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...
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,...
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...
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...
Fred M. Boulay
Apr 17, 2026
Fred M. Boulay: beloved father, husband and member of his community passed away on April 17, 2026.
Fred is survived by his loving wife of 20 years, Mary Boulay; his sons: Shane, Jonathan and stepson, Micah.
Fred was a decorated veteran of the Vietnam war. He served in the United States Navy as an Aircraft Mechanic with both the Fighting 33 and...
Marion Fish
Apr 16, 2026
Marion Fish passed away peacefully at age 89 on April 16th 2026 in Delta County Colorado.
Marion was born on January 24th 1937 in Raunds, England to Olive May (Webb) and Charles Harry Saddington at the family home.
Her early years were spent going to school and then going to work in the shoe factories from age 15.
She met Gary at Chelveston...
JoAnn M. Luster
Apr 14, 2026
JoAnn Luster peacefully passed away on April 14, 2026, in Delta, Colorado. She was 88 years old.
JoAnn was born on November 10, 1937, to Anna Vera Palenik and Joseph Ambrose Sekan. She was the youngest of five Sekan children. JoAnn grew up in Buchanan, Michigan attending Dewey Elementary School and graduating from Buchanan High School in 1956.
She met Orris Luster...
Terry Bonfiglio-Lopez
Apr 14, 2026
Terry Bonfiglio-Lopez (nee Brislinger) age, 66 passed away April 14, 2026. Terry was born and raised in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, graduating from CFHS in 1977. She attended The OSU, U of Akron and graduated from Akron City’s Hospital’s Idabelle Firestone School of Nursing in 1981. Her RN career included the OR, working alongside incredible coworkers as well as a nursing...
Jimmy Joe Tabor
Apr 8, 2026
Jimmy Joe Tabor passed away April 8, 2026, at St Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado, surrounded by family. He was 54 years old.
Services will be held at Taylor Funeral Home at 2pm on Tuesday, April 14th followed by a graveside and potluck at Michael’s house.
He was born December 22, 1971, to Shirley and James Tabor in Montrose, Colorado. He...
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