Ida Celeste Potratz
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Gene Potratz
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Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 3 D Obituary - October 25, 2015
Ida Celeste Potratz
February 9, 1923 - October 16, 2015
An exquisite life journey of 92 years came to end for our dear Ida, our little mommy, our grandma, our G.G. and our matriarch.
Her journey began as the youngest of six children of Italian immigrant parents. Ida grew up in Chicago and married Carl at age 23. He brought her from the city to a dirt airstrip in Grand Junction and she began the second chapter as a mother and wife. After raising eight children, she went to work and was quickly promoted through the department she eventually managed at City Market.
At Carl’s passing, he suggested that she marry his brother,
Gene. “He will take good care of you and he has been in love
with you his whole life”. So at 68, her next chapter began with a wedding. Gene and Ida had a wonderful life traveling and
welcoming many great grandchildren.
In the final stage of her journey, age slowed her body but never her spirit. She was joyful and grateful for all the care she
received from her family and it was truly an honor to return the
care she had bestowed all of us.
An amazing, beautiful woman and a true matriarch until the
very end, she never let us, or anyone, forget that she was “the
luckiest mother in the whole world”. Truth be told, it was the
other way around little mommy.
Surviving Ida are her children, Celeste Bradley, Vicki Cowan
(Bruce Benge), Laura Arevian (Scott), Kathy Potratz, Mike
Potratz, Joanne Pearson (Charlie), and Suzi Potratz. Her son,
David Potratz and two granddaughters precede her in death. Ida was blessed with a loving extended family including her 13
grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
The angels that pose as nurses, doctors, CNA’s and volunteers at HopeWest Hospice beautifully facilitated the end of Ida’s journey. We could not be more grateful for their gracious guidance, and ask that all please donate generously in lieu of flowers.
Please visit brownscremationservice.com or endofseason.org.
Services will be at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church at 230 N. 3rd
Street on Thursday, October 29th at 2:00p.m., followed by an
ice cream social in the Friendship Room.
