July 10, 1940 — Aug. 31, 2008
MONTROSE — Orville “Jack” Knapp, age 68, of Montrose, Colo., died suddenly on Sunday afternoon, Aug. 31, 2008 after being rushed from Montrose Memorial Hospital to St. Mary’s Hospital and Medical Center in Grand Junction, Colo.
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Survivors include his wife, Gerry of the family home in Montrose; his mother, Juanita Knapp, age 95, of Grand Junction; two daughters, Leia Edson and husband, David of Olathe, Colo., Melanie Hale and husband Wally of Mountain View, Wyo.; two sisters, Delaphine Waterland and Theda Savoie and husband, Ken, all of Grand Junction; four grandchildren, Kristina Holman and husband Jason of Denver, Brittany Calhoun and husband, Scott of Delta, Colo., Matthew Botts and wife Heather of Fort Bridger, Wyo., and Christopher Botts of Mountain View, Wyo.; and one great-grandson, William Holman. Jack was preceded in death by his father, Delbert; one brother, James Knapp; and one sister, Jeanette Reed.
A memorial service in celebration of Jack’s life will be held Friday, Sept. 5, 2008, at 2 p.m., at The Montrose Christian Church on Sunnyside Road in Montrose. The service will conclude at the church. A reception will follow the service in Fellowship Hall. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Colorado, In Memory of Jack Knapp, P. O. Box 1804, Montrose, CO 81402.
Arrangements are under the direction of Crippin Funeral Home, 802 E. Main St., Montrose, CO 81401 (970) 249-2121.
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