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Recent Obituaries
Cortez, Colorado and surrounding areas
Pearl G. Hasty
Jul 13, 2013
EVA PEARL HASTY Pearl was born on February 3, 1912 in a home located along the banks of Sinking Creek deep in the heart of the Missouri Ozarks, the daughter of CH and Laverne (Herron) Goforth. She passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2013 at the Vista Grande Inn Nursing Home in Cortez, Colo. at the age 101. Pearl was...
Wanda Ann Brown Schafer
Jul 12, 2013
WANDA ANN (BROWN) SCHAFER Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident, Wanda Ann (Brown) Schafer will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 16 at Ertel Memorial Chapel with interment following at Arriola Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Monday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Wanda Ann (Brown) Schafer was born in Cortez, Colo. on July...
Raynel "Ray" Lobato
Jul 10, 2013
RAYNEL "RAY" LOBATO Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident, Ray Lobato will be held at 10 am on Friday, July 19 at Evangel Assembly of God Church with Pastor Jeff McDonell officiating. Military honors will be provided by the Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Rosary services will be held at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church at 7 p.m. on...
William Axel "Bill" Olson Jr.
Jul 9, 2013
WILLIAM AXEL "Bill" OLSON JR. Memorial services for lifelong area resident William Axel "Bill" Olson Jr. will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 27 at the family residence 13850 Road 29, Dolores. Bill was born November 26, 1927 in Saguache, Colo. the son of William Axel Olson Sr. and Mary Ann (McClure) Olson. He passed away on Tuesday,...
Edward Joseph Bieber
Jul 6, 2013
EDWARD JOSEPH "ED" BIEBER Funeral services for Dolores resident Edward Joseph "Ed" Bieber will be held at 9 a.m. on Friday, July 12 at Dolores First Southern Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Grand View Cemetery in Montrose at 2 p.m. Friday afternoon. Ed was born October 15, 1934 in Wheatland, Wyo. the son of Jacob and Agnes (Romey) Bieber....
Gregory J Martin
Jul 6, 2013
GREGORY J MARTIN Funeral services for Gregory J Martin will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 13 at the Cortez Church of Christ. Mr. Jim Beaver and Mr. Gary Hill will officiate. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Friday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Gregory J Martin passed...
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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