Obituary: Clayton A. Carstens

Clayton A. Carstens, age 83, passed away on Dec. 13, 2013, in Grand Junction, Colo.
Clayton was born Oct. 7, 1930, in Glenwood Springs, Colo., the son of Alex and Nona Carstens.
He spent his childhood in Tucumcari, N.M., and Meeker, Colo. He was graduated from Meeker High School. He also met his future wife, Mina LaPriel Dunn, in Meeker.
Clayton enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1952 and served during the Korean…