Jared James Goebel

Services will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Avalon Theater.

He worked in the energy industry.

Survivors include his parents, Dean and Sue Goebel of Grand Junction; and one sister, Tessa Goebel of Denver.

Memorial contributions to the Roice Hurst Humane Society, 362 28 Road, Grand Junction 81501; or to CLAWS, 2214 Sandford Drive, Grand Junction 81505.

Jared James Goebel, 29, of Grand Junction, Colorado, passed away on July 9, 2017.

Jared was born in Austin, Minnesota, on June 25, 1988 to Dean and Sue Goebel, and welcomed home by his sister, Tessa, to the little town of Blooming Prairie, where his birth made the front page news. He started school in Grand Forks, ND, and attended Pomona Elementary, West Middle School, and graduated from GJHS, with Tiger Pride. He recently completed Lineman School at CMU and was looking forward to continued work in the energy services industry that he had been employed in over the past 10 years. Jared would say he was Minnesota born and Coloradan grown.

Jared had that special touch with all creatures, great and small—there are two dogs and a cat that are missing him already. “Kind, sweet, contagious smile, a friend” are thoughts and words the people who know and love him will use as they recall his spirit. Jared was a physical man who loved to play sports; he wrestled and played football and rugby (and if Clash of Clans counted, he’d be an Olympian.)

Jared is survived by his parents, Dean and Sue; his sister, Tessa; his grandparents, Don and Zerline Goebel, and Jim and Susan Mollison; his Goebel uncles and aunts, Mike and Karen, Dave and Penny, Darrin and Kelly, and Louann; and his Mollison uncles and aunts, Deborah, Dan, John and Sue, and Craig. So rich in family, he had literally hundreds of great aunts and uncles and cousins—special ones, Bryce, Drew, Seth, Micah, Abigail, Hannah, Molly, Alyssa, Connor, Laura, Erin, Kimberly, Annie, Maggie, Curtis, Abigail, Jacklyn, and Justin—he always marveled in this—he knew Love.

Jared was preceded in his death by his Grandma Sue Mollison, and his Aunt Vickie Woodward; there is peace in knowing they will be together. In fact, we think he may have had a hand in the rain these past few days, for he knew we needed it; the rains were Heaven sent.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations can be made to C.L.A.W.S., or Roice Hurst Humane Society, or the charity of your choice.

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, July 15, at The Avalon, 645 Main Street. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Callahan-Edfast Mortuary. Think colorful watches, sunglasses, and baseball caps—he never asked for much and it’s what he would have wanted.