Valarie R (Blea) Blea
Marriages
William Swaim - 2000
married Grand Junction, Colorado
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 8 A Obit - August 11, 2010
Valarie R. Blea passed away
peacefully at her home on Friday,
August 6, 2010. She was 49 years
old.
Valarie was born on January 18,
1961 to Joe and Rose (Valdez)
Blea in Salt Lake City, UT. She
grew up in the Salt Lake City
area, graduating from Granite
High School. She married William
Swaim in 2000 in Grand Junction. She enjoyed being a Dental
Lab Technician and a home maker. She was a member of St. Ann’s
Catholic Church in Salt Lake City, UT. Valarie enjoyed cooking,
entertaining, music, dancing, and nature. She appreciated the small
things in life and lived life to its fullest. She will be missed by her
loved ones.
She is survived by her husband, William Swaim of Grand Junction;
her mother, Rose Blea of Salt Lake City, UT; daughter, Danielle
Morrison of Salt Lake City, brother, Chris Blea of Salt Lake City,
and sister, Filomeno Tucker of Sacramento, CA. She was preceded
in death by her grandmother, Elisa Arguello; her father, Joe Blea
and her brother, Richard Blea.
Services will be held Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at
A House for His Name. Bobby Clement will officiate. Burial will
take place at Memorial Gardens.
Callahan-Edfast Mortuary has been entrusted with arrangements.
Memorial donations may be made to Hospice & Palliative Care of
Western Colorado.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 5 B obit - August 17, 2010
Valarie R. Blea passed away
peacefully at her home on Friday,
August 6, 2010. She was 49 years
old.
Valarie was born on January 18,
1961 to Joe and Rose (Valdez)
Blea in Salt Lake City, UT. She
grew up in the Salt Lake City
area, graduating from Granite
High School. She married William
Swaim in 2000 in Grand Junction. She enjoyed being a Dental
Lab Technician and a home maker. She was a member of St. Ann’s
Catholic Church in Salt Lake City, UT. Valarie enjoyed cooking,
entertaining, music, dancing, and nature. She appreciated the small
things in life and lived life to its fullest. She will be missed by her
loved ones.
She is survived by her husband, William Swaim of Grand Junction;
her mother, Rose Blea of Salt Lake City, UT; daughter, Danielle
Morrison of Salt Lake City, brother, Chris Blea of Salt Lake City,
and sister, Filomeno Tucker of Sacramento, CA. She was preceded
in death by her grandmother, Elisa Arguello; her father, Joe Blea
and her brother, Richard Blea.
Callahan-Edfast Mortuary was entrusted with arrangements. Memorial
donations may be made to Hospice & Palliative Care of Western
Colorado.
I was truly blessed to have walked this earth with Valerie, I will
certainly miss her companionship, beauty and love. - Bill
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel - August 8, 2010
Valarie Blea, 49, Grand
Junction, died Aug. 6, 2010, at
her home.
Ms. Blea was a dental lab
technician.
Visitation will be from
5-7 p.m. Tuesday at Callahan-Edfast
Mortuary.
Services are scheduled for
10 a.m. Wednesday at A House
for His Name Church in Whitewater.
Survivors include her husband,
William Swaim; one
daughter, Danielle Eileen Morrison
of Salt Lake City; her
mother, Rose Blea of Salt Lake
City; one brother, Chris Blea of
Salt Lake City; and one sister,
Filomena Tucker of Sacramento,
Calif.
Memorial contributions to
Hospice & Palliative Care of
Western Colorado, 2754 Compass
Drive, Grand Junction,
81506.
