Obituaries

Aug 26, 2023

SAMUEL SILVO DEJULIO

Born:  January 13, 1927

Died:  August 26, 2023

Interred in Grand View Cemetery, Montrose, Colorado

 

Sam was born in the wayside stop of Noelle, Colorado (Placerville). He was raised on Dallas Divide ranch with his 5 sisters and 3 brothers. There they built a house and lived many years.

After they moved to Montrose, Colorado He...

Aug 26, 2023

Clyde Mack Causey Jr., 85, of Montrose, Colorado, died Saturday, August 26, 2023, following a long battle with multiple sclerosis and esophageal cancer.

He had many illnesses during his life, including polio and rheumatic fever, and not only survived them but thrived.

Mack was born May 24, 1938, at Cape Girardeau, Missouri, to Jetoria Woods Causey Merry and Clyde Causey...

Aug 24, 2023

Longtime Montrose resident Del Kinkel, born September 12, 1928, passed away on August 24, 2023, at the age of 94 at Elk Ridge Health and Rehab with family by his side. Del was born in Pueblo, Colorado, to Walter and Cora Kinkel. He graduated from Central High School in 1947 and, at the age of seventeen, joined the Marine Corps....

Aug 24, 2023

Charles Adam Burch passed, unexpectedly, on August 24, 2023 at the age of 52.

Charlie was born in 1971 and raised on a ranch west of Olathe. He attended the Olathe schools and graduated high school in 1989.  From early childhood he enjoyed taking things apart to see what made them work. This interest afforded him a life time of...

Aug 24, 2023

Aug 23, 2023

Carole Ann (Hale) Schmalz departed this world on August 23, 2023. She was born on March 27, 1941, to Don L. Hale and Erma L. (Bronaugh) Hale. In her mother’s words, “She was so cute with lots of dark hair…We were so proud of Carole that we even had ‘discussions’ about who got to carry her…”

They were a very...

Aug 23, 2023

Aug 16, 2023

On Wednesday, August 16, 2023, Ruth “Elaine” Simo of Montrose, Colorado passed away at the age of 76.  She was a loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother and her legacy of generosity, baking and quilting will be everlasting in the hearts of those who knew her.

Elaine was born in Wyandotte, Michigan to Alice Neikirk (Recker) and Paul Neikirk.  She attended...

Aug 15, 2023

Thomas Andre Jensen, 60, of Norwood Colorado passed away on August 15, 2023, surrounded by family and loved ones after his extraordinary battle with cancer.  Tom was born September 25, 1962 in Montrose Colorado, the third child of Edward and Jessie (Davis) Jensen.  Tom lived in and around the Norwood area his entire life.  Tom attended Norwood High school where...

Aug 13, 2023

In Loving Memory of Rurik John Johnson 

Rurik John Johnson (62) of Minnetonka, Minnesota passed away unexpectedly on August 13, 2023. Peace is with those he left behind knowing he was doing some of his favorite things: vacationing in Colorado, visiting Gem/Rock shows, art galleries, dinosaur and other natural history museums and visiting relatives. 

Born March 25, 1961...

Aug 10, 2023

Jewel Edward Schottel

September 15, 1940-August 10, 2023

Jewel was born in Montrose, CO to Preston and Lillie Schottel. Jewel grew up helping on the family dairy and after graduating from Montrose High School in 1958 joined the U.S. Navy serving as a Sonar man on the U.S.S. O’Brien.

A native of Montrose, Jewel helped on the family farm raising...

Aug 5, 2023

Marie Alta Andress/Church

September 6th, 1926-August 5th, 2023

Marie was born at home in Montrose Co. to pioneer family, William F. (Butch) Virgina (Virgie) Arndt. Marie was the last child of 6 children. She married the love of her life, Keith Andress June 30, 1947, the marriage ended upon his death. She married William Church in July of 1982.  Marie...

Aug 1, 2023

Quiet are the mountains in our memories for you. Always in my heart you are grandfather – the smiling man that gathers the little joys around him. You are tinkerer and builder. You are father and brother. You are husband. We remember you for your silliness. We remember you and your projects; in beds and rings and dust-covered toad goats....

Jul 30, 2023

Gerald “Jerry” Lee Kirkpatrick went to be with his Lord and Savior peacefully on July 30, 2023 after a long struggle with Alzheimers.

A deeply religious and generous man, Jerry was involved in the Christian church his entire adult life, giving to churches, schools and religious organizations, generally anonymously. He cared deeply for extended family while also tending diligently for...

Jul 30, 2023

THOMAS CHRISTIAN NIELSEN

It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Thomas Christian Nielsen.  Thomas was born on June 3, 1940 and peacefully departed at home with his wife and son by his bedside on July 30, 2023.

Thomas went into the Navy for two years.  He then graduated with a BA from Santa...

Jul 28, 2023

Carla Jean Giron age 84 of Delta, CO passed away on July 28, 2023 surrounded by family in her home.

She was born to Mildred Cramer and Robert Bartley on March 30, 1939.

Jean was a lifelong resident of Delta, CO.

Jean loved life and she made the best of every day. She loved her family dearly, and would help...

Jul 25, 2023

William “Bill” Charles Gray, age 70, of Olathe, CO, passed away Tuesday, July 25, 2023, at his home in Olathe, CO where he lived with his wife Sandy.

Bill was born on July 3, 1953, in Norwood, CO to Lloyd Harvey Gray and Beverly Traynor Gray. He moved to Olathe early on in his life where he attended Olathe Elementary,...

Jul 24, 2023

Edith Emily Barlow (Roderick)

My mother Edith (Edie) passed away July 24, 2023, at Montrose Regional Health after a short illness. She was the daughter of Alonzo Darling and Ethelynne Margaret Darling who predeceased her. It would be very difficult to compress 99 wonderful years into these few words, but I’ll try. Edie was born May 30, 1924 and lived...

Jul 23, 2023

Noah “Lee” Hensley, Sr.

March 19, 1931 – July 23, 2023

Noah “Lee” Hensley, Sr., 92, a resident of Olathe for 55 years, passed away at his home surrounded by his family on July 23, 2023.

Lee was born March 19, 1931, in the coal mining community of Cary, Kentucky to parents James and Betsy Hensley. Lee was the seventh...

Jul 23, 2023

Thelma Freel Campbell

Thelma Rose Freel Campbell passed from our world July 23, 2023, at age 94.  Thelma was born near Cedar (Disappointment Valley), Colorado on May 11, 1929.  She was the second of three children born to Richard Freel (age 48) and Lydia Wilemon (age 21).

Thelma lived most of her life in western Colorado as a child, wife,...