Mary Elizabeth Stokes
Feb 16, 2023
Mary Elizabeth Stokes passed away Thursday, February 16th, 2023 at the Paonia Care Center at the age of 93. Mary was born in Los Angeles, California on January 7th, 1930 to Lenora Alta (Hunter) Stokes and William Leslie Stokes. She was one of four children. She would grow up in Santa Monica, California and graduated from University High School in...
Robert J. "Red" Keenan
Feb 13, 2023
Robert “Red” James Keenan passed away peacefully in his home on February 13, 2023 at the age of 96. He was born to Patrick and Catherine (Walsh) Keenan on September 21, 1926 in Hotchkiss and grew up with his five siblings on the family cattle ranch in Crawford. Robert was drafted two weeks into his senior year at Crawford High...
George William Squires
Feb 13, 2023
George William Squires passed away at his home surrounded by his family. He was 80 years old. George was born in Norwich, England February 22nd, 1942 to Caroline Mary Wilson and George Law Squires. He migrated to the US in 1957 and would end up in Laramie, Wyoming where he graduated from Laramie High School. He would further his education...
Maria R. Schell
Feb 12, 2023
Maria R. Michalewski Schell was reunited with her husband of 48 years, William C. Schell, having passed away quietly in the early morning hours of February 12, 2023, in Delta County, CO. In 1934, Maria was born in Poland to Edward Michalewski and Wanda (Valentina) Obolensky. The family immigrated to the US in 1949 following WWII. Maria traveled the world...
Aimie Richardson
Feb 11, 2023
With heavy hearts we announce the passing of Aimie Marie Richardson of Cedaredge, Colorado. She peacefully left this life on February 11, 2023, at the age of 35. Born November 19, 1987, in Upland, California, to John Richardson and Laura Stevens. Aimie relocated to Cedaredge, Colorado with her mother, at the age of 11. After graduating from Cedaredge High School...
Roy Urban
Feb 8, 2023
Cañon City, Colorado resident, Roy E. Urban passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2023, he was 89 years old. A private family service will be held at a later date. Roy was born June 11, 1933 to Jacob and Margaret (Zimmerman) Urban in Kansas. He attended schools in Kansas until the family moved to Colorado Springs after the dust bowl ruined...
Jan Larue Mcgee
Feb 8, 2023
Jan Larue McGee—May 5, 1939—February 8, 2023. Jan passed away peacefully in his sleep and went to the Lord early in the morning February 8th at his home in Cedaredge at the age of 83. He was born at the family homestead tobacco farm, in Mayfield, Graves County , Kentucky to James and Larue (Holmes) McGee. He is one of...
James Dwight Hensyel
Feb 8, 2023
James Dwight Hensyel loving dad, grandpa, uncle, son, brother, and friend passed away on February 8, 2023 in Grand Junction, CO. Jim was born on October 2, 1957 to Robert Hensyel and Connie (Hiatt) Hensyel in Kennewick, Washington. Jim grew up in Beatty, NV and graduated from Beatty High School in 1975. After high school he joined the Navy. In...
Barbara Jean Redden
Feb 8, 2023
Barbara Jean Redden May 30, 1945 ~ February 8, 2023 Barbara Jean Redden passed away Friday, February 3rd, 2023, at Paonia Care Center in Paonia, Colorado. She was 77 years old. Barbara was born on May 30th, 1945, in Geneva, Alabama to Wilma Agnes (Carswell) and Harley Roy Martin. She graduated from Jordan High School in 1963 and then continued...
John Raymond Wood
Feb 7, 2023
John took his last breath in the arms of his loving wife Sherri, in the sign shop they owned and operated since 1995 in Delta, CO. He was 69 years old. Born in Denver, CO, John was the chosen baby of Kenneth LeRoy Wood and Rosemond Lillian McBride, both now deceased. John along with his little sister Kathleen, grew up...
Sharon M Brackeen
Feb 6, 2023
June 29, 1949 ~ February 6, 2023
Sharon M. Brackeen passed away at her residence on February 6, 2023 at the age of 73.
Sharon was born on June 29, 1949, in Paonia, Colorado to Phillis M Laker and Merle Powell. She grew up in the beautiful small town of Paonia and graduated High School from Paonia High...
Vicki Jo Pope
Feb 6, 2023
Vicki Jo Pope passed away unexpectantly on February 6th, 2023 at Delta Health Hospital. She was 68 years old. “Jo” as those who knew her, was born in Shelbyville, Indiana on September 30th, 1954, to Wanda Herrin and Charles Gillis. The family would move to Colorado during her teen years. She graduated from Aurora Hinkley High School where she excelled...
Odelee Marie Thornton
Feb 3, 2023
Odelee Marie Thornton July 17, 1923 ~ February 3, 2023 Odelee Marie Thornton passed away at her residence in Cedaredge, Colorado Friday, February 3rd, 2023, surrounded by family. Odelee was born on July 17th, 1923, in Boise City, Oklahoma to Mary Elizabeth (Chaffin) and Emmett Wilson Mayhan. She grew up and spent her childhood in Baca County, Colorado and Graduated...
Sylvia Delores Cogan
Feb 3, 2023
Sylvia Delores Cogan of Delta, Colorado peacefully passed away on the night of February 3, 2023 at the prestigious age of 93. Sylvia, homemaker extraordinaire, was a dedicated mother and grandmother. She always found ways to create amazing gardens, to host delicious family dinners, and to open her door for great conversations at the kitchen table. She is preceded in...
Paul Keith Moreland
Feb 2, 2023
Paul Keith Moreland November 4th, 1944 ~ February 2nd, 2023 Paul Keith Moreland passed away Thursday, February 2nd, 2023, at Willow Tree Care Center in Delta, Colorado. He was 78 years old. Services will be held on Friday, February 10th, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. at Taylor Funeral Service’s Delta Chapel – 682 1725 Road, Delta, Colorado. Graveside service will follow...
Donald Lee Townsend
Feb 2, 2023
Donald Lee Townsend passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 2nd, 2023 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado. He was 84 years old. Don was born on June 25th, 1938 to Blanche (Rains) and Lee Townsend in Bakersfield, California. He attended his early school years in Arkansas, and graduated from high school in Denver, Colorado. After high school, he...
Melvin Charles Reaksecker
Jan 27, 2023
Melvin Charles Reaksecker passed away Friday, January 27th, 2023, at Delta Health Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was 82 years old. Melvin was born November 9th, 1940, in Grand Junction, Colorado to Hazel Marie Moberley and Charles Melvin Goodman. He was one of five children. He would spend his childhood on the western slope of Colorado, graduating from...
Dolores Rae Benson
Jan 26, 2023
Dolores R. Benson passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2023 at Delta Health. She was 92 years old. Dolores was born on June 12, 1930 to Mary Elizabeth Burchfield Hanger and John Mason Hanger at Ashtabula, Ohio. She graduated from Rowe High School in 1948 in Conneaut, Ohio. She worked as a bookkeeper, salesclerk, Avon representative and babysat for several...
Page Lenell Vigil
Jan 26, 2023
Page LeNell Vigil July 29, 1963 ~ January 26, 2023 Page LeNell Vigil passed away Thursday, January 26th, 2023, at Saint Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado. She was 59 years old. A Memorial service will be held at New Hope Evangelical Free Church in Cedaredge, CO on Saturday, February 4th, 2023 @ 2:00pm. Page was born on July 29th,...
Joseph Junior Newton
Jan 24, 2023
Joseph Junior Newton, 88, passed away at the Hopewest Hospice Care Center in Grand Junction, Colorado on January 24, 2023. Better known as Joe, he was born in Leadville, Co on April 14, 1934 to Joseph Frank Newton and Zelma Newton. He grew up and resided in Gunnison County until entering the Air Force in 1952 after graduating from Gunnison...
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