Donald Milton Murdoch
Mar 23, 2024
Don was born June 10, 1933, in Cherokee OK, to Gladys (Burkey) and Donald Alexander Murdoch.
The family moved to Grand Junction, CO for a year when Don was in 5th grade. Then they moved to Long Beach, CA where Don was until he was a senior in High School when they moved back to Grand Junction, CO where he...
Sandra Ruth Budny
Mar 21, 2024
Sandra Ruth “Sandi” Budny passed peacefully on March 21st, 2024, in Grand Junction, Coloradosurrounded by the love of family with her husband Ted and daughter Hayley by her side. Born toWilliam and Jeanne Gipson on March 6th, 1956, she had five siblings, Aloma, Lonnie, Larry, Fred,and Vicki. Sandi's life was a rich canvas of experience, adversity, wisdom, and faith.With a...
Sharon Ann Teter
Mar 19, 2024
I am sad to announce the passing of my mama Sharon Teter of Hotchkiss. She was 85 and died on March 19, 2024. Sharon passed away at Delta Memorial Hospital after a short stay. She passed away with me by her side, and her last words were "Jesus take me". Mama was an important member of the Hotchkiss community. Her...
Joyce Joan Wright
Mar 15, 2024
Joyce Joan Wright passed away March 15, 2024 at her home in Cedaredge Colorado surrounded by her family. She was 81 years old.
A memorial service will be held at 11am on Saturday March 23, 2024 at New Hope Evangelical Free Church in Cedaredge. Potluck lunch to follow. Joyce loved purple and in her memory please join us in wearing purple...
Pearl Lorraine Stimac
Mar 12, 2024
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 3:16
Pearl Stimac passed away with her family by her side on March 12, 2024. She was 94 years old.
Pearl was born on April 27th, 1929 to Ruby and Lawrence Meredith in La Junta, Colorado....
Dudley Lewis Davis Jr.
Mar 10, 2024
Dudley Lewis Davis Jr passed away on March 10, 2024 at his home in Eckert, Colorado, surrounded by his family. He was 85 years old. Services will be held, Friday, March 22, 2024 at 2:00 pm at the Taylor Funeral Service Chapel in Delta, Colorado.
Dud was born 12-13-1938 to Bette Ann Kralik and Dudley L Davis Sr in Denver, Colorado.
He...
Donald Thomas Skinner
Mar 8, 2024
Donald Thomas Skinner passed away March 8, 2024, in Grand Junction, Colorado after a short fight with cancer. He was 76 years old.
Don was born in Elgin, Illinois on December 14, 1947, to Willard Fred Skinner and Grace Emma Rieke. He grew up in Elgin and graduated from Elgin High School on June 10, 1965.
His love for working on cars...
Joyce Eileen Jensen
Mar 6, 2024
Joyce Eileen Jensen (Missell) was born on Wednesday, July 20, 1932, to Rudolph Missell and Margaret Missell (Wilson) in Stratford, South Dakota. She married Dallas Delbert Jensen on Saturday, August 29, 1949, in Plainville, Minnesota, enjoying 73 years of marriage. They had 6 children; Bill, Donna, Ronnie, Duane, Brenda, and Jeff, and lived on a farm. She was a warm,...
Kerry Lynn Checketts
Mar 4, 2024
Kerry Lynn Checketts of Hotchkiss, Colorado, passed away on March 4, 2024, at the age of 69. She was born on January 3, 1955, to Patricia McAchran in Delta, Colorado. In 1972, she married her sweetheart, Roswell Checketts, and together they had three children.
Kerry was an accomplished equestrian, agriculturalist, and seamstress. No accomplishment in the saddle, on the farm, or...
Billie Jean Farley
Mar 2, 2024
Billie Jean Farley
May 25, 1941 ~ March 2, 2024
Billie Jean Farley passed away in her home in Cedaredge, CO. on March 2, 2024. At the age of 82.
Billie was born May 25th, 1941, in Hawthorn Nevada. To Everett & June Ayers. She lived most of her life in Colorado. She attended Delta High School. She met and Married Harold (Craig)...
Frankie Pasco Spadafora
Mar 1, 2024
Frankie Pasco Spadafora passed away in his home with his son Randy by his side on March 1,2024 six weeks before he would have celebrated his 91st birthday. He loved celebrating hisbirthday and wished for 10 more! A proud Italian, Frank was born in Price, Utah on April 16, 1933 to Pasco Spadafora andLouigena “Jean” Vetere who...
Kathryn Jo Coats
Feb 28, 2024
Kathryn was born in Peoria, Illinois to Rolland and Hazel Saylor, where she spent her early childhood. The family moved to Colorado when she was eight years old, living in Commerce City and attending Adams City Schools. She accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior when she was 14 years old.
Kathryn became an accomplished musician, giving...
Serena C. Eiler
Feb 27, 2024
Serena C. Eiler
July 12, 1953 ~ February 27, 2024
Striving for success began at birth, six weeks premature Serena was delivered on the family farm by her father on July 12, 1953.
Serena passed away on February 27, 2024, after a long heroic health battle. Her first caregiver position was at the age of 16 as a nurse’s aide in the local...
Martha Joanne Holzer
Feb 26, 2024
Martha Joanne Holzer passed away on Monday, February 26th, 2024, at 500 Willow Wood Lane in Delta, Colorado. She was 80 years old.A viewing for the immediate family was held on Thursday, February 29th, 2024, at Taylor Funeral Service & Crematory in Delta, Colorado. A memorial service will be held later this Spring at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver,...
Samuel Roy Norvell
Feb 21, 2024
Samuel Roy Norvell passed away on February 21, 2024, at the age of 85 at Valley Manor in Montrose, Colorado. He was born on December 20, 1938, in Delta, Colorado, where he spent his childhood and much of his life.
Sam was a hardworking and humorous man, known for his quick wit and dedication to his family. He had a strong...
Rayma Jean Cotten
Feb 19, 2024
Rayma Jean Cotten
January 12, 1940 ~ February 19, 2024
Rayma Jean Cotten met her Savior on February 19, 2024. She was 84 years old.
Rayma was born on January 12, 1940, to Raymond and Annie Mae Case. She grew up in DeBeque, Colorado. She graduated from DeBeque High with 3 girls and 2 boys. She married John...
Patricia Mae Cowan
Feb 16, 2024
Patricia Mae Cowan
December 4, 1927 - February 16, 2024
Patricia “Pat” Cowan was a preacher’s wife for 40 years. She loved teaching Sunday school classes for children. She was a substitute teacher in elementary and high school in Vestaburg, Michigan. She taught homebound students in Delta, Colorado. Volunteering in two elementary schools in Delta was a delight.
Her hobbies were horseback riding,...
Martha Sieber Atchley
Feb 14, 2024
Martha Atchley
March 17, 1919 ~ February 14, 2024
Martha Sieber Atchley passed away at HopeWest on February 14, 2024, at the age of 104 years old. She was born on March 17, 1919, in Fruita, CO to John and Elvira (Campbell) Sieber. She was the oldest of six children. She graduated from Delta High School in 1937.
She married Lee Atchley on...
Thomas Edward Canning
Feb 13, 2024
Thomas Edward Canning passed away on February 13, 2024, at the Ferris Care Center in Grand Junction, CO. He was eighty six years old.
There was a small service at Calvary Baptist Church in Delta on Sunday, February 18, Tom’s church for several years. His daughters are planning a Celebration on Life for this summer, so that family and friends can...
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