Marvin M. Howze
Mar 11, 2014
Marvin M. Howze
January 9, 1929 ~ March 11, 2014
Marvin M. Howze, age 85, of Montrose, Colorado died March 11, 2014 at Montrose Memorial Hospital. Marvin is survived by his wife, Beverly Howze; his sons Marvin Howze Jr., and David Howze; one daughter, Sally Stigall; 12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren with two on the way. He was preceded...
Shephan Joseph Wells
Mar 10, 2014
Stephan Joseph Wells
April 19, 1960 ~ March 10, 2014
Steve was born April 19th 1960, the only son of Teddy Williams and brother of Dunreath Nixon, Perri Wells, Mickel Haug, Lenny Wells and Jimmy Wells, and numerous nieces and nephews. Steve was preceded in death by his father Robert Wells Sr. and his brothers, Robert Wells Jr. and...
Jack Dillon Wilson, Sr.
Mar 9, 2014
Jack Dillon Wilson, Sr.
January 14, 1926 ~ March 9, 2014
Jack Dillon Wilson, Sr., 88, was called home to Suppertime with his Lord Jesus Christ on March 9, 2014. Born in Bethel Springs, Tennessee, to Lottie Dillon Wilson and William Dallas Wilson. Jack grew up in Memphis, Tennessee. He retired in Olive Branch, Mississippi. Jack and wife, Carrie...
Carrie Free (Smidt)
Mar 8, 2014
Carrie Free
April 10, 1921 ~ March 8, 2014
On April 10, 1921 Carrie Smidt was born in a farm house on the San Miguel River near Nucla Colorado to James T and Mellie Smidt. Her mom’s friend Daphne Ray was there to help and five weeks later she had a baby girl with Mellies help named Ida Belle. Carrie...
Elwood W. London
Mar 8, 2014
Elwood W. London
April 18, 1932 – March 8, 2014
Elwood W. London, age 81, of Montrose died March 9, 2014 at Valley Manor Care Center in Montrose. Elwood was born April 18, 1932 to William and Lottie (Pless) London in Waurika, Oklahoma. He was the fourth of five children, who have all preceded him in death. He spent his...
Kenneth L. Olson
Mar 8, 2014
Kenneth L. Olson
July 22, 1932 ~ March 8, 2014
Kenneth L Olson formerly of Sinclairville, NY passed away March 8, 2014 at the San Juan Living Centre in Montrose, CO. A life-long Chautauqua County resident he was born July 22, 1932 in Busti, NY the son of Charles and Mabel Olson. He was husband to Lily Olson for 58...
Priscilla M. Friese
Mar 5, 2014
Priscilla M. Friese, age 84, of Montrose, Colorado died Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at Sunrise Creek Assisted Living in Montrose. Survivors include her son, Carl Friese of Centerville, Ohio. A Funeral Service in celebration of Priscilla’s life will be held on Saturday, March 8, 2014 at 10:00 am at Crippin Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Vivian Heistand officiating. Interment will...
Esther M. Gatschet (Gwin)
Mar 4, 2014
Esther M. Gatschet
September 17, 1918 ~ March 4, 2014
Esther M. Gatschet, age 95 of Montrose died March 4, 2014 at her home. Esther was born September 17, 1918 to Albert Gwin and Florence (Pringle) Gwin in Telluride, Colorado. Her parents homesteaded on Specie Mesa, in the San Juan Mountains in 1917 and raised sheep. Esther’s grandfather Nathan...
Mary Joyce Scoggins (Moore)
Mar 3, 2014
JOYCE SCOGGINS
January 29, 1929 – March 3, 2014
Mary Joyce Scoggins entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior on March 3, 2014. Joyce was a long-time resident of Ouray, CO, but spent her final years at Aspen Ridge Care Center in Grand Junction, CO. Her strong will, unwavering faith in God, and the love and support of...
Michaela Earlene Kahle
Feb 27, 2014
Michaela Earlene Kahle
March 15, 1990 – February 27, 2014
Michaela Kahle entered this world prematurely, weighing only 2 ½ pounds on March 15, 1990. She tragically departed, much too soon, February 27, 2014 in an automobile accident.
She was full of life, and going in a hundred directions at a dizzying speed. Michaela was raised in Montrose and attended...
Alex J. Lucero
Feb 25, 2014
Alex J. Lucero, age 85, of Montrose, died Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at San Juan Living Center in Montrose. Survivors include his daughter, Diana (Sammie) Miller, of Montrose, Colorado. Cremation has taken place and private family services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Crippin Funeral Home & Crematory, Montrose, Colorado.
Glen F. Isbell
Feb 25, 2014
Glen F. Isbell, age 77, of Montrose, died Wednesday, February 25, 2014 at Valley Manor Care Center in Montrose. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Isbell of the family home. At Glen’s request, cremation has taken place and private family services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Crippin Funeral Home & Crematory, Montrose, Colorado
Clyde Chester Free
Feb 21, 2014
Clyde Chester Free October 15, 1917 ~ February 21, 2014
Clyde Chester Free, age 96, of Montrose, Colorado died February 21, 2014 at the Hospice Care Center in Montrose. Clyde was born October 15, 1917 to James Marion and Cora Bethina Free. When Clyde was two, his parents moved from the Ozark Mountains in Arkansas to Montrose, which took...
Vera Holman
Feb 20, 2014
Vera Holman, a long-time resident of the Western Slope, died Thursday, Feb, 20, 2014 at The Homestead of Montrose. She was ninety seven years old. A visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00PM on Friday, February 21at the Front Entrance on Main Street of Crippin Funeral Home, in Montrose. Funeral services will be on Saturday, February 22, 2014 at...
Alberta Chelsea Norman (Clinkenbeard)
Feb 20, 2014
Alberta Chelsea Norman
August 21, 1927 ~ February 20, 2014
Alberta, age 86, of Montrose died February 20, 2014. All of her family members were able to be with her and celebrate her life and family in the week prior to her death. A Memorial Service will be held a later date in the spring.
Alberta Chelsea Clinkenbeard was born...
Loyd P. Lindsey
Feb 19, 2014
Loyd P. Lindsey
Sept. 28, 1928 ~ February 19, 2014
February 19, 2014, became the day of rest for Loyd Paul Lindsey. An intelligent, complicated man, he will be missed by those with whom he shared his life and adventures. Loyd was born in Caney, Kansas, on September 29, 1928. His family relocated to Douglas, Wyoming, in the 1940’s. He...
Patricia Ann Lahr (Lansdown)
Feb 18, 2014
Patricia Ann (Lansdown) Lahr
Patricia “Pat” Ann (Lansdown) Lahr passed on to Heaven to meet her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on February 18, 2014, in her home in Ouray, Colorado, after a lengthy illness.
Patricia “Pat” Ann (Lansdown) Lahr was born October 3, 1931, in Woodward, Oklahoma to parents Forest Marvin “Pat” Lansdown and Edith Mary (Aldrich) Lansdown....
Maxine 'Mickey' Kolz (Wright)
Feb 14, 2014
Maxine (Mickey) Kolz
10/24/1920 – 2/14/2014
Maxine Kolz passed away February 14 after a brief illness in Lakewood, CO.
Mickey was born on October 24, 1920 in Rattlesnake Butte, near Walsenburg, Colorado, the fourth of five children of John and Ethel Wright. She graduated from Rye High School and relocated to Western Colorado to be with her family near...
Walda S. 'Wally' Kennedy
Feb 14, 2014
WALDA S. (WALLY) KENNEDY
1923 – 2014
Walda S. (Wally) Kennedy was born in Taunton, Massachusetts on November 2, 1923. Her parents, Michael Susol and Marianne (Piuro) Susol, had immigrated to the United States from Poland/The Ukraine. Her mother passed away when she was less than a year old, so she and her sister Jean were raised solely by their...
Margaret A. Heller
Feb 8, 2014
Margaret A. Heller, age 86, of Montrose, died February 8, 2014 at the University Hospital in Aurora, Colorado. Margaret was born February 17, 1927 to Helmuth and Ester (Cody) Koch in Hillside, Colorado. She married Dave O. Heller on June 2, 1945 and he preceded her in death.
Survivors include three sons, Vernon, Larry and Terry Keller; brothers, Chester...
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