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Recent Obituaries
Cortez, Colorado and surrounding areas
Gregg Milton Leighton
Jul 16, 2015
GREGG MILTON LEIGHTON Memorial services for Gregg Milton Leighton, lifelong Cortez resident, will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 24 at the Pavilion at Parque de Vida. Gregg was born August 21, 1952 in Durango, Colo. to Robert Lee Leighton and Madelyn Grace (Murray) Leighton. He passed away at University Hospital in Albuquerque, N.M. on Thursday, July 16,...
James "Clyde" Sheek
Jul 13, 2015
JAMES "CLYDE" SHEEK Funeral services for James "Clyde" Sheek a lifelong Mancos resident will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 18 at the Mancos First Baptist Church. Pastor Rick Gregory will officiate. Interment is to follow at the Sheek Cemetery in Mancos. James Clyde Sheek was born January 9, 1922, on his Grandmother Martha Keener's homestead, northeast of...
Alice Ann Saunders
Jul 12, 2015
ALICE ANN SAUNDERS Graveside services for longtime Mancos resident, Alice Ann Saunders, will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, July 21, at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Pastor Rick Gregory will officiate. Visitation will be held Monday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Alice was born to Claude LeRoy and Mable Gladys (Chadwick) Parks in Potter Valley,...
Joseph Dwayne "Dewey" Mestas
Jul 1, 2015
JOSEPH DWAYNE "DEWEY" MESTAS Funeral Mass for longtime Mancos resident Joseph Dwayne "Dewey" Mestas will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, July 6 at St. Rita Catholic Church. Cremation will follow. A visitation has been scheduled for Sunday afternoon at 4:00 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel followed by a Rosary service at 5:00 p.m. Dewey was born September 9,...
Rowena G. "Rae" Robinett
Jun 29, 2015
ROWENA G. "RAE" ROBINETT Funeral services for Rowena G. Robinett, a lifelong resident of Dove Creek, will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 8 at the Dove Creek Assembly of God Church. Pastor Greg Liming will officiate. Interment will follow at Dove Creek Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Wednesday morning from 8:30 a.m. until service time at...
Clayton Eric "Clay" Mustoe
Jun 26, 2015
CLAYTON ERIC "CLAY" MUSTOE Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident, Clayton Eric "Clay" Mustoe, will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 30 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Empire Street Chapel. Interment will follow at Goodman Point Cemetery. Visitation will be held prior to the service beginning at 9 a.m. in the Relief Society...
Leslie Elizabeth Higgins Greenfield
Jun 26, 2015
LESLIE ELIZABETH HIGGINS GREENFIELD Funeral services for area resident, Leslie Elizabeth Higgins Greenfield, will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 2 at the Cortez First United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at Lewis Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Wednesday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Leslie was born the daughter of William D....
Philip Melvin Belt
Jun 26, 2015
PHILIP MELVIN BELT Philip Melvin Belt was born December 12, 1931 in Cortez the son of Kenneth R. and Ruth (Runck) Belt. He passed away on Friday, June 26, 2015 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 83. On December 27, 1971 Philip married Doris Mary Hendersen. He was an Elder at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Cortez....
Sheila Modesta Bardeaux
Jun 20, 2015
SHEILA MODESTA BARDEAUX Sheila Modesta Bardeaux passed away unexpectedly at Southwest Memorial Hospital on Saturday, June 20, 2015 at the age of 62. She was born in Loma Linda, Calif. on March 25, 1953 to Raymond Keith and Geraldine (Johnson) Stringer. On May 5, 1984 Sheila married Keith Bruce Bardeaux in Riverside County, Calif. Sheila's grandchildren were the center of...
Edward Eugene Zeutzius
Jun 17, 2015
EDWARD EUGENE ZEUTZIUS Edward Eugene Zeutzius was born February 1, 1951 in Browning, Mont. the son of Howard George and Georgia Pearl (Andrus) Zeutzius. He passed away at his Mancos home on Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at the age of 64. Surviving Ed are his wife, Barbara D. Zeutzius of Mancos; his mother, Georgia Zeutzius Brown and husband, Emett, of...
Bruce William Gray
Jun 10, 2015
BRUCE WILLIAM GRAY Visitation has been set for Bruce William Gray, 72 of Dolores, from 2 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 17 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Cremation will follow with private family services to be held. Bruce was born in Chula Vista, Calif. on June 26, 1942. He passed away at his Dolores home on Wednesday, June 10, 2015....
Patrick Daniel Lancaster
Jun 10, 2015
PATRICK DANIEL LANCASTER Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident, Patrick Daniel Lancaster, will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 16 at the Lewis Arriola Community Center. Mr. Doug Carver will officiate. Interment will follow at Arriola Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Tuesday morning from 10 a.m. to Noon at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Patrick was born the son...
Ramon Denton "Ray" Ziegler
Jun 8, 2015
RAMON DENTON "RAY" ZIEGLER Funeral services for Ramon Denton "Ray" Ziegler will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 12 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Military honors will be provided by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Interment services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 13 at Fairmount Cemetery in Denver, Colo. Ray was born November 10,...
Jimmie Rose Lancaster Perry
Jun 8, 2015
JIMMIE ROSE LANCASTER PERRY Funeral services for lifelong area resident, Jimmie Rose Perry, will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 13 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment is pending for Sylvan Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Friday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Jimmie Rose Lancaster Perry, age 85, passed from this world Monday,...
Felix Lonnie Garcia Jr.
Jun 5, 2015
FELIX LONNIE GARCIA JR. Funeral Mass for lifelong Cortez resident Felix Garcia Jr. will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, June 15 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Rosary services will be held Sunday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Felix Lonnie Garcia Jr. passed away at the age of 60,...
Harold Lynn Atwood
Jun 3, 2015
HAROLD LYNN ATWOOD Military inurnment services for Cortez resident Harold Lynn Atwood will be held on Friday, June 19 at 10:15 a.m. at Fort Logan National Cemetery at Staging Area "C" in Denver, Colo. Harold passed away at his home on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at the age of 64. He was born the son of Kenneth Howard and Evelyn...
Jolie Beth Twilley
Jun 3, 2015
JOLIE BETH TWILLEY Jolie Beth Twilley was born to Rusty Colt and Brandi Jo Chandler Twilley in Durango, Colo. on June 2, 2015. Immediately little Jolie was rushed to Denver to University Hospital. Jolie's life on earth was short, yet she touched deeply the hearts of those who were waiting to welcome her birth. Jolie passed from this life on...
Fred M. Klein Jr.
Jun 3, 2015
FRED M. KLEIN JR. Fred M. Klein Jr. was born June 18, 1925 in Denver, Colo. to Fred M. Klein and Elsie A. (Soderstrom) Klein. He passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez on Wednesday, June 3, 2015. Fred was 89 years old. During World War II Fred served his country in the U.S. Navy. Fred's war service held...
Ernesteen F. Billie
May 31, 2015
ERNESTEEN F. BILLIE Funeral services for Ernesteen F. Billie will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, June 8 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Pastor Adrian Gonzales will officiate. Interment will follow at Mule Trail Mesa Cemetery. Ernesteen was born June 26, 1972 in Cortez. She passed away at Parkview Hospital in Pueblo, Colo. on Sunday, May 31, 2015 at...
John Pyron Harris
May 31, 2015
JOHN PYRON HARRIS Funeral services for Cortez resident, John Pyron Harris will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 4 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will be held in Rocky Ford, Colo. A visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday evening at the Ertel Chapel from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. John Pyron Harris, age 83, passed away in...
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