Ronald L. Mortenson Mar. 22, 1936 ~ July 22, 2023 Ronald Lee Mortenson, 87, of Meeker, Colorado, passed away on Saturday, July 22, 2023, at Grand River Health Care Center in Rifle, Colorado. Ronald Lee Mortenson was born May 22, 1936, in Wausau, Wisconsin, the son of Louis and Ruth[Read More…]
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Obituary: “Jim” James Robert Keenan
“Jim” James Robert Keenan Sept. 2, 1973—July 6, 2023 Jim Keenan, 49, of Meeker, Colorado, passed away on July 6, 2023. Jim was born in Valentine, Nebraska. He went to Rifle High School and on to Lamar Community College. At the time of his death he was a licensed journeyman[Read More…]
Obituary: Richard Glen Carver
Richard Glen Carver Dec. 19, 1944 ~ April 23, 2023 Richard Glen Carver, 78, of Atwood passed away on Sunday, April 23, 2023. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, April 28 at the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Meeker, Colorado, 1191 Market St. Richard was born in Collbran, Colorado,[Read More…]
Obituary: Michael Kip Cook
May 23, 1957 ~ Nov. 17, 2022 Michael Cook passed away Nov. 17, 2022, at Pioneers Medical Center in Meeker, Colorado, from complications of ALS. Born May 23, 1957, to Kenneth James (Jim) and Leota Laura (Jaeger) Cook in Brush, Colorado, the family later moved to Meeker when Jim and[Read More…]
Obituary: Francis Joseph Fennessy Jr.
June 19, 1951 ~ Nov. 11, 2022 Francis “Joe” Fennessy, 71, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Nov. 11, 2022, after a long battle with cancer. He was the son of the late Francis and Rosemary (Lyons) Fennessy. He is remembered fondly by his family: Margie and Larry[Read More…]
Obituary: Carrie Louise Stranathan
April 5, 1963 ~ Oct. 20, 2022 Carrie Louise Stranathan was born April 5, 1963, in Hays, Kansas, to Samuel E. and Helen E. (Schupbach) Stranathan. She went to the Lord on Oct. 20, 2022, after an eight-month battle with liver cancer. She is survived by her parents; her son[Read More…]
Obituary: Doris Serene (Smallwood) Layton
Oct. 2, 1930 ~ Sept. 16, 2022 Long-time Meeker resident Doris S. Layton passed away on Sept. 16, 2022, just shy of 92 years. From a young age she was a hard worker on the family ranches, an avid horsewoman, especially fond of animals, a rock collector and happiest outdoors[Read More…]
Obituary: Theresa Rae Hume
March 24, 1979 ~ Sept. 3, 2022 Theresa Rae Hume, more commonly known as Tracy, was born March 24, 1979, in Rangely, Colorado, to Bill Hume and Joye Stockman, she was the second of their eventually four daughters. Bill and Joye moved from their home behind Nichols “down river” in[Read More…]
Obituary: Theresa Ray Hume
March 24, 1979 ~ Sept. 3, 2022 Theresa Ray Hume was born on March 24, 1979, and passed away on Sept. 3, 2022. She is survived by her son Ray’Sun Hume Williams of Meeker, Colorado, and his father Eddrick Lorenzo Williams of North Carolina, her daughter Ammetes Goizueta and father[Read More…]
Obituary: Alvan Nye
Feb. 28, 1925 ~ Aug. 29, 2022 Longtime Meeker area resident Alvan Nye, 97, passed away on Aug. 29, 2022. Alvan and his twin brother Alva were born on Feb. 28, 1925, in Wichita Falls, Texas, during a move by the family from Texas to the La Junta, Colorado, area.[Read More…]
Obituary: Sally O. Norell
March 23, 1930 ~ Aug. 6, 2020 The pandemic has had a wide ranging impact on all of us. For many of us time has seemed to stand still. Sally Norell passed away on Aug. 6, 2020, at her home on 22 Road, near Grand Junction, Colorado. Sally was born on[Read More…]
Obituary: Marrissa Renea Slone
July 11, 1998 ~ July 23, 2022 Marrissa Renea Slone, 24, passed away on Saturday, July 23, 2022, in Topeka, Kansas. A private service will be held at a later date. Marrissa was born July 11, 1998, at Vail, Colorado, to Jason Slone and Jennifer (Shroyer) Otto. She worked as[Read More…]
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