Obituaries

Josefita Mable Thomas

Josefita Mable Thomas

Oct 21, 2014

JOSEFITA MABLE THOMAS Memorial services for lifelong Cortez resident, Josefita Mable Thomas will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, October 24 at the Cortez Church of Christ. Pastor Rob Hall will officiate. Josefita was born on January 4, 1931 in McPhee, Colo. the daughter of Jose Daniel Martinez and Vencinta (Herrera) Garcia. She passed away on Tuesday, October 21,...

Kathy Sue Chaffin

Kathy Sue Chaffin

Oct 20, 2014

Funeral services for Kathy Chaffin will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, October 24 at the Lewis Arriola Community Center. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Yellow Jacket. A dinner and fellowship will be held for family and friends following the services at the Community Center. Kathy was born August 28, 1948 in Cortez to Jack and Wanda...

Jack Lee Miller

Jack Lee Miller

Oct 15, 2014

JACK LEE MILLER Funeral services for Jack Lee Miller will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, October 20 at the Montelores Baptist Church located at 18735 Road 23.5 (across from Narraguinnep Reservoir). Interment will follow at the Cedar Grove Cemetery in Mancos. Jack Lee Miller, 71 of Cortez, passed away peacefully at home in the arms of his family...

Evelyn Julia Lee

Evelyn Julia Lee

Oct 13, 2014

EVELYN JULIA LEE Funeral services for Cortez resident Evelyn Julia Lee will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, October 17 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Thursday afternoon from 4 to 6 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Evelyn was born on August 25, 1926 in Shiprock, N.M. the daughter of Nelson...

Terry Ray Stanley

Terry Ray Stanley

Oct 12, 2014

Terry Ray Stanley Funeral services for Terry Ray Stanley will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 18 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Goodman Point Cemetery. Terry was born on September 19, 1956 in Cortez, Colo. the son of Harry Ray and Barbara Ruth (Jones) Stanley. He passed away on Sunday, October 12, 2014...

Paula Renee Kelly

Paula Renee Kelly

Oct 11, 2014

PAULA RENEE KELLY Paula Renee Kelly was born on October 25, 1956 in Flagstaff, Ariz., the daughter of Paul Crick and Audrey Dean (York) Baier. Renee passed away on Friday, October 11, 2014 at Southwest Memorial Hospital. She was 57 years old. Surviving Renee are her mother, Audrey Baier of Cortez; her children, Ethelyn Hensely and husband, David, Stacey Adams...

Vivian Delores Wells

Vivian Delores Wells

Oct 10, 2014

VIVIAN DELORES WELLS Memorial services for Vivian Delores Wells will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 15 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Vivian was born on February 24, 1934 in Alexandria, Va. She passed away on Friday, October 10, 2014 at Vista Grande Inn at the age of 80. In Alexandria, Va. in 1953 Vivian married Raymond N....

Miles Blackbear Pino

Miles Blackbear Pino

Oct 8, 2014

MILES BLACKBEAR PINO Funeral services for Miles Blackbear Pino will be held at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, October 14 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Miles was born on March 27, 1988 in Cortez the son of Darlene Pino and John Wesley Harwell. He passed away on Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at Montrose Memorial Hospital. Miles...

Mary Agnes Mccabe

Mary Agnes Mccabe

Oct 8, 2014

MARY A. McCABE Memorial services for Mary Agnes McCabe will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, October 22 at the Cortez First United Methodist Church. Inurnment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Mary was born on October 19, 1928 in Cortez the oldest child of William George and Orpha Agnes (Adams) Partridge. She passed away on Wednesday, October 8, 2014...

Franklin Leroy Gore

Franklin Leroy Gore

Oct 8, 2014

LeRoy GORE Funeral services for Franklin LeRoy Gore will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, October 10 at the Dove Creek First Baptist Church. Pastor Mike Farren will be officiating. Interment will follow at the Dove Creek Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled Friday morning from 10 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. at the Dove Creek First Baptist Church. Franklin...

Joan Kathryn Frautschy

Joan Kathryn Frautschy

Oct 8, 2014

JOAN KATHRYN FRAUTSCHY Joan K. Frautschy (nee Shortt) beloved wife of Jerre A. Frautschy of Cortez, Colo., passed away peacefully the morning of Wednesday, October 8th. Joan is survived by her husband of 59 years, Jerre; and her children, Henry G. Frautschy (Brenda), Kathrene M. Frautschy, Jerre A. Frautschy, Jr., and Simone M. Crouchelli (Michael); as well as her grandchildren,...

Teri Lynn Sinclair

Teri Lynn Sinclair

Oct 4, 2014

TERI LYNN SINCLAIR Memorial services for Teri Lynn Sinclair will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, October 14 at the Open Door Fellowship Church in Denver. Pastor Andy Cannon will be officiating. Her family is planning a gathering of friends at a later date. Teri was born on March 5, 1964 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix, Ariz. to...

Joyce Edna Turner

Joyce Edna Turner

Oct 4, 2014

JOYCE EDNA TURNER Joyce Edna Turner (March 10, 1943 - October 4, 2014) resident of Madison House in Cortez, passed from this earth on Saturday, October 4, 2014. Joyce was born in Grand Junction, Colo. and spent most of her life in the Monticello, Utah, Dove Creek, and Cortez areas. She graduated from Dolores County High School in Dove Creek...

John Papoff Jr.

John Papoff Jr.

Oct 4, 2014

JOHN PAPOFF JR. Graveside services for Aztec, N.M. resident John Papoff Jr. will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, October 7 at Arriola Cemetery. Pastor Scott Hartle will be officiating. John was born to Tina and John Papoff on May 1, 1929. John grew up in Bakersfield, Calif. where he attended school and graduated from Bakersfield High School in...

James Robert Saunders

James Robert Saunders

Sep 29, 2014

JAMES ROBERT SAUNDERS Graveside inurnment services for longtime Cortez resident, James Robert Saunders will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, October 6 at Cortez Cemetery. James Robert Saunders was born December 23, 1949 in Bronte, Tex. to Margarett (Hanna) and J.W. "Pete" Saunders. He passed away on Monday, September 29, 2014 at his Cortez residence at the age of...

Randy Ray Winter

Randy Ray Winter

Sep 28, 2014

RANDY RAY WINTER Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident, Randy Ray Winter will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, October 4 at the First Baptist Church. Chaplain Marvin Graves will be officiating. Randy was born on November 2, 1954 in Denver, Colo. the son of Wilbert and Jeanette (Graham) Winter. He passed away on Sunday, September 28, 2014 at...

Zachariah Tobias Preuit

Zachariah Tobias Preuit

Sep 27, 2014

ZACHARIAH TOBIAS PREUIT Funeral services for Zachariah Tobias Preuit will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, October 3, 2014 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. A visitation has been scheduled for Friday morning from 11 a.m. until 12 p.m. at the Ertel Chapel. Zachariah was born on September 9, 2014 in Grand Junction, Colo. He passed away on Saturday, September...

Jackie Elaine Wallace

Jackie Elaine Wallace

Sep 25, 2014

Jackie Elaine Wallace Memorial services for Mancos resident, Jackie Elaine Wallace will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, September 29 at the Dolores Community Center. Inurnment will follow at the Wallace Family Cemetery. Johnny and Frank Green will be officiating. Jackie was born on February 16, 1932 in Cortez, the daughter of Jack T. and Jennie Lucille (Veach) Meadows....

Montgomery Ray Coyote

Montgomery Ray Coyote

Sep 23, 2014

MONTGOMERY RAY "MONTY" COYOTE Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident, Montgomery Ray "Monty" Coyote will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, September 26 at the Evangel Assembly of God Church. Pastor Anthony Maes will be officiating. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Monty was born on February 21, 1957 in Cortez to McDougal Coyote Sr. and Betty Ann Dinae....

Teresa Lynn Perkins

Teresa Lynn Perkins

Sep 18, 2014

TERESA LYNN PERKINS Teresa Lynn Perkins was born on April 18, 1961 in Lancaster, Calif. She passed away on Friday, September 12, 2014 at San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington, N.M. Teresa was 53 years old. Teresa was a Paralegal for six years, working in both Bishop, Calif. and Mammoth Lakes, Calif. She loved shopping. Teresa enjoyed collecting a...