Leonard "Len" Gallegos
Jul 26, 2014
LEONARD "LEN" GALLEGOS A Funeral Mass for Leonard "Len" Gallegos will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, August 1, 2014 at the St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Cortez. Rosary services will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 31, 2014 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Father Pat Valdez will be presiding. Len was born on October 25,...
Edna Dea Knight
Jul 25, 2014
EDNA DEA KNIGHT Edna Dea Knight died peacefully at Vista Mesa Assisted Living Residence in Cortez, Colo. on Friday, July 25, 2014. She was born the daughter of Cy and Mattie (Kirkland) Jones in Hughes County, Okla. on February 13, 1928. Edna will be greatly missed for her great capacity for love, her unshakeable faith in God and her infectious...
Donna Jean Skinner
Jul 23, 2014
DONNA JEAN SKINNER Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident, Donna Jean Skinner will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Arriola Cemetery. A visitation will be held Tuesday afternoon for family and friends from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Ertel Chapel. Donna was born the daughter...
William Franklyn Lawson
Jul 14, 2014
WILLIAM FRANKLYN LAWSON Bill was born in Galesburg, Ill. to Ethel and James Lawson in 1934. He was the 5th child born in what would be seven. His dad died while working on the railroad when Bill was around five years of age. His mom, Ethel, died when he was 13. Dad lived in the YMCA and delivered telegrams and...
Colton Wade Coffman
Jul 13, 2014
COLTON WADE COFFMAN Funeral services for Colton Wade Coffman, 14 of Cortez, will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 17 in the pavilion at Parque de Vida. Interment will follow at The People's Cemtery in Dolores. Visitation has been set for Tuesday evening from 4 to 8 p.m. and Wednesday afternoon from 3 to 6 p.m., both at...
David L. Cowley
Jul 10, 2014
DAVID L. COWLEY David L. Cowley of Florence, Kan. and formerly of Cortez passed away July 10, 2014 at the Newton Medical Center, Newton, Kan. Born January 1, 1941 to Joseph and Bertha (Barr) Cowley, Dave was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Don Cowley. He is survived by his daughters, Rustina of Vashon, Wash. and Tisha...
Verna Jane Yeomans
Jul 9, 2014
Celebration of life services for lifelong Mancos resident, Verna Jane Yeomans will be held at Jane's home 217 S. Walnut Street in Mancos on Sunday, July 27th beginning at 2 p.m. Friends and family are welcome to come and go at their leisure. Jane was born on May 21, 1924 in Mancos, to Ralph Haralson and Florence Edith (Anderson) Weaver...
Sidney Weezy Big Soldier Wells
Jul 7, 2014
SIDNEY WEEZY BIG SOLDIER WELLS Sidney Weezy Big Soldier Wells passed away on Monday, July 7, 2014 at the Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 1 month. Sidney was born on June 2, 2014 the son of David Sidney and Virginia Mary (Martinez) Wells. He leaves behind his parents; his twin brother, Hunter Big Soldier Wells; and grandmothers, Bernice...
William Allen "Bill" Mclaughlin
Jul 5, 2014
WILLIAM ALLEN "BILL" MCLAUGHLIN Graveside inurnment services for lifelong area resident William Allen "Bill" McLaughlin will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 11 at the Cedar Grove Cemetery in Mancos, Colo. A celebration of life will be held following the graveside service at the Mancos Community Center. All are welcome for food and fellowship in honor of Bill....
Neal Eddy
Jul 5, 2014
NEAL EDDY Funeral services for lifelong area resident Neal Eddy will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 12 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel with interment following at the Cortez Cemetery. Neal was born March 30, 1924 in Amarillo, Tex. the son of Clifford Neal and Lillian Matilda (Keeter) Eddy. He passed away at home Saturday, July 5, 2014 at...
Quinton Ross Taggart
Jul 2, 2014
QUINTON ROSS TAGGART Graveside services for Quinton Ross Taggart will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 8 at Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Anthony Maes will officiate. Visitation has been scheduled for Monday afternoon from 4-6 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Quinton was born August 13, 1965 in Denver, Colo. and he left this earth to be with God on...
Vance Lee Lundy
Jun 30, 2014
VANCE LEE LUNDY Vance Lee Lundy was born November 13, 1948 in Glendale, Calif. to Earl Bradford and Gertrude Charline (Huthmacher) Lundy. He passed away in Durango at Four Corners Health Care on Monday, June 30, 2014 at the age of 65. While Vance was born in Glendale he was raised in Mount Charleston, Nev. He went to school and...
Charlotte Louise Ardry Hessom
Jun 27, 2014
CHARLOTTE LOUISE ARDRY HESSOM Charlotte Louise Ardry Hessom passed away at Vista Mesa Assisted Living on Friday, June 27, 2014 at the age of 84. She was born the daughter of Raymond and Claire (Wright) Ardry on December 4, 1929 in Pittsburgh, Penn. Charlotte was known for her great sense of humor and her ability to laugh often. She was...
Clevelan Cameron "Cleve" Dicken
Jun 25, 2014
CLEVELAN CAMERON "CLEVE" DICKEN Memorial services for longtime Dove Creek resident Clevelan Cameron "Cleve" Dicken were held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 29 at the Dove Creek Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Pastor Steve Gilham officiated. Cleve C. Dicken was born October 28th 1924 near Chester, Oklahoma to John Paul Dicken and Clara (Bill) Dicken. He was the third of four...
Kenneth Ray Randolph
Jun 24, 2014
KENNETH RAY RANDOLPH Graveside services for longtime Dove Creek resident Kenneth Ray Randolph will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, June 30 at Dove Creek Cemetery. Mr. Sam Thompson will officiate. Ken was born on October 3, 1927 in Saint Louis, Mo. the son of Ralph Ray and Maude Mae (Young) Randolph. He passed away at Vista Mesa Assisted...
Oraly Francis "Bud" Muzzy
Jun 20, 2014
ORALY FRANCIS "BUD" MUZZY Graveside services for Oraly Francis "Bud" Muzzy a longtime resident of Dolores will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 27 at Cortez Cemetery. Bud was born May 27, 1928 in Lamar, Colo. the son of Elbert and Winifred Ethel (MacMaine) Muzzy. He passed away at Vista Grande Inn on Friday, June 20, 2014. Bud...
Brianna Lynn Schmittel
Jun 18, 2014
BRIANNA LYNN SCHMITTEL Memorial services for Mancos resident Brianna Lynn Schmittel will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday, June 27 at Boyle Park in Mancos. On April 22nd of 1992, the Schmittel family was blessed with a beautiful brown-eyed little girl. Brianna Lynn Schmittel was busy from the start, always on the go. From the time Bri was around...
Leona Joyce "Sis" Foster
Jun 16, 2014
LEONA JOYCE "SIS" FOSTER Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident, Leona Joyce "Sis" Foster will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, June 20 at the First Assembly of God Church. Pastors Anthony Maes and Cory Madsen will officiate. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. "Sis", as she was fondly known to family and friends, was born January 13, 1942...
David "Don" Miller
Jun 16, 2014
DAVID "DON" MILLER David "Don" Miller, born December 29, 1929 in Oak Park, Ill., son of David Miller and Adelaide (Brown) Miller and beloved husband of Robin Miller, passed away on Monday, June 16, 2014. Don was the father of Linda Miller-Kahn (Jeff), Sandra Paszczeck (Robert), and Pamela Miller Kohler (Philip); stepfather to Jennifer Zochowski (Paul) and Michelle Potempa (Marc);...
Blanche Wheeler Lee
Jun 12, 2014
BLANCHE WHEELER LEE 1920-2014 Blanche Wheeler Lee, beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, great, great grandmother, and friend passed away peacefully at the Vista Grande Inn nursing home on June 12, 2014. She was born November 4, 1920 in Redmesa, Colo. to Veda Slade and Joseph LeRoy Wheeler. She was raised in Redmesa and graduated from Farmington High School in 1938....
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