree from Fordham...

Ralph Mclean

Aug 30, 2021

Ralph, originating from Buffalo, NY, spent the first half of his life in New York, and the second half in Centerville, Ohio. He finally settled in Grand Junction three years ago to be close to his daughter.

Ralph was a keen engineer, a shrewd businessman, a loving husband and father, an animal advocate and a...

Megan Wiese

Aug 29, 2021

An obituary is not available at this time for Megan Virginia Wiese. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

George Carkin

Aug 29, 2021

George Benjamin Carkin of Ouray, Colorado died at St. Mary's Medical Center on August 29, 2021 in Grand Junction, Colorado after a brief illness.  He was 89 years old. George was born June 29, 1932 to Charlotte Lillian Oldershaw and Sidney Leroy Carkin in Groton, Massachusetts. He spent his childhood in Groton, and graduated from Groton High School in...

Gerald Mayne

Aug 28, 2021

Gerald “Jerry” Childs Mayne died Aug. 28, 2021, after a long and adventurous life that began in a small mining town and ended surrounded by fellow military veterans. Jerry was born Sept. 25, 1939, in Gilman, Colorado, to George Virl and Thelma Childs Mayne.

Brought up in a sheep-ranching family, Jerry found his life’s work and enduring...

Mark Murray

Aug 28, 2021

Mark William Murray age 65, passed away at home Saturday, August 28, 2021, following a long illness. Mark was born July 20, 1956, in Grand Junction, Colorado. He was the son of John and Shirley Murray of Grand Junction, Colordao.

Mark attended Fruita Monument High School. Mark had been employed as a Salesman in...