Obituaries

Feb 23, 2013

ROGER DAVID CONN Cortez resident Roger David Conn died at his home on Saturday, February 23, 2013 from melanoma cancer. He was 65. Roger was born to Donald and Bernice (Jenson) Conn in Albert Lea, Minn. Most of his childhood was spent in Loveland, Colo. graduating from Loveland High School in 1966. He went on to earn an Associates degree...

Feb 22, 2013

ROBERT EUGENE MATHIS Robert Eugene Mathis passed away at his home in Mancos on Friday, February 22, 2013 at the age of 73. He was born the son of James and Clara (Engle) Mathis on September 6, 1939 in Port Angeles, Wash. Bob married Ruth Mary Vercimak on April 5, 1969 in Seattle, Wash. Bob was a Master Carpenter and...

Feb 21, 2013

PATRICIA JEAN "PAT" SPANDRIO Graveside services for Patricia Jean "Pat" Spandrio will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, February 28 at Ivy Lawn Cemetery, Ventura, Calif. Pat was born June 19, 1923 in Oxnard, Calif. the daughter of Andrew Jackson and Evelyn Miller (Wiltfong) Hyde. She passed away in Cortez on February 21, 2013 at the age of 89....

Feb 20, 2013

TRENTON PARKER "TRENT" LANG Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Trenton Parker "Trent" Lang will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, February 23 at the White Mesa Recreation Center. Interment will follow at Blanding City Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Friday afternoon from 3 to 5 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Trent was born January 11, 1993 in...

Feb 17, 2013

ELSIE FRAZIER Elsie Frazier was born on Oct. 31, 1920, in Denver, Colo., the daughter of George Washington and Bertha Wagner. She passed away at home on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, at the age of 92. She married Lynn J. Frazier on May 10, 1942. The couple lived in Denver until 1944, after which they moved to California and opened...

Feb 17, 2013

MARGARET ANN GARRETT Memorial services for longtime Mancos resident Margaret Ann Garrett will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, February 21 at the Mancos United Methodist Church. Marge passed away on Sunday, February 17, 2013 surrounded by her family at her home. Marge was born on August 6, 1919 in Omaha, Neb. She moved to Kansas City, Mo. with...

Feb 16, 2013

RONALD J. CAMERON Ronald J. Cameron was born on March 10, 1961, in Whittier, Calif., to Les and Jane Cameron. He went home to his Savior on Feb. 16, 2013, at the age of 51. Ron married Michelle on Nov. 14, 1981. The couple set up home in Anaheim, Calif., where they lived until September 1997. They were blessed with...

Feb 16, 2013

ANAH MARIE BARNETT Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Anah Marie Barnett will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 23 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Following the memorial service there will be a dinner held at the Lighthouse Baptist Church, 11502 Highway 145, Cortez. Anah was born March 15, 1937 in Kokomo, Ind., the daughter of Harry C. and...

Feb 15, 2013

DEVANEY CLARK MILLS Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident DeVaney Clark Mills will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 20 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Tuesday afternoon from 3 to 5 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. DeVaney was born October 16, 1963 in Cortez the son of Norton Mills...

Feb 13, 2013

LILY ROSE TANNER Lily Rose Tanner was born April 15, 1927 in Gray, Okla. the daughter of Oliver Dennis and Essie Rebecca (Wells) Whitmarsh. She passed away on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at Vista Grande Inn at the age of 85. Surviving Lily are her children, Dale Tanner of Cortez, Becky Waterman of Dove Creek, and Darlene Lewallen of Aurora,...

Feb 12, 2013

Feb 11, 2013

ROBERT EUGENE "BOB" VAN SELL Memorial services for Cortez resident Robert Eugene "Bob" Van Sell will be held at the Masonic Lodge #111 in Nucla, Colorado Saturday, February 16 at 2:00 pm. Robert Eugene "Bob" Van Sell was born July 15, 1934 in Atchison, Kansas to James and Clara (Mathena) Van Sell. He entered into rest at the family home...

Feb 11, 2013

KAILI MARIE VASQUEZ Memorial services for Kaili Marie Vasquez will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 2 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Kaili was born December 28, 2012 in Durango the daughter of Krista Marie Lynn Vasquez. She passed away on Monday, February 11, 2013 at Children's Hospital in Aurora. Even though Kaili only lived a short time, she...

Feb 11, 2013

LLOYD STEPHEN WALLACE Memorial services for Lloyd Stephen Wallace will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, February 23 at the American Legion Ute Mtn. Post No. 75, 320 N. Harrison Street, Cortez. Lloyd passed away on February 11, 2013 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez after being sick for some time. He was 75 years old. Lloyd was born...

Feb 10, 2013

CHLOE SANUP UTE Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Chloe Sanup Ute will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, February 14 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Towaoc Cemetery. Visitation is pending. Please contact Ertel Funeral Home for further details. Chloe was born July 9, 1935 in Cottonwood Wash, Utah the daughter of Paul and Janette...

Feb 7, 2013

EVERETT KING Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Everett King will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, February 12 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will take place at Towaoc Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Monday, February 11 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Everett was born October 13, 1966 in Cortez the son of...

Feb 7, 2013

JOHN THOMAS "JACK" KELLEY Funeral Mass for longtime Cortez resident John Thomas "Jack" Kelley will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, February 15 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Father Pat Valdez, C.R. will officiate. Military Honors will be provided by the Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Private Interment will take place at Bayfield Cemetery, Bayfield, Colo. A Rosary will...

Feb 6, 2013

ALFRED DEAN BRADSHAW Alfred Dean Bradshaw was born September 22, 1939 in Farmington, N.M. the son of Harvey Dean and Ewa Berniece (Cornelison) Bradshaw. He passed away on February 6, 2013 in Mesa, Ariz. at the age of 73. Alfred attended Mancos High School and Fort Lewis College where he graduated with his teaching degree. He taught in Aneth, Utah...

Feb 5, 2013

MILDRED MAY "MILLIE" LATCHFORD A Celebration of Life for Mildred May "Millie" Latchford a longtime Cortez resident will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, February 12 at Cortez First United Methodist Church. Pastors Tom Towns and Suzanne Listemann will officiate. Millie passed away at Vista Mesa Assisted Living in Cortez on Tuesday, February 5, 2013. Millie was 98 years...

Feb 4, 2013

PATRICIA ANN TEMPLE Patricia Ann Draheim Temple. Mustang angel and lover of all wildlife, words cannot come close to describing the dynamo that was Pati and the heartbreak is raw. Pati passed away at sunset on February 4, 2013, peacefully at home surrounded by her family, friends and cherished pets. Born in Ithaca, New York in 1951 to Charles and...