Neil E. Parker
Mar 29, 2023
Neil E Parker passed away on March 29, 2023, in Delta, Colorado. He was born on July 13, 1939, in Waulkee, Iowa. He was the oldest of four children: Dee Winchell, Janet Lemon and Tom Parker.
Neil married Annita (Annie) Sandoval on February 3, 1963. Together they had two children Patricia Penfield (Andy) and Kathryn Mordhorst (James).
Neil proudly...
Lavene "Pete" Smyle
Mar 26, 2023
Lavene P. Smyle (Pete), of Hotchkiss, CO formerly of Carlin, NV and Reeder, ND passed away on March 26, 2023 surrounded by his wife and family. He was born to Frank and Katherine Smyle on June 27, 1941 on the family farm south of Reeder, ND
Pete married Kay Moser on October 27, 1962, later divorcing. He then met...
Edward L. TenNapel
Mar 24, 2023
Edward L. TenNapel
March 10, 1940 ~ March 24, 2023
Ed passed peacefully at home and is resting with his heavenly Father. The Lord called Ed home on March 24, 2023. Ed was born on March 10, 1940, in Los Angeles, California to Alice (Baldwin) and Edward TenNapel.
He was raised in L.A. and graduated from John Marshall...
Larry Eugene Reeder
Mar 22, 2023
Larry Eugene Reeder passed unexpectedly on March 22nd, 2023 surrounded by his family. He was 56 years old.
Larry was born on May 12th, 1966 to Phyllis (Gordon) and Edwin Reeder. He would grow up in Delta and graduated from Delta High School in 1984. After graduation he moved and worked in Florida, Arizona and on the front range of...
Gayle Frances Corey
Mar 21, 2023
Gayle Frances Corey
September 13, 1947 ~ March 21, 2023
Gayle was born September 13th, 1947, in Boulder Colorado to Earl and Beverly Patton. Gayle passed peacefully on to her heavenly home March 21st, 2023, at Colorow Care Center after a lengthy debilitating illness.
Gayle held various positions in her working career, primarily secretarial and as an administrative assistant. ...
Dee Dee J Matthews
Mar 20, 2023
Dee Dee J Matthews
August 7, 1944 ~ March 20, 2023
Our dear Dee Dee J. Matthews passed away peacefully at her residence in Delta, CO on Monday, March 20th, 2023. She was 78 years old.
Dee Dee was born on August 7th, 1944, to Gertrude (Tetrault) and Joseph Lucien Gouger in Farnham, Quebec. Shortly after, she moved to Rhode...
William Russell Whittaker
Mar 18, 2023
William “Bill” Russell Whittaker
March 28, 1937 ~ March 18, 2023
William “Bill” Russell Whittaker passed away Saturday, March 18th, 2023, surrounded by his family. He was 85 years old.
Bill was born on March 28th, 1937, in Grand Junction, Colorado, to Henrietta Angeline (Minnesang – Finck) and James Frank Whittaker. He grew up in the Mesa County area, graduating...
Kent O'Dell Salyer
Mar 16, 2023
Kent Salyer was born in Coolidge Arizona to Virgil and Lucille Salyer. While Virgil was serving in the Army, his wife purchased a property near Cedaredge, Colorado. Lucille took a gamble and purchased a cabin in Colby Canyon, and this home meant a lot to Kent. He was determined to return to Cedaredge one day.
Kent and his family...
Emilio Samuel Lovato
Mar 15, 2023
Emilio Samuel Lovato
February 11, 1948 ~ March 15, 2023
Emilio was born on 2/11/1948, in Alamosa, Colorado, and passed peacefully at home on 3/15/2023, in Delta, Colorado
He is survived by sons, Thomas L. Lovato (Sheila/wife), Chris E. Lovato (Nikkie/wife) and daughter Samantha (Lovato)Smith (Walter). His twelve grandchildren, thirteen great grandchildren. He also is survived by three brothers and...
Emilio Samuel Lavato
Mar 15, 2023
Emilio Samuel Lovato
February 11, 1948 ~ March 15, 2023
Emilio was born on 2/11/1948, in Alamosa, Colorado, and passed peacefully at home on 3/15/2023, in Delta, Colorado
He is survived by sons, Thomas L. Lovato (Sheila/wife), Chris E. Lovato (Nikkie/wife) and daughter Samantha (Lovato)Smith (Walter). His twelve grandchildren, thirteen great grandchildren. He also is survived by three...
Barbara Ann Lasley-Ing
Mar 12, 2023
Barbara Ann Lasley-Ing, 86, passed away peacefully at her home on March 12, 2023 after her battle with Alzheimer's. She was born on March 14, 1936 in Jacksonville, IL where she was raised and met her high school sweetheart Larry Ing. After graduating high school in 1954, she attended Illinois College for a year and married Larry on August 13,...
Alice "Earldeen" Jones
Mar 10, 2023
Alice Earldeen Jones (“Earldeen”) was a loving, caring wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother and friend. She left us peacefully the evening of March 10, 2023, with her three girls by her side after a bout with terminal cancer. She was 84 years old. She was born to Homer and June Webber on April 30, 1938. After graduating from Arvada High...
Naomi Corene Shuss
Mar 9, 2023
Naomi “Corene” Shuss, 89, formally of Olathe, CO, passed away peacefully on March 9, 2023 at Willow Tree Care Center in Delta, CO. Corene was born on Sept 7, 1933, as the only daughter of Harriet and Andrew McClintock. Corene, and her brothers Melvin and Norman, grew up on the family farm in Vilas, Colorado. She attended schools there and...
Edward Ray "Eddie" Tyler
Mar 8, 2023
Edward Ray "Eddie" Tyler age 79 of Olathe Colorado stepped one foot out of his truck and the other foot into heaven on March 8, 2023. He is survived by the love of his life, Christine Tyler, three sons, two daughters and ten grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sons. Eddie enjoyed farming, hunting, fishing, working in his...
Douglas Jay Mattice
Mar 8, 2023
Douglas Jay Mattice of Hotchkiss, Colorado passed away on March 8, 2023, at the age of 70. Doug was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on August 31, 1952, to Sylvia and Donald Mattice. Doug was raised in West Allis, Wisconsin. In 1983 Doug visited his uncle on Rodgers Mesa and fell in love with Hotchkiss and the North Fork Valley. Doug...
Carol Ann Sears
Mar 7, 2023
We are sad to announce the passing of Carol Ann Sears (nee Clark) of Delta, CO. She died at age 72 on March7th, 2023. Carol passed away with her husband David by her side after a long courageous battle with cancer. She was preceded in death by her parents Catherine and Dean Hanes. Carol is survived by a family who...
Forrest Dean Plotner
Mar 6, 2023
Forrest Dean Plotner March 25, 1943 ~ March 6, 2023 Forrest Dean Plotner passed away at Horizon’s Care Center March 6th, 2023. He was 79 years old. Forrest was born on March 25th, 1943, to Juanita Ilene (Baker) and Ira Raymond Plotter in Las Vegas New Mexico. He grew up and graduated in the Cedaredge area and from Cedaredge High...
Michael "Mick" E. Baxter
Mar 5, 2023
Michael (Mick) Baxter was born in Denver, Colorado to Cecil D. Baxter (Iowa) and Katie L. Pomplun (Colorado). Mick was raised by his Grandparents in Morrison, Colorado where he and his buddy spent their every free moment in the mountains on horseback hunting, fishing, and exploring. Mick spent his youth with is self-adopted second family, the Woods, at the Jefferson...
William "Bill" Cary Porter
Mar 3, 2023
William Cary "Bill" Porter
May 8, 1953 ~ March 3, 2023
William Cary "Bill" Porter passed away at his residence on Friday, March 3rd, 2023, at the age of 69 years old.
Services will be graveside at, 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 3 2023, at the Olathe, Colorado Cemetery.
Bill was born on May 8th, 1953, in Houston, Texas to Dorothy...
Grace Lynne Steele
Mar 1, 2023
After many years of fighting MS Grace Lynne Steele passed on to be with Jesus Wednesday, March 1st, at the Delta Health Hospital at the age of 72. Grace was born in Pueblo, Colorado the first of three kids to Joane (Warner) Smith and Charles Arthur Smith on June 14th, 1950. After a few years in Las Cruses, NM; they...
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