Obituaries

Obituary: Linda Kay Bishop

March 27, 1951 ~ Feb. 14, 2022 Linda Kay Bishop was born March 27, 1951, to Pat and Ida Mae Corder in St. Joseph, Missouri. She bravely faced the debilitations of lung cancer and completed her earthly journey on Feb. 14, 2022. Her husband Rick, of 52-½ years, was by[Read More…]

Obituary: David Lawrence Brown

Dec. 21, 1943 ~ Feb. 10, 2022 David Brown was awarded his eternal membership to Our Heavenly Father’s Golf and Country Club on Feb. 10, 2022. He joins his wife (Sally) who preceded him by five years. Prior to receiving this invitation, Dave spent the majority of his retired years[Read More…]

Obituary: Mervin Carl Johnson

Nov. 25, 1936 ~ Jan. 22, 2022 “Well done, good and faithful servant… come and share in your Master’s happiness” (Matthew 25:21). Mervin Carl Johnson, longtime resident of Meeker, passed away Jan. 22, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, after a lengthy illness. He was 85. Merv was born in Montrose,[Read More…]

Obituary: Lonnie Mantle

July 1, 1935 ~ Dec. 26, 2021 Lonnie M. Mantle was born July 1, 1935, to Charlie and Evelyn Mantle, on the way to the hospital, at a neighbor’s house in Elk Springs, Colorado (which doesn’t exist anymore). His family homesteaded at the bottom of the Hells Canyon on the[Read More…]

Obituary: Ruby Lea Toles

Nov. 26, 1929 ~ Jan. 1, 2022 Ruby Lea Toles, beloved mother, grandmother, aunt and friend, passed away peacefully on Jan. 1, 2022, at the age of 92, with family in Idaho. She was born on Nov. 26, 1929, to Walter Richard (Dutch) and Pauline Hazelbush. As the youngest of[Read More…]