Ernest "Ernie" Guthrie
Marriages
Mildred Fern Neilson - 1953
Obituaries
The Daily Sentinel page 6A - December 7, 2022
Ernest (“Ernie”) was
born on the family farm
near Pritchett, Colorado.
The Family later relocated
to Western Colorado and
settled on a California
Mesa Farm near Olathe,
Colorado, where Ernie graduated as Valedictorian
(1951). As a graduate of Barnes Business College in
Denver, Ernie worked in accounting for GE in Denver.
In 1953 Ernie Married Mildred Fern Neilson of
Montrose, CO and shortly thereafter entered the U.S.
Army and became a Medic.
In 1955 Ernie joined Union Carbide in Uravan as
an accountant. A year later Ernie transferred to the
company’s Grand Junction office where he was Manager,
Data Processing/Assistant Manager Accounting. Ernie
retired in 1986, but stayed busy doing I.T. consulting
until the mid 1990’s.
Ernie was a resident of Larchwood Inns at the time
of his passing. Ernie is survived by his wife, Mildred
Guthrie, sister Fern Weber, daughter Melinda Guthrie,
J.D., esq., son Michael Guthrie, and grandsons Garrett
Guthrie and Tyler Guthrie.
Funeral arrangements are by Snyder Grand Valley
Memorials, Inc. Brief on-sight Services and Interment
will commence at 1:00 PM December 8, 2022 at
Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery in Grand Junction.
