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James (Jim) Donald Jackett, age 51 of Montrose, Colorado, passed away on October 24th, 2023. Jim was born on December 29th, 1971 to Anna Marie Jackett and Donald George Jackett. After graduating from Rifle High School in 1990, he went on to study Social Work at Colorado Mesa University. He later received a Master's degree in Social Work from Colorado State University. In 2002, he moved with his family to Montrose, Colorado, where he impacted many in his career as a social worker. Jim spent the next fifteen years working for Montrose County. In 2017, he began working for the Dolphin House, a child advocacy center within the community. When the opportunity arose for him to provide...

Nicki Cameron passed away Sunday, October 22, 2023, at her home in Montrose, Colorado, with her loving husband at her side. She was 75 years old and had lived in Montrose for 44 years. Nicki Jeanne (Evans) Cameron was born in Berkeley, California, on December 29, 1947, to parents Donald and Rosamond Evans. She spent her childhood in southern California and moved, with her parents, to Yreka, California, as a teenager. There, she met and fell in love with Jeff Cameron. They were married in Yreka on February 4, 1967, and spent some time in Yreka before moving to Sacramento where Nicki worked for the telephone company while Jeff attended college. The couple then moved to Corvallis, Oregon,...

Jerry Wayne Yates July 24, 1947 - July 18, 2023 Jerry passed away at Montrose Regional Hospital in Montrose, CO with his family by his side. Jerry was born July 24, 1947 to Edward Yates, Jr. and Faye McBride (Rice) in St Genevieve (New Offenburg), Missouri. Jerry joined the Army in 1965, served in the Vietnam War where he received multiple honors and a Purple Heart. Following his return to the US, he initially worked at Dugway Proving grounds in UT where he met his wife, Elizabeth Yates (Taylor). They were wed on March 22, 1969 and were married for 54 years at the time of his passing. Jerry and family were sealed together in the Seattle Washington Temple on May 1, 1987. Jerry worked...

Dorothy L. Walz passed away Wednesday, May 24th, 2023, at 89 years old, after succumbing to a long battle of Alzheimer's and heart disease. Born to Arthur and Ruth Schweinsberg on 9/9/1933 in San Diego, California. Dorothy was mostly known to all who knew and loved her as Sue. She met and married, Fred L. Walz, her brother Richard's (Dick) Marine Corp buddy. He was her lifetime love of 62 years. After leaving the Marines in1953, they moved to Fred's hometown of Grand Junction, CO. Fred & Sue also lived many years in Tucson, Arizona, and retired in Austin, Colorado where they lived until Fred's death in 2014. Sue then moved to Peyton, Colorado with their oldest daughter Patty. Sue...

A friend to everyone he met, William "Bill" Hammond Dickey passed away on May 11th, 2023 at age 79. Born to Joseph Stutso and Eva Hammond in Franklin, Kentucky, he was later adopted by Gilbert Dickey, Jr. Bill spent his youth in War, WV, Kentucky and Tennessee. He graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelors of Science in Advertising. Bill proved himself a mediocre student but the life and soul of every party - a trait that he maintained and was known for over the course of his life. He had a varied career, from managing a ranch in Winter Park, Colorado to owning bars and restaurants. He met his beloved wife Becky and together they lived in Prescott, Arizona for twenty years...

JoAnn Jeffcoat, 89, of Montrose, Colorado passed away on May 4th under Hospice care. She was born January 22, 1934, in Pilot Point, Texas to Walter and Avis Locke. JoAnn met her beloved husband, Marion, when she was just 15 years old. After just a few short months of dating, Marion proposed, and they married on November 12, 1949. Marion was in the Air Force, so in the beginning they relocated often, finally settling down in Aztec, NM where they would reside for almost 50 years before moving to Colorado in 2009. She was a happily devoted wife for 65 years before Marion's passing in 2014. Anyone who knew them knew that they were hopelessly devoted to and madly in love with each other. ...

Stacie Langley Brown 52 passed away at Montrose Regional Health on the morning of April 22, 2023. Services will be held at Circle 3 Cowboy Fellowship (C3CF) (62885 LaSalle Rd. Montrose, CO 81401) Friday, May 5th at 4:00 PM with refreshments to follow. Stacie was born in Warren Ohio on November 4th, 1970, to proud parents Edward (Dan) and Bonnie Langley. She spent her early years in Ohio with her family and relocated to Colorado in 1999. Here with her daughter Ashton, she met her beloved husband Jeremy Brown in 2000 and they had three more children, all sons Jared, Caleb, and Ethan. Stacie was a bright mind who loved to learn, and she already attained her bachelor's degree before coming to...

Elizabeth Jean Bull Gilleece passed away peacefully on April 16, 2023 at age of 91, at Valley Manor Care Center in Montrose, Co. Jean was born March 7, 1932 at the family ranch on Surface Creek in Cedaredge to Earnest A. Bull and Dorothy A. Nelson. After graduating from the Delta County schools, she attended Colorado Mechanical and Agricultural college, which became CSU, in 1954 with a major of Vocational Home Economics. Jean later received her masters in Life Science from Western State College. Jean's teaching career while mostly based in the Grand Valley, from Fruita to Palisade, she taught home economics in Delta County, Lamar, Cherry Creek, and even a reservation in Wyoming. ...

DIANA RUTHERS 76, OF MONTROSE PASSED AWAY AT VALLEY MANOR CARE CENTER ON APRIL 15, 2023. CRIPPIN FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY IS ASSISTING THE FAMILY. 970-249-2121

Stephen E. Stone June 15th, 1948 - March 5, 2023 Stephen Stone passed away unexpectedly Sunday March 5th at 74 years old. Services will be held at the ELKS lodge 563 Main St, Delta, Colorado on March 18th, at 2:00pm in the auditorium. In lieu of flowers please send a donation to the Elks lodge in Delta, Colorado. Stephen was born to Margaret and Preston Stone in Lubbock, Texas. As a young child the family moved to Colorado where Steve was raised and lived his entire life. He graduated from Fruita Monument High School in 1967. Steve was an all-state football star. He was a member of the only football state championship team from Fruita high school in 1966. Steve was also a member of the...

Raymond E Zielke, 70, died Friday, February 17 2023 at the age of 70 at his home in Montrose, Colorado. He was born May 12, 1952 in Dodge City, Kansas the son of Harry and Marguerite (McGee) Zielke. Raymond graduated from Dodge City Senior High School in 1970 and began work as an auto mechanic for Goff Motors in Dodge City prior to enlisting in the Army in 1972. He married Lauretta Speer that same year. Two sons were born to this union. They divorced in 1985. After his military service with the 547th Engineering Battalion, 567th ADM Company ended in 1975, Raymond returned to Dodge City for a short while (employed by Sperry-New Holland) and then continued his career as a farm equipment...

Irving Keith Berry "Ike" Tuesday January 3, 2023, Ike Berry's prayer to go home was answered. He died peacefully at home near his loving wife Gail. On January 18, 1932, Ike was born at home to Charles and Nina Berry in Cimarron, Colorado. He grew up on the family ranch riding horses, sledding down Cerro Summit, and playing practical jokes as opportunities arose. Later in life Ike could be found at the Cimarron Cemetery weeding and making improvements. It was important to him for the world to know whom and what made Cimarron the beautiful place it is. In 1951, Ike joined the Air Force and served in the Korean War. Returning to Colorado, he married Aime Nicolas in 1957. The couple...

Richard Allan Nunamaker passed away November 18, 2022, in Delta, Colorado in a tragic car accident. He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Vicky Nunamaker, his daughter Rachel Dean-Ruzicka, and son-in-law Matt Ruzicka. Richard was born in Youngstown, Ohio to Betty and George Nunamaker in 1951. He was an educator at heart, earning a PhD in Entomology from the University of Wyoming. He worked for many years as a research scientist and professor in Laramie, Wyoming before retiring to the Western Slope. Here he continued to work as an educator in public schools, vintner at Grand Mesa Vineyards, and prolific gardener in Cedaredge. The family is holding a private service at this time, with a...

Barbara L. Smith "Ludene", age 83, passed away on November 11, 2022, in Grand Junction, CO. She was surrounded by her 6 children: Dean A. Smith, Valerie Dianne Pulsipher, Susan Haschen, Glenn D. Smith, Robert D. Smith and Lisa D. Manley. Ludene was born in Ouray Colorado to Elsie Iola and Harry Lee Riley. Ludene is survived by 1 sister, Nancy Mingus and 2 brothers, Freddie Riley and John Jones. Ludene grew up in Ouray, Colorado where she married Glenn Allen Smith, "Dutch" (deceased). They lived briefly in Crested Butte before moving to Urvan, CO then on to Grand Junction. At retirement Dutch and Ludene moved to Montrose. Ludene was an accomplished seamstress, but her passion was...

Jerry Overton Jerry Donald Overton, 79, passed on 1 November 2022, in Montrose, Colorado. Jerry was born on 21 June 1943 to George L. and Lucille Baldwin Overton in Memphis, Tennessee. He had two sisters, Barbara and Nell (deceased), and two brothers William and James (deceased). Jerry grew up in Memphis Tennessee where he graduated from Oakhaven High School. He went on to the University of Tennessee where he received his bachelors and master's degrees in Agriculture. He then went on to receive a masters and doctorate degree in Counseling and Ethics from Southern Methodist University. He became a licensed marriage and family therapist, a clinical member of the American Association for...

Nancy Rae Koch went to be with Jesus on July 4, 2022. She was born in Toledo, Ohio, March 6, 1940, to Paul and Rachel Browne (Cordill). She married the love of her life, William Koch, on August 12, 1961. Nancy worked as a dedicated registered nurse over four decades in Ohio, New Mexico, Texas and Colorado. She was an active member of St Mary's Catholic Church, where she served in many capacities. Nancy also volunteered at numerous organizations in every town she lived in. Always determined to have a positive outlook, she greeted everyone with a smile and kind words, regardless of the monumental challenges and adversities that she faced. She was passionate about her faith, her animals,...

He was known to his friends as Curt, and was born 88 years ago in Blanca, a small town in Costilla County, found in the San Luis Valley near the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. One of five children, he was raised in humble surroundings in an old farmhouse with no plumbing, one small woodstove, and walls through which he could see daylight. He worked on the family farm and helped his dad raise sheep. In his youth, he spent one summer alone on the Uncompahgre Plateau as a sheepherder. With no firearm, only his horse and favorite dog, he defiantly fought off coyotes in a fiercely hard-won battle. Curt faced every challenge in life with this same swift intellect and grit! Raised by a farmer and a...

John Alton Malone, Jr., long-time resident of Lumberton and retired from Matrix Engineering, passed away at his home in Ridgway, CO on April 26, 2022 after a relatively brief battle with pancreatic cancer. He is survived by his wife Maude Malone, children: Melissa (Keith) Drake, Timothy (Carolyn) Malone, and Susan Willis and Sue Brown (who were like daughters), grandchildren: Keisha (Beau) Slaughter, Jeremy (Nicole) Lewis, Caleb Lewis (David Galaviz), Keely Malone (Jonah Osborn) and Danielle Drake, and four great-grandchildren. A Celebration of Life will be held on June 5, 2022 at the Ridgway Community Center at 2pm. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in John Malone's name to the...

Gwen T. M. Serra, Obituary 1/25/2022 Gwendolyn Theresa Marie Serra passed away on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction after a long battle with Calciphylaxis and kidney disease. Gwen was born August 21, 1931 in Cripple Creek, Colorado to Richard and Lois Leber. Both of her parents came from hard rock mining families and Richard was a hard rock miner in most of the gold and silver mines around Colorado. He also helped build underground oil storage tanks at Pearl Harbor. Gwen grew up during the Great Depression era moving from the Victor/Cripple Creek area to the Silverton/Ouray area before her family ultimately settled in Ouray, Colorado. Disney's Snow...

Mervin Carl Johnson November 25, 1936 - January 22, 2022 Mervin Carl Johnson (85), lifelong Western Slope resident, passed away January 22, 2022 in Colorado Springs, Colorado after a lengthy illness. Merv was born in Montrose, Colorado on November 25, 1936 to Carl and Ernestine (Gardner) Johnson. He was raised in Montrose. While in high school he met Ruth Madden; her committed faith had a profound impact on Merv and he accepted Christ at age 17. Merv and Ruth graduated from Montrose High School in 1955 and were married that fall. Three children were born to them over the next seven years. Called to full-time Christian ministry in 1957, Merv studied at Intermountain Bible College in...

RALPH DANIEL CARVER JR passed away early Friday morning, January 15, 2021, at his home in Montrose, Colorado, with his family beside him as he met Jesus in Glory. Ralph Jr was born October 7, 1932 in Denver, Colorado, to Ralph Daniel Carver and Beulah May Hill Carver. He was the oldest of three children. Ralph grew up in Denver on a 5-acre mini-farm with his family. Ralph's mom raised turkeys which were quite popular at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Ralph and his siblings also raised white rabbits, cows, and chickens for 4-H. He graduated from Bear Creek High School in Lakewood, Colorado in May 1950. In November 1950, Ralph married Lucinda A. Carhart. Together they had four children. ...