Obituaries
Jeffery Dwane Thompson
Apr 3, 2023
Jefferey Dwane Thompson, 52, died April 3, 2023 following a long struggle with alcohol and the effects.
Born June 1, 1970 in Denver, Colorado he was the youngest son of the late Richard and Marie Thompson. Jeff graduated from Arvada West High School in 1988 and despite being the youngest was the first in the family to graduate college, Colorado...
Robert Dean Benesch
Apr 3, 2023
Robert (Bob) Dean Benesch, age 79, passed away on April 3, 2023. Bob was born on April 22, 1943, in Pueblo, Colorado. Bob spent the first part of his life working on his father’s farm in Avondale, Colorado. He later worked as a route salesman delivering bread and making friends along the way. This career offered him special opportunities to...
Margaret Evers
Apr 3, 2023
Margaret Colleen “Marge” Schultz Evers passed away on April 3rd, 2023, following a brief illness.
Marge was born and raised in Gunnison, CO. She was a homemaker but also worked outside the home
at Freeway Bowl. Marge was a Woman of the Moose and was dedicated to her husband Bob and son Randy.
Marge was preceded in death...
Delane Denise Rittich
Apr 2, 2023
Delane Denise Rittich, age 76, died April 2, 2023, following a long illness. Born Aug. 31, 1946, in Denver, CO. She was the daughter of the late Albert and Josephine LoSasso.
She graduated North High School in Denver. Employed in the Printing Pre-press field by Color Seperations by Winkler and Capital Color Imaging for close to 30 years. Delane enjoyed hiking,...
Joan K Chesnut
Mar 31, 2023
Joan was a wonderful loving mother and was loved by many. She was sweet and endearing. Even the staff at her nursing home said they loved her and that she would blow them kisses.Her primary characteristic was that she had a deep love for God, with a real faith, almost a child-like faith, that actually began as a child and...
Jack Arnold Fitzgerald
Mar 31, 2023
Jack Arnold Fitzgerald was born in Glenwood Springs, Colorado to the late John Fitzgerald and Viola Pitts on July 8, 1931. He died March 31, 2023, at age 91 in Grand Junction, Colorado. His family was by his side.
Jack and his late sister Francis George were raised by their late Grandmother Alma Pitts and Grandfather Joe Pitts.
He graduated...
Gertude Marie Holland
Mar 30, 2023
Gertrude “Marie” Holland, age 57, died Thursday March 30th, 2023 following a sudden illness.
Born March 20, 1966 in Dallas, TX she was the daughter of Charles “Chuck” Pilkinton and Mary Holland.
She enjoyed singing, music, living life to the fullest and there was never a dull moment with her around.
Marie is survived by her daughters...
Linda Kathleen Dodero
Mar 30, 2023
“Flowers lead to books which lead to thinking and not thinking and then more flowers and music. Music. Then many more flowers and many more books… Spring is in the air. Don’t you think?”
- Maria Kalman, The Principles of Uncertainty
Linda Kathleen Dodero, “Linda Kay” to some, died March 30, 2023 at the age of 80.
Born February...
Ray Carmen Hadlock
Mar 30, 2023
Ray C. Hadlock, age 95, died Thursday, March 31, 2023, in Rifle, Colorado after a brief illness. Born June 25, 1927, in Doyle, Oklahoma, he was the son of the late John R. and Lillie Mae (Lawson) Hadlock. Ray grew up farming on land near the Bray-Doyle area where he attended school until his family moved to the small town...
Carol Jean Stewart
Mar 29, 2023
Carol Stewart of Grand Junction passed into eternal glory on Wednesday, March 29. She was 73 years old. Her husband, daughter, son and grandchildren were by her side as she slipped out of their lives and into the waiting arms of her heavenly father whom she dearly loved and longed for.
Carol was born February 15, 1950, in Fort Collins...
Jerald Ray Conyers
Mar 28, 2023
Jerald Ray Conyers, Age 85, died March 28, 2023. He went to sleep peacefully at home on March 27 and left this world for the Lord.
He was born August 21, 1937, in Pawnee Oklahoma and was the son of Monroe and Ruby Conyers. He spent his childhood in Oklahoma and graduated from Stillwater High School.
Following High...
Cheryl June Boone
Mar 28, 2023
Cheryl June Boone formally of Portsmouth, New Hampshire died in her home in Rifle, Colorado on March 28 of natural causes. Cheryl was born in Portsmouth on December 15, 1960, the third child of Clifton & June Boone. Cheryl graduated from Portsmouth High School Class of 1978 and had planned to return to Portsmouth for her 45th class reunion this...
David Roy Estes
Mar 27, 2023
David Roy Estes was a charismatic man, a loyal friend, and a loving father, son, and brother. He captured our hearts with the fierce and limitless way he loved, and he captured our laughter with his eccentric antics and boundless humor. He was a free spirit who magnetized everyone around him. The love we all feel for him is infinite.He...
Sue Sommerfeld
Mar 27, 2023
We are sad to announce on March 27, 2023 the passing of Roberta Sue Sommerfeld of Grand Junction due to a prolonged illness at the age of 72.
They are survived by her husband Terry, daughters Karen, Abigayle and brother Walter.
A internment service will be held on Monday, April 10th, 2023 at 3:00 PM at the Veterans Cemetery...
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