Obituary Listing

Jan 13, 2024

Raphael (Rafe) John Lovato

05/13/1985 ~ 01/13/2024

Our beloved Raphael (Rafe) John Lovato entered into God’s Kingdom on January 13th, 2024. He was with loved ones when he passed. 

Rafe was born to Manuel Lovato and Mary Baier on May 13th, 1985 in Delta, CO. From a young age, Rafe enjoyed airplanes and mechanics of all sorts. Rafe graduated high school from Vista...

Jan 9, 2024

 

Lila Fern Broughton went to heaven to be with her Savior on January 9, 2024, in Grand Junction, CO.

Lila was born on May 16, 1933, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She was the second daughter of Verle and Martha Deniston. The family lived near Rush, Colorado until Lila was in junior high school when they moved to B Road...

Jan 8, 2024

Kathleen Ann Charters

8/6/1951 ~ 1//2024

Kathleen Ann Charters (Rice) passed away Monday, January 8th, 2024 at her home in Cedaredge, Colorado where she lived with her sister and brother-in-law, Mary and Tim Key, for the last 6 and half years.  She was 72 years old and had been battling PSP for nearly 9 years.

Kathleen was born August...

Jan 8, 2024

 

Esther Louise Arbaugh Granzella age 84, passed away January 8th, 2024, with her family in Grand Junction Colorado. Esther was born in a small cabin on Monarch Pass, near Salida Colorado, on July 6,1939 to Ester Lofgren Arbaugh and Lonnie Leo Arbaugh. Esther was the second youngest of three children.

 

After graduating from Salida High School, Esther married Ralph Joseph Granzella...

Jan 6, 2024

Ward Lee Wilson

09/29/1951 ~ 01/06/2024

          Ward Lee Wilson passed away Saturday, January 6th, 2024, at St Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, CO.  He was 72 years old.  He passed from Kidney failure and COVID.

          Services will be held at 2pm Saturday, January 13th, 2024, at Grand Mesa Bible Church 710 Crawford Ave. in Delta, CO.

          He...

Jan 2, 2024

Dec 31, 2023

 

Russell Alvin Whittington

February 26, 1954 – December 31, 2023

Our hearts were shattered on December 31, 2023, with the passing of Russ (Dad, Pops, Grandpa). He passed in Glenwood Springs, Colorado with his family by his side.

Russ was born in Richmond, California on February 26, 1954, to A.J. Whittington and Anne Laura (Hawkings) Whittington. He spent childhood...

Dec 29, 2023

“She hath done what she could.” – Mark 14:8

 

Marilynn June Vanderhoofven passed away Friday, December 29, 2023 at Horizons Care Center in Eckert, Colorado. She was 85 years old. Marilynn was a woman of hopeful faith, who served her family and others without regard for herself and her own needs.

 

A memorial service will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday,...

Dec 29, 2023

Delbert Richard Kendall

November 4, 1935-December 29, 2023

Delbert Kendall died peacefully at his home surrounded by his children on December 29, 2023.  He was born in Paonia and lived most of his 88 years there. He worked as a uranium miner in Uravan and Naturita, and then was a coal miner and a backhoe operator.  Delbert married Georgia Strain...

Dec 29, 2023

Jenny Lynn Sundquist Entered into rest at her residence in Olathe, CO on Dec 29, 2023.

Jenny was born on April 1, 1970 in Marquette, Michigan. She was adopted as a newborn by Fred and Gail Reynolds. Jenny spent much or her childhood living in Houghton, MI. She often recounted fondly of the winter snows and waterskiing on Lake Superior. 

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Dec 26, 2023

Alice Marie Berg Van Vleet

December 17, 1938 – December 26, 2023

 

Alice Marie Berg Van Vleet was born December 17, 1938, in Paonia, Colorado to Paul and Arvella Berg. She passed at her home, with family at her side on December 26, 2023.

Alice and her two sisters, Betty Lou, and Pauline were raised in Paonia at the...

Dec 26, 2023

A truly amazing woman whose love and smile were known and cherished throughout her community. Barbara J. Bullard, 73, of Delta Colorado, passed away peacefully on December 26th, 2023, at HopeWest Care Center in Grand Junction.

Born in Montrose, Colorado to Dale and Eva Boyer, she was the middle child of a family of six children. Barbara shared three children...

Dec 24, 2023

John O.Krook passed away on Sunday December 24th, 2023, at his home in Crawford, Colorado.  He was 81 years old.

There will be no services at this time.  A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

John, was born on January 18th, 1942 in Villard, Minnesota to Oluf I. Krook and Ione L. Judkins. He grew up...

Dec 23, 2023

Devoted husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend Glen Allen Miller passed away on December 23, 2023, after a 13-month battle with pancreatic cancer. He is survived by five children, seven grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Glen was 93 years old, spending his final days surrounded by family and the exceptional hospice staff at the Veterans Administration's Community Living Center in Grand...

Dec 21, 2023

 

Juanita June Perfect was born July 14, 1928 in Canton, Dewey County, Oklahoma, the oldest child of Ollie Elizabeth (Wion) and Francis Marion Perfect, and died at the home of her son in Hugo, Colorado December 21, 2023 at age 95.

Juanita and her siblings were raised on their parents’ farm, where they helped in the cotton fields and...

Dec 18, 2023

Aaron Wall passed away on Monday, December 18, 2023, at his home in Grand Junction, Colorado.  He was 46 years old.

A celebration of Aaron’s life will be planned at a later date.

Aaron was born on March 7, 1977, in Delta, Colorado to Mona Wall (Schmalz) and David A. Wall.  He grew up in Cedaredge and graduated from Cedaredge...

Dec 18, 2023

Ray Alvin Bellew was born to Paul A and Ellenray Bellew in Buena Vista, Colorado on September 1st, 1942.  Ray was 81 years old when he passed away on December 18th, 2023. He was baptized into the General Assembly and Church of the Firstborn on December 16th, 1959.  Ray married Wanda Lee Lewis November 3rd, 1961.  These 58 years were...

Dec 17, 2023

 

Thelma Yvonne McCain passed away December 17, 2023, at 1458 Adobe Acers Rd in Delta. She was 59 years old.

Yvonne was born on December 24, 1963, in Sacramento, California to Geraldine Crider and Joe Burke, Jr. She grew up in Delta County. She met Darren McCain, and they married on May 16, 1981. They celebrated 42 years together....

Dec 17, 2023

 

Larry Irwin Kier

Larry Kier passed away peacefully on Sunday December 17th, 2023 at Hope West in Grand Junction Colorado. He left this earth to be with the Lord at 81 years old.

A celebration of life will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday December 22, 2023 at Toponas Town Hall in Toponas Colorado, followed by a graveside...

Dec 16, 2023

Danny Ray Cornelison, passed away Saturday December 16, 2023, peacefully at St. Mary's Hospital. He was 75 years old when he passed away, surrounded by his daughter and family. Danny was born on August 31st, 1948, in Grand Junction Colorado, to Mother Maxine Cornelison and Father James Cornelison. He grew up in Grand Junction and completed his GED so he could enlist into the United States army in 1965 at 17 years old, where he served in Vietnam. He married Carmen Bowhay, and they...