Lois Mae Sorter
Marriages
Herman Ogle - 1950
divorced
Bill J Sorter - 1964
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 6A Death Notice - November 1, 2017
Lois Mae Sorter, 87, Grand Junction, died Oct. 29, 2017, at
HopeWest Hospice Care Center.
Services will take place at 10 a.m. Monday at the Redlands Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2235 Kingston Road.
She was a local business owner.
Survivors include one son, William R. Ogle of Grand Junction;
one daughter, Janyce Rotunno of Pueblo; five grandchildren; and
seven great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions to HopeWest, 3090B N. 12th St., Grand
Junction 81506.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 3D Obituary - November 5, 2017
Lois Mae Sorter
June 17, 1930 - October 29, 2017
Lois Mae Sorter was born in
Denver on June 17, 1930. She
was quickly adopted by
Russell Gedney and Jennie
Blakely Gedney and traveled
by train to her loving parents
and her lifelong home in
Grand Junction, Colorado.
Lois loved life, her family,
and animals. She was quite
proud of living in Grand
Junction her entire life. She was an avid horsewoman in her
younger years and was Miss Rio Grande as a late teenager. She
went on to become quite an outdoorswoman, loving fishing,
hunting, and her cabin at Arrowhead. She always had a book in
her hand, no matter what activity she was engaged in or where
she was.
Lois loved to travel, with the highlights being two trips to
Europe and a train trip across Canada. She traveled frequently
until last April when she made her last gambling jaunt to
Wendover, NV.
Lois was often described as a lively and lovely woman. She
was generous to family, friends, and strangers. She loved
giving, and always did so joyfully. She supported many local
and national charities, her favorites were HopeWest Hospice,
Roice Hurst Humane Society, and Mesa County SARC.
She was always active, until the day preceding her death. She
worked hard her entire life, starting as a PBX operator for the
D&RG Railroad in 1948 and retiring from Sorter Construction
in 1999. Lois was quite proud of running Sorter Construction
with her husband, Bill, for 22 years, and then continuing with
her son, Bill Ogle, until her retirement.
Lois married Herman Ogle in 1950, they later divorced. In
1964 she married Bill J. Sorter. They were married until his
death in 1990.
Lois is survived by a family that loved her very much;
daughter, Janyce R. Rotunno of Pueblo; son, William R. (Janell)
Ogle of Grand Junction; step-sons, Jim (Kris) Ogle of Grand
Junction, and Ron (Michelle) Sorter of Sequim, WA. She is
also survived by five dearly loved grandchildren, along with
seven adored great-grandchildren, Shauna Shaw and daughters,
Zoe and Sydney; Sarah Boblett and children, Cameron and
Paige; Tyler (Alex) Ogle and their son, Joseph; Laurie (Chris)
Howell along with their children, Gemma and Archer, and Lexi
Mae Ogle, and step-grandchildren, Mattie Ogle and Danny
Ubillos.
Lois was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Sorter;
parents, Jennie and Russell; step-daughter and husband, Pat
Ogle Ubillos and Julian Ubillos; much loved grandchildren,
Jennifer Rotunno and Julie Ubillos, along with her greatgranddaughter,
Kelsey Mae Ubillos Linnebur.
Her family knows that Lois’s Heavenly reunion with all of
these family members was a scene of great joy.
Services will be Monday, November 6, at the Redlands LDS
Church at 2235 Kingston Road. Visitation from 9 - 9:45 a.m. at
the church; services at 10:00 a.m., with interment in Orchard
Mesa Cemetery.
Lois was greatly appreciative of her care the last four months
by HopeWest Hospice, which allowed her to stay in her home
of the last 62 years until the day of her death. Memorial
contributions may be made to HopeWest Hospice at 3090B N.
12th St., Grand Junction, CO 81501.
