Oscar Franklin "Buster" Burris
Jul 7, 2016
Oscar Franklin “Buster” Burris
November 1, 1934 ~ July 7, 2016
Oscar Franklin “Buster” Burris, age 81, of Montrose died July 7, 2016 at Montrose Memorial Hospital. Buster was born November 7, 1934 to Walton Miles and Alice (Louetta) Luallen Burris in Malden, Missouri. The family moved to Compton, California and Buster received his education there. He married Coraleen...
Lottie L Rutherford (Pryor)
Jul 7, 2016
Lottie L. Rutherford was born to John & Helen Pryor April 8, 1924 in New Kensington Pennsylvania. Losing both of her parents at an early age, she was raised by her adult siblings in a loving Catholic atmosphere. She pursued ballet for a short time. After graduating school she moved to Dallas, Texas where she shared a home with...
David T. "Dave" Sanders
Jun 30, 2016
David T. “Dave” Sanders
November 4, 1927-June 30, 2016
David T. Sanders, age 88, of Montrose, Colorado took the Lord’s hand when He called him home on June 30, 2016. Dave was born November 4, 1927 to Grant and Lola (Taylor) Sanders in Durango, Colorado. He spent his childhood in Durango, and graduated from high school in Paonia, Colorado. He...
Melba Ellen Hill (Chew)
Jun 29, 2016
Melba Ellen Chew Hill
November 5, 1930-June 29, 2016
Melba Ellen Hill passed away peacefully in her sleep at home on June 29, 2016. Melba arrived on November 5, 1930 in Vernal, Ut. She was the middle child of Douglas and Eleanor Chew of Jensen, Ut. Melba married C. Harry Hill of Vernal, UT on June 1, 1951. From...
Sean "Cowboy" Thomas Walsh
Jun 29, 2016
Sean “Cowboy” Thomas Walsh
July 29, 1970 ~ June 29, 2016
Sean “Cowboy” Thomas Walsh, 45, of Montrose, Co., died June 29, 2016, from a brain aneurysm. Born July 29, 1970, in El Paso, Texas, to William “Bill” Walsh and Anne Abel Walsh. As a young boy, Sean fell off a barn and cracked his skull, and later developed...
Phyllis Lou Whitlow (Wiens)
Jun 28, 2016
Phyllis Lou (Wiens) Whitlow was born on June 6, 1954, accompanied by her twin brother Philip, to Calvin and Mary Lou (Lohrenz) Wiens in Hays, Kansas. She grew up in Wichita, Kansas. She gave her heart to the Lord at a young age and was baptized on an Easter Sunday at First Mennonite Brethren Church in Wichita. She went...
George Murray Wells
Jun 27, 2016
George Murray Wells
December 25, 1935 ~ June 27, 2016
On the morning of June 27, 2016, George passed away of Natural causes at home with his loving wife, Maria at his side. He was 80 years old. George Murray Wells was born in Denver, Colorado on December 25, 1935. He was the only child of Gladys Imogene Wells...
William "Bill" A Ernst
Jun 27, 2016
William A. Ernst (Bill), 68, left the land of living on June 27, 2016 at his home in Montrose, Colorado. He died in his sleep after a painful and lengthy illness. He leaves his wife of 25 years Alicia (Beebe) Ernst of Montrose, CO and a sister, Alice L. Sherwood of Riverside, CT. Bill was born in Brooklyn, NY,...
Viola Garcia (Simonson)
Jun 25, 2016
Viola (Simonson) Garcia
April 16, 1930 ~ June 25, 2016
Viola Garcia, passed on in the early morning hours on Saturday, June 25, 2016 at Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver, Colorado. Viola was 86 years young. Viola was born on April 25, 1930 in Bridgehampton, Long Island, New York. She was the third child born of seven...
Kenneth Townsend
Jun 24, 2016
Kenneth Townsend
April 3, 1933 ~ June 24, 2016
Kenneth Townsend was born in the family home, 447 South 4th Street on April 3, 1933 to T.B. Townsend, Jr. and Lynne Burntrager Townsend. He was the youngest of four children, T.B. Townsend III, Shirley Townsend Butterworth, and Lorell Townsend Pixler. Kenneth’s grandfather, T.B. Townsend was a Montrose pioneer,...
John Svaldi
Jun 17, 2016
John Svaldi
June 13, 1930 ~ June 17, 2016
John Svaldi, age 86, passed away June 17, 2016 at San Juan Living Center in Montrose, Colorado.
John was born June 13, 1930 to John and Josephine (Bartoletti) Svaldi in Ouray, Colorado. John graduated from Ouray High School before starting his life long career in mining. John started working...
Aloma Napua Bower (Nahinu)
Jun 15, 2016
Aloma Napua Bower, a resident of Montrose, Colorado, died June 15, 2016 at her home at the age of 49. Aloma was born August 19, 1966 to John and Lillian (Cazimero) Nahinu at Camp Le Jeune, North Carolina.
Aloma moved to the Big Island of Hawaii as a young child. She attended classes at Santa Rosa Junior College in...
Annie Deltondo (Massarotti)
Jun 11, 2016
Annie Deltondo, 96, died peacefully at her home Saturday June 11, 2016.
Annie was born on May 31, 1920 near the town of Noel, Colorado ,which is on top of Dallas Divide, to John and Adelina (DeJulio) Massarotti. She married Joe Deltondo on April 7,1940 In Montrose, Colorado. The couple was blessed with one child, William (Bill) Gene Deltondo.
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Lendell W Davidson
Jun 10, 2016
Lendell W. “Dave” Davidson was born at home in Fleming, Colorado on January 17th, 1938 to George Delbert Davidson and Florence Eileen (Downing) Davidson. He was the second of four children born to this union. He grew up on the wide open expanses of the prairie helping to run his family’s dry land wheat and hog farm in...
Donald C Nelson
Jun 10, 2016
Donald Chris Nelson
September 8, 1937 ~ June 10, 2016
Donald Chris Nelson, age 78, passed away June 10, 2016 at Valley Manor Care Center in Montrose, Colorado. Donald was born September 8, 1937 to Edwin and Maggie May Nelson in Tucson, Arizona. Donald grew up in Tucson and Muleshoe, Texas. He graduated from University of Arizona with...
Theresa Claudina Leyva (Arellano)
Jun 7, 2016
Theresa Claudina Leyva
September 4, 1946 ~ June 7, 2016
Theresa Claudina Leyva passed away on June 7, 2016 in the comforts of her home in Montrose, Colorado. Theresa was born September 4, 1946 in Alamosa, Colorado to Ruben and Elisa (Gallegos) Arellano. Theresa met and married the love of her life Manuel Leyva in Greenriver, Utah on October...
Leonardo Grajeda-Salazar
Jun 5, 2016
Leonardo Grajeda-Salazar
February 9, 1967 ~ June 5, 2016
Leonardo Grajeda-Salazar passed away on June 5, 2016 in Cedaredge, Colorado. Leonardo was born to Leonardo and Paula (Salazar) Grajeda on February 9, 1967 in Chihuahua, Mexico. Leonardo grew up in Chihuahua until his teen years and then moved to Colorado where he grew up. Leonardo met and then married...
James Allan Merritt
May 28, 2016
James Allan Merritt, age 61, passed away on May 28th following a short and courageous battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his family. Jim was born February 9th, 1955 to JT and Mittie Merritt in Brownfield Texas. Jim spent his childhood in Alabama and the west Texas area, graduating from Patton Springs High School in Afton Texas in...
Charles Daniel Homedew
May 28, 2016
Charles Daniel Homedew
March 28, 1916 ~ May 28, 2016
Charles Daniel Homedew was born March 28, 1916 in Hughton, Kansas, the second of six children born to Samuel and Rosa Homedew. He was young when the family moved to Holly, Colorado. There he went to school and helped with the family farm. The family also lived for...
Mary Jane Patterson (Schenck)
May 25, 2016
Mary Jane Patterson
December 19, 1948 – May 25, 2016
Mary Jane Patterson age 67 of Delta, Colorado, passed away late Wednesday afternoon May 25, 2016, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction.
A Celebration of Mary’s life will be held Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at 10:00 am at the Crippin Funeral Home Chapel. Condolences may be made to...
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