Janet L. Burnett
May 30, 2021
Longtime Crawford, Colorado resident, Janet L. Burnett, passed away on Sunday, May 30, 2021 at her residence. She had just turned 73 years old. Per Janet’s wishes, no formal services will be held. Janet was born on May 29, 1948 to William Lyle and Charlene W. (Trinkline) States in Collbran, Colorado. She spent her early childhood in Paonia and then...
Ralph Andrew Inskeep
May 29, 2021
Olathe resident, Ralph A. Inskeep passed away Saturday, May 29, 2021 at the HopeWest Care Center in Grand Junction, CO. He was 72 years old. Ralph Andrew Inskeep was born October 19, 1948 to Harold G. and Ersa Mae (Hall) Inskeep in Loma, Colorado. He spent his childhood and attended schools in Fruita and Loma, Colorado. Ralph later went on...
Ellen E. Atchley
May 28, 2021
Longtime Delta, Colorado resident, Ellen E. Atchley, passed away on Friday, May 28, 2021 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado. She was 79 years of age. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, June 7, 2021 at Grace Community Church Delta with inurnment to follow at Delta City Cemetery. Ellen was born on...
Dolores Maxine Erickson-Gore
May 28, 2021
Dolores “Dee” Maxine Erickson-Gore passed away Friday, May 28th, 2021, at her residence in Paonia, Colorado. She was 87 years old. A memorial service will be held at a later date when family can all be present. Dee was born September 11th, 1933, to Christina (Loschen) and George Gossman, in Macon, Nebraska. The family made their way to Colorado where...
Zell Edward Zordel
May 26, 2021
Zell Edward Zordel passed away on Wednesday, May 26th, 2021, in Grand Junction, Colorado at Hope West Hospice Care. Zell was 91 years old. Zell was born on November 27th, 1929, to Edna and Zell Zordel Sr., in Ransom, Kansas. June 12, 1982, Zell and Pearl Louise (Smith) were married in Aspen, Colorado. Zell was a veteran of the Korean...
Roger Edwin Grudt
May 23, 2021
Roger Edwin Grudt, 78, of Cedaredge, died May 23, 2021 at Paonia Care and Rehabilitation Center, as a result of Parkinson’s Disease and dementia. He was born in Baldwin, Wisconsin, May 29, 1942 to Roy and Elsie Grudt. Roger was a proud union carpenter for over 30 years; he studied under a German chef for two years (he was “famous”...
Erma G Montoya
May 22, 2021
Erma G. Montoya passed away Saturday, May 22nd, 2021, at her residence in Delta, Colorado. She was 69 years old. Rosary will be held at Taylor Funeral Service’s Chapel on Tuesday, May 25th, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. Mass will be Wednesday, May 26th, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. at Saint Michaels Catholic Church, 628 Meeker Street, Delta, Colorado. Inurnment will follow...
A. Lucile Mccracken-Long
May 21, 2021
A. Lucile McCracken Long passed away at her home in Austin, Colorado, on May 21, 2021. She was 85 years old. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 26, 2021, at Taylor Funeral Service Chapel in Delta. Interment will follow in Mesa View Cemetery. Lucile was born the second child to John Theodore McCracken and A Lois...
Roberta Bert Dean Short
May 20, 2021
Former Delta resident Roberta “Bert” Dean Short, 81, of Las Vegas, NV passed away on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at Paradise Crest Care Center in Las Vegas. Mrs. Short was born April 7, 1940, in Jones, Oklahoma to Clarence and Margaret (Brown) Radcliff. She spent her childhood in Genoa, Colorado and attended school there until she graduated high school. Later...
Stephen K. Mullen
May 16, 2021
Cedaredge, Colorado resident, Stephen Kirk Mullen, passed away on Sunday, May 16, 2021 at his residence. He was 69 years of age. As per Stephen’s wishes, no formal services will be held. Stephen was born on December 10, 1951 to Allen H. and Margaret Louise (Fieke) Mullen in Susanville, California. He spent his early childhood in California until the family...
Richard Stockton Smith
May 14, 2021
Rick Stockton was born in Mercedes, Texas, August 31, 1953 to Viola K. Rode and Garland F. Smith. Stockton was actually Rick’s middle name, which he later took as his stage moniker, as his birth name was Richard Stockton Smith. Growing up in Weslaco, Texas, Rick loved the beach at South Padre Island, a short distance from home. His lifelong...
Evelyn Ethel Tuck
May 13, 2021
Evelyn Ethel Tuck passed away Thursday, May 13, 2021 at Willow Tree Care Center in Delta, Colorado. She was 99 years old. Services will be scheduled at a later date. Evelyn was born February 28th, 1922, to Clara Ethel (Dickinson) and George Henry Bott, in Willcox, Arizona. She graduated from Willcox, Arizona High School. Evelyn married the love of her...
Susan L. "Susy" Flores
May 13, 2021
Longtime Delta, Colorado resident, Susan L. “Susy” Flores, passed away on Thursday, May 13, 2021 at her residence. She was 64 years of age. Graveside funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at Delta City Cemetery in Delta. Susan Laura was born on April 26, 1957 to Fidencio and Eulalia M. “Lala” (Espinoza) Gallegos in...
Miriam "Sue" Loghry-Thorpe
May 13, 2021
Sue was born on March 8, 1937 at the Physicians & Surgeons Hospital on the east side of Denver, Colorado. She was the first child of Fred & Angie Meadows, and grew up in north Denver, graduating in 1955 from North High School. Her mother named her Miriam, but her paternal grandfather, Turner Franklin Meadows, called her “Sue” from the...
Waletta A Braum
May 11, 2021
Waletta A Braum passed away on Tuesday, May 11th, 2021. She was 92. Waletta is survived by her husband James “Jim”, one son, three daughters, 10 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, five great-great grandchildren and one grand-dog. A memorial Service will be held on Saturday, May 22nd, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. on Zoom. Arrangements are under the care and direction of...
Michael L. Weigel
May 11, 2021
Crawford, Colorado resident, Michael L. Weigel, was found deceased on May 11, 2021 after several months of him missing, He was 51 years of age. No formal services will be held at this time. Michael Leon was born on August 11, 1969 to Virginia M. “Gigi” Weigel in Los Angeles, California. He spent his childhood in Bakersfield, California. He graduated...
Maurice Gordon Foley
May 11, 2021
Paonia, Colorado resident, Maurice G. Foley, passed away on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at Paonia Care and Rehabilitation Center. He was 80 years of age. Graveside services with Military Honors will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery of Western Colorado in Grand Junction, Colorado. Maurice Gordon was born on December 18, 1940...
Brian Harold Baldwin
May 7, 2021
Brian Harold Baldwin passed away Friday, May 7th, 2021, at his residence in Delta, Colorado. He was 59 years old. A service for family and close friends will take place at a later date. Brian was born on October 24th, 1961, to Phyllis Lee (Phipps) and Charles Kenneth Baldwin Sr., in Delta, Colorado. He grew up in the Delta area....
Michael A. Burum Jr.
May 6, 2021
Paonia resident, Michael A. Burum Jr. passed away suddenly on Thursday, May 6, 2021 in Paonia, Colorado. He was 51 years old. A celebration of life will be held 10:00am, Saturday May 15, 2021 at 11634 Droptine Rd. Paonia, CO 81428. Michael Angelo Burum Jr. was born December 24, 1969 to Michael and Mary Jo (Provenza) Burum in Delta County,...
Wanda B. Reed
May 5, 2021
Wanda Beatrice Reed, 89, passed away May 5th at her house on Fruitland Mesa near Crawford, Colorado. She entered into the presence of her beloved Savior Jesus surrounded by family. She is survived by her beloved husband of 70 years, Dan Reed; her sister, Blanche (Darrell) Fried of Thompson Falls, Montana and two brothers; Kenneth (Miriam)Huling of Wasilla, Alaska and...
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