March 11, 1941 ~ Feb. 26, 2025 Karen L. Benner passed away peacefully on Feb. 26, 2025, surrounded by those who mattered most to her. Karen was born on March 11, 1941, in Fredonia, North Dakota, to Rueben and Ida Hoff Lehr. She spent her youth in Grand Forks, North[Read More…]
Obituaries
Obituary – Sheila Colleen Caldwell
Feb. 9, 1933 ~ Feb. 27, 2025 Sheila Colleen Caldwell passed away peacefully on Feb. 27, 2025, at Rangely District Hospital. Sheila was born in Sterling, Colorado, on Feb. 9, 1933, to Kathryne Amen and Herschel Freemont McBride. After spending her childhood in Sterling, Denver, and Steamboat Springs, she moved[Read More…]
Obituary – Jerry Dee Eliasen
Oct. 11, 1949 ~ Feb. 17, 2025 Jerry Dee Eliasen, oft called the “Big Dude” in our home, was born Oct. 11, 1949, in Rifle, Colorado, to Antone Bryan (Whitey) Eliasen and Mary Jean Findley Eliasen, the 10th of 15 children along with his twin sister Jenny. Jerry’s parents moved[Read More…]
Obituary – Gloria Lenore Pollard
Aug. 22, 1930 ~ Feb. 15, 2025 Born in Cripple Creek, Colorado, to Wm and Lenore Kyner, she was raised in Colorado; first in Cripple Creek, then Denver and at age 14 she and her mother moved to the oil field “boom town” of Rangely, on the Western Slope, where[Read More…]
Obituary – Marjorie J. (Russell) Rogers
Oct. 12, 1930 ~ Feb. 16, 2025 Marjorie J. (Russell) Rogers passed away peacefully on Feb. 16, 2025, in Meeker. Marge was born Oct. 12, 1930, on the same family ranch she lived on her whole life. She was the daughter of George Russell and Mary (Hendrix) Russell. In her[Read More…]
Mary Agnes ‘Maggie’ Fields
April 30, 1965 ~ Feb. 11, 2025 Mary Agnes “Maggie” Fields of Meeker passed away, peacefully surrounded by family, on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, at Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs after a long, hard fought battle with cancer. Maggie’s love of adventure, nature, and zest for life was always[Read More…]
Obituary – Charles Ralph Stoner
Oct. 9, 1937 ~ Feb. 4, 2025 Charles Ralph Stoner, born Oct. 9, 1937, in Paonia, Colorado, passed away peacefully at the age of 87 on Feb. 4, 2025, in Rifle, Colorado. Charles lived and worked on ranches in Crawford, Colorado, during his early life. His love for riding horses,[Read More…]
Death Notice – Jack Hugh Ruckman
Aug. 1, 1950 ~ Jan. 13, 2025 We will celebrate his life in the summer.
Obituary – Louis Joseph ‘Medic’ Adams Jr.
Aug. 1, 1950 ~ Jan. 13, 2025 Louis Joseph Adams Jr., lovingly known as “Medic,” passed away on Jan. 13, 2025, near Maybell, Colorado. He was born on Aug. 1, 1950 and raised in Morgan City, Louisiana. Medic proudly served his country in the United States Army before embarking on[Read More…]
Obituary – James ‘Jim’ Bruce Claybaugh
Aug. 26, 1946 ~ Jan. 8, 2025 James “Jim” Bruce Claybaugh, a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully on Jan. 8, 2025, in Rangely, Colorado, at the age of 78. Jim was born on Aug. 26, 1946, at the old St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado,[Read More…]
Obituary – Gregory Alan Glasgow
March 19, 1950 ~ Jan. 3, 2025 Greg was born on March 19, 1950, to Glen I. Glasgow and Mary M. Glasgow in Hayden, Colorado. Greg graduated from Meeker High School in 1968. He furthered his education at Mesa State College in Grand Junction for two years. He then transferred[Read More…]
Obituary – Sally Ridings
Oct. 13, 1931 ~ Dec. 31, 2024 Sally Ridings, also known as Ineva Arlene Cook, after a long battle with dementia passed away in the presence of her loved ones at the Rangely District Hospital on Dec. 31, 2024. Sally was born Oct. 13, 1931, as Ineva Arlene Cook to[Read More…]
