Rita A. Sussman
Jul 2, 2025
Rita A. Sussman passed away, July 2, 2025 at her residence in Hotchkiss, Colorado.
Memorial service to be held on Friday, July 11, 2025 at 11 am at Hotchkiss United Methodist Church followed by reception in Stewart Hall in the church.
Rita was born on December 23, 1950 in Kansas to Martha Schaus (Yantz) and Edgar Schaus. She grew up in WaKeeney,...
Kenneth Wayne Pulliam
Jun 29, 2025
Lifetime Delta County resident Kenneth Wayne Pulliam passed away after a short illness at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction on June 29, 2025. He was 92 years old.
Kenneth was born on February 3, 1933, to Jesse and Maude (Green) Pulliam in Read Colorado. He was the youngest of eleven children. Kenneth received his elementary education at the old Read...
Darlynn Flavia Webb
Jun 28, 2025
Darlynn Flavia (Suckow) Webb passed away June 28, 2025, at Willow Tree Care Center in Delta, Colorado. She was 78 years old.
A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, July 11, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at Mountain View Bible Church in Lazear, Colorado with Graveside Service at Delta City Cemetery following the funeral service. A dinner will be served at...
Lenore Strauss
Jun 27, 2025
Lenore Strauss, 70, of Montrose Colorado, passed away peacefully on June 27, 2025, surrounded by the love of her family.
Born on January 29, 1955, in New York, Lenore’s life was a journey marked by resilience, transformation, and enduring love. She spent her early years on the East Coast before moving west, living in California and Nevada, and eventually settling in...
Arnie Max Grimm
Jun 27, 2025
Arnie Grimm of Cedaredge, Colorado, passed away on June 27, 2025 surrounded by his family. Arnie was born on October 17, 1954 in Van Nuys, California to Blake and Noami Grimm and is the youngest of three sons.
Arnie spent his life in service to his family and his community. He served 14 years in the US Navy. In the Navy,...
John David Hovey
Jun 22, 2025
John David Hovey (JD) entered into his Heavenly home on June 22, 2025 surrounded by his family. Born on May 5, 1959 in Auburn, California; JD grew up moving throughout the country.
In 1983 he met his beautiful wife, Vicki Smart. They were married on February 10, 1984 in Dalhart Texas. The Hoveys began their family in Dalhart Texas with their...
Benjamin Doyle Atchley
Jun 21, 2025
Lifetime Delta Colorado resident, Doyle Atchley passed away on Saturday June 21, 2025, at home surrounded by his family. He was 84 years of age.
The internment will be at the Delta City Cemetery; a private service will be held for the family. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday June 28, 2025, at Grace Community...
Sheila Ann Keyzer
Jun 20, 2025
“Kindness was her craft.”
Sheila Johnson, born in Rockford, IL, to Bea & Wynsel Johnson, passed away at the age of 88. Sheila lived a life woven with love, creativity, and compassion.
She graduated from East Rockford High School in 1955, and 2 years later, married Richard Karl Keyzer, on August 31, 1957. Together, they built a home and a legacy carried...
Kay Callahan
Jun 18, 2025
Kay Callahan was born to Agnes (Jahns), and Lloyd Sybrandt on Jan. 28, 1939, in Johnstown, CO. She was 2nd of 6 children, growing up on a nearby farm; learning to love the raising of crops and livestock that she carried with her for the rest of her life. After graduating from Johnstown in 1957, she attended college, before traveling...
Janet Faye Boyd
Jun 18, 2025
Janet Fay Boyd, 78, passed away peacefully on June 18th at Aspen Ridge Alzheimer's Care Center in Grand Junction, Colorado.
A celebration of life will be held on June 27th following a Graveside Service at the Delta City Cemetery at 10:00am.
Janet was born on October 17, 1946, in Woodward, Oklahoma, to Harold & Wanna Mae Stevens. She was the fourth of...
Ronald Eugene Wist
Jun 16, 2025
Ronald Eugene Wist was born in Bowie, Colorado, on May 25, 1937. He was raised by his mother, Viola Wist, until her death following a tragic car accident in 1943 when Ron was just six years old. Following his mother’s death, Ron was raised by his grandmother, Mary Wist, and his uncle, Eugene Wist. As a child, Ron worked on...
Richard L Drexel
Jun 15, 2025
Richard (Dick) Louis Drexel was born June 2, 1927, in Molina, Colorado on the family ranch to Walter Drexel and Lula (Peugh) Drexel. Dick passed on to his Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ on June 15, 2025, just 13 days after his 98th birthday. He peacefully died of complications from surgery to repair a broken femur.
Dick grew up on the...
Raymond Allen Scheetz
Jun 13, 2025
Raymond “Allen” Scheetz passed away on June 13, 2025, at the age of 83, in Grand Junction, Colorado. In his recent battle with ALS and other health issues he maintained a cheerful outlook with his family and friends by his side.
Born to Ralph and Mary Scheetz in Delta, Colorado on July 15, 1941. He was the middle child of all...
Roddy Rundle
Jun 12, 2025
Roddy Rundle passed away June 12th, 2025 at Delta Hospital. He was 61. A Memorial Service will be held at Taylor Funeral Service, 682 1725 Rd., Delta, Colorado on Monday, July 14th, 2025 at 10:00 am followed by a lunch reception at Surface Creek Community Church, 21987 Austin Rd., Austin at 11:30 am.
Roddy was born July 7th, 1963 in Denver,...
Kenneth Daniel Kothe
Jun 11, 2025
Kenneth Daniel Kothe, of Delta, Colorado, passed away peacefully at home on June 11, 2025, at the age of 81. He was born July 5, 1943, in Denver County to George Edward Kothe and Delilah Ever Kothe (Quinby).
Ken married the love of his life, Ollie Alsleben, on May 30, 1968, in Denver. Together, they raised five children along Colorado’s Front...
Greg Parks Henrie
Jun 8, 2025
Greg Parks Henrie passed away at the HopeWest Care Center in Grand Junction, Colorado on June 8th, 2025.
Greg was born on June 23, 1962 in Delta, Colorado to parents, Carlos and Lorena Henrie. He grew up in Delta County, moving to Ivanpah, California for a brief time, before moving back to Eckert, Colorado where he stayed until his passing. Greg...
Elizabeth Marie Morfitt
Jun 8, 2025
Elizabeth (Bette) Marie Morfitt, 83, passed away peacefully on June 8th at her home, with her family by her side.
Born on September 8, 1941, in Telluride, Colorado to Alice and Conrad Marchbanks, the family including her two sisters Marilyn and Margie would eventually move to Delta, Colorado where her two brothers were born and the family turned to farming, raising...
Shirley Jane Hutchinson
Jun 8, 2025
Shirley Jane Hutchinson passed away Sunday, June 8th, 2025, at Delta Health Hospital. She was 90 years old.
Services will be held at 2pm on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at the Cedaredge Seventh Day Adventist Church - 290 SW 2nd Ave, Cedaredge, CO 81413
Shirley was born in Denver, Colorado to Mary Lucy (Barnhart) and Robert Carl Leslie Craighead on October 2,...
Tamara Ann Westwood
Jun 5, 2025
Tamara Ann (Miller) Westwood was the oldest daughter of John W. and Helen Miller. She has a younger brother and sister, Robert C. Miller and Johneen I. Thomas.
She married Robert Dwayne Westwood on November 23, 1963, and they were together until his passing in February 2025. They raised 5 children: Deneen Rae Cook, Cynthia Jean Westwood, Robert John Westwood (deceased...
Madeline Simineo
Jun 3, 2025
In Loving Memory of Madeline Simineo
A Tribute to a Life Well-Lived
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Madeline Simineo, departed this world on June 3, 2025, at the age of 96. Madeline was a mother to 7 living children: Charlie, Trulla Stinnett (Paul), Pete (Marvel), Rhoda, Delbert (Jackie), Annie Shepherdson (Jim), Robert (Cindy), grandmother to 18,...
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