Irene A. Stryker (Taylor)
May 18, 2015
Irene A. Stryker
January 1, 1921 ~ May 18, 2015
Irene A. Stryker, age 94, of Montrose and formerly of Crawford, Colorado died May 18, 2015 at Montrose Memorial Hospital. Irene was born January 1, 1921 to Tilden and Lizzie (McKissen) Taylor in Hotchkiss, Colorado. She spent her childhood and received her education of Maher, Colorado. Irene married...
Dorothy M. Dunlap
May 13, 2015
Dorothy M. Dunlap
September 13, 1929 ~ May 13, 2015
Dorothy M. Dunlap, age 85, of Montrose passed away May 13, 2015 at Colorow Care Center in Olathe. Dorothy was born September 13, 1929 in Locust Grove, Oklahoma to Alfred Reed and Olga Ruth (King) Stout. She spent her childhood and graduated high school in Rocky Ford, Colorado. Dorothy...
William Arthur Herrera
May 13, 2015
William Arthur Herrera, lifetime Montrose resident took the Lord’s hand when he called him home on May 13, 2015 at the age of 89. William was born July 29, 1925 to Matt and Beatrice (Nelson) Herrera in Montrose. He served his country in the United States Navy, during WWII on the U.S.S. Boston. Following his discharge, William married Rose Ella...
Henry "Lee" Lealen Bryan Harrington
May 12, 2015
Henry “Lee” Lealen Bryan Harrington
November 21, 1978 – May 12, 2015
Henry “Lee” Harrington of Montrose passed away May 12th, 2015 at St. Mary’s Hospital with his family at his side. He was 36 years old. Lee was the oldest of 6 children, born in 1978 in Montrose, Colorado.
Lee attended Montrose High School, and attended college at...
Gene A. Smith
May 11, 2015
GENE A. SMITH
Gene A. Smith passed away Sunday, May 11, 2015, in Delta, CO. Gene was born to Albert and Eunice (Wolff) Smith, May 8, 1938, in Crawford, NE. He attended the Corn Valley/Four Mile School, and graduated from Crawford High School. He married Nadine Doolittle, in Crawford, NE. To this union, a daughter, Denise, was born. Gene...
Charlie Alben Sebesta
May 10, 2015
Charlie Alben Sebesta
March 22, 1937 ~ May 10, 2015
Charlie A. Sebesta, 78, passed away May 10, 2015 at San Juan Living Center in Montrose. He was born March 22, 1937, to Thomas and Velina Sebesta in Brenham, Texas.
He enlisted in the United States Army and served for six years in Germany. Upon returning to Texas, he...
Jim Bass
May 7, 2015
Jim Bass
August 31, 1938 – May 7, 2015
Jim Bass, formerly of Bassackwards Ranch in Bostwick Park, passed away peacefully in his sleep at home on May 7th after a long illness. Jim was 76 years old. He was the 7th of 8 children born in 1938 on a family tobacco farm in N. Carolina in a home that...
Leroy Gerald Ortega
May 5, 2015
LeRoy Gerald Ortega
July 11, 1944 – May 5, 2015
LeRoy Gerald Ortega passed away on May 5, 2015, at home with his loving wife and family by his side after a long battle with cancer. LeRoy was born on July 11, 1944, in Saguache, Colorado to Louis and Teresina (Casias) Ortega. On June 18, 1966, LeRoy married the...
Eugene F. "Gene" Cave
May 4, 2015
Eugene F. Cave (Gene)
August 23, 1934 ~ May 4, 2015
Eugene F. Cave (Gene) was called into eternal life on Monday, May 4. He had been suffering from the effects of cerebrovascular disease for two years. Family and friends were amazed as he navigated the losses of bodily function with a positive attitude and a profound faith.
Gene...
Ralph Ross Foster
May 4, 2015
Ralph Ross Foster
September 30, 1929 ~ May 4, 2015
Ralph Ross Foster, age 85, of Montrose passed away on May 4, 2015 at his home. Ralph was born September 30, 1929 to Ralph L. and Ferne (Ross) in Delta CO. He spent his childhood in Olathe and graduated from Olathe High School. Ralph went on to college at Western...
Andrew Steven Brent
May 3, 2015
Andrew Steven Brent
November 4, 1936 ~ May 3, 2015
Andrew Steven Brent, age 78, of Montrose died May 3, 2015 at San Juan Living Center in Montrose. Andrew was born November 4, 1936 to Andrew Michael and Julia (White) Brent in New Laurel, NJ., and graduated from high school in Carteret, NJ. At the age of 21,...
Grace Louise "Tommy" Sessions (Eisenkramer)
Apr 30, 2015
Grace Louise “Tommy” Sessions
July 23, 1926 ~ April 30, 2015
Grace “Tommy” Sessions, 88, of Naturita, passed away at St. Mary’s Hospital on Thursday, April 30th, 2015. Tommy was born in Lake City, Colorado on July 23, 1926 to Joseph and Pearl (Davis) Eisenkramer. Her grandfather nicknamed her “Tommy” because she was such a little tomboy. The...
Donna Louise Scarborough (Millar)
Apr 28, 2015
Donna Louise (Millar) Scarborough
January 13, 1924 – April 28, 2015
Donna Louise Scarborough, 91, passed away Tuesday, April 28 at her home with her husband of 69 years by her side. Donna was born January 13, 1924 in Walsenburg, Colorado, to David and Julia G. (Ritzus) Millar. She was an only child.
Donna’s father was a...
John F. Wire
Apr 28, 2015
John F. Wire
January 16, 1937 ~ April 28, 2015
John F. Wire, age 78, of Montrose, Colorado took the Lord’s hand when he called him home on April 28, 2015 at his home. John was born January 16, 1937 to John A. and Florence (Maurer) Wire in Denver, CO. He spent his childhood in Meeker, CO., but...
Byrl Jean Newlin (Cox)
Apr 27, 2015
Byrl Jean Newlin
December 30, 1931 ~ April 27, 2015
Byrl Jean Newlin, 83, passed away Monday, April 27, 2015 with her family by her family by her side. Byrl was born December 30, 1931 to Dewey and Gladys Cox in Wray, Colorado. Her family moved to Montrose in 1944 where she graduated from Montrose High School in...
Robert Clair Miller
Apr 25, 2015
Robert Clair Miller
July 14, 1932 ~ April 25, 2015
Robert Clair Miller passed away April 25, 2015 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Grand Junction, Colorado. Robert was born July 14, 1932 to Martin Joseph and Frankie R. (Ponder) Miller in Pigeon, Michigan. Robert graduated from Carlson High School in Pigeon, Michigan shortly before joining the United States...
Harold "Harry" Taliaferro
Apr 18, 2015
Harold “Harry” Taliaferro
October 24, 1931 ~ April 18, 2015
Harry was born October 24, 1931 in Severy, Kansas, near Wichita, to father, Harry Taliaferro and mother, Edith Canon Taliaferro. Harry was the youngest of eight children. Upon graduation from high school, Harry enlisted in the Navy and served his country for the next four years and was...
Stephanie Lynn Aller
Apr 14, 2015
Stephanie Lynn Aller
December 1, 1970 ~ April 14, 2015
Stephanie Lynn Aller passed away April 14, 2015 in Montrose, Colorado. Stephanie was born December 1, 1970 to John Stephen and Kathleen Elaine (Nix) Glasmann in St. Louis, Missouri. Stephanie attended South East High School in Wichita, Kansas, and also received her Bachelors Degree from the University of Missouri;...
Shirley Jean Burton (Riggs)
Apr 9, 2015
Shirley Jean Burton
January 11, 1934 ~ April 9, 2015
Shirley Jean Burton, age 81, of Montrose, passed away April 9, 2015 at Valley Manor Care Center in Montrose. Shirley was born January 11, 1934 to Archie and Virginia (Coon) Riggs in Cunningham, Kansas. She married Ivan L. Burton on July 11, 1950 in Clayton, New Mexico. Shirley and Ivan...
Melvin "Clyde" Cook
Apr 8, 2015
Melvin “Clyde” Cook
October 15, 1934 ~ April 8, 2015
Clyde Cook, age 80, of Montrose passed away April 8, 2015 at his home. Clyde was born October 15, 1934 to Millard and Annis (Valentine) Cook in Alamosa, Colorado. At a young age, Clyde’s family moved to Montrose and he graduated from Montrose High School. He married his wife...
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