Anthony "Tony" Montoya
Marriages
Jackie Chiaro
JoAnn Gremo - 1950
JoAnn died in 1983.
Burial Details
Obituaries
The Daily Sentinel page 5C - January 12, 2020
Anthony “Tony” Montoya, 89, of Grand Junction, died Jan.
10, 2020, at HopeWest Hospice. Survivors: wife, Jackie Chiaro;
daughters, Dale Ann Minall and Toni Lynn Landis, and stepdaughter, Paige Pahler-Bond. Services pending.
The Daily Sentinel page 4B - January 14, 2020
Tony died peacefully with his
wife at his side.
He was the third of six children
born to T.B. Montoya and Ethel
Dimas. He grew up in Fruita,
and attended Fruita Union High
School.
In 1950, he married his high
school sweetheart, JoAnn
Gremo. They had two daughters, Dale Ann Minall (Stephen) and
Toni Lynn Landis. JoAnn died in 1983. In 1993 he married Jackie
Chiaro and became step-dad to Paige Pahler-Bond (Damon).
Other survivors are his sisters, Mary Jane Montoya and Lucille
Green; grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces
and nephews. He is preceded in death by sister, Arleen Brach, and
brothers, Clyde Monte and Mandy Montoya.
When he retired from the Public Service Plant at Cameo, he
was a heavy equipment operator. After retiring he enjoyed golfing,
traveling with the Elks R.V. Club, and the Public Service Pioneers,
making and enjoying many new friends. He belonged to the Grand
Junction Moose and Eagles Lodge.
Services will be today, January 15, at 10:00 a.m. at CallahanEdfast Mortuary
