Jerry Edward LaBounty
Mar 22, 2026
Jerry LaBounty passed away on March 22 at HopeWest Hospice Center in Grand Junction, CO surrounded by family and a chorus of morning birdsong.
Jerry LaBounty was born September 11, 1943, on Catalina Island, CA to Edward and Alvaretta LaBounty. He served in the Navy Sea Bees during the Vietnam War and then worked as a master plumber and the owner...
Timothy Wayne Houge
Apr 23, 2026
Timothy Wayne Houge, 62, of Olathe, Colorado, passed away on April 23, 2026, at home surrounded by his loving family.
Timothy was born on January 22, 1964, in Gunnison, Colorado. Tim graduated from Olathe High School, where he met, fell in love with, and married his high school sweetheart, Jonna Biggs.
At a young age, Tim and Jonna started a family while...
Patricia Ann Logan
Apr 23, 2026
Patricia Ann Logan passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at her home in Paonia. She was 72 years old.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00AM on Saturday, May 9th at Paonia Christian Fellowship Church. Followed by graveside services at Cedar Hill Cemetery at 12:30PM, and lunch back at Paonia Christian Fellowship Church at 1:30PM. Colorful attire is encouraged, as...
Janet R. Oatman
Apr 30, 2026
Janet R. Oatman passed away peacefully on Thursday evening, April 30, at the Colorow Care Center in Olathe, surrounded by her family. She was 87.
Janet Ruth Queen was born on December 14, 1938, in Oakland, California, to Lois M. Orr and John Glenn Queen. She was raised in Burlingame, California and graduated from Burlingame High School in 1956. She earned...
Forrest Darell Alsdorf
Apr 30, 2026
Forrest Darell Alsdorf was born 12/05/1939 to Thon and Lenora Alsdorf in Greeley, Colorado. Forrest joined the Air Force in 1961. He made a career out of it for 26 years. Forrest retired and settled in Delta, Colorado in 1987. He worked at Hi-Quality packing for 12 years, and Walmart for 11 years.
Forrest was married to the love of his...
Linda Lee Driscoll
Oct 26, 2025
Linda Lee Driscoll of Hotchkiss passed away peacefully on October 26, 2025. She was 84 years old.
Linda was born on September 16, 1941, in Paonia to Clarence and Barbara (Powell) Endsley. She spent her childhood growing up on Hanson Mesa in her family home that was built by her grandfather.
She married Larry Driscoll in April of 1958. Linda spent almost...
Darlene F. (Simon) Johnston
Mar 27, 2026
Darlene F. Johnston passed away on 3/27/2026 at Delta Health Hospital, Delta, CO. She was 94 years old.
Celebration of Life will be held 10:00 am, Thursday, May 21st, 2026 at Delta United Methodist Church, 477 Meeker Street, Delta, CO followed by a reception in the Fellowship Hall.
Darlene was born 12/05/1931 in Sheridan County Kansas to Edith Nora Trueblood and Orin...
Memorial Day 2026 Monday, May 25th
May 25, 2026
Please join us for this years Memorial Day service! We will begin at Mesa View Cemetery at 9:15 am. This will be a special service in recognition of those that have served our country and this year being our 250th anniversary of the United States! We will be starting the celebration with the National Anthem, retiring the cemetery flag, and...
Helmut (Hal) Wendler
Apr 1, 2026
Helmut (Hal) Wendler (1949–2026)
Hal Wendler, an accomplished welder and fabricator, proud veteran, and dedicated community servant, passed away April 1, 2026, surrounded by family. He was 76 years old.
Hal was born on April 9, 1949, in Ansbach, Germany, to Elly Sears. He moved to Cleo Springs, Oklahoma, at the age of six after Elly married Gerald Sears. A bright student,...
Theo W. Cockroft
May 4, 2026
Celebrating the Life of Our Cherished Mother, Grammy & Best Friend - A Legacy of Love
With heavy hearts and profound gratitude for her life, we announce the passing of our Mother, Grammy and Best Friend, Theo W. Cockroft, who left us peacefully on May 4, 2026, at the age of 94. She was the matriarch of our family, known for...
Edward Herbert Badding
Dec 6, 2025
Edward Herbert Badding passed away on December 6, 2025 at the Delta County Hospital, Delta, CO. He was 86 years old. Edward was born on January 20, 1939 to Frank and Andreina Badding in Denver, Colorado. He was the youngest of eight children. Edward grew up on the Badding Dairy Farm milking cows and working on the farm.
Edward attended Assumption...
Donna Lynn Pagone
Mar 5, 2026
Donna Lynn Pagone, beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2026, at Colorow Care Center in Olathe, CO, at the age of 78. Services will be held at Taylor Funeral Home in Hotchkiss, CO on June 12th at 10 am with a Graveside Memorial at Olathe Cemetery in Olathe, CO following the Service for family members.
Donna...
Teri (Shea) Cockroft
Feb 7, 2026
Teri was born on November 24, 1956, to Jim and Addie Shea. She attended Delta High School where she met the love of her life, Larry Cockroft. They were married on February 14, 1976. She passed one week prior to their 50th Wedding Anniversary.
Survivors include her husband, Larry; two daughters: Allison Sharpe and Amber (Derek) Gordon; her brother, Kelly (Kim)...
Delores Ruth "Butch" Kendall
Dec 18, 2025
Delores Ruth “Butch” Kendall from Paonia, Colorado, passed away peacefully in her sleep, with family by her side. She was a devoted wife, a loving mother, and a cherished grandmother who took great pride in her role as the heart of her family.
Delores met the love of her life, Darrell Kendall, and married in 1951, beginning a life centered on...
Dayton A. Myers, Sr.
Apr 6, 2026
Dayton A. Myers, Sr., was born January 20, 1937, in Akron, CO, to Raymond Myers and Dorothy Helen Sparling. He went home with the Lord on April 6, 2026, in Delta, CO, he lived his entire life in Colorado. Dayton graduated from Adams City High School with the class of 1955. He attended CSW for 1 year (Colorado State University).
On...
Janet Lee Wilson
Apr 30, 2026
Janet Lee Wilson passed away, 04/30/2026 at 12660 25 Mesa Rd Delta, Co. She was 71 years old.
No services will be provided.
Janet was born on September 16, 1954, in Grand Junction Colorado, to Myrtle Alene Wehman) and Wayne Sutherlin Fancher. She grew up in Delta Colorado and graduated from Delta High School in 1972. She later became a bookkeeper.
Janet met...
Gail Francine Willey Robinson
Apr 25, 2026
Gail Francine Willey Robinson
Gail Francine Willey Robinson, 81, of Delta Colorado left for her heavenly home on April 25, 2026 after long and hard fought battle with leukemia.
Gail was born October 7, 1944 to Frank E. and Eula (White) Willey of Winfall, NC. At the time of her birth, her father was fighting in France in WWII. He was wounded...
Rafe Anthony Jones
Apr 21, 2026
Rafe Anthony Jones stepped out of his earthly vessel on April 21, 2026, in Montrose County, CO. He was born August 22, 1961, in Ransom, Utica, KS to parents Bobbie Patricia (Butler) and Glen Lyle Jones. He was raised from a young age in Cedaredge, CO where his mother's family has been located for generations. He married his wife, Peggy...
Dortha Bell (Bullock) George
Apr 19, 2026
Dortha Bell (Bullock) George passed away on April 19, 2026, at her home. She was 94.
Per her request, no services will be held.
Dortha was born in Anthony, Kansas, to Claira Ann Oliver and John Harvey Bullock. She moved from Kansas at the age of eleven to Delta, Colorado, and graduated from Delta High School.
She met Wayne Curtis George, Sr. and...
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