Marjorie Archuleta died Nov. 6, 2009, in Las Vegas. She was born to Fred and Wilma Bashaw in Lawrence, Kan., on June 24, 1931.
Obituaries
Obituary: Bill Ben Allen
Bill Ben Allen passed away at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, Calif., Dec. 27 of a severe stroke on Christmas night.
Obituary: Pat Bouchard
Pat Bouchard, 49, of Wascott, Wis., died early Monday, Dec. 14 of a head injury he incurred when he fell on the ice playing hockey last weekend. Pat was an avid hockey player. He started doing seismic/oil field work in the Piceance Basin during the late 1980s and early 1990s.[Read More…]
Obituary: Clifton (Dick) F. Rosenlund
Clifton (Dick) Ferdinand Rosenlund, 98, a loving husband, father, grandfather and long-term resident of Meeker, known for his humor and wit as well as his generous service to others, died peacefully Dec. 7, 2009, in Mesa, Ariz. On Nov. 13, 1911, Clifton was born in Mayfield, Utah, to Ferdinand and[Read More…]
Obituary: Kenneth L. Fiscus
Kenneth L. Fiscus, 69, of Winnemucca, passed away Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009. He was born on April 17, 1940, in Pinedale, Wyo., to Harold Wayne and Clara Belle Fiscus. He has been a resident of Winnemucca for the past 10 years and worked as a maintenance superintendent and a “Jack[Read More…]
Obituary: Stephen Bartow Strang Jr.
Longtime Meeker rancher Bart Strang, 81, died Dec. 3, 2009, at Pioneers Medical Center in Meeker. Stephen Bartow “Bart” Strang was born on June 7, 1928, in New Hope, Pa., to Stephen B. Strang and Ellen (Lathrop) Strang. Bart spent his early years in Bucks County, Pa., and at the[Read More…]
Death Notice: Dick Rosenlund
Dick Rosenlund Former longtime Meeker resident Dick Rosenlund, 98, died Monday, Dec. 7, 2009, at Sarah’s Assisted Living Center in Mesa, Ariz. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the Meeker Ward Chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Interment will follow in[Read More…]
Obituary: Zelda S. Frandson
Zelda S. Frandson, 88, of Loveland passed away on Nov. 26, 2009, at a local nursing home. Zelda was born on June 25, 1921, in Meeker to Clyde B. Stephenson and Goldie M. Wilson Stephenson. She married Rowen D. Frandson on Oct. 20, 1950, in Fort Collins.
Obituary: Grant Ainge
Grant Ainge, 84, of Jensen, Utah, passed away Friday, Nov. 20, in the Uintah Care Center. Grant was born Jan. 4, 1925, in Jensen to Jonah “Nile” Ainge and Ella Sybil Fletcher Ainge. He married Marba Ellen Peterson in Vernal, Utah, on Feb. 25, 1946. They were sealed together for[Read More…]
Obituary: Norma May Crawford
Norma May Crawford joined her Lord and Savior Nov. 22, 2009. She was born in Montrose, to Ellis and Ida Webb on May 13, 1929. Norma met her soulmate Harry “Hack” Crawford and they wed Oct. 29, 1948. To this union, the pride and joy of their life was added,[Read More…]
Obituary: Ronald James ‘Bill’ Kent II
Ronald James (“Bill”) Kent II, 71, of Loveland died Nov. 17, 2009. He is survived by his daughter Lynne Berry and her family in Moffat County; his daughter Margie Wong and her family in Mountain View, Calif.; and his sister Rolleen McIlwrath and her family in Stockton, Calif. A memorial[Read More…]
Obituary: Irene Evans
Irene Evans, 91, of Meeker died Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, at the Walbridge Memorial Wing. Irene Wilson was born March 3, 1918, in Horse Branch, Ky., one of 13 children born to Estille Eugene and Lula Belle (Whitworth) Wilson.
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The Barone Middle School track team competed and placed well in the meet in West Grand last weekend. The eighth grade boys won the overall meet. Read the recap online at ht1885.com.
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The Meeker Preschool Roundup will be held this Friday, April 26th from 8am to 4pm!
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Rangely Panther Kobey Chism (#22) has been selected to play in the 2024 8-man football all-state game. He’s sponsored by the Bleed Green Lancaster #17 Foundation. Story at ht1885.com.
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About 80 Meeker Elementary Students participated in the reading competition. Prizes were distributed according to the most minutes read by each student. Story at ht1885.com.
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