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Newspapers are alive and well!
This one included. Everyone loves to see their name in the paper, except in the OBITUARY COLUMN! What is the old saying? “I get the morning paper and read the obituaries first to see if […]
Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituary: Barbara Sue (Strickland) Widmer
Nov. 26, 1938 ~Feb. 9, 2019 Barbara Sue (Strickland) Widmer, born Nov. 26, 1938, in Lubbock, Texas, to Herwin E. (Strick) and Suzanne (Eldridge) Strickland, passed away peacefully at the Aurora Medical Center in Aurora, […]
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Obituary: Ernest Elefar Garcia
May 13, 1923 ~ Oct. 14, 2021 Ernie went home to his Lord on Oct. 14, 2021, at approximately 8:30 p.m. MDT. He made his arrival on Earth on May 13, 1923. He was welcomed […]
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Death Notice: Violet Marie Frazier
Oct. 25, 1936 ~ Nov. 1, 2021 Services are pending. In lieu of food and flowers, donations can be made to an education fund for Violet’s granddaughters, (checks made to Susan Scott) through Grant Mortuary, […]
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MEMORIAL: James Patrick ‘Pat’ Sheridan
A memorial service for Pat Sheridan will be held on his birthday, Sept. 14, 2021, at Highland Cemetery at 11 a.m. followed by a gathering at the City Park pavilion on Water Street for snacks […]
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Lois Norine Kenney Robinson-Hedges
March 30, 1929 ~ Aug. 13, 2021 Lois Norine Kenney was born March 30, 1929, to John Willis Kenney and Ruth Anne Warren Kenney. A member of two pioneering Rio Blanco County, Colorado, families who […]
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Pauline Kathryn Rodgers Smith
March 10, 1936 ~ Aug. 14, 2021 Pauline Kathryn Rodgers Smith of Meeker, Colorado, was born in Newton, Kansas on March 10, 1936 to Alvin and Mabel (Ratzlaff) Rodgers and passed from this life on […]
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Death Notice: Pauline Kathryn Smith
March 10, 1936 ~ Aug. 14, 2021 Service will be held at 11 a.m. Faith Baptist Church in Meeker, Colorado Aug. 19, 2021
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Obituary: Paula Maguire
Aug. 18, 1949 ~ June 21, 2021 Paula passed away suddenly and peacefully of natural causes while doing what she loved — driving through the beautiful White River Valley in and around Meeker, Colorado. It […]
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Obituary: Doris Irene (Rienau) Valora
Dec. 19, 1933 ~ Jan. 30, 2021 Doris is preceded in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rienau and her ex-husband, Preston Valora, Jr. She is survived by her three children, Dona A. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
