Gerald Oliver "Joe" Lachner
Marriages
Mattie Bayne
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 7 B Death Notice - July 2, 2014
Gerald O. Lachner, 91, Palisade, died June 29, 2014, at his residence.
Private services will be held at a later date.
Mr. Lachner was a major in the United States Air Force.
He is survived by one son, Gerald of Omaha, Nebraska; one
daughter, Deborah R. Steele of Palisade; five grandchildren and 18
great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to HopeWest Hospice and
Care Center.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 6 A Death Notice - July 1, 2014
Gerald O. Lachner, 91, Palisade, died June 29, 2014, at his residence.
Services are pending with Palisade Funeral Home.
Mr. Lachner was a major in the U.S. Air Force for 27 years.
Survivors include one son, Gerald L. of Omaha, Nebraska; one
daughter, Deborah R. Steele of Palisade; five grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to HopeWest, 3090B N. 12th St., Grand Junction 81506.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 7 B Obituary - July 4, 2014
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Gerald O. Lachner, Major, USAF,
Retired, “Joe”, age 91, went to
work in Heaven, on June 29, 2014.
The family will celebrate his life,
and their memories together, at his
home, this week.
Joe was born September 26,
1922, in Tipton, Missouri, to Jim
and Pearl Lachner. After serving in
the Army Air Corp, in the South Pacific, during WWII, he returned to
school, and graduated with a degree in Chemistry, from Central Missouri
State College. While working as a chemist in Chicago, IL, Joe
was recalled by the Air Force for the Korean War. Joe was offered a
commission in the Air Force, where he proudly served, for a total of
27 years. He loved to tell stories about his long career, to his family
and friends. When he retired in 1973, he and Mattie settled in Palisade,
Colorado, where he grew peaches, and later raised cattle.
Joe was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Mattie (Bayne)
Lachner.
He was survived by one son, Jerry Lachner, Lt.Col., USAF, Retired,
(Judi), of Papillion, Nebraska; a daughter, Debbie Steele, of Palisade,
CO, and one sister, Jane Edwards, of Tipton, MO. He is also survived
by five grandchildren, Seth Lachner (Deborah), of Papillion, NE; Jay
Lachner (Marie), of Papillion, NE; Tara Lemon (Matt), of Palisade,
CO; Jake Steele (Domenica), of Palisade, CO, and Bethany Cowan
(Michael), of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. He will also be missed by his
18 great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions, in his name and memory, may be made to
HopeWest Hospice & Palliative Care.
Arrangements were entrusted to Palisade Funeral Home of Palisade,
CO.
