May 5, 1936 ~ Feb. 15, 2021 Bernice R. Sell passed away peacefully the morning of Feb. 15, 2021, after a short battle with the recurrence of cancer coupled with pneumonia. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother. Bernice was born May 5, 1936, in Invail, Nebraska,[Read More…]
Obituaries
Obituary: Consuelo (Connie) Devereaux
June 30, 1930 ~ Feb. 11, 2021 Former longtime resident of Meeker and Grand Junction, Colorado, Consuelo (Connie) Devereaux, passed away in Peoria, Arizona, on Feb. 11, 2021, at the age of 90. She is preceded in death by her former husband Daniel (Jim) Devereaux, sons Gary Green and Daniel[Read More…]
Obituary: Johnnie “Jake” Earl Osborne
Jan. 30, 1950 ~ Feb. 7, 2021 Rangely lost a little bit of itself when Johnnie Earl Osborne “Jake” passed away Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021. Jake ended his six-year battle with cancer when he decided he had fought enough…and was ready for a new adventure. Adventure is nothing new for[Read More…]
Obituary: John Murray Stocks Jr.
Jan. 21, 1944 ~ Feb. 13, 2021 On Saturday, Feb. 13, John Murray Stocks Jr., longtime Rangely, Colorado, resident, passed away in Denver, Colorado, after a long, hard-fought battle with cancer and COVID at the age of 77. John was born to John and Alice Stocks in Moab, Utah, on[Read More…]
Raymond Lavern ‘Bub’ Sutton
July 24, 1937 ~ Jan. 27, 2021 Bub Sutton, 83, husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away at his home in Fruita, with his wife of 62 years, Jeri, and his loving daughter, Tracie, by his side. Bub is survived, in addition to his wife and daughter, his sister, Mary[Read More…]
Dr. William R. Zagar
Jan. 25, 1939 ~ Jan. 23, 2021 Surrounded by love, Dr. William R. Zagar, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021. Billy was born in Pittsburg, Kansas, on Jan. 25, 1939, to Ann Strah Zagar and Frank Zagar. Bill was raised in Arma, Kansas, where the Zagar family had settled[Read More…]
Shirley Renae (Ottosen) Fliegel
May 14, 1937 ~ Dec. 31, 2020 Shirley Renae (Ottosen) Fliegel was born on May 14, 1937, to Byron C. and Vera M. Ottosen. Her early years were spent on the ranch just west of Meeker. She rode the bus to the Powell Park School in Powell Park and later[Read More…]
Obituary: Emory Vanoy ‘Sam’ Mobley
Aug. 26, 1928 ~ Jan. 17, 2021 Emory Vanoy “Sam” Mobley, age 92, passed quietly on Sunday morning. Following his wife’s death in December 2015, it was less than one year when Sam suffered a stroke and entered Life Care Center of Idaho Falls. Sam was born AUG. 26, 1928,[Read More…]
Obituary: Phyllis Jean (Evans) Fairchild
April 16, 1931 ~ Jan. 15, 2021 Phyllis Jean (Evans) Fairchild’s journey began on April 16, 1931 in Lyons, Kansas. Phyllis grew up with two older sisters, Lois and Betty that proceed her in death and her younger sister Rose that still lives in Kansas. She met the love of[Read More…]
Obituary: William Dallas (Bill) Miller
April 13, 1936 ~ Jan. 10, 2021 William Dallas (Bill) Miller, 84, passed away on Jan. 10, 2021. He was born on April 13, 1936, in Daggett, California, to Dallas and Dorothy (Cotten) Miller. He grew up in Meeker, Colorado, and graduated from Rio Blanco County High School in 1954.[Read More…]
Obituary: David Lynn Fetterolf
Oct. 22, 1946 ~ Dec. 22, 2020 David Lynn Fetterolf, 74, of Clinton, Oklahoma went to be with the Lord on Dec. 22, 2020. He was born on Oct. 22, 1946 in Grand Junction, Colorado to Clarence Orlan Fetterolf and Sylvia (Petrik) Fetterolf. He loved the Lord and was an[Read More…]
Obituary: Vena Meb Smith Wardell
April 9, 1924 ~ Dec. 28, 2020 Vena Meb Smith Wardell of Rangely, Colorado, passed away peacefully on Dec. 28, 2020, at the age of 96. She was born April 9, 1924, in Riverton, Utah, the first of five children to Clifton and Alma Rasmussen Smith. She was the last[Read More…]
