Obituaries

Larry Kautz

Larry Kautz

May 17, 2015

ROBERT LARRY KAUTZ Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Robert Larry Kautz will be held 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 6 at the Cortez First United Methodist Church. Larry, as he was known to family and friends, was born September 30, 1935 in McGrew, Neb., the son of Conrad Kautz II and Katharine (Ramig) Kautz. He passed away at his...

Donna Lea Ragland

Donna Lea Ragland

May 17, 2015

DONNA LEA RAGLAND Memorial services for longtime area resident Donna Lea Ragland will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20 at Mountain View Baptist Church. Donna was born August 11, 1934 in Copper Spur, Colo. She passed away at her family home on Sunday, May 17, 2015. Memorial contributions can be made in memory of Donna Ragland with...

Gean Leo Sligar

Gean Leo Sligar

May 16, 2015

GEAN LEO SLIGAR Funeral services for Gean Leo Sligar, former Cortez resident and current Monte Vista, Colo. resident, will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 22 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Chaplain Marvin Graves will officiate. Visitation has been set to begin at 1 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Gean was born July 14,...

Janice Kay Stone

Janice Kay Stone

May 15, 2015

JANICE KAY STONE Memorial services for lifelong area resident, Janice Kay Stone, will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 20 at the Montezuma Valley Presbyterian Church. A luncheon will follow the services in the Fellowship Hall. Janice Kay Stone was born April 16, 1935 in Lewis, Colorado on her grandfather's homestead on the Dolores River Rim. She passed...

Cheryl Jean Ward

Cheryl Jean Ward

May 13, 2015

CHERYL JEAN WARD Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Cheryl Jean Ward will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 19 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Pastor Jonathan Bland will officiate the services. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Cheryl J. Ward was born October 8, 1946 in Killeen, TX to Tuffy and Louise Overton, the 3rd of 5 children....

Eva Thrailkill

Eva Thrailkill

May 11, 2015

EVA THRAILKILL Eva Thrailkill of Cortez, Colo. passed away on Monday, May 11, 2015. She was born Eva Hunn on October 11, 1929 in Linton, N.D. to Rosina and Thomas Hunn. Eva graduated from Linton High School in 1947 and attended Ellendale Teachers College in North Dakota. Once she graduated from Ellendale, she taught several different grade levels at a...

Janie Lee Davenport

Janie Lee Davenport

May 10, 2015

JANIE LEE DAVENPORT Janie Lee Davenport passed away at her Cortez home on Sunday, May 10, 2015 at the age of 72. She was born August 11, 1942 in Sundown, Tex. to William T. and Rena Belle (Lee) Richardson. Surviving Janie are her husband of 46 years, James J. Davenport of Cortez; children, Evan Powell of San Antonio, Tex., Rhonda...

Michael Lloyd "Mike" Gurule'

Michael Lloyd "Mike" Gurule'

May 9, 2015

MICHAEL LLOYD "MIKE" GURULE' Michael "Mike" Lloyd Gurule' passed away peacefully Saturday, May 9, 2015 in Redlands, CA at the age of 82. He was born on June 25, 1932 in Durango, CO. He married Phyllis Marie Archuleta in December 1953 in Sacramento, CA and the couple had four children. Angelina Gurule'(Kraft), Ayran Gurule' (McIntosh), Audie Gurule' and Allan Gurule'....

Darold Eugene Jansen

Darold Eugene Jansen

May 7, 2015

DAROLD EUGENE JANSEN Memorial services for Darold Eugene Jansen, 85 of Dolores, will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, June 1 at the Dolores Community Center. Darold was born in Lena, Wisc. on April 28, 1930 to Gilbert and Lucille (Adams) Jansen. He passed away at his Dolores home on Thursday, May 7, 2015. On July 25, 1978 Darold...

Brandon James Neely

Brandon James Neely

May 4, 2015

BRANDON JAMES NEELY Memorial services for Brandon James Neely, 32 of Cahone, will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 16 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Brandon was born in Durango, Colo. on August 13, 1982 to Dan Earl Neely and Marilyn Kay Doyel. He passed away at his home on Monday, May 4, 2015. Brandon was quite a welder...

Delouris C. Tozer

Delouris C. Tozer

May 3, 2015

DELOURIS C. TOZER Funeral services for DeLouris C. Tozer, a longtime resident of Cortez, will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 8 at Ertel Memorial Chapel with Pastor Anthony Maes officiating. Burial will follow at Cortez Cemetery. DeLouris was born the daughter of Thomas Walter and Maude Etna (Rathbun) Cox in Lincoln, Neb. on December 24, 1927. She...

Reyes Michael Mckensley

Reyes Michael Mckensley

May 3, 2015

REYES MICHAEL McKENSLEY Funeral services for Towaoc resident, Reyes Michael McKensley, will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 9 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Reverend Bud Rousset will officiate. Reyes was born on June 4, 1988 in Shiprock, N.M. to Neilson McKensley and Shelley R. Eyetoo. He passed away at his Towaoc home...

Tommy Eugene Randolph

Tommy Eugene Randolph

May 3, 2015

TOMMY EUGENE RANDOLPH Funeral services for longtime Dove Creek resident, Tommy Eugene Randolph will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 8 at Memorial Hall in Dove Creek. Interment will follow at Peel Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Thursday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Tommy was born June 4, 1939 in Disappointment Valley,...

Pete Esteban Montano

Pete Esteban Montano

Apr 29, 2015

PETE ESTEBAN MONTAO Funeral Mass for longtime Cortez resident Pete Esteban Montao will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 2 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Reverend Pat Valdez, C.R. will officiate. Visitation has been scheduled for Friday evening at 6 p.m. at the church. A Rosary Service will begin at 7...

Ruby Lee Dennison

Ruby Lee Dennison

Apr 27, 2015

RUBY LEE DENNISON Funeral services for former Cortez resident, Ruby Lee Dennison, will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 1 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Friday from Noon to 1:30 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Ruby was born to Charles Eugene and Mattie Ella (Wisdom) Cantrell on April 12,...

Freida C. Caloway

Freida C. Caloway

Apr 26, 2015

FREIDA C. CALOWAY Memorial services for Dolores resident, Freida C. Caloway will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 29 at the Baptist Chapel. Pastor Mark Baker will officiate the services. Freida was born July 11, 1937 in Ashville, N.C. to Veray Austin and Gladys (Hayes) Cogburn. She passed away at her home on Sunday, April 26, 2015. She...

Rick Verdell Johnson

Rick Verdell Johnson

Apr 23, 2015

RICK VERDELL JOHNSON Rick Verdell Johnson of Dolores, Colo. passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 23, 2015, after a courageous and gracious battle with cancer. His mother named him Rickey, after the character in the "I Love Lucy" TV show. Rick was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on August 30, 1951. He lived in Salt Lake until moving to...

Chris Olen Marion

Chris Olen Marion

Apr 23, 2015

CHRIS OLEN MARION Chris Olen Marion passed away in the early morning hours on Thursday, April 23, 2015. He was 60 years old. Chris passed away in his home surrounded by loved ones. Chris was born to Fronia Inez and Cris Raymond Marion on March 22, 1955 in Dove Creek, Colo. He spent his early years growing up in Cortez...

Stanley Douglas Hindmarsh

Stanley Douglas Hindmarsh

Apr 22, 2015

STANLEY D. "POPS" HINDMARSH Stanley Hindmarsh passed away on April 22, 2015 after a lengthy stay in the Vista Grande Inn Nursing Home under great care. He was born in Cortez, Colo. to Doug and Arlene Hindmarsh on August 7, 1933. Stanley graduated from MCHS in 1951. In July of 1966 he married Mary Shackelford and they spent the next...

Margaret Ann "Peggy" Radzinski

Margaret Ann "Peggy" Radzinski

Apr 21, 2015

MARGARET ANN "PEGGY" RADZINSKI Margaret Ann "Peggy" Radzinski, 62 of Mancos, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango. Memorial services will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 1 at the Mancos Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. A potluck will follow. Peggy, as she was known to family and...