Dorothy Mae Moreland
Oct 18, 2021
Dorothy was born in Olathe, Colorado to Rolland Sanders and Lucille Sanders (Nelson) She attended School in Olathe where she met the love of her life Paul Moreland and they were married on October 23 1965. She enjoyed her family and anything to do with the outdoors, she could be found in her garden growing the most beautiful vegetables, taking...
Jay R Atchley
Oct 17, 2021
Lifetime Delta County resident Jay Atchley passed away Sunday, October 17, 2021 at Montrose Memorial Hospital. He was 80 years old. Jay Atchley was born March 4, 1941, to Selby Emerson Atchley and Katherine Marie Esser in Delta, Colorado. He spent his childhood and attended schools in Delta, getting his GED from Delta High School in 1959. Jay Served our...
Richard Augustine Ortiz
Oct 16, 2021
Richard Augustine Ortiz May 28th, 1940 ~ October 16th, 2021 Richard Augustine Ortiz passed away on Saturday, October 16th, 2021, at his residence in Delta, Colorado. He was 81 years old. Graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, November 1st, 2021, at the Mesa View Cemetery. Richard was born on May 28th, 1940, to Grace (Martinez) Ortiz...
Rosena May Smith
Oct 15, 2021
Rosena May Smith passed away Friday, October 15th, 2021 at Delta Health Hospital in Delta, Colorado. She was 86 years old. Services will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 23rd, 2021, at Taylor Funeral Service’s Chapel in Delta, Colorado. Family internment at Pea Green Cemetery. Rosena was born on January 17th, 1935, to Thelma (Province) and Fred Morlang in Olathe,...
William Berry "Bill" Blair
Oct 14, 2021
William “Bill” Blair of Delta passed away October 14th 2021 from cancer. As was his wish, he passed away at home surrounded by his family. Bill was born September 10th 1937 in Eckert Colorado where he lived throughout his childhood being raised by his grandmother Christina Schrader, he graduated from Cedaredge High School before joining the Navy in 1955. Bill...
Gary Lee Mccracken
Oct 9, 2021
Gary Lee McCracken of Olathe, CO, passed away at his home on October 9th. He was 73 years old. Gary was born ninth out of twelve children to John Theodore McCracken and Alma Lois McCracken on April 27, 1948 at the family home in Olathe, CO. He graduated from Olathe High School in 1966. Gary married the love of his...
Sharon "Sherry" Moots-Osborn-Walker
Oct 8, 2021
Sharon (Sherry) Moots Osborn Walker, went to be with the Lord on October 8th, 2021 at her home in Delta, Colorado. Sherry was born in Eureka, California to Mary and Roy Moots on January 29th, 1948, she spent most of her early years living between Colorado and California. Sherry was a survivor of childhood trauma, her father committed suicide when...
John L. Kough
Oct 8, 2021
Austin, Colorado resident, John L. Kough, passed away on Friday, October 8, 2021 at his residence. He was 77 years of age. Graveside funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., November 1, 2021 at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery of Western Colorado in Grand Junction. John was born on December 18, 1943 to John Gilbert and Bernice (Graves) Kough in...
Jacquie Vaughn
Oct 7, 2021
Jacquie Vaughn April 18, 1939 ~ October 7, 2021 Delta County resident Jacquie Vaughn passed away Thursday, October 7 2021 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado. She was 82 Years old. Jacquie was born April 18, 1939 to Jacob Goldberg and Lillian Evans in Atlantic City, New Jersey. She spent her childhood till the age of fourteen living...
C. Myron Niblack
Oct 6, 2021
C. Myron Niblack May 30th, 1931 ~ October 6th, 2021 C. Myron Niblack passed away on Wednesday, October 6th, 2021, at his residence in Eckert, Colorado. He was 90 years old. No services will be held at this time. Myron was born on May 30th, 1931, to Eva Edna (Vlcek) and Marvin Clay Niblack, in Grainfield, Kansas. He was welcomed...
Thomas Henry Huerkamp
Oct 5, 2021
Thomas Henry Huerkamp, long time business and civic leader in Delta County, passed away at his home in Orchard, City Colo. on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. Tom was 81 years old. Private graveside services were held at the Cory Cemetery, Cory, Colorado. A celebration of life will be held in the spring of 2022. Thomas Henry Huerkamp was born on...
Scott Dale Rienks
Oct 4, 2021
Scott Dale Rienks, 57, known by most as “Coach”, died at his home in Paonia on Monday, October 4 following a long and valiant battle with colon cancer. Scott was born in Hayden, Colorado on June 16, 1964 to Beryl and Bessie Jo Rienks. Scott graduated from Hayden High School in 1984. He completed his education at Western State College...
Earl Marsh
Sep 29, 2021
Delta County resident Earl Marsh passed away Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at Crossroads in Delta, Colorado. He was 93 years old. Funeral services will be held 10:00a.m, Monday, October 4, 2021 at the Gunnison Valley Church of the Nazarene with Pastor Terry Hedrick officiating. Interment will follow at the Delta City Cemetery. Earl Marsh was born on the family farm...
Ernest Hilton Haywood
Sep 29, 2021
Ernest Hilton Haywood passed away Wednesday, September 29th, 2021, at his home in Grand Junction, Colorado surrounded by loved ones. He was 84 years old. Graveside services will be held at Riverside Cemetery in Hotchkiss, CO. on Tuesday, October 5th, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. Ernest was born and raised in Manassette Lake, Nova Scotia, to Helen Margaret (Carr) and Hilton...
David L. Eddleman
Sep 27, 2021
Delta resident, David L. Eddleman, passed away on Friday, September 24, 2021 at his residence. He was 69 years of age. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, October 2, 2021 at First Baptist Church in Delta. Inurnment will be held at a later date at the Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery of Western Colorado in Grand Junction, CO....
Margaret D Bradbury
Sep 26, 2021
Margaret D. Bradbury passed away Sunday, September 26th, 2021, at Delta County Memorial Hospital in Delta, CO. She was 89 years old. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, October 9th, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. at Saint Michael’s Catholic Church in Delta, CO. Interment will follow at the Delta City Cemetery in Delta, CO. Margaret was born on January 25th,...
Nancy Yvonne Grover
Sep 22, 2021
Nancy Yvonne Grover March 21, 1938 ~ September 22, 2021 Nancy Yvonne (Adams) Grover passed away Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021, in Delta, Colorado at Willow Tree Care Center. She was 83 years old. Graveside service will be on Monday, October 4th, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. at the Delta City Cemetery and officiated by Pastor James Conley. Nancy was born March...
Carol Ann Lovelady
Sep 21, 2021
Carol Ann Kouba was born in Colorado Springs, CO to Milo Kouba and Blanche (Koranda) Kouba. She graduated from Colorado Springs High School near the top of her class. By then she had become a fine classical pianist, She married James Lovelady, moved to Pasadena, CA and went to work as a technical editor and typist for the Chemical Engineering...
Alfonso Ruben Diaz
Sep 20, 2021
Alfonso Ruben Diaz passed away on September 20th, 2021 in Pueblo, CO. He was 39 years old. Ruben was born on January 14th, 1982, to Josephine Santana (Botts) and Constantino Ornelas Diaz, in Anaheim, CA. He attended Orange High School and graduated in 2000. He then attended classes at Santa Ana College for a few years. The family moved to...
James Edward Hanley
Sep 17, 2021
On Sept. 17, 2021 our dearly beloved family member and friend James Edward Hanley left his earthly home and entered into heaven. Jim, age 68, was born in Liberal, KS and worked for 20 years as a travel agent in Prescott, AZ and most recently worked in Denver where he was affectionately referred to as Mr. Denver Water. Jim was...
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