Glen Lyle "Denny" Gerlach
Oct 22, 2013
GLEN LYLE "DENNY" GERLACH Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Glen Lyle "Denny" Gerlach will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 2 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Empire Chapel. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery. Glen Lyle (Denny) Gerlach was born November 14, 1951 in Cortez, Colo. to Lois Francis (Lybyer) Gerlach and...
Rollo Hiram "Bud" Meeks
Oct 21, 2013
ROLLO HIRAM "BUD" MEEKS Rollo Hiram "Bud" Meeks was born the son of Alfred J. and Nellie (Lutkiewicz) Meeks on April 17, 1926 in Meeker, Colo. He passed away at his Cortez home on Monday, October 21, 2013 at the age of 87. Bud married Betty Joanne Bryant on September 20, 1947 in Grand Junction, Colo. They just celebrated 66...
David M. Totman
Oct 18, 2013
DAVID M. TOTMAN Memorial services for David M. Totman will be held at Ertel Funeral Home on Saturday, November 30 at 1 p.m. David died peacefully in his sleep on October 18, 2013 at 87. He is survived by his wife, Mary; daughters, Johanna, Robin and Michele; sons, Peter and Schuyler; and 10 grandchildren. Services will begin at 1 p.m.,...
Aida Alicia Fraley-Glass
Oct 18, 2013
ALICIA FRALEY-GLASS Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Aida Alicia Fraley-Glass will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 9 at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church. Alicia was born in Abilene, Tex. on May 1, 1933 the daughter of James Chamberlain and Aida (Nicholas) Bounds. She passed away on Friday, October 18, 2013 in Cortez at the age of 80....
Mayme Mae Chavez
Oct 17, 2013
MAYME MAE CHAVEZ A celebration of life for Mayme Mae Chavez will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, October 26 at Ertel Memorial Chapel with Reverend Betty Jo Chavez officiating. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Mayme was born on May 8, 1933 in Cherry Creek, Colo. to James Santiago Candelaria and Sofrania (Atencio) Candelaria. She passed away at...
Roberta Louise "Bobbie" Largent
Oct 17, 2013
ROBERTA LOUISE "BOBBIE" LARGENT Memorial services for longtime Cahone resident Roberta Louise "Bobbie" Largent will be held at the Cahone Senior Center on Saturday, November 2 at 3 p.m. Bobbie was born May 20, 1926 in Hemet, Calif. the daughter of Robert Truett and Alfreda Louise (Holley) Wommack. She passed away at Vista Grande Inn on Thursday, October 17, 2013...
Donald Leslie Denison Jr.
Oct 10, 2013
DONALD LESLIE "DON" DENISON JR. Graveside inurnment services for longtime Cortez resident Donald Leslie "Don" Denison Jr. will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 16 at Cortez Cemetery. Military honors will be conducted by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. A reception will follow at the Empire Electric Calvin Denton Room. Don was born January 19, 1949 in...
Kathleen Dee Gafford
Oct 9, 2013
KATHLEEN DEE GAFFORD A gathering of family and friends celebrating the life of Kathleen Dee Gafford will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, October 20 at the large gazebo at Centennial Park. Kathleen was born May 1, 1957 in LaMesa, Calif. the daughter of Buster Dixon and Rozina Jane (Hartley) Gafford. She passed away on Wednesday, October...
Jack Wilbur Risenhoover
Oct 9, 2013
JACK WILBUR RISENHOOVER Jack Wilbur Risenhoover was born July 14, 1935 in Cahone, Colo. and passed away on October 9, 2013 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, Colo. He was born to George Wesley Risenhoover and Frances Imogene (Hough) Risenhoover. He was born in an Anasazi kiva on the family farm that his father had dug out and used as...
Ray Mica Korns
Oct 8, 2013
RAY MICA KORNS Memorial services for Dove Creek resident Ray Mica Korns will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 26 at the First United Methodist Church of Dove Creek. Ray was born April 29, 1965 in Kansas City, Mo. the son of Michael Francis and Janice Elizabeth (McMabon) Korns. He passed away on October 8, 2013 at Mercy...
Laura Allyne Browning
Oct 4, 2013
LAURA ALLYNE BROWNING Funeral services for Laura Allyne Browning will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, October 10 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for 12 p.m. on Thursday at Ertel Chapel. Mrs. Laura Allyne (Stobaugh) Browning passed away October 4, 2013 in Tucson, Ariz. She was born May 14, 1924...
George Elwood "Jerry" Compton Iii
Oct 3, 2013
GEORGE ELWOOD "JERRY" COMPTON III George Elwood "Jerry" Compton III was born June 10, 1953 to George E. Compton Jr. and Dolores J. (Isaacs) Compton in Port Hueneme, Calif. He passed away at his Pleasant View home on October 3, 2013 at the age of 60. Jerry was a volunteer for many years and a board member for Fresh Start...
Nora May Bozeman
Oct 2, 2013
NORA MAY BOZEMAN Nora Bozeman passed away on October 2, 2013 at Vista Grande Inn in Cortez at the age of 87. Nora was born June 16, 1926 in Hyannis, Mass. to Joseph and Clara LaRiviere. Surviving Nora are brother, Joseph La Riviere and wife, Marion of Florida; sister, Rita Wallace and husband, Ray Wallace of Cortez; and numerous nieces...
Harvey Harrison Achatz
Oct 1, 2013
HARVEY HARRISON ACHATZ Harvey Harrison Achatz was born April 5, 1941 the son of Earl Clarence and Mary Louise (Hawkins) Achatz in Alamosa, Colo. He passed at away at Valley Inn Nursing Home in Mancos on Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at the age of 72. After graduating from East Denver High School, Harvey then attended and graduated from Denver University....
Donald Dave "Don" Murray
Sep 30, 2013
DONALD DAVE "DON" MURRAY Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Donald Dave "Don" Murray will be held at 12 p.m. on Monday, October 7 at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Empire Street Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery with military honors being provided by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Visitation has been scheduled for Monday from...
Charles David Kardokus Jr.
Sep 29, 2013
CHARLES DAVID KARDOKUS JR. Funeral services for former area resident and current Montrose resident Charles David Kardokus Jr. will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 5 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Friday evening from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Charles David Kardokus Jr. was born December...
Elvin J. "Bud" Becher
Sep 29, 2013
ELVIN J. "BUD" BECHER Graveside services of Elvin J. "Bud" Becher will be held October 19 at 2 P.M. at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Elvin J. "Bud" Becher was born September 13, 1925 in Dolores to John R. Becher and Emma Laura Koehn Becher. He passed away September 29, 2013 at age of 88 years. Bud proudly served in the U....
James Ross "Jim" Davis
Sep 28, 2013
JAMES ROSS "JIM" DAVIS James Ross "Jim" Davis was born May 2, 1960, in Cortez to Bill Ross and Betty Lois (Russell) Davis. He passed away Saturday, September 28, 2013 in Gary, Ind. at the age of 53. Jim was a truck owner-driver and was leased to Mercer Transportation out of Louisville, Ky. He loved the outdoors, hunting, and four-wheeling...
Robert Leroy "Bob" Meyers
Sep 27, 2013
ROBERT LEROY "BOB" MEYERS Memorial services for Robert LeRoy "Bob" Meyers will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 28 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Military honors will be provided by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Bob was born the son of Isadore William and Minnie Ottilie (Goeglein) Meyers on February 4, 1920 in Clyde, Colo. He passed away...
Yolanda Carma Rossi
Sep 27, 2013
YOLANDA CARMA ROSSI A time to remember and celebrate the life of Yolanda Carma Rossi will be held at Ertel Memorial Chapel on Wednesday, October 2 from 5 to 7 p.m. Yolanda Carma Rossi (Bevilockway) was born June 14, 1938 in Ogden, Utah to John Rossi and Carma Jean Allen. She lived an amazing life until September 27, 2013 where...
