LeRoy Wallace Wells
May 19, 2025
LeRoy Wallace Wells was born on October 16th, 1936, to Gerold Wallace Wells and Marie Violet Abrahamson Wells in Newman, Stanislaus County California.
LeRoy was the third child of five born to Gerold and Marie, Floyd was born after LeRoy and then Jerry was born and was the baby of the family, but LeRoy was still his mother’s favorite, according to...
Shirley Eileen Tullio
May 19, 2025
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Shirley Tullio, who departed this world peacefully at the remarkable age of 98 on May 19th, 2025.
Born Shirley Eileen Jardon on September 4, 1926, she, along with her five siblings, was raised on a farm in Hotchkiss, Colorado before the comforts of indoor water or electricity. She...
Phyllis Lee (Baldwin) (Redden) Grasmick
May 18, 2025
Phyllis Lee Grasmick passed away on 05/18/2025 at her home in Delta. She was 78 years old.
Phyllis was born on December 28th, 1946, in Vici, Oklahoma to Esther Lee and Woodrow Baldwin. After her father’s sudden death when she was barely a year old, Phyllis moved to Montrose, Colorado where she was raised by her uncle Chet and aunt Matilda...
Judy Colvin
May 14, 2025
Judith A Colvin passed away May 14, 2025 at Colorow Care Center, Olathe, Colorado. She was 83 years old.
Viewing will be on Monday, May 19, 2025, at Redeemer Lutheran Church (RLC) Delta, Colorado at 11:30am to 12:30pm, followed by the funeral service (RLC) at 12:30pm to 1:30pm. A graveside service will be held at Delta Cemetery at 2:00pm. A remembrance...
Virginia Lee Hull
May 13, 2025
Virginia Lee Hull, age 99, of Kalispell, Montana, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 13, 2025.
Virginia was born in Rock Springs, Wyoming on January 24, 1926 to Stephen and Athena Brattis. After Athena’s husband died in a mining accident and the death of two of her daughters, Athena married Peter Brown and moved to Delta, Colorado, where...
Lola Louise Lively
May 12, 2025
Lola Lively, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and woman of enduring faith, passed peacefully into the arms of her Savior, surrounded by the love of her family. Lola spent the majority of her life in the communities of Delta and Grand Junction, Colorado —places she called home not only in residence but in heart.
Born to Marguerite and Lawrence Taft, Lola...
Marlys Jean Hilton
May 11, 2025
Marlys Jean Hilton passed away at Horizon Care Facility on May 11, 2025, after a short illness.
Marlys was born on September 17, 1925, in Maher, Colorado to Maggie and Charlie VanDenBerg. She was #9 of 10 children.
Marlys attended school in various communities and graduated from Olathe High School in 1943. She moved to San Francisco immediately afterward and met her...
William G. Harris
May 10, 2025
William (Bill) G. Harris passed away May 10, 2025, at Montrose Memorial Hospital. He was 96 years old. Celebration of Life is to be held at the Delta Methodist Church on June 6, 2025, at 2pm. Following the service a fellowship time to get together and remember.
He was born Billy Gene Harris then was legally changed to William Gene Harris...
Gerald Glen Smith
May 8, 2025
Gerald Glen Smith passed away with family at his side on May 8, 2025, at Delta Health Hospital after an unexpected illness.
He was born to Nelson Smith Sr. and Pearl Louise (Barker) Smith on September 13, 1936. He was 88 years old. He had 9 brothers and 7 sisters. He spent his childhood in Aspen where he attended and graduated...
Clarice York Bagwell
May 6, 2025
Clarice Y. Bagwell passed away on May 6, 2025, at Hope West Care Center in Grand Junction, CO. Services will be held on Thursday, May 29, 2025, at 10:30am at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 145 W. 5th St., Delta, CO 81416.
Clarice was born October 18, 1928, in Cochise, AZ to Marion and Helen York. She grew up in Santa Rita,...
Cynthia Louise Krueger
May 6, 2025
Cindy Krueger, 66, passed away peacefully on May 6, 2025 at home. She was surrounded by her loving family and friends in her final days. Her memory lives on in the hearts of her beloved husband, Richard, and their cherished dog, Little Wally.
Cindy was preceded in death by her parents, Bill and Dianne Bryson, and Step mother Echo Ann Bryson....
Jo Ann Leftwich
May 3, 2025
Jo Ann Leftwich peacefully passed away Saturday, May 3,2025 in the presence of her family at her residence in Delta, CO. She was 87 years old.
She was born October 26, 1937, in Grand Junction, CO to John and Elaine (Newton) Baughman. Due to her father’s work as an exploration geologist with Standard Oil, Jo’s childhood involved many moves between 8...
Alice Yvonne Spika
Apr 26, 2025
Alice Yvonne (Wang) Spika passed on to eternal rest April 26, 2025 at the age of 88.
Alice was born on April 15, 1937, in Oblong, Illinois to Albert and Pearl Wang. At the age of four, her family moved west to Baker, Montana, where she grew up with one brother and one sister. In high school, Alice participated in choir,...
Sharon Annabelle Nash
Apr 23, 2025
Sharon Annabelle Nash was born June 09, 1944, and passed away April 23, 2025, at the Hopewest Care Center in Grand Junction, Colorado due to cancer and she spent her final six days there until 5:08 am Wednesday morning at 80 years of age. She missed her 81st birthday by just six and a half weeks.
A memorial service will be...
Nick Emilio Trujillo
Apr 23, 2025
Nick Emilio Trujillo, 89 years of age, passed away peacefully at his home in Delta, Colorado on April 23rd, 2025. He was surrounded by his extended family and friends at the time of his passing. Nick was born to Joe and Mary Trujillo in Wagon Mound, NM on July 8th, 1935. He moved to Delta with his family in early...
Petria Rose Germann
Apr 23, 2025
Petria Rose Germann, age 71, of Delta, Colorado, passed away on April 23, 2025. Born on February 4, 1954, in Delta, Colorado, to Rose Kinterknecht and Peter Kramer, Petria met her husband, Ronald Lynn Germann, at Olathe High School. They were married on December 30, 1971, and celebrated 53 wonderful years together. Petria was a devout Catholic throughout her life.
Petria...
Isabel Mae Dillon
Apr 21, 2025
Isabel Dillon, 92, was born to Martha and Fred Kerr on September 13, 1932 in Titusville, PA. The oldest of seven children, Isabel grew up in Enterprise and attended school in Titusville. In the winter of her sophomore year, she met her “cowboy”, Paul Dillon. She and Paul were married June 16, 1951, just 3 weeks after Isabel graduated high...
Todd Franklin Hines
Apr 19, 2025
Todd Franklin Hines was born December 10, 1940, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, to Benjamin Franklin Hines and Mildred Christine (Wright) Hines. His childhood was spent in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and Peoria and Freeport, Illinois. He was an unusually bright child and excelled in school throughout his academic career.
Todd attended Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, graduating in 1962 with many honors and...
Jay Royce Roth
Apr 17, 2025
Jay Royce Roth, First of His Name, Citizen of Paonia, CO, Crafter of Ice Cream and Master of Turf, completed his final lap around the sun and passed away on April 17, 2025, surrounded by loved ones at his home. A Celebration of Life, “Jay’s First Annual Joyful Jamboree” or “Jay Jam” will be held at the Pavilion at Crooked...
Barbara Lee Rogers
Apr 16, 2025
Barbara Lee Rogers (née Hansen), 85, of Delta, Colorado, passed away on April 16, 2025.
She was born on February 15, 1940, in San Francisco, California, to Bud and Lotty Hansen, and was raised in Indian Hills, a community within the township of Evergreen, Colorado. Barbara spent the last 20 years of her life in Delta, Colorado.
She is survived by her...
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