Donald Wayne Hpuchin
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 3D Obituary - April 26, 2020
Donald Wayne
Houchin
December 23, 1935 - April 21, 2020
Donald Wayne Houchin, 84,
of Grand Junction, Colorado,
passed away at home on April
21, 2020, surrounded by his
loving family.
Don was born on December
23, 1935, in Princeton, Indiana,
to Monzell and Willard Houchin.
Don graduated from high school
and was called to serve his country with the United States Army.
He married Lois Deisher the day before he left to serve.
After his military service, Don and Lois relocated to Sterling,
Colorado, where he worked in the oilfield. He later worked for Reed
Tool Company and was transferred to Grand Junction, Colorado.
After Reed Tool Company, he worked at Grand Junction Pipe
where he retired in 2002.
Don was preceded in death by his parents, Monzell and Willard,
and brother, Willard Houchin, Jr.
Don is survived by Lois Houchin; son, Stephen (Cynthia)
Houchin, Grand Junction, CO; daughter, Donna (Anthony)
Houchin-Fanzo, Aurora, CO; fgrandchildren, Cassi Stover
(Jeremy), Marqie Webster, Steven Knott, and Jessica Knott. He
also has five great-grandchildren, Chandler, Addison, Ruhnezmae,
Kaison and Jaylynn. Greg “Turbo” Wilson, a close family friend,
was considered a second son to Don.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to HopeWest of Grand
Junction, 3090B North 12th Street, Grand Junction, CO 8
