Rella Jeneane Temple

Rella Jeneane Temple, 95, was born in Pueblo, Colorado on June 9, 1930. She passed away peacefully with her children by her side to be with the Lord on September 2, 2025.
Rella was baptized a member of St. Paul Methodist Church and graduated from Central High School. Still in school, she played piano for Daisy Hedges at the Conservatory School of Dance.
The Conservatory is now attached to the historical Pueblo Divine Science Church, the church she attended when she first moved back to Pueblo to live with her daughter. In her last years she enjoyed going to Storytellers, Ukulele Choir, and her most favorite was singing with the Troubadours at the SRDA.
As a career, Rella traveled and played piano all over the United States until she was offered a permanent job at the Wagon Wheel Piano Bar and Restaurant in Oxnard, California, where she played for over 21 years. She remembered customers not always by their names but by their favorite song, endearing herself to them and making life-long friends.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Olga and Herbert Ager and sisters, Helen Webb and Gloria Snare. She is survived by her former spouse and good friend, Charles Temple Jr.; her children, Charles (Claudia) Temple III, Valerie Temple, and Dale Temple; and her grandchildren, Christi Farinha, Chucky Temple, and Dominique Yettito; seven great-grandchildren; and five nieces and nephews. Rella was the peacemaker and is deeply loved by her family and friends and will be dearly missed but not forgotten.
“Sleep in Heavenly Peace Mom.” Don’t Forget we love you.
Memorial Service to be announced. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Alzheimer’s Association. Online condolences at www.MontgomerySteward.com