July 1, 1935 ~ Dec. 26, 2021 Lonnie M. Mantle was born July 1, 1935, to Charlie and Evelyn Mantle, on the way to the hospital, at a neighbor’s house in Elk Springs, Colorado (which doesn’t exist anymore). His family homesteaded at the bottom of the Hells Canyon on the[Read More…]
Tag: Obituary
Death Notice: George Wenschhof
July 8, 1941 ~ Jan. 9, 2022 He will be interred at a private service in Alabama in February. A celebration of life is scheduled on May 21, 2022, at 11 a.m. at the 4-H Building in Meeker. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Meeker Education[Read More…]
Obituary: Ruby Lea Toles
Nov. 26, 1929 ~ Jan. 1, 2022 Ruby Lea Toles, beloved mother, grandmother, aunt and friend, passed away peacefully on Jan. 1, 2022, at the age of 92, with family in Idaho. She was born on Nov. 26, 1929, to Walter Richard (Dutch) and Pauline Hazelbush. As the youngest of[Read More…]
Obituary: Linda Jeffrey
June 29, 1946 ~ Jan. 4, 2022 Linda Jeffrey passed away on Jan. 4, 2022, at the age of 75. Linda was born on June 29, 1946. Linda married Delford Jeffrey in Craig, Colorado, on April 18, 1975. Linda enjoyed reading and spending time with her family. She is survived[Read More…]
Obituary: Wilma Sue Brown Sims
Jan. 13, 1933 ~ Jan. 4, 2022 Wilma Sue Brown Sims, 88, passed away on Jan. 4, 2022, from complications from a fall in her home. She was the third of four daughters born to Herb and Etta Brown in Pope County, Arkansas, on Jan. 13, 1933. Wilma was nine[Read More…]
Obituary: David Gordon Peckham
Jan. 11, 1974 ~ Dec. 29, 2021 David Gordon Peckham passed away on Dec. 29, 2021, at the age of 47. David was born on Jan. 11, 1974, in Long Beach, California. He enjoyed his music and football teams and star gazing on clear nights. But most of all David[Read More…]
Obituary: Robert ‘Bob’ Ruckman
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…]
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…]
