All Obituaries

Janette Johnston, age 85, of Fruita, Colorado, passed away on November 26, 2022.

Larry Lee Willert, age 79, passed away on November 21, 2022.

Ann Ruth Appleton, age 81, of Clifton, Colorado, passed away at her home on November 18, 2022. She was a homemaker. No services are planned, as of this time. She is survived by her husband, Daniel Leo Appleton, her sons, Daniel Lee Appleton and Anthony Raymond Appleton, and her daughter, Frances Marie Appleton, as well as 7 grandchildren, and 6 great-grandchildren.

David R. Grinsteiner, 62, died suddenly on November 13, 2022 in Grand Junction, CO at St. Mary’s Hospital. He was born in Bismarck, ND to Rose (Bachmeier) and Eugene Grinsteiner. He married Beverly Braun from Raleigh, ND on May 12, 2000 and moved to Grand Junction, CO in 2006. David worked with flooring and cabinetry most of his life. His latest hobby was assembling bird toys which kept him busy and out of trouble. He loved the birds, especially the hummingbirds in his...

God Blessed me with You. DIANE CAROL (MARCHUS) PETERSON Her home country was the geographical center of North America (Pierce and Benson County North Dakota) where she was born to Emil and Opal Marchus, and grew up surrounded by parents, siblings, friends, and relatives. Born on November 10, 1939, Diane attended a one-room country school for eight years. She graduated from Leeds High School in 1957 and the Trinity Hospital School for Nursing in 1960. A year later she married Rudolph...

Robert Scott Johnson, 36, of Parachute passed away on November 8, 2022. Private family services are being planned at this time.

Christine M Farnsworth, 60, of Palisade passed away on November 1, 2022. Services are pending at this time.

With profound sadness, we announce the passing of John Anthony Cherin, Jr., on October 28, 2022. John A. Cherin, Jr., 70, of Grand Junction, CO, formerly of Imperial, PA, passed away peacefully, at home, with his son, John, at his side. Ending John’s long battle with chronic pain and its complications. The son of a coal miner, John was born on February 2, 1952, Groundhog Day, to John and Kathleen Lipscomb-Cherin, in Sewickley, PA. John reveled in his high school memories of West...

Cheryl Vassallo, age 74, of Grand Junction, passed away at her home on October 23, 2022.

Christopher Dart, age 33, of Grand Junction, passed away on October 15, 2022. He is survived by his mother, LeAnne Delavega, and his sister, Tomme Spanicek.