Lee Roy Owsley
Sep 15, 2025
Lee was born on February 7th, 1963, in Gunnison, Colorado. He died on September 15th, 2025, in Paonia, Colorado. Lee grew up in Granby, Colorado. After graduation, he joined the Marines, where he served his country with honors. After serving, he returned to Granby, where he started logging. He then moved to the western side of the state, where he...
Ann Arlene Lovato
Sep 11, 2025
Ann Arlene Lovato, age 90, of Delta, Colorado, was born on November 10, 1934, and passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 11th, 2025.
Ann was preceded in death by her parents, Aurther and Alta Kramer of Delta. She was preceded in death by 2 sisters, Donna White and June Hoeppner. She was married to Joe Lovato, who passed away less than...
Raymond Boyd Atchley
Sep 10, 2025
Raymond Boyd Atchley passed away on September 10th, 2025, in Delta County Colorado. He was 33 years old.
Family appreciates all the emotional support, but services will be held privately.
Raymond was born on June 9th, 1992, at the Delta County Memorial Hospital to Patrica J Price (mother) and James H. Atchley Jr. (father).
He grew up primarily between Colorado and Montana. He...
Donna Stevens
Sep 9, 2025
Donna Stevens passed away peacefully in her sleep on September 9, 2025, at home in Delta, CO. Donna was 67 years old when she went home to be with the Lord.
She is survived by her 3 daughters, Delonna Stevens of Denver, CO, Andrea Santana of Austin, TX, Janessa Stevens of Los Angeles, CA. She is also survived by 9 grandchildren,...
Lynette Eileen Wilson
Sep 6, 2025
Lynette Eileen Wilson passed away September 6, 2025 at St. Mary’s Hospital. She was 68 years old.
A graveside service will be held on Friday September 12th at 10:00am at Mesa View Cemetery. Followed by a reception at First Baptist Church on Pioneer Rd.
Lynette was born on September 22, 1956 in Grand Junction, CO to Lila Deniston and Floyd Broughton. She...
Jo Anne Fogg
Sep 4, 2025
Jo Anne Fogg, 83, passed away on September 4, 2025. She was born on July 25, 1942, in Sac City, Iowa, to Ernest Herman Assing and Alberta Sophia (Rogge) Assing, and she grew up in Webster City, Iowa.
At the age of 16, Joanne married Larry Schnell, and in 1960 they moved to Denver, where they raised two children, Vonna Ray...
Dean A Ross
Sep 4, 2025
Dean Arthur Ross “Cowboy” passed away in the company of family at the Hospice Care Center in Grand Junction on Thursday morning September 4, 2025. “Cowboy” fought a valiant battle with cirrhosis and passed away at the age of 71.
Dean was born in Craig, Colorado March 16, 1954, to Nora Ellen Stone and Ervin Gene Ross. He grew up mostly...
Hope Elizabeth Weaver
Sep 3, 2025
Hope Elizabeth Weaver passed away September 3, 2025 at her home in Delta Colorado. She was 97 years old.
Hope was born on February 8, 1928 in Wallkill, New York to Pearl Gorman and John Eignor.
Hope grew up in Wallkill and graduated from Wallkill High School in 1946. Hope met Harry in high school and they were married on August 20,...
Pamela T. Vigil-Wong
Sep 2, 2025
Pamela Vigil-Wong, 66, of Delta, CO, passed away peacefully on September 2, 2025.
Pam was born on January 24, 1959, and grew up in northern New Mexico, where her ancestors have lived on the land for centuries. She worked in many small communities where she and her family lived, including the Carson National Forest, the Idaho Springs Public Library, the Grand...
Edward O. Marty
Aug 31, 2025
Ed was born June 7, 1948, in Ponca City, Oklahoma, to the late Charles Marty and Mary Louise Lundy. He grew up in Hotchkiss and graduated from Hotchkiss High School in 1966. Shortly after, he was drafted into the U.S. Army, where he served honorably and was discharged with service-related injuries.
He went on to earn both his bachelor’s and master’s...
David A. Dapkus
Aug 31, 2025
David A Dapkus of Cedaredge, Co died peacefully August 31, 2025 at home of heart failure. Dave was born 1/27/1942 in White Salmon, Washington to August and Virginia Dapkus. Dave graduated from Portland State College in 1967. Following a short time with the Army Map Service in Washington, DC, Dave and family moved first to Bainbridge Island, Washington and then...
Barbara L. Keller
Aug 30, 2025
Keller, Barbara L, passed away on August 30, 2025, surrounded by her family, at Montrose Regional Health. She was 78 years old.
Her memorial service will be held at 10 am on Saturday, September 13th, 2025, at Montrose Christian Church.
Barbara was born on December 11th, 1946, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to Mother Elaine Simon and Father Harold Mark Champion. She attended college...
Joseph P. Mlakar
Aug 29, 2025
Joseph “Opie” P. Mlakar passed away Friday, August 29th, 2025, at his residence in Olathe. He was 52 years old.
Graveside service will be held at 10am, Monday, September 8th, 2025, at the Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Opie was born in Delta, Colorado on May 4th, 1973, to Valda Ann (Neil) and Harold James Mlakar. He grew up in the Delta County area...
James Michael Sorensen
Aug 27, 2025
James Michael Sorensen passed away peacefully at his beloved Paonia home on August 27th, 2025 at the age of 58, of congestive heart failure, James was welcomed into the Sorensen family at ten days old in 1968 when he was adopted by Willa and Russell Sorensen.
He grew up on the family ranch in Paonia, alongside his other brothers, Chris and...
Juan Montes
Aug 26, 2025
Juan Montes was born on October 6, 1957, in Aguascalientes, Mexico, to Manuel Montes Diaz and Maximina Prado Gonzales. He passed away on August 26, 2025, in Olathe, Colorado. Juan is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Esparza de Montes.
A Rosary and Vigil will be held on Thursday, September 4, 2025, at 7pm, and the Funeral Mass will be held on...
John Andrew "Andy" TenBrink
Aug 25, 2025
Andy TenBrink went to be with the Lord on his way to a new OSHA assignment in Texas on August 25, 2025.
He was born John Andrew TenBrink and raised in the Denver area. In college, he received a master’s degree at the Colorado Christian College. While in college, he was a volunteer Jefferson County Deputy Sheriff. After college, he worked...
Joseph William Yeamans
Aug 25, 2025
Joseph William Yeamans passed on to his heavenly home on August 25, 2025, at eighty-one years of age. He died from complications of West Nile virus and pulmonary embolism at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction.
Joe was born on April 27, 1944, in Portland Oregon to Elizabeth Marks Yeamans and William Hughes Yeamans. He moved to Los Alamos, New Mexico...
Frances Sue Guthrie
Aug 23, 2025
Frances Sue Lawrence Guthrie passed away and went home to Jesus on August 23, 2025. She passed peacefully in her sleep at Colorow Care Center in Olathe, Co. at the age of 93. Sue was blessed with a long and wonderful life.
Sue was born in Wellington, Texas on January 27, 1932, to Jake and Della Lawrence. She graduated from high...
Thomas Joseph Clark
Aug 22, 2025
Thomas Joseph Clark Jr., age 88, died peacefully at his home on August 22, 2025, in Delta, Colorado. Born on June 28, 1937, in Brooklyn, New York, he was the youngest of four to Thomas and Martha (McGowan) Clark.
After High School, he enlisted into the United States Air Force. While attending training classes in
Denver on aircraft weapon systems, he met...
Kay Sharon Atchley
Aug 22, 2025
Kay Sharon Atchley
October 26, 1937 – August 22, 2025
Kay Sharon Atchley, age 87, passed away on August 22, 2025, at Eagle Ridge Post Acute Care Center in Grand Junction, CO. She was born on October 26, 1937, in Delta, Colorado, to Donald Whiteside and Lillian Burch Whiteside.
Kay grew up in Delta, where she enjoyed horseback riding and spending summers on...
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