Betty Jean (Cottier) Rupe
Marriages
Aaron "Bub" Rupe - 1951
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 3D Obituary - June 30, 2019
Betty Jean Rupe February 5, 1930 - June 25, 2019 Betty Jean Rupe was born Betty Jean Cottier, February 5, 1930, to Franklin and Mayme Cottier in Delta, Colorado. She died June 25, 2019, at the LaVilla Grande Care Center, Grand Junction. Betty grew up in Delta and Grand Junction, graduating from Grand Junction High School in 1948. She married Aaron “Bud” Rupe in 1951. She leaves behind her husband, Bud; sons, Jerry (Cindy) of Fruita; Chuck (Christine) of Grand Junction, and Trent (Roxie) of Clifton; and brother, Chuck Cottier (Laurie) of Lake Ballinger, Washington. Betty had nine grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. She was an accomplished artist. She loved to paint in her younger years and loved to sew. Her greatest accomplishment in life was to her family. Her love as a wife, mother, and grandmother was beyond measure. She loved to spend her mornings with a cup of coffee enjoying the birds and chipmunks that visited her many feeders. Her love and her smile will be greatly missed. There will be a viewing Monday, July 1, at Callahan-Edfast Mortuary from 5 - 7:00 p.m. Services will be Tuesday, July 2, at 10:00 a.m. with a reception and interment following at Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Grand Junction.
