Death Notices, Jan. 22, 2012

By Staff
Saturday, January 21, 2012

Thomas A. Balok, 75, Mesa, died Jan. 18, 2012, at his home.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Grace Bible Church in Collbran.

Mr. Balok was retired from Union Pacific Railroad.

Survivors include his wife, Barbara; one son, Willie Morris of Palisade; two daughters, Eileen Molnar of Chandler, Ariz., and Tammy Bedford of Molina; nine grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

Oden Shiloh Bonds, 23 days, Grand Junction, died Jan. 19, 2012, at St. Mary’s Hospital.

Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Friday at Martin Mortuary.

Survivors include his mother, Amanda Bonds of Grand Junction.

Memorial contributions to St. Mary’s Hospital’s newborn intensive care unit.

Steven C. “Steve” Deyo, 52, Craig, died Jan. 17, 2012, at Memorial Hospital in Craig.

Services will be at 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church in Craig.

Interment will follow at Craig Cemetery.

Mr. Deyo was general manager at Craig Ford.

Survivors include his wife, Mary Lynn; one son, Jason Phillips of Denver; and his mother, Patricia Deyo of San Diego.

Memorial contributions to Moffat County 4-H, or the Moffat County Booster Club or a charity of choice, in care of Grant Mortuary, 621 Yampa Ave., Craig 81625.

Freda Hernandez, 93, Grand Junction, died Jan. 20, 2012.

Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Saturday with services to follow at 11 a.m. at Martin Mortuary.

Burial will be at Memorial Gardens.

Ms. Hernandez was a housekeeper.

Survivors include two sons, Greg of Grand Junction and, Ben of Denver; one daughter, Erlinda Lovato of Grand Junction; 11 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions to New Visions Assembly of God, 2934 F 1/4 Road 81504, or Hospice & Palliative Care of Western Colorado, 3090B North 12th St., Grand Junction 81506.

Leann Isakson, 60, Grand Junction, died Jan. 18, 2012.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Callahan-Edfast Mortuary.

Ms. Isakson was a homemaker.

Survivors include her husband, Micky L. Smith; one son, Cody Isakson of Grand Junction; two daughters, Rebecca Botts of Grand Junction and April Bates of Rifle; and four grandchildren.

Myrtle Rodden, 99, Grand Junction, died Jan. 18, 2012, at the Atrium.

Services are pending through Callahan-Edfast Mortuary.

She was a baker at a junior high school in Casper, Wyo.

Survivors include four sons, Gerald F. and Charles S., both of Casper, Jack L. of Grand Junction and Russell D. of Prescott, Ariz.; one sister, Jean Simonton of Purdun, Neb.; 13 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions to Hospice & Palliative Care of Western Colorado, 3090B North 12th St., Grand Junction 81506, or a charity of choice.

William “Bill” Thurston, 74, Delta, died Jan. 19, 2012, at Delta County Memorial Hospital.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Taylor Funeral Service Chapel in Delta.

Interment will follow at Mesa View Cemetery in Delta.

Survivors include his wife, Nola; one son, Jean; two daughters; Linda Hecht and Ginney Findley, both of Delta; two brothers, Norman of Delta and Sandy of Moab, Utah; one sister, Ruth Hubbins of Dighton, Kan.; and six grandchildren.

Memorial contributions to Hospice & Palliative Care of Western Colorado, P.O. Box 24, Delta 81416.

Chester D. Tripp Sr., 91, Montrose, died Jan. 16, 2012, at San Juan Living Center.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Veterans Memorial Cemetery of Western Colorado.

Mr. Tripp was an aircraft mechanic.

Survivors include two daughters, E. Joyce Roberts of Paonia and Janice E. MacFarland of Olathe; one sister, Jane Johannes of St. Paul, Minn.; seven grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions to the Alzheimer’s Association of Colorado, 455 Sherman St., Suite 500, Denver 80203.

Raymond R. Warner, 86, Fruita, died Jan. 18, 2012, at Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan.

Family services will be at later date.

Mr. Warner was a contractor.

Survivors include four daughters, Noreen Kiefer and Karen Warner-Long, both of Fruita, Evelyn Mercer-Zeunen of Grand Junction and Kathy Warner of Reno, Nev.; two brothers, Clarence and Vernon, both of Brainerd, Minn.,; two sisters, Grace Warner and Alice Warner, both of Brainerd; 12 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren.

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

Robert Wonders, 51, Clifton, died Jan. 18, 2012, at his home.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Martin Mortuary Chapel.

Mr. Wonders was a cook.

Survivors include his mother, Virginia Wonders of Grand Junction; one brother, Edward of Grand Junction; and three sisters, Lynda Wonders, Lisa Wonders and Susan Wonders, all of Grand Junction.