Sept. 23, 1940 ~ July 1, 2022 Gary Charles Borchard was born in Jackson, Minnesota, on Sept. 23, 1940, and passed away in Meeker, Colorado, on July 1, 2022. Gary attended college at Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, from 1959-1962. He was recruited to play football, but decided to play[Read More…]
Tag: Obituary
Obituary: Jeanne Winslett Jones
April 23, 1946 ~ July 2, 2022 Jeanne Winslett Jones passed away peacefully on July 2, 2022, at the age of 76 after a long battle with dementia. Jeanne was born Kathryn Jean Winslett in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, on April 23, 1946, to Fred and Edna Winslett, and grew up[Read More…]
Obituary: Marlene Kendall
Nov. 30, 1937 ~ July 17, 2022 Marlene Kendall passed away on July 17, 2022, after a battle with leukemia. On Nov. 30, 1937 a ray of sunshine entered into the lives of Earl and Bula Gillman Gurr as they welcomed their first child into this world and named her[Read More…]
Obituary: Tim Mantle
Nov. 25, 1938 ~ June 22, 2022 Tim Mantle, 83, of Meeker, Colorado, passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at his ranch located on Piceance Creek. Funeral services will be held July 9, 2022 at 11 a.m., in the grandstands at the Rio Blanco Fairgrounds in Meeker, Colorado. His nephew,[Read More…]
Scott James Blanke
Oct. 12, 1962 ~ June 17, 2022 Scott James Blanke was born in Grand Junction, Colorado, on Oct. 12, 1962, and passed on in Missoula, Montana, on June 17, 2022. As a young child he lived with his family in Gunnison and Center in western Colorado before moving to Meeker[Read More…]
Patrick Robert Burke
July 25, 1931 ~ June 6, 2022 Patrick Robert Burke, 90, was reunited with the love of his life Catherine “Peg” Burke after passing peacefully at his home in Montrose on June 6, 2022. Patrick, born on July 25, 1931, to Fred and Annie (Jones) Burke in Rifle, Colorado, spent[Read More…]
Naomi F. Parkes
Oct. 9, 1931 ~ June 12, 2022 Naomi was a former resident of Meeker and Craig, Colorado. Naomi was one of two children born to Fred A. Carroll and Renora A. Carroll. She attended Meeker High School, (graduating in 11 years), and went on to Parks School of Business in[Read More…]
James (Jim) Dale Burke
Oct. 1, 1970 ~ June 9, 2022 James (Jim) Dale Burke was born on Oct. 1, 1970, at Pioneers Hospital in Meeker, Colorado. He passed away on June 9, 2022 in Murray, Utah, at the age of 51. Jim was the fourth of five children born to Dean Burke and[Read More…]
Sally May Wilson
Sept. 28, 1934 ~ June 9, 2022 Sally Wilson, mother, sister, friend and neighbor, passed away peacefully on June 9, 2022, in Meeker. Sally was born in Meeker on Sept. 28, 1934, to Mary Jean (Nichols) and Howard Joy. She had an idyllic childhood, enjoying the freedoms and fun of[Read More…]
OBITUARY: Margaret McCollum King
Feb. 11, 1932 ~ June 11, 2022 Margaret Ann McCollum was born in Alamosa, Colorado, on Feb. 11, 1932 and passed on in Fort Collins, Colorado, on June 11, 2022. As a child she lived in many gold mining towns of Nevada, spending time in quite a few one-room schoolhouses.[Read More…]
Theodore ‘Ted’ Dane Williams
Oct. 26, 1946 ~ May 21, 2022 Ted Williams was born Oct. 26, 1946, in Greeley, Colorado, to George and Doris Williams. He was an ornery, loved, ball of fire from day one. He moved around a lot with his father, after his mother’s death when he was just 12[Read More…]
Obituary: Brandi Leigh Stewart
May 1, 1981 ~ May 17, 2022 Brandi passed away peacefully from this life on the morning of May 17, 2022, after suffering from severe medical conditions and her decline in health became too much for her human body to bear. She was surrounded and supported by loving family and[Read More…]
