Don Aaron Greenlee
Sep 23, 2013
DON AARON GREENLEE Graveside services for lifelong Cortez resident Don Aaron Greenlee will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, September 26 at Cortez Cemetery. Don Aaron Greenlee was born October 21, 1937 in Cortez to Howard Edward and Gailen Lorene (Longenbaugh) Greenlee. He passed away at his home on Monday, September 23, 2013 at the age of 75. Don...
Skye Allen Mcclure
Sep 23, 2013
SKYE ALLEN McCLURE Skye Allen McClure was born June 18, 1981 in Cortez to Allen McClure and Lori Hodges. He passed away in Grand Junction, Colo. on September 23, 2013 at the age of 32 from the results of an auto accident. Skye was a joy to be around. No matter what was happening he had a great smile and...
Nick C. Padilla
Sep 19, 2013
NICK CHRISTOPHER PADILLA Nick Christopher Padilla entered eternal life on Thursday September 19, 2013. Nick was Born August 16, 1944, in Bronx, NY. When Nick was age 9 he was put into a strict Catholic orphanage after his father died. Nick left the Orphanage at age 16 to make his own way in life, he worked in Italian delis as...
Evelyn Mabyn Phelps Burnham
Sep 19, 2013
EVELYN MABYN PHELPS BURNHAM Funeral services for Evelyn Mabyn Phelps Burnham will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, September 28 at the Mancos Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Burial will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m. at the L.D.S. Church. Evelyn Mabyn Phelps Burnham, beloved wife of...
Jesse A. "Jess" Leonard Jr.
Sep 17, 2013
JESSE A. "JESS" LEONARD JR. Memorial services for lifelong Cortez resident Jesse A. "Jess" Leonard Jr. will be held at Cortez First United Methodist Church on Friday, September 27 at 2 p.m. Inurnment will follow at Cortez Cemetery with military honors being provided by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Jess was born October 7, 1929 in Delta, Colo. the...
Earl Franklin Hipsher
Sep 15, 2013
EARL FRANKLIN HIPSHER Graveside services for longtime Mancos resident Earl Franklin Hipsher will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 21 at Cortez Cemetery. Military honors will be provided by the Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Visitation has been scheduled for Friday evening from 6 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Earl was born January 30, 1926...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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....
