Max Raymond Cullum
Aug 18, 2014
MAX RAYMOND CULLUM Graveside inurnment services for lifelong Cortez resident, Max Raymond Cullum will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, August 22 at the Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Rick Gregory will be officiating. Military honors will be conducted by the Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Max was born on March 3, 1931 in Newcastle, Wyo. the son of Marshal...
Junior Ray Turman
Aug 11, 2014
JUNIOR RAY TURMAN Graveside inurnment services for lifelong Cortez resident, Junior Ray Turman will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, August 18 at the Cahone Cemetery. Born one of eight children to Newton Izar and Georgia Dalton (Avery) Turman, Junior was born on April 9, 1932 in Hartshorne, Okla. He lived his life enjoying music and traveling. Junior was...
Louise Edwena Valdez
Aug 10, 2014
LOUISE EDWENA VALDEZ Funeral Mass for lifelong Cortez resident, Louise Edwena "Ojo" Valdez will be at 10 a.m. on Friday, August 15 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Reverend Pat Valdez, C.R. will be officiating. A Rosary will be held Thursday evening at 6 p.m. at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Louise was...
M. Dean Mccabe
Aug 7, 2014
M. DEAN MCCABE On August 7, 2014, M. Dean McCabe, 74, departed this world doing what he loved on his property near the Groundhog Reservoir in Colorado; the place he loved best. Dean was born May 13, 1940 in Cortez, Colo. to Frances and Thelma (Gawith) McCabe. He married Roberta (Roark) McCabe, his wife of 50 years on June 25,...
Annie Scott Ahkeah
Aug 7, 2014
ANNIE SCOTT AHKEAH Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident, Annie Scott Ahkeah will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, August 12 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Pastor Herman Harrison will be officiating. A visitation has been scheduled Monday evening from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Annie was born on October 7,...
Raymond Colorow
Aug 4, 2014
RAYMOND COLOROW Wake ceremonies for Raymond Colorow are pending. Raymond was born on October 24, 1951 in Roosevelt, Utah. He passed away on Monday, August 4, 2014 in Durango, Colo. at the age of 62. In Raymond's earlier years he worked as a cattle rancher then later went to work at the Casino. In 1970 he married, Janice Mills Lopez....
Evelyn S. Gorczykowski
Aug 4, 2014
EVELYN S GORCZYKOWSKI Evelyn S. Gorczykowski was born on July 28, 1919 in Milwaukee, Wisc. the daughter of Francis and Frances (Zielinski) Brzakala. She passed away at the age of 95 on Monday, August 4, 2014 at her home in Pleasant View. Evelyn was a devoted Catholic woman who enjoyed knitting, Crocheting, crossword puzzles, word searches, and cooking. The family...
Merelyn Eunice Schmittel
Aug 4, 2014
MERELYN EUNICE SCHMITTEL Merelyn Schmittel, 85, passed away in Cortez on August 4, 2014. Merelyn was born April 4, 1929 near Saguache, Colo. to Wilbur Hermann Johnson and Margaret Jane Keller Johnson. She married Jack Glenn Schmittel, her husband of 54 years on May 18, 1950 in Alamosa, Colo. Merelyn grew up in the mountains near Saguache and moved with...
Jeremiah Lyle Boast
Aug 4, 2014
JEREMIAH LYLE BOAST Jeremiah "Jeremy" L. Boast, 29, of Cortez passed away at his home on August 4, 2014. He was born October 2, 1984 in Reno, Nev. His lifelong passion was truck driving and his children. Jeremy is survived by his wife, Melissa of Cortez; son, Jacob; daughter, Andrea; mother, Lorrie (Butch) Graves; brother, Matthew (Peyta) Boast of Las...
Sue Anna Eaton
Aug 2, 2014
SUE ANNA EATON Graveside inurnment services for Cortez resident, Sue Anna Eaton will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, August 7 at the Cahone Cemetery. Pastor Neeley Lewis will be officiating. Sue was born on August 21, 1935 in Shreveport, La. the daughter of LaVern and Melba Hopkins. She passed away on Saturday, August 2, 2014 at Southwest Memorial...
Robert Owen Fuller
Aug 2, 2014
ROBERT OWEN FULLER Memorial services for Cortez resident, Robert Owen Fuller were held on Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at the Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Robert "Bob" Owen Fuller and Molly K. Warren were married Dec. 24, 2006. I am proud of all Military, Police, Sheriff and Firefighters. They go to danger, we run from danger. Thank each one....
Annabelle Joy Seymour
Jul 28, 2014
ANNABELLE JOY SEYMOUR Annabelle Joy Seymour was born on May 12, 1924 in Ambridge, Penn. to Nicholas and Antoinette (Valentino) Joy. She passed away on Monday, July 28, 2014 at Vista Mesa Retirement Center in Cortez at the age of 90. On September 4, 1945 in Pennsylvania, Annabelle married Edwin Leon Seymour. She very was giving of her time, volunteering...
Beatrice Ione Shipley
Jul 28, 2014
BEATRICE IONE SHIPLEY Funeral services for Cortez resident, Beatrice Ione Shipley will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 2, 2014 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Empire Chapel. Bishop Doug Pace will be officiating. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled at 1 p.m. on Saturday afternoon at the Empire...
Onita Louise Aulston
Jul 26, 2014
LOUISE AULSTON Graveside services for Louise Aulston will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 31, 2014 at the Fairview Cemetery. Chan Chaffin will officiate. Louise was in the Southwest Memorial Hospital when she went to be with her Lord on Saturday, July 26, 2014 at the age of 94. She was born the second of nine children on...
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...
