Thomas Victor Norris passed away at his residence in Grand Junction, Colo. on March 28, 2017. Thomas was born Nov. 16, 1955 in Denver, Colo. to H. Richard Norris and Cleora Cofield. He was a carpenter by trade, project manager on multi-million dollar homes in Crested Butte, Aspen, Snowmass, Big Timber, Mont. and many other locations. Thomas was a U.S. Army Sergeant (Military Police Corps) with many situations. He graduated from Englewood High School. He is preceded in death by his parents H. Richard Norris and Cleora Coffield. He is survived by his wife Jill Norris; sons Kris and Jason Norris, Fort Collins, Co. and daughter Jen Norris, Livingston, Mont.; brothers Mark Norris (wife Donna), Mike Norris, Todd Norris (wife Holly) and two grandchildren. For more information visit http://www.brownscremationservice.com/notices/Thomas-Norris.

Dorothy (Dottie) Magdelena Otterstetter Holman was born April 20, 1944 to Henry and Teresa (Schultz) Otterstetter on the Schultz homestead west of Forbes, N.D. She graduated from Ellendale High School in 1962 and earned her LPN degree in 1963 from Whapeton State School of Science in North Dakota. She married Kenneth Holman of Fredonia, N.D. in 1963. They have one daughter, Angela Holman. Dottie worked in nursing in Minneapolis, Houston, Gunnison and Denver. In Gunnison she was an activities director of the nursing home and in Denver she worked for Fitzsimmons Army Hospital and retired from the Veterans Affairs Hospital of Denver. Her hobbies included painting, reading, and spending time with family and friends. Her love for outdoors included hiking, horseback riding, and meditating. She is preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Harold, Milton, and Ray; and two sisters, Ruth and Mary. She is survived by her husband and daughter; one brother, Clarence Samuel; many nieces and nephews, family, and friends. On April 3, 2017 she held God's hand as he led her to a new life where we all will join for eternity.

Don was born a Gunnison native, to James and Zeta Graham on September 26, 1953. He was joined later by brothers Patrick, Bartley and Kevin. The boys grew up climbing Hartman Rocks, playing baseball and hiking, but Don’s true passions were rocks, skiing and his malamute dogs. When Don was very young, his love of rocks grew. He would bring home boxes of rocks and take them in to see Mr. Harry Ender, who would explain all about them, and usually sent him home with even more rocks. He was encouraged to follow his passion, and later studied the science of rocks, gemstones and geology. Don enjoyed both downhill and cross country skiing. He skied most of the Gunnison area, including Monarch, Crested Butte and Copper Mountain. Don’s constant companion whether skiing or hiking was his faithful malamute dogs that he adored. Don excelled in academics, and played football throughout his years at Gunnison High School, graduating in the class of 1971. He went on to study geology and history at Western State College, graduating in 1975. While a student at Western, Don worked for Andy Anderson, on one of the three Lapis Lazuli Mines in the world, located on Italian Mountain near Crested Butte. He went on to complete his Masters Degree at Western Washington University in 1988. As a professional geologist, Don worked in uranium and gold exploration. He later founded his own company “Headwaters Exploration” in 1998, specializing in mineral resources and geological hazard evaluation. Don has been very active in the community serving as Vice President in the Gunnison Nordic Club, Gunnison Trails Commission, Gunnison Valley Housing Foundation, Hartman Rock Planning Group, Western State Mountaineer Alumni Assoc., the Old-Timers Assoc. and the Geology Club. He was instrumental in the preservation and management of the Eighty-Two year old Jorgensen Cabin (aka Butch Clark’s Cabin or the Governor’s Cabin). Don was preceded in death by his brothers Patrick and Bartley, and his father, James Graham. Don is survived by his mother Zeta, his brother Kevin, sister-in-law Julie, and two nieces Caroline and Natalia Graham. Memorial ser vices for Donald were officiated by Father Andres Ayala at Saint Peter’s Catholic Church on Monday, April 10. Memorial contributions will be welcomed by the 1971 GHS Football Memorial Foundation, P.O. Box 492, Gunnison, CO 81230, or The Gunnison Nordic Club, 18 Columbine Rd., Gunnison, CO 81230.

John Thomas Rohde, Jr., age 88, of Cañon City, Colo., and recently of Homer, Alaska, died in Cañon City on April 13, 2017. He was born on March 1, 1929 in Kansas City, Mo. to John T. and Alice C. Rohde. John grew up in the Kansas City area and attended the University of Kansas and William Jewell College, before graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from Western State College of Colorado. He served in the U. S. Naval Reserve during the Korean war. His loving wife of 63 years, Jocelyn Rohde, died in 2014. He and Jocelyn were married at Christ Episcopal Church, Alameda, Calif., May 27, 1951. He is survived by their three children, Nancy Alice Hamersky of Denver, Hans (John T. III) Rohde of Colorado Springs, and Ruth Rohde Lively of New Haven, Conn., six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. John was a near life-long member of the Episcopal Church, and active in Episcopal churches in Missouri, California, Kansas, Arizona, Colorado and Alaska. He served as a Deputy from the Diocese of Colorado to the Episcopal Church General Convention for four threeyear terms from 1982 to 1994. At the time of his death he was an active member of Christ Church, Cañon City, Colo. Following his Navy service, John was employed by B-D-R Engineering Corporation in Kansas City, beginning as office manager, then in sales, and eventually advancing to president. In 1970 John and Jocelyn moved the family to Colorado where they owned and operated Pioneer Lodge, on Cement Creek, for 18 years as well as Los Pinos Gallery, an art and photography shop, in Gunnison. They also owned a quarter horse ranch, Rafter JR, just north of Gunnison, at that time. John was a member of several professional organizations, including Rotary, and he served as president of the Exchange Club of Kansas City. For many years he was a square dance club caller and teacher for the High Country Squares in Gunnison. John enjoyed reading and traveling. John and Jocelyn came out of semi-retirement in 1987 to enter the mission field of the Episcopal Church as Executive Directors of El Hogar Ministries (Th e Home of Love and Hope) in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, a group of three homes and schools for abandoned and desperately poor children. Th ey served in that capacity, living in Central America, for nine years until retirement in 1996. A memorial ser vice is planned at Christ Episcopal Church in Cañon City on Saturday, May 13, at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions, for those who wish, to El Hogar Ministries, Inc., 21 Cummings Park Dr. #238, Woburn, MA 01801, or to Christ Church, 802 Harrison Avenue, Cañon City, CO 81212.

David L. Campbell passed away peacefully on Apri l 20, 2017 in the Green Valley Arizona Hospital. He will be proudly and lovingly missed by all family and friends who touched his life. David was born in Salida, Colo. where he graduated from high school and went on to serve in the U.S. Navy before moving to Gunnison where he married Helen Anne Hazard, raised three children and joined his parents in the creation and long term operation of Campbell Cattle Company. He was a successful rancher that operated for over 50 years ranging from Salida, Gunnison, Montrose and Cedaredge, Colo. to Prescott, Ariz. and then fi nally back to Delta, Colo. His son, William Campbell helped him operate the ranching operation in the tradition that David had helped his father, Colin P. Campbell. He retired in 2014 to live his final years with his daughter, Cheri Coleen Raftery and her family in Green Valley, Ariz. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Helen; his parents, Colin P. Campbell and Luella (Sage) Campbell; siblings, Helen (Campbell) Drake and Norman Campbell. His is remembered lovingly by his three children: Cheri Coleen Raftery, Patricia McClurg and William Campbell; grandchildren Will, Heather & Sara Raftery, Jody Urbanczyk and Amanda Fletcher, Jennifer and Joseph Campbell; greatgrandchildren Hunter & Brooke Urbanczyk, Zoey & Adaline Raftery and Kimber Fletcher. Th e spouses and extended family members also shared in their adoration and admiration for David Campbell. Memorial services are being planned for mid August in Salida, Colo. at the Fairview Cemetery.

Francis J. “Franko” Oyster, 89 passed away on Thursday evening April 13, 2017 at the Gunnison Valley Health Senior Center. He was born October 5, 1927 to Arthur and Alma Grace (Rice) Oyster in Louisville, Ohio. Franko joined the Army in Canton, (Stark) Ohio in 1950. Branch was armor, he separated from the service with a honorable discharge in 1953. He left Ohio to attend Western State College in 1953 where he received his Bachelor’s degree. He loved playing football and met Carol Fraiser at Western State who became his bride on August 7, 1954 in Gunnison, Colo. Franko was an extremely loving husband and proud father of two children, Greg of Gunnison and Stacey of Almont, Colo. Franko was a member of the American Legion and a long time member of the Elks Lodge in Gunnison. He loved to go camping and fishing. He enjoyed all kinds of music and watching sports. Franko started a career at Western State College in the early 1970s. He started out in the mailroom for a couple years and moved on to become a security guard at Western. He enjoyed being employed at Western State and retired from there. In retirement both Franko and his wife Carol traveled all around the United States with their Yukon and a 20 foot Hi-Lo Camper to resorts. Th ey would meet up with old friends at the resorts and made new friends along the way. Franko loved life and had a good one at that. A funeral will be held at the Community Church on May 20 at 11 a.m. Graveside service will follow with the Elks Brothers and VA giving a service to honor him. Celebration of life will be held at the Gunnison Elks Lodge at 12 p.m. Th e Oyster family would like to give a heartfelt thanks for the excellent care of Franko while he was a resident at the Gunnison Valley Health Senior Care Center. We thank each and every one of you involved with his care. Franko is survived by his two children Greg Oyster, his son Cyrrus, Stacey Ackerson, her husband, Trent, grandchildren Matthew, his wife Sierra and their children Del and Mila, Nicolas, his girlfriend Corie, his nieces and nephews; and the rest of his family and friends. Franko is preceded in death by his parents, Arthur Oyster and Alma Grace Oyster. As well as all of his nine siblings and his wife Carol (Fraiser) Oyster.

Travis Jerome Speck “TJ”, age 24 passed away Wednesday April 12, 2017 in Gunnison, Colo. Travis was born July 9, 1992 in Vail, Colo. He went to school in Eagle and Montrose, Colo. and graduated from Montrose High School in 2010. He attended Western State Colorado University in Gunnison, Colo., where he received his bachelor of arts in psychology in May 2016. Travis was known for his kind heart, love of cats, comical personality, as well as his endless curiosity with a remarkable intelligence to match. In his free time he loved to play video games with his friends. He will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him. Travis is survived by his father, Timothy G. Speck of Eagle, Colorado and mother, Kathe E. Speck (Hermens) of Harlingen, Texas and his sister Stephanie K.M. Speck of Gunnison. He also leaves his maternal grandfather, Irvin F. Hermens of McMinnville, Ore.; and his paternal grandmother, Josephine Speck of Albuquerque, N.M. and many loving aunts, uncles and cousins. A Celebration of Life Service will be handled by Pastor Michael McVay, at 5 p.m. on May 5 at the Gunnison Fair Grounds. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you consider donations to the Travis J. Speck Memorial Scholarship fund at Alpine Bank, 2770 Alpine Dr., Montrose, CO 81401, or any Alpine Bank. These funds will go to students who graduated from a Western Slope high schools in Colorado and plan to attend Western State Colorado University. Those we LOVE don’t go away, they walk beside us every day, unseen, unheard, but always near, still loved, still missed and very dear!

Rose Esther Jauregui was welcomed into the world on June 25, 2015 along with her twin brother Abraham Ramon Jauregui at the Gunnison Valley Hospital to Gifford and Elaina Jauregui. Rose was born with Down Syndrome and flighted to Denver Children's Hospital due to heart complications where it was discovered she was born with some very severe congenital heart defects. After spending a month at Children's, the doctors said her heart defects were too severe for a surgical intervention and she was pulled off a life sustaining medicine and flighted home with an expectation of living only a few weeks. Rose defied the medical world and awed the doctors by overcoming the odds. God's grace sustained her for almost 2 years, touching the lives of everyone she came in contact with. She was truly not only a medical miracle, but she was also a miracle each and everyday she was alive. Her irresistible smile was both beautiful and contagious. The joy, love, patience and kindness she displayed everyday was inspirational. Rose's happy nature was infectious and would build character in those who came in contact with her from the professionals in the medical world of doctors, nurses, and physical therapists, to her brothers and sister, mom and daddy, family and friends. Rose rarely ever cried, and lifted the spirits of everyone around her. Her siblings loved to make her laugh and smile. Rose's middle name Esther was given to her as a symbol of strength and nobility after Esther in the bible. Esther means the "morning and evening star" and Rose's star burned bright. Simply put, she was a light, an amazing soul, and the purest of hearts. Rose had a beautiful birthmark on the back of her right hand that sister Paige loved to place kisses on. Some of Rose's favorite activities were giving kisses and hugs, waving "hi" and blowing kisses to strangers and family, playing and dancing with her sister and brothers, and doing the infamous "fist bump" which her sister and brothers taught her. Rose passed away from congestive heart failure on Saturday morning May 6, 2017. While resting in Big Gifford's arms, she left her earthly father to be with her heavenly Father. Rose will forever be in the Father's arms where she is now healed and whole again. She will laugh and play there until her family will be reunited with her once more. Rose is survived by her parents Gifford and Elaina Jauregui, her siblings Gifford, Paige, Caleb, Simeon, and her twin brother Abraham, maternal grandparents Marty and Trudy Fennewald of Colorado Springs, Colo., paternal grandparents Phillip L. and Sharron Jauregui of Palm Desert, Calif., great grandmother Claretta Fennewald of Hartford, Ill., numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, and extended family. Rose will forever be in the hearts of her family, friends, and the incredible medical community that walked through so many miracles with her. The family would like to thank everyone who has poured out their love, support, generosity, care and concern. Whether through prayers, a meal, flowers, a card, or a helping hand, all have been received with overwhelming gratitude. A celebration of life for Rose will be held at the Fred R Field Western Heritage Center on Memorial Day, May 29 at 2 p.m. with an outdoor reception immediately following at the Jauregui home, 1517 Hwy. 135. To help cover unexpected burdens a fund has been setup at Bank of the West under "Rose Jauregui."

Diana Louise Purnell was born on January 24, 1950 in Denver, Colo. She married and had one son in 1970. They lived in Texas, Kentucky and then returned to Colorado where they divorced. For several years Diana lived in Glenwood Springs working as a bank teller. In 1982 she met the "love of her life" Thomas Purnell whom she married in 1983; eventually they moved to Gunnison where she said they were blessed to live and called it the "most beautiful place in my world." Spending time with her family, camping and fishing were Diana’s passions. Almost every weekend you could find her and Thomas and their two dogs fly fishing in their float tubes up at Needle Creek Reservoir. They kiddingly called it Dianas' Lake. She was a consummate fisherman and could out fish almost anybody they fished with. Diana enjoyed working for the Motor Vehicle Division here in Gunnison for 14 years. She appreciated her boss and co-workers and was especially gratified when she could provide efficient, pleasant service for the local community members. She also looked forward to her Bunko nights out with the ladies. With a ready smile and a great sense of humor, Diana could light up any room. She loved her life and said she always felt blessed. She was a loving wife, a very caring and thoughtful friend and was the "best sister in the whole wide world." She will be missed by many of us. Diana was preceded in death by her parents Eugene and Helen Cook with whom she now resides in peace. Diana is survived by her loving husband Thomas, her son Michael, her "outstanding" sister and brother-in-law Nancy and Chris, her daughter-in-law Sherry Snider and her "precious" granddaughter Carolwyn; and her in-laws: Mike and Mary, Greg and Patti, Tom and Mary, Patty, Al and Katie, Jimmy and Linda, George and Sandy, Bobby and Lynette and many close friends. Diana was very grateful for the love and care she received from her oncologist, the nurses and staff at San Juan Cancer Center in Montrose. She requested that we have a "Celebration of Life" that will be honored and announced at a later date.

The memorial service for Frank Oyster will be held at the Community Church on Saturday, May 20 at 11 a.m.

F. Ralph Read, age 79 of Olathe, Co., passed away May, 13, 2017 at his home. A memorial service in celebration of Ralph’s life will be held on Saturday, June 3 at 2 p.m. at the Olathe High School. The service will conclude at the school. Crippin Funeral Home and Crematory in Montrose is assisting the family.

Kendall Collins, 47, died peacefully in his sleep on May 2, 2017 at his home in Hanalei, Kauai. He was born in Huntington Beach, Calif. on September 22, 1969. He is survived by his parents Bill and Rita; wife, Carol and sons Jack (12) and Nicolas (9) and many aunts, uncles, cousins and loving friends. Kendall spent most of his adult life in the Gunnison Valley, working in property management, construction and real estate development. He moved to Kauai last year with his family, to get right with God and make his way to heaven. A beautiful memorial service was held May 12 on Hanalei Bay at sunset. A Go Fund Me page titled Collins-Boys has been established to help with his children’s college education.

Hazel Thomas passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, May 15, in Gunnison. She was 92. She will be remembered for her cheery and sunny demeanor. Even as she aged, she never developed ornery nor bitter tendencies and alway had an upbeat outlook. A child of the Great Depression, Hazel was born and grew up in Arizona, where she attended teacher’s college. She married Dale Thomas, Sr. and raised their son Dale Thomas, Jr. in the suburbs of Denver. She and her husband really wanted that baby. In retirement, she and her husband bought a Volkswagen van and drove all over the West. They took pictures of Grizzly bears fishing for salmon in Alaska. They traveled to the Navajo Nation in Arizona and collected turquoise jewelry. She and her husband were good buddies. In the last years of their lives, they made Montrose home. She loved birds and flowers. She loved dogs. She loved little bars of Dove dark chocolate, fresh crab and salmon. She ate healthy and did yoga. She would get dressed up to play Bridge with her friends. She got up early to read the Bible. She is survived by her grandchildren Leah and Jake Thomas, her great grandson Roland Thomas, as well as Ellen Petrick, her deceased son’s spouse. Condolences can be sent to: Leah Thomas 500 E. Virginia Ave. Gunnison, CO 81230.

John Kincaid died May 31, 2017. He was born on Aug. 5, 1920 in Rouse, Colorado. A Colorado Fuel and Iron Mining camp near La Veta, Colo. and grew up in La Veta. He married Georgie Dorothy deKoevend, June 7, 1947. In the fall of 1939, John entered Western State College in Gunnison, Colo. as a freshman majoring in music education. He had completed almost two and a half years when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. John immediately enlisted in the Marine Corps and auditioned for the Marine band. He was accepted and stationed in the newly-built Camp Pendleton before being shipped to the South Pacific. The ship’s arrival in Auckland, New Zealand, was greeted with two brass bands. The sound of was the seed that blossomed more than 30 years later as the Western State College — Colorado Brass Band. John spent WWII in the South Pacific moving from island to island ever closer to Japan. John had many war stories to tell of buddies, combat, near-misses and playing church services on five ships every Sunday. Marine band members were assigned duty as stretcher bearers, so he spent his time between the front lines and triage; the most dangerous places to be. He tells of receiving a pair of field glasses and watching the American flag being raised on Mt. Suribachi on Iwo Jima. After the war, John returned to Western and resumed his studies in music education and trumpet. Band rehearsals became extra-special due to a flute player from Littleton name Georgie deKoevend. The romance blossomed and they were married immediately after graduation in June 1947. They moved to Ann Arbor, Mich., where John completed his Masters in Music Education and Georgie taught science in the schools. John then taught in the public schools of Center and Montrose and at Texas A & I. In 1961, he was invited to join the Western faculty, where, for 25 years, he taught undergraduate and graduate music courses in brass, brass choir, band, music education, music theory and research methods. John is also recognized for his promotion of the British brass band tradition in the United states. During the Gunnison Music Camp in 1962 and 1963, he organized a brass band with some of the adult brass players. During his 1974 sabbatical leave, he and Georgie spent six months in New Zealand, visiting brass bands and attending the National Contest. In 1974 John created the British brass band workshop at Western. It became the Western State College — Colorado Brass Band and now includes a brass band week in late June and a weekend during Honor Band in March. The band has attracted professional and amateur players from across the United States who then went on to form brass bands in their own areas. John also helped start the Great North American Brass Band Festival in Silverton, Colo., a “turn of the century American Brass Band.” John continued to direct the WSC-Colorado Brass Band after his retirement from teaching in 1986. In 1999 he retired as director of the Brass Band, but continued to perform and to serve as Emeritus conductor until he was more than 90 years old. Several members of the first brass band in 1974 have participated in each of the 43 years since. John was elected to the Colorado Bandmasters Hall of Fame in 1985; in 1990 he was presented with the Outstanding Bandmasters Award by the Colorado Chapter of Phi Beta Mu; in 1993 he was inducted into the Colorado Music Educators Hall of Fame; in 2004 he received a Colorado Governor’s commendation for his 30 years of work with the Brass Band; and in 2012 he was honored by the American Bandmasters Association with the prestigious Edwin Franko Goldman Memorial Citation. John was preceded in death by his wife Georgie on March 16, 2015. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, June 27 at 2 p.m. in the John and Georgie Kincaid Concert Hall, on the Western State Colorado University campus, Gunnison, Colo. Interment will follow at the Gunnison Cemetery along with a reception at 4:30 p.m. at the University Center Ballroom. Donations may be made to the Western State Foundation, PO Box 1264, Gunnison, CO 81230. Please indicate that the donation is for the John Kincaid Memorial Fund.

Eleanor Hardebeck Stefanic, 95, died Friday, June 2 at Gunnison Valley Health Senior Center. She was born in Decatur, Ind. on October 23, 1921, the daughter of George and Rose Hardebeck. She married Tony Stefanic Dec. 1, 1945 in Milhausen, Indiana. They traveled by train to Crested Butte, where they raised three children and ran Stefanic’s Grocery Store for 45 years. Her husband preceded her in death Jan. 31, 1994. Also preceding her in death were her parents, five brothers and a sister. Survivors include son, Marty of Gunnison and daughters Marcia (Patterson) of Denver and Rose (Hanson) of Oceanside, Calif. and three grandchildren and seven greatgrandchildren. Eleanor was an active member of Saint Peter’s Parish in Gunnison and formerly Queen of All Saints in Crested Butte. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 16, at Saint Peter’s Catholic Church in Gunnison, with the rosary being held on Thursday, June 15 at 7 p.m., also at Saint Peter ’s Catholic Church. Burial will be at Crested Butte Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Saint Peter’s Parish in Gunnison.

Marshall Kurt Seraphine graveside service will be held June 23 at 11 a.m. at the Gunnison Cemetery.

On Thursday, June 8, 2017 Sara Jayne Poppe, of Gunnison was called to eternal rest. Sara was the eldest of Vince and Lori Poppe’s two children, and was born in Oregon City, Ore. in 1975. The Poppe family moved to the Gunnison Valley in 1977, where they lived and ranched first in Ohio City, and later on the Cross Bar Ranch, Sargents, Colo., for near twenty years. Sara had most recently moved to the family’s ranch in Plevna, Mont. Sara was an incredible mother, the truest of cowgirls, and a highly respected law enforcement officer. Her sincere kindness, contagious smile, and adept abilities defined Sara. If a person wasn’t a friend of Sara, she simply hadn’t met them yet. She dedicated her life to the Lord, ranching and law enforcement. But without a doubt her greatest love was her son, Cade Sampson, Gunnison. Sara professed the ‘cowboy way’ her entire life. It was easy to see she appreciated a fine horse, a good dog, a sharp knife, a strong cup of coffee, and a wellsighted in firearm; she didn’t go without them. And she was as true a friend as one could have. If she knew someone needed help, she’d simply ask what time, and did she need to bring a horse. She wasn’t afraid to jerk her rope down, bring along a pan of coffee cake, or help change a tire on the trailer. Sara was excellent to task, on anything asked of her. Sara’s love for athletics and hunting was evident her entire life, a gifted athlete; she played many sports, including basketball at the University of Wyoming. Sara finished her degree at Western State Colorado University and established a law enforcement career that would last nearly 15 years in the Durango, Crested Butte and Boulder, Colo., communities. Those who worked closely with her describe her as dedicated, diligent, compassionate and competent. Throughout her career, Sara continued her education in criminology, attending several targeted trainings, schools and workshops over the years, earning numerous accreditations. Mentoring kids and young people was also very important to Sara. To say that she was influential to youngsters in every community she lived in would simply be an understatement. Sara was deeply rooted in the family’s cattle operation in Nebraska and Montana. She passed away at the ranch in Fallon, Mont. She is survived by her son, Cade Sampson of Gunnison, parents Vince and Lori Poppe, Alliance, Neb., brother Jake (Bree) Poppe (Tate, Trace), Fallon, Mont., grandparents Dick and Jackie Treadway, Glade Park, Colo., great aunt Judy Gage-Johanson, aunt Deb (Tim) Hurtt, Ga., cousins Cody (Andrea) McKinley (Raleigh, Marley), Encinitas, Calif., Andrea (Rob) McKinley-Moore (Tanner, Peyton, Lainey, Brode), Ga., Ryan (Amanda) Hurtt, Ga., Tyler Hurtt, Edd (Karen) Burwell (children Ben, Chrisse), Chico, Calif., uncles Mike Poppe (Michael), Weippe, Idaho, Jeff Poppe (Josh, Laura), La Grande, Ore., Jack Poppe, Gunnison, in addition to many other cousins and extended family members. Cremation has taken place and Sara is now at home in the arms of Jesus Christ. A celebration of her life and memorial will take place at 3 p.m., Saturday, June 17 at the Fred R. Field Western Heritage Center and Fairgrounds, 275 S. Spruce Street, Gunnison, Colorado 81230. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in Sara’s honor to Hunt of a Lifetime, a nonprofit organization with a mission to grant hunting and fishing dreams for children who have been diagnosed with life threatening illnesses (http://www.huntofalifetime.org/), or the Fellowship of Christian Cowboys or Back the Blue Colorado (http://www.coloradocops.org/donate.html.)

Join us as we honor the life of Diana Purnell Saturday, June 24 from 12–2 p.m. at the West Tomichi River Park at West Tomichi Riverway, 111 Diamond Lane, Gunnison (Down past GVH Senior Care Center). Please bring photos and stories to share as we remember a life lived to the fullest. Feel free to bring your food and beverage of choice and enjoy the afternoon.

Paul W. Hart, 95, long time resident of Gunnison, passed away Dec. 30, 2016. Memorial service will be held June 24, 2017 at 1 p.m. at the First Baptist Church.

Pauline Ann (Rescorla) Chinery of Gunnison went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on November 7, 2016 after a short illness. Pauline was born November 27, 1938 in Baldwin, Colo., north of Gunnison, to a coal mining family. She has one surviving brother, Jimmy (Dee Dee) Rescorla of Coeur d Alene', Idaho. Pauline married Glen Chinery of Gunnison in 1955 and they remained married till her death. Together, they raised three children, Russell (Rebecca) Chinery, Olin (Lori) Chinery and Glenda (Ron) Charmack. In addition, the Lord blessed them with fi ve grandchildren; Rhonda, Allen and Rhoda Charmack and Cody and Jake Chinery. She was great grandmother to Katie, Michael and Brandon. Pauline was a member of Trinity Baptist Church as well as the Rebekah Lodge. She was known for her wonderful smile and love for all around her. Pauline enjoyed camping and was an outstanding riflewoman and cook. She worked many different jobs in the Gunnison valley including babysitting local children, housekeeping and working at the now defunct Burger Baron restaurant. Still, she always had time for family and friends. A celebration of Pauline’s life was held at the Gunnison Cemetery on Saturday, June 17, 2017. Friends and loved ones may contact the family at POB 154, Gunnison, CO 81230.