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Eric Alan Chesnut

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Birth Date: October 23, 1964
Death Date: September 5, 2016
Age at Death: 51

Marriages

Lesa Arbaney - 1994

Burial Details

Cemetery Name: With Johjnson Family
Cemetery Location: Adams, Minnesota
Mortuary Name: Farnum Holt Funeral Home, Glenwood Springs, CO

Obituaries

Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 8A Death Notice - September 9, 2016

Eric A. Chesnut, 51, Fruita, died Sept. 5, 2016, at his home.
He was a custom motorcycle builder.
Survivors include his wife, Lesa Arbaney Chesnut; his mother,
Marcia Chesnut of Grand Junction; his father and stepmother, Ron
and Lisbeth Perau of Rifle; one son, Kane Wolfgang of Grand Junction;
two brothers, Michael Perau of Aspen, and Adam Perau of
Denver; and one sister, Nicole Lunt of San Diego.
Memorial contributions to the Fruita Fire Department, 168 N.
Mesa St., Fruita 81521.

Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 6 B Obituary - September 14, 2016

Eric Alan Chesnut died at his
home in Fruita on September
5, 2016. He suffered a heart
attack due to diabetic
complications.
Eric was born October 23,
1964, to Marcia (Perau)
Johnson Chesnut and Ronald
G. Perau in Mason City, Iowa.
In 1970, Eric moved to Grand
Junction with his mother,
Marcia, and Keith (step-father). He attended Columbus
Elementary, Bookcliff Junior High and graduated in 1983 from
Central High School. Eric attend Mesa State College for one
year in their auto body program.
He moved to Glenwood Springs to work for his father at
Professional Auto Body. He spent most of his adult life working
at PAB and Pro Sports Polaris where he was a valued employee
because of his SUPREME workmanship, craftsmanship and
inovative ideas. He was truly an artist in metal and paint. He
won numerous trophies and was featured in magazines.
His family found Eric to be a very compassionate and caring
person. Eric married Lesa Arbaney in 1994 and they have one
son, Kane Wolfgang, born in 2000. Eric was diagnosed with
Type I Diabetes at age 12 and fought the disease the rest of his
life.
He is survived by his mother, Marcia Chesnut of Grand
Junction; wife, Lesa and son, Kane; father, Ron (Lisbeth) Perau
of Rifle; brothers, Michael (Christina) Perau of Aspen; Adam
Perau of Denver, and sister, Nicole Lunt of San Diego, CA,
along with numerous nieces and nephews.
Cremation has taken place and he will be buried with the
Johnson family in Adams, MN. A memorial service will take
place on September 16, 2016, at the Farnum Holt Mortuary, 405
West 7th Street Glenwood Springs, CO.
In lieu of flowers, please contribute to The Fruita Fire
Department, 168 N. Mesa Street, Fruita CO 81521.

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