Death Notices, Oct. 30, 2012

By Staff
Monday, October 29, 2012

■ Colton K. DeTray, 69, Clifton, died Oct. 25, 2012, at home.

Inurnment will take place at a later date at Veterans Memorial Cemetery of Western Colorado.

Survivors include her husband, John “Mike”; three daughters, Patricia Smith, Georgeann Savoie and Hendrieka Bass; her mother, Hendrieka Useforge of Albany, N.Y.; 12 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions to St. Jude’s Hospital, http://www.stjude.org.

■ Lela J. Dowd, 62, Grand Junction, died Oct. 27, 2012, at her home.

Services will take place at 1 p.m. Monday at Martin Mortuary.

Mrs. Dowd co-owned Ben Dowd Excavating Inc.

Survivors include her husband, Ben; one son, Curtis of Grand Junction; two daughters, Lisa Elmer of New Castle and Rebecca of Grand Junction; one brother, Richard Kline; one sister, Leslie Harper; and four grandchildren.

■ Eschol “Cal” Hacker, 84, Clifton, died Oct. 28, 2012, at Mantey Heights Rehabilitation and Care Center.

No services are planned.

Mr. Hacker was a plywood business manager.

Survivors include his wife, Patricia; one son, Dennis of Rialto, Calif.; one daughter, Suzanne Cantrell of Clifton; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

■ Felix Peter Kloberdanz, 82, Grand Junction, died Oct. 27, 2012, at St. Mary’s Hospital.

Services are pending with Callahan-Edfast Mortuary.

Mr. Kloberdanz was a diesel field mechanic with Corn Construction.

Survivors include his wife, Dorothy; two sons, Sam and Mike, both of Grand Junction; one daughter, Virginia McKay of Grand Junction; one stepson, Gary McAllister; two stepdaughters, Karen McClelland and Cindy White; and two brothers, Frank and Fulton.

Memorial contributions to Hospice &  Palliative Care of Western Colorado, 3090B N. 12th St., Grand Junction 81506.

■ Joyce A. Rother, 80, Grand Junction, died Oct. 26, 2012, at St. Mary’s Hospital.

No services are planned at this time.

Mrs. Rother was a homemaker.

Survivors include her husband, Edwin J.; three sons, Thomas W. of Fruita, and James R. and Ernest J., both of Grand Junction; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

■ Anzaletta Williams, 90, Grand Junction, died Oct. 27, 2012, at Mantey Heights Rehabilitation and Care Center.

No services are planned at this time.

Mrs. Williams was a surgical operating room nurse at St. Mary’s Hospital.

Survivors include three sons, Raymond of Grand Junction, Floyd of Rifle and Walter of Carbondale; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions to Hospice & Palliative Care of Western Colorado, 3090B N. 12th St., Grand Junction 81506.

■ Esther Wooldridge, 67, Grand Junction, died Oct. 27, 2012, at her home.

Services are pending with Palisade Funeral Home.

Survivors include her husband, Lynn; one son, Derek of Grand Junction; and six grandchildren.