Virginia Ruth Thistle, 79, of Grand Junction, passed away on June 25, 2018 at Mesa Manor Center. She was a nurse. Her survivors include her sons, Allen Schoonover or Grand Junction, and Tim Schoonover of Denver; daughters, Glenda Smith of Denver, and Joyce Conrad of Grand Junction; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 30, at 3:00 p.m., at the Grand Junction Seventh-Day Adventist Church 550 25 1/2 Rd, Grand Junction, CO 81501.