April 18, 1928 ~ April 3, 2021 Lifelong Piceance Creek resident Dean Burke passed away on Saturday, April 3, 2021, at the Walbridge Wing in Meeker, Colorado, at the age of 92. Dean was born on April 18, 1928, in Meeker, Colorado, the 12th of 15 children born to Fred[Read More…]
Obituaries
Obituary: Donnalee Pitney Brady Thornton
June 16, 1939 ~ April 1, 2021 Donnalee Pitney Brady Thornton, 81, of Mt. Pleasant, Utah, passed away peacefully in her home, on April 1, 2021. Donnalee was born in Maybell, Colorado, to Clyde Barton Pitney and Jesse Fern Jacobsen, on June 16,1939. She married her first love, Lorain Brady,[Read More…]
Death Notice: Shirley Jean Hammond
May 31, 1939 ~ April 2, 2021 By her request a celebration of life will be scheduled at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Callaway Young Cancer Center in Glenwood Springs.
Death Notice: Dean Burke
April 18, 1928 ~ April 3, 2021 By his request a celebration of life will be scheduled at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Walbridge Wing or the Fred and Annie Burke Scholarship at Bank of the San Juans.
Obituary: Ann Cogswell Caldwell
July 17, 1941 ~ March 26, 2021 Ann Cogswell Caldwell passed peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, on to greener pastures after 79 years of a full, joyful and wonderful life. Ann was born on July 17, 1941, to Dr. and Mrs. Wilton Cogswell Jr. and grew up with her five[Read More…]
Death Notice: Anthony Leonard Weiss
July 21, 1943 ~ March 24, 2021 A celebration of his life will be held in the spring or summer.
Obituary: Enid Esther Steffen
Feb. 9, 1941 ~ March 15, 2021 Enid Esther Steffen was born on Feb. 9, 1941 to Antone Bryan (Whitey) and Mary Jean Eliasen near Elk Creek in eastern Rio Blanco County. Enid was the fourth of 15 children in the Eliasen family. She was raised in Rio Blanco County[Read More…]
Death Notice: John Anthony Daugherty
Jan. 14, 1940 ~ March 18, 2021 A celebration of life will be held at a later date. His family asks that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made in his name to the charity of your choice. Donations can be mailed to Grant Mortuary at P.O. Box 333, Meeker,[Read More…]
Obituary: Hazel Sizemore Edwards
Sept. 17, 1927 ~ March 13, 2021 Hazel Edwards, 93, a lifelong resident of Rio Blanco County passed away Saturday, March 13, 2021. Hazel was born in Meeker, Colorado, to parents Oscar and Lulu Sizemore. She was raised with two older brothers Roscoe Sizemore, Roy Sizemore, and younger sister Thelma[Read More…]
Obituary: Jean M. Welder
Aug. 30, 1929 ~ Jan. 22, 2021 Long time Meeker resident Jean Welder passed away while residing at the Walbridge Wing in Meeker, Colorado. Jean was born in Sault Ste Marie Michigan to William S. and Ethel M. Price, the middle of five children. She was a member of the[Read More…]
Obituary: Timothy Wayne Smith
May 4, 1956 ~ Feb. 17, 2021 Timothy Wayne Smith (Tim Smith), 64, died peacefully in his home in Erda, Utah, on Feb. 17, 2021. Tim was born on May 4, 1956, at the Middletown hospital in Middletown, Ohio, to mother Clara Mae (Bowman) Smith and father John Frederick Smith.[Read More…]
Obituary: Estella “Elaine” Webber
Dec. 13, 1938 ~ Feb. 4, 2021 Estella “Elaine” Webber was born on Dec. 13,1938, to Antone Bryan (Whitey) and Mary Jean Eliasen on the Sleepy Cat Ranch. Elaine was the second of 15 children in the Eliasen family. She was raised in Rio Blanco County and graduated from the[Read More…]
