Obituaries

Adela Valdez Garcia

Adela Valdez Garcia

Jul 4, 2013

ADELA VALDEZ GARCIA Funeral Mass for Adela Valdez Garcia, a longtime Mancos resident, will be held at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, July 10 at St. Rita Catholic Church in Mancos. She will be buried at Cedar Grove Cemetery next to her first husband and father of her children. The Rosary will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday evening at...

Robert Carlos Shutt

Robert Carlos Shutt

Jul 4, 2013

ROBERT CARLOS SHUTT Funeral services for lifelong area resident Robert Shutt will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 9 at Dove Creek Cemetery. Robert was the son of Leone and Irma (Carpenter) Shutt, born January 11, 1928 in Craig, Colo. After a brief illness Robert passed away at Vista Grande Inn, Cortez, Colo. at the age of 85 on...

James Abraham Halleck

James Abraham Halleck

Jul 3, 2013

JAMES ABRAHAM HALLECK James Abraham Halleck was born January 23, 1948 in Hammond, Ind. the son of Abraham and Ruth (Williams) Halleck. He passed away on Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango at the age of 65. James served his country during Vietnam in the United States Army Airborne. During his service, James received three...

Lewis Price Jr.

Lewis Price Jr.

Jul 2, 2013

LEWIS PRICE JR. Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Lewis Price Jr. will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 5 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled prior to the funeral service at the funeral home beginning at 8 a.m. Lewis was born June 6, 1989 in Shiprock, N.M. the son...

Edith May Stowe

Edith May Stowe

Jul 1, 2013

EDITH MAY STOWE Graveside services for longtime Dove Creek resident Edith May Stowe will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, July 3 at the Dove Creek Cemetery. Mr. Sam Thompson will officiate. Visitation has been scheduled for Tuesday evening from 5 to 6 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Edith was born December 16, 1921 in Melrose, N.M. the daughter...

Glen Olen Rippee

Glen Olen Rippee

Jun 27, 2013

GLEN OLEN RIPPEE Glen Olen Rippee was born July 7, 1937 in Byars, Okla. the son of Jess and Velma (Dollar) Rippee. He passed away in Dove Creek on Thursday, June 27, 2013 at the age of 75. Glen was a "professional" yard saler and enjoyed hunting, but fishing was the love of his life. Surviving Glen are his children,...

Glen Olen Rippee

Glen Olen Rippee

Jun 27, 2013

GLEN OLEN RIPPEE Glen Olen Rippee was born July 7, 1937 in Byars, Okla. the son of Jess and Velma (Dollar) Rippee. He passed away in Dove Creek on Thursday, June 27, 2013 at the age of 75. Glen was a "professional" yard saler and enjoyed hunting, but fishing was the love of his life. Surviving Glen are his children,...

Seth Paul Hatfield

Seth Paul Hatfield

Jun 26, 2013

SETH PAUL HATFIELD Seth Paul Hatfield was born June 8, 1977 in Monticello, Utah to Paul Hatfield and Beverly Retherford. His new journey with God started on June 25, 2013 in Moab, Utah. Left to mourn and carry on his legacy are his father, Paul and wife, Rhonda of Cortez; mother, Bev and friend, Jerry of Moab; his grandfather, Charles...

Dennis Lee Breshears

Dennis Lee Breshears

Jun 26, 2013

DENNIS LEE BRESHEARS Memorial services for longtime Mancos resident Dennis Lee Breshears will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 29 at Durango Faith Fellowship Church. Pastor Glen King will officiate. Dennis was born May 28, 1943 the son of J.B. and Violet (Sanders) Breshears. He passed away at his Mancos home on Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at the...

Eulogio Filbert Gallegos

Eulogio Filbert Gallegos

Jun 25, 2013

EULOGIO FILBERT GALLEGOS Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Eulogio Filbert Gallegos will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 2 at the Evangel Assembly of God Church. Pastor Jeff McDonell will officiate. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. The family will greet Filbert's friends and extended family Monday evening from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Evangel...

Lawrence William "Mac" Mccord

Lawrence William "Mac" Mccord

Jun 25, 2013

LAWRENCE WILLIAM "MAC" MCCORD Funeral services for Mancos resident Lawrence William "Mac" McCord will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 2 at Blunt Funeral Home in Colorado Springs, Colo. Interment will follow at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver. Visitation has been scheduled for Monday evening from 5-7 p.m. at Blunt Funeral Home, 2229 W. Colorado Avenue, Colorado...

James Allan Olson

James Allan Olson

Jun 11, 2013

JAMES ALLAN OLSON Memorial services for longtime area resident James Allan Olson will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, June 17 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Pastor Anthony Maes will officiate. Military honors will be conducted by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Jim was born December 12, 1953 in Fargo, N.D. the son of Lloyd Earl and Doris Ollie...

Dale Jay Jeter

Dale Jay Jeter

Jun 8, 2013

DALE JAY JETER Memorial services for lifelong area resident Dale Jay Jeter will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 15 at Audrey Allmon's Clubhouse, 21101 Road G, Cortez. Chaplain Marvin Graves will officiate. Dale was born July 10, 1920 in McElmo, Colo. the son of Silas Edmund and Lena Edna (Dobbins) Jeter. He passed away on Saturday, June...

Robert Lyle "Bob" Shields

Robert Lyle "Bob" Shields

Jun 7, 2013

ROBERT LYLE SHIELDS Funeral services for longtime Dolores resident Robert Lyle Shields will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 12 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Pastor Neely Lewis will officiate. Interment will follow at Goodman Point Cemetery with military honors being conducted by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Visitation has been set for Tuesday evening from 5 to...

Betty Ann Berger Wolcott

Betty Ann Berger Wolcott

Jun 4, 2013

BETTY ANN BERGER WOLCOTT A Celebration of Life Gathering for longtime Mancos resident Betty Ann Berger Wolcott will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 8 at the Wolcott family residence, 39716 Highway 160, Mancos. Betty was born June 16, 1929 in Buffalo, N.Y. the daughter of William H. and Frances (Moon) Berger. She passed away at home on...

Chris Rezek

Chris Rezek

Jun 3, 2013

CHRIS REZEC The busy, exciting and fun filled life of Durango resident Chris Rezek was abruptly cut short on Monday, June 3, 2013 in a tragic accident. Born June 19, 1963 to Jerelyn Hawkins and Ray Rezek in San Bernardino, Calif., Chris was a go-getter from the start. Walking at 7 months and causing plenty of trouble for being too...

Leslie D. Thompson

Leslie D. Thompson

Jun 3, 2013

LESLIE D. THOMPSON Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Leslie D. Thompson will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 6 at the Evangel Assembly of God Church. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Pastor Jeff McDonell will officiate. A viewing will be held on Wednesday, June 5 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel....

Lynda Marie Maul

Lynda Marie Maul

Jun 3, 2013

LYNDA MARIE MAUL Lynda Marie Maul was born July 26, 1947 in Cleveland, Ohio the daughter of Theodore and Clare Jane (Madsen) Steklach. She passed away at her home on Monday, June 3, 2013 at the age of 65. Lynda was a lover of animals and especially her Alpacas which she would shear their wool to spin. From the fiber...

Beverly Jane Knuckles Reed

Beverly Jane Knuckles Reed

Jun 2, 2013

BEVERLY JANE KNUCKLES REED Memorial services for longtime Egnar resident Beverly Jane Knuckles Reed will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 8 at the Paonia Assembly of God Church. A meal and reception will follow the service. Pastor Marvin Pemberton will officiate. Beverly was born November 21, 1938 in Hotchkiss, Colo. the daughter of Charles Roy and Bertha...

Ralph Phillips

Ralph Phillips

Jun 2, 2013

RALPH PHILLIPS Funeral services for Ralph Phillips will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 8 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Lebanon Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Saturday morning from 9 a.m. until service time at the Ertel Chapel. Ralph Phillips, 91, of Cortez, Colo., passed away at Vista Grande on Sunday, June 2, 2013....