Obituaries

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...

Valeene "Val" Wilcox

Apr 7, 2015

Valeene “Val” Wilcox

December 1, 1927 – April 7, 2015

Long-time Montrose resident Valeene “Val” Wilcox passed away peacefully early Monday morning on April 7th.  Val was born December 1st , 1927 in Los Angeles, CA.  She lived at her home in Montrose until a few weeks ago when her health required a move to...

Denisa J. Messerle

Apr 5, 2015

Denisa J. Messerle

May 15, 1960  ~   April 5, 2015

Denisa J. Messerle, born May 15, 1960, of Montrose, Colo., passed away Sunday, April 5, 2015, under hospice care at Montrose Memorial Hospital. She had suffered from a rate and horrific neurological disease, progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)

Denisa is survived by her husband, Kerry L. Messerle, Montrose, Colo.; sons, Ian...

Ethel Corene Taylor (Baldwin)

Apr 3, 2015

 

Ethel Corene Taylor

September 5, 1923 ~ April 3, 2015

Ethel Corene Taylor, age 91 of Montrose, Colorado, passed away on April 3, 3015 at San Juan Living Center in Montrose.  Ethel was born September 5, 1923 to Jesse and Mabel (Leffel) Baldwin.

Her family moved from Oklahoma to Arizona, Utah, then various places in Colorado. The family eventually...

Jack Gotherman

Apr 2, 2015

Jack Gotherman, formerly of Montrose, died April 2, 2015 in Colorado Springs, Co.  A Graveside Inurnment service will be held on Friday, August 7, 2015 at 11:00 AM at Grand View Cemetery, west of Montrose.  Crippin Funeral Home & Crematory, Montrose, Colorado is assisting the family.

 

William "Bill" Wayne Fletcher

Apr 1, 2015

William Wayne ‘Bill’ Fletcher

January 6, 1957 ~ April 17, 2015

 

William Wayne ‘Bill’ Fletcher, age 58, of Montrose Colorado passed away April 17, 2015 at his home.  Bill was born January 6, 1957 to S. William and Constance J. (Snyder) Fletcher in Delta, Colorado.  He spent his childhood in Del Norte, Colorado and where he attended high school. ...

Norman Wayne Johnston

Mar 30, 2015

 

Norman Wayne Johnston

March 10, 1955 ~ March 30, 2015

Norman (Norm) Wayne Johnston was born to an amazing couple, Archibald Stuart and Shirley Johnston on March 10, 1955. He learned the love of Jesus at an early age and lived life as a man of God. He married the love of his life, Bertha Brower on June 10,...

Corinne "Connie" Olive Schaeffer (Jones)

Mar 29, 2015

 

Corinne “Connie” Olive Schaeffer

December 3, 1927 ~ March 29, 2015

Corrinne ‘ Connie’  Olive Schaeffer, 87, of Montrose, Colorado, passed away March 29, 2015. Connie was born December 3, 1927 to Elbert Kepler and Katherine Bartholf Jones in Hammond, Indiana. She graduated from Evanston High School in Evanston, Illinois. She then attended North Western University in Evanston, Illinois,...

Nina Eileen Griffoth

Mar 26, 2015

 

Nina Eileen Griffoth

May 4, 1948 ~ March 26, 2015

On March 26, 2015, Nina Eileen Griffoth, age 66, went home to be with her Lord and with her much beloved husband Austin Leroy.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Adrian and Rachel Corbett, and sister, LaVonne.  She leaves behind her only daughter, Vikki Eileen Griffoth of...

James "Jim" W. Gilbert

Mar 24, 2015

 

 

James “Jim” W. Gilbert

November 10, 1922 ~ March 24, 2015

James “Jim” W. Gilbert of Montrose, Colorado passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 with his family by his side. Jim was born November 10, 1922 in Oakland, CA. to Jacob and Adyline (Chaboya) Gilbert.  He and his parents later moved to Santa Cruz, CA. where...