Samantha Jo Roys
Apr 20, 2026
Samantha Jo Roys, age 67, passed away peacefully at home on April 20, 2026. She was born on August 13, 1958, in Sterling, Colorado, to Creta and Gerald Roys.
Samantha will be remembered for the kindness, warmth, and love she so freely gave throughout her life. She lived a life filled with compassion, strength, and dedication to the people she cared...
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...
Eldon Anders
Apr 15, 2026
Eldon Anders passed away after spending the day with his daughter on April 15, 2026 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado. He was 85 years old. He was born to Gene and Opal Anders on January 19, 1941 in Montrose, Colorado. He was the second of four children. He grew up working on his father’s farm in Olathe,...
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...
Robert Lee Benge
Apr 11, 2026
Robert Lee Benge passed away on April 11, 2026, at home with his family. He was 79 years old.
A graveside memorial will be held at 11 am on May 26, 2026 at Riverside Cemetery in Hotchkiss, Colorado.
Robert was born on October 11, 1946 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Dorothy Margene (“Gene”) Bullard Benge and Charles Benge.
Robert met the love...
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...
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...
Nina Lucile Willis/McNeill
Apr 6, 2026
Nina Lucile Willis/McNeill passed away on Monday, April 6, 2026, at Horizon's Health Care in Eckert, Colorado. She was 85 years old.
Nina was born July 16, 1940, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Macile Hooper and Russell Harry Zink. The oldest of five children. She lived in Kansas City, Missouri, until she was 4 years old, then her and her family...
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,...
Veneta Annie Graff
Apr 1, 2026
Veneta Annie (Bond) Graff passed away in Delta, CO on April 1st, 2026. She was born October 30th, 1934, in Ramah, New Mexico to her parents, Jessie Mae James and Charles Elwidor Bond. She was the fifth of seven children. The family lived on a small ranch three miles outside of the little Mormon pioneer community of Ramah, which is...
Patrica Jean Atchley
Mar 31, 2026
Patrica “Patti” Jean Atchley, 55, of Cedaredge, Colorado, passed away on March 31st, surrounded by love. Patti shared her life with her devoted domestic partner, Kenny Bagwell, and together they built a home filled with care, laughter, and family.
Patti was born to Linda Crigchlow and Earl Price and grew up in Oak Creek, Colorado, where she graduated from Oak Creek...
Arthur VonFeldt
Mar 30, 2026
Arthur VonFeldt, 91, of Eckert, passed on Monday, March 30, 2026. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at Taylor Funeral Home, 682 1725 Rd, Delta, CO on Monday, April 6, 2026, at 1:00 PM. Burial will follow at the Cedaredge Cemetery. Viewing for family and friends will be held one hour prior to mass.
Art was born on March...
John Michael Buerger
Mar 27, 2026
John Michael Buerger, a beloved husband, brother, stepfather, and friend, peacefully departed this world on March 27, 2026, at his cherished home in Cedaredge, Colorado.
Born on September 16, 1948, in the vibrant city of Denver, Colorado, John was the beloved son of Bob and Wilma Buerger, who predeceased him. John's journey through life was marked by his boundless passion for...
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...
Phillip R. Riley
Mar 27, 2026
Phillip R. Riley passed away peacefully at Delta Memorial hospital. He was surrounded by his family.
Phillip R. Riley was born on August 14, 1950, He was 75 years old. He was born to Eileen and Theodore Riley in Hunington, Indiana. He graduated from high school in 1968. He attended college and received a degree in construction management. He later moved...
Dorothy Nadean King
Mar 23, 2026
Dee King
1932-2026
Dorothy “Dee” Nadean (Widner) King was born prematurely March 31, 1932, on Redlands Mesa, near Hotchkiss, Colorado. Her parents were Chester Owen Widner and Mabel Irene (Ruble) Widner. Dee weighed about one pound at birth. For warmth, she slept in a shoebox swaddled in cotton on the oven door of a coal stove. Her parents fed her with an...
Dawn Marie Schrier
Mar 22, 2026
Dawn went home to be with the Lord on March 22, 2026, in Delta County, Colorado. She was 77 years of age.
Dawn’s ashes will be scattered in a ceremony amongst the aspen trees and wildflowers of Colorado in blooming season 2026. Followed by a picnic.
Dawn was born In Parma, Ohio to Mother: Elaine R. Sinterman and Father: Edward J. Vanderschrier.
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