Tarrance "Tarry" (Vessels) Mianji
Marriages
Ciamak Mianji
In Oceanside, California
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 3 D Death Notice - July 3, 2014
Tarrance Mianji, 70, died June 30, 2014, at Eagle Ridge of
Grand Valley.
Services will be 10 a.m. today at Orchard Mesa Cemetery. A memorial
service will be 6 p.m. Sunday at the Community Building,
2601 Belford Ave.
Ms. Mianji was a real estate saleswoman.
She is survived by two daughters, Melanie Wilkinson of Washington,
Pa., and Molly Albino of Fort Lauderdale, Florida; one
brother, Joe Vessels of Grand Junction; one sister, Lydia Herron of
Fruita; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 7 B Obituary - July 2, 2014
Tarrance Mianji passed away
June 30, 2014, at the Eagle Ridge
of Grand Valley Care Center. She
was 70.
Tarry was born on September 19,
1943, in Minneapolis, Minnesota
from the union of Frank and Dorothy
Vessels. She spent her childhood
in Grand Junction and graduated
from Central High School.
She attended Mesa State University and later the University of Maine
where she obtained her Associates Degree in Information and Library
Services.
Tarry was a Saleswoman for the majority of her life working in real
estate and phone sales. She married Ciamak Mianji in Oceanside, California
and they later divorced. She previously lived in Boca Raton, FL,
Oceanside CA, Foothill Ranch, CA, and moved to Grand Junction, CO
two years ago. She was a member of the Cribbage Club and enjoyed
sewing, knitting, crocheting and traveling. She enjoyed expanding her
knowledge of the world by attending classes in Stained Glass, Tai Chi,
Taiko Drumming class and obtained her pilot’s license and her house
moving license. Friends and family will remember her saying “When
the going gets tough, the tough get going”. Tarry was a strong woman
and did her best to pass that trait to her daughters.
Tarry leaves behind two daughters, Melanie Wilkinson of Washington,
Pennsylvania, and Molly (Tony) Albino of Fort Lauderdale, FL;
brother; Joe (Barbara) Vessels of Grand Junction, CO; sister, Lydia
(Bob) Herron of Fruita, CO; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren
to cherish her memory.
She was preceded in death by siblings, Thomas Charles Vessels and
Katherine Ann Vessels and her daughter, Cynthia Luraschi.
A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 3, 2014,
at Orchard Mesa Cemetery and a memorial service at 6:00 p.m., Sunday,
July 6, 2014, at the Community Building, 2601 Belford Avenue,
Grand Junction, CO 81501.
Friends and family may leave their condolences in the guestbook at
www.martinmortuary.com.
