Benjamin Clinton Ferrier

Benjamin Clinton Ferrier

Feb 20, 2023

Graveside services for Mancos resident Benjamin Clinton Ferrier will be held at 2 pm on Saturday March 11, 2023 at Avon Cemetery in Paradise, Utah. There will be a viewing held at 11 am on Saturday February 25, 2023 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints M Road Chapel in Cortez, Colorado.

Benjamin was born May 29, 1949 in...

Jean Degraff

Jean Degraff

Feb 19, 2023

Jean DeGraff was born in San Bernardino, California in 1930. She passed away in Glendale, Arizona in the early hours of Feb. 19, 2023 at the age of 92 after a long battle with dementia. 

Jean lived in Glendale for the last eleven years after moving from Cortez, Colorado where she was a longtime resident. She was employed by Montezuma County and elected...

Matthew Crann Peltier

Matthew Crann Peltier

Feb 17, 2023

MATTHEW CRANN PELTIER

Matthew Crann Peltier was born February 5, 1956 in Rifle, Colo. the son of Harlan Keith and Marlene (Hutton) Peltier. He passed away on February 17, 2023 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango at the age of 67.

Surviving Matt are his sons, Bradly Peltier (Megan) of Merced, Calif., and Jeremy Peltier (Rosalie) of Grand Junction, Colo.; his...

W. Lee "Sonny" O'Daniel Short

W. Lee "Sonny" O'Daniel Short

Feb 17, 2023

A Celebration of Life for W. Lee O’Daniel Short will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located at 1700 E. Empire Street, Cortez, Colorado. Cremation has taken place and inurnment will be held at a later date in the Sylvan Cemetery in Pleasant View, Colorado.

Lee “Sonny” was...

Janice Lee Ellis

Janice Lee Ellis

Feb 14, 2023

A celebration of life for Janice Lee Ellis will be held at a later date this Summer.

Janice was born December 11, 1959 in Waco, Texas to Bob and Betty Marshall. She passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 in her home after a yearlong battle with cancer. She was 63 years old.

Janice worked in childcare, City Market’s meat department, landscaping,...

Jerry Lynn  Comisky

Jerry Lynn Comisky

Feb 14, 2023

Jerry Lynn Comisky was born November 15, 1959, in Cortez, CO, the son of Thomas Paul and Doris (Reynolds) Comisky. He passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at the Mancos Valley Inn at the age of 63. The family is planning a celebration of life in the Spring.

Jerry grew up in Arriola near the Beulah school house. He graduated...

L. Jean Shubert

L. Jean Shubert

Feb 8, 2023

From Brandon Shubert, Jean's son:

I’m here to announce the passing of my mom, L. Jean Shubert, on February 8th, 2023, at the age of 85. Born on January 29th 1938 in Medina Texas, only child of John Henry, and Novella Peat Zumwalt. Dedicated wife of over 6 decades to Carrell Shubert. Loving mother of Randy, Ronnie, Donna, and Brandon. Grandmother...

Wesley  James Tom

Wesley James Tom

Feb 5, 2023

A Celebration of Life for San Diego, California resident Wesley James Tom will be held at 10:00 am on Friday, February 17, 2023 at Ertel Funeral Home. Wesley was born May 4, 1967 in Shiprock, New Mexico, the son of James and Nellie (Hanley) Tom. He passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2023 in San Diego, California at the age...

Raeleen Susan Boggs

Raeleen Susan Boggs

Feb 5, 2023

RAELEEN SUSAN BOGGS

Funeral services for Raeleen Susan Boggs will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, February 10, 2023 at the Lewis Arriola Community Center. Interment will follow at Arriola Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Thursday afternoon from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel.

Raeleen was born October 9, 1969 in Cortez the daughter of Robert Olen and...

Edward "Ned" Neil Harper

Edward "Ned" Neil Harper

Feb 2, 2023

Edward Neil (Ned) Harper passed peacefully on February 2, 2023. Ned was born on September 12, 1937 in Washington DC. He was the only child of Alan and Kathleen Harper: Alan, a federal government official, and Kathleen, a magazine editor and emigrant from Ireland. Ned lived in many places in his youth, including Washington DC, Montana, and Window Rock, Arizona....

Andy Joe Frizzell Jr

Andy Joe Frizzell Jr

Feb 2, 2023

Celebration of life for Andy J. Frizzell Jr. is planned for Saturday March 11, 2023

at Rock Springs Church, 601 N Dolores Rd, Cortez,CO at 2 PM. Since we are

celebrating him we are asking everyone to wear orange, his favorite color.

 Andy joined his passed loved ones in heaven on February 2, 2023 at the age of 68. He passed

peacefully, knowing his wife,...

Trevor Gene Deweese

Trevor Gene Deweese

Feb 1, 2023

A funeral mass will be celebrated for Dolores resident Trevor Gene DeWeese at 11:30 on Saturday, February 18, 2023 at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church with Father Soosai officiating. A rosary will be held prior to the Mass at 11:00.

Trevor was born on March 29, 1978 in Cortez Colorado the son of Robert Joseph and Mary Louise (Fehringer) DeWeese....

Tony Allen Kibel

Tony Allen Kibel

Jan 31, 2023

TONY ALLEN KIBEL

Tony Allen Kibel died on January 31, 2023 at the age of 55 in Dove Creek, Colorado. He was born on September 24, 1968 in Cortez, Colorado. Tony is preceded in death by his parents, Ross and Ruth Kibel; and by two brothers, Dale Kibel and David Kibel. He is survived by five brothers and six sisters, Gerald...

Vernon "Bud" Chester Walker Jr.

Vernon "Bud" Chester Walker Jr.

Jan 29, 2023

Vernon “Bud” Chester Walker Jr. was born August 28, 1942, the son of Vernon Chester Walker Sr and Gertrude Arline (Fox) Walker. He passed away on Sunday, January 29, 2023 at his residence at the age of 80. Services will be held at a later date.

Bud was born and raised in Scottsdale, Arizona where he graduated from Scottsdale High and attended...

Marjie Marie Branson

Marjie Marie Branson

Jan 29, 2023

MARJIE MARIE BRANSON

Funeral services for Marjie Marie Branson will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, February 3, 2023 at Ertel Memorial Chapel.

Marjie was born March 10, 1929 in Dolores, Colo. the daughter of Oliver Mason and Dorothy Idaho (Denny) Roatcap. She passed away on Sunday, January 29, 2023 at Valley Inn Nursing Home at the age of 93.

Surviving Marjie...

Augustine Marylou Cotonuts

Augustine Marylou Cotonuts

Jan 27, 2023

AUGUSTINE MARYLOU COTONUTS

Funeral services for Augustine MaryLou Cotonuts will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 2, 2023 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery.

Augustine was born August 8, 1988 in Shiprock, N.M. the daughter of Julyith Lehi and Glen Earl Cotonuts. She passed away on Friday, January 27, 2023 in Towaoc at the age of...

Mahalia Snow Watts

Mahalia Snow Watts

Jan 23, 2023

MAHALIA SNOW WATTS

Funeral services for Mahalia Snow Watts will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery.

Mahalia was born September 30, 1996 the daughter of Benton Carlos Pargin Watts Sr. and Cynthia Starflower (Dunlap) Watts. She passed away on Monday, January 23, 2023 in Shiprock, N.M. at the...

Steve Dale Chappell

Steve Dale Chappell

Jan 20, 2023

STEVE CHAPPELL

Steve Chappell, 78, of Cortez, Colorado, passed away peacefully on January 20, 2023.

Steve was born on October 10, 1944 to Paul and Edith Chappell in Cortez. Steve was a devout man of God, a farmer, hunter, father, and incredible athlete. He held the MCHS mile record for twenty years with a time of 4:40. Amazingly, he recorded this time...

Charles  Dean "Chuck" Englehart

Charles Dean "Chuck" Englehart

Jan 19, 2023

CHARLES DEAN “CHUCK” ENGLEHART

Graveside services for Charles Dean “Chuck” Englehart will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 6, 2023 at Lewis Cemetery.

Chuck was born on November 11, 1935 in Lewis, Colo. the son of Carl Jacob and Ruth (Porter) Englehart. He passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2023 in Tempe, Ariz. at the age of 87.

Surviving Chuck are...

Clifton Leon Fosnot

Clifton Leon Fosnot

Jan 18, 2023

CLIFTON FOSNOT

Clifton Leon Fosnot passed away peacefully at his home in Cahone, Colorado on the evening of January 18th, 2023 at the age of 86. He was born August 15th, 1936 in Cahone, CO to Herschel and Eugenia Fosnot. Clifton attended school in Cahone and Dove Creek, graduating in 1955. He met then wed Virginia Searcy in 1958, however, they...