Lloyd L Schmidt
Apr 2, 2021
Lloyd L. Schmidt died peacefully at home on April 2, 2021, surrounded by his Colorado family. He was born to a farming family in Payne, Ohio on November 4, 1931. He earned a BS in business from Bowling Green University and an MBA from the University of Michigan. His early career was in market research, but later in life he...
Larry Garrison
Apr 1, 2021
Larry Garrison 65, of Montrose passed away April 1, 2021 in Weatherford Texas. Larry was born October 24, 1955 in Montrose, Colorado to Jack and Coleen Garrison. Larry graduated from Montrose High School in 1974.
Larry loved spending time with his four grand kids, fishing, team roping, and wrestling. In 1972 and 1973 Larry won his State Champion titles...
Monte Wayne Haugland
Apr 1, 2021
Monte Haugland
On Thursday, April 1, 2021, Monte Wayne Haugland was called home at the age 75. The world lost a great husband, father, grandfather, uncle and brother.
Monte was born in New Rockford, North Dakota, on April 25, 1945 to Melvin and Inez Haugland. Monte spent his youth working on the family farm near Mchenry, North Dakota. In...
Donna Lou Nispel (Belders)
Mar 30, 2021
Donna Lou Nispel
Donna Lou Nispel (Belders), 86, of Montrose passed away on Monday, March 30th at Valley Manor Care Center. She passed away peacefully in her sleep.
Donna was born August 27th, 1934 on a Ranch near Broken Bow Nebraska. A daughter of Ella and Harold Belders. She married Donald (Don) Nispel in Hastings, NE on May 7th,...
David Franklin Dougherty
Mar 30, 2021
David Franklin Dougherty was born March 6, 1946, in Cedar Rapids Iowa. He passed away March 30 2021 at his brothers home in Montrose. David’s family moved to Denver in 1956, where he lived until retirement in 2002 then to Montrose. Dave was an avid outdoorsman for most of his life, hunting, fishing, snow and water skiing. He enjoyed NASCAR...
Barbara Jean Longwell (Sanburg)
Mar 28, 2021
Barbara Longwell
Barbara Jean Longwell, 84, of Montrose, passed away Sunday, March 28, 2021, following a brief illness.
Barbara was born September 13, 1936 in Montrose, Colorado to Clifford and Alice Sanburg. She attended Riverside Elementary School and graduated from Montrose High School. She married Jim Longwell and was married for 67 years. They have two children, David and...
Manuel (Tony) Velasquez
Mar 26, 2021
Manuel AKA Tony Velasquez took the hand of god March 26th, 2021 to join his parents Manuel and Julia Velasquez, family members- Eddie, and Tasha, and father n law Chester riley. He is survived by his wife Melissa Velasquez, Daughter’s Bailea and Harper Velasquez, and son Samuel Haining, and many other family and friends.
He was born on April 26...
Kelly Dean Boling
Mar 25, 2021
Kelly Dean Boling
January 28 1943 – March 25 2021
Kelly D. Boling peacefully passed on March 25, at his home in Montrose, Colorado.
Kelly was a kind man with a gentle soul. He was loved by many people in his life and was always willing to lend a hand to others while asking nothing in return. Despite being abandoned...
Jonathan Edward Free
Mar 25, 2021
Jonathan Edward Free
Jonathan Edward Free, 57, resident of Delta, Colorado went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Thursday, March 25th, 2021. He was preceded in death by his eldest son, Kyle Edward Free, of Grand Junction, Colorado. He is survived by his loving wife, Lilian C. Free, of Delta, Colorado, his son, Justin...
Tammy Hale (Gordon)
Mar 22, 2021
Tammy Hale, age 55, of Montrose passed away early Monday morning, March 22, 2021, following a sudden illness.
Tammy was born September 29, 1965 in Delta, Colorado to Don and Detra Gordon. She graduated from Montrose High School in 1984, developing a love for the arts. She went on to study fashion design and pattern-making at the Art Institute in...
Stanley George Mousner
Mar 16, 2021
On March 16, 2021, we lost a beloved and devoted husband, brother, father, grandfather and friend. He passed away peacefully at Montrose Memorial Hospital at age 85.
Stanley George Mousner was born February 1, 1936, in Wapanucka, OK. He attended Wapanucka High School and after graduating, he enlisted in the United States Army and served as a teletype operator. After...
Kimberly (Kim) Ann Mcmillion (Bronish)
Mar 15, 2021
Kimberly (Kim) Ann Mcmillion
February 23, 1961 – March 15, 2021
Kimberly (Kim) Ann Mcmillion, 60, of Olathe, Colorado, passed away March 15, 2021, peacefully in her home in Olathe, Colorado, with her husband John and daughter Paige.
She was born in Denver, Colorado, to Edward and Helen Bronish on Feb. 23, 1961. She married John Mcmillion on Aug. 1,...
Hannah Major Smith
Mar 15, 2021
Hannah Major Smith
Oct. 11, 1991 – March 15, 2021
SPECIAL TO THE PLANET
Hannah Major Smith of Telluride passed away at her residence March 15. She was 29.
A celebration of her life will be held Saturday from 5:30-7 p.m. at the bottom of Lift 4 in the Village Plaza. Crippin Funeral Home is assisting the...
Ruby Belle Williams (Moore)
Mar 14, 2021
Ruby Belle Williams
January 5, 1933-March 14, 2021
MONTROSE—Ruby Belle Williams, age 88, of Montrose, passed away on Sunday evening March 14, 2021 at Montage Creek Senior Living.
Ruby will be lovingly missed by her daughter Jennifer Fallis (Mike); son, Scott Williams (Jeanette); daughter, Kelley Roby (Greg); as well as her grandchildren: Tanya Area (James), Sara Chapin (Matt), Ryan Williams...
Ernest (Ernie) Arebalos
Mar 12, 2021
Ernest “Ernie” Arebalos, of Montrose, Colorado, passed away on Friday, March 12, 2021 in Denver, Colorado surrounded by his loving wife and son.
Ernie was born February 11, 1950 in San Bernardino, California to John V and Irene H Arebalos and spent his early life in San Fernando, CA. After winning the 1967 city championship with his football team at...
Celeste Renee Swanson (Ratliff)
Mar 10, 2021
CELESTE RENEE (RATLIFF) SWANSON OCTOBER 7, 1985 – MARCH 10, 2021
Celeste (Ratliff) Swanson, age 35, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, in Montrose, Colorado.
Celeste was gifted to this world by her loving parents, Glenn and Michelle (Shelby) Ratliff on October 7, 1985, in Palm Springs, California.
She spent her early childhood years in...
Theron R Collins
Mar 8, 2021
Theron R Collins
Theron R. Collins passed peacefully in his sleep March -8th 2021 in Montrose, Co.
Theron was born February -9th 1961. He grew up and attended school in Montrose and earned his degree in Appliance Repair at Denver Tech. Theron had many jobs, including building fences as a young child and cutting wood with his son. His passion...
Rita Charlene Rottinghaus (Kerrigan)
Mar 8, 2021
Rita Charlene Rottinghaus, 91, of Olathe, Colorado, passed away on March 8, 2021, in Montrose Memorial Hospital after a sudden illness.
Rita was born on February 3, 1930, in Montrose, Colorado, to Hazel (Cornwell) and Edward Kerrigan. Her father was a newspaperman who moved his family to various towns in the southwest, but they returned to Montrose where Rita graduated...
Scott Warren Miles
Mar 6, 2021
Scott Warren Miles
October 10, 1971 – March 6, 2021
Our hearts are empty with the loss of our Brother and Son. Scott Warren Miles passed away March 6th at Montrose Memorial Hospital. Scott has been a resident of Montrose off and on since 1983. He graduated from Montrose High and attended Evangel Christian University in Springfield, MO. Scott...
Janice Mayfield (Jenkel)
Mar 5, 2021
Janice Mayfield at age 91 passed away in her Montrose, Colorado home on March 5, 2021. After a long bout with COPD, she suffered a seizure a week before she finally succumbed while surrounded by her loving family.
Janice was born in San Francisco, California on June 24, 1929 to Walter and Anna Jenkel. She met Wayne Mayfield while working...
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