Obituaries

Maudie E. Leach (Underwood)

Dec 12, 2016

Maudie E. Leach, age 87, longtime Montrose resident, passed away Monday, December 12, 2016 at Brookdale Sunrise Creek in Montrose.  Survivors include son Ron (Karen) of Grand Junction, Colorado; four grandchildren, Sarah and family of Austin, Texas, Jeff and family of Seattle, Washington, Matt and Michelle of Grand Junction.  Also surviving is Maudie’s sister, Polly Sinner of Montrose; and four...

Clara Cesley Ila (Kaiwa)

Dec 7, 2016

 

Clara Cesley (Kaiwa) Ila

October 1, 1945 ~ December 7, 2016

Clara Cesley (Kaiwa) Ila, age 71, of Montrose, passed away, December 7, 2016 at her  home, with her loved ones present.  Clara was born October 1, 1945 to Kenneth and Naomi Kaiwa at Misima Island. Her childhood was spent on Misima Island  and she graduated from Rabaul High...

Dorothy Alida Chace

Dec 6, 2016

Dorothy Alida Chace

May 2, 1929 – December 6, 2016

 

     Dorothy Alida Chace, age 87, formerly from Englewood, CO, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 6, 2016, at the Valley Manor Care Center under the care of Hospice.

She grew up an only child in Warren, RI, where she...

George Albert Works, Jr.

Dec 4, 2016

 

George Albert Works, Jr.

May 13, 1918  ~  December 4, 2016

George Albert Works, Jr., age 98 and a resident of Montrose since 1990, died in his home on Sunday, December 4, 2016.  George was born May 13, 1918 at Vernon, Texas and the first child of George Albert Works Sr. and Florence Elizabeth Enos Works.  He grew up...

Jay M Chadwick

Dec 4, 2016

 

Jay M. Chadwick

1933~2016

On Sunday, December 4, 2016, Jay M. Chadwick went to stay with his heavenly father for eternity. He was our beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and adored great- great grandfather to his own little angel. He passed away at his home with loved friends at this side, he was a participant of P.A.C.E. and loved...

Jamie Carpenter (Crossfield)

Dec 2, 2016

 

“A Life Well Lived”

Jamie Crossfield Carpenter

May 20, 1912 ~ December 2, 2016

Jamie Crossfield Carpenter, age 104, of Montrose, Colorado went to her heavenly home on December 2nd, 2016 after “A Life Well Lived”.  Jamie was born May 20, 1912 to Charles E. and Lucy (Young) Crossfield in Pratt, Kansas. She spent her early childhood there. At...

June Marie Chandler (Ross)

Dec 1, 2016

 

June Marie (Ross) Chandler

June 9, 1940 ~ December 1, 2016

June Marie Chandler. Age 76, of Montrose, Colorado, passed away

December 1, 2016 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado. June was born June 9, 1940 to Andrew Jackson and Evelyn Marie  (Berry) Ross in Montrose.  She spent her childhood and graduated from Montrose High School in...

Elmer De Herrera

Nov 29, 2016

Elmer Donald De Herrera

November 9, 1941 ~ November 29, 2016

Elmer De Herrera, 75, of Grand Junction, Colorado passed away peacefully at Hope West Hospice Care Center, in Grand Junction on November 29, 2016.

Elmer was born Nov. 9, 1941 in Costilla, NM to Elizardo De Herrera and Clorinda De Herrera, he lived most of his life in Montrose...

Claudia V Carpenter (Smith)

Nov 27, 2016

Claudia V. Carpenter

July, 1925 ~ November, 2016

 

Claudia (Metroz) Carpenter, 91, passed away on November 27. Born Claudia Smith in Arkansas in 1925, she moved to Gunnison County as a child where she lived in Pitkin with her parents and six siblings. She married the late Clovis “Pete” Metroz and moved to Gunnison where they raised their children,...

Guillaume "Frenchie" Deguerre

Nov 26, 2016

 

Guillaume “Frenchie” Daguerre

January 24, 1935 ~ November 26, 2016

 

“Frenchie” was an incredible man. His given name was Guillaume Daguerre, Son of Pierre Daguerre and Terese Eyhèrabide; born in Saint-Martin D’Arberoue, France in 1935. He was the younger of two siblings. His journey was inspired by the comments of his brother who would say “Catching your shadow...

Mary Evangeline Haas (Wold)

Nov 22, 2016

Mary Evangeline Wold Haas   Obit and Eulogy

 

Mary Evangeline Wold Haas, mom, was born January 22, 1931 in International Falls, Minnesota. Mary Evangeline Wold Haas died from Alzheimer’s in Ridgeway, Colorado in her bed on Tuesday November 22, 2016.  She was 85 years old.   Mom will be buried at the Medina Country Church north of Cleveland, North Dakota. Mom...

Eleanor Ann Sanders (Thornberry)

Nov 22, 2016

Eleanor Ann Thornberry Sanders

October 21, 1929 – November 22, 2016

Eleanor Ann Thornberry was born into the loving household of Marshall and Lola Williams Thornberry in Hotchkiss, Colorado on October 21, 1929.  Being the seventh child of this union, she was loved and adored by sister Leona, brother Harold (“Pete”), brother Myrvill  (“Merv”), sisters Bernelda  (“Bernie”),  Willetta (“Billie”) and...

Robert Hugh Wilson

Nov 21, 2016

 

Robert Hugh Wilson

September 26, 1934 ~ November 21, 2016

Robert Hugh Wilson passed away Monday, November 21, 2016, at Valley Manor Care Center, in Montrose, CO, at the age of 82, from complications from Parkinson’s Disease. Bob was born on September 26, 1934 in Evanston, IL. He grew up in Glencoe, IL. and graduated from Lake Forest...

Donald Gene Turley

Nov 18, 2016

 

Donald Gene Turley

January 27, 1931 ~ November 18, 2016

 

Donald Gene Turley passed away November 18, 2016 in Grand Junction, CO.  He was born January 27, 1931 in Corydon, Indiana.  The family moved to Denver when Gene was nine years old and he spent his childhood and early adult life there.  When his children were grown, he...

Donna Jean Rapp (Van Mark)

Nov 13, 2016

Donna Jean Rapp

June 20, 1929 – November 13, 2016

Donna was born on June 20, 1929 in Sidney, Nebraska to Emil and Eva Van Mark. She grew up in Nebraska, Wyoming and northern Colorado as a rancher’s daughter. She shared stories that as a young girl, she would race the train on her horse on the...

Willis Sanburg

Oct 28, 2016

 

Willis “Bill” Sanburg was born at home at Riverside, south of Montrose, August 27, 1936 to Carroll Sanburg and Ruby Lee (Kegans) Sanburg.  He passed away October 28, 2016 at home after a brief illness.  Bill, a 4th generation resident of the Uncompahgre Valley, loved his life out in the country.  He served in the U.S. Navy aboard the...

Florene T. Clayton (Trapp)

Oct 26, 2016

 

Florene T. Clayton, age 89, of Olathe, Colorado, died October 26, 2016 at Colorow Care Center in Olathe.  Florene was born January 16, 1927 to John Roy and Rosa Estelle (Brummett) Trapp in Bellview, New Mexico.  She spent her childhood there and graduated from high school in Bellview.

Florene married Cecil A. Clayton on March 4, 1944 in Portales,...

Helen Joleen Corrigan (Heald)

Oct 26, 2016

Helen Joleen Corrigan

July 16, 1928 ~ October 26, 2016

Helen Joleen Corrigan, age 88, passed away on October 26, 2016 at Colorow Care Center in Olathe, Colorado. Joleen was born to Vivian S. and Hazel May (Payne) Heald on July 16, 1928 in Bennington, Kansas. Joleen was raised in Kansas during the great depression.  She graduated from Minneapolis High...

Patricia "Pat" Lavonne Mac Tiernan (Hansen)

Oct 25, 2016

 

Pat MacTiernan

May 23, 1928 ~ October 25, 2016

 

Patricia LaVonne MacTiernan, age 88, passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2016, in the comforts of her home, with her loving family at her side. Pat was born May 23, 1928 in Sidney, Nebraska to Frank and Mabel (Anthony) Hansen. She spent her childhood in Sidney and graduated High...

Ret. Lt. Col Jack Alfred Mikkelsen

Oct 24, 2016

 

Ret. Lt. Col. Jack Alfred Mikkelsen, 94, of Montrose, Colorado passed away peacefully on October 24th, 2016 at Montrose Memorial Hospital. He was born in Ogden, Utah July 23, 1922 to Clarence Mikkelsen and Bertha Green.

Jack graduated from high school in Ogden, Utah and soon after enlisted in the United States Air Force which became his lifetime career....