Jose Oliver Archuleta
Obituaries
Daily Sentinel page 3D - May 8, 2020
Jose Oliver
Archuleta
December 1, 1932 - May 3, 2020
Oliver Archuleta, 87, passed
away, Sunday, May 3, 2020,
surrounded by his family
at home in Grand Junction,
Colorado.
He was born in El Rito, NM,
to Ramon and Flora (Silva)
Archuleta. He moved to Fruita,
Colorado, in 1946 where he later
met the love of his life, Beatrice (Bernal) Archuleta. The couple
married on September 20, 1954, and were married for 65 years.
They had six children.
He was a Navy Veteran and worked as a Vocational Instructor
for the Job Corps for 30 years in Collbran, Colorado. He loved to
take care of his yard and garden, and enjoyed camping, hunting and
fishing.
He is survived by his wife, Beatrice of Grand Junction; Wanda
Swofford of Fruita; Becky (Gary) Miller of Grand Junction; Linda
(Gary) Nichols of Craig, CO; Oliver Archuleta Jr. of San Diego, CA,
and Lori (Boyd) Franklin of Grand Junction; brother, Adonice Silva
of Albuquerque, NM; 16 grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by son, Anthony Archuleta;
granddaughter, Kimberly Burtard; grandson, Garrett Swofford;
sister, Mary Valdez, as well as his parents.
He attended Immaculate Heart of Mary Church for many years
and was an active member of the Knights of Columbus.
Services will be at a later date
