April
7, 1931 – December 13, 2009
Verna McMillen passed away on December 13, 2009,
at Aspen Ridge Care
Center in Grand Junction, CO. Verna was born on
April 7, 1931, in Eureka,
SD to Emil and Emma Grenz. Verna loved to
entertain and was a great
cook. Many of her friends' recipes say "Verna" for
the origin. She loved to
play bridge and belonged to many bridge clubs.
Verna attended first through
twelfth grades in Eureka, SD. She moved to Rapid
City, SD, to attend the
Black Hills School of Business. She was later
employed by the South
Dakota State Employment Service in Rapid City.
Verna met Dick McMillen
in Rapid City in December, 1954, and was married
in Eureka, SD on
February 25, 1956. Dick was transferred to
Scottsbluff, NE; Pocatello, ID, and then to Salt
Lake City, UT.
They moved to Grand Junction, CO in 1964. They
have two children, Rebecca Wood and husband, Jim,
and Thomas McMillen and wife, Jill and four
grandchildren, Lisa and Andy Wood and Siobahn and
Dillon S. McMillen. Verna is also survived by one
sister, Martha Olsen and one sister-in-law,
Frances Schick. A celebration of life will be led
by Reverend Blaine Scott at 10:00 a.m., Monday
December 21, 2009 at the First United Methodist
Church in Grand Junction.
Published in The Daily Sentinel from Dec. 15, 2009
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Richard Dean McMillen - Obituary |
November 22, 1930 - March 29, 2018
Richard Dean McMillen passed away March 29, 2018,
at St. Mary's
Medical Center, he was 87.
Richard was born on November 22, 1930, in
Scottsbluff, NE from the union of LeRoy and Ora
McMillen. He spent his childhood in Scottsbluff,
Ft. Laramie, WY and graduated from Ft. Collins
High School. He was drafted into the United States
Army in 1951 and enrolled in Military
Administration School. He was sent to Los Alamos,
NM to work in the scientific lab and later
discharged in May of 1953. He met Verna Grenz in
Rapid City, SD in December, 1954 and they later
married on February 25, 1956, in Eureka, SD. She
preceded him in death on December 13, 2009 in
Grand Junction, CO. Richard was a Sales Manager
for Pacific Fruit &
Produce before working for City Market in 1964. He
retired in 1992 as an executive Vice President. He
was a Grand Junction resident for 54 years and had
previously lived in Rapid City, SD, Pocatello, ID
and Salt Lake City, UT. The last 4½ years of his
life were spent at the Atrium (now known as
Solstice Senior Living at Grand Valley) where he
was considered a resident ambassador. He was a
member of the First United Methodist Church and
enjoyed volunteering at the Welcome Center in
Fruita, CO and the Gray Gourmet. He enjoyed his
Bridge groups and traveled to many places around
the world. Friends, family and travelers will
remember how he always had a smile and warm
greeting for everyone.Richard leaves behind son,
Tom (Jill) McMillen of Huntington Beach, CA;
daughter, Becky (Jim) Wood of Grand Junction, CO;
brother, Paul McMillen of Tulsa, OK; four
grandchildren, Andy Wood of Denver, CO; Lisa Wood
of Salt Lake City, UT; Dillon McMillen of San
Francisco, CA, and Siobhan McMillen of Denver,
CO.He was preceded in death by brothers, Raymond,
Thurmond, and Darrell and sister, Marge.A memorial
service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday,
April 4, 2018, at the First United Methodist
Church with Pastor Steve Easterday-McPadden
officiating.
Published in The Daily Sentinel on Apr.1, 2018
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