Katherine Rose Mestas
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 8A Death Notice - March 17, 2017
Former Grand Junction resident Katherine Rose Mestas, 35,
Denver, died March 7, 2017.
Services will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Archdiocese
of Denver Mortuary, 12801 W. 44th Ave., in Wheat Ridge. Local services will take place at a later date.
She was a lawyer.
Survivors include her parents; and one brother, Erik of Grand
Junction.
Memorial contributions to cholangiocarcinoma.org.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 7B Death Notice - March 18, 2017
Former Grand Junction resident Katherine Rose Mestas, 35,
Denver, died March 7, 2017, in Denver.
She was an attorney.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today at the Archdiocese of Denver
Mortuary in Wheat Ridge. Inurnment will be at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Memorial gathering will be from 1-3 p.m. April 9 at Riverbend
Park in Palisade.
Survivors include her parents, Benny and Marilynn Mestas of
Grand Junction; one brother, Erik Mestas of Grand Junction; and one sister, Gretchen Aldrich of Grand Junction.
Memorial contributions to the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation
at cholangiocarcinoma.org.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 3D Obituary - March 19, 2017
Katherine Rose Mestas
November 9, 1981 - March 7, 2017
Katherine Rose Mestas, 35, of Denver passed away last week after a courageous battle with a rare cancer, cholangio carcinoma.
Katherine was born in Durango, Colorado on November 9, 1981. After two years in Durango, the family moved to Grand Junction. Katherine attended Holy Family
School, Orchard Avenue Elementary, East Middle School and
Grand Junction High School graduating with class 2000. She
sampled a variety of colleges for her undergraduate colleges;
CSU for one year, UCD for one year, UNC for two years and
graduated from MSU cum laude in 2005.
In second grade, she wrote her plans for the future for a school
assignment. In it she stated she would become an attorney and
live in Denver. Katherine attended Kansas University Law
School, (Go Jayhawks!) and received her juris doctorate in
2010. Katherine worked for Aldrich Law Firm in Grand
Junction, and the DA’s office in Weld County for two years
until she finally landed in Denver at the Frickey Law Firm
where she worked until her passing.
Katherine had a passion for travel and made several trips to
Hawaii and Mexico, Washington D.C., New York City, Europe,
Costa Rica, Ireland and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Katherine’s last
two trips included a cruise to Alaska and a trip to Las Vegas to
visit relatives and watch her father and brother compete in the
National Archery competition.
She was surrounded by her family including her Aunt Theresa
and cousin, Anna Marie. Her sister, Gretchen, joined Katherine
for the last two weeks and cared for Katherine and her family
with love and compassion.
In addition to her parents, Katherine is survived by her brother,
Erik (April) and niece, Athena; sister, Gretchen (Frederick)
Aldrich; nephew, Andy and niece, Carolyn, all of Grand
Junction and step-nephew, Nathan (Molly, who made sure
Katherine was well-taken care of during chemo); step-niece,
Alison (Hans) Aldrich-Gentry, and step-nephew, Adam
(Danielle) Whalen-Aldrich, all of Denver, Colorado. Katherine
is also survived by her god-parents, Joe and Alberta Martinez;
four aunts; two uncles, and numerous cousins and extended
family. Her beloved cats, Osiris, and Mejos will live with
Katherine’s parents in Grand Junction, Colorado. Katherine was
pre deceased by paternal grandparents, Modesto and Agnes
Mestas and maternal grandparents, Karl and Betty Rose
Marshall.
We will all miss Katherine’s beautiful smile and warm and
caring personality. She was a loyal and loving person.
A Memorial Mass will be held on Saturday, March 18th at
11:00 a.m. at the Archdiocese of Denver Mortuary, 12801 W.
44th Avenue, Wheat Ridge. Inurnment to follow at Mt. Olivet
Cemetery. A Celebration of friends and family will be held
Sunday, April 9, 2017, from 1 - 3:00 p.m. at Palisade’s
Riverbend Park in Palisade, Colorado.
In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to
cholangiocarcinoma.org or to any animal shelter.
