Obituaries

Natalie Whiteplume "Nat Nat" Hatch

Natalie Whiteplume "Nat Nat" Hatch

Sep 15, 2013

NATALIE WHITEPLUME "NAT NAT" HATCH Funeral services for Natalie Whiteplume "Nat Nat" Hatch will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, September 20 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Nat Nat was born the daughter of Frederick Hatch Jr. and Christine Bia Hatch on December 16, 1991 in Cortez. She passed away on Sunday, September 15,...

Jerry Glenn Mceuen

Jerry Glenn Mceuen

Sep 13, 2013

JERRY GLENN "PARD" McEUEN A Celebration of Life for Cortez resident Jerry Glenn "Pard" McEuen will be held at 12 p.m. on Sunday, September 29 at Lewis Arriola Community Center. Following the celebration a potluck will be held. The family is asking that everyone come dressed casually and bring a covered dish as the meat will be furnished. Jerry G....

Erica Elaine Kuebler

Erica Elaine Kuebler

Sep 13, 2013

ERICA ELAINE KUEBLER Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Erica Elaine Kuebler will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, September 17 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled from 4 to 7 p.m. on Monday, September 16 at Ertel Chapel. Erica was born October 13, 1976 in Cortez the daughter of Norman...

Cynthia Joan Ransom

Cynthia Joan Ransom

Sep 12, 2013

CYNTHIA JOAN RANSOM Memorial services for Cortez resident Cynthia Joan Ransom will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, September 15 at St. Philip Anglican Church. Joan was born in Sheffield, England April 8, 1922. She was raised by her parents, John and Eveline, who owned Pubs. They usually lived above the pub. She had one brother, Geoffrey and one...

Elizabeth Adakai Nez

Elizabeth Adakai Nez

Sep 8, 2013

ELIZABETH ADAKAI NEZ Funeral services for longtime Aneth, Utah resident Elizabeth Adakai Nez will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, September 11 at Ertel Memorial Chapel with Norman Mark officiating. Burial will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Elizabeth was born the daughter of John Whitehorse and Dolly (Jones) Whitehorse on July 14, 1921 in Montezuma Creek, Utah. She passed away...

Jimmie Joe "Jim" Long

Jimmie Joe "Jim" Long

Sep 8, 2013

JIMMIE JOE "JIM" LONG Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Jimmie Joe "Jim" Long will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, September 12 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday evening from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Jim was born August 22, 1930 in Shidler, Okla. the son...

Marlin Ray Wittwer

Marlin Ray Wittwer

Sep 5, 2013

MARLIN RAY WITTWER Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Marlin Ray Wittwer will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, September 10 at Cortez Elks Lodge. Military honors will be provided by Montezuma County VFW Post #5231. Marlin was born August 21, 1948 in Boulder the son of Chester Ely and Flora Adeline (Roberts) Wittwer. He passed away at his...

Matilda Kohlerschmidt

Matilda Kohlerschmidt

Sep 3, 2013

MATILDA KOHLERSCHMIDT Matilda Kohlerschmidt was born August 22, 1919 in Hanau, Germany the daughter of Edward and Katherine (Frischkorn) Volk. She passed away on Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at the age of 94. In September 1946, Matilda married Eric August Kohlerschmidt in Brooklyn, N.Y. Matilda lived in Ocala, Fla. for many years before moving to Colorado soon after the passing...

Sally May Wayman

Sally May Wayman

Sep 3, 2013

SALLY MAY WAYMAN Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Sally May Wayman will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, September 9 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Bishop Tim Lanier will officiate. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Sally was born September 22, 1937 in Blanding, Utah the daughter of John and Irean (Black) Voelter. She passed away at Vista Grande...

Ivy Elizabeth "Paddy" Rosser

Ivy Elizabeth "Paddy" Rosser

Aug 31, 2013

IVY ELIZABETH "PADDY" ROSSER Ivy Elizabeth "Paddy" Rosser, 97, died at the home of her daughter and son-in-law Frances Rosser Taylor and David Taylor in Mancos, Colo. on August 31, 2013. Paddy was born in Burnley, Lancashire, England November 19, 1915 to Robin and Marie Towler. She enlisted in the WAAF, the women's auxiliary to the Royal Air Force, and...

Florence Archibeque

Florence Archibeque

Aug 28, 2013

FLORENCE ARCHIBEQUE Funeral Mass for lifelong area resident Florence Archibeque will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, September 3 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church with Rev. Pat Valdez C.R. officiating. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Rosary services will be held Monday evening at 6 p.m. at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Beloved child of God, wife, and...

Keith Colin Hurst

Keith Colin Hurst

Aug 26, 2013

KEITH COLIN HURST Graveside services for lifelong Mancos resident Keith Colin Hurst will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, August 30, 2013 at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Keith was born October 26, 1968 in Cortez the son of Jerry Carl and Leona Mae (Taylor) Hurst. He passed away on Monday, August 26, 2013 at the age of 44. On November...

Wilma Mae Hartley

Wilma Mae Hartley

Aug 26, 2013

WILMA MAE HARTLEY Funeral services for Wilma Mae Hartley will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 7, 2013 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Wilma Mae (Exon) Hartley, 77, of Cortez, passed away Monday, August 26, 2013. Wilma was born at her family ranch near Mancos, Colo. on March 30, 1936 to the late Henry and Myrtle (Saltiel) Exon, the...

Raymond Edgar Thompson Sr.

Raymond Edgar Thompson Sr.

Aug 26, 2013

RAYMOND EDGAR "RAY" THOMPSON SR. Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Raymond Edgar "Ray" Thompson Sr. will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, August 29, 2013 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Mr. Doug Carver will officiate. Ray was born June 17, 1940 in Atkins, Ark., the son of Clyde and Delta Uleta (Faucet) Thompson....

Betty Kathrin South

Betty Kathrin South

Aug 22, 2013

BETTY KATHRIN SOUTH Memorial services for Dolores resident Betty Kathrin South will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 31, 2013 at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. Elder Kerr will officiate. Inurnment will take place at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Betty was born December 14, 1941 the daughter of William Herman and Ecnella Viola (Wilde) Schwertfeger in Milwaukee, Wis. She...

Richard K. "Ink" Bowling Sr.

Richard K. "Ink" Bowling Sr.

Aug 21, 2013

RICHARD KILE BOWLING SR. "INK" Graveside services for lifelong area resident Richard K. "Ink" Bowling Sr. will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, August 26 at Arriola Cemetery. Military honors will be provided by the Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Ink was born in Mancos, Colo. on April 28th 1926 to Lawson Day Bowling and Ethel Marie (Heath)...

Derwin Boyd Green

Derwin Boyd Green

Aug 15, 2013

DERWIN BOYD GREEN Private inurnment services for life-long Cortez resident Derwin Boyd Green will be held at Spanish Valley Cemetery in Moab, Utah. Boyd will be laid to rest with his wife and daughter. Boyd was born April 17, 1959 in Cortez the son of Denny Clark and Mary Lozene (Knuckles) Green. He passed away at his home in Cortez...

Barbara Jean Wait

Barbara Jean Wait

Aug 15, 2013

BARBARA JEAN WAIT Barbara Jean Wait was born October 23, 1950 in Duluth, Minn. the daughter of Robert and Lucille (Cody) Lesch. She passed away at her Cortez home on Thursday, August 15, 2013 at the age of 62. Barbara was interested in all things Native American including their artifacts and spiritual beliefs. She was very adventurous and loved being...

Robert Melvin "Bob" Knoll

Robert Melvin "Bob" Knoll

Aug 14, 2013

ROBERT MELVIN "BOB" KNOLL Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Robert Melvin "Bob" Knoll will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, August 21 at the Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Military honors will be conducted. Robert had just celebrated his 88th birthday prior to his passing on Wednesday, August 14, 2013. Robert was born in Delta, Colo. one...

Lena Bea Graf

Lena Bea Graf

Aug 12, 2013

LENA BEA GRAF Funeral services for Mancos resident Lena Bea Graf will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, August 15 at Mesa Trails Cowboy Church, 221 W. Menefee, Mancos. Interment will follow at Webber Cemetery. Lena Bea (Mize) Graf was born in Clovis, N.M. on September 3, 1921 to William H. and Nancy (Stone) Mize. She went to be...