Jesse Claude Heidrich
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 3 D Obituary - March 1, 2015
Jesse Claude Heidrich
passed away on Tuesday
under the care of HopeWest in
Grand Junction.
Jesse was a lifelong resident
of the Western Slope. He was
born in Hotchkiss, to James
Elmer and Katherine
(Allspaugh) Heidrich.
Graduating from Hotchkiss
High School in 1942, he
enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1943. Jesse served as an Aviation
Radioman in the Asiatic Pacific, and flew on the Navy’s longrange
patrol bomber PB4Y-2 Privateer until 1946.
After his service in the military Jesse moved to Grand Junction
and attended Mesa College. His military service and interest in
airplanes inspired him to work in the airline industry. He was
employed by Frontier Airlines for 35 years at Walker Field, now
the Grand Junction Regional Airport.
Jesse was an avid rock collector and enjoyed hiking, fishing,
and camping. His interest in geology was an outgrowth of his
father’s and grandfather’s gold mining endeavor at the Heidrich
Mine in Mountain Home, Wyoming.
Jesse is preceded in death by his parents; brother, James, and
sister, Emma. He is survived by son, Jeff (Mary Marchun);
daughter, Lisa (James Kresl), and three wonderful
grandchildren, Grey Heidrich, Elise Kresl, and Braelyn Kresl.
Services will be at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery of
Western Colorado.
Memorial donations may be made in Jesse’s honor to the
Grand Junction office of HopeWest (www.HopeWestCO.org)
and/or the Rocky Mountain Wing Flying Museum at the Grand
Junction Regional Airport
(www.RockyMountainWingCAF.org).
