Obituaries
Gary Lynn Thornton
Sep 26, 2023
Gary Lynn Thornton, age 41, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, September 26th, 2023. Gary was born on October 31, 1981, in Wichita, Kansas to Gary and Susan Thornton. He was the firstborn of three children. Gary loved his adventures with family and friends. After moving from Derby, Kansas to Colorado Springs, Colorado in 2008, Gary began classes at Colorado University....
Marie Carol Martinez
Sep 23, 2023
Mia Martinez 59, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family in Grand Junction, CO. after a lengthy illness. Mia was born Maria C. Martinez in Grand Junction, CO. to Albert Atencio and Antonia Gomez. She grew up in the Denver, CO area. After being in Denver several years, she moved back to Grand Junction, and dedicated herself to taking care...
Craig Alan Saunders
Sep 20, 2023
Angels embraced Craig Saunders at sunrise on September 20, 2023. He passed away peacefully with his cherished wife Annie by his side.
Craig was born July 30, 1960 in Limestone, Maine to his father Thomas Saunders and his mother Judy Zeldenthuis Saunders. His father was stationed in Maine with the U.S. Army. His parents soon returned home to western Colorado....
Larry Steven Roza
Sep 20, 2023
Larry Steven Roza, age 66, died September 20, 2023 following a 4 year battle with dementia. He was born November 10, 1956 in Flint, Michigan to Steve and Della Roza. He graduated from high school in 1975 in Flint, Michigan. He had multiple jobs including a dive instructor in California, he owned a Vacuum Store in Las Vegas where...
Yvonne Flo Gibson
Sep 19, 2023
Taurus / Age 30
April 26, 1993 - September 19, 2023
Grand Junction, CO
"Out beyond the ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I'll meet you there. " -- Rumi
To Our Dearest Yvonne
A force of nature to be reckoned with, full of spirit and ferocity yet also the sweetest and most sensitive soul....
JoEllen Wilkie
Sep 19, 2023
Joellen “Joey” (Eagar) Wilkie of Loma Colorado passed away at home surrounded by her loved ones. Joey was born in the British West Indies to Joseph and Ellen Eagar where her father was stationed by the US Navy. The family lived in many different states while her father served in the Navy. After her father’s discharge from the Navy, he...
Amanda Jane White
Sep 16, 2023
In Loving Memory of Amanda Jane White (AKA Mandy/Manda/Neemaw)
Amanda Jane White passed away on Saturday, September 16th 2023 at the age of 61. She left this world peacefully and without fear. She fought bravely against breast cancer; inspiring us with her strength and unwavering spirit until the very end.
Manda was born on November 21st, 1961 in...
Henry Bernard Waugh
Sep 15, 2023
Henry Bernard “Hank” Waugh
Henry Bernard “Hank” Waugh, 97, loving and much-beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, died in Grand Junction, Colo., on September 15, 2023. He was born in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, on Aug. 9, 1926, the fourth and youngest child of William Harris Howell Waugh and Pearl Edwina (Miller) Waugh. He grew up, first in town,...
John Joseph Di Sanza
Sep 15, 2023
John Joseph Di Sanza, 76, died, Friday, September 15, 2023, in Grand Junction, Colorado, surrounded by his devoted family.
Born February 12, 1947 in The Bronx, City of New York, on a snowy, winter day. John was a first generation Italian whose mother, Luisa Maione Di Sanza, met and married his father, Louis Joseph Di Sanza in Naples, Italy during World...
Charlotte Elizabeth Wenger
Sep 15, 2023
Charlotte Dusterdick Wenger
October 2, 1925 – September 15, 2023
Char was born at home in Denver to Pearl Edna Norfolk and William Theodore Dusterdick. She became the woman of the house to her two brothers at age seven after her mother died. She learned (and inherited) determination and stubbornness that carried her to the end of her...
Terri Joanne Borer
Sep 13, 2023
Terri lived in Santee, California. She went to Carlton Hills Elementary and Middle School, Santana High School. She had a very veracious personality. She had a heart of gold. She would give you the shirt off her back. She made everyone smile, laugh, and feel like they were family. She had a kind soul. She left behind a daughter Chernie...
Amy Loryn Guy
Sep 12, 2023
Amy Loryn Guy passed away peacefully at home after flowing gracefully through a 2 1/2 journey with cancer. She was born August 22, 1958, in New York City, New York to Robert E. Guy and Lyola (Lee Lee) W. Cyr. The young family moved west shortly after the birth of their daughter.
Amy attended Evergreen and Columbine High...
Nancy Jean Hoefer
Sep 11, 2023
Nancy Jean (Wood) Hoefer, age 83, passed away on September 11, 2023 surrounded by her children. She was the oldest of three children born to Ludwig and June Wood in Cleveland, Ohio. After taking a family camping trip to the Rockies as a young girl, Nancy longed to live in the West. She attended Colorado State University where she...
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