Michael Blaine Kelley

Michael Blaine Kelley of Montrose, CO, passed away Jan. 15, 2026, at St. Mary's Hospital, in Grand Junction. He was born Dec. 15, 1952, to William and Theo Kelley, in Lamar.

Blaine's formative years were at La Juanta. He graduated from La Juanta High School in 1971.

He served in the U.S. Army as a carpenter and as a percussionist from 1972 through 1975 at Ft. Mead, MD and at Ft. Carson.

Blaine received an associate’s degree from Colorado Mountain College, Glenwood Springs. He worked as a carpenter and other phases of construction for over 15 years throughout the Roaring Fork Valley. In the early 1990s he moved to Montrose where he was the owner of Sagebrush Books, with his wife, Alice. He also worked sales at local lumber yards. He retired from Colorado Yurt, working as a carpenter.

Blaine is survived by his wife, Alice, brother Quentin (Donna), sister Sara, nephews Dallas Kelley (Maria), Shawn Kelley (Jodi), Travis Fulton (Tiffany), and Jonathan Fulton, and niece Carole Sutton (Sean).

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Thurs., June 4, 2026, at Crippin Funeral Home Chapel, 802 E. Main, Montrose. Interment will follow at Cedar Creek Cemetery, Montrose.