Flora Fae (Kalar) Sturgeon

Flora Fae (Kalar) Sturgeon

December 28, 1929 - 0ctober 12, 2025

Flora was born in Delta, Colorado to Walter and Edith Kalar. She was the 2nd of 5 children. Her older sister was Barbara and her younger 3 siblings were Walter, Lawrence, and Martha. After their time in Delta, the family moved to Lake City, Colorado and eventually ended up in Montrose, Colorado. She attended high school in Delta but never graduated. More on that later.

Eventually, she met and married Eugene Sturgeon. They went to Denver to get married. Question is, did they tell their parents? We will never know! At the time of Gene's death,

they had been married 60 years. They had 4 children: James, Ronald, Patricia. and Rodney. We all lived in our home on California Mesa on our own small farm. Our Mom loved it there and never wanted to leave. She was very comfortable with that place, and we all thrived there. We all treasure those memories. We learned to work hard by watching our parents.

After Gene passed away in 2007, Flora wanted to stay on the farm. However, she later moved to an assisted living facility in Fruita. Flora passed away peacefully at Hope West Hospice at the age of 95.

Now more facts about our Mom that a lot of you may not have known...

She got her GED!

She loved to bowl!

She also loved to snowmobile with our Dad!

She took up painting with oils, which she started in her 50's. And she usually won various ribbons at the fair in Montrose!

She loved to camp, go on picnics, and jeep rides!

She crocheted = a lot!

She learned to swim in her 40's!

She went to Brazil with my Dad to visit Jim and Carol!

She loved to fish! When the fishing was good, she caught them and then my Dad cooked them on his special home-made grill!

She took LOTS of pictures and painted lots of paintings!

She loved their little cabin on Blue Mesa!

Her grandchildren are almost too numerous to count, and the number of great grandchildren keeps growing... and growing! I will hazard to guess that all of us thought, "I was her favorite!"

But ...

The happiest day of our Mom's life was when she gave her life to her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and was baptized. May Jesus take her by the hand and present her to God, our God most high!

Love you, Mom!

Funeral Service is 1:00pm, Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at Montrose Christian Church with concluding services and interment at Olathe Cemetery.