William "Bill" F. Cooper
Jul 15, 2015
William F. “Bill” Cooper
March 2, 1920 ~ July 15, 2015
William F. Cooper, age 95, of Montrose, Co., died July 15, 2015 at home. Bill was born March 2, 1920 to Lewis Governor and Nancy (Norman) Cooper in Marianna, Arkansas. He was the youngest of 17 children. Bill served his country in the United States Army from...
Evangeline "Eva" Carver
Jul 14, 2015
A Memorial Service with Military Honors will be held Friday, July 17, 2015 at 10:00 AM at Crippin Funeral Home Chapel in Montrose. The Service will Conclude at the Chapel. Inurnment will take place at The Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Grand Junction, Colorado at a later date.
Judith Ann Dome
Jul 14, 2015
JUDITH ANN DOME
Judith passed away peacefully in her home on July 14, 2015. Judith was born November 17, 1944 in Boulder, CO to Gerald L. Dome and Betty J. Dome. Her family moved to Montrose, CO in 1950 where she attended elementary school. She attended Mount St. Gertrude Academy in Boulder CO for part of her Jr. High...
Clara Mae Miller (Roberts)
Jul 14, 2015
Clara Mae (Roberts) Miller, age 90, of Montrose, passed away peacefully on July 14, 2015 at her home. Clara was born October 25, 1924 to Elmer and Vita V. (Howard) Roberts in Syracuse, Kansas.
Surviving family members include her son, Robert (Bob) Richard (Dick), Dale, Victor, Roger, and Roy; and daughter, Verna as well as many Grand and Great-Grandchildren. Clara...
Connie Mae Schulz (Moses)
Jul 13, 2015
Connie Mae Schulz
August 7, 1950 ~ July 13, 2015
Connie Mae Schulz, age 64, of Montrose passed away July 13, 2015 at HopeWest Hospice Center in Grand Junction. Connie was born August 7, 1950 to George and Nancy (Weber) Moses in Rensselaer, Indiana. She married Cyril Schulz on July 24, 1971 and celebrated 43 wonderful years together. ...
Rex Eugene Freed
Jul 13, 2015
Rex Eugene Freed, age 60, went to Heaven on July 13, 2015, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction as a result of complications after emergency heart surgery. Rex was born on September 21, 1954, in Elkhart, Indiana to Dean and Waneta Freed. He was the youngest of 4 boys.
The family moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1970 where...
Sue P Mcculloch (Phelps)
Jul 12, 2015
Sue P. McCulloch
November 15, 1936 ~ July 12, 2015
Services are scheduled at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Montrose United Methodist Church for Sue P. McCulloch of Montrose, formerly a longtime resident of Ouray. Steve Reinhard will officiate. A reception will follow in Baldridge Hall. A private interment prior to the funeral is scheduled for the family at 10:00...
Irene B. Kinion (Alexander)
Jul 9, 2015
Irene B. Kinion
January 4, 1924 ~ July 9, 2015
Irene B. Kinion, longtime resident of Norwood, and later years resided in Montrose, passed away Thursday afternoon, July 9, 2015 at the age of 91.
Irene was born January 4, 1924 to Robert and Oda Alexander in Telluride. She was the third child of seven children. Irene attended school in...
Mark Joseph Rovito
Jul 2, 2015
Mark Joseph Rovito
8/9/1955 – 7/2/2015
Mark Joseph Rovito passed away July 2, 2015 in his home with his wife and brother by his side. Mark was born August 9, 1955 in East Stroudsburg, Pa. He spent most of his childhood in Stroudsburg PA, where he graduated Stroudsburg High School. He resided there until marrying his wife Susan, and...
Clifton "Al" Sims
Jun 26, 2015
Clifton “Al” Sims
10/1/1923 ~ 06/26/2015
Clifton “Al” Sims, 91, passed away June 26, 2015 at the HopeWest Care Center in Grand Junction, CO. Al was born October 1, 1923 in Wagon Mound, New Mexico to Thomas Marvin and Jewel (Barton) Sims. Al joined the United States Army Air Forces in 1942, where he operated as an...
Victoria "Vicki" J. Caldwell
Jun 20, 2015
Victoria J. ‘Vicki’ Caldwell
August 1, 1945 ~ June 20, 2015
Vicki Caldwell passed away on June 20, 2015 at her home in Montrose, Colorado. Vicki was born on August 1, 1945, in Dalton, Georgia, to J.W. and Evelyn Moreland and graduated from Cartersville High School in 1963. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree magna cum laude from...
Shirley Dean Cook (Annear)
Jun 19, 2015
Shirley Dean (Annear) Cook
February 15, 1937 ~ June 19, 2015
Shirley Dean Cook, age 78, Lifetime Montrose resident, died June 19, 2015 at her home in Montrose, Colorado. She was born February 15, 1937 to Charles and Mary (Brown) Annear in Syracuse, Kansas. Shirley’s family moved to Montrose when she was nine months old, and where they made their...
Reva Jane Hopkins (Lovingood)
Jun 17, 2015
Reva Jane Hopkins
May 2, 1922 ~ June 17, 2015
Reva Jane Hopkins, age 93, of Montrose, Co. went home on June 17, 2015. Reva was born May 2, 1922 to George Roscoe and Nancy May (King) Lovingood in Delta, Colorado. She spent her childhood in Delta and Ouray, and graduated from high school in Silverton, Colorado. Reva went...
Kenneth Rex Ray
Jun 16, 2015
Kenneth Rex Ray, 77, passed away peacefully with a smile on his face at home on June 16, 2015. He was born July 7, 1937, in Riverton, Louisiana, to his father Roy Oscar Ray and mother Freddie (Reitzell) Ray. Ken served in the US Army during the Korean War and was honorably discharged. Ken is survived and loved by two...
Dana Hines (Dejulio)
Jun 14, 2015
Dana DeJulio Hines
February 16, 1957 ~ June 14, 2015
Dana DeJulio Hines of Colorado Springs passed away peacefully at home on June 14, 2015. Dana was born February 16, 1957 in Montrose, Colorado to Ed and Karen DeJulio. After graduating from Montrose High School in 1975, Dana attended Blair Business College in Colorado Springs…then proceeded to take a...
Jon F Thomass
Jun 12, 2015
Jon F. Thomass, passed away at Montrose Memorial Hospital on Friday, June 12, 2015. He was 73 years old.
Jon was born June 4, 1942 in Durango, Colorado to John and Matie (DeLuche) Thomass. Jon was an Educator and Musician, graduating first at Western State University in Gunnison, Colorado, and later receiving his Master’s Degree from Western State University;...
Charles E. "Charlie" Trickey
Jun 9, 2015
Charles E. “Charlie” Trickey
September 30, 1920 ~ June 9, 2015
Charles E. Trickey, age 94, of Montrose, passed away June 9, 2015 at Montrose Memorial Hospital. Charlie was born September 30, 1920 to Alvin and Maggie (Ballou) Trickey in Philipsburg, Montana. He received his education in Philipsburg, then went onto college at Ft. Scott Junior College at...
Paul A. Miller
Jun 5, 2015
PAUL AUSBORN MILLER
March 22, 1917 – June 5, 2015
Born in the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia in 1917 at the start of the involvement of the United States in World War I, Paul Miller’s life story is emblematic of how perseverance can overcome the many obstacles life throws at us. Active in 4H during his youth, Miller...
Norbert Alvin Behm
Jun 2, 2015
Norbert Behm
November 17, 1945 ~ June 2, 2015
Norbert Alvin Behm, passed away June 2, 2015. Norb was born November 17, 1945 to Alvin August and Esther Catherine (Miller) Behm in Pewaukee, Wisconsin. Norb spent his childhood in Pewaukee, Wisconsin where he graduated from Pewaukee High School. On December 14, 1968 Norb married his loving wife Marie J....
Gilbert (Jim) Howell
May 30, 2015
Jim Howell
March 21, 1938 – May 30, 2015
Gilbert (Jim) Howell passed suddenly of a heart attack at his home on the morning of Saturday, May 30.
Jim was a third generation Montrose native. His grandfather was one of five brothers who immigrated to Colorado from England in the 1890’s. Jim was exceedingly proud of his Colorado heritage.
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