STEVE E. BACK
Marriages
CECELIA DELAROSA
ELAINE SUNDSTROM
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 3C In Memoriam - January 30, 2011
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 4B - February 2, 2010
Steve E. Back, 63, Grand Junction, died Jan. 30, 2010, at Hospice Care Center.
Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Moose Lodge No. 567.
Survivors inlcude his wife, Elaine; three sons, Kelly and Martin of Grand Junction and David of West Hills, Calif.; one daughter, Lisa Sanchez of
Chatsworth, Calif.; one brother, Daryl of Grand Junction; two sisters, Darlene Davis and Cathy Hatch, both of Grand Junction; seven grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildern. Memorial contributions to Hospice & Palliative Care of
Western Colorado, 3090B North 12th St., Grand Junction 81506.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel - February 4, 2010
Our beloved Steve died Saturday,
January 30, 2010 at the Hospice
Care Center after a lengthy
fight with cancer. He is now free
to sing to our hearts.
Steve was born August 24, 1946
in Cincinnati, Ohio to Eugene and
Billie Back. He attended school in
Bethel and his family moved to
Grand Junction in 1960. He
played rhythm guitar in a rock and roll band called “The Exoticsâ€
during his teens, often entertaining at the Malt Shop, a popular teenage
hangout.
He moved to California, where he married Cecelia DelaRosa and
was blessed with a daughter, Lisa Yvonne and a son, David Eugene.
Later divorced, he came back to Colorado. He started singing again
after being coaxed on stage by Ralph and Clyde, at the Ramada Inn,
where Steve was the bar manager. In 1975 he started singing professionally,
and over the next 30 years he entertained with numerous
musicians around the Grand Valley.
Steve married the love of his life, Elaine Sundstrom at the chapel
on Baron Lake on Grand Mesa. Together, they were blessed with
two sons, Kelly Steven and Martin Tyler. Steve was very proud of
all of his children, and his delight was his two youngest grand babies.
They made him smile.
Steve was employed by Pro2Serve on the Moab UMTRA TAC
Team as an environmental technician where he performed ground
water sampling and well maintenance. He made many close friends
over the years while working at Stoller Inc., MACTEC and Rust
Geotech.
Steve touched many people through his music, he was always
willing to do a fund-raiser for anyone who fell on hard times. He
loved family and friends, music, the mountains, autumn, Canadian
geese and was fascinated with airplanes.
He is survived by his wife, Elaine Back of Grand Junction, CO; his
sons, David (Sandra) Back of West Hills, CA; Kelly (Natasha) Back
of Grand Junction, CO; Martin Back of Grand Junction, CO; his
daughter, Lisa (Lalo) Sanchez of Chatsworth, CA; his grandchildren,
Christina, David, Melissa, Junior, Miyah, Tyler and Isabella;
and two great grandchildren. Steve is also survived by sisters, Darlene
(Bill) Back Davis; Cathy (Jarvis) Hatch and brother, Daryl
Back of Grand Junction; step father, Roddy Kipp of Rancho Bernardo,
CA, and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by
his mother, Billie Kipp.
Arrangements are being handled by Callahan-Edfast Mortuary in
Grand Junction.
There will be a Celebration of Life gathering at the Moose Lodge
on 25 1/2 Road, Grand Junction at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February
6th.
Memorial contributions to Hospice & Palliative Care of Western
Colorado, 3090 B North 12th St., Grand Junction, CO 81506.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 6B - February 3, 2010
Steve E. Back, 63, Grand Junction, died Jan. 30, 2010, at Hospice Care Center. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at the Moose Lodge, 567 25 1/2 Road.
Survivors include his wife, Elaine; three sons, Kelly and Martin, both of Grand Junction, and David of West Hills, Calif.;one daughter, Lisa Sanchez of
Chatsworth, Calif.; one brother, Daryl Back of Grand Junction; two sisters, Darlene Davis and Cathy Hatch, both of Grand Junction; seven grandchildren
and two great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions to Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Colorado, 3090 B N. 12th St., Grand Junction 81506
The Daily Sentinel page 4B - January 30, 2020
May the winds of Heaven blow softly and whisper in your ear
How much we love and miss you and wish that you were here.
With Love,
Elaine, Kelly and Marty,
Sisters and Brother,
Family and Friends.
