Joan “Ike” Welch was born on June 23, 1930, in Meeker, Colo., to Milton and Helen (Cotten) Welch. Joan spent her childhood in Meeker and graduated from Rio Blanco High School in 1948.
Obituaries
Obituary: Vern Bowman
Vernon “Vern” Lee Bowman was born March 30, 1941, in Sterling, Colo., to Esther and Joe Bowman. He passed away peacefully in his sleep next to his wife of almost 48 years on April 4, 2012.
Death Notice
Joe B. Spence Joe B. Spence, formerly of Meeker, died on March 3, 2012 at the VA Hospital in Grand Junction, CO. Leila (Pinkie) Spence, formerly of Meeker, died March 23, 2012 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, CO. Services are pending.
Obituary: Jerry Steele
Meeker resident Jerry Steele passed away due to natural causes in the early hours of March 22, 2012.
Obituary: Mabel “May” Storey
Mabel (May) Margaret Storey, born March 24, 1913 in Greeley, Colo., passed away at Life Care Center of Longmont, Colo., on March 19, 2012.
Obituary: Odis Reed Jr.
Odis Paul Reed Jr., 52, of Clinton, Ark., passed away Sunday, March 4, 2012 at his home. He was born Oct. 29, 1959 in Little Rock, Ark., to Odis Reed Sr., and Martha F. (Adkinson) Reed. He lived in Rangely for 30 years. During that time he worked for Blu-H[Read More…]
Obituary: George “Joe” Ruckman
George Raymond “Joe” Ruckman passed away in his town house apartment sometime before 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 3, 2012. He was 65 years old.
Obituary: Dolores A. Cummings
Dolores A. Cummings, 82, of Rangely, Colo., formerly of Paoli, Ind., passed away Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, at the Rangely District Hospital in Rangely, Colo.
Death Notice: Daniel James Devereaux
Daniel James Devereaux, 55, died March 3, 2012, in Grand Junction, Colo.
Obituary: Norma Kelly
Norma R. Kelly, 89, of Brighton, Colo., passed away on March 1, 2012, at her home. She was born July 15, 1922, in Meeker, Colo. She graduated from Meeker High School and attended Colorado Women’s College. She married John L. Kelly on June 7, 1941, in Denver.
Obituary: Daryl Ivie
Daryl Dean Ivie passed away peacefully at the VA Community Living Center in Grand Junction, Colo., on Feb. 17, 2012.
Obituary: Wayne Erekson (Cooper)
Wayne Erekson (Cooper), 43, of Las Vegas, Nev., passed away at his home.