Leland Earl Cofer
Marriages
Bonnie Wolfe - 1947
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 6B Obituary - September 13, 2017
Leland Earl Cofer
May 8, 1921 - August 21, 2017
Leland Cofer, a longtime resident of Grand Junction, Colorado, died at his home on August 21, 2017. He was 96 years old.
Born in Stanberry, Missouri, to Clyde and Alda Cofer, the family moved to Grand Junction, Colorado in 1923, and owned a farm on Orchard Mesa. Leland attended Lincoln Elementary and Grand Junction High School. Leland enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1940. He became a Captain and company commander in a Combat Engineer Battalion during the war in Europe and was awarded a Silver Star, two Bronze Stars, and five Battle Stars. He graduated from an engineering college in Kansas City, Missouri, with a degree in Civil Engineering. Leland married Bonnie Wolfe in 1947, and traveled extensively within the United States, pursuing his career. She preceded him in death in 2005. He returned to Grand Junction in 1954 and joined Corn Construction Company as an engineer and estimator. In 1957, he became associated with Davis Construction Company of Provo, Utah, and opened a branch office in Grand Junction. This company specialized in building water and sewage treatment plants and pumping plants for municipalities in several Western states. During this period, he secured his private pilot’s license and his first airplane. In 1961, he started his own business, Varulco Constructors; for 28 years he constructed water, sewage treatment plants, and pumping plants for municipalities and private developers in Colorado and New Mexico. He closed his business and retired in 1989. Leland was an avid reader of history, politics, and economics; he enjoyed boating, fishing, gardening, golfing, nature, traveling, flying, and the study of philosophy. He is an over 50 member of the Masonic Lodge, No. 184, Morley, Missouri. He is survived by two brothers, Floyd Cofer of Leeton, Missouri, and Glenn Cofer of North Platte, Nebraska; as well as nieces and nephews. Leland requested that his ashes be scattered in the Colorado River. There will be no funeral or memorial service. In memory of Leland, please consider making memorial contributions to the organizations he supported: Shriners Hospitals for Children; Western Colorado Center for the Arts; Museum of Western Colorado; Mesa County Partners; or Masonic Lodge Number 184 in Morley, MO.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 3D Obituary - September 17, 2017
Leland Earl Cofer
May 8, 1921 - August 21, 2017
Leland Cofer, a longtime resident of Grand Junction, Colorado, died at his home on August 21, 2017. He was 96 years old.
Born in Stanberry, Missouri, to Clyde and Alda Cofer, the family moved to Grand Junction, Colorado in 1923, and owned a farm on Orchard Mesa. Leland attended Lincoln Elementary and Grand Junction High School. Leland enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1940. He became a Captain and company commander in a Combat Engineer Battalion during the war in Europe and was awarded a Silver Star, two Bronze Stars, and five Battle Stars. He graduated from an engineering college in Kansas City, Missouri, with a degree in Civil Engineering. Leland married Bonnie Wolfe in 1947, and traveled extensively within the United States, pursuing his career. She preceded him in death in 2005. He returned to Grand Junction in 1954 and joined Corn Construction Company as an engineer and estimator. In 1957, he became associated with Davis Construction Company of Provo, Utah, and opened a branch office in Grand Junction. This company specialized in building water and sewage treatment plants and pumping plants for municipalities in several Western states. During this period, he secured his private pilot’s license and his first airplane. In 1961, he started his own business, Varulco Constructors; for 28 years he constructed water, sewage treatment plants, and pumping plants for municipalities and private developers in Colorado and New Mexico. He closed his business and retired in 1989. Leland was an avid reader of history, politics, and economics;
he enjoyed boating, fishing, gardening, golfing, nature, traveling, flying, and the study of philosophy. He is an over 50 member of the Masonic Lodge, No. 184, Morley, Missouri. He is survived by two brothers, Floyd Cofer of Leeton, Missouri, and Glenn Cofer of North Platte, Nebraska; as well as nieces and nephews. Leland requested that his ashes be scattered in the Colorado River. There will be no funeral or memorial service. In memory of Leland, please consider making memorial contributions to the organizations he supported: Shriners Hospitals for Children; Western Colorado Center for the Arts; Museum of Western Colorado; Mesa County Partners; or Masonic Lodge Number 184 in Morley, MO.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 8A Death Notice - August 25, 2017
Leland Cofer, 96, Grand Junction, died Aug. 21, 2017, in Grand Junction. No services are planned. He was a World War II veteran and a recipient of a Silver Star, two Bronze Stars and five Battle Stars. Survivors include two brothers, Floyd Cofer of Leeton, Missouri, and Glenn Cofer of North Platte, Nebraska.
