Jan. 8, 1944 ~ Dec. 27, 2021 Robert Leonard (Bob) Ruckman passed away at Pioneers Medical Center in Meeker, Colorado, on Dec. 27, 2021, following complications from an abdominal aneurysm. He previously had a stroke in August 2021 which left him paralyzed on his right side, and he was currently[Read More…]
Tag: Obituary
Obituary: Kenneth Lee Abbott
Dec. 28, 1953 ~ Dec. 30, 2021 Kenneth Lee Abbott was born Dec. 28, 1953. He passed away at the age of 69 on Dec. 30, 2021. Ken is survived by three brothers: Gary, Ronald and Mark Abbott and their families; his loving wife Joan Abbott; his two sons, Isaiah[Read More…]
Obituary: Thomas Lester Kilduff
May 21, 1947 ~ Dec. 21, 2021 Thomas Lester Kilduff, 74, passed on Dec. 21, 2021. He was born May 21, 1947, in Collbran, Colorado, to the late Howard Kilduff and the late Erma Dunn. Tom attended primary school in Meeker. By middle school, Tom had moved with his parents[Read More…]
Obituary: Ronald Joseph Kerstetter
Sept. 19, 1939 ~ Dec. 20, 2021 Ronald Joseph Kerstetter, 82, passed on Dec. 20, 2021. He was born Sept. 19, 1939, in a house on Battletown Hill, Between Hoffer and Meiserville, Pennsylvania to the late Harvey Kerstetter and the late Florence Dressler. Ron attended the primary school in the[Read More…]
Obituary: Kathryn (Katy) Marie Willis
April 1, 1977 ~ Dec. 13, 2021 Katy Willis, 44, lost a short battle with cancer on Dec. 13, 2021, in Grand Junction, Colorado surrounded by family. Katy was a resident of Rangely where she had lived since graduating from high school in Carbondale, Colorado. Katy was born in Rangely[Read More…]
Obituary: David LeRoy Johnson
May 20, 1941 ~ Dec. 1, 2021 It is with deep sorrow, long time resident, Ruth Martinson, announces the passing of her brother, David LeRoy Johnson (DJ). DJ was the first born child to Harold and Florence Ruth Wild Johnson on May 20, 1941, in Jersey City, New Jersey. Although[Read More…]
Obituary: Margret (Peggy) Ann Holman Bodine Reese
Jan. 11, 1930 ~ Dec. 11, 2011 Peggy was born in Everett, Washington on Jan. 11, 1930. She died in Meeker, Colorado, on Dec. 11, 2011. Preceded in death by her parents Harold Eldridge Holman of Utah and Wrenn Willson Holman of Idaho, her husband William (Bill) Stone Bodine of[Read More…]
Obituary: Sean Thomas Sanders
Aug. 16, 1989 ~ Nov. 21, 2021 On Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021, Sean Thomas Sanders “Seany T” passed away at the age of 32. Sean was born on Aug. 16, 1989, in Indian Hills, Colorado, to Scott Sanders and Karen Sanders. Sean spent his formative years in Applewood, Colorado, graduating from[Read More…]
Obituary: Cynthia Lu Mobley Kerkstra
Jan. 23, 1962 ~ Nov. 13, 2021 Cindy Kerkstra, 59, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Nov. 13, 2021, in Wyoming, Michigan. She was born Jan. 23, 1962, in Meeker, Colorado, to Bruce and Mary Mobley. Cindy leaves behind: the love of her life of 30 years,[Read More…]
Obituary: Dennis Leigh Estel
June 19, 1956 ~ Nov. 27, 2021 Dennis Leigh Estel, age 65, died Nov. 27, 2021. Dennis was born June 19, 1956, in North Charleroi, Pennsylvania, to Ralph and Ruth Evan Estel. Dennis graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Pennsylvania. He also took several college classes. Dennis had been[Read More…]
Obituary: Richard Ellsworth
July 1, 1945 ~ Dec, 8 2021 Long-time Meeker resident and rancher Richard Ellsworth, 76, peacefully passed away on Dec. 8, 2021, from a short battle with Covid pneumonia. He passed while surrounded by loved ones in Lafayette, Colorado. Richard was born in 1945 to Truman and Julia Ellsworth in[Read More…]
Obituary: Julie Grace McCrary
July 24, 1949 ~ Dec. 11, 2021 Julie Grace McCrary went home to be with Jesus and start her journey in heaven on Dec. 11, 2021. She was greeted at the gates of heaven by many loved ones waiting for her. Julie (Gould) McCrary was born to her parents Edna[Read More…]
