Death Notices, March 14, 2010

By Staff
Saturday, March 13, 2010

Karen Lynn (Rutherford) Evanoff, 55, Craig, died March 10, 2010, outside of Hayden.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Grant Mortuary Chapel in Craig.

Ms. Evanoff was a hotel housekeeper.

Survivors include three sons, Faron Hyre of Amarillo, Texas, Levi Heythaler of Craig and Dane Hyre of Denver; one daughter, Sadie Heythaler of Craig; her mother, Doris Graham of Fruita; and one sister, Laura Coen of Powell, Wyo.

Memorial contributions to Humane Society of Moffatt County in care of Grant Mortuary, 621 Yampa Ave., Craig 81625.

Leon Conrad Kopanos, 87, Grand Junction, died March 12, 2010, at his home.

Visitation will be at 5 p.m. Thursday at Callahan-Edfast Mortuary Chapel with Masonic rites at 6 p.m. and a Greek Orthodox Trisagion memorial service at 7 p.m. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church. Interment will follow at Orchard Mesa Cemetery.

Mr. Kopanos owned the Kopanos & Associates accounting practice.

Survivors include one son, Tom of Centennial; two daughters, Karen Kopanos and Peggy Moncrief, both of Grand Junction; one half-sister, Kyron Kopanos of Los Angeles; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Memorial contribuations to St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 3585 N. 12th St., Grand Junction 81506 or Hospice & Palliative Care of Western Colorado, 3090B North 12th St., Grand Junction 81506.

Robert Charles Wilson, 69, Grand Junction, died March 7, 2010, at St. Mary’s Hospital.

Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at American Lutheran Church. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Veterans Memorial Cemetery of Western Colorado.

Mr. Wilson was chief of investigations for the Internal Revenue Service.

Survivors include his wife, Wanda L.; two daughters, Stephanie of Kingman, Ariz., and Heather of Grand Junction; two brothers, Joseph and Richard, both of Philadelphia.; and one grandchild.

Memorial contributions to the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, in care of Wanda Wilson, 673 Uintah Court, Grand Junction 81505.