Patrick Charles Clark
Aug 18, 2025
Patrick Charles Clark was born July 22, 1951, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of Kenny and Sally Hartman. He passed away August 19, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Durango, Colorado at the age of 74. He was an avid outdoorsman whose favorite saying was "The mountains are calling I must go". He loved spending time in the mountains riding mules,...
Cornelia Deer Cuthair
Aug 15, 2025
Cornelia Deer Cuthair was born December 25, 1987 in Monticello, Utah to Kendall Cuthair and Alvida Denetsosie. She passed away in Salt Lake City, Utah on August 15, 2025 at the age of 37.
A memorial service will be held at Ertel Memorial Chapel on Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.
Destiny JeriAnn Whiteman
Aug 12, 2025
Funeral Services for Towaoc Resident Destiny JeriAnn Whiteman will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, August 18, 2025 at Ertel Funeral Home.
Destiny Whiteman was born July 31, 2001 in Shiprock NM to Denise Porambo (Lucy King and Delbert King). She passed away the early morning Tuesday, August 12, 2025, in Towaoc, CO at the young age of 24.
Destiny was...
Barbara Jean Hughes
Aug 9, 2025
Barbara J. Hughes, age 77, of Cortez, Colorado, passed away peacefully at home on August 9, 2025, after a valiant battle with cancer. She was born on July 16, 1948 in Niagara Falls, New York.
Barbara owned and operated a child daycare center, she was a state licensed Real Estate Agent and went into property management. She worked for Monarch Real...
Larry Elwood Lint
Aug 8, 2025
Larry Elwood Lint was born in Jamestown, North Dakota on April 3, 1945 the son of Harold Fredrick and Anna Belva Marie (Holmes) Lint. He passed away on August 8, 2025 at his residence in Cortez, Colorado at the age of 80.
Larry grew up on a small farm in Jud, North Dakota. After graduating from Nortenville High School he joined...
Janice Louise Hager
Aug 2, 2025
Janice Hager, born December 29, 1931, in Montezuma County, she passed away at home, surrounded by the quiet comfort of the place she loved. Janice dedicated much of her life to the land, with a deep-rooted passion for gardening, farming, and outdoor work. She valued hard work, believed in making things last, and passed those values down through generations. As...
Alexander Dale Silas
Aug 1, 2025
Alexander Dale Silas was born on July 20, 1969, in Cortez, Colorado, and passed away peacefully on August 1, 2025, at Mercy Medical Center, surrounded by his loved ones.
A memorial service celebrating his life will be held at Ertel Memorial Chapel in Cortez, Colorado Wednesday, August 6, 2025, interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery.
Cheryl Ann McCutcheon (Greenlee)
Jul 31, 2025
Cheryl Ann Greenlee was born on August 14, 1930, in a homestead cabin located in the Northwest quadrant of the intersection of Montezuma County Roads 21 and P. Attending her birth were her maternal grandmother Edna Longenbaugh and a great aunt, Kitty Winburn. The birth went fine until she decided to cut it short and die in the early morning...
Charlie Ray Reynolds
Jul 25, 2025
Charlie Reynolds, beloved father, grandfather, and friend, passed away on July 25, 2025, surrounded by family. Leaving behind a legacy of hard work, laughter, and a deep love for the great outdoors.
Charlie was born on August 30, 1957, to Ray and Elizabeth Reynolds in Grants, New Mexico. He spent his first 13 years in Grants and then moved to Cortez,...
Phyllis Jean Barnett
Jul 22, 2025
Services for Phyllis Barnett will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday, July 28, 2025 at The First Baptist Church in Dove Creek, CO. Graveside will be at Cahone Cemetery following services. A reception will follow at the Dove Creek Community Center.
Phyllis Jean Barnett, born on January 27, 1947, in Cortez, Colorado, was the cherished daughter of Jessie and Clyde...
Theta Jewel Honaker
Jul 22, 2025
Theta Jewel Honaker was born January 25, 1934, in Jacksonville, Texas to Albert Bryan Hix and Ethel Naomi Scott.
They couldn't have picked a more fitting middle name for her. She truly was a jewel.
Theta recalled memories of gathering eggs on her Scott grandparent’s farm and seeing the big hogs her Hix grandparents raised. She remembered helping to pick cotton, putting...
Rubie Francine Izad
Jul 21, 2025
Rubie was born on March 4, 1971, in Cortez, Colorado. She was the fourth child of Laurna and Bruce Gray. She passed away after a lengthy illness on July 21, 2025, surrounded by family, in Durango, Colorado. She was 54 years old.
In Rubie’s childhood and into her twenties she traveled around frequently. In her travels she met, married and divorced...
Danny Millard Higgins
Jul 20, 2025
A Celebration of life for Dolores resident Danny Millard Higgins will be held on Thursday July 24, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at the Lewis Arriola Community Center. Dinner will follow.
Danny was born on July 19, 1949, in Cortez CO the son of Millard and Joylene (Wilson) Higgins. Danny passed away on Sunday July 20, 2025, at the age of 76.
Danny...
Sharon Kirby Semadeni
Jul 16, 2025
Sharon was born July 25, 1941, in Moran, Allen County, Kansas. She was cherished by her mother, Willie Lorine Keen and was loved and raised by her widowed grandmother, Willie (Pharo) Keen. She was raised alongside her aunts and uncles, being especially close to Aunt Faith (Moore) who still refers to Sharon as her “little sister”. Sharon passed away in...
Mel Franks
Jul 15, 2025
Mel Franks of Cortez Colorado passed away on July 15, 2025. She is preceded in death by her father Richard Crenshaw, her mother Hazel Moore and her brother Eddie Forman. Mel has three children, Carol Foutz, Jason Scott and Jake Franks. Mel was an incredible human being. She worked hard her whole life to support her children as a single...
Gregory Kevin Mahaffey
Jul 13, 2025
Gregory Kevin Mahaffey, born on December 23, 1958, passed away on July 13, 2025 at the age of 66. It's likely he immediately asked for directions to a celestial dirt track and an unlimited supply of afterlife fuel.
He was a dedicated and loving husband to Tina Mahaffey, his forever partner in all adventures. He met her in 1999 and they...
Charles Edward Schmidt
Jul 12, 2025
Charles Edward Schmidt, 92, of Dolores, Colorado. Passed away on 12 Jul 2025 in Mancos, Colorado.
Born on 19 Dec 1932 in Floresville, Texas, Charles was the Son of Henrie Schmidt and Frieda Wagenfuer.
Charles Graduated from Floresville High School in 1950, where he enjoyed playing 2nd Trumpet in the marching HS Band. After HS, Charles enlisted in the Airforce and performed...
MaryAnn Land
Jul 4, 2025
In memory of MaryAnn Land. MaryAnn passed away with her daughters by her side in Lewis, CO, on July 4th, 2025. MaryAnn was born to Betty and Dan Vanover in Montrose, CO, on March 24th, 1947. She grew up in Grand Junction and graduated from GJHS in 1965. In 1967 she married Pete Howland of Aurora, CO. They had 3...
Richard Harold Ernst
Jul 3, 2025
A Celebration of Life for Dove Creek resident Rick Ernst will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, July 11, 2025, at Dove Creek High School Gymnasium. Lunch, stories, and fellowship will follow at 12:30 PM at Dolores County Fairgrounds. Food will be provided; bring your preferred additional spirits, and a keg of beer will be available.
Rick Ernst was born...
David Nasrallah Nighteagle
Jun 29, 2025
David Nighteagle passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, June 29, 2025. A gifted storyteller, musician, photographer, and educator, David spent his life helping others connect to the land, the past, and the human spirit.
For many years, David served as an interpretive ranger at Mesa Verde National Park, where he shared the stories of the Ancestral Puebloan people with...
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