Karen E. Wagner
Dec 22, 2020
It has pleased Almighty God to call the soul of Karen Elizabeth Wagner to her Heavenly Home on Dec. 22, 2020. Karen was born on Feb 28, 1944 to Robert Moyer and Doris (Dock) Moyer in Norfolk, VA both of whom are deceased. The family moved numerous times, but she spent most of her youth in Burlingame, CA. After graduating...
Leland George Myers
Dec 21, 2020
Leland George Myers passed away at 6:42 p.m. on December 21, 2020 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado. Lee was born on December 27, 1948 to Harry Wayne and Doris Mae (Suckow) Myers in Delta, Colorado. Lee is survived by his mother, Doris Myers; sister, JoNell; wife, Varra Sue; son, Harry; and step-children, Lydia, Betty and spouse; and...
Jack Lonis
Dec 21, 2020
Jack Lonis passed away peacefully at his Delta residence on Monday, December 21, 2020. He was 83 years old. Jackie Eugene Lonis was born on April 2, 1937 in Centerville, Iowa to Walter and Virginia (Blackburn-Bryan) Lonis. He married Cynthia Davis on September 9, 1994 in Cedaredge, CO. This year they celebrated 26 years of marriage. Jack spent his childhood...
Fermin Padilla
Dec 19, 2020
Fermin Padilla passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2020 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado. He was 87 years old. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Delta. Interment will follow at Delta City Cemetery. Fermin had been a resident of Delta for the past...
Ernest Lee Morgan
Dec 18, 2020
Hotchkiss resident, Ernest “Lee” Morgan passed away peacefully Friday, December 18, 2020 at his daughter’s home in Grand Junction, Colorado. He was 80 years old. A graveside service will be held 10:00am, Saturday, January 9, 2021 at Garden of Memories Cemetery in Crawford, Colorado. Ernest “Lee” Morgan was born October 11, 1940 to Ernest O. and Gladys E. (Leger) Morgan...
Jerry Blyton
Dec 11, 2020
Delta, Colo. resident Jerry Blyton passed away at the Valley Manor Care Center in Montrose on Friday, December 11, 2020 at the age of 84. A graveside service has taken place on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at the Delta City Cemetery. A Hospice chaplain Annie Grogan will officiate, as well as military honors being presented by Lee...
Jody Victor Segura
Dec 10, 2020
Jody Victor Segura is dancing with Jesus. He peacefully slipped into Papa God’s arms at 5:55 a.m. on December 10, 2020 at his home in Cedaredge. Jody was born on March 23, 1949, to Eugene and Rita Segura in New Iberia, Louisiana. He spent his childhood enjoying the wonderful Cajun food “Ca c’est bon – that’s good.” Jody graduated from...
Ryan Jay Eakin
Dec 8, 2020
Longtime Crawford, Colorado resident, Ryan Eakin, passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at his residence after a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis. He was 51 years young. A memorial service will be held at later date. Ryan Jay was born on January 12, 1969 to Richard James “Dick” and Sherlyn Lee (Mead) Eakin in Denver, Colorado. He spent his...
Carl S. Cole Jr.
Dec 8, 2020
Delta, Colorado resident, Carl Cole, Jr., passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at the Delta County Memorial Hospital in Delta. He was 75 years of age. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Carl Samuel was born on August 27, 1945 to Fern Louise (Tuxhorn) and Carl Samuel Cole in Delta, Colorado. He spent his childhood...
Laurel "Lee" Vanpelt
Dec 7, 2020
Laurel “Lee” VanPelt passed away on Monday, December 7, 2020 at the San Juan Living Care Center in Montrose, CO. He was 88 years old. Funeral services will be held at Chapel of the Cross, Pioneer Town, Cedaredge, Colo. on Monday, December 14, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Phil Neely officiating. Interment will follow at the Cedaredge Cemetery with...
Laiura Louise Vaughan
Dec 5, 2020
(Laura) Louise Vaughan died at home on December 5, 2020 at the age of 96. She was born in Sellersville, Pennsylvania on January 23, 1924 where she also spent her early years. Louise graduated from Penn State University and later married Harry B. Vaughan in 1946, and traveled the world with him and their children during his Air Force career....
Marleen L. Gall
Dec 2, 2020
Marleen L. Gall died on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at the Delta County Memorial Hospital in Delta. She was 80 years old. An honors service will be held on what would have been Marleen’s 81st birthday, Thursday, August 5, 2021 at the Taylor Funeral Service Chapel in Delta, CO. Burial has taken place at the Mesa View Cemetery in Delta,...
Delia Elizabeth Shaw
Dec 2, 2020
Delia was one of five children born to Leona (Todd) Vowell and Oscar Vowell in North Delta CO in 1932. She has one surviving sister (Eva Faudree) who currently resides in Grand Junction CO. Delia grew up in Delta and graduated from Delta High School in 1952. She married her high school sweetheart (Marion Shaw) in the fall of the...
Joe David Reschke
Dec 1, 2020
Longtime Western Colorado resident Joe “David” Reschke passed away at the Rifle V.A. Community Living Center in Rifle on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. Mr. Reschke was 98 years young. A graveside funeral service will take place for Mr. Reschke on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at the Riverside Cemetery in Hotchkiss. Joe David Reschke was born on February...
Gary D. Chism
Nov 28, 2020
Eckert resident, Gary D. Chism, passed away peacefully Saturday, November 28, 2020 at his residence. He was 71 years of age. A graveside service will be held 12:00 pm, (noon) Friday, December 4, 2020 at the Cory Cemetery in Cory, Colorado. Gary was born on January 18, 1949 to Donald R. and Florence E. (Stewart) Chism in Delta, Colorado. He...
Terry Lynn Wilborn
Nov 23, 2020
Terry Lynn Wilborn 61, of Delta Colorado passed away on November 23rd while in the care of the nursing staff and professionals at Hope West. Terry was born in Colorado in the late 50's to Donnie and Ruby Wilborn. She spent her childhood in Dillon with her brother Joe and their cousins and neighbors learning to love the beautiful Colorado...
Elizabeth Olsen
Nov 20, 2020
Elizabeth Olsen was born Aug 29, 1932 in Cortez, Colorado, to parents Dwight and Mildred Brown. She helped at the family newspaper as a child, living the small-town life during the Great Depression and World War II. As a teenager, she worked at Mesa Verde National Park during the summers. As a child, she would sometimes travel with her father,...
Lee Carl Martinson
Nov 19, 2020
Lee Carl Martinson, a 40-year resident of Delta, Colorado, passed away on November 19, 2020 at the age of 82, after contracting COVID-19. A public memorial service will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 4, 2020 at All Saints Lutheran Church with Rev. Paul Rosin officiating. Lee is survived by his wife, Carol Martinson, his four daughters, Nancy Grebenc (Jon-Michael) and...
John C. Cotten
Nov 16, 2020
Longtime Hotchkiss, Colorado resident, John C. Cotten, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving daughters on Monday, November 16, 2020 at his residence. He was 75 years of age. John Clayton was born on May 5, 1945 to Orval (Jack) Aven and Elva Lee (Drake) Cotten in Hotchkiss, Colorado. He spent his early childhood in Maher then the family moved...
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