William Paul Hanes
Jun 7, 2026
William Paul Hanes, 67, of Whitewater, Colorado, passed away at his home on June 7, 2026.
William, better known as “Bill” to his friends and family and as “Billy” to his mom and sisters, was born in Covina, California on October 14, 1958. An avid outdoorsman, Bill loved to hunt, fish, and camp as often as circumstances would allow. He worked...
Robert Hart Jess
May 28, 2026
Robert Hart Jess passed from this life on Thursday, May 28, 2026, after valiantly battling cancer for several months. He was born in Leavenworth, Kansas, on November 8, 1944, to Robert Dean Jess and Evelyn Hart Jess, who cherished him deeply.
Bob grew up in Grand Junction, Colorado, and graduated from Grand Junction High School in 1963. He attended Mesa College...
George Gers
Apr 17, 2026
George Gers, lovingly known as Tuga and Jorge Tortuga, peacefully took his last breath on this planet, on April 17th 2026, surrounded by his family and faithful brown dog. He was a man who lived his life fully, freely, passionately and on his own terms. He found it worthwhile to explore for himself and build a one of a kind...
Vincent Kevin Nourse
May 21, 2026
Vincent Kevin Nourse, Son, Brother, Husband, Father, Grandpa, Great-Grandpa, Uncle, Cousin, Mentor, Friend, and Legend passed away peacefully on May 21, 2026, in his home surrounded by his ginormous family. After sustaining a stroke on Christmas Eve 2024 caused by undiagnosed Leukemia, which was discovered a few months later, he bravely battled his cancer for just over a year.
Kevin was...
Noelle Goslee Smith
Oct 8, 2025
Noelle Goslee Smith, 80, passed away on October 8, 2025, due to injuries from a car crash. She was born on May 6, 1945 in Ohio to Ernestine Yount, a talented bassist accepted into the Eastman School of Music in 1938, and George Goslee, an accomplished bassoonist at Eastman, who went on to become the principal bassoonist of the Cleveland...
Elaine I. Stoessner
Jun 1, 2026
Elaine Irene Stoessner passed away on June 1, 2026 in Grand Junction, CO. Elaine was born on May 24, 1938 in Cleveland OH. She was the daughter of Michael Schenk and Regina Schuster. She was survived by her husband of 70 years, Robert David Stoessner, and her daughters, Sharon Plummer and Ellen Harris. She was preceded in death by her...
Ryan Hodson
Apr 30, 2026
The Hodson Family is mourning the loss of our beloved Ryan Lane Hodson.
Ryan was born to Lenvald Ray and Dixie Marlene Hodson in Grand Junction, Colorado on July 1, 1967.
Growing up, Ryan idolized Evel Knievel and developed a daredevil spirit which stayed with him for all his days. Ryan also developed a deep connection with bicycles that grew into a...
