Lee Owen Fortner
Sep 22, 2024
Lee Owen Fortner
April 4, 1941 – September 22, 2024
Lee Owen Fortner, age 83, passed away on Sunday September 22, 2024 at his home in Montrose, CO.
Lee was born April 4, 1941, in Olathe, Colorado to Ralph and Lois Brown Fortner. He was raised and graduated from high school in Montrose, Colorado.
Lee was married to Thelma Lou for 32 years before...
Sam "Big Loco" Trujillo
Sep 21, 2024
It is with great sadness and heavy hearts announce the departure of our beloved Son, Brother Father and Uncle. Sam “Big Loko” Trujillo, 47, city of Montrose passed away September 21st, 2024, with family by his side, due to a short battle of kidney failure.
He leaves behind parents Jerry and Tammy Trujillo of Montrose, children Donna Jo (Sky) McCarty of...
Nicole Ann Cooling
Sep 21, 2024
Nicole was born July 31, l975.
This charming infant grew into a delightful, warm-hearted woman. God called her home September 21, 2024, after a short, but hard-fought health battle. She was the daughter of Bill and Pearl Cooling, growing up in Montrose; graduating from Montrose High School where she enjoyed participating in summer softball and being on the Marlin Swim Team...
Diane (Krebs) Bean
Sep 20, 2024
Alice Diane (Krebs) Bean- November 11, 1938 - September 20, 2024 of Montrose, Colorado passed away at her home.
Diane was born in Montrose Colorado on November 11, 1938. She graduated from Montrose County High School, Colorado Women’s College, and Colorado University School of Nursing. She lived most of her adult life in California. Nursing offered a variety of employment opportunities...
Steven Guy Baker
Sep 20, 2024
Montrose archaeologist and historian, (the "legendary" Steven Guy Baker as some knew him), caught the west-bound express over the Great Divide on September the 20th, 2024. He passed away peacefully at home, as a result of a long-term battle with COPD and CHF. Steve was born in Topeka, Ks. in May of 1945 and raised and schooled in Holton, Kansas....
Terry Kay Short
Sep 19, 2024
Terry Kay Short
1957 - 2024
Terry Kay Short passed away peacefully at home on September 19,2024 at the age of 67, with her family by her side.
Terry was born in Medesto, California on May 26,1957 to Gail and Lyle Boag.
Terry went on to make her home in Naturita, Colorado with her husband of 48 years Thomas Short, and her children Lylia...
Alfred "Al" Richard Keller
Sep 16, 2024
Alfred Richard Keller, fondly known as Al, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 16th, at the age of 82 with his children by his side. Born on December 24, 1941, in Cedaredge, Colorado, Al was raised in Olathe, where he developed a love for farming, ranching, hunting, and a rodeo lifestyle.
As a standout athlete, Al graduated from Olathe High School...
Charles Terrance Kuebrich
Sep 11, 2024
Charles Terrance "Terry" Kuebrich passed away on September 11, 2024 in Olathe, Colorado. A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Peter's Church in Cosgrove, Iowa and his burial will be in St. Peter's Cemetery.
Terry was born in Iowa City, Iowa on August 24, 1936 to Leonard and Alice (Meade) Kuebrich. He grew up in the Cosgrove, Iowa area and...
Gene Vecchia
Sep 8, 2024
Robert Eugene “Gene” Vecchia, 91, pass away on September 8th, 2024, peacefully in his home. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and friend, and will be missed by all who knew him.
Gene was born June 8, 1933, in Sterling, Colorado to Dominic and Pierina (Baina) Vecchia and was the youngest of six children. After graduating high school,...
Donna "Dee" Louise Brown Kenimer
Sep 7, 2024
Donna (Dee) Louise Brown Kenimer, of Montrose, CO, age 77, passed away in the comforts of her own home on September 7, 2024, with her family around her after a long battle with Alzheimer’s.
Dee was born on October 18, 1946, to Rex and Mildred (Hansen) Brown in Denver, CO. Dee graduated in 1964 from Pattonville High School in Missouri. She...
Ronald Joseph Luttrell
Sep 7, 2024
Ronald (Ron) Joseph Luttrell, age 86 passed away on Saturday September 7, 2024. Ron was born in Melrose Iowa on October 27th 1937, the middle of nine children born to Vincent and Ann Luttrell. The family lived in Albia and Melrose IW, Pilot Grove MO before moving to Montrose CO the summer of 1955. Ron attended Montrose High School where...
Bryce Walker Deines
Sep 3, 2024
Bryce Walker Deines, 23, died on September 3rd, 2024
In a tragic dirt bike accident, doing what he loved most, braap-ing it up.
Bryce was born on February 17, 2001 to Shane Leroy Deines and Amie Lynn Middleton in Montrose, CO. Bryce graduated high school in 2019, then went to college at Lincoln tech in Denver where he graduated for welding.
Bryce is...
Irene Phyllis Snyder
Sep 1, 2024
Irene Phyllis Snyder, 91, of Norwood Colorado, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on September 1, 2024.
Irene Phyllis Skelton Snyder, known by most as Phyllis and affectionately nicknamed Squirt by her husband Raymond, was born on August 22, 1933 in Norwood, Colorado to Lothan and Louise Skelton. During Phyllis’ childhood, the family moved to Uravan and Nucla after her...
Donna Marie Smith Marolf
Sep 1, 2024
Donna Marie Smith Marolf
June 28, 1935 – Sept. 1, 2024
Donna passed away at her ranch home in Montrose, CO on Sept 1, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. Donna was born June 28, 1935, to Jack and Mae Smith in Pea Green (Delta) Colorado. She was second of seven children. She married her childhood friend Edwin Marolf on Sept 4,...
Talon James Barrier
Aug 31, 2024
Talon James Barrier (ZIP)
Talon J Barrier was born on Nov 5, 1998, and sadly passed away, at the young age of 25, on Aug 31, 2024.
Born in Grand Junction, Co to Robert Barrier and Shyla Adamson, Talon was a stubborn kid who loved to smile and turned into a young man that could make anyone around him smile. Talon was...
Robert "Bob" Eugene Murphy
Aug 30, 2024
Robert (Bob) Eugene Murphy – June 17, 1946 – August 30, 2024
Robert (Bob) Eugene Murphy was born on June 17, 1946, in Chicago Heights Illinois, to George and Dorothy Murphy. Bob died peacefully at home, in Redvale, Colorado, surrounded by his loving family. Bob is proceeded in death, by both of his parents, his wife Mary, some siblings, his grandson...
Leona F. Scarbrough Davis
Aug 28, 2024
Leona Scarbrough Davis, born August 31, 1938, and fondly known for her love of saying she was born on the last day of the August, passed away on August 28, 2024, just shy of her 86th birthday. Leona was born in Redvale, CO, to Vernon and Marian Houser and attended school in Norwood. On July 11, 1956, she married the...
Richard L. Hayes
Aug 27, 2024
Richard L. Hayes – December 26, 1938 – August 27, 2024
Richard L. Hayes, 85, of Montrose, CO passed away on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, at his home with his family by his side. Richard was born in Washington, Iowa.
Richard was employed as an Aggregate Superintendent by Granite Construction to build the Ridgway Dam.
Richard is survived by his Wife, Phyllis Hayes;...
Joseph Verald Mooney
Aug 25, 2024
Joseph Verald Mooney, age 77, of Montrose, Colorado, passed away on Sunday, August 25, 2024 at his home. Joe was born in Lincoln, Illinois on May 29, 1947 and graduated from Farmington High School, Illinois. He was the son of Verald and Wanda Mooney. Joe is survived by his wife, LaDonna, son and daughter, Darrin and Amanda, his two sisters,...
Bernice M. Ruby (Mulik)
Aug 23, 2024
Bernice M. (Mulik) Ruby, 83, died peacefully on August 23, 2024 in Montrose, CO, after suffering a stroke. Originally from McAdoo, PA, Bernice was born on July 30, 1941 to John and Mary (Malega) Mulik and graduated from McAdoo High School as valedictorian of her class in 1959. She obtained a degree in Medical Technology in 1961 and worked for...
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