Charlotte Loretta Willburn
Feb 19, 2015
CHARLOTTE LORETTA WILLBURN Funeral services for longtime Mancos resident, Charlotte Loretta Willburn will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 25 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Reverend Bud Rousset will be officiating. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Tuesday evening from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the Ertel Chapel. Charlotte was...
Robert William Tompson
Feb 18, 2015
ROBERT "BOB" W. TOMPSON Bob was born on March 31, 1932 in Kansas City, Mo. to James Edward and Charlotte Edith (Witman) Tompson. He passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2015 in Rural Montezuma County at the age of 82. Bob graduated from the Overland Park Grade School and then Shawnee Mission High School. He later married Jo Ann Shafer on...
Patrick Harold Fischer
Feb 17, 2015
PATRICK HAROLD FISCHER A celebration of life for Patrick Harold Fischer will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 21 at the Dolores Fire Station. Patrick Harold Fischer was born on September 21, 1955 in Cortez. He passed away February 17, 2015 at 11:45 p.m. Known to his friends and family as Pat, he spent his entire life in...
Jacob Ryan Lopez
Feb 17, 2015
JACOB RYAN LOPEZ A wake for lifelong Towaoc resident, Jacob Ryan Lopez will be held at 5 p.m. on Saturday, February 21, 2015 at the Lopez residence located at 1548 San Juan Turn in Towaoc. Jacob was born June 17, 1991 in Cortez, the son of Jacob Ardel Colorow and Karlee Leann Lopez. He passed away on Tuesday, February 17,...
Betty Jo Badding
Feb 16, 2015
BETTY JO BADDING Funeral services for lifelong Dove Creek resident, Betty Jo Badding will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, February 21, 2015 at St. Jude Catholic Church. Interment will follow at the Dove Creek Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Friday evening from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. A rosary will begin...
Paul Gordon Farmer
Feb 15, 2015
PAUL GORDON FARMER Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident, Paul Gordon Farmer will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 21 at the Arriola Bible Church. Pastor Kent Slyter will be officiating. Paul was born on December 17, 1925 in Colorado Springs, Colo. the son of Fredrick Frank and Addie Viola (Johnson) Farmer. He passed away on Sunday, February...
Judith Leone Follman
Feb 12, 2015
JUDITH LEONE FOLLMAN Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident, Judith Leone Follman will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 21 at the Lewis Arriola Community Center. Judy was born Nov 21, 1952 in Cortez to Elvin and LaDelle Roundtree. She passed away on Feb 12, 2015. Judy spent her childhood growing up with four older brothers and sisters...
Corrine Zeffie Mccracken
Feb 7, 2015
CORRINE ZEFFIE McCRACKEN Graveside services for Corrine Zeffie McCracken will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 14 at the Summit Ridge Cemetery. Corrine was born December 17, 1917 in St. Cloud, Minn. the daughter of Earl D. and Mabel (Dyer) Hart. She passed away on Saturday, February 7, 2015 at her home in Mancos at the age of...
Marshal William Johnson
Feb 5, 2015
MARSHAL WILLIAM JOHNSON He was brought into this world February 22, 1958, before the sun came up. Have you ever been to Sacramento, Calif. during that time of year? Foggy! Foggy! Then the sun will burn it off and by noon it is bright and shiny. That was the day that Marshal William Johnson was born to his daddy Lloyd...
Bonnie Mills Lopez
Feb 4, 2015
BONNIE MILLS LOPEZ Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident, Bonnie Mills Lopez will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, February 9 at the Lopez Residence located at 900 Lane Drive in Towaoc. A wake has been scheduled for Sunday evening at 5 p.m. at the Lopez Residence. Bonnie was born August 19, 1956 in Cortez the daughter of Jacob...
Noland Keith Alexander
Jan 31, 2015
NOLAND KEITH ALEXANDER Noland Keith Alexander, 91, passed away January 31, 2015 in Mancos, Colorado. He was born on December 2, 1923 in Mancos, Colorado, to James S. "Boe" and Caroline "Callie" (Noland) Alexander. Noland grew up in Mancos, Colorado, where he graduated from Mancos High School in 1942. After high school he attended Fort Lewis College in Hesperus, Colorado....
Shelley Jo Garcia
Jan 31, 2015
Shelley Jo (Vitale) Garcia died at home on January 31, 2015 just two days before her 63rd birthday. She had courageously fought cancer finally entering hospice care in December. Shelley was attended in her final days by her life partner Steve Frank, who walked the path with her lovingly and alone until hospice became involved. He was with her when...
Cleo Lea Gregg
Jan 28, 2015
CLEO LEA GREGG Memorial services for Cortez resident, Cleo Lea Gregg will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, February 5, 2015 at the Lighthouse Baptist Church. Pastor Bruce Burkett will be officiating. Cleo Lea Kasal was born on February 1, 1955 in Durango, Colo. to Duane and Neoma Kasal. She grew up in Durango with her three siblings, Lyle,...
Donald Melvin Karraker
Jan 27, 2015
DONALD MELVIN KARRAKER Don Melvin Karraker, born November 12, 1933 in Long Beach, Calif. passed at his home with family at his side Tuesday, January 27, 2015. Don was raised in both Long Beach, Calif. and Holyoke, Colo. Don and Bert married September 14, 1952 in Yuma, Colo. He was playing semi-pro baseball in Nebraska and the surrounding area at...
Angel Carmen Chavez
Jan 26, 2015
ANGEL CARMEN CHAVEZ Funeral services for Angel Carmen Chavez will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, January 30 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Towaoc Cemetery. Angel was born on Monday, January 26 at Southwest Memorial Hospital, she passed away that morning. Surviving Angel are her parents, Venita Laner and Casey Chavez of Towaoc; her...
George Donald Baber
Jan 23, 2015
GEORGE DONALD BABER George Donald Baber was born on March 6, 1938 in Boise, Idaho the son of Charley and Esther (White) Chapin. He passed away on Friday, January 23, 2015 at the Valley Inn Nursing home. George was 76 years old. George graduated from Dunlap High School. In 1956 he entered the U.S. Marine Corp and was stationed at...
Velna Orpha Chandler
Jan 21, 2015
VELNA ORPHA CHANDLER Private family services will be held. Velna was born on May 13, 1932 in Ignacio, Colo. the daughter of Jess and Nettie (Jameson) Cater. She passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at the Valley Inn Nursing Home at the age of 82.
Reuben "Slim" Amos Cox
Jan 19, 2015
REUBEN AMOS COX Funeral services for longtime resident, Reuben Amos (Slim) Cox will be held at 1 pm Monday, January 26 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Anthony Maes will officiate. Visitation has been scheduled for Monday from 10 until noon. Reuben(Slim)was born November 18, 1921 to LeRoy James and Addie (Wood) Cox in Louis,...
Chester Lawrence Tozer
Jan 17, 2015
CHESTER LAWRENCE TOZER Funeral services for lifelong McElmo Canyon resident, Chester Lawrence Tozer will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, January 24 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Battlerock Cemetery. Military Honors will be conducted by the Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Chester was born January 5, 1932 in McElmo Canyon the son of...
Cindy Opal Johnson
Jan 8, 2015
CINDY OPAL JOHNSON A memorial mass for lifelong Dove Creek resident, Cindy Opal Johnson will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, January 16 at St. Jude Catholic Church in Dove Creek. Reverend Pat Valdez, C.R. will be officiating. Cindy was born March 8, 1953 in Cortez to Bob and Ramona Barrett Johnson. She passed away on Thursday, January 8,...
